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The Book Club
The Book Club | Mary Alice Monroe
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Linked by their monthly book club meetings, five women in suburban Chicago come to realize that they share more than just the books they read as they struggle with a number of life-changing issues and discover the true meaning of friendship.
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Blueberry
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Eggs Nicely done ✅ 5mo
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TheHeartlandBookFairy
Book Club (Reissue) | Mary Alice Monroe
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Book #5 for #14Books14Weeks2021 is complete. Still behind and not likely to finish on time but, I will finish! This book was donated to one of my little free libraries and when5 I saw the cover I knew I had to read it! One book club, 5 women. 5 different paths in life, 5 very different, life changing situations! And isn't that life? Life=changes. And, how we handle those changes. These 5 women handle these changes(cont in comments)

TheHeartlandBookFairy These 5 women handle these changes by supporting one another , by being brave, by looking within themselves, & by finding the courage to move forward! Truthfully, don't we each do this a little bit everyday? 3y
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Cinfhen
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More lovely #BookMail 😃These are my upcoming IRL bookclub choices
I‘m REALLY looking forward to American Baby

BarbaraBB Empire Falls is great!! (edited) 4y
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Judybskt
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1. Yes! Love them.

2. Yes - we‘ve been together for about 15 years. We meet in person but not as frequently as we did prior to Covid.

@TheSpineView #two4tuesday

TheSpineView Thanks for playing! 4y
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bookish_wookish
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March BOTM picks are live!

What is everyone thinking?!

It definitely looks like an add-on for me!!
So many good choices!

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Geemom1118
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Definitely a book that the cover would grab my attention and make me buy.

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Sarahreadstoomuch
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I finished early so I hope it‘s ok to mail early! Heading to the post office today @Allylu ! #lmpbc #groupR #round9 @suvata @TheAromaofBooks @hes7

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 4y
Allylu Oooh! I‘m still reading and marking away! 💕📚💕 4y
Sarahreadstoomuch @Allylu no rush - no pressure!! I just know that if I waited to send it on, I‘d probably forget!!! I did NOT want to do that to you!!! 4y
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Allylu I appreciate that! 😊 4y
hes7 I‘m headed to the post office now, so my book will be headed your way soon. Sorry I‘m so late! (I‘ll be better with the next books. 🤞🏻) 4y
Sarahreadstoomuch @hes7 no worries! It just occurred to me today to wonder about it! 4y
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bookish_wookish
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June BOTM picks are up!!

What is everyone thinking?!

abookishbutterfly I got three main picks: Home Before Dark, The Vanishing Half, and The Last Flight. I used both my accounts and also added on The End of October. 4y
bookish_wookish I went for Home Before Dark and Last Flight and One To Watch @Butterflyamore 4y
hes7 I got Home Before Dark and One to Watch—very excited! 4y
bookish_wookish I think im most excited for Home Before Dark! @hes7 4y
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Judybskt
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monalyisha I'd love to read The Summer Country! I'm interested in The Library Book, too; I've heard mixed reviews. 5y
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Deblovestoread
The Book Club | Mary Alice Monroe
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So excited to join this round of #LMPBC for the first time. Two spots left in Group I. Come join us!

