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My Sunshine Away
My Sunshine Away | M. O. Walsh
Named A Book of the Year by NPR, The Dallas Morning News, Kirkus Reviews, and Booklist Instant New York Times Bestseller An Entertainment Weekly 'Must List' Pick "I really loved this book... I can't praise it enough."--Anne Rice It was the summer everything changed.... My Sunshine Away unfolds in a Baton Rouge neighborhood best known for cookouts on sweltering summer afternoons, cauldrons of spicy crawfish, and passionate football fandom. But in the summer of 1989, when fifteen-year-old Lindy Simpson--free spirit, track star, and belle of the block--experiences a horrible crime late one evening near her home, it becomes apparent that this idyllic stretch of Southern suburbia has a dark side, too. In My Sunshine Away, M.O. Walsh brilliantly juxtaposes the enchantment of a charmed childhood with the gripping story of a violent crime, unraveling families, and consuming adolescent love. Acutely wise and deeply honest, it is an astonishing and page-turning debut about the meaning of family, the power of memory, and our ability to forgive. From the Hardcover edition.
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Nicki_K
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Mehso-so

Sadly I found it kind of just didn't hit the mark for me.I found it dragged on from the friends 20 years later perspective as he reminisces about their childhood days and it seemed to go over a lot of details that just weren't relevant to the main plot and not in a leading your mind one way for a plot twist kind of way but in a what does this even have to do with things annoying kind of way. ⭐⭐

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Addison_Reads
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#OppositeDay @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @TheKidUpstairs

This book is set in Louisiana and it has very accurate descriptions of the constant hot, humid, not #Winter weather that exists there.

TheKidUpstairs Beautiful cover! 4y
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BookNightOwl
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After 15 year old Lindy gets raped the summer of 1989 the narrator spends time reminiscing on the good and the bad times of that summer. He also goes back and forth from the future to the past. I love a coming of age story and just trying to understand who you really are in this world.

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Thousand-Lives
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Pickpick

This coming of age story is told from the perspective of a man looking back on his youth. There was much more depth to this novel than I had expected, and it will stay with me.

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Centique
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This book is both a coming of age novel and a mystery. We follow a teenage boy who is obsessed with a local girl, Lindy. When Lindy is raped by an unknown assailant, the boy takes us through all the suspects and what he knows about them. Through his recollections we learn more about him. An unsettling, well written book that evokes a whole neighbourhood in beautiful and interesting ways. 3.5 stars (more under a spoiler tag below)

Centique I was really uncomfortable with some of the male behaviour in case it didn‘t get examined - eg privacy issues - but it really did get dealt with by the end of the book. I think I was extra sensitive because a young relative of mine was a victim of rape. In the end I was glad I read it though and got very engaged in the whodunnit. (edited) 5y
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Addison_Reads
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I have read several great books so far this year, but for some reason these six are the ones I remember most.

Great idea doing this. I love seeing all the picks. #top6reads @Cinfhen

Cinfhen I‘m loving all the picks too!!! It was easier than I thought, even though I‘ve read a ton of good books this year. I read My Sunshine Away in 2018....really good!!! I loved it 5y
MarriedtoMrT Hey, Kiddo was great! 5y
keepingupwiththepenguins I'm so keen to read The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks! 5y
Crazeedi Nice! I enjoyed Henrietta 5y
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Well-ReadNeck
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TrishB Loved this one 👍🏻 5y
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KathyWheeler
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Book: My Sunshine Away
Movie: Little Miss Sunshine
Song: The Sound of Sunshine (Michael Franti & Spearhead)
#manicmonday @JoScho

JoScho Thanks for playing 🌞💙🌞 5y
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gradcat
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#ManicMonday

1. My Sunshine Away (tagged) - Always comes to mind because it takes place in my home state 📖
2. Sunset Boulevard 🎥
3. Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In by the 5th Dimension 🎶

PatriciaU Here‘s Comes the Sun - The Beatles 5y
gradcat @PatriciaU Good One! 5y
JoScho Thanks for playing 🌞💙🌞 5y
gradcat @JoScho Not at all! Thank YOU for doing these! ♥️ 5y
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gradcat
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#WanderingJune

(Day 9 - #GreenGreenGrassOfHome)

*Tagged book is set in Louisiana—obvious that I would go to my home state for this prompt. Above see several men who have recorded the song, starting with top right, clockwise: Bobby Bare; Tom Jones; Porter Wagoner; and Jerry Lee Lewis. Center photo is Louisiana swampland. The tagged book is set in our capital city, Baton Rouge. It is a story of rape in the Southern gothic style, awash with guilt.

