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The Favorites
The Favorites | Mary Yukari Waters
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Kyoto 1978. Fourteen-year-old Sarah Rexford returns to Japan with her mother for the first time in five years, to stay with the family at her mother's childhood home. Having begun her teenage years in America, where she is popular, confident and assured, it is a shock for Sarah to find herself ill at ease and unsure of what to say or how to say it, whilst her usually quiet, rather shy mother at once returns to her engaging, accomplished and respected former self in the company of family and old friends. As Sarah begins to reaquaint herself with her relatives and learn more about the culture she came from, she discovers a secret that stretches across three generations, its presence looming over the family home. Personal boundaries are firmly drawn in traditional Kyoto, and actions are not always what they appear. In this carefully articulated world, where every look and gesture has meaning, Sarah must learn the rules by which her mother, aunts and grandmother live.
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EadieB
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Klou Brilliant! Thank you for playing along with me this month! 4y
EadieB You‘re welcome! It was fun! 4y
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NeedsMoreBooks
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Thank you @MoonWitch94 for the tag and @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks for the questions

My favorites often change and are more than 3. However, here are some recent reads that I enjoyed.

📚Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
📚 Beartown by Fredrik Backman
📚 Fierce Fairytales by Nikita Gill

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I loved Eleanor 💙💙💙 4y
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Cuilin
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I had to sleep on this. I have a top 20! First position easy but the other two 😱 Thanks for the the tag @OriginalCyn620

1 Star of the Sea, Joseph O‘Connor
2 Brideshead Revisited, Evelyn Waugh
3 Middlemarch, George Eliot

I tag @ozma.of.oz @Lovesbooks87 @mcctrish @runswithscissors007 @Cathythoughts

OriginalCyn620 I loved Middlemarch! 4y
mcctrish I‘m going to have to think about this 4y
runswithscissors007 Cruel. But I am up for it. 🤔 4y
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erzascarletbookgasm Loved Brideshead 4y
Cathythoughts I love 1. ❤️and Brideshead is one of my faves too. I havnt read your 3d pick. Thankyou ! I must have a think ... 4y
BookmarkTavern Oh, this is going to be tough! 😅 4y
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Billypar
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I just signed up for @monalyisha 's #NewYearWhoDis event! You create a list of your favorites from 2018 (what you read, published any year), get matched based on reading preferences, and the lists get swapped. The event is all January, but laid back- read at least one book from the list, but which ones or how many is up to you. Tomorrow is the last day to join, so be sure to sign up and get your 2019 reading started off right! 😃

batsy Yay! I'm excited about it, too! 6y
Billypar @batsy Glad you're joining! I really like the list swaps- the #freakyfriday one in April was great- some of those wound up on my list for this one. 6y
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Naj
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A great idea by @emilyrose_x to post 24 of your all-time favorite books, counting down to Christmas. Do join in so that we can all add more to our already massive TBR lists!
Use #adventrecommends

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FantasyChick
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Look what came in the mail today @TheKidUpstairs 🤗🤗🤗 So excited!

#mfbs #myfavoritebookswap @JoeStalksBeck

TheKidUpstairs Sweet! I'm so glad it got there early! I always get nervous when the ETA is so close to open day 🤓 6y
FantasyChick @TheKidUpstairs Oh I know! I'm usually sending so last minute and cringing until I see that it made it. Cant wait 'til Saturday 😊 6y
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Deblovestoread
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Ready to go the post office tomorrow. #myfavoritebookswap @JoeStalksBeck @Jennick2004 I had such a good time putting this together for my first full on swap. Plus two #bookitforward books to random #jb Littens. Hope to make someone‘s day a little happier.

LazyDays How fun we both did a payitforward today!🙌🙌📚📚😊 6y
LazyDays Bookitforward 😜 6y
Deblovestoread @LazyDays it is my favorite thing to do 😀 6y
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LazyDays @Kdgordon88 yes!💙 Me too when I feel the book fits📚💞 6y
Jennick2004 Yay!! Do you sell PC? Noticed the box hehe 😉 6y
Deblovestoread @Jennick2004 No, a co-worker does. 😀 6y
Jennick2004 Gotcha. Love that stuff...if I was rich I‘d own it all 🤣😝 6y
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bookworm.krizia
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I'll give this a try

Atonement
Louisa May Alcott
Atonement (😉)
Apple 🍎 juice

#manicmonday @JoScho

JoScho Thanks for playing 💕 6y
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SilversReviews
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1. The first one that comes to mind is ALMOST SISTERS, THE.

