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JoeMo
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This is Everett‘s collection of short stories about the West. I didn‘t particularly love the book, and none of to the stories are a must read, but I was entertained throughout. My faves included The Day Comes, which had a suspenseful ending, and Wrong Lead about a horse trainer and riding instructor who mistakenly becomes enmeshed with one of his student‘s romantic lives. I think Everett‘s novels seem more impactful than his shorts.

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LeahBergen
In the Distance | Hernan Diaz
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My current read for my IRL book club and it‘s so good! It‘s one of my favourite niche genres: the “reinvented western”.

Sace Sounds so good. Just added to my wishlist! (edited) 7d
Tamra This one has been staring at me from my TBR shelves! I hope it‘s great. 6d
Ruthiella Apparently the author was influenced by Mary Shelly‘s Frankenstein when writing this. It does add an interesting layer conceptually. (edited) 6d
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Tamra @Ruthiella wow, good to know. I‘ll be looking for the influence. 6d
BarbaraBB Coming from you, that is good to know! 6d
Trashcanman Hi Leah! 👋🏽 6d
Cathythoughts I loved this book Leah ♥️ 6d
Cathythoughts Great pic 🥰👍🏻 6d
LeahBergen @Sace @Tamra @BarbaraBB I thought it was great but my book club was split almost exactly between “wows” and “ughs”. 😆😆 5d
LeahBergen @Ruthiella I was reading that, too. It‘s super interesting! 5d
LeahBergen @Trashcanman Hello! 👋 I hope you‘re doing well! 😀 5d
LeahBergen @Cathythoughts Thanks, Cathy. I thought it was really good but the book club was split (half loved it and half hated it 😆). It made for a great discussion! 5d
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DebinHawaii
The Old West: Master Index | Time-Life Books
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#HaikuADay #HaikuHive

A little under-the-weather this weekend with an allergy/asthma flare-up, I‘ve spent most of the day sleeping. Childhood Saturdays with my dad were my inspiration for today‘s haiku. He helped make me a reader & movie buff, even if I don‘t love westerns the way he did. Miss him, always. Happy Father‘s Day💚

Pipe smoke, faded books,
cowboys ride through black and white,
Dad beside me still

TheBookHippie ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ 1mo
TheBookHippie Hope you feel better soon!!! 1mo
AmyG Feel better. My stepdad smoked a pipe…I can smell it if I close my eyes. (edited) 1mo
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Ruthiella ❤️❤️❤️ 1mo
JenlovesJT47 💙🩵💙🩵💙 hope you feel better! ❤️‍🩹 He was a very nice looking man. 🫂 1mo
Read-n-Bloom My dad loved westerns too. Now my mom sits and watches westerns. 😢 1mo
JessClark78 Hope you feel better soon. 1mo
Reggie Omg. 😢. Great haiku! Also hope u feel better. 1mo
Jari-chan 💖🫂💖 1mo
AnnCrystal May you feel better and lovely 🥲 Haiku 💝💝💝👏🏼🐝📚🎟️🤠🍿🐝💝💝💝💝. 1mo
AllDebooks Beautiful Haiku 🥹 Hope you feel better x 1mo
Eggs So lovely 🥰 💔😔 1mo
lil1inblue That second line is wonderful. Beautiful memory! 💓 1mo
bookandbedandtea ❤️ 1mo
dabbe What a tribute. Feel better soon. 🖤🐝🖤 1mo
julieclair Beautiful. 4w
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Texreader
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I read James last year and am reading more of Everett‘s books this month for #authoramonth. If this book of stories doesn‘t prove the versatility of Everett than nothing will. The stories are set in cold cowboy country. A man tries to save a girl surrounded by rattlers, an old woman rides off to what seems like heaven, and a father and daughter go on a quarrelsome hike but they bond over an unfortunate event. A mystery box is, well, mysterious. ⬇️

Texreader I‘m not a big fan of short stories. It‘s a personal thing because I am unable to get into them and if I don‘t read a whole story in one sitting, I inevitably forget what I‘d previously read and I have to start over! (It didn‘t help I was reading another book of short stories.) But when it comes to darned good writing and you cannot get enough of Percival Everett, then I recommend reading these stories a little at a time. (edited) 2mo
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Texreader
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I‘ve started this next book for #authoramonth @Soubhiville

Soubhiville Looking forward to your review! 2mo
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Texreader
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I‘m still reading The Trees (so good) by this author but getting close to the end so I‘ve checked out two more of his books from Libby. I may like Trees better than James, which I read last year. What an author!! #authoramonth @Soubhiville

TheKidUpstairs Trees is my favourite of his (of the ones I've read). 2mo
perfectsinner I just grabbed James from my library 😀 and idk what Trees is about, but I love them! So the title caught my eye. Hopefully i like James as much as others seem to and maybe I'll check out his other stuff, too. Happy reading 🤓 2mo
AmyG I really enjoyed Erasure. 2mo
Readerann I want to read everything this man has written! (Only read the 3 mentioned here so far.) 2mo
Deblovestoread Trees is my favorite so far as well. 2mo
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JoeMo
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This was a quick, interesting read. Clavin did his best to separate the man from the many myths about him. I found it most interesting to learn how quickly the west and country as a whole had changed over Hickok‘s 39 years. Hickok had a bold style of dispensing the law that had become outdated by his death. I‘d love if there had been more insight into the man himself, but I get the vibe he wasn‘t much for sharing his feelings.

#bookspinbingo

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3mo
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TheBookgeekFrau
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Excellent 🐴 4mo
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Hooked_on_books
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This book tells the story of how white Americans drove the buffalo to the brink of extinction then a few individuals helped save enough animals to allow the species to survive. It‘s well done with interviews from many sources, including Native voices. It has many illustrations, which I appreciated. Apparently there‘s an associated documentary if you want to check that out.

Soubhiville I saw this author speak at Texas Book Fest a couple years ago and I was touched. He got very emotional about his topic. I haven‘t read this yet but definitely would like to at some point. 5mo
Hooked_on_books @Soubhiville That emotion and passion comes through in the book, so I‘m not surprised. I think that makes for the very best kinds of narratives. It adds a layer beyond just facts. And the people quoted in the book have a lot of passion, too, which I love. 5mo
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Trace
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Epic storytelling