Cinfhen I recently read this novel and loved it so much💚 5y
Cinfhen Great coming of age story 5y
BarbaraBB Great post. I visited Louisiana once, and I loved it ❤️ 5y
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Susanita Tom Jones turned 79 on Friday. #silverfox 5y
gradcat @Susanita Oh, wow! I didn‘t know that! Definitely #silverfox 🥰 5y
gradcat @Cinfhen I‘m so glad that you liked it. I think he really got the atmosphere so right. One of my favorite books! 5y
gradcat @BarbaraBB I‘m so happy that you enjoyed it...I‘m pretty partial to it, but as I‘ve said before, it‘s truly a love/hate relationship that I have with Louisiana. 5y
BarbaraBB I can understand but it‘s great anyway to feel so passionate about the place you live, I think! 5y
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Mdargusch
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The narrator of this poignant book is obsessed with a girl in his neighborhood so when she gets raped, he becomes a suspect. I‘m a sucker for a good coming of age story and this was another good one.
#boysdontcry
#anglophileapril

MicheleinPhilly I loved this book. 6y
MoonWitch94 Ohhhh I just added this to my TBR list 6y
Cinfhen This was SO GOOD!!! I read it because of your initial review, Marianne!!! 6y
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Mdargusch I hope you like it @MoonWitch94 👍🏼 6y
Mdargusch So glad you liked it 😅 @Cinfhen 6y
Reviewsbylola I agree with all the love for this book! 6y
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Addison_Reads
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I loved this book! The descriptions of Louisiana are some of the best I've ever read. The story is essentially a mystery/thriller following a teenage girl who is raped, and the neighborhood boy who loves her and just wants to make things better for her.

There is so much more to this book though. It dives into the interconnectedness of a small neighborhood and how one terrible act changes everyone.

#LitsyAtoZ Letter W @BookishMarginalia

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Addison_Reads
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I'm currently listening to this book as I work today. For anyone who needs Louisiana for their #ReadingUSA2019 this would be a great one. The author and the setting are both #Louisiana.

"I believe Louisiana gets a bad rap. I don't want this story to add to it, though I know it will, because people often discount what we say here."

Since I'm trying not to double dip on my challenges, this will count as my W for #LitsyAtoZ

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Centique
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Look Cindy it came! @Cinfhen 😍😍😍

What a lovely surprise! I‘m so excited to read this book and it was so kind of you to think of my kids - they‘re excited to play Driedel and win the chocolate coins (they didn‘t melt!)

You are truly kind and wonderful. Thank you so much for your thoughtfulness my friend!

Cinfhen Yay!!!!! I thought it was lost forever I loved this book, I think / hope you will too!!! I ended up with two copies so I was happy to share one with you!!! Happy BELATED Xmas & Chanukah ❤️ 6y
Centique @Cinfhen it got here on the 8th but I wasn‘t here so I got it from the post office today. It is so delightful, you are a 🍑!💕 6y
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Cinfhen
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A big thank you to @Mdargusch for putting this book on my radar and an even BIGGER thank you to @TrishB for putting this book in my hand. I devoured this book in one sitting...the narrator reminded me of Fred Savage from the Wonder Years when he looks back and recalls the days he spent longing for his neighbor Winnie. There‘s a sense of innocence mixed with malice that keeps you turning the pages. And it‘s an ode to 80s which was perfect💕5 stars