2. Albert Einstein comes immediately to mind. 😊

3. Hmmmm....not a movie or TV buff so will skip this one.

4. Avocado- love them for breakfast or any time.

#manicmonday @JoScho

Thanks for the Monday Fun.

CoffeeNBooks Avocados, yumm!! 6y
SilversReviews @CoffeeNBooks OH...I know...so good. 6y
JoScho Thanks for playing! ❤️ 6y
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Suzze
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Doing the Facebook challenge if 7 favorite books in 7 days. These are my top 2. My favorite books of all time.

JanuarieTimewalker13 I think I‘m going to do a re-read of ATGIB for 2019. You‘re motivating me! 6y
Suzze @JanuarieTimewalker13 It‘s timeless! 6y
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LeslieO
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1. Haven‘t played in awhile but I loved to play dots while waiting for appointments.
2. Literary fiction
3. Milk chocolate sponge candy (it‘s not really for just for Easter. But it‘s my go to candy)
4. My husband and son. Do I have to pick only one?
5. Hmmmm. @britt_brooke @LeahBergen @Reviewsbylola @MrBook and many more!
#friyayintro

britt_brooke Aw, thank you! 💚 You are pretty awesome yourself! 7y
LeahBergen 😘😘😘 7y
Reviewsbylola Thank you. ♥️ I am curious what milk chocolate sponge candy is!! 7y
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Eggs
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1️⃣ print during the day, ebook night (my eye strain) 📚
2️⃣ big plush chair or bed with pillows
3️⃣ coffee or tea ☕️
4️⃣ I concentrate on 1 @ a time to avoid cross-confusion 🙄
5️⃣ 🌝❄️🌬☔️🌎☀️ anytime anywhere any weather
#readingfavorites @thereadingowlvina

SilversReviews I only read one too. Love how you dressed up the photo. 7y
Eggs @SilversReviews Thank you for noticing😘 7y
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Cortg
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1.Born a Crime - Trevor Noah
2.Long Way Down -Jason Reynolds
3.Killers of the Flower Moon - David Grann
4.Jonathan Tropper #LitsyQuestions

Lauren_reading Some of my favs too!! 7y
Cinfhen OMG! I literally laughed out loud from reading 7y
Cortg @Cinfhen I haven‘t read it yet, it‘s next on my JT list! I did watch the movie not knowing it was a book and looooved it! I read The Book of Joe for a book club discussions and thought it was great. 7y
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Cortg @LaurenReads 🙌🏼 7y
Cinfhen I thought the book was way funnier than the movie, so I think you're in for a treat😀I haven't read Book of Joe, will definitely add it to my stack. Are u still on vacation?? Happy New Year💟🎉 7y
britt_brooke @Cortg I love This is Where I Leave You - the book and movie! 7y
Cortg @britt_brooke Yay! I can‘t wait to read it! @Cinfhen Yep, still on vacay. 7y
GypsyKat Born a Crime was fantastic! 🙌 7y
Cortg @GypsyKat It was soooo good I listened to it twice, once on my own and once on a family road trip which is extremely rare for me! 7y
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Cinfhen
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#AlltheBooksof2017 #FavoriteReadsof2017 After weeks of deliberation, I‘ve compiled my 17 favorite fiction reads of 2017....I did post a separate list of NF favs a few days ago.... I know there are still 16 days left in the month 😬what do you think??? Are any of your favorites on this list?!?!

