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		<title>July 2026 Books &#8211; Part 5</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 23:10:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie with David Suchet (Narrator) (Hercule Poirot #10) Reread. My partner had not read this but he had watched the most recent movie adaptation but forgot the ending. As I&#8217;ve watched a few adaptations and read this, I remembered the plot and twists well. What surprised me was &#8230; <a href="https://www.aquatique.net/2026/09/july-2026-books-part-5/">Continue reading &#8594;</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>July 2026 Books &#8211; Part 4</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 23:04:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Lord Edgware Dies (Hercule Poirot #9) by Agatha Christie, Hugh Fraser (Narrator) This was another fun one and a return to the actor theme which is prevalent in many of the Christie stories. This one was fun enough and consistent. I liked the ending which included a chilling letter from the villain. July 9-18, 2026. &#8230; <a href="https://www.aquatique.net/2026/08/july-2026-books-part-4/">Continue reading &#8594;</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>July 2026 Books &#8211; Part 3</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 18:57:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Barrel Fever: Stories and Essays by David Sedaris with Amy Sedaris (Narrators) This was one of Sedaris&#8217;s earliest books which includes both essays and short stories. I am not a fan of Sedaris&#8217;s fiction. I find more humour in his observations about life and people. While that is reflected somewhat in the short stories, the &#8230; <a href="https://www.aquatique.net/2026/08/july-2026-books-part-3/">Continue reading &#8594;</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>July 2026 Books &#8211; Part 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:26:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Elements of Style: The Original Edition by William Strunk Jr. Original 1918 version. I found this on my Kobo before bed and it was nice bedtime reading because it was just boring enough. I found it easy to read. It was short and I agreed with a lot of Strunk&#8217;s points about clear writing. &#8230; <a href="https://www.aquatique.net/2026/08/july-2026-books-part-2/">Continue reading &#8594;</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>July 2026 Books &#8211; Part 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 15:25:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke What an odd book. The beginning and some of the writing of this debut had promise. I went in open minded that it would be a satire and that I would not like any of the characters. I&#8217;ve read enough litfic. Even though the book was propulsive and a relatively &#8230; <a href="https://www.aquatique.net/2026/08/july-2026-books-part-1/">Continue reading &#8594;</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>What I watched April-June 2026</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 13:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Bon Appetit, Your Majesty &#8211; I started this kdrama for three reasons: Yoona, Time travel, and Food. Each of these things alone is not enough but all three meant I had to try it. I have not watched a kdrama of my own volition in years. My husband has watched more kdramas in the last &#8230; <a href="https://www.aquatique.net/2026/08/what-i-watched-april-june-2026/">Continue reading &#8594;</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>June 2026 Books &#8211; Part 5</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 13:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Le Jardin de Miffy by Dick Bruna Miffy was more interesting to me in this book because I love gardening. June 28, 2026. Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro This was my second Ishiguro of the year after The Buried Giant and I liked this more. Klara&#8217;s first person narrative was so well done &#8230; <a href="https://www.aquatique.net/2026/07/june-2026-books-part-5/">Continue reading &#8594;</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>June 2026 Books &#8211; Part 4</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 13:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Platform Decay by Martha Wells I find Murderbot books cozy even though they have so much tension and action. Murderbot is a funny and relatable character and Wells continues to build their character development through the series. It&#8217;s great character writing. I like that most instalments of this series are slightly different than the last &#8230; <a href="https://www.aquatique.net/2026/07/june-2026-books-part-4/">Continue reading &#8594;</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>June 2026 Books &#8211; Part 3</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[At Bertram&#8217;s Hotel: A BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisation by Agatha Christie, adapted by Michael Bakewell, and narrated by a full cast This was a radio play instead of the audiobooks we had been listening to. It was abridged as a result. I did not want to listen to the whole novel as I read &#8230; <a href="https://www.aquatique.net/2026/07/june-2026-books-part-3/">Continue reading &#8594;</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>June 2026 Books &#8211; Part 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 13:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Ordeal by innocence by Agatha Christie, Hugh Fraser (Narrator) This Christie novel was one of the better ones. Maybe since we jumped into a novel written into a 1950s novel, but the quality of the writing here was one step higher than the 1930s Poirots and the 1940s Marples we&#8217;ve been reading. This was much &#8230; <a href="https://www.aquatique.net/2026/07/june-2026-books-part-2/">Continue reading &#8594;</a>]]></description>
		
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