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Library at Mount Char
Library at Mount Char | Scott Hawkins
"A missing God." "A library with the secrets to the universe. " "A woman too busy to notice her heart slipping away." "" Carolyn's not so different from the other people around her. She likes guacamole and cigarettes and steak. She knows how to use a phone. Clothes are a bit tricky, but everyone says nice things about her outfit with the Christmas sweater over the gold bicycle shorts. After all, she was a normal American herself once. That was a long time ago, of course. Before her parents died. Before she and the others were taken in by the man they called Father. In the years since then, Carolyn hasn't had a chance to get out much. Instead, she and her adopted siblings have been raised according to Father's ancient customs. They've studied the books in his Library and learned some of the secrets of his power. And sometimes, they've wondered if their cruel tutor might secretly be God. Now, Father is missing perhaps even dead and the Library that holds his secrets stands unguarded. And with it, control over all of creation. As Carolyn gathers the tools she needs for the battle to come, fierce competitors for this prize align against her, all of them with powers that far exceed her own. But Carolyn has accounted for this. And Carolyn has a plan. The only trouble is that in the war to make a new God, she's forgotten to protect the things that make her human. Populated by an unforgettable cast of characters and propelled by a plot that will shock you again and again, "The Library at Mount Char" is at once horrifying and hilarious, mind-blowingly alien and heartbreakingly human, sweepingly visionary and nail-bitingly thrilling and signals the arrival of a major new voice in fantasy."
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RavenclawPrincess913
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perfectsinner How is it? On Mount tbr 2w
RavenclawPrincess913 @perfectsinner these are all just edits I made yesterday of my tbr so idk yet 2w
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DrasticallyJill
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Pickpick

Rarely do I grab a book to read over and over. The exception is the fantastical-witty-inventive-disquieting #TheLibraryatMountChar. It‘s not quite horror, more surreal. Characters, motivations, and little details further plot and enjoyment. 100% recommend. Absolute treasure of a novel. A ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 📖 to read.

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Shawna
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Eggs Awesome cover 🧡🖤🧡 3mo
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GondorGirl
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Pickpick

I don't even know how to review this one except to say it was one of the best books I've read this year, but also BRUTAL.

Basically, a bunch of children are raised by their "Father", who might be a god, and are trained in a single subject, such as languages, animals, reincarnation, murder... And maybe the world might end? Or maybe the god might retire? Or maybe a man in a tutu might murder everyone? Come for the violence, stay for the feelings!

Ruthiella Yeah , this one was banana pants but SO GOOD! 😱🤯🤪 11mo
CuriousG My review is: bizarre and amazing and terrible and couldn't put it down. 11mo
GondorGirl @CuriousG Same! And I can't stop thinking about it. 11mo
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Emilymdxn
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So original and intricate, and I loved the cosmic horror worldbuilding so much. A great concept and really well executed in so many ways but it was so odd it was hard to follow sometimes. I feel like I need to reread it in order to really understand what was happening.

#scarathlon #skeletoncrew

Addison_Reads Great review. This is one of my favorite books. 13mo
KathyWheeler While I love this book, I often describe it as one of the weirdest books I‘ve ever read. 13mo
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Emilymdxn
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Starting off today‘s #scarathlonsprint with some cosmic horror and scream 2 on in the background!

Thanks for hosting @Laughterhp 🎃

#scarathlon #skeletoncrew

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suvata
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Pickpick

Combining fantasy, horror, and humor this novel tells the story of Carolyn, one of twelve librarians who have been raised by a mysterious and powerful being called Father, who has gone missing. Each librarian has a different catalog of knowledge and abilities, such as languages, war, death, animals, and healing. • A bit tedious and long = 3-Stars

KathyWheeler I liked this book but often say it‘s one of the weirdest ones I‘ve ever read. 1y
suvata @KathyWheeler I completely agree 1y
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Mehso-so

This was an interesting and unique story, but I‘m not sure I liked it. I drew some parallels to Christianity, like the manna, but I was disappointed we never met the iceberg. Really disappointed. I thought it was too long, and came close to bailing.

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CuriousG
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30 book recommendations in 30 days...