@suvata

robinb Yay!!! So happy to have you in Group I! 🎉🎉🎉 We‘ll be newbies together! 🤣 (edited) 5y
Deblovestoread @robinb Nope, this is my first time. I‘m so excited! Have you? 5y
robinb @Kdgordon88 No, I‘ve always wanted to, but have been busy with other things. I told myself last time that I would jump in this time...no matter what! It sounds like great fun! 5y
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Crazeedi @Kdgordon88 @robinb I'm with you in group I, whoot whoot!! I did the last round, it was fun! You both love historical fiction, so do I 5y
Deblovestoread Woo hoo @Crazeedi So glad you joined us! @robinb 5y
robinb @Crazeedi @Kdgordon88 well it‘s official...it‘s a party now!!! 🤣🤣🤣🎉🎉 Glad to hear you‘ve had such fun with it @Crazeedi ! 5y
Crazeedi @robinb @Kdgordon88 we need one more! 5y
robinb @Crazeedi I don‘t think we‘ll have a problem with that. People seem to be really hopping on the bandwagon. 5y
megnews @Kdgordon88 @Crazeedi @robinb I joined you! I‘m excited & a little nervous because this is my first #lmpbc but it looked fun last time I love historical fiction too. 5y
Crazeedi @megnews welcome! We're going to have fun!!! 5y
sblbooks How does this work exactly? is there a link to sign up? 5y
Crazeedi @sblbooks go to @suvata page, link is there 5y
Deblovestoread @megnews So glad you joined us! Now to start thinking about books. @robinb and @Crazeedi 5y
Crazeedi @Kdgordon88 I've already been thinking. We will get each other's emails if we don't already have, and we will set up the motion of the books. Last time we just went as we signed up for group; number 1 sends to 2, 2 sends to 3, 3 sends to 4, 4 sends to 1. Make sense? We will group email addresses etc! I'm excited to see what everyone picks 5y
Deblovestoread That sounds good to me. 5y
megnews @sblbooks I saw one group had 2 folks interested in middle grade books. 5y
megnews @Crazeedi @robinb @Kdgordon88 I think I‘m going to post 4 choices and take a vote from you 3. In no way saying anyone else should do this. I‘m just indecisive! 5y
robinb Happy to have you onboard @megnews ...sounds good to me @Crazeedi ! Does everyone want to share emails here? If not, I‘ll put mine out here and can share yours with the others if you‘d rather. 😊 I‘m robinb.litsy at gmail.com. Now to think about my book...🧐🧐🧐 Do we all want to do historical fiction? 5y
robinb @megnews I may do the same to give you all a little input and help me decide as well. Plus if anyone has already read one, we can move on from there. 👍 5y
Deblovestoread My email is kdgordon88@gmail. I was planning on doing the same, picking 4 and taking a vote. I am up for only His Fic or a non specific selection. Really looking forward to this ladies. @robinb @megnews @Crazeedi 5y
robinb @Kdgordon88 Thanks! I‘m up for historical fiction but maybe a choice or two with some mystery thrown in as well, if that‘s OK. 5y
sblbooks @megnews I was hoping for HF now, since we just finished a month of middle grade. 5y
megnews @robinb @Crazeedi @Kdgordon88 I‘m fine with historical fiction. I might throw one non-hf option in my 4 choices in case someone‘s interested. I emailed you my email address. 5y
Crazeedi @megnews @robinb @Kdgordon88 I'm good with historical fiction or any good literary fiction. My email is crazeedi73.at.gmail.dot.com I will write everyone's down and send out an email later today , I will pick 3 or 4 books and take a vote from you all too. I actually just ordered a couple more that I was thinking of!! 5y
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Cathythoughts
The Book Club | Mary Alice Monroe
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1. Yes , two Tibetan terriers: Harry &
Jack
2. Bookclub tonight ... heading out shortly! 😍
3. Yoga / gym / walking
4. We‘ve travelled a lot around the country ... I‘d say Donegal , love to do a boat trip down the Shannon. , love to visit Skellig Michael again
5. What‘s your first name that people call you by .... ?
#FriyayIntro @howjessreads

CindyRene Cindy 😊 6y
Cathythoughts Cathy 6y
MelissaSue81 Melissa 6y
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Eggs Sher 6y
RamsFan1963 Kev....its used to bug the s**t out of me but I've grown into it 6y
TrishB Trish , only my Mum ever called me Patricia ❤️ 6y
CouronneDhiver My parents wouldn‘t allow nicknames: “Danni? Sorry, no one here by that name.” Always Danielle 😊 6y
mabell I call myself Elizabeth, everyone else calls me Liz, except my sister who calls me Lindz (my middle name is Lindsey), and now I am also called Auntie 😊 6y
SailorMoon Elena, nice to meet you all 💕🌙 6y
Centique Ah, this is tricky! As @Cinfhen knows 😉 my husband calls me Jo, my sisters call me Flea, my brother and most of my longtime friends call me PJ. 😂😂 6y
ConfessionofaBookaholic I‘m Kara, pronounced “care-ah” because I care a lot! 😂 6y
batsy Subashini. My mum always uses my full name. Siblings & relatives call me Suba; friends do as well but also go with Subs and Batsy (long story 😂). 6y
Eggs Love all the nicknames! 6y
Cinfhen Wait, I didn‘t know about PJ 😂😂😂 How was bookclub?!?!! What book did you discuss 6y
Cathythoughts @Eggs yes Sher , I agree, love all the nicknames! @Centique ( or should I say Jo? Flea? Or PJ? 😘) @ConfessionofaBookaholic love it 😍 @batsy hopefully we can have a chat about that long story someday 👍🏻 6y
Centique @batsy I bet that‘s a good story! 😘 6y
Cathythoughts @Cinfhen Bookclub was brilliant... we had read & talked about Thirteen ... all agreed it was a real page turner, albeit full of cliches etc. even the more squeamish women said you wouldn‘t take much notice or the violence ... page turner!! I‘d say you‘d like it Cindy 👍🏻♥️ 6y
Cinfhen Oops, I forgot to tag you @Centique I mean PJ, Jo, Flea??? 6y
Centique @Cinfhen I answer to any of them 😘 also Muuuummmmm! 6y
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Crazeedi
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@Kayla.Adriena @shellleigh33 @Skeebies05 #lmpbc #GroupL #Round5
These are the ones I'm looking at, any of them catch your eyes?

