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Voting Day | Clare O'Dea
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#LittensLoveRomance It‘s time to vote for next month‘s read. You can vote here: https://forms.gle/gTCTDPh6YG7xoBK67 As always, let me know if you want to be removed from the main tag list, added to the main tag list, and suggestions for themes/tropes are always welcome.

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sakeriver
Hotel Du Lac | Anita Brookner
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I‘m not sure I could summarize what this book is about. It‘s kind of about love? And regret, I guess. But kind of neither? It‘s often funny in a dry, judgmental way. Very well-observed characters. Interesting but, for me, not exactly moving.

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sakeriver
Hotel Du Lac | Anita Brookner
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AnneCecilie
Hotel Du Lac | Anita Brookner
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Edith Hope has been sent to Hotel du Lac in Switzerland after an indiscretion to be out of view to her English friends. She sees it as an opportunity to do some work, she‘s an author.

At Hotel du Lac there‘s several other rich, English women. In a way this atmosphere reminded me of a Poirot crime without the crime.

Edith gets to know the other women, and suddenly there‘s a man there, a Mr Neville

The view on unmarried women reminded me a

AnneCecilie a little of the women in a Prym novel, only they are happier in their lives than these women seemed to be. They also seemed to be judged more, even if this was written later. That‘s another thing, this book gives the feeling of being set in the 30s/ 40s, but color TV is mentioned and that came way later. #1984 #192025 @Librarybelle 1mo
Librarybelle On my to read list! 1mo
youneverarrived Love the cover 🩷 1mo
Ruthiella This is the only Brookner title I really liked. I don‘t think her protagonists are ever happy. I prefer the bemusement of Pym‘s novels. 1mo
squirrelbrain Gorgeous cover! 1mo
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CaitlinR
Matterhorn | Christopher Reich
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CIA Agent Mac Decker “died” shortly after being accused as a traitor when his long term friend Ilya Ivashka defected to Russia. Actually Decker was framed, and faking his death, has been living under another identity in Switzerland. Then he learns that his son has died while involved in a CIA action. Mac comes out of the shadows and, with his Mossad lover, sets out to right the wrong. Everything tied up in a neat bow at the end. A fun read!

CaitlinR Photo of the author by Katja Reich 1mo
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Ddzmini
The Sanatorium | Sarah Pearse
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This was a great read … interesting characters… there was miss direction about the culprit a little scary due to location and the previous use of the building… and I‘m hoping that this is just the first book in a series for this author because not all questions were answered

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Ddzmini
The Sanatorium | Sarah Pearse
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So after a long day of cleaning (you don‘t realize how big your house is until you start deep cleaning) I‘m sitting reading and enjoying the music I put in to clean … all I have left is the kitchen, front closet and bathroom for tomorrow 👍🏼 feel good now that 75 % of the house is done 🤪🤣

kspenmoll Impressive!!! 2mo
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Decalino
The Sanatorium | Sarah Pearse
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Elin, a police detective struggling to deal with trauma and the recent death of her mother, arrives at a luxury hotel in the Alps hoping to get answers from her estranged brother. Instead, a dead body is discovered just as an avalanche makes it impossible to leave. A taut and compelling thriller, although Elin's anxiety sometimes threatens to overwhelm the reader as much as it does her, and there was a bit of excessive monologuing toward the end.

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Ddzmini
The Sanatorium | Sarah Pearse
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Don‘t know which to start 📖🤗

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MariaW
The Judge and His Hangman | Friedrich Drrenmatt
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This Tuesday I went on an excursion to the setting of The Judge and his hangman with my 9th graders. It was a guided hike through the Twannbach gorge designed like an escape room/quiz. They had to listen to the clues given by actors at the original scenes to find out who was the murderer. Their reactions were mixed because it sometimes was a tough hike. I loved it. 🕵️‍♀️🙈🕵️‍♀️

Dilara The place looks stunning and hands-on teaching is the best! I bet they won't forget this book, in spite of (or thanks to) the tough hike 😉 2mo
lil1inblue Oh, how cool! What a great learning adventure. 2mo
bthegood What a great learning experience for your students and @Dilara I agree - the students won't forget this book- very cool 🙂 (edited) 2mo
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MariaW @Dilara @bthegood That‘s what I keep telling myself - they will appreciate it later. 💪 2mo
Dilara @MariaW 😁And now, I really want to read the tagged book! (And also go on this literary hike, but I am assuming you'd have to speak German for it to be worth it, so it's not really for me 😔) 2mo
MariaW @Dilara I am not sure if the translation is any good. The original was written in the 50ies and the language and world view are a bit dusty - like the Agatha Christie murder mysteries. But since the author is Swiss, we are teaching his novels and plays to the students. The plays are even better, but the novels are quite good as well. 2mo
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