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In the Time of the Butterflies
In the Time of the Butterflies | Julia Alvarez
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Based on true events, this novel covers the Mirabal sisters‘ involvement in the fall of the Trujillo regime in the Dominican Republic. It‘s an amazing novel that depicts sisterhood, courage, and the fight for freedom.

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Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick
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February's best book is a fictionalized account of the Mirabal sisters, who were kicking ass & taking names, so to speak, during the Trujillo dictatorship in the Dominican Republic. I listened to the audiobook, and it did a great job of giving each sister her own voice.

#12BooksOf2023 @Andrew65

IndoorDame I read this so many times in my teenage years! It was my favorite book for a long time! 12mo
Andrew65 Looks excellent. 12mo
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This was beautiful and heartbreaking. It was hard to read because I knew where it was going, and there was a lot of suffering, but the prose is beautiful and I loved how the sisters all have different voices. Recommended.

TheBookHippie I heard her speak used all the Kleenex in my purse!! 1y
marleed I love this book! 1y
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LibraryFairy
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Holy flicks. This book was so so so good. It‘s historical fiction based on the Mirabal sisters. OMG such an incredible story. I had to read it for school and the first couple chapters were iffy. But then it gets CRAZY GOOD. I recommend translating any Spanish. The characters were realistic and the shifting povs and perspectives really enhanced the storyline. According to the outside research, it‘s fairly accurate. 8.5/10

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Currey
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#readingtheamericas2023 #DominicanRepublic Fictionalized account of four sisters who tell their story of growing up under Trujillo‘s ruthless dictatorship. The tale begins with the one surviving sister reflecting back on their relationship with their parents and each other. The pace quickens when they speak of their husbands, their fears, their children, surviving in prison and standing up for freedom. “The Butterflies” still evoke 👇

Currey passions. The day of their murder is honored as International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. (edited) 2y
BarbaraBB I learned a lot from this book 2y
Librarybelle I‘ve heard so many good things about this book 2y
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TheKidUpstairs
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Not sure if anyone else read In the Time of the Butterflies last month for #FoodandLit #DominicanRepublic, but I just saw that there is a TV series on Disney+ about the Mirabel sisters. Looks like a good one!

https://youtu.be/q5-UiaKUNy4

@Catsandbooks @Texreader

Texreader Oh my gosh! Yes I read this one. I‘m going to have to check out this series. Thank you for posting! 2y
Catsandbooks So cool! 2y
TheBookHippie Oh thanks!!! I‘ve read all her books and heard her speak! 2y
Centique Did you know about this series @Reggie ? Will give it a try! Thanks for putting it on my radar @TheKidUpstairs 2y
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AnneCecilie
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I first heard about the Mirabal sisters when I read Brazen a few years ago and I knew that I wanted to know more. Dying research for #foodandlit #DominicanRebublic I came across this book, and knew that I had to read. All about the butterflies, the sisters, Patria, Dede, Minerva and Mate. Four sisters who joined in on the fight against the dictator Trujillo. To be honest I had some trouble getting into the story, but at the same time I wanted to

AnneCecilie read on. This is a fiction book so the author has taken some liberties. It says in the postscript that November 25, the day of 3 of the sisters murder, has been declared the International Day Against Violence Against Women in their honor 2y
DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 2y
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Andrew65 Well done 👏👏👏 2y
BiblioLitten One of my fav reads from last year. 💕 2y
Librarybelle On my to read list! 2y
Catsandbooks Great review! 🇩🇴 2y
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ChaoticMissAdventures
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#WomensHistoryMonth #Recommendations
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This is an amazing heartfelt, daring family saga. Las Mariposas (The Butterflies) are 4 sisters in the Dominican who are revolutionaries fighting against the Trujillo regime. Based off a true story, and artfully told this book taught me a lot about DR history while the story sucked me in from page one. These sisters were amazing, and Alvarez's writing is fantastic

marleed I love this book and didn‘t know about these amazing sisters until reading this book a couple years ago. 2y
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Texreader
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Four women beautifully narrate the chapters told by each of the Mirabal sisters during dictator Trujillo‘s reign in the #DominicanRepublic. This is their tragic story from the author‘s admittedly very fictionalized version of a true event. It successfully portrays Trujillo‘s lust for young beautiful girls and brutality, and the rebellions and the hope for a better future. Highly recommended. #foodandlit #readingtheAmericas

marleed I read this for the first time a year ago and m still thinking about it. 2y
Texreader @marleed I never knew anything about the history of the DR and it‘s all so tragic. They must have felt so isolated and vulnerable. 2y
Librarybelle Great review! 2y
Catsandbooks Such a sad history 🇩🇴 2y
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TheKidUpstairs
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I loved spending time getting to know the Mirabel sisters. A solid historical fiction pick about a family living under the Trujillo dictatorship and the lengths these four bold, brave women will go to for freedom, love, family, and faith.