TheLudicReader It‘s so, so good, isn‘t it? 6y
Cinfhen It was really beautiful and heartfelt. I sensed this book felt very personal to the author @TheLudicReader I LOVED it!! 6y
Kalalalatja Aaaaaand stacked! 👌 6y
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TrishB It‘s a lovely little read 💕 it did feel very special and personal. 6y
Cinfhen Sooo good @TrishB thank you so much for sharing!! It‘s a special book and one I‘ll be recommending 6y
Cinfhen I think you‘ll love it @Kalalalatja and it deals with rape & trauma 6y
Kalalalatja I had a feeling the crime mentioned in the blurb was something like that. It sounds really good! 6y
LeahBergen Nice review! 😘 6y
Cinfhen Thanks love @LeahBergen my 80s goddess...excited to see more photos tomorrow 6y
KarenUK Totally sold! Stacked 😊👍 6y
Mdargusch Great review! I thought that it felt like The Wonder Years too! 6y
Reviewsbylola I liked this one a lot. 6y
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peacegypsy
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I‘ve been interested in this for some time.

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Reviewsbylola
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August 2018

My top picks this month are Darktown, Americanah, and The Menéndez Murders.

I only read two of the books from #makemereadit ? But they were two of my picks for the month so that‘s incredible!

Now I need to get back on track for #pop18 (10 books left for the year) and #booked2018 (3 books left for this quarter).

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 6y
squirrelbrain Well done! I too loved Americanah and I have Darktown on my TBR.... 6y
TrishB Loved Darktown too 👍🏻 6y
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emilyhaldi You‘re in really good shape for #pop18!! I‘m way behind 😅 6y
britt_brooke Fantastic month! 6y
Cinfhen Funny, I didn‘t love 6y
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TrishB
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What a great afternoon‘s read. A mystery at the heart of the book, but about so much more. Families, growing up, love and learning about life. Enjoyed the writing and although it tied it up to find out who did it, it felt it didn‘t really matter by then as the story was so much more.
And I learned a bit about Baton Rouge, not somewhere I‘m overly familiar with!

Reviewsbylola I totally agree, the ending really wasn‘t a culmination of the rape. It was more about the aftermath and the journey. 6y
Cinfhen That was fast!!! Glad it was a pick for you ❣️❣️❣️ 6y
Cathythoughts Sounds good 👍🏻 6y
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lute Loved this book! 6y
TrishB @lute a great read 👍🏻 6y
TheLudicReader Loved this book SO much. 6y
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TrishB
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#voulez-vous #abbainaugust
Wanting a quiet uneventful day, starting this one - another @Reviewsbylola inspired buy! At least it‘s a Bank Holiday so I get another Sunday.
Hubby ordered me another copy of yesterday‘s tea ruined book!

Cinfhen Oooh, curious about this one!! I‘ll be looking out for review & enjoy your day 😊 6y
Kalalalatja Hope today will be better than yesterday! 6y
Libby1 Have a lovely day off! 💜 6y
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Velvetsun Loved this one. 6y
Reviewsbylola I hope you enjoy it! Have a great day off! 6y
Reviewsbylola I think you‘d like it. @Cinfhen I‘m not willing to bet on it though. 😂😂 6y
Cinfhen Ha!!! #GoodCall 🙌🏻I‘ll wait to see what Trish thinks 😃 @Reviewsbylola (edited) 6y
Mdargusch We are reading this for #whodunitbymail. I thought it was a good story. 6y
emilyhaldi Enjoy 🙌🏻 6y
ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled I enjoyed it - and set where I live, so that‘s a bonus! 6y
Cathythoughts Bank holiday in England ... so nice. ( not here I‘m afraid) ... love bank holidays .. 6y
TrishB @Cathythoughts me too 💕 another day to make sure Sansa‘s on the mend too. 6y
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Reviewsbylola
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It‘s a hot, sticky #summernightcity in Baton Rouge in 1989 when Lindy Simpson is brutally raped on the sidewalk in front of her house.

The narrator of the book is a teenage neighbor boy of Lindy‘s who suffers a massive crush on her. The story unfolds from his perspective, and while it is a mystery, it‘s more of a coming of age story.

