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Signal Fires
Signal Fires | Dani Shapiro
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"Late on a summer night in 1985, three teenagers are in a tragic car crash on the quiet, suburban Division Avenue. A girl is killed, and Theo and Sarah Wilf are left with a devastating secret that will haunt their family forever. By the time the Shenkmans move in across the street, the accident has faded into the past, but secrets haunt both families and cause them to become intimately intertwined. When Waldo Shenkman, a brilliant but lonely child, befriends Ben Wilf, who is struggling with his wife's decline from Alzheimer's, he once again entangles the families' fates and sets in motion the spellbinding, unforgettable climax"--
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LeafingThroughLife
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Actually *reading* some of my books from #BOTM this year. This was a beautiful story about connection and healing for two families struck by tragedy who find their stories being unexpectedly interwoven. Big thoughts about time and space and our place in them wrapped up in a very human story. 4.5 ⭐️ August #doublespin

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2mo
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TheQuietQuill
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#bookspin books are a goodie this month! I only read one of my Bookspin books last month, and didn‘t get to the #doublebookspin so I‘m hoping this is a more productive month. It didn‘t help that I was in a bit of a reading slump and only watched BookTube 😆 I‘m addicted to Haley Pham hehe

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Enjoy!! 5mo
rabbitprincess Ooh I didn‘t know there was a Puffin Classics edition of The Canterbury Tales! I have a small collection of those classics. 5mo
TheQuietQuill I didn‘t know they did either, I was lucky and got it at my local used bookstore for $3! That‘s so cool that you have a collection of the Puffin Classics! I remember reading The Canterbury Tales in high school, so I‘m excited to revisit them 👑 @rabbitprincess 5mo
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Victoriahoperose
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This was really powerful in the beginning and then it lost me. There were too many characters and too much going on and I just had a hard time staying interested and keeping everything straight. It was a good story, but I just wish it had jumped all over the place because I felt like it lost something by having so many different perspectives and stories.

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Twocougs
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Beautiful story of two families and their unique connections. The story sucks you in and keeps hold until the very last page- bravo!

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MysticFaerie
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4⭐️/5⭐️

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Chelsea.Poole
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A gem of a novel! Love these REAL characters, neighbors, who we see during different seasons of their lives. Two families become intertwined during a birth and a death:the beginning and ending of two lives, full circle. This one reminded me of one of my favorites in recent years, though much shorter: The Most Fun We Ever Had. This isn‘t big on plot, but it is huge in heart and character development…just full of the stuff of life. Loved it!

Chelsea.Poole I spy more love for this one from some of my in-sync book friends @AmyG @CBee 2y
CBee @Chelsea.Poole yes!! Loved this one so much. Give me a good family drama/story anytime - especially with some dysfunction thrown in 😂 So glad you liked this! I‘ll have to check out the other book you mentioned. 2y
AmyG I loved this book, too! And yes, I share your love for the dysfunctional family drama. @Cbee 🤣 (edited) 2y
Megabooks I loved this too! 2y
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akfreeborn
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A tragedy sets up this story of how a family copes. Beautifully written and great narrative told through different generations and points of view. Ben and Waldo were particularly interesting.

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these_dreams
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Forgot to update when I started listening to this one. Finished 2/20. It was decent but won‘t be something that stands out in my memory.

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ErikasMindfulShelf
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This was such a great book. Sucked me in right away. Beautiful!

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Bethanyroe
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I enjoyed this much more than I thought I would. The plot was very simple but that‘s not the point. The point is people, humanity, emotion, how many times we choose how our lives intersect with others and many times we don‘t.

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CBee
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I read this in a DAY. Ignored my husband and kids (okay, not really, but maybe a little) 😂😂 This will easily be a favorite of 2023 for me - what a punch of a book packed into a little over 200 pages! I loved every character, but especially Waldo ♥️ @AmyG spot on, I loved this so much!

AmyG I flew through this one, too. Glad you loved it. 2y
CBee @AmyG everything about it was amazing and I loved every character (which usually isn‘t the case, and yep, I even started to love Waldo‘s dad a little at the end). 2y
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Cinfhen I love Dani Shapiro ( especially her non fiction) but this book disappointed me!!! I know @Megabooks loved it too. I‘m so happy you and @AmyG enjoyed it!!! I can‘t even remember why it didn‘t wow me 🤷🏼‍♀️ 2y
CBee @Cinfhen this is the first book I‘ve read of hers and she is a fabulous writer! 😊 Would love to read more of her work! 2y
Cinfhen Her nonfiction books are AMAZING 🥰 2y
Amiable OMG, definitely read her book about finding out her ancestry. It's so good: 2y
CBee @Amiable added to the list! 😊 2y
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readwithcori
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Signal Fires by Dani Shapiro earned 3 🌟 from me. It was very middle of the road, not bad but not amazing. I can see why some people love it but I found it hard to feel attached to the characters and wasn‘t left with any sort of emotion.

