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Married couple Millie and Stan head to Africa on safari m. Stan doesn‘t want Millie to come along. He doesn‘t really want Millie at all any more but once they embark the oddest thing happens, Millie no longer cares what Stan wants. She comes into her own with new friends, new talent, and new love. That is just the start of their journey.After reading Mrs Caliban I knew I needed to read more by Ingalls. This was just as strange and marvelous.

This book could have been written five days ago just as easily as 50 years ago. Fonny is in jail for a crime he didn‘t commit and Tish is pregnant and working to get him out. Everything seems stacked against them except for their love for each other and the faith of Tish‘s family. It is infuriating how little things seem to change at times. A heartbreaking but often lovely book.
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Finally getting my reading mojo back. Having this collection of essays to dip in and out of helped. A lot has already been said about this book and I don‘t have anything to add to the conversation except to say that it was an interesting and powerful read and I am glad I finally pulled it off my shelves. #24in2024

Like every collection of works there is a bit of everything, some are great, some are meh, but being one-act only even the ones that are not good don't drag for too long. The introduction to the book outlining the history of one-act plays as well as the introduction to each play were great; and I appreciate the fact that each play is a different genre to show how versatile one-act plays can be in so little words.

One of my #24in2024 with @Jas16

A young girl who doesn‘t want her life with her widowed father to change attempts to sabotage his new relationship after he announces his engagement. Such a slim novel that manages to still be weighty. Famously written by a teenaged Sagan, the main character may be juvenile but the examination of human nature is unflinching.
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I read this thriller as a teenager, found it in my parents bookshelf one summer and couldn't put it down. I lent it to someone never to see him or the book again, my parents couldn't remember reading or buying the book and I forgot the title. A couple of years ago in a second hand bookshop in the middle of nowhere in Patagonia I recognised the cover and bought it. ⬇️

The novel follows three spheres that are intertwined: Mr Grandgrind is deep down a good man, but he only believes in facts and not feelings and tries to raise his kids accordingly...with totally forseeable consequences; his friend Mr Bounderby is a banker and manufacturer devoid of feelings who has problems with Unions and recognising employment rights; and Stephen Blackpool is on of Bounderby's employees that has a difficult life. ⬇️

The title remains elusive until the last essay (but the bear comes sooner, so 🤷🏻‍♀️) and as many say it‘s not as funny as I Was Told There‘d Be Cake, but I still laughed out loud in some places and generally enjoyed myself. And it‘s number 24 for #24in2024, so I feel like a middle schooler who finished her homework early. 😂 @Jas16

With this book read, I‘ve now completed my goals for #24in2024! Thanks to this challenge, 24 books are now off my shelf! I love the extra motivation 😉

Revenge is a dish best served cold. 4 women are invited to an all expenses paid hen party on a private Bahamian island by the girl they bullied in high school. Sure, what could go wrong in that scenario? This was a bit over the top, and the women were all still terrible, even 10 years after high school, but I thought this was a decent revenge thriller. Lots of trigger warnings though!

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