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*I scored 38/100
*3 favorites from the list: The Hobbit; Grimm's Fairytales; The Graveyard Book
*3 that I think should be on the list: Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle books; Amelia Bedelia books; Frog & Toad are Friends books.
*A 4th book I think should be on the list: The Complete Tales of Hans Christian Andersen
#TLT #ThreeListThursday @dabbe

AmyG OMG I loved Mrs Piggle-Wiggle. My favorite as a kid. I have such great memories of my Mom reading me a story each night before bed. (edited) 2w

dabbe Anderson's complete tales came in at #89 (really #11). You need to give yourself another point! 🤩 Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩶🩵🩶 2w

WildAlaskaBibliophile @dabbe Ruh-Roh! LOL! 2w

TheBookgeekFrau I loved Frog and Toad! 2w

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DieAReader

Kobo: A Story of the Russo-Japanese War | Herbert Strang

#ReadYourKobo #ReadYourKindle

My January picks. ‘Harvest‘ is from my Kobo & the others are from my hubby‘s Kindle library, because the Kindle is new to me & I haven‘t made any purchases yet😂. Let‘s face it though, I don‘t need a “new” separate account to horde more digital books) so, we‘re just gonna his account🤷🏻‍♀️😂📚🤓

CBee

CBee Ooo, if my hubby was a reader he‘d probably love #11! 2w

DieAReader @CBee 🎶I‘m a fan thanks to my hubby. I plan to read & listen to the corresponding songs as I go🤓 2w

CBee @DieAReader that sounds perfect ♥️ 2w

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Suet624

In the Freud Archives | Janet Malcolm

#11 on my December bookspin.

TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Enjoy!! 2mo

BarbaraBB It‘s good!! 2mo

youneverarrived I loved this. 2mo

sarahbarnes Loved this one. 2mo

Suet624 @youneverarrived @BarbaraBB @sarahbarnes I‘m so glad to hear you all liked this book. I was looking at it today with some trepidation. 2mo

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TorieStorieS

A Christmas Without Elizabeth | Francine Pascal, Jamie Suzanne

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This 6th #SweetValleyChristmas is my favorite! In an It‘s A Wonderful Life-esque twist, Elizabeth gets a taste of a Sweet Valley without her, after she wants to disappear after giving away the Christmas party fund to a family at the homeless shelter, her guardian angel, Laura, shows her— Sarah Thomas & Denny Jacobsen are both dead, the Wakefield family‘s in shambles (divorce, tattoos— the Unicorns are Sharks) & life without her just isn‘t Sweet!

JenlovesJT47 Divorce, tattoos 😅😅😅 2mo

TorieStorieS @JenlovesJT47 I mean, I guess that‘s the worst thing imaginable for them! Steven even has long hair!! 🤣🤣 Just as bad as in It‘s A Wonderful Life and the worst fate is to be a spinster librarian!! 😳 2mo

JenlovesJT47 😅😅😅 I haven‘t read this one in awhile but plan on reading it this month, can‘t wait! 2mo

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JenlovesJT47 Oh. My. God. I just finished reading this last night and it was absolutely hysterical! It‘s been awhile since I read it and I forgot a lot of the details. I was cracking up right and left. As soon as they said the unicorns were wearing leather jackets I lost it lol 😅😅😅. And tell me if it‘s just me or not. Since I‘m just now reading a lot of the earlier books I‘ve never read before, do they not dumb Ellen down more & more as the books go on? 1mo

JenlovesJT47 She is such an airhead and it‘s freaking hilarious lol. Omg this one cracked me up. Ok I‘ll see myself out lol. 😅😂😂🤓🤓🤓 1mo

TorieStorieS @JenlovesJT47 They have definitely been dumbing poor Ellen down since #11 Buried Treasure!! I mean, she‘s going to get her own phone line eventually but they make her into a dumb scaredy cat along the way! 1mo

TorieStorieS @JenlovesJT47 But, I will say, I think I had just as much fun re-reading this as I did originally!! And I am so glad that it sounds like you did, too!! 🥰 1mo

JenlovesJT47 Ooh yes I remember the one where she gets her own phone line. Has a yellow cover. Yes I thoroughly enjoyed this and forgot how absolutely hilarious Laura the angel is too! 😂😂😂 1mo

TorieStorieS @JenlovesJT47 Yes!! Laura is a hoot!! 🤣 1mo

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Lizwarnerpdx

Raven Song | J M Dalgliesh

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Book #11 in the Hidden Norfolk series. This one is a sad one. I thought I had it figured out from the beginning, and I did get it mostly right, but the turns to get there were not what I expected.

