Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge, Books That Influenced My Life


It's Wednesday and time for a new Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge post, courtesy of Long and Short Reviews. The topic of the week was books that influenced my life.

I'm sure I could list a bunch of books, but I will focus on just three books for the sake of not going overboard.

Weetzie Bat by Francesca Lia Block was my go-to book in my teenage years, as it gave acceptance for being different and bisexual.

The Street Food Secret by Kenny McGovern influenced me to research ethnic foods and giving myself the goal of trying to make a dish from every country in the world (similar to my world literature project, just with food instead).

Odd One Out - The Maverick's Guide to Adult ADD by Jennifer Koretsky made it a lot easier to deal with my ADD.

Comments

  1. Marianne Arkins27 November 2019 at 11:50

    So... how are you doing on your goal of making food from every country? That's a really neat idea!!

    I'm here today: http://www.mariannearkins.com/wednesday-weekly-blogging-challenge-books-that-influenced-my-life/

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    1. GothicVamperstein28 November 2019 at 13:43

      It's going a bit slow quite frankly, but I'm trying.

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  2. Lydia27 November 2019 at 13:17

    I need to read Weetzie Bat!

    And making food from every country is such a fun goal.

    My post.

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    1. GothicVamperstein28 November 2019 at 13:44

      Weetzie Bat is fun. :-) And making food from every country is a bit interesting at times.

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  3. P M Prescott27 November 2019 at 14:12

    Food from every country is a lofty goal. All power to you. 0https://pmprescott.blogspot.com/2019/11/Wednesday-challenge-books-that.html

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    1. GothicVamperstein28 November 2019 at 13:45

      It's a bit lofty, but at least it's a tasty goal. :-)

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  4. Wendi Zwaduk and Megan Slayer27 November 2019 at 14:55

    Interesting list. I'm off to find these and check them out. Thanks for the suggestions :-)

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  5. Tena Stetler27 November 2019 at 15:55

    Interesting choices. I'll have to try the recipe book. Love to try new and different dishes. Thanks for sharing. Here's mine. https://www.tenastetler.com/lsrs-wednesdays-blog-challenge-books-that-influenced-my-life/

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  6. Aymee27 November 2019 at 16:53

    Oh, I'm going to have to find The Street Food Secret! My mom was born and raised in the Midwest US and thought Taco Bell was ethnic. Hahaha. I married a man who is the son of a military man. I didn't really learn about non-American food until we started dating, thanks to his dad.

    My post

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    1. GothicVamperstein28 November 2019 at 13:47

      Feel free to check it out. And even if I'm not American, I would assume Taco Bell is as ethnic as Domino's (the pizza chain).

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    2. Aymee28 November 2019 at 17:05

      Yeah... pretty much. :)

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  7. Michael Mock27 November 2019 at 18:39

    I'm not so much of a cook, but Odd One Out looks like something I really ought to read (seeing as we just finished getting both boys diagnosed for ADHD).

    My post is here.

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    1. GothicVamperstein28 November 2019 at 13:49

      Feel free to check it out as it helped me a bit, although I can of course not promise that it will work for you guys. As with every self-help book, a pinch of salt is probably needed. :-)

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  8. Tanith Davenport30 November 2019 at 08:35

    I like the idea of making food from every country. A group of my friends and I are trying to eat our way around the world, but we do it in restaurants.

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    1. GothicVamperstein30 November 2019 at 13:39

      The restaurant version doesn't sound too bad either. :-)

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