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Brief History of Seven Killings
Brief History of Seven Killings | Marlon James
Winner of the 2015 Man Booker Prize A recipient of the 2015 American Book Award One of the Top 10 Books of 2014 Michiko Kakutani, "The New York Times" A "New York Times Book Review" Notable Book Named a best book of the year by: "The New York Times" "Chicago Tribune" "The Washington Post" "The Boston Globe" "Time" "Newsweek" "The Huffington Post" "The Seattle Times" "The Houston Chronicle" "Publishers Weekly" "Library Journal" "Popsugar" "BookPage" "BuzzFeed Books" "Salon" "Kansas City Star" "L Magazine " A thrilling, ambitious . . . intense ("Los Angeles Times") novelthat explores the attempted assassination of Bob Marley in the late 1970s. In "A Brief History of Seven Killings," Marlon James combines masterful storytelling with his unrivaled skill at characterization and his meticulous eye for detail to forge a novel of dazzling ambition and scope. On December 3, 1976, just before the Jamaican general election and two days before Bob Marley was to play the Smile Jamaica Concert to ease political tensions in Kingston, seven unnamed gunmen stormed the singer s house, machine guns blazing. The attack wounded Marley, his wife, and his manager, and injured several others. Little was officially released about the gunmen, but rumors abounded regarding the assassins fates. "A Brief History of Seven Killings" is James s fictional exploration of that dangerous and unstable time in Jamaica s history and beyond. Deftly spanning decades and continents and peopled with a wide range of characters assassins, drug dealers, journalists, and even ghosts James brings to life the people who walked the streets of 1970s Kingston, who dominated the crack houses of 1980s New York, and who reemerged into a radically altered Jamaica of the 1990s. Brilliantly inventive, "A Brief History of Seven Killings" is an exhilarating ("The New York Times") epic that s been called a tour de force ("The Wall Street Journal")."
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Julsmarshall
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Wow! Powerful, stark, brutal, brilliant. This #chunkster shares a glimpse of Jamaica in the 60s-70s from multiple perspectives: a ghost, gangsters, journalists, the CIA, and a woman with various identities, following the story to NYC in the 80s. An epic examination of the impact that governments, criminals, and artists can have on a community that is just trying to get by. Dark and upsetting but worth it. #BookspinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

Kitta Loved this one! 3w
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3w
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Nathan_Opland-Dobs
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Liz_M
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A fun list, kind of weird given how it was created. Really didn't like the number one book.

Karisimo Do you have a link to this? 4mo
staci.reads Wow! Impressive! Thanks for sharing the link! 4mo
Karisimo Thanks @Liz_M 4mo
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charl08
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Tempting.
(Can't believe it's been ten years since he won the Booker!)

Ruthiella If you can go, I would. I listened to his podcast back when he was still doing it and he is so charming and funny. You wouldn‘t think he could write such violence. 5mo
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Leftcoastzen
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#BookBinge #SchoolSubjectInTitle A highly praised title I need to read!

Eggs Great cover 🩶📚❤️ 1y
Fr3NcHtOaSt Tried to read it. Could not get into it as much as I wanted to. 1y
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GatheringBooks
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🌹A toss between Fredrik Backman and Elena Ferrante
🌹tagged book - Brief History of seven killings
🌹Must I persist? Misogynistic mess.

Eggs Well done 👍🏼 and thanks for joining in 🥰 2y
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ChaoticMissAdventures
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Bailedbailed

I am 300 pages in and I really don't know what is going on. There are so many characters, and while some of them have interesting stories many are just a mess. There is a ghost that just talks gibberish with lots of violence against women, and another who is also ranting which about 50 pages ago I started to skip. I am not even at the half way mark and I just don't want to anymore.

rockpools That sounds like a good reason to bail. 2y
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ChaoticMissAdventures
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TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! 2y
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cant_i'm_booked
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If you can settle in to the lilting patois, spoken by over half of the book‘s 75 characters, in narrating a jumbled retelling of the epic history behind Jamaica‘s troubled years, you‘re in for an extraordinarily rich experience. A Brief History takes fictional freedom in investigating who were, and what became of, the seven mysterious gunmen who attempted to assassinate Bob Marley right before his Smile Jamaica peace concert on Dec. 5, 1976.

