Welp, I did a tad bit of damage at Barnes & Nobles‘ “50% off all hardcovers” sale today. 😬
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Leftcoastzen I have the Schiff on my never ending pile! 3y
Amiable @Leftcoastzen I was going to wait until it came out in paperback to get it, but this was an opportunity I couldn‘t pass up! 3y
Leftcoastzen I loved Obama‘s book. It took me a long time to read it just because of the density of the material, his voice definitely comes through. 3y
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Amiable @Leftcoastzen I‘m actually thinking about reading it first and then listening to the audiobook, since Obama narrates it himself. I normally don‘t like audiobooks (my mind wanders too much) but I feel like this might be an exception. 3y
Megabooks I have American Made out from the library now! 3y
Amiable @Megabooks I hope it‘s good! 😬 3y
CBee @Amiable I‘m doing a buddy read with a few others of the Obama book, if you‘re interested in reading along with us! We just did Part 1 in December. Either way, enjoy the book ♥️👏🏻 3y
Amiable @CBee I‘m starting my #ChunksterChallenge2022 book first (tagged here), so I likely won‘t tackle the Obama book for a few months. Are you using a hashtag for your buddy read? I‘d love to see your thoughts about the book when I do get to it!![[tagged book]](https://image.librarything.com/pics/litsy_webpics/icon_taggedBook@3x.png)
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Kristin LavransdatterCBee @Amiable it‘s #obamabuddyread 😊 3y
Amiable @CBee Excellent -- thanks! Are you guys enjoying it so far? 3y
CBee @Amiable oh yes! He‘s an incredible writer, though I do think we are all feeling a bit of sad nostalgia - just about what was and what happened after. Bringing up a lot of feelings. 3y
Amiable @CBee Oh my gosh, yes. I think that's another reason why I've continued to wait a bit to read it. I need more distance from the previous administration. I felt like I was suffering PTSD in the days immediately afterwards. 3y
CBee @Amiable same! I kind of spiraled after Obama left and you know who took over (if you can even call it that). And I feel like the country is still so broken and reeling from those four years. 3y
Amiable @CBee I know! I was doing a presidential biography challenge and had to stop for several years after 2016–I couldn‘t stomach the thought of reading anything about 45. (Although my brother said the impeachment transcripts could count. 😀) My stepmom gave me all of the Bob Woodward books about him but I still can‘t touch them yet. Or maybe ever. 😖 3y
CBee @Amiable I admire that - I struggle with nonfic (hence me breaking TPL into monthly installments lol)! I stopped watching the news for four years 😂 Even when Covid hit and I needed info…. It was just hard to watch him stand up there and pretend to care, you know? 3y
Amiable @CBee I do know! And I wanted to stop watching the news, but I work in healthcare (I do communications for a large health system) and had no choice but to keep abreast of what was going on with the pandemic. It was so hard. I can't even stand the sound of his voice -- it makes me nauseated. 😫 3y
CBee @Amiable I don‘t envy you that. I used to be a nurse but couldn‘t imagine doing it now. And handling communications for a whole healthcare system? Wow. I‘m sure your job has been super stressful too 🙁 His voice does the same to me, just everything about him is awful and makes my skin crawl. Hopefully some of these lawsuits and such will pan out and he‘ll be held somewhat accountable…. 🤷♀️ 3y
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