Walsh has a beautiful writing style that flows across the page effortlessly. #abbainaugust

TrishB Stacked 👍🏻 6y
Kalalalatja I second @TrishB 👍 6y
Cinfhen I think I stacked this after @Mdargusch posted about it!! I‘m intrigued but it sounds devastating 6y
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emilyhaldi That was fast!!! Would I like it? 6y
Mdargusch That was fast! I think you would @emilyhaldi 👍🏼 6y
Reviewsbylola And I think @Cinfhen would too. 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻 6y
Cinfhen Ok @Reviewsbylola I‘m gonna go for it!!! 6y
Meredith3 Love your bed spread 💕 6y
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Reviewsbylola
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Nothing says Saturday night like a Lush #bathandbook. 🛀🧖🏼‍♀️ The kids are asleep and I‘m a little more than halfway through this bad boy. It‘s giving me major Virgin Suicides vibes.

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Enjoy!! 💞 6y
CouronneDhiver Lovely 🛁 6y
Meredith3 Please tell me what nail polish that is 💅 💜 6y
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emilyhaldi Excited to see how you like this.. virgin suicides 💙💙💙 6y
Reviewsbylola I‘m still in the bath so I can‘t tell you the name but it‘s Sinful Colors. @Meredith3 6y
Meredith3 @Reviewsbylola I‘ll be patiently waiting 😹 6y
mrozzz Lush is BOMB! 😉 6y
Meredith3 @Reviewsbylola thanks, I love it! 6y
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Reviewsbylola
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Literally all it took was a couple pages in this book talking about the Challenger disaster, and all of a sudden I‘ve lost an hour and a half of my life to google. 😂 I literally had to know every detail (yes I obviously knew about the Challenger, but now I need to know everything!!)

For instance, did you know the crew didn‘t die immediately but actually lived the 2 minutes and 45 seconds it took for the crew cabin to crash into the water? 😢

Bookzombie Yes. It‘s horrible. 😢 6y
LeahBergen Oh, man. 😬 6y
DivineDiana No, I did not. 😢 6y
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ValerieAndBooks 😢😢 I guess I‘m old because I remember it all too well 😢. I was in college at that time and my boyfriend (now hubby) was in his senior year and on that very day he was on an tour that he had set up with his engineering society (he was the prez) with none other than Lockheed. Needless to say the intended focus (careers, etc) was lost 😢 6y
tammysue That‘s heartbreaking. 💔 6y
Pamwurtzler No, I didn‘t know that about the crew. So sad. 6y
Bklover I recently read that about the crew. Horrific! 6y
bookishkai Yes. I was a space-crazed third grader who over the following two years read everything I could about the disaster and the crew, age-appropriate or not. It was all awful. I still get teary-eyed when I think about it. 6y
BarbaraBB Are you trying to get me googling again?! I just spend hours yesterday on Google, reading about Jonbenet Ramsey (it was Burke, I‘m sure 😀) 6y
emilyhaldi Ugh can you imagine how long 2 min 45 seconds would feel?! 😱 so brutal. And LOL @BarbaraBB I kind of agree with you but in that case... couldn‘t the parents have been honest and called it a mistake instead of incriminating themselves with this huge coverup?!? It just doesn‘t make any sense!!! 6y
BarbaraBB @emilyhaldi That is strange indeed. The boys life seems kind of ruined anyway. But I think the parents weren‘t really sane thinking (is that correct in English? I hope you know what I mean..) themselves too. The letter for example, the kid in the basement : it all looks so clumsy. 6y
ErikaB Did you come across the story that there were early-stage talks of sending Big Bird - or more specifically Carroll Spinney, the actor who played him, and the Big Bird suit - on the Challenger flight but the plan was abandoned when they realized there wouldn‘t be enough room for the suit? That hit me like a gut punch. 6y
Reviewsbylola I thought maybe you were yanking my chain, but I just googled. Wow!! I didn‘t see that last night. @ErikaB 6y
Reviewsbylola I have gone back and forth on the Burke angle. It probably makes the most sense given what we know, but I doubt the truth will ever come out. @barbarabb @emilyhaldi 6y
MicheleinPhilly I remember that day so vividly b/c I stayed home sick by myself for the first time. I called my mom in tears and told her she needed to come home immediately. 😭 6y
arubabookwoman That‘s awful. I remember it vividly. On the same day the headmaster of my son‘s school was killed in a car crash. My son was in 2nd grade, but also remembers it for that reason. After we moved to WA state my younger kids attended Crista Macauliffe Elementary school from the time it first opened, one of what I am sure were many schools named in her honor. 6y
britt_brooke Omg. That‘s absolutely horrifying. 6y
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Mdargusch
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A neighborhood girl gets raped and #oneofus is guilty. This book is told through the eyes of a neighborhood boy who is obsessed with the rape victim. Is this unreliable narrator the rapist or is it some other unsavory character that is lurking about? This is part coming of age story and part mystery. #whodunitbymail #abbainaugust