#FoodandLit #DominicanRepublic @Catsandbooks @Texreader

Catsandbooks Glad you enjoyed it! 🇩🇴 2y
Centique I loved this book and must read some more Alvarez 😍 2y
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Maggie4483
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My #FoodAndLit #DominicanRepublic book won‘t be here until Tuesday, but I couldn‘t wait to make this Dominican Chimi Burger. 😋
I still have plenty of recipes for the rest of the month, so it‘s okay. 🇩🇴

Texreader Oh goodness. When can I come over and share?? 😋 2y
Catsandbooks Looks so tasty! 🇩🇴 2y
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marleed I love this book! 2y
Catsandbooks 🦋🇩🇴 2y
AnneCecilie I hope to get to this one this month as well 2y
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Librarybelle Yay! 2y
AlaMich This is a favorite of mine. I knew nothing about the DR and Trujillo when I read it, but then I fell down a rabbit hole learning about them. 2y
Daisey The Mirabel sisters have been mentioned a few times in the book I‘m reading. I may need to add this one to the list as well! 2y
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"Words repeated, distorted, words recreated by those who might bear them a grudge, words stitched to words until they are the winding sheet the family will be buried in when their bodies are found dumped in a ditch, their tongues cut off for speaking too much."

Starting early for #FoodandLit #DominicanRepublic @Catsandbooks @Texreader

Catsandbooks 👍🏼🇩🇴🦋 2y
Texreader Fantastic! 2y
Singout Excellent book! I listened to it a few years ago. When I was in university, I got a T-shirt in the DR that had the Mirabal sisters on the front and the names of dozens of feminist activists on the back. I wore it till it was in shreds. (edited) 2y
TEArificbooks I picked this one too for #foodandlit 2y
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JacintaMCarter
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#2023Book7
The Mirabal sisters are what the March sisters could have been if they‘d been revolutionaries and way more badass.

IndoorDame This was my favorite book in HS! 2y
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick This is what I plan to read for #foodandlit next month. 2y
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Catsandbooks @Texreader it's actually on our #FoodandLit book list already 2y
Texreader @Catsandbooks And because I‘m not too bright tonight, I just realized it was already on my personal list for next month as well. 😜 2y
Texreader @IndoorDame That‘s awesome!! 2y
Texreader @Catsandbooks And, the audiobook is free with my Audible membership!! 2y
Catsandbooks @Texreader oh that's perfect! 2y
Librarybelle This looks good! 2y
TheBookHippie I‘ve met her and I‘ve read all her books!!! We did her book for one read where the whole town read her book and she came to speak. She‘s a wonderful speaker. ♥️ 2y
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Kangaj1
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I abandoned my #doublespin tonight - not for me right now at least. @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Sometimes a book just isn't the right fit!! 2y
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ChaoticMissAdventures
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#manicmonday #letteri @cbee

📚 In The Time of Butterflies
✍️ Kazuo Ishiguro
🍿 IZombie
🎤 Idina Menzel
🎶 I Can't Go On Without You (Kaleo)

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Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick
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On Saturday I treated myself to some new audiobooks from Libro.fm to support my local indie shop. Tagged is the bottom right one that's hardest to read. See anything you liked?

EvieBee Nice! I‘ve been wanting to read Celestial Bodies. 3y
Nute Wonderful. I did a lot of follow up history searches after reading In the Time of the Butterflies. 3y
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This book would be perfect for a buddy-read or a book club. What I love is how seamlessly the author narrates each sister‘s story. Even the minor characters have memorable cameos. Also, I felt that there was a streak of indulgence for the bad guys.
This is one of those books that says so much in just one sentence. An example: Until the nail is hit, it doesn‘t believe in the hammer. 🌟🌟🌟🌟

marleed I read this in early 2021 and it‘s definitely stayed with me. My IRL bookclub allowed each member to submit 3 books for 2022 consideration. This was one my recommendations, but sadly was not chosen. But you and I know the mistake they made! 3y
BiblioLitten @marleed Oh definitely! What doesn‘t it have… history, politics, relationships, culture. I appreciate the editing because this book could also have dragged on for a bit. Do you have a favourite character? (edited) 3y
marleed @BiblioLitten Oh I never thought about it, maybe Minerva because there was so much to her story. I can‘t imagine being the first woman to graduate law school in DR only to have the certificate immediately stripped from you for rejecting the advances of an a**hat. 3y
BiblioLitten @marleed That made me livid too!! And some scenes were heart-wrenching, especially the ones with Patria and Mate. 3y
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BiblioLitten
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50 pages in, and I got goosebumps. Quite a book to start 2022 with. Happy New Year, lovely people! 💖

