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Because this is written in a series of essays the repetition got on my nerves. But the rest was enjoyable, and the parts about Eddie were sheer gold.

85/80

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Just didn't hold my interest - #HailTheBail

84/80

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Interesting history of not only the family, but also, the Gilded Age, and NYC. It helped me make better sense of 'The Swans of Fifth Avenue' by Melanie Benjamin.

83/80

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That was a flora and fauna snooze fest, but I got another bingo 😁

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This just did not flow as well Ehrenreich's other books. Her attempt to show death's inevitability, and explain why it's not in our nature to accept it nearly bored me to death. But I did get two bingos!

81/80

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The writing was a little too stream of consciousness for me, but the breadth of history was fascinating.

79/80

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I don't know how I feel about this. I was interested, touched, horrified, bored. It was too much war story for me, but I learned a lot. Overall, I liked the two MCs too much to DNF. Also, it gave me a whole new perspective on the cartoon Stop That Pigeon 😂

78/80

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October Wrap-Up

Total Read: 8
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6 TBRs
2 DNFs
2 5 Star reads

And I finished #MonthlyNonfiction2025 Thank you @julieclair for hosting!

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After a bit of a slow I had a hard time putting this down. Adoption has some shady ass roots thanks to Georgia Tann. Both a heartbreaking and heartwarming story.

77/80

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It was nice to hear Andy talk about his family instead of all the gossip and partying in his other two diaries.

74/80

#MonthlyNonfiction2025 completed! @julieclair

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