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TieDyeDude

Postcards from the End of America | Linh Dinh

I am a cis heterosexual white male. Aside from being (lower) middle class, I probably won't be too personally affected by the new fascist regime that has been elected. But I have, like, two or three cis heterosexual white male friends. My friends are queer or childless cat/dog people or women or Hispanic. I have nieces, not nephews. There are all at risk, and that is straight from the tangerine mouth. I also have conscience and a soul. This sucks.

lil1inblue My husband and I are childless by choice. But I have 10 niblings, with #11 due to arrive in March. 4 are 50% indigenous. 1 is gender fluid and queer. 6 are female. This is not the world I want for them. I'm going to channel my anger and organize like there is no tomorrow. 2mo

dabbe 🎯!!! 2mo

dabbe @lil1inblue 🎯!!! 2mo

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Julsmarshall Yep! We‘ve got to keep fighting for what is right. 2mo

Amiable As I mentioned to @cbee, I saw a post that said, “It's now painfully obvious that racism, misogyny, xenophobia, homophobia and hate are not deal-breakers for millions of Americans if a gallon of milk costs too much.“ The harsh reality of this literally breaks my heart. 2mo

Skygoddess1 As much as I hoped and prayed that this wouldn‘t be the outcome, I went into Election Day sensing that this would be the outcome. I guess as a Black woman I knew to be disappointed in our society at large. The one thing I found most surprising was that he won the popular vote too. 2mo

CBee @Skygoddess1 I, too, had hope that it wouldn‘t go this way, despite knowing the reality that it probably would. I thought I was prepared, but I‘m not ☹️ 2mo

CBee @lil1inblue ♥️♥️♥️ 2mo

Leftcoastzen I‘m with @Amiable !😡 2mo

JamieArc I‘m not seeing as many white dudes express these opinions, so I really appreciate seeing it here 💙 2mo

kspenmoll @Amiable No words to express broken hearts —thank you for sharing that right on post. ❤️ 2mo

marleed I was almost prepared for him to win the electoral college. I was ill-prepared for the results of the popular vote. I‘m saddened and incredibly disappointed the majority of Americans voted to make life so much harder for so many that need help and compassion. I‘m also angry the faith I grew up in became so political I can no longer support it or find comfort in it. I fear freedom from religion has become reality. 2mo

JudeCC Thank you!!🙏It means a lot!🌈My partner is a transgender man. Grateful he‘s not being impacted by this because he lives in the UK where he is respected & they provide all the medical & psychological help they may need. Disgusted about America rn. I have many friends here in LA who are transgenders/transitioning. Minors & adults.This affects their families too. Playing with someone else‘s emotional and physical health is cruelty & abuse of power. 2mo

JudeCC @lil1inblue 🫂 I feel you! ❤️🙏🌈 2mo

JudeCC @Julsmarshall 💯 2mo

JudeCC @Amiable I need to respectfully copy and share that quote/message. 🙏❤️🌈 2mo

Ruthiella 👏👏👏 2mo

MemoirsForMe Well said! So sad, shocked and heartbroken. 😔💔 2mo

Amiable @WJCintron Absolutely. It‘s a truth that needs to be faced head on. People who voted for this should be forced to admit that they traded the soul of our country for cheaper groceries. (edited) 2mo

JudeCC @Amiable 💔💯😞 2mo

staci.reads It really does suck. I am still struggling for the right words as I try to comfort my young adult children who are feeling disillusioned and defeated. I am, too, but I don't want them to feel defeated this young. Kamala's words yesterday helped, but ugh. 😞 2mo

TieDyeDude @amiable I believe that is just an excuse to justify their vote that they know deep down is, at best, flawed. If conservatives voted Kamala (or not at all for pres) and voted republican for everything else, they'd still have won both houses, hampering most of what Kamala could accomplish, and we would be done with Trump. Our system and our media is just so rigid; there is no creativity... 2mo

TieDyeDude @SkyGoddess1 @marleed At least in Michigan, third party candidates were a huge factor. I don't even know how RFK was still an option if there is absolutely no path to him winning. I agree, though. I don't know if I'm just in more of a bubble than I've been in the past, but I absolutely did not expect such a definitive result. I just don't know how so many people can get past the black-hearted rhetoric of Trump. (edited) 2mo

Skygoddess1 I watched an interesting video today in which the child of Chinese immigrants who was born here in the States, was speaking with a cis-white male and he asked him why he would vote for Trump when the white male deals in facts and Trump isn‘t fact based at all. The man‘s response was that he voted for him because he‘ll slow down the trajectory of whites becoming the minority in the country they built. I think many agree with that statement 2mo

TieDyeDude @lil1inblue @julsmarshall @cbee @leftcoastzen @kspenmoll @ruthiella @memoirsforme 💪 ❤ (edited) 2mo

