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It's 1926, Ringmaster and her crew of Sparks (people with magical abilities) travel across the US to bring people joy and to help "special guests" in which ever way possible. This also includes Ringmaster, her wife Odette and their friend Mauve to travel through time (⬇️)

It's also 1917, Edward was just rescued from a WW I trench by Ruth. The two run away to join the circus.

#buddyread @DuckOfDoom

Low pick for me, see comments

julesG Edward has a spark and should learn to use it properly. 4h

julesG Ringmaster is on the run from her husband, the famous Circus King. 4h

julesG The trips in time often are into the future. Where the three women try to prevent WW II from happening. 4h

julesG TW: abusive relationship, alcoholism, xenophobia 4h

julesG I liked the book, but thought that the time travel middle part dragged on. 4h

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Eight Bears: Mythic Past and Imperiled Future | Gloria Dickie

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🐾 Hi 🐾

Here's our reading discussion for April's #buddyread

🐻 Did you like the writing style?

🐻‍❄ Did you have any strong likes or dislikes?

🐻 Did you find anything memorable or impressive that altered your opinion of bears?

🐻‍❄ Do you agree with the rewilding of keystone species or conservation efforts?

🐻 Do you have a favourite bear?

All are welcome to join in the discussion.

AllDebooks @wordslinger42 @rockpools @Chrissyreadit @MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @Blackink_WhitePaper @BookwormAHN @MilesnMelodies @Graywacke @Dilara @Mitch 2d

AllDebooks @jenniferw88 @Chelsea.Poole @TheBookHippie @Riveted_Reader_Melissa @jlhammar @MelisK @soubhiville @wanderinglynn @SamAnne @claudiuo @PageShifter @Addison_Reads 2d

AllDebooks @BarkingMadRead @CaitZ @Aimeesue @tdrosebud @BeckyWithTheGoodBooks @Soscha @ElizaMarie @Larkken @Caterina @sebrittainclark @bnp @TEArificbooks @BookBelle84 @Jess861 @TheKidUpstairs 2d

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TEArificbooks Loved the prose. Loved learning about the ancient myths and legends about bears. Was shocked and disturbed about that the bear bile farms are still such a big thing. Worried about the future of bears and wish I was a gazillionaire so I could establish bear rescues and reserves. 2d

julieclair I did enjoy the writing style. I listened on audio, and although there were plenty of facts and research presented, the book still flowed easily. Like @TEArificbooks , I was shocked and sickened about the bile farms. So sad. One thing that surprised me, was how smart bears are. Makes the phrase “smarter than your average bear” seem pretty silly, since your average bear is actually very smart. 2d

julieclair I do agree with rewilding and conservation efforts, but I also sympathize with the farmers and ranchers who lose valuable crops/animals to the bears, not to mention the loss of human life due to bear encounters. It‘s hard to know where the right balance is. 2d

Bookwormjillk I enjoyed this book. I like when the author tied in literature like Paddington and how he came to be from Peru. This reminded me of another favorite read this year

Koala: A Life in Trees

yourfavouritemixtape I liked this book a lot because the writing was very fluent and you learned a lot without the feeling of being taught. 1d

AllDebooks @TEArificbooks Yes, the bile farms were shocking and so difficult to read. I thought she did a great job highlighting the difficulties of stopping this illegal torture. 1d

AllDebooks @julieclair I listened to the audio too and loved it. I'll probably listen repeatedly. 1d

AllDebooks @julieclair As to rewilding, I agree it's a complex balancing act. We, as humans, need to completely rethink our mindset on it being our planet. We share it with billions of species who have as much right to be here as we do. We've caused catastrophic damage to their environments and food sources. We can't really complain when they start encroaching into our space in order to survive. 1d

AllDebooks @julieclair I think the answer lies in legislation, education, public engagement, and support for landowners to adapt their land use. Look at the success of the Knepp estate. These rewilding projects can be monetised, bringing in tourists. 1d

AllDebooks @Bookwormjillk Yes, I found that really charming and engaging. Who doesn't love Paddington? 1d

AllDebooks @yourfavouritemixtape It is a beautifully written, informative book. 1d

AllDebooks I'm so glad you enjoyed this read as much as I did. It's one of my favourite reads of the year so far. It would have been perfect if there was more mention of European bears. 1d

AllDebooks For anyone didturbed by the bear bile farms. There are a number of charities working to stop it. Links for your information coming next x 1d

AllDebooks https://www.animalsasia.org/uk/our-work/end-bear-bile-farming/ 1d

AllDebooks https://freethebears.org/blogs/news/bear-bile-farming-2023-status 1d

AllDebooks https://www.four-paws.org.uk/campaigns-topics/campaigns/bile-bears 1d

AllDebooks https://www.worldanimalprotection.org/our-campaigns/past-campaigns/end-bear-bile... 1d

