as relevant as ever, if not more so

The Man They Wanted Me to Be: Toxic Masculinity and a Crisis of Our Own Making by Jared Yates Sexton
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Really appreciated "reading" this book again via the audio version narrated by Jared. This book is as relevant as ever, if not more so.
Please, please read this book.

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a place, it's people and way of life, becoming home

Under the Tuscan Sun: At Home in Italy by Frances Mayes
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

After reading the article https://indyweek.com/culture/page/page-frances-mayes/ in @indyweek about @francesmayes new book, and being a fan of the movie Under the Tuscan Sun, I finally picked up and read the original book for the first time and loved it. Under the Tuscan Sun: At Home in Italy has the rich feel of a great travelogue, yet is really a book about a place and it's people and way of life, and then that place becoming home. The story is wonderfully told, the account of finding and buying a house in Tuscany, restoring it from disrepair into a beautiful and rich villa, and then setting up housekeeping, and of it becoming Home. The intimate details of the people, the customs, lifestyle, and of course, the food, are rich and real. Reading this book has me wanting to go back to Italia ASAP!!!

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