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☀️Happy July! Hard to believe we’re already half way through the year already!
Per my Goodreads Reading Challenge, I’ve read 37 books and I’m currently on track for reading my 75 book goal. I feel a bit behind, though, because I’m usually several books ahead of my goal, but oh well. ☺️
I look forward to hearing what y’all have been reading!
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Hugs @cintinative...so sorry about your friend. 😔
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I hope you get it! 🤞
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Last night I finished The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki Brammer. This book definitely had an interesting premise, and I loved it! The story is about Clover Brooks, who becomes a death doula after her beloved grandfather dies alone while she is away traveling the world. Because Clover spends almost all her time focused on taking care of the dying she becomes a bit of a loner, never having been in a relationship and not really having any friends her own age. Everything changes when her next client enters the picture and she's faced with all new experiences. (5 stars)
I'm sure this topic isn't for everyone, but I found it to be a really interesting concept, plus I really liked Clover. As someone who is introverted and struggles to make friends, I understood her. Also, some of the stuff in the book regarding death reminded of a book I've previously read (twice), which I also really enjoyed...From Here to Eternity by Caitlin Doughty.
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56 minutes ago, Eos said:
They are on subs. It's part of the mission for sub crews to detect and decipher sounds throughout the oceans, and there are sub engineers on land who do nothing but work on making submarines more silent.
(Mom of nuclear sub engineer)
That sounds really interesting! ☺️
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33 minutes ago, Amoret said:
I hope you like it -- I first read it in a class on Buddhism and Christianity that had two professors, one Christian and one Buddhist, and a significant part of the class time was spent with the two of them debating, in tremendously smart and informed ways, their faith traditions' positions on various topics and social issues. I would love to sit in on a class like that again - such respectful, considerate dialogue seems hard to find these days. We also read Theravada Buddhism by Richard Gombrich, which I also enjoyed, but it has been a while.
I think I would love that class!
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12 minutes ago, Terabith said:
Wasn’t there something about hearing banging somewhere else, too? That was unlikely to be them, but if they couldn’t get down to the Titanic, it doesn’t seem insane to look in that area where you could, just in case. Assuming they were dead when that was by far the most likely scenario but they didn’t know for sure would have been awful if there was even a 1% chance they were elsewhere. And it seems like that sub gets lost a lot.
There are two different references to bangs being heard...
The first is on the day the sub imploded. The US Navy (and maybe others) reported what they thought to be an implosion (or an implosion-like noise) only a short time after the Titan started its descent.
Then, I believe rescuers in the days following reported hearing noises and banging. These bangs are the ones being disputed by Mr. Cameron and others because they believe there was no reason to believe they could've been coming from the Titan.
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22 minutes ago, BandH said:
My understanding is that they couldn't search the sea floor near the Titanic until equipment that could go that deep arrived.
So, they started the search in the areas where a rescue might have been possible, even though they knew the chances of finding them there were small.
17 minutes ago, HomeAgain said:The Titan had gone off course and gotten lost before. It wasn't unheard of. Also, I will see if I can find it again, but I read a Twitter announcement from one of the executives at OceanGate that just about threatened doxxing members of the U.S. military if they didn't provide search updates. Simply saying "yeah, noises consistent with it being gone" wasn't going to be enough.
The Titanic is pretty far down. It wasn't even found until 1985, and U.S. subs don't go that far. Most have a max dive of about 900 meters, or a third of what the Titanic is at. So to get in a specialty vehicle took time. It also meant that any possibility could not be discounted. The knocking, the implosion noise, these are things that are labeled after more is known, not something that is 100% identifiable like hearing a favorite song.
Yes, I did hear that the equipment to search that deep is very rare. It just seems like such false hope was given to those families when there was never really any to give. 😔 I think it was still important to find the debris...closure for the families is important. I don't know if it was the media or the rescuers, but as Mr. Cameron put it, it did feel like a bit of a charade.
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8 minutes ago, Heartstrings said:
Theater to appease the billionaire families.
Honestly, I can't think of any other logical reason than this. 🫤
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40 minutes ago, Amoret said:
That's the one I saw, but I think there's a new Netflix version, too. We're also going to do some WWI poetry,which I first encountered in college, and I think that, more than anything, helped me glimpse the gravity of it.
The Netflix movie is the one we watched…it’s really good.
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6 minutes ago, El... said:
I think this is unrealistic and oversimplified. (Not you, but the complaint.)
It's not that simple to tell exactly what made a sound at the time. If I hear a bang upstairs that sounds like my vacuum cleaner falling over, I can't assume I know what happened until I go up there or at least holler. Much more so under water, even with sophisticated equipment. It's easy to say, oh, yeah, that's exactly what that was, in retrospect.
But you wouldn't bet someone's life on that assumption. Should they have stopped looking, even before they found the debris, while the people might have still had air?
I think the confusing cross-information is normal for this kind of situation. The ocean is REALLY BIG. We, non-marine-study people, generally underestimate its size and complexity.
I don't think it was possible to quit looking until Thursday.
I accept that the media coverage was a tad breathless, but that is also normal.
I think the issue I'm having trouble with is why were they searching such an expansive area (two times the size of CT they kept saying). The submersible was on a descent and then lost all comms and GPS. As far as I understand, their location was known up until losing GPS.
The loss of comms/GPS, per Mr. Cameron, was a possible indication of a catastrophic failure (like an implosion). Plus, a loud noise in the area was heard. I don't know what they're called, but it sounds like there are underwater microphones all over down there. I believe I read that the US Navy even heard it.
