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Another year passes in Thrush Green. The big changes I was expecting didn't happen but there were some surprises with old cast members returning and new cast members being added.

Sparklemn I read one in the series years ago. I should try another. 1w

rwmg @Sparklemn They are very soothing. I think they're best read in order as we follow a group of people more or less year by year for each volume. 1w

Sparklemn @rwmg I think I read one mid-series. I‘ll start at the beginning. Thanks for the tip! 1w

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rwmg

Gossip from Thrush Green | Miss Read

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Life goes on as charmingly as ever in Thrush Green. Modern life inserts itself with the temporary presence of four members of a rock band, two of whom use drugs, but we only hear about it 2nd or 3rd hand. Major changes are ahead though, with two characters talking about retirement and another no longer able to take care of herself.

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rwmg

Gossip from Thrush Green | Miss Read

#FirstLineFridays
@ShyBookOwl

ShyBookOwl 🍵 ❤️ 2w

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Read4life

Swan Song | Elin Hilderbrand

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I love this place and these characters. Thankfully, I still have a few other Hilderbrand books to read. I also read this on the beach in St. John & loved that small parts of this book were set there.
This is my February #DoubleSpin book.

#BookSpinBingo #DoubleSpin

TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2w

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Gadolby

Bear: A Novel | Julia Phillips

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I assume this book is a metaphor for domestic abuse? If I look at it through that lens I like it ok. If not, then I really didn‘t. Characters are irritating, whole story line is boring, nobody evolves. I wish the bear was interesting in some way. If you don‘t want to read it, the mom dies and the sister gets eaten by the bear 🤷‍♀️. To be honest, I legit lol‘d at that second one 😆

Christine

Bear: A Novel | Julia Phillips

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I was so bummed to not finish this in time during #CampLitsy and therefore was thrilled to see it on @monalyisha‘s #AuldLangSpine list; will now have to go back and read the discussion that I missed! I found this very emotionally engaging, and the writing had me vividly picturing characters, setting, and scenes throughout. Have the film rights to this been purchased? 🤔 Would be great on screen.

Christine And no, this doesn‘t take place in California. I just love my state. 1mo

Suet624 I live in Vermont but love your state too. Have spent lovely sections of time there. 1mo

monalyisha Disappearing Earth bowled me over. I was so excited/nervous for Bear — and so happy when I wasn‘t disappointed! 1mo

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BarbaraBB Glad you‘re reading it, it was my favorite #CampLitsy read. 1mo

Christine @Suet624 We‘re both lucky to live in such beautiful places. 🩵 1mo

Christine @monalyisha I‘ve had DE on my TBR forever!! Must make time for it soon. 1mo

Christine @BarbaraBB So good! Second only to James for me. 1mo

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mcctrish

Bear: A Novel | Julia Phillips

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OMG! I am just so frustrated with Elena and her stupidity! I would totally be Sam in this narrative and that‘s not fair. One description on the book jacket says “haunting fable” and that it is

BarbaraBB But it‘s good, right?! 2mo

mcctrish @BarbaraBB it is. It‘s just a crazy juxtaposition of this beautifully described natural world against the chokehold poverty and illness has on the family plus the magic of this great bear and the spiral it produces 2mo

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Bear: A Novel | Julia Phillips

I‘m on page 147. This can not end well

ChaoticMissAdventures “This cannot end well“ should have been typed on the cover 😂 2mo

CSeydel Oh I just finished this one! And … you‘re not wrong 2mo

mcctrish @ChaoticMissAdventures 🤣🤣 2mo

mcctrish @CSeydel someone in reviews back when everyone was reading this for camp Litsy said it felt magical until it didn‘t and I was thinking I have a completely different definition of magic and fairy tales 2mo

CSeydel Oof yeah, same here. I don‘t want to say anything to influence you while you‘re still reading it, but the magical/fairy tale mood didn‘t land for me. As a fable I found it lacking, but taking it literally didn‘t help either - Sam was too frustrating. 2mo

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mcctrish

Bear: A Novel | Julia Phillips

Finally my library hold came in and I can finish #camplitsy 🤣🤣🤣

ChaoticMissAdventures Get on it before the next one! 😂 2mo

mcctrish @ChaoticMissAdventures actually my thoughts when I picked this up and why I may buy all the camp Litsy books next time 2mo

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Deblovestoread

Bear: A Novel | Julia Phillips

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Read during #CampLitsy which added to the enjoyment of this book that didn‘t quite make my #Top24in24.

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Andrew65 Looks good. 2mo

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