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SarahBookInterrupted
Nobody Cries at Bingo | Dawn Dumont
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This book had a slow start for me. The first 1/3 of the book was fine, but I could take it or leave it. However, just wait because then it starts to get really funny. Laugh out loud funny. It‘s written like a bunch of short stories about Dawn‘s life. She gives you a clear idea of her character throughout the book so the traumatic events that happen end up making you laugh. She just has a hilarious way of looking at her life. I‘d recommend!

SarahBookInterrupted See what the others had to say on the Book Interrupted podcast episode. https://open.spotify.com/episode/6xyCeTb4ewolIOgx5WkuYj?si=q_-AhmXbQXKT2-EArCHzv... 12h
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Yenya1954
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The first in the series by L R Wright. I enjoyed the characters and the plot was interesting. There was sadness in several parts. 4/5⭐️

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janeycanuck
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I would love to see this performed live! (because I'm not really a fan of reading plays...)

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Blueberry
Three Day Road | Joseph Boyden
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rubyslippersreads
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I‘m thankful to L. M. Montgomery for all of her books, but especially for my very favorite book of all time, Emily of New Moon.

Thanks for the tag @Eggs. Tagging anyone who wants to play!

#SundayFunday

BookmarkTavern An absolutely lovely author to pick, although I‘ve never read this one! Thanks for posting! 3d
Eggs Love L. M. Montgomery❤️❤️ 3d
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lauraisntwilder
Three Day Road | Joseph Boyden
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Another #OhCanada pick I never would've heard about otherwise. I found both of the dual narratives interesting, which isn't always the case. I haven't read many books about WWI and I appreciated the perspective of an indigenous Canadian.

Jess861 I love this cover! So glad you enjoyed it! 4d
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Ruthiella
Three Day Road | Joseph Boyden
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#weekendreads

📕Finish up Three Day Road for #OhCanada

📗Continue The Woods in Winter for #FurrowedMiddlebrowClub

📘Continue Nevada for #OffMyShelf “orange cover”

📙Maybe finish Civil to Strangers for #10beforetheEnd

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Jess861
Three Day Road (Revised) | Joseph Boyden
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Thoughts on the book? Thoughts on the themes? Thoughts on the author? Just thoughts in general?

Will you read more by this author?

Sorry for such a quick little post for the discussion at the end but I'm battling the flu and a cold right now and this is about as much thought as my head can put into anything right now 😆!

#OhCanada #Canada #CanadianAuthors #BookClub #BuddyRead #Discussion

mcctrish I am so glad you kicked my butt to finally read this - I will totally read more JB. It should be required reading imo. The glimpse into what life was like for indigenous people, women especially, and the trauma of war 4d
Jess861 @mcctrish This turned into The Bird Family trilogy if you liked it. Through Black Spruce is the second book in the trilogy. 4d
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Ruthiella I‘m glad to finally read Boyden. I don‘t think I will continue with the trilogy, however. There‘s something about the writing style that doesn‘t grab me. But I appreciate this portrayal of the indigenous Canadian experience of WWI. Hope you feel better soon! ❤️ (edited) 4d
Jess861 @Ruthiella Sometimes writing styles are just hard to get into! Glad you didn't mind the book! Thanks so much...I look forward to not feeling like a bag of bricks has hit my head 😆 4d
lauraisntwilder I hope you're on the mend soon! This was a good one. 4d
Jess861 @lauraisntwilder Thanks so much! It's what happens with young kids - always sick, lol 4d
Blueberry I'm still reading. I realized I had already read the third on the series. Now I'll have to read the second. I do like his writing. 3d
Jess861 @Blueberry Glad you're enjoying it! It is definitely a solid book to get through even though it's not a huge page count (I found so anyways) 2d
kwmg40 I hope you are recovering. I started this book but got bogged down in the trench scenes and decided to put it aside for a while. I'll probably get back to it eventually. I've not read Boyden's other books but I've seen the movie adaptation of Through Black Spruce. I thought it was good, though it had gotten mixed reviews. 1d
Jess861 @kwmg40 Totally get it - I think that's what I meant about a solid book up above. Sometimes it's good to put a read aside for a bit! 1d
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jdiehr
Rainbow Valley | Lucy Maud Montgomery
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Every once in a while, I feel like I need a palate cleanser and an Anne of Green Gables book always does the trick.

Rainbow Valley is a part of the AOGG story that I had never read before. It focuses on her children and a group of neighbor kids and the shenanigans they get up to.

Fun, sweet, predictable, just what I needed.

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kelli7990
Nostalgia | M.G. Vassanji
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I saw this post on Instagram about being nostalgic and wrote a #haiku about it.

#haikuhive

JenlovesJT47 Very relatable ♥️♥️♥️ 2w
lil1inblue 💓💓💓 2w
dabbe 💚🩵💚 2w
AnnCrystal
💝🐝💝👏🏼🥲💝🐝💝.
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