Day 12: This novel is for a very specific audience, but I really loved it. It is very bizarre and very dark, so if that's your thing, definitely give this one a try. #30recsin30days

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NatalieR
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Bailedbailed

I should have trusted my instinct and never purchased this book. When this came out, I repeatedly saw a lot of praise for this book. I didn‘t think it suited my interests and avoided it for a long time. Most likely, there was an Audible sale and I decided to purchase the book because the cover was cool and the title had the word ‘library.‘ I‘m such a sucker, I know.

Full review at https://abookandadog.com

paper.reveries Hey, you gave it a chance and that's what counts! Sorry it didn't pan out. 1y
KathyWheeler I liked this book a lot but I never recommend it to anyone because it‘s just so strange and there‘s so much about it that I can understand why others wouldn‘t like it. 1y
Hooked_on_books I got suckered into this one for similar reasons and wasn‘t a fan. 1y
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NatalieR @paper.reveries Thanks for the validation! 🤓 1y
NatalieR @KathyWheeler I‘m glad you liked it. I wish I had a different experience. 1y
NatalieR @Hooked_on_books I‘m glad I‘m not alone. 😊 1y
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cottagelantern
Bailedbailed

DNF'd
Another disappointment. The premise and general outline of the store are fascinating, but this is easily the most violent and most crude book I have ever attempted to read. I called it quits around page 140 when somebody shot a beagle. Just, no.
If you have a higher tolerance than me for torture and the f-bomb, you may enjoy it, but it ain't for me.

Itchyfeetreader I remember fighting my way through this - I wish I had DNFed ! 2y
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick Even with an enjoyment for torture and F-bombs, I really disliked this book. I just couldn't get into it. 2y
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CuriousG
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I had heard just enough to know The Library at Mount Char would be a weird, dark, trip into a bizarre world, and it certainly was that. There is absolutely no way to try and sum this one up. Although nothing like Geek Love, I still felt some serious Geek Love vibes, and I totally loved it! Not sure what that says about me though 🤔 Makes me want to light up my creepy beeswax Medusa candle and start on my next book, Moon of the Crusted Snow.

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Lizpixie
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#OminousOctober #Day29 #Dusk #Day30 #Haunted #Day31 #Undead The last 3 prompts I‘m sliding in for #Scarathlon First is Dusk with the tagged book & it‘s spectacular cover, 2nd is Haunted with a gothic The Silent Companions & it‘s haunted protagonist & finally Undead with 13 Bullets by David Wellington & it‘s animalistic vampires. #TeamSlaughter 16pts

Eggs Nice triple play! 2y
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Marmie7
Library at Mount Char | Scott Hawkins
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📙The Library at Mount Char
💻 Mercedes Lackey
🎥Last Man on Earth
📻 Lewis Capaldi
🎶 Landslide by Dixie Chicks
#ManicMonday #LetterL @CBee

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Twainy
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MidWorld Press - Library at Mount Char - by Scott Hawkins - I pre-ordered the special edition hard cover on 3/11/2022 … I received it 7 months later & couldn‘t be more pleased. Red satin ribbon permanent bookmark, 4 full color full page images, the end papers have a texture, signed by the author & it‘s limited to 500. Good book!

Reggie Oooooohhhhhh! How nice! 2y
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Robotswithpersonality
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Incredibly violent, incredibly dark, but also fantastically, almost charmingly, humourously fuckin' weird. It flabbergasts me to say I think this is a new favourite. It might be "compulsively readable" as one blurb on the book suggests, great pacing, but for your mental health, I suggest mini-breaks. My one gripe would be the strong, and I would argue LAZY codification of people dressing outside the norm = freaks/other/dangerous. ?

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Robotswithpersonality
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FANTASY NOVEL™:
"'Is he the one with the tentacles?'
'No, that's Barry O'Shea. Q-33 North is the sort of iceberg with legs, remember? Up in Norway.'
'Oh, right."
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Tera66
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#Alphabetgame
#LetterJ #LetterK #LetterL
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ⚘️
Catching up!
J- Jem and the Holograms Graphic novel
K- Really great novel
L- One of my most favorites. Also one of the strangest books I've ever read.