Kayla.Adriena I've not read any of these and am open to anything! Sorry if that doesn't help you narrow it down 😁 6y
Skeebies05 They all look good! Pick away! 6y
Ashley85 The Good People is on my TBR. I hope it‘s good 😊 6y
Crazeedi @Kayla.Adriena @Skeebies05 @Ashley85 ok, so I'm going to stare at them for a bit and I'll let you know! Thanks y'all!! Can't wait to do this with you! (edited) 6y
shellleigh33 They all sound wonderful!! 6y
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Whimsical.Curiosity
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Finally splurged and joined the #onceuponabookclubbox I just couldn't resist November's hint and hopefully Scotland themed box!! Anybody else a subscriber? Have you loved the gifts and books? I'm so exited!! 📚📚📚
#bookclub #booksubscription #surprisebook #mysterybox

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mrp27
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MrBook
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I've closed the #2030SomethingBookClub poll for our next 5 selections. ( @BookBabe & I run it very democratically.) Top 5 vote-getters are the winners. Would you have preferred a different top 5? #bookclub #NYC

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Judybskt
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All the time!

@SilversReviews

SilversReviews 😊 Thanks for joining in. 6y
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Karkar
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Reminder Cincinnati/NKY Littens @Pamwurtzler and yours truly have decided to start an in person book club. We are planning on July 19th at 7pm. There will not be a planned book, just bring one book to discuss with the group. We are going to meet at Pam‘s House. I do not want to put the address out here, so if you are interested please email me at Karin.roseberry@gmail.com. Please also feel free to bring nonLittens!

Jess7 I may be able to come. I‘ll let you know! 6y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks That‘s awesome!! 6y
TK421 One of these days we'll make it down for book club. We will actually be in Cincy that night for the Patrick Rothfuss book signing at Joseph Beth. 6y
Chelleo I‘m out of town but hope to catch the August meeting. Have fun! 6y
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Karkar
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Attention Cincinnati/NKY Littens @Pamwurtzler and yours truly have decided to start an in person book club. We are planning on starting on the third Thursday of June. There will not be a planned book, just bring one book to discuss with the group. We are going to meet at Pam‘s House. I do not want to put the address out here, so if you are interested please email me at Karin.roseberry@gmail.com. Please also feel free to bring nonLittens!

Karkar Forgot to mention we wanted to meet at 7 pm. 7y
Jess7 Sounds fun! Unfortunately I‘ll be out of town on vacation beginning the 16th. :-) 7y
Chelleo I‘m leaving for my annual library conference that day 😫 7y
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Chelleo And I‘ll be at another workshop for July 😭😭😭 7y
Karkar @Chelleo okay so you have to put us on you calendar for August 🤓 7y
Karkar @Jess7 lucky! Have fun!! 7y
kitty_reads YAY!! 7y
Chelleo @Karkar Uhhh...I may be on vacation that week!!! 😩😫😭 7y
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Samplergal
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I ran my second book club today. We doubled the number of people attending and had a fantastic discussion. #bookclub

Tamra I wish I could join! 7y
Cathythoughts Brilliant! I‘ve just started this one 👍🏻 7y
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Cinfhen
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Congrats @callielafleur on your awesome Litsy milestone 🎉❤️😀 Thanks so much for #payingitforward
Thought this carton was funny.... #LitsyIsTheBestINT

Captivatedbybooks 😂😂😂😂👍🏽 7y
callielafleur 😂😂🤣🤣 7y
MrBook @BookBabe can't get me to eat stuff either. 😁😇 7y
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Jhullie 🤣😂🤣😂 7y
RaimeyGallant Hilarious. 7y
monalyisha Ha! My Adam (my husband) says he‘s allergic to apples. They “make [his] face hurt.” 7y
RohitSawant 😂😂 7y
Bookzombie 😂😂 7y
Reggie Lol 7y
TrishB Exactly 😂 7y
LauraBeth 😂😂 7y
Cathythoughts Very good 😂😂 7y
DivineDiana Hysterical! 😂 7y
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Soubhiville
The Book Club | Mary Alice Monroe

My new book clubbers! I‘m waiting for email responses from the tagged folks! Please reply ASAP, I want to send the final email around 5 EST tonight!
(Happy dance!)

