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Tender Morsels
Tender Morsels | Margo Lanagan
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Tender Morsels is a dark and vivid story, set in two worlds and worrying at the border between them. Liga lives modestly in her own personal heaven, a world given to her in exchange for her earthly life. Her two daughters grow up in this soft place, protected from the violence that once harmed their mother. But the real world cannot be denied forevermagicked men and wild bears break down the borders of Ligas refuge. Now, having known Heaven, how will these three women survive in a world where beauty and brutality lie side by side? From the Hardcover edition.
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Grrlbrarian
Tender Morsels | Margo Lanagan
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Finally got my #BookspinBingo with the tagged! It‘s a powerful retelling of Snow White and Rose Red. The writing is beautiful with fascinating world-building, but OH: Every trigger warning 😳 I respect the achievement of the book, but it was horrifying. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Recommended only for those who like their fairy tales ink-dark and full of graphic sexual violence.

TheAromaofBooks Great progress!!! 3y
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Grrlbrarian
Tender Morsels | Margo Lanagan
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Breakfast is fully booked. 👌

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MCYmermaid
Tender Morsels | Margo Lanagan
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Will any other Littens be at World Fantasy in LA (assuming it‘s not all on fire 🔥) later this week? #wfc2019

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Clare-Dragonfly
Tender Morsels | Margo Lanagan
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1. Snow White and Rose Red. No wait, East of the Sun and West of the Moon. No wait, The Red Shoes. Uh…
2. The evil queen from Snow White
3. Does Into the Woods count? I love the musical but haven‘t seen the movie. Otherwise, Disney‘s Cinderella.
4. @shanaqui Do you like fairy tales?
#TuesdayTidbits

JenlovesJT47 💚💚💚 6y
ravenlee Have you read this MG series? There‘s an interesting take on the Snow White maternal issues, but it comes later in the series. 6y
shanaqui I do like fairytales! At one point I had quite a collection of retellings. 6y
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Clare-Dragonfly @ravenlee No, I tend to be dissatisfied with MG. Is Snow White and Rose Red in the series? It‘s a totally different story from Snow White of the stepmother, mirror, and dwarves—the characters just happen to share a name. 6y
ravenlee I love Snow White and Rose Red. But no, they don‘t feature in the series. I read a very nice version of it recently, though. Also MG but better than most. 6y
Clare-Dragonfly @ravenlee Oh, thank you! Looks like I‘ve already stacked it! 🙌🏻 6y
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DebinHawaii
Tender Morsels | Margo Lanagan
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#CoolBooks #sister

This is a definite #blameitonlitsy pick. @Lindy brought it to my attention when I posted about sisters Snow White and Rose Red and it sounded intriguing. It's supposed to be a very dark reimagining of the fairy tale with lots of triggers--so we'll see if I can hack it. That's the beauty of library books--if it isn't for me--or for me right now, back it goes and another book takes its place. 📚

Lindy Fingers crossed! 6y
Linsy I‘ve had my eye on this one for a while! 6y
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Clare-Dragonfly
Tender Morsels | Margo Lanagan
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1. Rose White and Rose Red. The tagged book is a creepy and disturbing retelling—trigger warnings for rape and incest. But I liked it a lot.
2. Shrek
3. 8:35 pm
4. As a mostly-vegan who is allergic to nightshades and hates anything spicy, it would be faster to list the things I will eat in a sandwich!
5. @Redjewel_7734 @monalyisha
#FriYayIntro

monalyisha I‘m so grateful you tagged me because I think I must have accidentally unfollowed you! 😱 Tragedy averted! 6y
Clare-Dragonfly @monalyisha I was so confused when I saw the follow notification! 😂 6y
monalyisha @Clare-Dragonfly The other day I pocket-deleted Litsy entirely. Don‘t ask me what goes on in there. 😅😳 6y
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bookishbitch
Tender Morsels | Margo Lanagan
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Bailedbailed

Nope. 3.5 discs in and I couldn't go any further. (12 discs total) If I can't be captured within a quarter of the book I'm not sure it will happen. I feel a little bad about it but not bad enough to keep going.