SamAnne This is sitting next to my book stand. On my list for this year. 2y
cant_i'm_booked @SamAnne that‘s awesome, I‘m curious what you think of it! 2y
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Cortg
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This was anything but brief! Whew! That was a wild ride. Definitely one to read rather than listen to. There‘s a large character list that I found myself frequently flipping to for the first hundred or so pages. I loved all the different perspectives and how James changes the writing style for different characters as well as situations! I did have to brush up on Jamaican politics in the 70‘s and I learned a lot about Jamaican history and culture.

RaeLovesToRead Could also be deceptive title 😉 2y
Cortg @RaeLovesToRead Nice call! 2y
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Cinfhen I LOVED this one too but it was a challenging read!!! 2y
squirrelbrain Great review - I have this on my list for that prompt. 2y
Cortg @Cinfhen @squirrelbrain It was super challenging! The dialect, the characters, the different writing styles, the lack of quotation marks and sometimes the pages of one long, run on sentence 😂 I‘m glad I read it, loved it, and I‘m kinda proud of myself! 2y
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Brooke_H
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Brief? No. Seven killings? More like 700 maybe. You know how sometimes you might go for a run, and when you start out, you're like, ugh why am I doing this? and then about a quarter of the way in, you're like, okay, maybe I'm kind of into this, but when it's over, you're like, oh I'm really glad I did that, but also thank god it's over? That is exactly the experience of reading this book.

CBee I love your review 😂👏🏻 2y
Brooke_H @CBee Thanks! 😉 2y
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Cortg
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A month after starting this one, I‘m right around the halfway point. Snuck off to the beach this morning for some uninterrupted reading. Life‘s been a little hectic and stressful lately so I‘m taking a little me time today.

Leniverse That's not the easiest book to read if you have a lot of distractions. But I do seem to remember moving through it faster in the second half, when you've gotten used to the writing style and know the characters and the dots are starting to get connected. 2y
Cortg @Leniverse Yes! I had to look back at the character list a lot in the beginning. I‘m doing better with the flow of the writing and the chapters are getting longer, which helps! ❤️ 2y
SamAnne This is on my list. My brother gave me a copy recently. But I‘m still recovering from his Black Leopard book. So amazing, well written, but of. The violence. (edited) 2y
Cortg @SamAnne This is my first read by James. This one has violence as well! 2y
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Cortg
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I‘m starting this one today! I‘m a bit intimidated
1) because I tried the audio and had a hard time following the dialect AND characters
2) there‘s a FOUR PAGE character list at the beginning 😳
I‘m also super excited because I‘ve heard great things and I‘m in the need of a chunky, challenging read.
#pop22 @KarenUK @Cinfhen @Kalalalatja @Megabooks @4thhouseontheleft @BarbaraBB @Laughterhp @RaeLovesToRead @jenniferw88 @squirrelbrain

squirrelbrain I have this one on my ‘potential‘ list for #pop22 so I‘ll be interested to hear your thoughts. 2y
vivastory I LOVED this one. The subject matter is difficult, but I read it years ago & still think about it. 2y
RaeLovesToRead This book is brilliant but verrrry violent! 2y
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BarbaraBB I ended up enjoying it too but it‘s a rather intimidating book I agree! 2y
Cortg @vivastory I love when a book leaves a lasting impression like that!
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Cortg @RaeLovesToRead Ooooh, thanks for the warning! Fortunately, I'm ok with violence 😬 2y
Cinfhen Really amazing book - worth the struggle 🙌🏻 2y
Cortg @Cinfhen I‘m 150 pgs in and finally in the “flow” of it 😀 2y
Cinfhen Yay!!!!! 2y
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Hooked_on_books
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I managed to get a couple hundred pages in, but I‘m all done. There are two many characters and too much going on, making me struggle to stay with what‘s happening. When I got to the point that I stopped caring, I decided to pull the plug.

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Kaag
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February: some amazing novels this month. A Brief History of Seven Killings is in contention for my favorite novel of all time. Began my mission to read most of Dostoevsky as well.