ScientistSam Sorry, thought my email went out Friday! 7y
RebelReader Sorry I thought I had previously responded too! 7y
Jabberwocky So excited! 7y
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melyndarae Super excited!! 7y
Soubhiville @ScientistSam @RebelReader @goodthinkrebel it was just rule confirmation I needed 😊. I‘m about to send out the last of the mailer/ recipient matches! Then in a little bit the member list, booklist, and mailing calendar! Yay! 7y
goodthinkrebel @Soubhiville Sorry about my no response. I had a death in the family and haven't been able to check my email. I'll try to do that now 7y
goodthinkrebel @Soubhiville I think I replied (signal is spotty where my family lives) if not, everything looks good. And I am confirmed 7y
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MrsCox2007
The Book Club | Mary Alice Monroe

I guess I need to find a new book club since it seems all the ones I was following have gone defunked. Any suggestions?

tpixie Yes! Join @LitsyBookClub !! We ‘meet‘ the 3rd Sunday @2:00 EST on the app ‘Zoom ‘ ( its like Skype) then later that week there are questions posted 7y
tpixie Also, check out @LitsyHappenings ! 7y
MrsCox2007 I am part of that one (I have missed the last few months due to persistent migraines), but I usually read at least a book a week, and so I am always looking for another book. 7y
MrsCox2007 Part of litsy book club, that is 7y
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aliasNayNay
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Mehso-so

The story is about five different women who come together out of a love for reading and for one another. Each one faces a crisis for which they are unprepared. Each woman's story is interesting and the interactions between the characters is delightful. The Book Club it is not as good as her other books, readable, but not the authors best.

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Kshakal
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The books I got in our annual book club book exchange!! 🤓

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Kshakal
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Had our annual holiday get together with book club this evening... I love these ladies so much!!

[DELETED] 3803335244 Great pic! I love it 7y
Tamra I envy you your reading group. 😏 7y
britt_brooke Fun! 7y
Bookworm83 ❤️❤️❤️ 7y
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mrp27
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#seasonsreadings2017 #jingleshelves #reindeerreads #bookclub

One of my favorite #crimson #bookmarks from New York Public Library.

LeahBergen 😍😍 7y
Cinfhen Lovely 7y
AmyG That‘s so nice. 7y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Beautiful ❤️❤️ 7y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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#bookclubread
#jingleshelves
#LMPBC #GroupN

These are my current book club reads!! Oh and this is my new tote from my daughter!! 📚📖

TricksyTails Aww! That's a perfect tote! She knows you well. ♥️♥️♥️ 7y
ju.ca.no Awesome tote!! 7y
robinb That tote is seriously gorgeous!!! ❤️ 7y
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GondorGirl I love the David Small art on that tote! From my very favorite kid's book. 7y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @robinb thank you!! She ordered online US gearlaunch I think! It‘s out of China! Go figure! 🤣 7y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @ju.ca.no thanks! 💞 7y
bookloo If this is not you...😍♥️♥️♥️♥️ 7y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @bookloo 💞💞💞 I carry my books and notebooks everywhere I go!! 🤣 7y
robinb @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks thanks for sharing! I found it, along with some other beautiful tote bags....wonderful website! ❤️ Your daughter did good!!! (edited) 7y
AmyG Adorable tote! You have a special daughter. ❤️ 7y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @AmyG thank you!!! She is!! 😍 7y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @robinb if you do order, it will take about 3 weeks to come in! They have beautiful bags though!!! 7y
robinb @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks they have a wonderful variety and the colors are so vibrant...thanks! 7y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @robinb I loved so many of them!! This was a test run. I wanted to see how the quality was and how long it took so that I would know for exchanges. Also, have you checked out RedBubble? That where I got the last bag! 7y
robinb @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks no, I haven‘t, but I will! Thanks for being my tote bag source! 😊🙌 Any quality issues/size issues with this one? (edited) 7y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @robinb no!! It‘s actually nicer than I anticipated!!! 7y
Mdargusch Great to know. It‘s so cute. Also- how are you liking American Fire? 7y
robinb @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks that‘s always a nice surprise! 👍😊 7y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Mdargusch I didn‘t like it at first, but it‘s getting better! Not something I would usually choose, but it‘s good to get out of my comfort zone!!! I‘m also reading Things Fall Apart for #LMPBC so I‘m really branching out this month!! It‘s good, it‘s just irritating because I don‘t know how to pronounce the names correctly! Lol 😂 long answer!! 7y
Mdargusch Those creeps in AF really fascinated me because I wanted to know what made them tick. I actually stalked them on FB 🤦🏼‍♀️ 7y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Mdargusch I had a feeling she would be the instigator!! I think I‘ll do some stalking!! 👀 7y
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Cinfhen
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#JingleShelves Here is my list of 2017 IRL #bookclubread(s) Overall, a great year of book selections and discussions💕📚💕🙌🏻Excited for #2018....we already have January through March selected 🤓 what was your favorite bookclub read in 2017?!?!??

