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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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		<title>June 2026 Books &#8211; Part 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 12:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Culture Map: Breaking Through the Invisible Boundaries of Global Business by Erin Meyer with Lisa Larsen (Narrator) This book had interesting and insightful points about cultural communication covering things such as context and trust. It detailed things I had observed and encountered as an emigrant child and as someone who had lived abroad. I &#8230; <a href="https://www.aquatique.net/2026/07/june-2026-books-part-1/">Continue reading &#8594;</a>]]></description>
		
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