Reviewsbylola This sounds good and your synopsis kind of reminds me of One of Us is Lying for some reason. 6y
emilyhaldi Sound like something I wouldn‘t like 😏 6y
Cinfhen I‘ve seen good reviews but the YA genre scares me off 6y
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Zelma I absolutely loved this book. @Cinfhen I didn‘t think it was YA when I read it, if that helps. It felt like an adult book with younger characters. 6y
Cinfhen Thanks @Zelma that actually does help!!! 6y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks That is a creepy face 😱🤣 6y
Mdargusch I don‘t think it‘s YA either @Cinfhen @emilyhaldi @mrsh62010 @Zelma Sorry if I gave that impression. 🤷🏼‍♀️ 6y
Zelma @Mdargusch I don‘t think you did. I just commented to clarify. 👍 (and add to the love for this book. I think it‘s so underrated.) (edited) 6y
Meredith3 Omg this caught my interest! I have to read it! 6y
Meredith3 Great blurb! 6y
Meredith3 Oh and I love the creepy baby face 😹 6y
Mdargusch 😘😘😘 @Meredith3 6y
Cinfhen I‘m not sure why I thought this was a YA but it sounds really good 🤔stacked 6y
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Kappadeemom
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Beach and Book 😍🏖

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Kappadeemom
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Kayaking today and getting a bit of reading in as I float 🚣‍♂️

CouronneDhiver Beautiful! 😍 6y
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ReadingEnvy
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I think this has been one of my better reading experiences of the #whodunitbymail swap for me... Quality writing, suspenseful, questionable narrator, interesting setting. Thanks @a_tad_bit_bookish for your pick! Mailing this off to @Mdargusch soon.

ReadingEnvy @lindy after we finished recording i sat and read this until I was finished! No sleep reading attempts tonihhy 6y
Lindy 😁💪😴 6y
Mdargusch Yay! Sounds like a good one! 6y
KateFulfordAuthor If you need another recommendation, may I point you to my People‘s Book Prize nominated debut? Sassy female narrative, laugh out dialogue and a pacy plot. Check the link in the bio for 2 free chapters, reviews and more. 6y
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suzanne.literarylife
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This is a perfect summer read....a mystery set in a Louisiana town. Poetically chilling writer.

Another great pick @pageonebooks

#literarylife #page1books #bookish #booknerd #mysunshineaway #mowalsh

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BookishBelle
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@ReadingEnvy This one is headed your way somewhat early. #whodunitbymail

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BookishBelle
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This was my #WhoDunItByMail for this round. I finished it earlier this week and I‘m still thinking about the story. It was beautifully written and even though, it took me awhile not to hate it (books involving rape are not usually my thing), I made it a pick because I‘m still a little haunted by it. It‘s a little closer to a so-so for me.

AndreaReads That‘s about how I felt about this book. I‘m really struggling with my whodunit book this round... 7y
BookishBelle @AndreaReads I‘m glad I‘m not the only one! Which book are you reading this round? 7y
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BookishBelle She is pretty cute, @HFoster! 😍😘❤️ 7y
HFoster @BookishBelle Don't hate. She's the cutest. It's ok. Say it slowly.... Kitteh is the cutest. 🙃😘❤ 7y
BookishBelle You so silly @HFoster ! 🙃😘❤️ 7y
HFoster @BookishBelle I try. 🙃😘❤ 7y
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BookishBelle
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#FriYayIntro @jesshowbooks

