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A Map of the World
A Map of the World: A Novel | Jane Hamilton
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Pen /Hemingway Award-winning novelist Jane Hamilton follows up her first success, The Book Of Ruth, with this spectacularly haunting drama about a rural American family and a disastrous event that forever changes their lives. From the Trade Paperback edition.
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Lcsmcat
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Pickpick

This was a difficult read in a way, not just because of the subject matter, but because none of the characters were particularly likable. Not like, Gone Girl unlikable. But confusing, un-relatable characters. Yet, some of the ideas she explores really resonated. It‘s hard to explain. And the map, it doesn‘t figure in nearly as much as you‘d think from the title. 🤷🏻‍♀️Glad I read it though. #bookspin @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3y
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Curiouser_and_curiouser
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Picked these 3 up from the "take-a-book, leave-a-book" community bookshelf today

I'm not sure what A Map of the World is about as it doesn't have a blurb, but its got Oprah's Book Club stamped on it so I'm intrigued

The Blessed is historical fiction, my bag, but why is there a Handmaid on the front? ?

The Road From Coorain by Jill Ker Conway, another Aussie read. A memoir of an Australian childhood on a sheep farm & her adult life in the U.S

Cuilin A Map of the World may make you cry. Great book. 5y
Crazeedi I enjoyed map of the world 5y
Curiouser_and_curiouser @Cuilin Awesome, thanks for letting me know, I'm in need of a story which hugs at the heart strings, I haven't come across one in quite a while. 5y
Curiouser_and_curiouser @Crazeedi Cool! Thanks for the recommendation 😁 5y
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squirrelbrain
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#getoutthemap

#lilithjuly

One that I read many years ago.... I don‘t remember anything about it, so maybe it‘s time for a re-read....

KarenUK Love that cover! 😍💕 5y
BarbaraBB Lol, I have read this one too and thought about it today but don‘t remember a thing about it as well 😂 (edited) 5y
squirrelbrain Great minds think alike @BarbaraBB - or maybe not so great minds if we can‘t even remember it! 🤣 5y
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squirrelbrain
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Who would have thought #because would be a difficult hashtag?!

I‘ve gone with the lyrics....

‘Because the world is round it turns me on
Because the world is round, ah‘

#beatlemaynia

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Laughterhp
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Panpan

First, I feel so bad when I don‘t like a book that someone else picks. This isn‘t my typical read, so that‘s part of it. The book was just so depressing and tragic. The premise of the book was weird. I would‘ve bailed, but it was a #LMPBC pick.

I skimmed the last half of the book 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️ the trial and jail scenes were just soo long! But I finally finished the book from Round 3!

Amabear Don‘t worry 😂 it was a terrible pick. I wish I could go back and in pick it. I enjoyed the way she wrote, but it was HARD to get through. 6y
Reviewsbylola Yeah it was a slog. I find that to be the case sometimes with Oprah‘s picks for some reason. 6y
Mdargusch Glad you got through it though. One way or the other. 🙃 6y
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Lcsmcat
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As promised, here‘s my #bookhaul from Book Planet‘s sale. All these for $18! The Joy is to replace my paperback copy from the early 80s, which is falling apart. See anything I should bump up on my TBR?

mom2bugnbee I've not read Animal, Vegetable, Miracle but I've heard amazing things. 6y
arubabookwoman A Fine Balance—an absolutely amazing and memorable book! 6y
britt_brooke Nice haul! 6y
Lcsmcat @mom2bugnbee I‘ve enjoyed other Kingsolver books and liked them, so I‘m looking forward to this one. 6y
Lcsmcat @arubabookwoman Great! I picked it because it was an Oprah book club book, and I‘ve found some good books that way. 6y
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Laughterhp
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#BookMail is the best mail!

Hopefully they aren‘t damp or damaged. My mailman is so lazy that they left one package on the ground and the mailbox open in the rain... 🙄 I had one package soaking wet!

Anyway, got the last book for #LMPBC and the Lisa Jewell was a great for myself! 💕

Happy Friday!

