Where did the summer go? Holy cow! It flew by.
In August I took a week of vacation and didn't go anywhere for half of it. The first half I flew to Sacramento to spend a few days with my amazing sister and family. The timing was perfect because the Beehive book group was meeting that weekend. And we celebrated Jane's Birthday! We discussed Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue. This is a great example of a book I would have never picked up on my own. It just wasn't on my radar . But it was the choice for the August meeting so I read it. Really like it a lot! That's why I love book group because it forces you to read stuff you wouldn't have normally read.
This is the story of Jende Jonga a Cameroonian immigrant living in Harlem. He is trying to earn a living for his family and gets a job as a chauffeur for an executive at Lehman Brothers. The story is about the American dream for the immigrant family and for the family of privilege that they work for. Overall I really liked it . Wasn't a fan of the wife Cindy and felt sorry for the son Mighty . thought it was an interesting view from an immigrant of America . It is far from perfect but yet they want to stay and yet they miss their home country. Fast read. I gave it 4 stars.
When I got back to Seattle, I had some donut adventures (searching for the best donut in Seattle!) and I went to one woman plan of Year of Magical Thinking. I read this book back in 2009. I remember thinking it was just heartbreaking. The one woman play was the same. Joan Didion lost her husband in 2003. At the same time her daughter was very ill and eventually also dies. The book is about how she dealt with the grief. The play was great. I remember that I liked the book but it is really a hard book to say you like. It is about death and grief and not the kind of book you are so happy you read. The play was the same. Glad I saw it, actress was amazing but the topic is heavy. You leave there feeling a bit crushed.
Overall a great week of vacation. Good books, good donuts and lots of good friends
In August I took a week of vacation and didn't go anywhere for half of it. The first half I flew to Sacramento to spend a few days with my amazing sister and family. The timing was perfect because the Beehive book group was meeting that weekend. And we celebrated Jane's Birthday! We discussed Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue. This is a great example of a book I would have never picked up on my own. It just wasn't on my radar . But it was the choice for the August meeting so I read it. Really like it a lot! That's why I love book group because it forces you to read stuff you wouldn't have normally read.This is the story of Jende Jonga a Cameroonian immigrant living in Harlem. He is trying to earn a living for his family and gets a job as a chauffeur for an executive at Lehman Brothers. The story is about the American dream for the immigrant family and for the family of privilege that they work for. Overall I really liked it . Wasn't a fan of the wife Cindy and felt sorry for the son Mighty . thought it was an interesting view from an immigrant of America . It is far from perfect but yet they want to stay and yet they miss their home country. Fast read. I gave it 4 stars.
When I got back to Seattle, I had some donut adventures (searching for the best donut in Seattle!) and I went to one woman plan of Year of Magical Thinking. I read this book back in 2009. I remember thinking it was just heartbreaking. The one woman play was the same. Joan Didion lost her husband in 2003. At the same time her daughter was very ill and eventually also dies. The book is about how she dealt with the grief. The play was great. I remember that I liked the book but it is really a hard book to say you like. It is about death and grief and not the kind of book you are so happy you read. The play was the same. Glad I saw it, actress was amazing but the topic is heavy. You leave there feeling a bit crushed.Overall a great week of vacation. Good books, good donuts and lots of good friends
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| Homemade Jelly filled donut |
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| Homemade donut stuffed with Nutella |
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| My lovely sister! |
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| The whole family was home! |