TieDyeDude @JamieArc I am honestly at a loss. I know some people try to explain away his racism and fear mongering as hyperbole or exaggerated rhetoric, but he has proven time and again that they are not idle threats. I just don't get how so many people can get past his actual words. 2mo

TieDyeDude @WJCintron @lil1inblue Best wishes to your friends and family. The fight continues, and there will be many to fight for a fair future. 2mo

TieDyeDude @staci.reads It is tough for young people and first time voters. My first presidential vote was Bush v Kerry. I was disappointed because I did not agree with Bush's policies. But Bush did not publicly announce his hatred of half of America or vow to go after those who didn't vote for him. It is insanity that Trump was even an option. 2mo

TieDyeDude @skygoddess1 Well, built this country on the backs of minority slave labor, but good luck finding that in history books that have systematically re-white washed. *sigh* I wish there was more push back in interactions like this. I understand a journalists desire to be unbiased or report just the facts, but with all the partisan media and bubbles/echo chambers, these lies just get constant reinforcement. Cover your ears and run back to NewsMax 2mo

Skygoddess1 @TieDyeDude Yeah, the interviewer said the same thing about how this country was built on the backs of Blacks, Indigenous and Chinese immigrants like his parents who built the railroad. The racist had no response 2mo

TieDyeDude @Skygoddess1 Do you have the link? I'd like to watch it. 2mo

Skygoddess1 @TieDyeDude Here ya go https://www.instagram.com/p/DCD0Y6guxAe/?igsh=ZnM0NjZvZm45NHI4 2mo

PaperbackPirate Yes, I‘ve been telling friends we‘re privileged to be white and straight in these times. 💙 2mo

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BookishMadHatter

BookSpinBingo | Untitled

In the craziness of the past week I forgot to work on my November list 🙈 so I whipped this one up real quick with help from my son to assign numbers. I'm currently reading #11 from October so left it as a mood Read in case I don't finish and have to roll it over to November. It's the only space not filled in for October

#bookspinbingo #bookspin #doublespin @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3mo

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kspenmoll

Lethal Pursuit: A Barker & Llewelyn Novel | Will Thomas

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This book is #11 in the series, set in 1892 London.The private inquiry agents,Barker & Llewelyn,are tasked by the Prime Minister with the delivery of a satchel that includes a 1st century gospel,to the Vatican for safekeeping.What seems a simple task turns into a melee of governments,assassins,& political groups,chasing the agents,resulting in murders, attacks,& street fights Loved the agents‘ contrasting personalities,humorous scenes.#libraryfind

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Gissy

The Lost Melody | Joanna Davidson Politano

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Mixed feelings with this one. It is not a great mystery story and it has some religious content which is not my thing. However, I liked the gothic atmosphere how it was described. There were something in the story tone that I liked. Those music scenes were delighted you, could felt that love for the music. But the mystery was in some aspects absurd. Vivienne voluntarily enter into an asylum to know more about ...(cont) ⬇️ 2.5/3⭐️

Gissy (Cont.) ...an unknown woman her father left under her care after he died. Who is this woman and what is the relationship with her? She could the solicitor but no, she just took another identity to enter into the asylum🙄

The book is a beautiful edition with sprayed/designed pages and pretty end pages. The gifs inside the subscription box were practical: two mugs, a blanket and candles.

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Gissy June 2024 Book #11

@#ReadAway2024 @DieAReader @Andrew65 @Ghani4Roses
#BookSpinBingo (#7) (#Readathon) #ReadHistoricalFiction2024 YouTuber @ShellySwearingen
#ISpyBingo (ponytail looks like ponytail😜) 5mo

DieAReader 🥳Great 5mo

Gissy #GRATY2024 #GoodReads #AroundTheYear2024 prompt #19 Historical Fiction 5mo

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Deblovestoread

Blue Sisters | Coco Mellors

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Family, trauma and grief are the main themes of this book about four sisters. An interesting look at how being raised in the same home is experienced in a different way but each sibling. Good writing and interesting characters make this an engaging read.

#ARC #NetGalley

#WeeklyFavorite

@Read4life

Gissy June 2024 Book #10

#ReadAway2024 @DieAReader @Andrew65 @Ghabi4Roses
#BookSpinBingo (#11) #PrideMonth @TheAromaOfBooks 5mo

DieAReader 🥳Great 5mo

BarbaraBB Sounds good. And I love the cover! 5mo

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youneverarrived Great review! I‘m going to read it after I‘ve finished up my current reads. 5mo

Read4life Great review! Thanks for sharing 💙 5mo

squirrelbrain I‘m about a third of the way through on audio and loving it! ❤️ 5mo

Deblovestoread @BarbaraBB I think you will love it! 5mo

BarbaraBB Thanks! I am stacking of course now! 5mo

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