BarbaraBB Those are a lot of pages! Great choices as well! 3y
Leftcoastzen Wow , wonderful selections! I need to get to 3y
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jenniferw88
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Panpan

I probably should have bailed on this one, but by the time I realised this, I was halfway through the audiobook. Think I ended up listening to 24 out of 26 hours of this one.

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#pop22 #MISLEADINGTITLE! 🤣🤣🤣

@Cinfhen @Cortg @KarenUK @Megabooks @Kalalalatja @4thhouseontheleft @Laughterhp @RaeLovesToRead

Cinfhen I LOVED this book, but I read it in print and it was VERY CHALLENGING 3y
jenniferw88 @Cinfhen I agree with the challenging part, but I don't think print would have helped me either! I just wasn't invested enough in the characters, whereas I am with this one 3y
Cortg I tried the audio a few years ago and couldn‘t focus with the heavy dialect. I found a used print copy and I‘m looking forward to it. I know it‘ll be a challenge but I “think” it‘s my kind of book, so we‘ll see! 🤞🏼 3y
Cinfhen It took me a long time to get all the characters straight & to understand the dialect but once I did @Cortg I was really invested 3y
Cinfhen I‘ve heard good things about your other tagged book, Jenny 3y
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jenniferw88
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Thanks for the tag @sprainedbrain

1. Complete all my challenges
2. Healthy
3. Yes, started on audio this morning - 26hours long!

Tagging @squirrelbrain @julesG @Crinoline_Laphroaig @tenar @TrishB

sprainedbrain That‘s a not-so-brief history then. 😂 3y
squirrelbrain Thanks for the tag…I posted mine just before you! 😁 3y
TrishB Thanks for tag 👍🏻 Will have a think. 3y
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Cortg
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1 of 2 - Whew! This was quite a task! Here are my #pop22 books, subject to change based on book club choices. 28 of these are on my physical TBR bookshelves which I‘m super excited about. 4 are new to me books that I had to google and the rest are on my TBR radar. I‘ve got a few big ones, so we‘ll see. Let the games begin!

BarbaraBB I loved House of Broken Angels. I hope you will get to that one! (edited) 3y
Laughterhp You have so many good books on your list! 3y
RaeLovesToRead The Bell Jar is an incredible book. A Brief History of Seven Killings was absolutely brutal, but still excellent... would suggest reading The House in the Cerulean Sea to cheer yourself up afterwards 😊😁 3y
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Cinfhen I LOVED the MJ book!! Isn‘t planning fun!?!! 3y
Cortg @BarbaraBB Yay! I'll move it up the list! I believe it will also work for the mobility aid prompt 😃 3y
Cortg @Laughterhp Thanks! I'm super excited! 😁 3y
Cortg @RaeLovesToRead Thanks for the tip! I absolutely love long, brutal books so I'm really looking forward to it! This is going to be a great reading year! 3y
Cortg @Cinfhen Planning is FUN! Why have I not done this before?! 3y
RaeLovesToRead If you like long and brutal you'll love it!! 😄 3y
Cortg @RaeLovesToRead I feel prepared to tackle it now! I'll let you know my thoughts when I finish and I'm pretty sure it's right up my ally 😂
I might make it a February read while it's still cold and I'm hunkered inside for long hours.
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KarenUK So many great ones on your list! So glad you‘ve joined our #pop22 gang!! 😘💕 3y
Cortg @KarenUK Thanks for including me 😊 3y
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Leftcoastzen
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#curiouscovers #circles The highly rated tagged book that is still in my TBR .Got the Glastonbury book at one of my favorite places that is no longer in business , the Bodhi Tree on Melrose then I would trip over to Urth Caffé for coffee , tea to enjoy my finds. Toward the One by Hazrat Inayat Khan is a Sufi book I love to thumb thru from time to time , beautiful thoughts and images inside .

Eggs 👏🏻📚⚪️⭕️👍🏼 3y
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dariazeoli
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I‘m posting one book per day from my ever-increasing TBR. No description. No explanation. Just books to read. Join the fun if you want.

Day 60.

#fromthetbrstacks

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Eggbeater
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#24B4Monday #readathon 1st book finished @Andrew65 @SumisBooks @jb72

Intense, brutal, fascinating. A challenging read because it switches perspective and the voices are so different, but worth the effort. It prompted me to do some research into Jamaica during that time and I can't unsee that now.

