Welcome to Litsy!

Well I had to cheat a bit there with the Q, and I think only 5 of these were ones I had originally planned on in the beginning of the year, but I joined a bunch of great buddy read groups and could luckily replace with a bunch I read with the #OokBOokClub #PratchettPosse #YearOfTolkien #StarWarsBuddyRead and #EarthseedBuddyRead throughout the year. So for me at least, I‘m calling this one finished.

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Only 6 of these were ones I originally had planned on, but I went through what I‘ve actually read so far and replaced the other 20 with other classics that I read through #ShakespeareReadAlong #EarthseedBuddyRead #JaneAustenReadAlong #Reading1001 etc and with that I am counting this #ReadingChallenge complete

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And a few also worked for my #MountTBR and #192019 challenges, so that‘s a plus.😉

“Most people have given up on politicians. After all, politicians have been promising to return us to the glory, wealth, and order of the twentieth century ever since I can remember. That‘s what the space program is about these days, at least for politicians. Hey, we can run a space station, a station on the moon, and soon, a colony on Mars. That proves we‘re still a great, forward-looking, powerful nation, right?”

We are finally watching Season 2. I couldn‘t start it until I‘d had a chance to recover from our #EarthSeedBuddyRead. Too much dystopia and stress, especially when combined with real life. Did anyone else notice June / Offred‘s husband‘s last name? It‘s BANKOLE!! Like Lauren‘s husband in the Earthseed books. Someone gave a nod to the fabulous Ms. Octavia Butler. ♥️♥️

Our final discussion goes live today. Thanks to everyone for participating in #earthseedbuddyread. It‘s been amazing to read and discuss.

I‘m thinking of the Patternmaster series next. They‘re all on Kindle Daily Deal today for $2.99. What do you say we do a #patternmasterbuddyread in the fall?

Maybe Butler was clairvoyant, but mostly she was a student of history who used her brilliant imagination to envision a chilling world in our near future. I appreciated her addition of POVs in this 2nd #earthseed book. The mother-daughter contrast was stark. And the violence was rough to digest. But Talents cemented Butler as a favorite of mine, if not THE favorite.

Full review at www.TheBibliophage.com
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This novel was eerily prophetic to the point where it was devastating to read. I could not read it before bed. It made all other dystopians look like "Goodnight Moon." It was amazing, but I wouldn't say I "enjoyed" it. I would more say I got a lot out of reading it and the book will stay with me. I've never encountered another author who could make me feel and think so strongly.

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@BarbaraTheBibliophage

Such a tough but great read, and just a little too prescient in its version of a President who wants to “Make America Great Again” at times. These books will have to go right beside The Handmaid‘s Tale for me, dystopian that is so very close to reality at times as to become truly scary, just one tiny slip and you could be there. Is horror dystopian a thing? Because in this day and age, this book was a truly creepy read. 😬

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Discussion Day!! Some of us are ahead and others behind. Please be mindful of spoilers. #earthseedbuddyread

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