Rachael's Updates en-US Mon, 17 Feb 2025 12:39:42 -0800 60 Rachael's Updates 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg UserFollowing322071401 Mon, 17 Feb 2025 12:39:42 -0800 <![CDATA[Rachael is now following Ben Palpant]]> /user/show/6895406-ben-palpant Rachael is now following Ben Palpant ]]> ReadStatus8919007124 Tue, 14 Jan 2025 08:12:11 -0800 <![CDATA[Rachael has read 'The Trial and Death of Socrates']]> /review/show/7214532507 The Trial and Death of Socrates by Plato Rachael has read The Trial and Death of Socrates by Plato
]]> UserChallenge60652158 Thu, 09 Jan 2025 19:52:04 -0800 <![CDATA[ Rachael has challenged herself to read 24 books in 2025. ]]> /user/show/17586059-rachael 11627
She has read 1 book toward her goal of 24 books.
 
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Create your own 2025 Reading Challenge » ]]> Review6509270501 Thu, 09 Jan 2025 09:09:48 -0800 <![CDATA[Rachael added 'Deep Run Roots: Stories and Recipes from My Corner of the South']]> /review/show/6509270501 Deep Run Roots by Vivian Howard Rachael gave 3 stars to Deep Run Roots: Stories and Recipes from My Corner of the South (Hardcover) by Vivian Howard
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Any review I write of a cookbook really ought to be taken with a grain of salt (pun unintended, but here we are) since I have a weird set of allergies. For example, I think there might have been like 3 recipes in this cookbook that I could have made without substitutions. The vast majority would have required significant substitution to the point of being unrecognizable as the same dish. So my rating has absolutely nothing to do with the recipes themselves and everything to do with entertainment value. In this case, I do appreciate that the author has put in a lot of effort to learn to love her region and share that love through these stories and recipes. Eastern North Carolina is a very different culinary world than what I'm used to and it was interesting reading about that. (I don't find it particularly appealing, but again I can't eat most of it anyways.) All in all, though, it read kind of like a Hallmark movie, which isn't my preferred form of entertainment. Maybe that's right up your alley, in which case by all means, enjoy! ]]> ReadStatus8883260269 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 18:16:10 -0800 <![CDATA[Rachael is currently reading 'Bed and Board: Plain Talk About Marriage']]> /review/show/7188504575 Bed and Board by Robert Farrar Capon Rachael is currently reading Bed and Board: Plain Talk About Marriage by Robert Farrar Capon
]]> Review7122620554 Thu, 26 Dec 2024 17:21:31 -0800 <![CDATA[Rachael added 'Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expect']]> /review/show/7122620554 Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara Rachael gave 4 stars to Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expect (Hardcover) by Will Guidara
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This has been a helpful read while going through a transition time at work. Very thought provoking and encouraging towards excellence. I highly recommend this to anyone who works in customer service (which, if you think about it, is really all businesses...if you don't have a customer, you don't have a business.) ]]> Review6509271738 Mon, 09 Dec 2024 15:06:28 -0800 <![CDATA[Rachael added 'Les Misérables']]> /review/show/6509271738 Les Misérables by Victor Hugo Rachael gave 2 stars to Les Misérables (Hardcover) by Victor Hugo
]]> Review6995216583 Mon, 09 Dec 2024 15:05:42 -0800 <![CDATA[Rachael added 'The Prisoner of Zenda']]> /review/show/6995216583 The Prisoner of Zenda by Anthony Hope Rachael gave 4 stars to The Prisoner of Zenda (The Ruritania Trilogy, #2) by Anthony Hope
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]]> ReadStatus8617299110 Sun, 10 Nov 2024 21:45:11 -0800 <![CDATA[Rachael started reading 'The Prisoner of Zenda']]> /review/show/6995216583 The Prisoner of Zenda by Anthony Hope Rachael started reading The Prisoner of Zenda by Anthony Hope
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