KathyWheeler I loved The Library at Mount Char, but it‘s definitely a strange little book. 2y
Tera66 @KathyWheeler It's not for everyone, but I was obsessed with it for awhile. My friend got the author to wish me Happy Birthday on Twitter one year. 2y
KathyWheeler @Tera66 Very cool. 2y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Thank you for playing! 📚 2y
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wanderinglynn
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#wondrouswednesday

1. My parents

2. Neil Gaiman

3. No. But now that I‘m back in the states, I hope to find one.

Thanks for the tag Sherri! Who wants to play? Consider yourself tagged!

Eggs Thanks for playing! 2y
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Decalino
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This dark, riveting, unforgettable book has layer after layer, peeling back secrets to the very end. Carolyn & her siblings were adopted after their parents died, & raised in a library containing the secrets of the universe. Now Father is missing and control of the library is up for grabs. Imagine if the father in Umbrella Academy was a cruel, sadistic god, his punishments unthinkable & his control absolute. As brutal as it is brilliant. TW: rape.

sprainedbrain Great review. I loved this bananapants book! 😅 3y
Decalino Thanks, me too! 3y
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Wife
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Panpan

I had already bailed on an “L” book for my #alphabetchallenge using my stacks, so I pushed myself to finish this. Should‘ve bailed! The story was disjointed and characters not developed. I was hoping it would all come together, and it did in a very unsatisfactory way. The concept of the library catalogs was interesting, but wasn‘t explored enough to keep my interest. Not for me. 1/5🦨💨

jdiehr Cute skunk, though 😄 3y
sprainedbrain The skunk! 😂 3y
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CrowCAH
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#ABookThatBeginsWithLibrary #New Beginnings

This has been on my TBR for some time…

Tera66 I was obsessed with this book for awhile. I loved it. 3y
Eggs Cover Love 💕 3y
CrowCAH @Tera66 good to know it will be engaging whenever I get to it! 3y
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CrowCAH @Eggs it is beautiful! 3y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Awesome cover! 3y
CrowCAH @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I wonder if they burned pages and then took a photo of it. 3y
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ImperfectCJ
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Mehso-so

This novel has an interesting premise and characters I miss now that I'm done, but the story itself drags. It reads like a much longer book than it is. I'm not sure what it is that Hawkins does here, but the scenes just seem to unfold excruciatingly slowly sometimes. Maybe it's all the asides? Also, there's a spot about 3/4 through that's clearly an ending, but the story keeps going. It's also kind of gross.

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Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick
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Panpan

I wanted to love this so much but it was just too damn disjointed for my tastes. We're tossed into the book at the beginning, which reads like the middle. It didn't really come together for me at all, despite hoping and praying it would eventually all make sense. A few scenes gave me hope, but otherwise, it was not for me. I didn't care about the people. On audio, a lot of the dialogue sounded stunted, with lots of OKs and Yeahs. ⬇️

Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick "Jennifer" sounded like she was hopped up on quaaludes and perhaps I would've liked this better if I was, too. Part The Librarians, part Doom Patrol, but 100% not my cup of tea.

November #bookspinbingo @TheAromaOfBooks #Booked21 #TitleIncludesLibraryOrLibrarian @4thHouseOnTheLeft @barbarathebibliophage @cinfhen #52Books #AboutAdoption #pop21 #SomethingBrokenOnTheCover
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CBee @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick despite you not enjoying it, I got a huge kick out of your review 😂😂 especially the “hopped up on quaaludes” part 😂😂 3y
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick @CBee My humor seems to come out more when I dislike something. 🤣 3y
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CBee @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick I can see that. And I‘m totally here for it 😂😂 Thanks for the card, btw! 😁 3y
BethM Great review! 3y
Cinfhen This was a strange book / not my cup of tea either 😉 3y
TheAromaofBooks Shame this one didn't work out, but at least you get the fun of reviewing it! 😂 3y
mcctrish The strangest book! I tried it on audio, could not deal at all, read in print = somewhat better but still bizarre 3y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Definitely a weird book … not for every mood or reader. 👊🏻 3y
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Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick
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Two hours in and I'm not really sure what's going on yet? Is my attention wandering or is this by design? It's rated highly by my fellow Littens so I'm hoping it's going to start making sense soon. 🤞

