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squirrelbrain
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Pickpick

I was worried that this book might be a bit too highbrow for me, and sometimes it was. (This may also be due to a bit of non-concentratey skim reading going on!)

However I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this book, having been a little bit frightened by it before starting.

#definitelynotcovercrush
#boringcover

#readingeurope2020
#czechia

Cathythoughts So glad you liked it. I read it so long ago , must reread 5y
Librarybelle Glad you liked it! 5y
JennyM I‘m really perfecting the art of non-concentratey skim reading at the moment! It is quite the skill 😉 (edited) 5y
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BarbaraBB I loved this one when I read it in the 90s, and underlined so many sentences back then. 💚 5y
Butterfinger Ugh. I hated the part where the wife smells her husband's hair. That is the only part that stuck with me. No. It's coming back to me. 5y
Blaire @BarbaraBB same! If asked in college I would have named it as my favorite book. 5y
squirrelbrain @JennyM - yes, and we‘ve got plenty of time to hone our art, haven‘t we?! (edited) 5y
squirrelbrain Eeww @Butterfinger - I know, that was gross.... 5y
squirrelbrain @BarbaraBB @Blaire I probably would have loved it more if I‘d not read it at this weird time.... 5y
BarbaraBB @Blaire Mine too, absolutely! @squirrelbrain these times are influencing our reading experiences very much but neither am I sure if I‘d enjoy the book as much as I did back then. 5y
Blaire @BarbaraBB agree. These times are impacting my focus and reactions to books...but I also think there is something about that book that has particular appeal or meaning when read in teens or 20s. 5y
Cathythoughts Helen thanks so much , your parcel arrived, I will open on the day ! Thankyou 😘 5y
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Andrew65
Inspector Cadaver | Georges Simenon
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Starting Inspector Cadaver by Georges Simenon, which is Book 25 in the Inspector Maigret Series. I am reading this for a #CenturyofBooks Challenge. This was written in 1943.

Have to say that is one #boringcover.

Tonton I love Maigret! 5y
Andrew65 @Tonton I‘m definitely enjoying this book. 5y
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RamsFan1963
Fallen into the Pit | Ellis Peters
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RamsFan1963
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#BoringCover #UglyCover #PuttingYouOffCover

Day 3

I bought this despite the cover, not because of it.

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RamsFan1963
To Open the Sky | Robert Silverberg
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#BoringCover #UglyCover #PuttingYouOffCover

Day 2

Blechhh!! This cover doesn't entice the reader to discover what's inside.

Leftcoastzen But it‘s only 75 cents!😃 5y
mreads I kinda like it 😄 5y
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RamsFan1963
Reamde: A Novel | Neal Stephenson
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#BoringCover #UglyCover

Day 1

Not horrible, but it doesn't scream "Read Me!!" (See what I did there?) ???