Mdargusch Yay! I hope you like A Map of the World! 6y
Reviewsbylola Hard to believe we‘re heading into the last month of LMPC! 6y
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Mdargusch
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Mehso-so

I‘m not a fan of this type of psychological word fest/character study but I‘m glad I read this one. I love that about #lmpbc - it gets me to read books out of my comfort zone. Today‘s lazy day reading partners are Georgia and Fiona 💗💗

Leftcoastzen They are so cute! 6y
JoScho I want to snuggle both of those babies so much!!! 6y
LeahBergen Aww! 😘😘 6y
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Reviewsbylola You liked this one more than I thought you would! 6y
Mdargusch Thank goodness I did @Reviewsbylola because that is a long book to get through if I didn‘t like it! 6y
Amabear It was so long to get through! I also am glad I read it but definitely not my type. I loved the way the characters minds splayed thoughts though. 6y
Mdargusch Definitely not my type either @Amabear 6y
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Mdargusch
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Tragedy strikes Alice while she‘s babysitting her best friend‘s children and she spirals into such a deep depression, all she wants to do is be in a #deepsleep to escape the horror. This book is dark and heartbreaking.
#septemberdanes #lmpbc #groupd

emilyhaldi Dark and heartbreaking and a great read? 😬 6y
Kalalalatja Sounds really interesting! I look forward to your review 👍 6y
Reviewsbylola It definitely is dark throughout. 6y
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Mdargusch So far I‘m liking it @emilyhaldi 6y
Cinfhen Are you & Steph in the same Litsy markup group?!?! 6y
Mdargusch Yes! @Cinfhen 😁 6y
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Mdargusch
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My current read with my current view. I‘m not usually a fan of “Oprah Books “ so fingers crossed.
#lmpbc #groupd #roomwithaview #septemberdanes

Cathythoughts Nicely done 👍🏻 6y
Kalalalatja Your garden looks lovely! 6y
Amabear Good luck! Me either but I did enjoy the style of writing and the thought/writing mode each character had. 6y
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AmyG I loved this book. Enjoy. 6y
ephemeralwaltz Beautiful! 6y
emilyhaldi Hmmm curious to hear what you think of this own! 6y
Cinfhen I miss the greenery and onset of fall 💚💚💚 6y
LeahBergen Pretty! 6y
Reviewsbylola Yeah I‘m curious too! 6y
DivineDiana This is a book that had a strong impact on me! 6y
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Reviewsbylola
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Mehso-so

I finished my current #LMPC read in the car just now (sorry group members, my handwriting got a little wobbly 😅). This was a little too melodramatic and overwrought for me, which seems to be a theme for Oprah‘s book club in my experience. I didn‘t always understand the characters and the way they closed in on themselves.

emilyhaldi 😏 6y
Mdargusch Great photo though! 6y
Amabear I enjoyed the style of writing and characters but I agree! I prefer lighter books. It was so heavy. 6y
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Reviewsbylola
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My favorite kind of morning—at the lake, with a book, a coffee, and some fresh, warm donuts. 😍

#gotogether #septemberdanes

Kalalalatja Oh my god, those donuts 🤤🤤🤤 6y
CoffeeNBooks I love this picture- the donuts (I'm jealous, I have coffee and a book, but no donuts this morning), and that rabbit with plants growing out of it's ears! I love it! 🐰🤣 6y
emilyhaldi Currently enjoying one of those donuts 💁🏻‍♀️ 6y
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rabbitprincess Nom nom nom doughnuts 😋 6y
kalinichta Ohmigod, the planter/vase. Want! 6y
Cinfhen Looks perfect 😋🤩 6y
LeahBergen Perfect! 6y
JennyM Enjoy!! 6y
RadicalReader @Reviewsbylola nothing better or more delicious than delightful donuts 6y
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Reviewsbylola
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I‘m about halfway through this and today‘s #abbainaugust prompt, #doesyourmotherknow, instantly made me think of the mother/daughter relationship in this book.

Emma is only five, but there is a lot of resentment, anger, and hurt in her relationship with her mother Alice. A lot of Emma‘s behaviors scream autism to me, and it breaks my heart that her mother feels such a lack of connection to her. The picture is of me and Genevieve at her baptism.

Meredith3 I LOVE this picture 😻😻😻 6y
Kalalalatja Wonderful photo! 6y
emilyhaldi So good 🙌🏻 6y
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LeahBergen Beautiful photo! ❤️❤️ 6y
merelybookish Lovely!! 6y
JennyM Beautiful girls. Sounds a good read x 6y
Mdargusch I love that photo! ❤️ 6y
Cinfhen Such a lovely photo!! G is sooooo cute 💖💖💖 6y
minkyb So sweet! 6y
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Insightsintobooks
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#kindledeal #kindledeals #ebooksale

#becauseofLitsy

I think Litsy is going to make me broke lol.

TrishB Most definitely. 6y
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Reviewsbylola
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I forgot to post earlier @Amabear but I got your #lmpc book a few days ago. I am excited to read it! #bookmail

Amabear Oh good!!! Sorry it was late! :) can‘t wait to see what you think! 6y
AmyG Wonderful book. 6y
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Amabear

@Reviewsbylola this book took me wayyyy longer then I planned to get through it, but it will be in the mail to you ASAP! So sorry I‘m late!
I loved the way the writer “talks” I can‘t wait to see what everyone else thinks about it! Hopefully your a semi fast reader 😂 sorry!