Tera66 This book is bonkers! But I was obsessed with it for awhile. It may not make sense ever but I loved it! 3y
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick @Tera66 OK then. I'll allow myself to be confused, wonder if there is a plot at all, and just go for the ride! 🤣 3y
Tera66 @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick Just buckle up and hold on. There is kind of a plot, but I could not explain it to you if I tried.😆 3y
ReadingVampire Yeah it's crazy and super confusing in the beginning but as it goes you start to come out of the dark. Very good book! 👍🏻 3y
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Lizpixie
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#LittensDressedInBlood #Day18 #ComeLittleChildren This was one of the first recs I picked up from Litsy in 2016, the cover is one of my all time favourites. I think I may reread it for next months #Scarathlon Carolyn & her dozen siblings were all just human once, before Adoption Day & the coming of Father. Brought up in his library, they don‘t get out much, until Father/God goes missing & the battle starts to inherit his library & power.

MidnightBookGirl This is a perfect pick! 3y
Ruthiella This book was bonkers and so good! 3y
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Laughterhp
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Wow! I really enjoyed this book. I obviously wasn‘t sure what to expect. I‘ve been into books about gods lately, so this one fit my current mood.

There is a lot of violence, death and animal killing. Normally I‘m not okay with it, but the dogs were really violent and vicious so I wasn‘t invested in their safety.

This book had a lot going on, but I enjoyed the journey and seeing how everything connected.

#Booked2021 - library in title

vivastory I keep waiting for Hawkins to release a new book. I loved this one. 3y
Laughterhp @vivastory When I finished this one, I checked to see what else the author has written. I was upset to see he hasn‘t published any other books! 3y
JudeCC I own it, but mine came with such a small font. I haven't been able to read it. I need to buy a hardcover, hoping the font is bigger. If not I'll end up with a huge migraine. Thanks for sharing!! 3y
Cinfhen This was one WILD ride!! 3y
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Laughterhp
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I‘m only 9 pages in, which is as far as I made it the last time I tried to read this one. So we‘ll see 🤞🏻

It‘s also way too hot to have a fire right now (so humid out) but we‘ve been building this for like a month! We are going to suffer and enjoy it 🤣

Tamra 😅 Have to take advantage of it now while you can! 3y
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BarbaraTheBibliophage
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When this first came out, Litsy was *full* of WTF reviews. I‘m finally catching up. This was weird, inventive, creative, and sly. The author puts a lot of elements just under the surface and lets them bubble slowly to the top. I loved crazy Carolyn, despite her psychotic tendencies. And Steve really tries to understand her, impossible as it is. 💯 unique!

Full review http://www.TheBibliophage.com
#thebibliophage2021 #booked2021 #libraryintitle

TracyReadsBooks I absolutely loved this book!!! 3y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @TracyReadsBooks I did too. Wishing for a sequel that doesn‘t seem likely. 3y
TracyReadsBooks @BarbaraTheBibliophage Ohhh, I would love to have more but I agree, it doesn‘t seem likely. 3y
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Cinfhen I remember those #EarlyWTFdays !!! Nice choice 3y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @Cinfhen Right? Litsy was all abuzz. I am really really trying to choose older books, when I‘m not reading ARCs. I have zillions of unread choices! 3y
Cinfhen Nice way to read your way through your TBR, especially if you own the books!! 3y
TrishB I did love Carolyn too! 3y
KathyWheeler I really liked this book. Weirdest little book I‘ve ever read though. I bought the ebook but wish I‘d bought it in print because I love that cover. 3y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @TrishB I‘m glad I‘m not the only one. 👍🏻 3y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @KathyWheeler I actually listened to it but also have the ebook. At the end I realized I read faster with eyes than ears, so I finished with the ebook. I had to know!! 3y
Reggie I like that she makes Steve the sun in the end. 3y
Ruthiella Welcome to the club. Totally a WTF book! I only read it myself a couple of months ago. 3y
KathyWheeler @Reggie I loved that too. 3y
Reggie @KathyWheeler 💛 🌞💛 3y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @Reggie I thought it was brilliant too! 3y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @Ruthiella I saw your review and **awesome** picture collage! It is the BEST kind of WTF … so well done! 3y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa This one is still on my TBR list, added specifically because of all those crazy Litsy reviews! 3y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @Riveted_Reader_Melissa I think you‘d really like it! But there are always too many choices! 3y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa @BarbaraTheBibliophage I need to find a way to carve out some more reading time each day…somewhere… 3y
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Ruthiella
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Pickpick

This book was unlike anything I‘ve ever read before. Trigger Warnings for everything...read at your own risk. It definitely paid off at the end and I was always invested, if often confused. It‘s like a heist movie but played at the level of gods. 🤯

I read this for the #Booked2021 prompt “title includes library or librarian “.

