Tall Tales from Kansas
My name is Carol. I live in Kansas. I write about stuff that happens to me as I walk through the world. Most of it is true.
Category: Books
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I recently finished listening to Vigil by George Saunders. It is read by a cast of narrators, which was initially a bit off-putting to me, but I got used to it fairly quickly. I wasn’t sure I was going to read it, after the rather less than favorable (to put in kindly) review in the…
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If you have not been properly introduced to “black squares” from Bath England… please allow me to facilitate your getting acquainted. These are some amazing, unusual, extremely delightful, crackers that are the perfect pairing with a triple cream brie and a pour of your favorite crisp white wine. The olives, nuts, and dried cherries are…
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There has been a lot of buzz out there in the world of reading about Levi of Golden by Allen Levi. I decided to read it after a friend of mine read it in her book group and thought I might like it. In the end, I really wanted to like it more than I…
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Yesterday, to my great delight, there was a Huff + 1 lunch club meeting at 3rd Street Social on Main in Kansas City. I am not being one bit flip when I say that these women are an integral part of my mental health strengthening program. We are each “lifing” (life as verb?) it in…
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It was with that wonderful feeling of sadness, delight, and deep comfort all rolled into one, that I finished The Correspondent by Virginia Evans last night. Despite all the hype about this book, I really dug in with no specific expectations, except that it was written in the form of communication (letters, emails) through the…
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After my last “book focused” post, where I mentioned that I may have pushed one of the main characters who was lost at sea overboard, I recognized a need to return to some pure comfort in the reading arena. Those who have been following along for awhile know about the two series I reach for…
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This is my latest book finish. It was up front in all the “you should read this book” lists. I think it could be that the state of the world right now is influencing my likes, loves, okay, and blah ratings of books. I just thought it was alright. It was certainly not dazzling and…
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If you are sitting alone, looking at the fire tonight, while you wait for Santa to make a delivery, may I suggest you listen to Hercule Poirot’s Christmas by Agatha Christie? Written in 1938 it’s a timeless classic. Who killed Simeon Lee inside the locked room in an old English mansion in the countryside? Was…
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In these days of Ho! Ho! Ho! and Fa-La-La-La-La, my time has been occupied by the very worthy task of enjoying this little poinsettia on my table. Why did I go with the mini version this year? Because I saw it, I knew I had a little pot to put it in, and was certain…
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Over the course of the last 14 days I have spent a full 26 hours listening to The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai. It is read (masterfully) by Sneer Mathan. It is hard to condense into a few sentences what this book is about. On the surface it is the story of…
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