1. This is my #whodunitbymail book for this round. I‘m on the fence about it currently.
2. Ole Miss beat LSU in baseball 14-3!!! Hotty Toddy!!
3. Nope. Is there a readathon this weekend?
4. Sorry about this: Why did Shakespeare always write in pen? Pencils were confusing to him. 2B or not 2B?
5. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

twohectobooks ✏️😄 7y
MidnightBookGirl 👍🤣 7y
CouronneDhiver 😆👍 7y
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DebbieGrillo 🖒😂 7y
alisiakae #deweysreadathon is this weekend! 7y
BookishBelle Thanks @4thhouseontheleft ! I‘ve never heard of that one! 7y
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BookishBelle
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I got this with all the held mail from my trip! I‘ll post some neat bookish things I did and such a little later. I just finished The Cuckoo‘s Calling so I can start this one now. Yay! #WhoDunItByMail @dariazeoli #catsoflitsy

HFoster Sweet Kitteh!! ❤ 7y
BookishBelle @HFoster She‘s still being super lovey. ❤️ 7y
HFoster Awwww! ❤ 7y
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dariazeoli
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@BookishBelle this one is on its way to you! Hope you enjoy it!

#whodunitbymail

BookishBelle Thanks!! I won‘t get it until I get home from my trip in two weeks so don‘t worry if you don‘t see me post that I got it! 7y
dariazeoli @BookishBelle Have a great time! 7y
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TripleS
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Vanderpump Rules or My Sunshine Away? In all seriousness 70 pages in and I‘m hooked!

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dariazeoli
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I‘m really enjoying this book. It meanders, it‘s uncomfortable, the characters aren‘t necessarily sympathetic. But the story is interesting.

And this is why #whodunitbymail is so much fun. Different ways to fall into that mystery category!

Bklover Great description! 7y
Susanita Yes! I love the variety of choices within the genre. 7y
Zelma This was one of my favorite reads of the year I read it. ❤️ (edited) 7y
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dariazeoli
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Starting this one before I have to venture outdoors today.

#whodunitbymail

Zelma I loved this book so much! ❤️ 7y
dariazeoli @Zelma I like it so far. There‘s something meandering about it. 7y
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dariazeoli
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My next #whodunitbymail read arrived today! Please enjoy this gratuitous photo bomb of Josh Holloway, aka James ‘Sawyer‘ Ford, in LOST, which I‘m rewatching this year 😊

GripLitGrl 😄love the photobomb! 7y
Susanita Dimples! 7y
sprainedbrain Mmmmmmm Sawyer 😍 7y
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TheLudicReader
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Gah. This book is awesome-sauce. I want to compare M.O. Walsh to Thomas H. Cook because like Cook, Walsh has written a sort of mystery story that‘s also a coming-of-age story, and a family drama and a story about friendship. It‘s so so good. The writing is stellar and the narrator is fallible and vulnerable and, ultimately, redeemed. LOVED it.

EvieBee I loved this too! And it genuinely made me a little scared at night. The not knowing. So good! 7y
TheLudicReader @EvieBee I have been in a real reading slump for the last few weeks. This book kicked my reading ass to the curb and back. Fantastic. (edited) 7y
EvieBee @TheLudicReader Funny! I was in one also when I picked it up. This time last year. 7y
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Bklover
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As usual I forgot to take a photo before sending this off but I did get this in the mail to you @dariazeoli ! Went out this morning. #whodunitbymail

Zelma I loved that book! 7y
dariazeoli Looking forward to reading it in my March TBR ☺️ 7y
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Bklover
My Sunshine Away | M.O. Walsh
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Just got this in the mail for this month‘s #whodunitbymail. Looking forward to it!