Cinfhen Awesome choice and review❤️fabulous collage 🙌🏻 4y
Ruthiella @Cinfhen Thanks! ☺️ 4y
Cathythoughts Sounds epic 👍🏻💫 4y
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Ruthiella @Cathythoughts It was epic in its way, but also weird and really smart. 4y
alisiakae 🙌🏽🙌🏽 great review! 4y
vivastory This collage is fantastic! 4y
Ruthiella @vivastory Thank you. I found the book very inspiring. If only I could have found a helmet made of blood... (edited) 4y
Reggie I loved that she made that guy into the sun! I liked this book a lot. 4y
Ruthiella @Reggie I think that was the best possible outcome for Steve. And for a dark book, Steve injected Carolyn with some needed compassion. 4y
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Butterfinger
Bailedbailed

I just can't. Too much language on the verge of blasphemy. I wish I could ignore it because the fantasy seems to be something I'd enjoy. #NewYearWhoDis @BookishBelle

TheAromaofBooks Sometimes a book just isn't the right fit!! 4y
Butterfinger @BookishBelle I have felt so guilty. It was when a character said he would kick the baby for a cigarette and the baby was Jesus and it was too much for Easter weekend. I know it seems stupid. 4y
BookishBelle No worries. It was a really strange book. Not everything is for everyone. 4y
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Amandajoy
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Finished March‘s #bookspin selection. WTF was that? It was weird & dark & violent & funny & absurd. There were so many different things going on that I have no idea how the author kept up wit it all, but it all came together in the end. It was absolutely banana pants and I loved it. All the trigger warnings on this one, but if you‘re ok with that, it‘s fantastic!

vivastory There's a BBQ restaurant that my family likes to eat at. We haven't been there in over a year because of Covid, but they have a lifesize steel statue of a bull outside and I'm always tempted to take a pic of this book on top of the statue 🐂😂 4y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 4y
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LibrarianBecky
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Pickpick

So I was recommended this book by a colleague.. and without really reading the summary, asked for it for Xmas. I assumed it was historical fiction .. turns out it‘s horror/fantasy fiction .. but man was it great! Want to read a book that really makes you wonder .. this is the book. No idea too “out there” that‘s for sure!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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CuriousG
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I'm posting one book per day from the ever growing unread stacks in my personal library. No description or explanation, just books I own and plan to read. #tbr

Day 12

Reagan This book is so good! 4y
CuriousG @Reagan I keep hearing that - I think I am going to pack it in my trailer and read it during my travels this summer 4y
Bookgirl This book was very odd in the very best way possible! 4y
CuriousG @Bookgirl - sounds like my kind of book! 4y
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Amandajoy
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My #bookspjn & #doublespin for March. Looks like kind of a dark theme this month.

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 4y
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Doing a re-read: I really love this weird-ass book!

Suet624 😳😳😳 4y
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twohectobooks
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Just one new #library book today, and it‘s about a library!

Sadly today‘s library visit also involved overhearing one of the staff trying to get a difficult patron not following public health regulations to leave.

MsMelissa We are about to go into lockdown again, sadly. Mainly because too many people refuse to pay attention to public health advice. 4y
hoppeduponbooks All our libraries are closed but I am still able to borrow e-books and audiobooks. That is good. 4y
twohectobooks @Book_Fiend_Melissa yes, I saw that news. We have more restrictions here than earlier in the fall including no indoor social gatherings. I think part of why I‘m getting so many library books lately is a bit of paranoia that the libraries will be closed again soon :( 4y
twohectobooks @hoppeduponbooks I was so thankful for the digital collection earlier this year but I do really love my paper books. 4y
Mccall0113 I‘ve had this one in my shelf for ages. 4y
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booksandsympathy

I started this book super interested but I'm such a mood reader and after about three chapters, really struggled with it because it wasn't what I was wanting to read right now. It was due back at the library and I couldn't renew it because somebody else requested it. So I returned it and I'll come back to it later when I'm more in the mood for it.

