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kwmg40
Sundiver | David Brin
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Mehso-so

I had read this many, many years ago and reread it just now. I'm not sure I liked it any better second time around. There were interesting sci-fi ideas but I found the plot dragged with its inconsistent pacing.

#ClassicLSFBC @RamsFan1963 @Ruthiella
#192025 #1980 @Librarybelle
#HauntedShelf #Flerken @PuddleJumper
#AfterDarkBingo #BodyCountBingo #GottaCatchEmAllSpooky
#gottacatchemall (18. Vespiquen: Yellow cover)

Ruthiella Did you read the further books in the series? 3w
TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 3w
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kwmg40 @Ruthiella No, I haven‘t yet, but I probably will, at some point. I‘ve heard that the sequels are better than the first book. 3w
Librarybelle Hooray!! 3w
MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm I‘ve read the second in the series, Startide Rising, and I enjoyed it much more than Sundiver. Although I also enjoyed Sundiver. 😅 Haven‘t read the third yet, but I am eager to get to it. 3w
kwmg40 @MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm Glad to hear that you liked the sequel. I'll add it to the TBR stack. 3w
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AnneCecilie
Mormors promenade | Anne-Catharina Vestly
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Pickpick

The 5th book about Grandma and the 8 children.

This begins as the school year ends and summer starts. The children takes it in turn to look after the cow. And a new road is built through the forest and near the house in the woods.

#1980 #192025
@Librarybelle

Librarybelle Hooray!!! 12mo
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jenniferw88
The Key to Rebecca | Ken Follett
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Pickpick

#bookedintime #worldwarii @Cuilin @dabbe 5 ⭐

I learned a lot about the African campaign in Egypt!

#1980 #192025 @Librarybelle

dabbe Got it on our spreadsheet! Thanks! 🤗 1y
Cuilin Fabulous 🎉 1y
Librarybelle Nice! I‘m not familiar with this title by Follett! 1y
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Karisimo I want to read this one too! 1y
Cinfhen Ohhh 🤩5 stars 🙌🏻❣️ 1y
Cinfhen 512 is manageable but definitely #almostachunkster 1y
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BarbaraBB
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Pickpick

This basically is just the story of a young single mother, set in the first year after her baby is born. She struggles with combining motherhood and work, she has to redefine her position towards her parents and she meets a man. Nothing much happens but it is so Japanese. It feels like magic.

#NYRB #Roll100 #Booked2023 #SetInTheMountains #192025 #1980

Cinfhen The Japanese books never disappoint!! 😍 1y
BarbaraBB @Cinfhen Never 😉 1y
Librarybelle Hooray! 1y
PuddleJumper Brilliant! 1y
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VioletMoonBooks
The Shining | Stephen King
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Blaire
The Bourne Identity | Robert Ludlum
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Pickpick

A twisty and fun thriller. I saw the movie when it first came out and only remembered the bare bones of the story. When Bourne is washed up the shore he has forgotten who he is and what his mission was...he returns to Zurich and his quest to find himself begins. #booked2019 #booktomovie #40thbdaychallenge #1980

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CoffeeNBooks
A Confederacy of Dunces | John Kennedy Toole
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I just finished my 1st book of 2019, this tragicomedy set in New Orleans in the 1960s. Ignatius J. Reilly is quite a character, as are several of the others you meet along the way in this story of Ignatius' search for a job and his place in society. Thanks for a great #NewYearWhoDis recommendation @Maria514626 @monalyisha #LitsyAtoZ #C @BookishMarginalia #ReadingClassicsIn2019 #ReadingThroughTheYears192021 #192021 #1980

monalyisha Knocked it out! Way to go! 🙌🏻 6y
Sos Billy Connolly recommended this in his 2 part programme Made in Scotland - will have to read it. 6y
DivineDiana Started this last year. Too many other book commitments got in the way. 🙁 Goal: Finish in 2019! 😉 6y
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emilyhaldi Woohoo!!! One of my fav books ever 🙌🏻 6y
laur89 This is on my TBR! Looking forward to reading it this year 😃 6y
BookishMarginalia 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 6y
Maria514626 So glad you liked it! 👏👏 6y
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BarbaraBB
A Confederacy of Dunces | John Kennedy Toole
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Panpan

I just don‘t like slapstick. And Ignatius is pure slapstick. He made me laugh a few times but I preferred the storylines without him (The Levy‘s, Miss Trixie, Mrs Reilly, New Orleans).

I know I am in the minority and I hope I don‘t offend the ones who love him 😍😉, but I think Ignatius is above all an annoying character.

Still, I am glad I got it out of the way. Thanks for organizing the #Dunces buddy read Emily 💜!

#192019 #1980

britt_brooke He‘s a love/hate for sure. 7y
LeahBergen I knew when I was reading this that others would love it or loathe it - it‘s that sort of book. 7y
ValerieAndBooks But you can now check this off the #1001books list 🤗. I read this about 25 years ago and didn‘t like it. 7y
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emilyhaldi Yes totally agree with @LeahBergen sorry it wasn't for you but you tried!! Thanks for joining 😊😊 7y
Mdargusch I loved the book but I strongly dislike Ignatius. 7y
LazyDays He should be slapped. And other times you have to laugh! Because you're sitting there going "How does he think this is true\going to work!?" 7y
Cinfhen You know I bailed...I just couldn‘t take Ignatius either😩 7y
BarbaraBB @Cinfhen I was glad you couldn‘t 😀 7y
Maria514626 Mrs. Levy is the one who makes me want to throw the book across the room. She is insufferable. 😠 (I still love the book. But Mrs. Levy—NO.) 7y
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Riveted_Reader_Melissa
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I have so enjoyed finishing these Unfinished Tales with my #LOTRChapterADay (extended edition) group. Tolkien was a great, and immensely nuanced storyteller, his son Christopher a devoted son and detailed story archiver, whose life work allowed us to see the depth of creativity and true craft his father put into all his tales. I‘ve truly enjoyed the surface tale, and the deeper tale behind its creation and evolution.

JazzFeathers Nicely said and totally agreed 😊 7y
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Josie
Firestarter | Stephen King
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OH HEY!! I've missed you guys. Here is review 1 of 3: FIRESTARTER!!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 holy shit Batman, I loved this book. I loved the adventure and the chase. I loved the relationship between Charlie and her dad. I loved how creepy all the government characters were. As of this point in the #epicstephenking reread, this is my new favorite. #book9 #1980

Gayan I am hoping to do a reread of this soon. 7y
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