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TheSpineView
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Liz_M
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"During the afternoon there had been a christening."

#FirstLineFridays

Just about to start this collection of stories.

BarbaraBB Gorgeous NYRB shelf 🥰🥰🥰 16h
ShyBookOwl Love the colorful shelf 13h
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sisilia
La Bte humaine | Emile Zola
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Just started this today, and Zola served me a very descriptive DV 🥴

About 6 weeks left in 2024, and I have 6 titles left for this series. Can I do it? Can I? 🤪

Daisey That‘s a lot of Zola in 6 weeks. I tend to need a break after one of his books. Good luck! 4d
Suet624 I bet you can. 4d
Ruthiella I‘m sure you can do it if you want. But maybe don‘t rush it? Savor them. 4d
sisilia @Suet624 @Ruthiella Haha yeah, I‘m such a mood reader so let‘s see. I agree with @Daisey , too much Zola in one go is too tiring 3d
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Becker
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My first Hardy. I‘ve been meaning to read this for years.📖

ManyWordsLater The movie is so romantic 5d
SarahBookInterrupted Me too and I actually took it out at the library last year and still didn‘t read it. Thank you for the reminder. 5d
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sisilia
The Masterpiece | Emile Zola
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3⭐️ This is a thought-provoking novel that offers a compelling exploration of the artistic struggle between creative vision and commercial success. The story follows Claude Lantier, a talented but troubled painter, as he navigates the Parisian art scene. His struggles feel authentic but the supporting characters are not as engaging

IuliaC I enjoyed this one 6d
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AroundTheBookWorld
Edgar Allan Poe | Edgar Allen Poe
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BarbaraJean
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Mehso-so

Another belated review: this was one of the #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead #LMMAdjacent picks in October—and it was the slowest burn ever. I‘d read that it was slow & wordy, but man… it was really slow and really wordy. It used lots of gothic tropes without actually feeling gothic, it talked about how creepy the house was but didn‘t feel creepy, and the sinister curse didn‘t feel all that sinister. Hawthorne‘s writing really is beautiful, ⤵️

BarbaraJean Cont‘d) …but I kept waiting for something to happen—and once it does, it‘s kind of anticlimactic. I did enjoy the backstory: the generational curse, the inherited guilt, the shadowy crimes that are hinted at…I wish Hawthorne had brought those stories into the foreground rather than sketching them as the backdrop. I have a feeling that in the end, what I wanted was this same story written by a different author. 😆 1w
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Aims42
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I‘ve enjoyed Kiernan‘s other books so I thought it was finally time to read her book on Thanksgiving and Gratitude - and I‘m so ‘thankful‘ I did 🤗 This is a very well written history of the Thanksgiving holiday and the woman who fought to make it a national day of gratitude. It was at times hard to read (I made more than 1 exasperated sigh at how history repeats itself), but a fascinating read nonetheless.

Aims42 Themes: A Strong & Vocal Woman, early US history, Science of Gratitude 1w
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Aims42
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When your library holds AND your #bookmail arrive on the same day 🤪 At least now I have just enough emotional support books to get me through this week 😅

TheSpineView Love book mail! 2w
Aims42 @TheSpineView It‘s the best!!! 🥰🥰🥰 2w
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dabbe
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TheSpineView ❤️❤️❤️ 3w
dabbe @TheSpineView 🧡🍁🤎 3w
lil1inblue The imagery. 🤩 3w
dabbe @lil1inblue So much with so few words. 🧡🍁🤎 3w
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