So, my question is why didn't they start their search in that specific spot where the comms/GPS was lost? Why were they searching such a large area? The way Mr. Cameron described it, it didn't sound like it would've been that hard to locate that particular location. I believe he even said he knew they'd find the debris right below the spot where the comms/GPS went out. Maybe I'm not understanding correctly, but that's what I got out of what he's saying. Sorry, it's just irking me.
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2 minutes ago, Amoret said:
We are going to be studying WWI next year, so I read All Quiet on the Western Front over the past few days. I can see why it is generally considered among the best war stories of all time. I had seen the movie, but the book is better - a tough read, for sure, but worthwhile.
Our family watched the movie a few months ago...it was really good. I definitely had to hold back the tears! I've never read the book, but I probably should.
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4 hours ago, Corraleno said:
He also says that he, and everyone else in the "deep sea submergence community" knew by Monday morning that the hull had imploded and they were all dead, and he was annoyed at all the coverage about distant "banging" sounds and how many hours of oxygen were left.
I have questions about this…why the heck were they searching for days if there were so many signs that the submersible had imploded? Mr. Cameron (and others I, I think) seem pretty certain of this. It makes sense, so it begs the question why all the hoopla and searching when they may have had a good idea where the remains of the ship were? 🤷♀️
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7 minutes ago, Bootsie said:
It was a cute, simple book with a fairly predictable plot and enjoyable to read. I haven't read any other Backman books, but I have heard they are fairly similar, so I do not know if it becomes somewhat repetitive.
I haven’t read Britt-Marie, so it’s hard for me to say. I’ve read A Man Called Ove and Anxious People. I don’t feel like those stories were similar. I started My Grandmother Asked Me To Tell She’s Sorry, but I had to stop that one because I could see where the story was going with an animal and I don’t do well with that. (I think Britt-Marie and My Grandmother may have overlapping characters.) In all of them though, I just really enjoy his writing style. I’ve got Beartown on my TBR shelf.
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3 hours ago, Bootsie said:
I have just started Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus. It looks like it will be a quick, summer read (but I haven't really learned any chemistry yet 🙂 )
Did you enjoy Britt-Marie Was Here? (I’ve loved a few other Backman books, so I was curious how you liked it. ☺️)
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OceanGate Expeditions has said all five crew members on board the Titan have died.
“We now believe that our CEO Stockton Rush, Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman Dawood, Hamish Harding, and Paul-Henri Nargeolet, have sadly been lost,” a spokesperson told the BBC.
“These men were true explorers who shared a distinct spirit of adventure, and a deep passion for exploring and protecting the world’s oceans. Our hearts are with these five souls and every member of their families during this tragic time.”
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A debris field has been located…
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4 minutes ago, Petrova Fossil said:
Erasmus once said words to the effect of “when I get money, I buy books; if there is any left, I buy food and clothes.” So do I, dear, so do I.
Love that!
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I finished Weyward by Emilia Hart. Sigh....I really wanted to like this book, but it didn't end up being what I thought it was going to be.
I enjoyed the multiple story lines following the three women in the 1600s, early 1900s, and present day. There was some magical realism where the women had a connection to nature, mostly birds and insects. I also liked how the end of each chapter was sort of mini-cliffhanger, so it kept me wanting to read more. But then......
This book should have come with a huge sticker on it with trigger warnings for all sorts of things - domestic violence, s*xual assault, abortion, stillbirths, plus additional abuse. If I'd have known the story was filled with all of that, I probably would not have picked this book up. It was a bit much. I also dislike domestic thriller type books, and it veered into that territory a few times.
I didn't hate it, but I don't that I'd actually recommend it to anyone either. (3 stars) I agree with @Kidlit and her assessment back from April. ☺️
Oh also, the author used the word "undulate" at least three times, which is totally unacceptable...I should knock another star off my rating just for that!! 🤣
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2 hours ago, Jann in TX said:
I'm also a few episodes into The Good Bad Mother... not sure if I will finish...
Can you update us on this one if you continue (or not)?
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Just doing a quick check in since DD and I have finished a few more shows...
We finished Crash Course in Romance - We really enjoyed this one. It was an interesting look at the intensity of the education system in Korea (both good and bad). We weren't expecting a murder mystery in the middle, so that was a surprise! I loved all the food too...I'm kind of a picky eater, so I'm not even sure I'd like any of it, but I would definitely like to try some of it. (My DH used to live in Korea and still regularly eats kimchi....I will not be trying that, though. I can't get past the smell. 😝)
Run-On - This was a random pick, but it was pretty good. I actually enjoyed the secondary couple in this one rather than the main couple.
But our favorite of this bunch was Rookie Historian Goo Hae-ryung. Even though this one was 20 episodes, it never dragged. I loved the camaraderie among the group of historians, and they made us laugh so many times. The ending was surprisingly modern, but after thinking about it, it felt right. Oh, and the best part...my oldest DD joined us for this one and she actually liked it! Not sure if we've fully converted her, but I think she may join us in the future. ☺️
I hope y'all are enjoying some good shows!
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Has anyone checked out The Good Bad Mother?
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4 minutes ago, GailV said:
In the meantime, I just got notice that 3 holds have all arrived at the library at once. Wildly disparate books. Popular books that others will be waiting for, so I'll need to get right through them. Yikes. Wish me luck.
Good luck! ☺️
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I'm also slowly making my way through Jane Austen's Persuasion. I'm only about 20% through, so I don't have too many thoughts yet. ☺️
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