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The Island of Sea Women: A Novel | Lisa See

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peaKnit I really enjoyed the book, I still think about it. Thank you for the article link. 4h

MemoirsForMe Cool! Thx for sharing! 3h

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BarbaraJean

The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757 | James Fenimore Cooper

so-so

Belated review…

Honestly, I didn't enjoy this. I didn't find it engaging, for all its action. The characters held promise, but weren't developed at all. I was initially excited about a strong female protagonist in Cora, but her characterization & role flattened as the book went on. Cooper sacrifices character development for horrific action sequences and scenic descriptions that fell flat. There were problematic racial stereotypes galore, but⤵️

BarbaraJean (Cont‘d) … I was bracing myself for far worse. There was a lot of “noble savage“ to the descriptions of the “good” Native characters, then basically all the Native characters/tribes allied with the French were portrayed as bad/scheming/backward, while their French allies were largely let off the hook. It was so interesting to see the book‘s combo of “of-the-time” stereotypes with some more nuanced depictions of Native characters & culture than ⤵️ 8h

BarbaraJean (Cont‘d) …I'd have expected. I was pleasantly surprised by the respect shown for the traditions described near the end of the book. But I hated the ending!

Ultimately, I'm torn about this book's value as a classic. It deserves some credit for how it has shaped other writing, and it has some value as a biased but illuminating portrayal of a specific time and place. But on balance, I don't think I'd recommend it. ⤵️ 8h

BarbaraJean (Cont‘d) One more off the TBR, read for the #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead, and an adventure novel for Q2 of the #ClassicsChallenge. @Lunakay 8h

AmyG I read this after the movie came out. What a slow, tedious read. 7h

Lunakay Well done! 3h

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The Count of Monte Cristo | Alexandre Dumas

#tlt #threelistThursday

Faves: tagged
Pride and Prejudice
Frankenstein

I‘ve read and really liked David Copperfield. I expect to read Dickens‘ other books this year for #whattheDickens and I‘ll probably read Mansfield Park someday

I recently bought The Three Musketeers so I‘m looking forward to that one

Not a huge fan of the books I read in high school and college: The Scarlet Letter and Candide

dabbe

ChaoticMissAdventures I really really struggled years ago when I read with

Candide

dabbe I was surprised GREAT EX wasn't on the list, but I adored BLEAK HOUSE. I'm still working through NICHOLAS NICKLEBY. 🤣 Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵📚🩵 8h

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Texreader

A Golden Age | Tahmima Anam

I‘ve picked my next #foodandlit book for #Bangladesh

@Catsandbooks

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cariashley

The Bright Sword | Lev Grossman

Starting this chunkster! Excited to read this since I loooved The Magicians series. I‘m due with my first baby in less than 5 weeks so this feels like my last chance to read a big physical book for a while 😅 I‘m off work today and it‘s finally nice enough to sit outside, so am very happy.

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The Buffalo Hunter Hunter | Stephen Graham Jones

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The Buffalo Hunter Hunter is part horror and part historical fiction. The Pikuni are real, buffalo were hunted nearly to extinction while Native Americans were forced onto reservations, and the murder of 217 Blackfeet did occur. The way in which Stephen Graham Jones interweaves these tragic historical events with the fictional events created a truly gripping tale. The audiobook is simply phenomenal. I love that it is a full-cast audiobook.

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bookish_wookish

The Spirit Bares Its Teeth | Andrew Joseph White

I love this cover and the pages! I‘m excited for the story too!

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MyNamesParadise

Small Things Like These (Oprah's Book Club) | Claire Keegan

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Going into the book I didn‘t know the history of the Magdalene laundries so I didn‘t pick up on all the references at first. But after reading it I did some research and wow this is a powerful little book! I watch the film adaptation (now streaming on Hulu) & thought it was brilliant! To think that this was going on in my lifetime at some point is just horrific. I‘ll be eager to read more from the author.

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Homegoing: A novel | Yaa Gyasi

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Amazing!

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