mhillis My IRL book club‘s favorite read this year was 7y
Cinfhen Haven't read it yet @mhillis nor have I seen the film 😉another #booktoscreen @MinDea 😍 7y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I‘m going to screen shot this!! Looks like some good ones! We have talked about Gentlemen in Moscow for BotmBuddyRead! 😊📚 7y
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Cinfhen I'm just about to start Gentleman but I'm sure it's going to be a winner @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks might be a good choice for #BOTMbuddyread 7y
L_auren How did your book club like Here I Am? 7y
SilversReviews Nice collage and books. 7y
Cinfhen Out of the 6 members, only myself and one other liked it. The rest REALLY HATED on JSF @L_auren Have you read it??? 7y
Cinfhen Thanks @SilversReviews ☺️I‘m always pleasantly surprised by our bookclub books! Even when I don‘t necessarily like the book, I enjoy the discussions 7y
Bklover How did you like The Muse? Our book club read The Miniaturist and liked the book but were dissatisfied with the ending. 7y
emilyhaldi Oh man, interesting about Here I Am. Hoping to read that next year!! 7y
RebelReader @emilyhaldi Everyone likes something different, but I didn't like Here I Am. I didn't bail, but I wish I had. I could have read 2 other books in the time it took me to slog through it. 🙁 7y
Cinfhen @Bklover we enjoyed the Muse, although there really wasn't much meat to the story ~ it was a meh for most of us ! 7y
Cinfhen True @RebelReader it's an odd book, definitely NOT for everyone @emilyhaldi I'm not sure how you'll like it! I'll be curious to hear your thoughts 7y
L_auren @Cinfhen @emilyhaldi I am HUGE fan of JSF but was lukewarm on Here I Am. Thought it was pretty messy with abandoned plot lines and some trite ones with the marriage. 7y
Cinfhen Most of our bookclub felt this was an unraveling of his real life marriage @L_auren they weren‘t “taking” his “side” ~ I really liked some of his secondary characters, especially his Israeli macho cousin & his politically incorrect father...oh, and his kids were hysterical 7y
L_auren @Cinfhen I can agree with some of the above! I also thought it seemed like it wouldn‘t be as accessible to a non-Jewish reader. He had a lot of deep cut references. Still love him and will read all he publishes!!! 7y
Cinfhen Yes @L_auren this was a VERY “Jewy” read!!! Our bookclub wondered the same thing...who was JSF intended audience besides Nicole Krauss😳 7y
Reviewsbylola We did our botm family book club this year but I‘m excited to start a real book club in 2018!! 🙌🏻🙌🏻 7y
Cinfhen Are you actually starting a bookclub @Reviewsbylola !?!? I think a family bookclub is the BEST🙌🏻😍📚I just saw your mom‘s post...an 18 plus years bookclub is super impressive @Mdargusch 7y
Mdargusch Thanks @Cinfhen - time has flown by. 7y
Mdargusch We picked our books for Jan. - march too. I talked them into The Windfall which I #blameitonlitsy and @reviewsbylola. I hope they like it. 😬 and I talked them into Beartown so I can use it for #booked2018. 😁 7y
Reviewsbylola Omg I hope they love The Windfall!!! @Mdargusch 7y
Reviewsbylola Yes, we are starting a book club now that @emilyhaldi is moving home. 😍😍 7y
Cinfhen Good choices @Mdargusch I always try to steer my bookclub into reading books I secretly need/want to read for challenges 😉💖#greatminds 7y
Reviewsbylola Yes she is! 7y
mhillis @Cinfhen Book to screen works really well for our book club! I haven‘t seen the movie about Seabiscuit yet! We also read Murder on the Orient Express and Handmaid‘s Tale 7y
Mdargusch I hope so too @Reviewsbylola 7y
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LazyOwl
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Sitting by myself at a bar waiting for bookclub members to arrive. Everyone else though start time was 7:30pm but I arrived early for a 7pm start 😔