Kleonard It was powerful! 7y
L_auren Love this one 7y
dariazeoli Missy, have you sent Flying Too High yet? Not in a rush but wanted to make sure it‘s not lost in the mail 📬 7y
Bklover @dariazeoli it‘s going tomorrow. Have it packaged up and ready! Not sure when the date is or was. I seem to have lost track of the new dates. I‘m going go through my pics because I know I took a screenshot! 7y
Bklover @dariazeoli ok I just found the date and it was the 15th. I suck at this. So sorry it‘s late!!! I think the next date is 2/26 so I will try to do better next time. 😳 7y
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kendrastephaniekaryn
My Sunshine Away | M.O. Walsh
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The Extra Foods book bargain bin was a treasure trove today! At $3 each, how could I possibly resist? Of course I had to lay them out on my new #EdgarAllanPoe scarf from #outofprint. #bookhaul

LA_Mead I love that scarf! 7y
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AndreaReads
My Sunshine Away | M.O. Walsh
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I can't believe we're already on round four of #WhoDunItByMail 😱
This was between a So-So and a Pick for me--the end is what moved my rating up! I was totally intrigued for the last hundred pages or so. This is definitely a coming-of-age story with an awful lot of talk about masturbation, but the mystery surrounding the rape of a young girl was one that kept me guessing until the last.

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VeryLazyDaisy
My Sunshine Away | M. O. Walsh
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I can't even express how much I loved this book. There are some uncomfortable parts that deal w/ sexual assault, & icky teen lust, but the overall story is one of love & compassion & family. Set in Baton Rouge, the passages about misconceptions of the place resonated with me. We don't ride gators or paddle to a school in a pirogue. And not all Louisiana cities are like New Orleans. It's a rich story that left me feeling great at the end.

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Susanita
My Sunshine Away | M. O. Walsh
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Interesting story. Very atmospheric. Change of pace from a standard procedural. Perhaps a little too long? Anyway, I finished it a few weeks ago, but it seems like longer than that because...life happens. Finally mailed it today! #whodunitbymail

AndreaReads Woo-hoo! I'm so excited to read it--I should probably finish my current one. 7y
Zelma I really loved this one. 7y
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Susanita
My Sunshine Away | M. O. Walsh
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Someone took my sunshine away while I was in the grocery store, and I got soaked in a downpour. How nice, then, to come home to #bookmail and the perfect accompaniment to dinner and wine in my pajamas. #whodunitbymail

PatriciaU Boo for getting soaked but Yay for #whodunitbymail!! 7y
PatriciaU This one hit me hard, as you'll see when you read my commentary in the journal. 7y
Zelma This was one of my favorite book read last year. So good! 💕 7y
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PatriciaU
My Sunshine Away | M. O. Walsh
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Got my second round of #WhoDunItByMail from @MrsV Looks like I have my Sunday reading! @Tiffy_Reads

Zelma I loved this book. Was one of favorites I read that year! 😍 7y
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MrsV
My Sunshine Away | M.O. Walsh
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@PatriciaU Did you get the next #whodunitbymail book? Sorry it was so late, now that summer is winding down should have more time to stay on schedule now.

PatriciaU Got it today! Thanks. 7y
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litmuggle
My Sunshine Away | M.O. Walsh
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I love my box @EvieBee84 my youngest already stole my giant paperclip for her books and she's eyeballing my tabs. I had never heard of any of these books and they all sound great. I can't wait to finish what I'm reading so I can start MY Sunshine Away, and I love graphic novels a Egypt but I don't own any so I'm excited to Cairo as well.

Everything is perfect thank you.

#beachinbookswap #bookbox

EvieBee I'm so glad you like everything! ❤️❤️ 7y
Zelma My Sunshine Away was one of my two favorite books read last year. It is fabulous! 👍 7y
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MrsV
My Sunshine Away | M.O. Walsh
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Time to settle in for the night. Can't wait to dive in to this one! #whodunitbymail

a_tad_bit_bookish Enjoy it! 7y
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a_tad_bit_bookish
My Sunshine Away | M.O. Walsh
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I adore books with uncut pages. The beauty of imperfection.
I loved this book. While it's billed as a mystery (I didn't see who 'did it' coming) it more a reflection on growing up, perspective, relationships and how life, big and small events effect who we are and who we want to be. It's wonderfully written in the first person and draws you in

It's going out in the mail today to the #whodunitbymail gang

#bookish #bibliophile #litten #mystery

Mdargusch Ooh, this sounds right up my alley. Like Ordinary Grace. 7y
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