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ChasingOm
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Pickpick

I enjoyed this because Kreizman and I have seemingly led similar lives - growing up sheltered in a fairly homogenous place, being diagnosed with a chronic illness as kids, and starting to question the “natural” ways of things as we grew up and broadened our circles. She‘s only five years older than me, which also strengthens the parallels - her references were mostly age appropriate to mine. That being said, these stories weren‘t…

ChasingOm …earth shaking because they were so familiar. There‘s just a feeling of being seen that will linger for me. 💜 2h
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monalyisha
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Mehso-so

I picked this up on the personal recommendation of a bookseller, who loved it, and because the author‘s novel, Death Valley, was one of my favorite reads last year. All I can say is… this will not be one of my favorite reads this year. 🙈

I suspected it might be too much (and too gross) for me after the first two essays, about consuming your own bodily secretions and working for a tantric sex nonprofit, respectively.👇🏻

monalyisha Then, came the piece entitled, “My Vomit Fetish, Myself.” I finished the collection because Broder‘s writing *is* compelling and funny. But… hoo boy. I will not approach future writings by her so blithely. 🫠 5h
willaful 😳 3h
Christine Wow. 😬 2h
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Leftcoastzen
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#celebrate #ChoseWoutBlurb This one can write . I resisted at first then read some and became a fan !

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 👌🏻 2d
lil1inblue I adore Kingsolver's writing. 2d
Suet624 Yes!! 2d
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vivastory Does Kingsolver live in AZ? 2d
Leftcoastzen @vivastory she did for part of her life . She was living here when her first novel was published , moved to Appalachia, not sure when . She left the country for awhile during first Gulf War, not sure how long before she came back. (edited) 2d
Eggs Fascinating 🫶🏻 2d
SamAnne I want to reread her early novels. 1d
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coffees
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This collection has been really interesting so far. A lot of books I haven't heard of, or have heard of but didn't know what were about. And #essays that really make you think #netgalleybacklog

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Chittavrtti
Nobody Knows My Name | James Baldwin
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BookmarkTavern
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Forgot to post this yesterday, but my pick for September‘s best book is the tagged newly published collection of poetry and essays by one of my favorite poets, Mary Oliver.

Beautifully meditative, this was the perfect thing to read when I needed to slow down.

#12BooksOf2025 @TheEllieMo

TheEllieMo Sounds like a lovely way to relax 1w
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ImperfectCJ
One Man's Meat | E. B. White
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#12BooksOf2025
August: One Man's Meat by E.B. White. My teenage son says, "Pause," whenever I say the title, but I love this quiet, reflective book of essays by the author of Charlotte's Web (before he wrote Charlotte's Web).

@TheEllieMo

TheEllieMo This sounds lovely 1w
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mrp27
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November #wrapup

I was pleasantly surprised with the short stories and articles in the tagged title and it was my favorite of the month. I dnf‘d Tom Hanks, too dense and boring and Fahrenheit was a reread.

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swynn
Immemorial | Lauren Markham
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June was a slow reading month, but Lauren Markham's thought-provoking essay on a disconnect between our language and our historical moment, has lingered in my thoughts.

Honorable mention to Asimov's “Foundation,“ which held up better than I expected.

#12BooksOf2025
@TheEllieMo

TheEllieMo This sounds like one that would make the reader stop and think 2w
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Suet624
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Pickpick

You know how some books just shock & delight you? I picked this book up because it‘s written by a Vermonter who teaches at Dartmouth. I knew nothing else about him. These are very short essays that alternate between stories of his life & stories of famous authors. I was googling while reading to discover more about some of the authors. I‘ve moved on to another book now but I keep going back to this one to read it again. I need more of his books.

BarbaraBB Great review! 2w
Suet624 @BarbaraBB thanks! 2w
Tamra Stacked! What a gut punch that line has within context, “Still no word from you.” 🥹 2w
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Suet624 @Tamra I love going into a book knowing nothing and just being so delighted and moved by what you‘re reading. (edited) 2w
Tamra @Suet624 it‘s the best surprise - like finding treasure. 😄 2w
squirrelbrain Sounds fabulous! 2w
Suet624 @Tamra since he‘s a Vermonter I‘m really hoping all of our Vermont libraries have some of his books. 2w
Suet624 @Tamra he has a new one out now that‘s gotten a lot of buzz too 2w
Tamra @Suet624 👏🏾👏🏾 it‘s like being a kid in a candy store! 2w
DrSabrinaMoldenReads Definitely my kinda book! Just ordered it. (edited) 2w
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