TW: extreme violence, drugs, rape

Andrew65 Well done 👏👏👏 4y
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sarahbarnes
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This was definitely a challenge, between the multiple narrators and dialects, everyone talking in code, and the complexity of the story. But an incredible book and I‘m glad I read it.

vivastory I still think about this one several years later 4y
sarahbarnes @vivastory I feel like it‘s going to stick with me for a long time as well. 4y
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sarahbarnes
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Beautiful spot for a little reading this morning. ☀️

Christine Very! 4y
Avanders Wow 🤩 4y
BarbaraBB Wow. Where are you? 4y
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sarahbarnes @BarbaraBB I was at the top of a little hike outside of Estes Park CO. 4y
BarbaraBB It‘s gorgeous over there 😍 4y
CarolynM Lovely😍 4y
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sarahbarnes
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I‘ve had this on my shelf for awhile and it feels like the time. Looking forward to diving in.

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Cortg
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Day 2: For fun, I am going to post one book per day from my extensive to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it, I just do. Some will be old, some will be new. Don‘t judge me - I have a lot of books. Join the fun if you want. #bookstoread #tbrpile

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brandierickson
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Not sure why I thought this would be any easier than Black Leopard, Red Wolf, but here we are.

willp13 That is very great it's my pleasure to meet you 5y
Uuchickinbrooklyn I loved Seven Killings, loved it, not sure why except James‘ characters are practically 4 dimensional. They don‘t stay in the book; they rent space in my head. No, they live rent-free...I don‘t want to dislodge them. Nina, Alex, Papa Lo, Bam Bam (poor Bam Bam!), even Josey Wales, most of them dreadful people facing awful choices...they shredded my nerves. At this point in my reading life I want to be devastated when I commit to a book. I was. 4y
Uuchickinbrooklyn But Brandi is right...James is a huge writer, but even his powerful enthusiasm didn‘t make Leopard, Wolf a pleasure to read. And he‘s writing a trilogy. So exactly: here we are! Did you read Night Women? Oh my God. 4y
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PNWBookseller85
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Marlon James is a genius. This book was so complex and layered. Like the Wire, but set mostly in Jamaica. I‘m in total awe. It‘s not an easy read at all, but so worth the effort.

vivastory This book really stuck with me. Loved it 5y
PNWBookseller85 @vivastory me too! Goal this year is to read his other two books. Already love Black Leopard Red Wolf. 5y
Cinfhen Same!!! This book felt epic🙌🏻 5y
Lucy_Anywhere I'm intrigued - stacked! 5y
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JGadz11
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Even the cat looks intimidated by the first 2020 reading challenge I‘ve decided to take on.💝

Leftcoastzen Beautiful kitty!There are some #chunksters in that stack! 5y
Ms.Story Kitty‘s expression is the BEST!!! 😻 5y
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emmaakg
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I‘ve been carrying it like this all day bc I can‘t find any of my $&@ing actual bookmarks

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Etpayne27
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Not brief but worth the investment.

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ReadingMidwife
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Cinfhen
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#WanderingJune One of the first books I posted about when I first joined Litsy, 3 years ago. This was an epic read and took a whole lot of concentration and patience BUT man did it payoff!!!! Brilliant storytelling and compelling characters a true #dreadlockHoliday and Marlon James is sexy as hell 🖤

TrishB And I have thanks to you! Must get to.... 5y
Freespirit I have had this one on my TBR shelf for a while. 5y
Cinfhen It‘s fantastic @Freespirit @TrishB but you have to be in the right mood to read it. You need a clear head 5y
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Blaire Good to hear this paid off. I tried and couldn‘t focus. Need to return to it at some point. 5y
Melissa_J I was going to us this book for today‘s prompt, but now I‘ll have to think of another one 🤔 5y
andrew61 I loved this book, definitely want to read more by him although uncertain about the new one - great choice. 5y
Ruthiella Marlon James is pretty sexy 😀 I‘m reading Black Leopard Red Wolf right now and picturing the main character Tracker as looking like our man Marlon. 5y
Cinfhen I haven‘t started that new book yet because I‘m told it requires your full attention @Ruthiella but I‘m curious to get to it! And picturing our man, Marlon is a definite plus 😜 5y
Suet624 I have both of his books close to the top of my stack. I need a break after the dense Milkman. 5y
Cinfhen MJ does not write easy feel good novels @suet624 you might want some fluff before you start reading MJ😉😁 5y
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bookish_wookish
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I cant believe i found the Red Queen coloring book and Marlon James at Dollar Tree!! 😱 I loved Waiter Rant and im thinking of rereading it!

