Private Rites

I had planned on just getting The Serpent and the Wolf in my December #aardvarkbookclub box, but then re-read the description of Private Rites and decided I want to read that one too.

Also again expressing my love for their creativity for the Aardvark logo on the cover. I noticed while looking at this picture that the circle of the logo on The Serpent and the Wolf matches the O in Wolf. It's the little things.

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AardvarkBookClub

Private Rites | Julia Armfield

The December books make their official appearance at last, including signed copies of UNDER LOCH AND KEYā¨ļø¸āØ

#aardvarkbookclub #privaterites #alterego #theresurrectionist #underlochandkey #theserpentandthewolf #whatitslikeinwords

Megabooks Such a good selection! I wanted four! 2d

Jess Such a great group of books! I chose The Resurrectionist. Can‘t wait to dig in to that one. (edited) 2d

vlwelser I also struggled to pick from 4 of them. I went with The Resurrectionists also. That's the one I would want to read right now if that was an option. 2d

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Megabooks

Private Rites | Julia Armfield

What did everyone get from @AardvarkBookClub this month?? I almost picked The Resurrectionists, but I‘m really excited about these!! I‘ve been wanting to try Armfield again. The other two weren‘t on my radar but sound up my alley. #aardvark

vlwelser I picked The Resurrectionists. I asked myself what I would pick to read right now and that won. But these 3 you picked are going on my library tbr 2d

Megabooks @vlwelser I asked myself the same between the Resurrectionists and what it‘s like, and I felt I wanted dark literary more than dark historical. I don‘t use the library in December because of a severe poinsettia allergy. Even bringing a book home that‘s been in a room with one can make me sick. I stay inside a lot, so I‘m hoping to get a lot of reading done! 2d

sarahbarnes I‘m excited for a new Armfield! 2d

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Megabooks @sarahbarnes I did not love Our Wives Under the Sea when we read it for Camp Litsy, but I felt like I should've loved it, so I've always meant to read more (and reread Our Wives). So I'm hopeful! 2d

vlwelser OMG. That's awful. Please stay safe. And maybe get a kindle so you can keep using the library. 2d

Jess I got The Resurrectionist. Their selections are fantastic. Enjoy! 2d

BarbaraBB I want to try Armfield again too. I am sorry to hear the poinsettia still is bothering you. I had hoped cold and snow would be helpful but that‘s probably wishful thinking š 2d

sarahbarnes I found it really unsettling but in a good way. I hope if you try her again you enjoy it! 2d

Megabooks @vlwelser thanks! I am checking out audiobooks from the library, but I‘m also trying to pare down some of the TBR I own. š¬š¬ 2d

Megabooks @Jess they really are! 2d

Megabooks @BarbaraBB yeah, unfortunately they‘re inside everywhere here. The grocery, restaurants, stores, churches, people‘s homes, etc. And then it gets into other things like coats or books that can come into my home and make me sick. 2d

vlwelser I should do a no library month and just read physical books already living in my house. My TBR shelf will soon be accepting no new applicants. I'm acquiring faster than I read them. 2d

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Hooked_on_books

Private Rites | Julia Armfield

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This book explores 3 adult sisters as their father has just died, looking at their current, somewhat strained relationships and their childhood. All this in the setting of a cli-fi, climate change impacted world as well as maybe something odd going on. I wish the oddness had been explored a bit more, as I feel it would have helped build tension to the ending, but this was good.

TrishB Still on my pile! 2w

squirrelbrain I preferred this to Our Wives Under the Sea - did you? 2w

Hooked_on_books @squirrelbrain No, I liked the other one better. She built suspense in it so well. Here I thought she did a great job with the characters and their relationships/self-exploration, but the ā€oddā€¯ element wasn‘t well balanced. Really it was just people looking at Agnes and no suspense, so the ending felt to me like a hard turn that didn‘t fit. I wish she had either leaned into the odd more or left it out entirely. 2w

squirrelbrain I see what you mean Holly about this not being weird enough, but I found Wives a bit *too* left-field for me. 2w

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GerardtheBookworm

Private Rites | Julia Armfield

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A dystopian climate disaster forces three estranged sisters to deal with the end of the world, society's deterioration, family dynamics, capitalism, greed, self-interest, and their own queerness in this novel inspired by the Shakesperean play King Lear.

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