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Gina
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Very slow progress. I started reading this on May 10th, and I started and finished TWO books since.
— May 19, 2026 07:13PM
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Gina
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This is slow going. I think that I was expecting more "discovering Paris" than details about aging and butchering meat. To be fair, I'm not very far into the book.
How do people manage to recall and write such detailed conversations? Not interviews but specific conversations with her husband -- or even the specific thoughts that she had while cleaning up after a dinner.
— May 12, 2026 05:28AM
How do people manage to recall and write such detailed conversations? Not interviews but specific conversations with her husband -- or even the specific thoughts that she had while cleaning up after a dinner.
Gina
is on page 20 of 288
Admittedly, the descriptions of aging beef were a bit... But I am getting on with the reading because I am very curious about the various plats and Ann Mah's experience.
— May 10, 2026 08:40AM
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May 19, 2026 07:31PM
That’s what happened to me at the beginning of the year. Took 3 months to finish All the Light We Cannot See but it ended up being great!
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Evie wrote: "That’s what happened to me at the beginning of the year. Took 3 months to finish All the Light We Cannot See but it ended up being great!"I don't know why I keep getting pulled away from this book, but I'm heartened to know that it happens to others!