Julsmarshall The Dollar Tree has books? 6y
AmyG @Julsmarshall YES, they do! 6y
bookish_wookish Yes! And sometimes they get really really good ones! They get amazing coloring books too! @Julsmarshall 6y
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Yossarian
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Greg fucking Brady never told anyone to Chillax.

This book is set in 1976. Who do I contact about revoking its Booker Prize?

CarolynM 😂 6y
BarbaraBB Haha you‘re so right! 6y
Leftcoastzen 😒 6y
scowler1 Well done, seems obvious but I didn't spot that. I'm on the phone to him right now but he's not picking up. 6y
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bluejanetennessee
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Presented as fiction, this book is based on real political and economic upheaval and graphically real poverty and crime in Jamaica. This book seemed to drag in places but it is rich with recent dark history of this beautiful country. I really enjoyed it. If you've ever traveled to Jamaica and ventured beyond the expensive resorts with high walls I think you'll be fascinated.

tpixie Welcome! 🥳📚🥳 6y
Tonton This is so good! 6y
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RadicalReader @bluejanetennessee highly and strongly recommend you check out the novel couldn‘t put it down because of the perfect plot and looking forward to the Netflix series next year 6y
bluejanetennessee @RadicalReader Netflix series!?!? Whoo-hoo! 6y
StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego Hope you're loving Litsy so far 📖💖 6y
Crazeedi Welcome to litsy!!🎉🎉 6y
Eggs Welcome to Litsy 🤗🌸 6y
Book_Gobbler Got this in my TBR stack! Maybe time to bump it up! 🤗📚 6y
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Suet624
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Went to a book sale today and found these for $9. Each had a tiny tear on their covers which meant I got a deal!

charl08 I loved The Great Believers. Would like to read her short stories! 6y
AmyG Ooooo nice!!! 6y
Suet624 @charl08 I know! The Borrowers was good too. 6y
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batsy A sweet deal indeed! 6y
kspenmoll Fantastic! 6y
minkyb Supremely jealous and simultaneously happy for you. 6y
Suet624 @minkyb 😂😂😂 6y
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Abby2
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This book is so dense with its train of thought narration it‘s took awhile to read. It‘s amazing and graphic writing. I loved it but it was a chore.

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Decalino
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At 686 pages, this hefty novel demands the reader's attention and finishing it felt like completing a mental marathon. Set in Jamaica & New York from 1976-1995, A Brief History follows the lives of Jamaican gangsters, a young woman who witnesses their assassination attempt on Bob Marley, an American journalist, a CIA agent, a ghost, etc. It's a lot, and definitely not for the squeamish. An absorbing story of power, violence and missed opportunity.

Pedrocamacho Loved this book! 6y
JanuarieTimewalker13 I can‘t believe I just purchased this exact copy at the dollar store. My bargain of a lifetime..perfect condition! 6y
JanuarieTimewalker13 There were 2! I was stunned! Of course, the library would be free, but I like to own big books bc I‘m not rushed. 6y
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Julsmarshall
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Great book haul this week when selling books to Half Price Books. 2019 goal: not buying any new books until 4 TBR books read or donated.

Erinreadsthebooks I might have to adopt that goal 🤔 Thank you for sharing! 6y
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Pruzy
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Preparing for my first book purge of 2019! On the stack are:
-A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James
-The Illegal by Lawrence Hill
-Angelmaker by Nick Harkaway
-SS-GB by Len Deighton.

The theme is books that I (unfortunately) could not finish, most of them early on.

These books are going to my local library and will most likely end up in their used bookstore at the central branch or at the yearly book sale.