TrishB Hate when that happens 😔 drink and read! 7y
tpixie At least you have wine for company! How did everyone like the book? 7y
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Leelee.reads
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CoffeeCatsBooks Did we get an email about who to send to next? Or maybe I missed a tag? Yikes! 😳 7y
Leelee.reads @CoffeeCatsBooks Who did you send the book you picked out to (last month)? I think you send to the same people each month, so the books move in a circle through the group and end up eventually back with the original owner. 7y
CoffeeCatsBooks Oh, okay! Thank you 7y
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cobwebmoth @Leelee.reads Your next #coffeebeanbookclub package should reach you on Wednesday. ☺ 7y
Leelee.reads @cobwebmoth yay! Thanks! 7y
Carleneishere I just remembered! Did you send it to the Alabama address! 7y
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Tanisha_A
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When books get to rate humans! 😂

meet53bhatt 😂😂 7y
AmyG Hahahaha 7y
RohitSawant 😂😂 7y
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KathyWheeler
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I like books about books & women's friendships & I generally like Mary Alice Monroe, so conditions were ripe for me to like this book. But no. The book club frame was not well used -- often I'd forget they were in a book club. Some of the women are deliberately obtuse, others are just not nice, and others are boring. Only 3 of the 5 women are essential to the story. At least I didn't loathe the book like the Frank & Hilderbrand ones.

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KathyWheeler
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Perhaps I should give up my favorite beach read/chick lit authors for awhile. Mary Alice Monroe has been a go-to author for me in this genre, but I find I'm irritated by many characters in this book and I'm only a few chapters in. Who gets mad at a friend for grieving the loss of their husband when it's only been 6 months? Who names their daughter Bronte and their son Finney? Someone with literary pretensions, that's who.

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RinaBrahmbhattBarot
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Pickpick

Happy 1st August!!! New month! New books! This month we are reading #Romance. Here are our 5 #RomanceReads. Do join our #SummerReads Bookswap book club. It's all about LOVE , book love that is 💕💕💕💕

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RinaBrahmbhattBarot
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Hey everyone!!! We've selected August theme, it's #Romance! Join us for #SummerReads #MyBookSwapClub book club. Tomorrow we will be revealing some of the best titles with romantic theme! Feel free to make recommendation 💕💕💕

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EllieDottie
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I started reading Game of Thrones and I later discovered that here on Litsy there was a Game of Thrones read along that I am now joining in! I decided to try to make a list of book clubs and read alongs that are happening in August!

I've tagged the organizers so if you are interested you can head to their pages and check out the details!

Please let me know of other ones or corrections and I can make an updated list! And feel free to repost!

JenlovesJT47 Thank you! 7y
EllieDottie Thank you @collegecatlady!! I will update the list!! 7y
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Purrfectpages
The Book Club | Mary Alice Monroe
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Here's a few pics from my book club meeting last night, minus a few absentee ladies. We went to a local winery to celebrate summer and discussed the book too...sorta. I'm trying to get them to join Litsy, but no one has caved yet.

Ms_T Keep trying! 7y
Jess7 Nice! I love getting together with my book club IRL once a month. My next book club meeting is this coming Monday. (Shh.. don't tell anyone but I only read of 1 of 2 books) 😶😏 7y
Purrfectpages @Ms_T I will! @Jess7 not everyone finishes the book in our club either! 7y
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Graciouswarriorprincess
The Book Club | Mary Alice Monroe
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I am taking a break. Three hours to twenty four hours of reading. I am going to grab a bite to eat and get ready for the Litsy Book Club at 5 pm. Who is joining me to discuss this month's book?