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"Carolyn, blood-drenched and barefoot, walked alone down the two-lane stretch of blacktop that the Americans called Highway 78. Most of the librarians, Carolyn included, had come to think of this road as the Path of Tacos, so-called in honor of a Mexican joint they snuck out to sometimes. The guacamole, she remembered, is really good. Her stomach rumbled." What a fantastic opening to a book. Thinking of tacos makes my stomach rumble too.

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LouBeth
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Pickpick

Great audio book. Definitely weird but I love that stuff.

LazyOwl Agree, this was super wierd but enjoyable read 4y
readordierachel Loved this one! Bananas. 4y
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Jas16
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Pickpick

I was wary starting this book because of how bonkers everyone says it is but I was completely ensnared from the first page and ready to go wherever Hawkins led me. I loved every minute of this wild and violent ride and ended the book with a smile on my face still hungry for more.

aa_guer2021 What a fascinating review! I got to get to this book!! Aaaaah!! 😜😂❤️📚 4y
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booksandsympathy
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This book showed up on Libby for me this morning. It sounds so intriguing and dark:
Carloyn knows she‘s a little bit…odd. But she figures that‘s only natural when she‘s spent her life locked away in an infinite Library, forced to study at the feet of the man who might be God. She‘s seen her share of terrible things in those years, even died a few times herself. Now "Father" has gone missing and the Library is left unguarded. #screamathon2020

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Jari-chan
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Panpan

#Unpopularopinion again... I just couldn't get into the story at all 🤷‍♀️ Even though I liked the idea of the different catalogs, I guess I just suspected it to be something totally different... 😔
Neither could I connect to any of the characters. They just went on doing what they were doing, while I felt like an unwanted outsider...

@TheAromaofBooks #BookSpinBingo

TheAromaofBooks At least it's off the list!! 4y
Jari-chan @TheAromaofBooks Exactly 😁😁😁 4y
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Luulit
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https://www.luulit.com/product/library-at-mount-char-audible-audiobook-unabridge...

Carolyn‘s not so different from the other human beings around her. She‘s sure of it. She likes guacamole and cigarettes and steak. She knows how to use a phone. She even remembers what clothes are for. After all, she was a normal American herself once...

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Jari-chan
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And here's my list for #BookSpin and #DoubleSpin and #BookSpinBingo for September. Already looking forward to reading those!

But I'm way behind with my reviews... I should hurry up now...

@TheAromaOfBooks

TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! 4y
LiteraryinPA It looks so elegant and official! 4y
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick I'm not finished with my list yet but The Library at Mount Char is on mine, too! 4y
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Twainy
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Pickpick

🎧 Well that was the oddest book I‘ve read in a long time!! Loved it. Beware there‘s lots of swearing, graphic violence, gore, child abuse. I was about 2 hours into the book and I was utterly confused! It explains itself just keep listening as I‘m certain if those triggers didn‘t warn you off ... you may like it. If you want to know more check out the summaries on good reads! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️5/6

Reggie This book was totally crazy pants. Lol, but I liked it. 4y
Twainy @Reggie agreed! utterly bananas, loved it. *** Warning! Warning! Will Robinson ... multiple triggers ... believe the reviews *** 4y
LoverOfLearning Book sounds like a lot to process! 4y
Twainy @LoverOfLearning agreed, I think I‘ll be thinking about it for quite some time. 4y
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CindyMyLifeIsLit
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My favorite book (well, one of them) made #1 on this list of non-Stephen King scary books!! ❤️❤️❤️
Here‘s the link if you want to see the other nine:

https://listverse.com/2020/03/02/modern-horror-novels-better-than-stephen-king/?...

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annahenke
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1. I want to visit Greece to see the Parthenon!
2. I‘m grateful that my nephew came through surgery well yesterday!
@MrBook @Riveted_Reader_Melissa