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Ugh.

I wanted to like this. I really did. And I typically don't finish books I don't like, but I really wanted to get through this for #Authoramonth & #NYPL #LoveReading. I find it so hard to like a book when I don't like *any* of the characters. I think that Zadie Smith just isn't for me. 😔

⭐✨/⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

@Soubhiville

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Jerdencon

The Survivors | Jane Harper

My ebook library hold came in! Of course right as I am reading a million other things but excited for this one! Have to get this one done in 2 weeks before it disappears and I end up on a huge list - so pausing my #foodandlit and #readthemonths for a bit!

#nypl

wen4blu Just checked and I‘m up to third place on the library hold list for this one. Woot! 4y

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mom2bugnbee

The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1) | N.K. Jemisin

so-so

So.

I'm not going to star rate this one, because I didn't like it much, but that's because it simply wasn't my cup of tea. It's no reflection on Jemisin. This was my first book of hers, and it will be my last, but that TRULY is "it's not you, it's me". Her world-building & storytelling lived up to the hype. The twist caught me off guard. She deserves the awards she's won. Just not my type. But it did tick off some boxes for challenges! ??

mom2bugnbee #Authoramonth #Authoramonth2021 #Booked2021 #NYPL125 #NYPL 4y

AllisonM89 I felt the same way. I actually couldn't finish it because it was so depressing, but it was nothing short of brilliant 4y

TheAromaofBooks I slogged through the whole trilogy. I didn't exactly dislike it, but I also wasn't sorry to reach the end. Brilliant world-building & engaging characters, but relentlessly depressing & the 2nd-person narration drove me crazy 😂 4y

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SW-T @mom2bugnbee @AllisonM89 @TheAromaofBooks I wasn‘t a fan of the tagged either. Tried a couple times. But fell in love with The Inheritance trilogy. Very different moods and trilogies! Broken Earth not for me, but with Inheritance I was all in. 4y

mom2bugnbee @AllisonM89 @thraromaofbooks @SW-T I pushed myself through this one (I have no problems bailing) because I wanted to finish it for challenges, & I'm glad that I did. But I won't finish the series. Good to know about her other works! I might try another. I certainly understand why she has the status that she does. Her imagination is amazing. 4y

mom2bugnbee @Soubhiville #Authoramonth 4y

mom2bugnbee @cinfen @4thhouseontheleft @BarbaraTheBibliophage #Booked2021 NF science/SF by female author 4y

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j9brown

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Is this not the best bookish ornament? 🤗 From my wonderful friend @KatieDid927 We got our library cards together a few years ago. I'm impatiently waiting for the day we can visit libraries and bookstores together again!
#nyc #nypl

That's one more for the ornament hunt #wintergames2020 #merryreaders @Clwojick

Ncostell What a great ornament! 4y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa That is the best! I love it 💙 4y

britt_brooke Cute! 4y

KatieDid927 🥰 4y

StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego ❤❤ 4y

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ManyWordsLater

The Anatomy of Dreams: A Novel | Chloe Benjamin

Close to perfect. Even during a pandemic.

#vote #covid #outdoordining #nypl #library #frenchfriesandbeer #hudsonriverpark #bidenharris

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Jerdencon

Anxious People: A Novel | Fredrik Backman

So close.... 😬😬
Can‘t wait for that one person to finish reading it!
Love that the #nypl ereader system has so many copies!

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Awk_Word_Smith

White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism | Robin DiAngelo

This one has been on my TBR list for a while. No better time to read it. Honestly surprised it was available through #NYPL but since “Stamped: Racism, Anti-Racism, and You” is not available at the online NYPL, I figured it was no time like the present. I guess all the other white people had other things to do other than read and learn about their own fragility.

Chelleo Stamped is available for free on Spotify 5y

Chelleo https://bookriot.com/2020/06/04/stamped-from-the-beginning-by-ibram-x-kendi-free... 5y

Awk_Word_Smith @Chelleo That‘s fantastic! Thanks for letting me know 5y

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SW-T

The New York Public Library: Its Architecture and Decoration | Henry Hope Reed

Miss the sounds of the library? The New York Public Library has put together an album of library sounds to help those who miss their library.

https://electricliterature.com/missing-reading-in-public-bring-the-sounds-of-the...

#keeplitsypositive #shelterinplace #nypl

j.rye Can they make a library smell too? That‘s what I miss most. 5y

SW-T @j.rye Sadly they don‘t have that. Maybe a library scented candle or fragrance oil would help. 5y

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mom2bugnbee

New York Public Library - Map Division | New York, NY (Library)

EDIT - So, turns out this is an old article & I didn't notice the date! Shame on me! But still a great resource for social distancing!

Forgive me if this has been posted already, but what a nice silver lining to hear this morning! #nypl #covid19

https://www.timeout.com/newyork/blog/you-can-now-download-over-300-000-books-fro...

Fortifiedbybooks Also, this is only available to people who have a NYPL card. It's a great resource for those who do. 5y

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Paperback.Propensity

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This is going on my laptop.

#nypl

Bookzombie Cool! 5y

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