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Lindy
Tender Morsels | Margo Lanagan
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Deb‘s post about the Grimm‘s fairytale Snow White and Rose Red reminded me of this powerful retelling, which is not for the faint of heart (incest, rape, child abuse). #cottage

DebinHawaii My that does sound like a dark one--usually it's the Grimm brothers who supply the darkness. 6y
Linsy This has been on my TBR for a while. Thanks for the heads up! I‘ll be sure to read it when I can handle it. 6y
Lindy @DebinHawaii @Linsy I read this for a book club 9 or 10 years ago and the story remains vivid in my mind. 6y
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bookishbitch
Tender Morsels | Margo Lanagan
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I guess I should have paid attention to the for 16+ warning in the corner. The start of the book was a 13 year old girl having a miscarriage, of a child fathered by her father. And it was pretty graphic, as was another subsequent incident. So far the story doesn't really jibe with what I expected from reading the blurb and picture. But I'm hoping that is the worst of it and am soldiering onward.

MCYmermaid This was so dark... but I ultimately was very satisfied with it. 6y
bookishbitch @MCYmermaid Good to know. Thanks! 6y
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ReadingRover
Tender Morsels | Margo Lanagan
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What an amazing #halloweengoespostal box this is from @moarbookspleaze The book selections are fantastic. I‘ve been wanting Tender Morsels forever!!! The other goodies are great too. I adore the Wonderland passport notebook🐇. The best thing that was in the box is the one thing that‘s not in this pic. I put it out on display immediately! I‘ll put it in a separate post. It‘s great!
Thanks again!!! @BookishMarginalia

Avanders 😍 7y
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merelybookish
Tender Morsels | Margo Lanagan
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A mesmerizing re-telling of the Grimm fairy tale Snow White and Rose Red.
#GIVEAWAYFAIRYTALES @Liberty

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MrBook
Tender Morsels | Margo Lanagan
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#TBRtemptation post 5! I like the cover for this young adult fantasy. Liga lives modestly in her own personal heaven, given in exchange for her earthly life. Her 2 daughters grow up in this soft place, protected from the violence that harmed their mother. The real world invade my eventually--magicked men and wild bears break down the borders of her refuge. Having known Heaven, can the 3 survive where brutality exists? #blameLitsy #blameMrBook 😎

TrishB Love that cover too ❤ 7y
Linear The title and the cover makes it seem like she's trying to hug what she thinks is a teddy bear. But the grizzly bear is calling for his mom, "Ma I got dinner" 7y
TiffasaurusRex This book was really good, but not for the faint of heart. Sexual violence and mild bestiality, both involving teenage girls. 7y
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Dedebimp
Tender Morsels | Margo Lanagan
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I am at home for the next few days with a chest infection on some areas of my lung have collapsed with that. Hoping to do a lot of reading and avoid the America V Australia 'we don't want these refugees. Well we don't want them either so you take them' sadness. Starting my reading with this. 50 pages in and a lot of rape.... Side Note I would yell at Turnbull also but about my lack of NBN... and so much more. 🇦🇺

Smrloomis Feel better soon! ☹️ 8y
CherylDeFranceschi Hope you feel better soon! 😔 8y
LeahBergen Hope you heal quickly. 💗 8y
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LeahsBookNest Get well! 8y
StaceyKondla Take good care of you and feel better soon! 8y
LauraJ Geez, that is not fun. Hopefully the reading is some consolation. And I'm sorry our president is an egomaniacal jerk. 8y
Cinfhen Feel better 8y
minkyb Ouch. Take care of yourself. 8y
Gleefulreader Oh gosh - get better soon! 8y
bookwrm526 Oof, feel better soon!! 8y
Lindy This is a powerful novel. May it help you feel better. 🌻 8y
melbeautyandbooks Hope you feel better soon! 8y
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Foragingfantasy
Tender Morsels | Margo Lanagan
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That moment when you see shortbread in someone's Litsy post and you have to go make some. Litsy- dangerous for hips and wallets. 😂 📚🍪

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merelybookish
Tender Morsels | Margo Lanagan
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I'm sure I've read a gazillion #fairytalerewrites but this version of the Grimm Brothers' "Snow White and Red Rose" is what came to mind. I read it a few years ago after it made and then was removed from Bitch magazine's 100 best feminist YA books.
I liked it but now don't remember much about it. ? #photoadaynov16 @RealLifeReading

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