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llwheeler
No Great Mischief | Alistair MacLeod
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Here's pic 2/3 of my epic used book sale haul. Mostly lit fic and canlit. I'm excited for all of it tbh but especially the Helen Humphreys.
And yes, this does totally blow my tbr reduction goals out of the water but who cares. #noregrets
#bookhaul

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BarbaraBB
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I bought this because I enjoyed another one by him that we read with the #NYRB group a few years ago. Now I finally picked it up and I wasn‘t disappointed. It‘s dark and a bit gothic and very Irish (I think). Jamie Mangan is traveling to Ireland to delve into his past and to learn is he‘s a descendant of a famous 19th century Irish poet. His journey takes him to a small village with lots of remarkable people.

Ruthiella I feel like I must read at least this book from him before I die 2d
monalyisha Which of his did you read with the group? This one sounds up my alley! 2d
LeeRHarry I loved the tagged so good to hear that this one is good too. I didn‘t like The Doctor‘s Wife by this author. (edited) 2d
BarbaraBB @Ruthiella @monalyisha @LeeRHarry that‘s the one I am referring too, it was such a good (and fun) read! 2d
sarahbarnes Now I must read this! And I didn‘t realize this is the same person who wrote the book others are tagging here, which is also on my TBR! 1d
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LitsyEvents
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Repost for @BarbaraJean

Calling all Kindred Spirits! We‘ll be continuing the #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead with an #LMMReread of Rilla of Ingleside, then an #LMMAdjacent title: Pollyanna by Eleanor H. Porter (a contemporary of LMM and a fellow author who published with the nefarious L.C. Page Co.).

See original post at https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2859954

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BarbaraJean
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Calling all Kindred Spirits! We‘ll be continuing the #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead with an #LMMReread of Rilla of Ingleside, then an #LMMAdjacent title: Pollyanna by Eleanor H. Porter (a contemporary of LMM and a fellow author who published with the nefarious L.C. Page Co.). The schedule is above—all are welcome! Please comment if you‘d like to be tagged for either or both books.

CogsOfEncouragement I‘ll skip a reread of Rilla, but look forward to reading Pollyanna for the first time. I watched the 1960 movie starring Hayley Mills a couple times as a kid and absolutely loved it. 2d
BarbaraJean @CogsOfEncouragement I‘ve never read Pollyanna, either! I‘m looking forward to my first read, too. 2d
CSeydel I‘ve read Pollyanna, but although I‘ve owned Rilla of Ingleside since the 80s (and kept it through how many moves) — I‘ve actually never read it! Maybe I‘ll join you guys 2d
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Daisey It‘s been so long since I reread Rilla; I‘ll try to fit that one in May! 2d
TheAromaofBooks I am definitely in for rereading both of these. Rilla is possibly my favorite LMM book. (Okay, maybe not; it's actually kind of impossible to choose 😂) I love Pollyanna as well, although in some ways the Hayley Mills version ruined the book for me because it's so hard to see the characters as anything other than the way they were cast in that book, despite them not being completely accurate. 😆 2d
rubyslippersreads I‘d be glad if you‘d tag me for Pollyanna. 😄 2d
rubyslippersreads @TheAromaofBooks I ❤️ the Hayley Mills movie, though. 2d
julieclair Please tag me for Pollyanna. Can‘t believe I‘ve never read it! 1d
TheAromaofBooks @rubyslippersreads - I love the movie, too - but usually I can separate movie/book when they aren't particularly alike and just have them be two different stories in my mind. But for some reason the individuals from that movie INSIST on being the imagined book-characters in my mind 😂 It's not as bad in the first book, but in later books Pollyanna and Jimmy get married, and trying to reconcile Haley marrying Kevin Corcoran has been a struggle 😆 22h
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dabbe
The Handmaid's Tale | Margaret Atwood
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TheBookHippie I was going to post this lovely alt right evangelical troupe they mandate children learn https://www.learnreligions.com/five-point-calvinism-700356 as an FYI . 🫣😵‍💫🤮 2d
kspenmoll @TheBookHippie 5 for 5 points! 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮😡 2d
wanderinglynn @TheBookHippie 😩 I love tulips (the flower). Stupid acronym 🤮 2d
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wanderinglynn Excellent poem. 2d
dabbe @TheBookHippie @wanderinglynn @kspenmoll 😤😡🤬 to that acronym! 2d
dabbe @wanderinglynn 💙🩵💙 2d
TheBookHippie @dabbe taught in every church and parochial school here ….. 😵‍💫 2d
dabbe @TheBookHippie I. Can't. Even. 🫩 2d
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Nathan_Opland-Dobs
The Handmaid's Tale | MARGARET. ATWOOD
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Trashcanman
The Handmaid's Tale | MARGARET. ATWOOD
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TheBookHippie Omg 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 1w
TheBookgeekFrau 😂😂😂 1w
Susanita Octavia Butler would also like a word. 1w
dabbe 🤣🤣🤣 1w
dabbe @Susanita 🎯🩵🎯 1w
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Amiable
The Stone Diaries | Carol Shields
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From the moment of her unexpected birth in 1905 until her death more than 85 years later, Daisy Stone Goodwill experiences all the ups, downs, humor, melancholy, sadness, grief and joy of childhood, young adulthood, marriage, motherhood, widowhood and old age. In other words—a life, lived. This book gave me all the feels.

Leftcoastzen I‘ve been thinking of reading this one for years! 2w
TheBookHippie I own this book somewhere in my piles 😵‍💫🙃 2w
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Amiable @Leftcoastzen @TheBookHippie It had similar vibes to “Stoner” by John Williams, if you loved that one! 2w
TheBookHippie @Amiable I love that book!!! 2w
Leftcoastzen I did LOVE that one! 2w
BarbaraBB I loved this book so much when I read it ages ago. (And Stoner too!) 2w
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Texreader
Three Weeks in December | Audrey Schulman
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In 1899, Jeremy is in Rwanda overseeing building a railroad when two lions begin killing the workers (like the Ghost and the Darkness if you‘ve seen the movie or heard about the true story). In 2000, Max, a young woman with Aspbergers, is looking for a plant that could be the basis for a new life-saving drug in the mountains of Rwanda. Their stories are told alternately. And how they are intertwined will come as a complete surprise at the end ⬇️

Texreader and in just a few words. I was pretty impressed. Both stories are very good, especially Max‘s story for me. The description of how Aspbergers affected her was so eye-opening, as was her botanical knowledge. There are some lovable (but realistic) gorillas 🦍 but also roving soldiers of a warlord threatening the people and the gorillas. In Jeremy‘s story, the descriptions of the lions‘ actions can be gross, but his story is good. Recommended. ⬇️ 2w
Catsandbooks ❤️🇷🇼 1w
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LiteraryHoarderPenny
Finding Flora | Elinor Florence
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It‘s been awhile since a publisher has sent a book. Looking forward to reading this one! So far so good. Thank you #Simon&SchusterCanada #canlit

ShelleyBooksie I had this one in my hand the other day - it sounds interesting 2w
LiteraryHoarderPenny @ShelleyBooksie so far it‘s been very good! 2w
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