AllDebooks I was shocked to find the WWF last report on bear bile farms was from 2011!!! https://www.wwf.org.la/?200329/Illegal-bear-bile-trade-rampant-in-Asia 1d

julieclair @AllDebooks 💯 I agree wholeheartedly with everything you said! 1d

MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm Loved the writing style. I really enjoyed the little jabs she took at people that are part of the problem. Bears are my husbands favorite animal so I knew quite a bit about them and honestly have always had a positive opinion of them. Except for the panda…I‘m not a big fan. 😅 My family and I even got black bear tattoos on a family vacation to Gatlinburg one year. I wholeheartedly believe we should be doing our best to help these animals and ⬇️ 24h

MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm although I feel for people more directly affected, I do think there‘s a middle ground we can meet in without killing more bears. My favorite bear has always been the grizzly. There‘s something so very wild and “old world” about them. This book may have moved polar bears up a bit though. I cried at the thought that my son could inherit a planet without polar bears. 24h

bookwyrm7 Unfortunately I got sick and still haven't finished it 😅 However, as a biologist who wanted to specialise in bears I know that my favourite is the Polar Bear and I absolutely hate Pandas 🤣 They may be cuddly but as a species they are absolutely ridiculous (I could write a dissertation on that), not to mention that they are now used by China to get what they want politically exactly because so many people love them and will pay to see them. 23m

bookwyrm7 On the other hand Polar bears are incredibly resilient, considering just how well adapted they are to a very specific habitat. They are amazing at living in one of the most inhospitable environment on Earth but they are also incredibly intelligent and resilient and try their best to adapt to changes (unlike Pandas who will ONLY eat literally one thing 🤦‍♀️). Unfortunately, things look very dim for them, which is why I left the conservation world. 18m

bookwyrm7 As for the rewilding of certain species, I don't usually agree with it unless the issues that led to their struggles have already been resolved. This was another reason why I left the conservation world: of you're just keeping a species around for you to feel better about yourself, while the animals keep suffering, struggling or facing some sort of incoming problems or possible extinction (due to climate change, etc), 1/2 14m

bookwyrm7 Then who are you helping? Why are you keeping these animals around? I think ppl don't realise how little conservation has to do w/ science or biology: if capitalism keeps exploiting everything in its path, there is no future for any of these species. Are you ready to change a whole world-wide system? To give up on comforts like Amazon, fast fashion or buying new smartphones every few years? I wish we could save them. But I don't think it's likely. 9m

bookwyrm7 With that said, I'm really enjoying the book. So far the author strikes a good balance between exposing the hardships these animals face (as well as some of the locals) while also giving the reader some hope and some happy stories (otherwise it would be a very depressing read...). 5m

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Troll Bridge (Discworld #16.5) | Terry Pratchett

repost for @julesG

Just a friendly reminder that we'll be reading #InterestingTimes and #TrollBridge next! Dig out your books, put in your library holds, or place your orders! The next Discworld adventure continues on June 8th! Woohoo!

Troll Bridge is in “A Blink of the Screen“ or can be downloaded here: https://zlibrary.to/dl/pratchett-terry-troll-bridge

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julesG Thank you! 2d

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Eric: Discworld: The Unseen University Collection | Terry Pratchett

#OokBOokClub-ers, our Discworld adventure continues TODAY with #BOOKTITLE!

Looking forward to our discussion next month!

Happy reading!

#Discworld #SirTerryPratchett #TerryPratchett #PratchettPosse #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #EpicBuddyRead

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BookWrym This time I have a very well worn physical copy on my bookshelf I will miss the footnotes jingle 2d

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julesG @BookWrym maybe combine the physical copy and the audiobook. It's what I do. 😉 2d

BookWrym Library don‘t have the ebook for this one 😢 1d

julesG @BookWrym That's a shame. 1d

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Sourcery (Revised) | Terry Pratchett

Hello friends! Open discussion is in the FOLLOWING POST marked as a spoiler. Find the Sourcery post & tap "show me" on the spoiler tag to join in the discussion. Join in whenever you can! Today. Tomorrow. Next month! The post will always be up so just tag each other & we'll jump in to discuss with you. Feel free to chat about anything!

#Discworld #SirTerryPratchett #TerryPratchett #PratchettPosse #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #EpicBuddyRead

julesG @willaful @rretzler @SconsinBookyBadger @peanutnine @Light_of_Aether @Balibee146 @Deblovestoread @Fortifiedbybooks @TheAromaofBooks @Chrissyreadit @Lizpixie @BarbaraJean 3d

BookWrym Can you add me to the tag list 😀 3d

julesG @BookWrym Done! Welcome to the #OokBOokClub! 😁 2d

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Sourcery (Revised) | Terry Pratchett

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Welcome to the #OokBOokClub open discussion for #Sourcery feel free to discuss anything! Don't forget to tag each other in the comments so your friends can see your reply. Have fun!