#LitsyLoveReads

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Erinreadsthebooks
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Well, I‘m just over here eating crow and finishing another book righttttttt before the year‘s end. And I‘m damn glad I did because this one, THIS ONE that I read because it was overdue at the library, is my favorite book of the year. The #1 spot. A flippin dream of a book. I LOVED IT. 🏆🥇🙌🏅🌟

LaraReads That is so awesome! Happy New Year! (edited) 2y
TheBookHippie I love her. I‘m saving my copy to read this week! Glad to hear she still hits it outta the park! 2y
Sharpeipup What a way to end the year! 2y
LiteraryinPA Whoa! How cool for your last book of the year to take the top spot! 2y
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Megabooks
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I rarely cry at the end of books, but these characters! I was completely drawn in and absolutely loved this. Shapiro was great at making it flow well with multiple timelines. 🫶🏻

As teens, Sarah and Theo are in an accident that costs another girl her life. The accident leaves a deep scar on them and their parents. After they grow up, a young family moves in across the street, and an unusual birth and death draw these two families together. #botm

TrishB Great review- stacked 👍🏻 2y
AmyG Agreed. Have tissues. I loved Waldo and Ben. ❤️ 2y
BarbaraBB Stacked! I am a sucker for emotional reads sometimes! 2y
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Megabooks @BarbaraBB these characters just really touched me. 💕 Sometimes one needs that in a book! 2y
Megabooks @AmyG 💯💯 they are new favorite characters. The arc of their stories was perfection! 2y
Megabooks @TrishB thank you! Enjoy! 2y
Cinfhen I didn‘t connect the way you did but im glad you loved it! 2y
Megabooks @Cinfhen me too! 💜💜 2y
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NovelNancyM
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This was a quick compelling read because at its core it's about human connection and love. I really enjoyed the story of how people who may seem to be at the peripheral of our life can have significant impact. Sometimes people enter our lives and you don't know why until years later. This made my heart warm.

AmyG I liked this one, too. A very sweet story. 2y
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BookLineNSinker
Signal Fires | Dani Shapiro
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Another lucky find on Libby to break up the chunkster of "The Secret History" which is 21 hours long. I'm captivated by all of the new books I snagged and can't wait to start on this one.

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mamareading
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I had a magnificent and terrifying dream last night, I believe it was from reading this book before bed! I was hoping to sink into a good story this past weekend, as my final book of November, this was a perfect pick for that.

There were some scenes that were more detailed than I wanted to read and sometimes it dragged on, jumping from character to character, but as a whole it was a quick read that held my attention which was all I asked for.

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kbuggle
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Shapiro‘s writing in this is so fantastic.. a story of two families and the constellation of ties that bind them.
Shapiro narrates the audiobook herself and did a great job.

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Cinfhen
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I‘m a huge fan of Dani Shapiro‘s nonfiction writing, so I was very excited to pick up a copy of her newest book, a fictional story spanning several decades. This wasn‘t the book I was expecting, but it very much felt like a Dani Shapiro story. I liked it but I didn‘t love it. Parts felt contrived, plus it had a magical realism quality that I didn‘t really care for. #GoodNotGreat Audio read by author was ok. Light pick

AmyG Thank you for the review. 2y
Cinfhen If you read it @AmyG I‘d love to hear your thoughts!!! I think my opinion is definitely an #UnpopularOpinion 2y
rmaclean4 I have been wondering about this one. Thanks for the review. 2y
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Cinfhen Sure @rmaclean4 it might work well for you but I was a little disappointed ☹️ 2y
AmyG Not sure how fast I will read it. 2y
Megabooks I‘m sorry it was disappointing. 🫤 2y
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Cinfhen
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I love Dani Shapiro‘s NF so I‘m super excited for her first work of fiction in over 15 years….plus Ann Patchett gushed about this book over on IG🥰 #HighHopes

AmyG I also read some positive reviews on IG. Let us know what you think! 2y
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GerardtheBookworm
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I've been a fan of Dani Shapiro since her nonfiction Inheritance. In her return to fiction, she examines a group of neighbors and their lives on the next few decades after an accident binds them together in 1985. What follows are familial bonds from birth, life, death, illness, age, Y2K, and eventually Covid in this literary novel.

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