MrBook Wow! Great job! 7y
ApoptyGina69 Amazing! Time to spare, too. 🤗 7y
Graciouswarriorprincess @MrBook @ApoptyGina69 Thanks! I will have read a total of six books by the time I am done. 👍🏻😃📚 7y
DebinHawaii Nicely done!! 🎉👍📚 7y
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RinaBrahmbhattBarot
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Pickpick

I say: "Let's read more this summer"
You ask: How?
Join our 'MyBookSwapClub' #SummerClub
Rules (these are fun ones)
1. We choose a specific theme for each month ~ July, August and September
2. We agree specific date/time in each month to discuss the book(s) we've read (I'll post a separate discussion thread).
3. We all have fun, and spread the joy.
Express your interest in the comment, and I'll start shortlisting the themes/authors/titles.

bookdrunkard78 I'm in! 👍 7y
downtherabbithole This sounds like a lot of fun! I'm in! 7y
tpixie @steph_d1234 here's a new reading event 7y
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LectricSheep Sounds fun! I'm interested for sure. 7y
steph_d1234 @tpixie thank you 🤗 7y
tpixie @steph_d1234 your post asking for guidance was the best! People really jumped in to give you great ideas for people to follow! Happy Reading 📖 7y
BookNAround Looks like fun! 7y
BookHermit Great idea! 7y
JacqMac Sounds like fun! 7y
RinaBrahmbhattBarot @bookdrunkard78 thank you! Feel free to share and tag me (just in case if your #Litten buddies would like to join in) 7y
RinaBrahmbhattBarot @downtherabbithole thank you! Feel free to share and tag me (just in case if your #Litten buddies would like to join in) 7y
RinaBrahmbhattBarot @LectricSheep thank you! Feel free to share and tag me (just in case if your #Litten buddies would like to join in) 7y
RinaBrahmbhattBarot @JacqMac doesn't it? In eager to see which book(s) people will pick. Are you in? 7y
RinaBrahmbhattBarot @ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled thank you! Feel free to share and tag me (just in case if your #Litten buddies would like to join in) 7y
RinaBrahmbhattBarot @tpixie thank you for sharing! Guessing you are in ;) 7y
RinaBrahmbhattBarot @BookHermit thank you! Are you in? 7y
RinaBrahmbhattBarot @BookNAround let's see :) are you in? 7y
tpixie @MyBookSwapClub I'm hoping too! If I can keep up. Otherwise I may just have to stalk! 7y
steph_d1234 @MyBookSwapClub Yes count me in! 👌 7y
BookHermit 👍👍I'm in! 7y
RinaBrahmbhattBarot @BookHermit thank you! Feel free to share this post so your friend can join as well :) 7y
RinaBrahmbhattBarot @steph_d1234 thank you! Feel free to share this post so your friend can join as well :) 7y
RinaBrahmbhattBarot @BookNAround thank you! Feel free to share this post so your friend can join as well :) 7y
tpixie @Mvieyra4 here is a book club starting if you have time this summer. You may not if you're taking summer classes. 7y
coffeewithbooks How do I sign up ? 7y
RinaBrahmbhattBarot @Abbymom hey! I'm making a list of people who are participating, I'll add you in :) 7y
coffeewithbooks Thank you 😊 7y
RinaBrahmbhattBarot Hey! Post is up for July genre. It's 'Travel/Summer' book :) 7y
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MrBook
The Book Club | Mary Alice Monroe
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The #2030SomethingBookClub had a superb discussion of "The Wonder" today ???????! Some of our fellow Litsyans present are: @BookBabe , @SewItGoes , @BookPixie , @Much_Ado_About_Reading . And we missed @MysteryAuthor , @Apinlibraryland , and @BrooklynBookGirl ! Always next time...which will be the Sunday of #BookCon ???????!!! Followed by "American Pastoral" later in June. #bookclub #NYC

Ms_T I'm very jealous of these get-togethers 😍 8y
HotMessJess American Pastoral was a great film!! 8y
Magdawrites Great pic! 8y
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Magdawrites Can't wait for BookCon with you guys! (edited) 8y
LeahBergen Awesome! (and I'm too old for this club 😩😩). 8y
MyNamesParadise Wish I lived closer to y'all!! 8y
MyNamesParadise @Ms_T same!! 💖 8y
Apinlibraryland So happy my former book club is thriving with you and @BookBabe !!! I WILL show up one of these times! 8y
LitsyGoesPostal 😊👍🏻 7y
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RinaBrahmbhattBarot
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Pickpick

These two beauties, along with my handmade #bookmark was sent to lovely #litsy members #MyBookSwap I feel an urge to organise one soon! Shall I?

brilliantglow Both of those books are beautiful 8y
Daisydo They are lovely! 8y
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Bookish_B
The Book Club | Mary Alice Monroe
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Our book club sign (which is a true story) and the perfect spot we found to put it in 😁👍🏼

