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Amiable
North Woods | Daniel Mason
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My God, this book is magnificent! I had literal chills by the end of it. A sprawling work that encompasses multiple genres and centuries and characters, with entanglements and intersections that move forward and backwards and demonstrate how we are all connected to the environment and to history —and it to us. This would have landed on my #AuldLangSpine2024 list if I‘d finished it in time, @JoeMo

dabbe This has been on my Kindle for a while; I must get to it after reading this lovely review! 💚❤️💚 9h
Amiable @dabbe As an English teacher, you will love it ! I think it would be a great book for discussion. 9h
Tamra I loved it too! 💙 9h
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Readergrrl Yes! I am also an English teacher and this novel had so many passages I want to use!! 9h
AmyG One of my favorites of this year. LOVED it. Bump it up Miss @dabbe 8h
Librarybelle I loved this one! 8h
eskoch28 Ive wanted to read this forever! 7h
DogMomIrene Sounds so good! Stacking. 7h
Amiable @eskoch28 @DogMomIrene It‘s constructed almost like interconnected short stories/poems/letters/etc. that refer back to each other. Spans more than 400 years of the history of a plot of land and a house, and the effect that the people who live on/in it have on the property. It‘s like nothing I‘ve ever read before. It‘s magical! 6h
Amiable @dabbe @AmyG Ha ha, this might call for a new hashtag: #bulliedbytheAmys 😄 (edited) 4h
AmyG The Amys 🙌🏻 @Amiable 👊🏻🤣 3h
dabbe @Amiable 🤩😂🤩 21m
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Amiable
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Before embarking on #AuldLangSpine2025 with my new reading partner @JoeMo , I decided to read one last book off the list from my #AuldLangSpine2024 partner @MallenNC . 🙂 I enjoyed it ! As much as I can now enjoy books about global pandemics caused by viruses that originated in China, that is. 😖 I even wanted it to continue. I don‘t know what that says about me. 😳

@monalyisha

MallenNC This one was so interesting to me! Glad you liked it. 3w
Amiable @MallenNC I know it came out in 2018, but I'm not sure I would have liked it as much before 2020. Having lived through a pandemic really added a whole different layer to the reading experience! It was simultaneously satirical and horrifying. 3w
MallenNC @Amiable I agree! The parts about her keeping on working as the pandemic got worse and worse really resonated after experiencing that in real life. I read this because it was featured on The Stacks podcast, if you want to hear discussion about it. 3w
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Amiable @MallenNC Ooh yes! I love podcasts for my commute. Thanks! 3w
sarahbarnes I felt the same way when I read this one, also after the pandemic. I liked it a lot. 3w
DogMomIrene Just read the description and this sounds so good. Not sure if I‘ll read it soon or hold onto it… because, ya know, the next pandemic 🤷🏻‍♀️ Will need dark humor. 3w
Amiable @DogMomIrene It's a quick read, too. In case you want to read it now and then again during the next pandemic. 😬 2w
DogMomIrene @Amiable Good to know!😂😬 2w
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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1) yes! Definitely for bookish and #LitsyLove things!
2) yes! The fabulous Nina Hill 💛📚

#Two4Tuesday on Wednesday 🫣

TheSpineView 💜 Book Lists! 5mo
KadaGul @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I enjoyed reading 📖 this book📚 for #AULDLANGSPINE2024. 5mo
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peanutnine
Witch King | Martha Wells
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This was such a brilliant fantasy. The world building was phenomenal & the storytelling was thoughtfully paced. It was so interesting following Kai's quest to find answers in the present, balanced by the story of the past which revealed more & more of his and the world's origins.
This book was on my radar but I was hesitant to dive into such a sprawling fantasy. I'm so glad Sarah put it on her #ALSpine list, which encouraged me to pick it up!

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Sapphire
The Clarion | Nina Dunic
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No surprises here. Although I am glad I did not finish Our Fathers this month. That would be a hard call, both from #auldlangspine2024. #readingbracket2024 if you are the person who created this graphic, please remind me so I can tag you. I know I stole it from someone.

CBee That one is from Leila @Catsandbooks 😊 11mo
Sapphire @CBee thanks! 11mo
monalyisha 🥳 11mo
Catsandbooks Haha 🥰 Thanks! @cbee 😘 11mo
TheKidUpstairs 😁 🌟 🌟 🌟 11mo
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