Time of the Flies

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Another cool read by Claudia Piñeiro! This one is about feminism, flies and fumigation and I loved it even though I figured out the twist early one. I loved the characters and their dialogues. The plot is great and a real pageturner. I absolutely continue reading Piñeiro‘s backlist now!

Thanks for sending me this one Trish, you were right that I would love it ?

#FictionalTraveler #SpanishSpeaking ??

TrishB, julieclair

TrishB Glad you enjoyed it 👍🏻 she‘s such a clever writer. 4d

Suet624 She‘s a must read for me but I haven‘t found this one yet. 2d

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sarahbarnes

Time of the Flies | Claudia Pi�eiro

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I really liked this, but not as much as Elena Knows (hard to top). But this one has the same narrative style and it was often a page turner, although I did figure out the “twist” earlier on. Looking forward to reading more of her novels. Book 4 for #10BeforeTheEnd

ChaoticMissAdventures

ChaoticMissAdventures ✅ great job! 6mo

Tamra I agree, not quite as good as Elena Knows. 😁 6mo

sarahbarnes @ChaoticMissAdventures thank you! 🩵 6mo

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sarahbarnes @Tamra it‘s just hard to beat that book. It‘s so good. 6mo

Suet624 My library has four of her books but this isn‘t one of them. 🙁 6mo

sarahbarnes @Suet624 it just came in at my library, so maybe they‘ll still get it at yours. Mine doesn‘t have All Yours, which I‘m similarly bummed about. 6mo

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sarahbarnes

Time of the Flies | Claudia Pi�eiro

Very excited about this library haul. 😁📚💪🏼

Suet624 Looks great! 6mo

squirrelbrain It looks very ToB-ish to me! 🥰 6mo

sarahbarnes @Suet624 I have high hopes. ♥️ 6mo

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sarahbarnes @squirrelbrain oooh, that‘s a fun take I didn‘t think of, but I think you might be right! 😃 6mo

BarbaraBB What a great haul! I want to read all of them! 6mo

sarahbarnes @BarbaraBB I‘m very grateful to have this comforting stack of books in my house this week. 6mo

BarbaraBB Yes, it is much needed I guess, especially this week. 6mo

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TrishB

Time of the Flies | Claudia Pi�eiro

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#gladstones24
Another thought provoking read from this author. If you‘ve liked her others you‘ll like this. Lots of feminist theory. Oh, and flies.

BarbaraBB Can‘t wait 😃 7mo

Tamra Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzz 7mo

Suet624 I‘ll have to look for this one. Reading one of hers now.

Betty Boo

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TrishB @Suet624 there is one before this one I didn‘t read as I didn‘t realise!

All Yours

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Suet624 Yes, that‘s the other one I read. 7mo

sarahbarnes I can‘t wait for this one - it‘s on order at the library and I‘m on the list. 7mo

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Tamra

Time of the Flies | Claudia Pi�eiro

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Took me a long time to get through this novel because of life.

I enjoyed it but did not absolutely love it. Packed with a lot of feminist themes to think about 👍🏾, it just didn‘t have the drive of Elena Knows. That one is hard to top and it‘s difficult not to make comparisons. Elena is still my favorite of the three I‘ve read so far.

If you like tidy endings, take a pass. 😅 Pineiro might be planning a trilogy or leaving the door open?

BarbaraBB Which three did you read? 8mo

Tamra @BarbaraBB the tagged book, Elena Knows, and Little Luck. I probably should read All Yours, which apparently is the first book with the protagonist in Time of the Flies. (edited) 8mo

BarbaraBB I just read All Yours and loved it. My favorite though is A Little Luck. You‘ve made me curious about Time of the Flies. 8mo

Tamra @BarbaraBB I will have to get my hands on All Yours! 8mo

BarbaraBB I think you‘ll love that one too 8mo

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Tamra

Time of the Flies | Claudia Pi�eiro

My idea of Happy Hour. ☺️

I made a trip to the nursery today. The cashier mentioned mums when I expressed dismay at the nearly empty greenhouse. I hate the word and sight of mums in August - which I humorously explained to her. 😠😢 She got it. It‘s too much of a reminder that summer in the upper Midwest is woefully short.

Amor4Libros This book is so good! Did you read the prequel? 9mo

Tamra @Amor4Libros is there a prequel? What am I missing??? 9mo

Amor4Libros @Tamra Yes! It‘s called “Tuya” (Yours). The time of the flies takes place 15 years after. It gives you the backstory of what happened that landed Inés in prison. Some people say it‘s not necessary to read it, but I feel it gives you a lot of context for this one. And it‘s also a great read! 9mo

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Tamra @Amor4Libros oh my - must get. Thank you! 9mo

Amor4Libros @Tamra Anytime! 🤗 9mo

merelybookish Short summers here too! The mornings and evenings are noticeable cool. 9mo

Tamra @merelybookish 😢 I‘m never ready. 9mo

BarbaraBB How is the book? I am so excited about reading it - soon! 9mo

Tamra @BarbaraBB it‘s great! I‘m taking my time to enjoy. 😁 9mo

BarbaraBB Oooh that is so good to know, thanks 🥰 9mo

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Tamra

Time of the Flies | Claudia Pi�eiro

What does this mean? ‘…‘ Pineiro uses it frequently in this book.

Ruthiella Long pauses of no talking maybe? 🤔 9mo

TEArificbooks Long pause in speech. Probably speaking with their facial expressions. 9mo

Pogue https://www.thepunctuationguide.com/ellipses.html 9mo

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Tamra @Ruthiella @TEArificbooks yes! I thought that or perhaps omission of irrelevant speech/gestures/vocalizations. 9mo

Tamra @Pogue have you seen ellipses used this way before? It‘s new to me. (edited) 9mo

swynn @Tamra It's not common, but not exactly new either. The early 20th century novelist Ronald Firbank used to do this sort of thing, with characters speaking in ellipses and punctuation marks. I'm not sure whether he was the first. 9mo

Tamra @swynn thank you for the insight! 9mo

Pogue @Tamra yes, it is not very common but I have seen this before. 9mo

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Tamra

Time of the Flies | Claudia Pi�eiro

Book mail! 🪰🪰

I‘ll read anything Claudia writes. I ordered this the minute I heard about it.

jlhammar Looking forward to this one! 9mo

Tamra @jlhammar it‘s next in the queue! 🤞🏾🤞🏾 9mo

BarbaraBB A new one? Thanks for sharing, I want to read everything by her too! 9mo

sarahbarnes Yes!! I already have a hold on this one as soon as I heard about it! Looking forward to your thoughts! 9mo

Cathythoughts Must stack 👍🏻❤️ 9mo

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