Merethebookgal Cheers! 🍻 8y
LeahBergen My bookclub might give you a run for your money 😂 8y
JoeStalksBeck Whoa!!! 👌 8y
Bookish_B @Merethebookgal 🍷 Cheers! 8y
Bookish_B @LeahBergen sounds like a challenge! 😉 8y
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JoeStalksBeck
The Book Club | Mary Alice Monroe
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It's so sad that no one I know on my fb responded to this. 😔😔😔 the eight members are people I added that read sometimes

Sweettartlaura That's why I love Litsy - and spend way more time here than an other social media site😍❤️📚 8y
AnnieReads I hear you. Litsy has become my go-to social. I love all the reading connections I've made here. 8y
JoeStalksBeck Agreed! Sometimes it's hard to find where the discussions are so I'm actually trying to build on in my town 8y
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Lmstraubie It was a good try. Maybe just give it some more time a another reminder. Sometimes I think people mean to get back to you and just forget. And you'll always have Litsy 😻 8y
DeborahSmall I'm rarely on FB now Litsy is my top most used app and main use of social media. ❤️❤️ 8y
Aswenson @DeborahSmall Right there with ya! I rarely check my other accounts. I'm fully satisfied with Litsy. 😄📚 8y
Aswenson @GoodallBookHaul I've tried to engage people on FB with book shares and reading lists, but it's not the same! I feel your struggle. (edited) 8y
BookishMe Are you able to add the link here? Iooked up and saw a few other pages with same group names 8y
SaraFair I understand! I even have friends on fb that are on Goodreads, and they never read anything or update it!!???? 8y
JoeStalksBeck @BookishMe it was just on FB. I was attempting to get a group started around here but not one person has joined but the 8 I added and the haven't responded 😭 8y
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Pelican71
The Book Club | Mary Alice Monroe
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When your bookish friends know that you love bracelets as much as books ❤️. I wear bracelets everyday. #LitsyGoesPostal

minkyb Lovely! 8y
TaraD19 Send photos of what you put in the locket please!!!❤❤❤❤ 8y
Pelican71 I sure will @TaraD19 😀 8y
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Kshakal
The Book Club | Mary Alice Monroe

Alright fellow littens... A few of my coworkers have approached me about starting a book club and I am looking for book club books. I know what I have read and loved but I am wondering if there are some goodies out there that I haven't read! And... Go!! 😀

BookBabe Some books chosen for the book clubs @MrBook and I run: Behold The Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue, Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins, Stone Mattress by Margaret Atwood; Lust for Life by Irving Stone. @MrBook , would you care to weigh in? 8y
BookBabe Oh, another fabulous one is 8y
Kshakal Thanks for the suggestions @BookBabe 8y
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MrBook @BookBabe Yep! I would also include: 8y
MrBook Should I stop? 😂👏🏻 I could keep going. A lot of our choices have been big hits. 8y
BookBabe I second all of those! Can't believe I didn't mention Middlesex or The Martian! Nice call, @MrBook 😊👍🏻 8y
Kshakal Thanks @MrBook !!! You gave some great suggestions! 8y
lrh9 This is our current pick for my book club and it's absolutely fantastic. 8y
Kshakal @lrh9 that sounds fantastic! Thanks! 8y
webhau1 I will think of more but just putting a couple now. Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend is our current one. (edited) 7y
webhau1 Your welcome I was trying to include others but apparently don't know how to edit the comments. I will look back at what we have read 7y
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BetterWorldBooks
The Book Club | Mary Alice Monroe
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Are you participating in our reading challenge? Check out our Goodreads group for recommendations: http://bit.ly/readrecs2017

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MrBook
The Book Club | Mary Alice Monroe
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#The2030SomethingBook. MrBook took this pic 😊, hence me not in it. But, @BookBabe , @BrooklynBookGirl , @MysteryAuthor , @LinaEwe , @BookPixie , @Suggestions , @YukonCorny , @Nomadicbooklover are in it, so this is a #LitsyPhotoOp 😁👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻! We missed you @Biblionator ! Exception being Dreamers, all these books were gifted in our Christmas #BookSwap! We have to read our gift and talk about it at our January meeting 😁👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻!!!

Claireluana Omg how fun!!! 8y
bookandcat How fun! Is the second person from the bottom wearing a TSM jacket? 8y
bookandcat On the left hand side (black and white jacket) 8y
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JPeterson Such a great idea! 8y
BookBabe 😄👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 So much fun! 8y
quirkyreader @BookBabe must have been cold. Keeping the hat on this weather is a plus. 8y
Sue Awesome! 8y
LitsyGoesPostal 😊👍🏻 8y
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