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5feet.of.fury
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Least favorite books I read or DNF‘d this year 🙃

dabbe I read ya! I only (barely) finished with the #hashtagbrigade. #oy 1w
5feet.of.fury @dabbe I would not have made it without #hashtagbrigade that‘s for sure! 1w
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dabbe
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Librarybelle I think it really shows society‘s abhorrence of different classes getting together—Staunton has to essentially hide his bride! These works are near the end of the Gilded Age, and there is so much disparity between the rich and the poor and the lack of attention to the poor by the rich. 2w
dabbe I also have to add that Staunton really pisses me off. You put your wife in a lonely place because you want that inheritance money from an uncle you can't stand. The uncle states to Holmes that he has absolutely no interest in Staunton's personal life, so why would Staunton worry about being disinherited? He basically locks her away in a castle (like in a fairy tale). And she willingly goes along with it? #oy! 2w
Cuilin He fell love, they married, she had to hide and then she died!! Says it all. 2w
dabbe @Cuilin Reminds me of the song from A CHORUS LINE: “What I did for love.“ 2w
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Librarybelle
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1. This month's book has two different versions again:

The original 1937 edition features a whispering statue that resembles Nancy and Nancy's investigation in locating a client's estranged husband.

The 1970 edition also has a whispering statue that looks like Nancy, but Nancy investigates a swindle taking place involving her client and rare books.

Which edition did you read? Overall thoughts on the book? #NancyDrewBR

kwmg40 I finished the 1937 edition, which I liked overall, even though I found the secondary characters rather exaggerated.. There were aspects that made it feel quite dated, especially the part where it cost Nancy $5 to have the bumper on her car repaired. 3w
CogsOfEncouragement I thought the 1970 edition was a fun ND caper with her friends there to help, including a devoted Ned. A huge falling book NOT hitting her in the head was a nice touch for those of us keeping track of such things. 3w
BarkingMadRead I have the 1937 version, which was pretty decent overall. 3w
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Ruthiella I read the 1970 version as evidenced by the use of the word “groovy” twice! 😂 This was quite action packed and as usual, the two mysteries turn out to be related. 3w
Ruthiella @kwmg40 In the 1970 version, Ned notes that the price tag of $28 for a rare first edition is quite high! I googled it and that would be around $250 in today‘s US dollar value. 3w
Bookwormjillk @Ruthiella I also read the groovy 1970 edition 3w
MariaW My ebook was the 1970 version as well. 3w
DebinHawaii Yep, 1970s for me too. @CogsOfEncouragement I really thought it would be one for the #NNK counter! 😉 3w
dabbe 1970s version, too, which I enjoyed a lot more than the previous IVORY CHARM book. #oy! 3w
TheAromaofBooks I read the 1970 edition - it felt like the statue and the books plotlines tied together pretty well!! 3w
Sace I read the 70s version. I felt like the two mysteries worked better than some of the other books with two mysteries. 3w
Bren912 I read the 1970‘s version but now want to read about finding the estranged husband! 7d
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ravenlee
Untitled | Untitled
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So it would appear that our spelling book is out of date.

Texreader Oops 4w
Ruthiella Only a few decades…🙊 4w
Dilara 🙄 😂 Well, pupils will be prepared for their history class... 4w
dabbe Time for a new spelling book adoption. If your district is like mine, that'll take a while. #oy 4w
ravenlee @Texreader @Ruthiella @Dilara @dabbe the thing is, we homeschool, so this is entirely on me. The series is actually really good, just this one little thing. Weirdly, the copyright date is 2002. 🤷🏻‍♀️ At least she‘s not trying to learn Czechoslovakia, I guess. 4w
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dabbe
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Mehso-so

So close between So-So and Pan. I chose So-So for those who want to read the entire series. But, whoah! Racist, tedious, and poorly written. While there was danger, hidden tunnels, kidnappings, and arson, none of it felt urgent. Nancy even goes to a weekend party at her boyfriend‘s fraternity even though the young boy she‘s “protecting” has been kidnapped. WTF, Nancy? Hard not to eye-roll throughout this one. #oy #NancyDrewBR @Librarybelle

Laughterhp Yes! That was so weird!! 2mo
lauraisntwilder And at the party, Nancy meets a student from India who knows the only other adult Indian she has ever met! 2mo
Librarybelle This one was bad! 2mo
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BarkingMadRead I feel like this is the general consensus. So bizarre 2mo
dabbe @Laughterhp 🤩😂😄 2mo
dabbe @lauraisntwilder 🤩😂😄 2mo
dabbe @Librarybelle 🤩😂😄 2mo
dabbe @BarkingMadRead 🤩😂😄 2mo
sarahbarnes Great review. 😂 2mo
dabbe @sarahbarnes 🤩😂🤗 2mo
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Deblovestoread
Untitled | Unknown
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#TLT #ThreeListThursday

Favorites:

1) Lemon Meringue Pie also known as Icebox pie
2) Apple Crisp
3) My Grandmother‘s peach cobbler

Hard pass on anything jello related although I am guilty of feeding my kids the orange jello cool whip dessert when they were small.

@dabbe

TheBookHippie I cannot jello. 2mo
dabbe You didn't put carrots in your orange jello, did you? My grandma did, and #oy was it a struggle to get down! 😂 Thanks for playing and sharing! 🧡🍁🤎 2mo
Deblovestoread @dabbe I wasn‘t that mean 😂 Veg in jello turn 🤢into 🤮 2mo
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Librarybelle
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1. This month's discussion is slightly different, as the plot lines for the original and the revised editions are extremely different. Questions 2 and 3 will look at the 1934 and 1965 editions respectively.