TrishB Probably 4 would make my favs (I‘ve read 7 if them 😊) adding more to the tbr! Though next year I definitely need to be reading the tbr......yeah really.... 7y
WanderingBookaneer This one is in my top 3 reads this year: 7y
Ashley_Nicoletto Many of these were also my favorites and many of them are still on my TBR which is exciting. 7y
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Kalalalatja I'm hoping that Hearts and Idaho might make my favourites list in 2018 😄 7y
Reggie I‘ve read 3 of these. Lol, sometimes I look at people‘s best of list and wonder what the hell I‘ve been reading this whole year. 7y
BarbaraBB I loved Furies, Swimming Lessons and Exit West as well. And on my TBR I have Idaho, All Grown Up and Commonwealth waiting so I have high expectations! 7y
batsy I've yet to read any of these @Reggie and that too is what goes through my mind when I see other people's amazing lists 😁 7y
Skybariline I‘ve read 7 of these. The Heart‘s Invisible Furies is my favorite of the year. 7y
Marchpane Lions and rabbits and bears, oh my! 7y
Cinfhen I know what you‘ve been reading @Reggie because I‘ve been stacking them all year 😍 it‘s been an excellent year for books, hope 2018 can deliver as well @WanderingBookaneer @TrishB @Ashley_Nicoletto @Kalalalatja @BarbaraBB @batsy @Skybariline 7y
Cinfhen That‘s funny @Marchpane 😂😂 clever 😘😘 (edited) 7y
Jess_Read_This I‘ve had a copy of Commonwealth staring me down from my bookshelf for a few months now.... sounds like I better get to it in 2018!! 7y
KellyK Commonwealth and Beartown are both on my fav list this year. 7y
Cinfhen I‘m happy to see someone else with Commonwealth on their list @KellyK I literally started it twice before it clicked @Jess_Read_This @BarbaraBB ask @Reggie he gave me a pep talk to pick it back up 7y
erinreads Last year I only had FIVE solid favorites. Last night I was trying to pick just 5 from this year and got so overwhelmed because I loved so many this year. I finally got my list to 10 but with a handful of honorable mentions, but I like your 17 for 2017 sooooo now that‘s what I‘ll do and it won‘t have to feel like it‘s Sophie‘s Choice over here. 😰 7y
Pamwurtzler I liked Commonwealth, but it took a while o get into. What is that Delia Ephron book? 7y
Cinfhen @Pamwurtzler I really loved the Ephron book...unlikeable rich people on a vacation with snarky child in tow...I thought it was biting & Sharp 7y
Cinfhen I agree @erinreads I‘m still second guessing my choices!!! 7y
Pamwurtzler Thanks!! Now I remember I added that to my TBR after I bought it for my #Halloweengoespostal swap. I‘ll have to move it up. 7y
Hollie I‘m going to have to make a list of my favs, I read so many good books this year. 7y
Redwritinghood Great list! I haven‘t read all of these, but a lot of my favorites are too. 7y
KarenUK Swimming Lessons, Siracusa, The Power, The Hopefuls, All grown up... loved all these! (edited) 7y
alvingregorio I've only read one on your list😞. I need to get started 7y
Reviewsbylola A few of those were ❤️ for me too. 7y
ElishaLovesBooks I am embarrassed to say that I haven‘t read any!🙈 But I do own a bunch #TBR 😁 (edited) 7y
Cinfhen That's ok you guys!!! You just have awesome books to look forward too @alvingregorio @ElishaLovesBooks 7y
alvingregorio Right on! 7y
britt_brooke Nice list!! 7y
emilyhaldi So many of these are on my tbr! Screen-shotting this so I remember to go back to them. Haven't heard of this one so I'm very curious now! 7y
emilyhaldi Also, I love Idaho and Siracusa as top choices ❤️❤️ 7y
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shendrix413
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Congrats @JenlovesJT47 on 20k litfluence! Also thanks for the chance at #myfavethingsgiveaway! My favorite book is the Oryx and Crake trilogy by Margaret Atwood!

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BookHermit
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1. Lauren Groff and Eowyn Ivey
2. Whatever they‘re writing ⬆️ and the new Louise Eldrich
3. Dark salted chocolate
4. Totes totes
5. Bake all the cookies
6. See #3. Also does wine count as a food?
7. India, Mongolia, Tibet, Scotland, Ireland, Quebec, Iceland, everywhere else
8. The Deuce, Shameless, sci-fi
9. None. Not my thing
10. @Fridayfilms @teebe

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HeatherBookNerd
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#10AuthorRecommendations

These authors all consistently get 4 or 5 star ratings from me and I have read at least 3 books by each person on my list.

merelybookish Nice move combining the Brontes into one. 😉 7y
HeatherBookNerd @merelybookish Totally cheating, but I thought I'd try to sneak it in 7y
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JoRead
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#top5fandoms
I have many but I suppose the main fandoms (in no particular order) would be Star Wars, Harry Potter, Vampires, dragons, comic heroes, mainly The Justice League members, and because I had an empty space I'm adding historical pieces because if it's a historical piece then I've probably seen it 😁😉
@litmuggle

litmuggle Obbsed with all them as well, I just found Poldark two weeks ago and binged the whole show in 2 days. 7y
JoRead Love Poldark! I am trying to stay away from the internet to avoid spoilers 😉 7y
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Alicia
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I was tagged by the lovely @Redjewel_7734 for #topfivefaves!