#currentlyreading #dominicanrepublic #blameitonlitsy

Reggie She‘s one of my favorite authors!!! 3y
BiblioLitten @Reggie Thank you for suggesting this book😊 3y
marleed This was one of my top reads of 2021 after it sat unread on my shelves for several years. It‘s a crazy thrill when I discover a 5 star read was patiently waiting for me on my own shelves! 3y
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BiblioLitten @marleed I can see why this was a 5 star book for you. I am invested in all the characters till now. 3y
readordierachel Happy New Year! ❤ 3y
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Singout

Completed my #Booked2021 third quarter:
#ColourinTitle: Well-Read Black Girl
#Relatedto911: The Day the World Came to Town
#Lessthan100pages: Jesus and the Disinherited
#ContainsPhotos: Nomadland
#LatinxAuthor: In the Time of the Butterflies
#AppalachianNoir: Below the Waterfall

Cinfhen Congrats on completing the third quarter #Booked2021 🥳🥳🥳 3y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Great job!! 3y
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Singout
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Love this book about the Mirabal sisters who resisted dictator Trujillo‘s regime and were eventually executed in 1960 in the Dominican Republic. Written in diverse voices and styles, it paints a vivid picture of the impact of the grinding oppression and strength and courage taken to overthrow it. Especially interesting as I visited the DR women‘s centre in 1992 and got a shirt with the sisters on it that I wore to shreds.
#Booked2021 #Latinx

Cinfhen Woohoo!!! Well done!! Don‘t forget you have until midnight, **Oct 3** to fill out the third quarter form
https://bit.ly/3b7rK1E
3y
Singout Done! 3y
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Singout

Once the goat [dictator Trujillos] was a bad memory in our past, that would be the real revolution we would have to fight: forgiving each other for what we had all let come to pass.

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ChaoticMissAdventures
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#conflictedworlds #siblings
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

A gorgeous and powerful book about sisters and revolution.

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Beautiful photo 💛💛 3y
Eggs Lovely bouquet and photo 💐📙🧡 3y
marleed I love this book. To my chagrin, I did not know this history until I read this book this year. I plan to recommend to my IRL bookclub for 2022 reading. 3y
ChaoticMissAdventures @marleed yes!! Recommend it, I try to remember to recommend it often to many people. Such a great history lesson, and beautifully written. 3y
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Erin.Elizabeth10
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What a saga! This book took me forever to read, but not because I didn‘t like it! It was so good, just pretty dense. But I learned so much… I didn‘t know anything about the time and place this book was set! I got this book through a book exchange, and I‘m glad I did.

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marleed
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With all my great reading on this grid I didn‘t even mind that I panned one book. Tagged my favorite!

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Sreckess
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Historical fiction at its best: the kind of book where you finish the last page and open your internet browser to learn more. This novel explores the events surrounding the Mirabal sisters‘ death at the hands of the dictator Trujillo in the 1960s Dominican Republic. Highly recommended.

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marleed
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How did I not know this story. The conversation is fictional but the history and Mirabal family is real. International Day Toward Violence Against Women (Nov 25) was established in the memory of the three siblings assassinated by henchmen for the Dominican Republic dictator, Trujillo. Anger over their death led to Trujillo‘s death and end of regime just 6 months later. ...I‘m so grateful I read books and learn things.

ChaoticMissAdventures Isn't the book amazing? I am so glad it is still circulating and people are learning about the sisters. 4y
NeedsMoreBooks I enjoyed this book and was so surprised to know that so few people knew about the events in this book. 4y
marleed @ChaoticMissAdventures @NeedsMoreBooks As I read this, I was humbled that I didn‘t know anything of these sisters. I‘m so glad I came upon this thrifted book. I was also reading it as I sat beside my own sister as she was fading from this world to bless eternity with her incredible spirit. 4y
NeedsMoreBooks @marleed I am so sorry for your sister. Heartfelt condolences. 4y
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Katherineteale
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One of my favorites.

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Hilary427
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Sadly, I knew nothing of this true story of the Mirabal sisters. Historical fiction is not usually what I read, but this story was well written, and I enjoyed getting to know all of the sisters individually and together.
⭐️: 3.5/5

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Coleen
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I knew nothing about this book or the true life story that it was based upon prior to reading it for book club. But I am always pleasantly surprised when I enjoy something I wouldn‘t normally pick up.

violabrain I knew nothing about this book when I picked it up either. I absolutely loved it! 4y
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Blaire
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This is a #bookintranslation that I read recently and really liked. Based on the story of the Mirabal sisters. #integrateyourshelf @ChasingOm @Emilymdxn

