Tea & Books - What are you reading?

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mtchyg said

Cross posting here

Hello everyone! It is that time again. I’m looking for tea pairing suggestions for my Tea and Book club.

This month we are reading The Martian. Yes, the one that was turned into a major motion picture. I haven’t seen the movie as of yet because I am the nerd who wants to read the book first.

So for those of you who have seen the movie or read the book, what kind of tea do you think would match well, based on the theme of the book. I have been thinking about different kinds of “red” tea. But don’t let that sway your decision making if you have something creative and outside the box. Thanks again!

Lynxiebrat said

I suggest Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson, or The Rithmatist by the same author. For nonfiction selection: The Zookeeper’s Wife by Diane Ackerman.

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There are a lot of themes that could be relevant to what tea you choose:

The protagonist survives because he’s clever and can fix broken equipment using ingenious, jerry-rigged solutions. Considering that ripe pu’erh is a relatively recent development (the process was originally developed to mimic the results of aging raw pu’erh for a long time), that might work.

Another important part of the plot is that the protagonist finds a way to grow potatoes, which become his main food source, so maybe a tea with a strong note reminiscent of potatoes would work.

Then, of course, there’s what you mentioned already of finding a tea that’s red, fitting in with Mars. Rooibos or red/black (oxidized) tea would also fit.

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mtchyg said

Thank you! I already plan on serving potatoes at the meeting. I was kind of thinking in that manner but couldn’t come up with a tea that has potato notes. This is when I wish Steepster had a function where you could search teas by the tasting/scent “tags” people add on reviews.

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On to Gabriela Clove and Cinnamon. I’ve loved everything I’ve read by Jorge Amado. So well written…

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carol who said

Currently reading Lamb by Christopher Moore. Not for the strongly religious unless they have a really good sense of humor. The story of Jesus from about age 6 by his best friend Biff. Hysterical!!!

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I finally finished reading the entire Song of Ice and Fire (GOT) series for the 2nd time.
Now I’m finally reading the Wheel of Time. I just finished book 3

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mtchyg said

I’m reading Furiously Happy for my tea book club. I was hoping to get some fun ideas about pairing a tea with that book. Any suggestions?

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Tove Jansson: Life, art words A biography by Boel Westin and the First Game of Thrones book, A Song of Fire and Ice :)

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Zephyr select said

Reading Swan Song by Robert McCammon and listening to Hidden Bodies by Caroline Kepnes. Both are really good so far :-)

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nycoma said

im reading, the dead zone by stephen king. someone told me there was a television series a while ago and i might be interested in watching it when im done with the book. anyone know of a good platform to watch it on (i.e. netflix?)

Lynxiebrat said

I checked with both Netflix and Hulu, and neither of them have it. You could try browser searching ‘Watch The Dead Zone series free online’ and see what comes up. You may have to slog thru alot sites that don’t actually have it. You might also find at least some episodes on Youtube. Have you checked any local video rental places? Yes they do still exist:) If they don’t have it they might be able to order it.

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Inkling said

I’m currently reading The Story of the Lost Child, which is the last book in the Neopolitan Quartet by Elena Ferrante. I’ve been seeing the first book, My Brilliant Friend, EVERYWHERE over the past six months and finally got my hands on it a couple of weeks ago. I’ve been racing through the series; it’s spellbinding.

I’ve got the Ferrante series waiting on the shelves.. for winter hopefully. I’m glad to hear you like them!

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