Lindy Some other readers will be very pleased to get their hands on these. 6y
Pruzy @Lindy One can only hope! 6y
emilyhaldi I couldn‘t finish this one... made it almost 3/4 of the way but realized I was hate-reading it so I finally bailed!! 6y
Pruzy @emilyhaldi For me, it was the writing in dialect. While I appreciate the importance of doing so, I just find it extremely difficult. It‘s also why I almost immediately put down Clockwork Orange when I tried to read it 6y
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GeorgeanneD
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2019 is going to be the year of thiccc reading for me. I‘m also trying to write physical notes as I read. This is where I‘m starting. #thicccbooks2019

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JLaurenceCohen

BHoSK is staggeringly good. James is incredibly good at conveying his characters' terror, anguish, hope, and resignation. The only downside is that there is really only one fully-developed female character.

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Billypar
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gradcat I love how you did the mash-up for the hashtag prompt!! Kudos! 6y
BookishTrish 🤣 6y
Cinfhen Awesomeness 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻and I loved the Marlon James book 🙌🏻 6y
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erzascarletbookgasm 😄 well done, brilliant! 6y
TrishB Not read yet - but on tbr 👍🏻 6y
Kalalalatja Creative 👏👏👏 6y
Centique What a clever clogs! 🙌🙌 Well played sir, well played 😊 6y
batsy Nicely done 😀 6y
Billypar @Cinfhen Me too! Have you read Book of Night Women yet? I hear good things about that too- thinking of picking it up soon. 6y
Cinfhen No, I really should!! 6y
Billypar @TrishB I loved it- from reading general reactions, it seems like either a 'love it or bail' kind of book. 6y
gradcat Adding it to my stack now...I was so intrigued by the mash-up that I forgot to do that! 6y
OwenBanner The audio book was excellent, though I found myself speaking with a Jamaican accent for about a month afterward. 6y
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Decalino
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My latest thrift shop haul had an inadvertent color scheme!

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Rissreads
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Mehso-so

I‘m glad I have finally finished this book. It is definitely easier to listen too than read. I enjoyed the first third and last third but got lost and bored in the middle. A lot of it was over my head. There was just way too many characters and way too much going on.

MrsMalaprop Brett read this & liked it. Looks like hard work to me! Well done for getting through it 🤓👊. 6y
Rissreads @MrsMalaprop, it was hard work! 6y
Jeg Good for you. I could not finish it. 6y
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9999 I listened to it and I really enjoyed it. I also found it difficult and very violent. I read it shortly after, "A Little Life" which can put anything into perspective. 6y
Rissreads @Sskk I adored ‘A Little Life‘ 💜 6y
9999 @Rissreads that book still haunts me..... 6y
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emilyhaldi
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Bailedbailed

I tried I really did! Made it halfway through this #chunkster but it‘s just too much work and not enough payoff. I struggle to get through each chapter 😖 anyone else have trouble with this one?!

AmyG Me. I bailed on this one. 6y
RaimeyGallant Haven't attempted it yet. 6y
emilyhaldi @Cinfhen I suppose its to be expected that I wouldn‘t like this since you loved it 😜 I had such high hopes!! But alas, it‘s just not for me. 6y
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emilyhaldi @AmyG good to know I‘m not alone! (edited) 6y
Cinfhen No!!!! 😭😭😭We are usually in #booksync 👯‍♀️oh well... U gave it a fair chance but it‘s really a brilliant book (edited) 6y
emilyhaldi @Cinfhen while I couldn‘t get into the story, I‘m totally amazed by James‘ ability to write in so many different voices, and his knowledge of that time period is seriously impressive!!! 6y
Blaire I started it in a doctor‘s waiting room last year which was not the ideal setting for a complicated book. I #bailed but hope to try again. I only got about 50 pages in. 6y
quietjenn Yes. Technically I haven't given up yet (this is my second or third attempt) but I also haven't actually picked up in months ... And I'm not nearly as far asking as you. 6y
Mdargusch I‘m surprised @Cinfhen liked this and you didn‘t. 🤔 6y
Reviewsbylola Glad you finally called it quits. 6y
BarbaraBB I had that trouble too but there was this moment when things came together and I ended up loving it. But looking back I am surprised I hold on that long. I can totally understand your bailing! 6y
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