🌵Series : OMG this is so hard to say! Probably Harry Potter... I have loved the Cinder Chronicles!
🌵Movie: everything Marvel does or the Fall
🌵Color: Rainbow because it's all the colors!
🌵Dessert: Almost anything!! But something with cookies in it...
🌵Flower: Daffodils

I tag: @CandycaneBelle @Avanders @Onlaughterandliteracy @Jess7

GypsyKat Both of those series are fantastic! ❤️ 7y
Avanders ❤️ HP.. haven't yet read the Cinder books.. but the first is on the shelves! Fully agree re rainbows 🌈... it's the same I said on mine! 🤗🤗 7y
litmuggle My youngest always answers 🌈 too its a smart choice 7y
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Redjewel_7734
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I was tagged by @kylienoele for #topfivefaves. So here it goes...I'll name some other faves from ones I've listed before...
Series: The Keltiad
Movie: Beaches
Color: Green
Dessert: s'mores
Flower: Wildflowers

I tag @faelinwolf @WordyForever @litmuggle @myreadingcorner @Alicia Can't wait to see your posts 😊😍

books_from_my_shelves Oh,thank you.My very first tag.😃 7y
tpixie Lovely flowers 🌺 7y
cpreja I love wild flowers! 7y
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Redjewel_7734 @myreadingcorner 😊Yay!!! Can't wait to see your favorites! 7y
Redjewel_7734 @tpixie @cpreja they are flowers up & down the side of my road...I like to stop & take pics during walks. 😊 7y
books_from_my_shelves @Redjewel_7734 thank you.😃 I' ve posted them already.😃 7y
tpixie @Redjewel_7734 how wonderful!! Thank you Lady Bird Johnson for her love of wildflowers and for founding the National highway beautification act and the national wildflower research center 7y
Redjewel_7734 @tpixie 🙌🏻I definitely second that. 7y
tpixie 🎉🌺🎉 7y
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Leftcoastzen
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Thanks to #youneverarrived for tag on #topfivefaves though I find it very difficult to narrow things down especially film!😃
Series:My Struggle by Karl Ove Knausgaard
Movie:High Fidelity,Big Chill I am more likely to do a top ten list !
Color:green
Desert:chocolate cake with chocolate frosting
flower:roses

merelybookish My Struggle!!👍👍 7y
youneverarrived Love both of those movies! 7y
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Leigh0906
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Thanks for the tag @sarahbellum !!!

Series- Harry Potter
Movie- A Few Good Men
Color- Emerald Green
Dessert- A super tart Key Lime Pie
Flower- Peonies
#TopFiveFavs

Jess7 Love peonies 7y
Cinfhen I choose peonies too! They are so gorgeous 💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗 7y
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Books_Wine_Repeat
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I was tagged by @MinDea @vivastory and as usual I'm late to the party. #topfivefaves
1. Book series: Flavia de Luce and GoT!
2. Movie: The Princess Bride...
2.5 Guilty Pleasure movie: Sixteen Candles--Jake 😍😘
3. Color: various shades of blue
4. Dessert: chocolate or cheesecake or chocolate cheesecake. 🤤🤤🤤
5. Flower: Daisies—electric and non electric. 🌼🤘

I'll tag @KathyWheeler @Dragon —sorry if this is a repeat!

vivastory Great choices! 👏🤘 7y
Sace 2.5 for the win! 7y
Dragon Thanks for the tag 😀🐉 I'm on holidays visiting my mom so I'm a bit behind on Litsy so my answers will be a little late 🤞 7y
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KVanRead
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Thanks @merelybookish for the tag. Here are my answers. I'm also very down with ☔️ on 🌹 and whiskers on 🐈 ...series: Anne of Green Gables, movie: Lawrence of Arabia, color: red, dessert: pie, flower: gladiolus Care to share @Riveted_Reader_Melissa @Zelma @sarahbellum @slategreyskies (apologies if you already posted and I missed it)?

merelybookish Love the pic and the song Emojis! Anne is a fave of mine too! 7y
KVanRead @merelybookish Thanks, this was fun! 7y
slategreyskies ...cream colored ponies and crisp apple strudels, doorbells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles... 🎶 7y
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KVanRead @slategreyskies ...brown paper packages tied up with string🎶 ...now I want to watch the movie! 7y
slategreyskies Me too! I haven't seen it in years! We watched that movie over and over and over again growing up. It's my mom's favorite movie. :) 7y
LeeRHarry @KVanRead I love this movie 💕 7y
KVanRead @slategreyskies @LeeRHarry it's such a good one ❤️ 7y
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Bookworm83
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Tagged by @Graciouswarriorprincess