Which edition did you read? The 1934 plot line features twins adopted from a foundling home, and Nancy wants to reunite the twins with their real mother.

The 1965 edition has The Flying Dutchmen, an iron bird, and record piracy. #NancyDrewBR

Ruthiella Fascinating differences! I read the 1965 version with the iron bird, etc. 4mo
DGRachel Wow! How can those even be considered the same book? I read the 1965 version. 4mo
jlhammar 1965 for me! 4mo
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Bookwormjillk Mine was the 1934 edition. This was the first 1930‘s book I read and was surprised at how different the characters of Hannah and Mr Drew were written. Hannah was treated much more like a servant, and Mr Drew wasn‘t nearly as supportive of Nancy. (edited) 4mo
kspenmoll Wow. Mine is 1965. Interesting how different the characters are portrayed @Bookwormjillk 4mo
MariaW I read the 1965 version as well. 4mo
CogsOfEncouragement I read 1965 this time. 4mo
DGRachel @Bookwormjillk That‘s fascinating about the difference in the portrayal of Hannah and Carson. 4mo
DebinHawaii I read the 1965 version too. I am fascinated by all these differences & why they occured. 4mo
mrp27 1965, so interesting! 4mo
dabbe I've only been reading the later versions because that's what I read as a child. Seems like this one was much tamer than the original. #oy! 4mo
Roary47 1965 for me again. 4mo
kwmg40 I'd read the 1965 version, but now I'm very curious about the 1934 version! 4mo
AmandaBlaze 1965 3mo
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JenReadsAlot
Butter: Roman | Asako Yuzuki
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Pickpick

Soft pick for me....it was way too long. #camplitsy24 @Megabooks @BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain

dabbe I'm slogging through (barely) and getting TIRED of all of the food descriptions. #oy! 😂 6mo
Megabooks @dabbe that‘s something you either like or don‘t! 6mo
Megabooks Agree with you on length. 100 pages could‘ve easily been cut and made a stronger story 6mo
squirrelbrain I agree with your review! 6mo
Chelsea.Poole I definitely agree with you. This was too long and could have been accomplished with fewer pages! 6mo
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dabbe
Clear: A Novel | Carys Davies
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#WeeklyFavorites
@Read4Life

RE: Nancy Drew: What do you do when you're halfway finished with a library loan you've already waited 52 days for, and it expires, and you're told you have to now wait 96 days to borrow it again? You cave into Amazon and buy the damn thing because (of course), you can't wait that long and have to finish it--even though you've read it before in your youth. #oy 🙄

Read4life 😳😳😳 7mo
AnnCrystal That's why I can never borrow from the library...and you seem to be a fast reader. Me...by the time I begin reading chapter four, it's time to return 😂🤔📚👏😉👍💝. (edited) 7mo
dabbe @Read4life 🤩😘😀 7mo
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dabbe @AnnCrystal 🤩😂😘 7mo
KadaGul @AnnCrystal I can't believe how lucky 🍀 I am to have a library 📚 that doesn't charge fines 💲💳, especially because I'm a medium-pace reader 🤓!#FineFeeLibraries 7mo
dabbe @KadaGul Amen! 🤩🤩🤩 7mo
AnnCrystal @KadaGul that's grand 👏😉👍💝. 7mo
bthegood comment for Week of May 18th has me laughing out loud - thank you!! 😂 7mo
Lesliereadsalot 96 days! Who knew so many people were reading Nancy Drew?? 7mo
dabbe @bthegood 😂😂😂 I had quite a slump in May. I hope to get back at it this month! 7mo
dabbe @Lesliereadsalot There are only TWO ebook copies at my library--the so-called biggest library in Phoenix. They need more! 🤩 7mo
bthegood @dabbe 👍 7mo
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dabbe
The Great Gatsby | F. Scott Fitzgerald
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#WondrousWednesday
@Eggs (thanks for the tag! 😘)
1. My high school copy of THE GREAT GATSBY. All my notes as a 16-year-old are still in it. I have kept it through the years (now 42 years old). It is held together with a rubber band. 💚
2. That would be early 1980s: all books by Sidney Sheldon, Kathleen Woodiwiss, Rosamond du Jardin, and my precious Harlequin romances.
3. THE SECRET GARDEN.

Play @PageShifter, @Catiewithac?

AmyG Ha…I read so much Sidney Sheldon when I was young. 7mo
dabbe @AmyG He kept those pages turning! 🤩 7mo
Eggs Great choice - # 3👏🏻🙌🏻 7mo
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TheBookgeekFrau Sidney Sheldon was a staple of my mom's and therefore little teeny bopper me 😆 7mo
dabbe @Eggs 😘 7mo
dabbe @TheBookgeekFrau I couldn't believe my mom actually let me read them; they could get quite steamy! 😂 7mo
TheBookgeekFrau @dabbe Not as bad as Harold Robbin's books, which I had to sneak 😂 I remember my mother recommending SS bc she loved his strong women characters 7mo
dabbe @TheBookgeekFrau Oh, man, I forgot about Harold Robbin's! That now reminds me of me sneaking in SCRUPLES by Judith Krantz. #oy! 🤩 7mo
TheBookgeekFrau @dabbe Ditto Scruples - thanks for the reminder 😁 (edited) 7mo
dabbe @TheBookgeekFrau 🤩🤩🤩 7mo
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