People of the Book, by Geraldine Brooks. I put it down for a couple of days, need to get back and wrap it up. Then probably the Kindred graphic novel? Then for book group on the 28th, Simon Mawer’s The Glass Room.

*Beloved character actress

Here’s what I think this is about:

Here, you can have mine (shoves over pile of books, including some fine bindings!), I'm done with 'em

I hate none of these so much as I hate Wuthering Heights.

Ugh, I have been around that type of Mean Girl, it’s so unnecessary. My niece looooves her, and I won’t burst that bubble — but if I ever run into her in Fountain Square, I’ll think a severe thought about her behavior!

Love It or List It has the WORST manufactured drama, it’s so phony, but I can’t help but love (a) Hilary’s renovations which are usually pretty good, and (b) the fact that SHE WAS IN ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW!!!

https://the-toast.net/2016/03/22/every-meal-in-wuthering-heights-ranked-in-order-of-sadness/

My dad called this “catch-and-release shopping.” While I acknowledge that shopping online makes it harder to fit things precisely, this philosophy is terribly wasteful. I’m not sure “streamline” is the right word.

Oh, I know who “Patricia” is, that whole story was incredibly tragic. Scary!

Looks so good! Thank you--

Hm, not sure--am going to have to try a few of these options. Thanks for the suggestion--

I got a counterfeit copy of Terraforming Mars from them a few months ago, grrr.

I got a counterfeit copy of Terraforming Mars from them a few months ago, grrr.

Thank you -- I’m ready to try mixing some possibilities, it all sounds so delicious --

I may have to try this, to see! Could be it. Man, I am hungry (even though I just had a great bowl of ramen -- a dab of this might’ve been nice to mix into that!). Thanks!

It was Lekker BBQ, on Atwells

I’m familiar with bulgogi flavors (yum), and this was more chili-forward than that. Had maybe the tiniest bit of sweetness but wasn’t sweet like hoisin, and to my recollection it may have been a little garlicky. It could very well be something the restaurant made...

Thanks for the rec!

Definitely not hoisin, I know (and love!) that one...the shacha, though, I wonder about that one. Thanks for the tip, I’ll find some at my local Asian market and give it a try!

I ate at a sort-of pan-Asian restaurant in Providence, RI last year and there was a sauce the owner called “Chinese barbecue sauce” — it was about the consistency of sriracha or ketchup, and had sesame seeds in it. For my personal palate, it had a nice heat/flavor level. Do you know what that might have been? I have…