#Discworld #SirTerryPratchett #TerryPratchett #PratchettPosse #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #EpicBuddyRead

julesG @willaful @rretzler @SconsinBookyBadger @peanutnine @Light_of_Aether @Balibee146 @Deblovestoread @Fortifiedbybooks @TheAromaofBooks @Chrissyreadit @Lizpixie @BarbaraJean 3d

julesG Okay, I'll start. 🤣🤣 Sourcery isn't my favourite Discworld adventure. Rincewind isn't my favourite hero. But, I love how he's bumbling about and accidentally saving the world. 3d

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TheAromaofBooks This was my first Discworld book, and while I liked it, I didn't love it. So I was glad to see a lot of reviews saying this wasn't one of the best 😂 I did appreciate the humor and unique characters, so I'm excited to read more. 3d

julesG @TheAromaofBooks Glad you liked it. 3d

Deblovestoread I‘m the same as Sarah. My first Pratchett and it was ok. I am looking forward to the next one to get more familiar with Discworld. 3d

willaful I'm not a huge Rincewind fan (nor is my mom, a huge Pratchett fangirl. ;-) ) so I suggest the newcomers try again, perhaps when we get to the Witches or the Watch books. Or Death, Death is great. Lol.

I read this last month by mistake and don't remember my thoughts much, except there seemed to be maybe some inspiration for “Good Omens.“ Anyone else agree?

Good Omens

julesG @willaful I agree. There are some things that appear in Good Omens. But not only from this book, there are elements from other Discworld novels (especially the ones set in AM) that made it into GO in some way. 3d

BookWrym The Death books are my favourite. Does anyone else here want their own real live luggage? 3d

TheSpineView Not quit finished reading but close enough for discussions. I agree with everyone that this is not my favorite book. However, I thought as I was reading that it reminded me of the movie Pink Panther. Thinking specifically about Inspector Clouseau. There are some similarities between the two. Sorcery was first published in 1988 according to GoodReads. Which is after the first movie with Peter Seller's. I wonder if he drew inspiration from it?? 3d

kwmg40 I'm still working on my reread of this book but thought I'd jump into the discussion anyhow. Rincewind isn't a favourite, but I love all appearances of The Luggage. The Librarian is also a great character. 3d

julesG @BookWrym I'd love to have my own Luggage. 2d

julesG @TheSpineView Now that you mention it 🤔 I see the connection. 2d

julesG @kwmg40 Ook! 2d

BarbaraJean This is my first foray into Discworld outside of Tiffany Aching and Mort, and I agree--not my favorite. It was fun and it made me laugh, but Rincewind felt lackluster. It took me until the upside-down magic carpet and the half-brick-in-a-sock before I was really on board with Rincewind. 😂 @TheSpineView The comparison to Pink Panther actually endears Rincewind to me a bit more! Maybe he just needs an outrageous French accent. 😆 2d

TheSpineView @BarbaraJean Too funny!! 🤣🤣🤣 2d

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Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World | Naomi Klein

repost for @Riveted_Reader_Melissa:

Hello #SheSaid!

My book was a bit late in arriving so I‘m just at the end of chapter 1. But the Intro really has me interested to read more. Please feel free to start discussing below… I‘ll join in soon. I‘m very curious at how deep we will get into our fractured body politic… see you in the comments.

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Untitled | Anonymous

repost for @PuddleJumper:

It is time to vote for June‘s author for #queerbc

The plan is that voting will last around 2 weeks and then there is another 2 weeks to pick a book and source it. We‘ll see how it goes!

Here are the 3 randomly selected authors to pick from. You are selecting an author and can read any of their works. You can read anything they have written.

Vote here - https://forms.gle/LHni7Mhzm46pCZkD7

Voting ends 17th May

PuddleJumper Thanks for sharing! 4d

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The Three Ages of Water: Prehistoric Past, Imperiled Present, and a Hope for the Future | Peter Gleick

#Naturalitsy

Let's skip back to our March #buddyread

🌊 What are your thoughts?

🌊 Were you engaged/interested?

🌊 Did you learn anything new?

All are welcome to join in the discussion.

AllDebooks @wordslinger42 @rockpools @Chrissyreadit @MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @Blackink_WhitePaper @BookwormAHN @MilesnMelodies @Graywacke @Dilara @Mitch @jenniferw88 @Chelsea.Poole @TheBookHippie 5d

AllDebooks @Riveted_Reader_Melissa @jlhammar @MelisK @Soubhiville @wanderinglynn @SamAnne @claudiuo @PageShifter @Addison_Reads @BarkingMadRead @CaitZ @BeckyWithTheGoodBooks 5d

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AllDebooks @IndoorDame @Bookwormjillk @quietlycuriouskate @faranae @DebinHawaii @kspenmoll @Smarkies @JenReadsAlot @CatLass007 @bookwyrm7 5d

AllDebooks I will post a separate discussion thread tomorrow for

Eight Bears: Mythic Past and Imperiled Future

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Librarybelle

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Combined #BookReport and #WeeklyForecast :

I bailed on an audio - absolutely horrific (see my “review” for more details - and completed a few other titles.

This week, I have some library books that must be read, as well as keeping up with #buddyread books. We‘ll see how I do!

Happy Reading!

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