ChasingOm I have one of hers on my shelf TBR (of course 🙃). 4y
Centique I loved this one 😍 4y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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Thank you so much for my Valentine surprise Cynthia!! I love the card too! Can‘t wait to read this one!! I hope you have a Happy Valentine‘s Day!! 💗💗💗

#LitsyLove

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OriginalCyn620
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I didn‘t know this was #basedonatruestory. I haven‘t read it but it sounds good!
#auldlangreads

aroc Great movie too! 5y
ljuliel Very good book. 5y
NeedsMoreBooks Excellent book. Didn‘t know there was a movie 💖 5y
la_rose_noire Don't you just love that cover? 💚💙🖤 5y
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Andrea313
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This book, #BasedOnATrueStory, has been on my #TBR for way too long! I need to finally get my hands on a copy. #AuldLangReads
@OriginalCyn620 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

OriginalCyn620 👍🏻😊📚 5y
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IndoorDame
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This is one I #readinhighschool because I overheard a girl I thought was cool talking about it. And then I completely fell in love with it! I must have read it 5 or 6 times in those 4 years. #gratefulreads @OriginalCyn620 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I should read it!! 5y
OriginalCyn620 Haven‘t read this one! 5y
NeedsMoreBooks This is a beautiful book ❤️ 5y
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TheHeartlandBookFairy
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Not my favorite n NEA Big Read book (last year's book was my fav so far) but still an amazing and important story/account. Still processing...

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AmyK1
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Borrowing this one from my girl @wideeyedreader I‘m liking it so far.

wideeyedreader I‘m glad you like it! 6y
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Blaire
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Historical fiction depicting the lives of the Mirabal sisters in the Dominican Republic during the reign of Trujillo. Critical to the resistance against the regime. Their story is moving and tragic. It is not surprising that the women‘s bravery continues to inspire and be celebrated. Alvarez gives each woman a full and complex life. Powerful book.

SoManyBooksNotEnoughTime i was assigned this book to read in college & absolutely loved it 6y
Kaye Excellent book 🌟 6y
Reggie If you ever think about reading her again try In the Name of Salome. One of of my favorite books ever!!! 6y
Blaire @SoManyBooksNotEnoughTime @kaye an author recommended it in the nytimes and it bumped it to the top of my tbr. So glad to have read it. 6y
Blaire @Reggie nice. Will check it out! 6y
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👉This Strand X PEN America reading list explores how Latinx, intersectional, and multicultural identity has influenced a range of genres. ☝️Read more here: https://www.strandbooks.com/strand-blog#/entry/entry136-latin...

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Susanita
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I may have used this photo before...
#butterflies #literaryluck

vkois88 Lovely 6y
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"A chill goes through her, for she feels it in her bones, the future is now beginning. By the time it is over, it will be the past, and she doesn't want to be the only one left to tell their story."

In the Time of the #Butterflies
#LiteraryLuck #LasMariposas

vkois88 ❤❤❤ 6y
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MallenNC
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I found lots of #butterflies on book covers. I had no idea this was such a common book cover illustration. I haven't read most of these. #literaryluck

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I love butterflies 🦋 6y
vkois88 I read the Disaster series by Jamie McGuire. I really liked it the first time, but looking back on it has kind of changed my mind. I still like the companion series about Travis' brothers though. 6y
MallenNC @vkois88 I feel the same about those (I've only read the two on this collage). I do like the way the covers use the butterfly image though. 6y
vkois88 Yes, I always found them striking! 6y
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alcassoi
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Found this gem of a book while cleaning and reorganizing my bedroom today. I read this one as part of a Sociology of Gender course during my undergraduate career and can remember the wide array of emotions it made me feel. Very good read if you're interested in historical fiction.

CarolynM Welcome to Litsy 🌼 6y
Theshadedbuffalo Hi! Welcome to Litsy!! ⭐️📚 6y
Crazeedi Welcome!👍🎉 6y
Ceratina One of my all time favorite books! 6y
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JessFerg
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I made myself a new reading nook last weekend and someone just discovered it. #catpeopleproblems #readingcompanion

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Mamashep
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Very excited to hear Ms. Alvarez speak!

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alisonrose
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BOOK: In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez
AUTHOR: Eowyn Ivey
MOVIE: It Happened One Night
FOOD: Iced tea (I know it‘s a drink and not technically “food” but the only food I could think of was ice cream and probably everyone is gonna use that! 😜)
#manicmonday #letteri

JoScho 💛💛💛 6y
Mamashep We‘re going to see Alvarez Thursday! 6y
alisonrose @Mamashep Oooh jealous!! 6y
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Fantastic book that should serve as a cautionary yet inspiring tale for Americans living in our current political reality.

Lcsmcat I‘ve read How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents, but hadn‘t heard of this one. Stacked! 6y
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