1. Anne of Green Gables
2. Apollo 13
3. Purple
4. Brownies
5. Columbine

I'll tag @tpixie and @Kshakal 🌸🌸

Bookwormjillk Apollo 13 is my favorite movie too! 7y
tpixie Great choices!! ( I've done it already- ❤️) 7y
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MelissaS
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Hmmmm #topfivefaves this was tricky! I don't read many series or watch many movies. But I do love dessert! Thanks @MinDea for the tag. Here goes: book series - Dublin Murder Squad. Movie - Dead Poets Society. Color - teal/turquoise/aqua. Dessert - apple pie. Flower-hydrangeas

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Cupofjo
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1) harry hole
2) MIB
3) blue
4) tiramisu (and cupcakes!)
5) lilies

#top5favs
#halloweengoespostal

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Alfoster
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Repost of my favorite summer reading spot as it's been over 100 here in San Diego!😳@Liberty #FALLSTACKS

kspenmoll Looks wonderful! 7y
MatchlessMarie Love that color!! 7y
booklvr39 Looks inviting! Sounds like St Louis weather, lol. 7y
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Cinfhen
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@Jess7 couldn't pass up your post but I'm pleading the 5th on favorite Littens ...I LOVE too many💕 Genres: Contemporary fic, Memoirs, Thrillers 📚Authors: Silva, Hoffman, Gaye 📚Books: The DoveKeepers, Life of Pi, Glass Castles 📚I tend to shop online so BookDepository, BookOutlet 📚Bookish Places to Buy: independent bookstores, Etsy📚my IPad 📚Love to read outdoors preferably early spring📚#Litsy321Favorites

Jess7 I like your responses! Thanks for participating 🤗 7y
Jess7 Since you like memoirs - you may want to check out BookOutlet today - they are having a sale on biographies and autobiographies 🤓 7y
Cinfhen Thanks so much @Jess7 💋💋💋 7y
Jess7 You're welcome @Cinfhen 🤗 7y
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bookdrunkard78
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Favorite Genres: Magical Realism, Mystery, Non-fiction
Favorite Authors: Gaiman, Sedaris, Quick
Favorite Books: Neverwhere, Not My Father's Son The Art of Asking
Favorite Litters: @Patrella @TheWordJar
Favorite Bookshops: Novel Neighbor,1/2Price Books
Favorite Place to Buy Bookish Things: Novel Neighbor Main Street Books
Favorite Bookish Thing I Own: Little Prince necklace
Favorite Place to Read: Pool
Favorite Season to Read : Fall

Jess7 Thanks for participating in #Litsy321Favorites - adding the hashtag so your responses will show up in a search of everyone who participated. 🤗🤗 7y
bookdrunkard78 Thanks @Jess7 I meant to tag you too and I forgot! I was trying to get a litsy break in any work! 😄 7y
Jess7 Since you like non-fiction - you may want to check out BookOutlet today - they are having a sale on biographies and autobiographies 🤓🤗 7y
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diovival
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My #asidefrombooks rundown with only a slight modification.
Favorite hobby: Does binge-watching count?
F̶a̶v̶o̶r̶i̶t̶e Hated food: Condiments and dressings
Favorite color: Bright colors!
Favorite city: Rome, Italy
Where would my dream house be: Friendship, PA
Favorite accessory: Nose ring
Favorite TV show: The X-Files
Last movie I watched in theaters: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Currently reading: Dark Saturday by Nicci French
@beachbookworm7

MicheleinPhilly Binge watching is my favorite hobby aside from reading! 👍🏼 7y
vivastory My brother hates all condiments and dressings 7y
chapter_fifty2017 Yeay!!for the Xfiles 👍 7y
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diovival @MicheleinPhilly Currently working my way through TOS Star Trek. 7y
diovival @vivastory Ha! I don't know how it happened. No one else in my family is like this. 7y
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Aleida
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Name your favorite two or three in the genre. Go! #top2or3

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Aleida
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Your favorites. #top2or3

1. The Goldfinch and Love in the Time of Cholera and Pat Conroy, Louise Erdrich
2. The Stand and Ghost Story and old Koontz
3. Love in the Time of Cholera and Beauty and Sadness and The House of the Spirits
4. Game of Thrones and the Kvothe Series
5. Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Series
6. Gabriel Allon Series and I Am Pilgrim and Child 44 Series and The Company
7. Handmaid's Tale and Left Hand of Darkness, Dune