Reviewsbylola No problem! I‘ll keep an eye out for it! 6y
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Amabear
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This book is pulling all of my mother heartstrings. ❤️
Iv been so busy this week, but reading this and listening to Jodi picolets leaving time book along the way! We were randomly hit with a wave of financial issues so I‘m behind on sending my #jb mail due to lack of stamps- but they are coming soon!

AmyG I just loved this book. 6y
Amabear @AmyG that‘s what everyone‘s telling me! 6y
Amabear @AmyG it was a super random find! I just picked it up blindly! I‘m so glad it‘s good! 6y
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Amabear
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Waiting on my sushi with a good book and a long day of rest. Does anyone else organize things when they sit down? I only do this when I‘m alone, like the sacred and rare time deserves to be organized or something 😂🤷🏻‍♀️

wanderinglynn No, you are not alone. I do it even when I‘m not alone. 😂 6y
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Amabear
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Reading in a coffee shop ❤️

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Amabear
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@Laughterhp @Mdargusch @Reviewsbylola starting my pick for #LMPBC today 😛

AmyG I just loved this book. Enjoy! 7y
Reviewsbylola Woo hoo! 😁😁😁 This one looks good! 7y
Amabear @AmyG oh good! That always is good to hear when starting a new book! 7y
Mdargusch Great! I will try to pick my book tomorrow. 7y
Amabear @Mdargusch awesome! 7y
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Austen_Nerd
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Day 3 🗺 #ThisRemindsMeOf 🗺

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bookworm.krizia
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Bailedbailed

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Hollie
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Libby1 Once is so good. 7y
Hollie @Libby1 that's the only one of the 3 I've read, and I need to get the other 2 in the series! 7y
Libby1 @Hollie - I've seen the third book at the library but want to find the second one before I read it! 7y
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Bibliogeekery
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More colouring at the cottage!

RanaElizabeth Whoa, that's amazing! 7y
SusanInTiburon Oh, what fun! 7y
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Bibliogeekery
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Colouring this giant map of the world at the cottage with the family.

Lola That is a brilliant riff on the giant puzzle on the table idea. Love it! 7y
Aninski So much fun! Great idea 😊 7y
Johanna414 How fun! 7y
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Mtroiano Cool! 7y
alisiakae I love this! 7y
aLmYbNeNr This is so cool! 7y
Melissa_J That is awesome! Where did you get it? 7y
Bibliogeekery @Melissa_J the Royal Ontario Museum gift shop (Toronto) 7y
Laura317 How fun! We do puzzles. This would be something everyone could wander by and add to! 7y
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Lmstraubie
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This has been on my shelf for longer than I can remember. I'll get around to reading it one day. #maps #lyricalapril @Cinfhen

Cinfhen I'm not holding my breath...but curious to hear your thoughts when your through....book sounds promising 💕 8y
Reecaspieces The book is really good!! Move it up! You won't regret it! 8y
LauraBeth I read this one about 20 years ago and thought it was good 😀 8y
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Lmstraubie @Cinfhen Yes, please don't hold your breath. I would feel terrible about the consequences (since it has been on that shelf for at least 10 years)😂 8y
Lmstraubie @Reecaspieces @LauraBeth Thanks for the push! I need it!! 8y
DivineDiana I read this a long time ago, but it has remained a powerful book in my mind. 8y
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ItsAnotherJen
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Day 23 of #MarchIntoReading
#BestLastSentences

I don't know if this is the best last sentence (as I haven't even looked at all your posts yet this morning) But this one is pretty good.

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"I had that miraculous clarity for an instant and so I understood that the forgiveness itself was strong, durable, like strands of a web, weaving around us, holding us."

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KVanRead
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Pickpick

#somethingforsept #mademecry I don't own this book because I'm pretty sure it disintegrated from all the crying. First I cried all over it, then my bff cried all over it, then we cried all over it some more together. But it was so good!!! I'm going to make it my #Recommendsday and my #WWW too. I was a faithful Hamilton reader for many years. She really made me care for, and cry over, her characters. @RealLifeReading

MMenefee I read this a long, long time ago. Your great review brought back memories of it. Such a difficult read, beautifully written. 8y
KVanRead @MMenefee I read it forever ago but it was the first tear jerker I thought of. I don't remember all the details that well but I remember the tears! 8y
SusanInTiburon Books rarely bring me to tears, but this one really did. Wow. 8y
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