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#bookmail! Tagged and The Anomaly are for book club. River for my #WomensPrize reading. And Nightwatching just because - sounds like a page-turner!

Tamra I love book mail days. 💙 2d

marleed Night Watching won Jimmy Fallen‘s MarchMadness book game to become his summer bookclub read! 2d

jlhammar @marleed I‘ll have to watch when he has the author on. I just read that Fallon picking the book led it to jump from No. 20,143 on Amazon to No. 46 - wow! 18h

marleed @jlhammar OMG! Oh and hey, as I was reading Long Island I was thinking it surprised me the book hadn‘t received more buzz. And because my internet connection seems to even hear my inner thoughts, I open Instagram and it‘s Oprah‘s new Bookclub pick! 11h

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BarbaraBB

Six Stories | Matt Wesolowski

#WeeklyForecast 20/24

I am reading The Good Samaritan and it is as engaging as I expected. Next will be Six Stories because of @Reggie ‘s review. And I have one more book to read from the #womensprize longlist. I haven‘t heard much about it but it does sound good.

Reggie I hope you like it! 3d

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Deblovestoread

The Maiden | Kate Foster

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Although The Maiden in the title refers to Scotland‘s guillotine it is a story of women in 1600‘s whose lives are dictated by the men and fate. A mother trying to raise two daughters after the father gambles away their funds, a man grooming a young girl for his future pleasure and abusing every other female in his path, a man who needs a wife but doesn‘t want one. The women trying to survive the hand they‘ve been dealt. 4🌟

#WomensPrize

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BarbaraBB

Restless Dolly Maunder | Kate Grenville

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Dolly‘s was the transition generation. Dolly Maunders is born at the end of the 19th century, just when things were starting to change for women and their possibilities in life. Dolly wants to grasp them all, there‘s always something better, somewhere. Her restlessness is understandable but has its bad sides. She‘s never quite happy with what she has and it makes her a rather cold, dominating mother. ⬇️⬇️

BarbaraBB This is an interesting portrait of a real woman but the story in itself is a bit repetitive and except for Dolly all other characters have not really been worked out which seems a missed opportunity. A light pick for this #womensprize book. (edited) 1w

Jas16 Just starting the audiobook today. A light pick seems to be the consensus. 1w

Hooked_on_books I thought this book was fine but that‘s about it. I‘m disappointed it made the shortlist over books I thought were much better. 1w

BarbaraBB @Hooked_on_books I think maybe the fact that is was do different (an ambitious but not very sympathetic mc with zero interest in the people around her) made it stand out ? 1w

Hooked_on_books That could be. I thought she was a great character, but I just didn‘t find the book all that compelling. I think it‘s the writing. Clearly the judging committee disagrees! 1w

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squirrelbrain

Stone Yard Devotional | CHARLOTTE. WOOD

Two books given to me by a friend / neighbour. Stone Yard is brand new - she loved it but ‘never keeps books‘. Great for me! 😃

That inspired her to get the other book, which she found rather depressing and didn‘t enjoy as much, but it‘s a free book, so….

(We did just give them our barely-used travel crate for their new puppy so a fair exchange I think! ☺️)

Tamra Lucky you! I‘d really like to read Stone Yard. 2w

jlhammar An author I‘ve been meaning to try. I really like that Stone Yard cover. 2w

charl08 Stone Yard's on my list too - waiting for the library hold! 2w

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squirrelbrain @Tamra @jlhammar @charl08 - it was first on my radar as a possible for the #womensprize and then I *nearly* nominated it for #camplitsy24. 2w

LeeRHarry I‘m seeing Charlotte Wood at the Melbourne Writers Festival next month - I have really enjoyed her earlier books. Looking forward to Stoneyard Devotional.

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BarbaraBB I read The Natural Way and have another of her books on my shelves

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squirrelbrain These will be the first I‘ve read by this author @LeeRHarry - enjoy the Festival! 2w

Oryx Stone Yard Devotional high on on my mental tbr list - looking forward to hearing what you think of it. 2w

squirrelbrain I‘m hoping to get to it soon @Oryx …story of my life though so maybe next year sometime….! 🤪 2w

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BarbaraBB

Mrs. Caliban: A Novel | Rachel Ingalls

#WeeklyForecast 19/24

I am still reading What‘s Left of me Is Yours, which is set in Japan and I am enjoying. I have another #womensprize book lined up, the one on the shortlist I hadn‘t read yet. Mrs Caliban I am going to read because of @vivastory ‘s review.

squirrelbrain I‘ll be interested to hear what you make of Dolly. Have a lovely week! 2w

BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain Will let you know! Have a good week too! 2w

vivastory I'm looking forward to your thoughts on the Ingalls! Hope you have a great reading week! 2w

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BarbaraBB

And Then She Fell: A Novel | Alicia Elliott

so-so

When I started I was sure this would be a personal #womensprize favorite, but it isn‘t. I have very mixed feelings about it. I love how Alicia Elliott makes me feel (contrary to many others I liked Steve and I think he really loved Alice and she just didn‘t talk! He couldn‘t know half of the things she was thinking of and if they made sense. Does that make me naive or even racist? I certainly hope not but the author is messing with my mind!)⬇️

BarbaraBB But I didn‘t enjoy the second part, the magical realism took over and I lost track and wanted it to be over. 2w

BarbaraBB #52BookClub24 - Indigenous culture @LaraReads @Hooked_on_Books @BarkingMadRead @BookBelle84 @jenniferw88 @julesG @Deblovestoread @Librarybelle @triplem80 @Read4Life @Bluebird @KarenUK @eeclayton @BrittanyReads @Book_Lover95 @Larkken @Kristy_K @Tove_Reads @TheAromaofBooks @hissingpotatoes @Magpiegem @MidnightBookListener @kwmg40 @crazeedi @Graciouswarriorprincess @maich @slategreyskies 2w

Librarybelle It‘s a shame when books start out strong and then kind of fizzle out in the end. 2w

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jlhammar So curious to see what I make of this one. I think I‘m going to go for Dolly and Enter Ghost first since they‘re on the shortlist. 2w

squirrelbrain I loved the first part, but lost interest in the second part (due to the magical realism) so started skim reading and then didn‘t really understand what was going on. 🤷‍♀️ 2w

Leniverse I loved it all the way through. I'm not sure I see it as magical realism though. I liked the ambiguity of "is it all in her head?" 2w

BarbaraBB @Leniverse You are probably right. I really had an increasing“WTF is happening” mindset and wasn‘t sure any longer 2w

BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain Yes. That. 2w

BarbaraBB @jlhammar I would indeed! 2w

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TheKidUpstairs

Enter Ghost | Isabella Hammad

Thoughts on the #WomensPrize Shortlist?

I didn't read the whole Longlist, but I'm surprised at Restless Dolly Maunder being here. It was a good read, but nothing superb. I would have liked to see Ordinary Human Failings. And from reviews I've read, In Defense of the Act seemed to be a stand out.

@BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain

sarahbarnes I‘m reading OHF right now and agree it‘s very good. 2w

squirrelbrain Yes, I‘m really disappointed that Defence isn‘t there. And a bit confused about Dolly. It was….. OK. 🤷‍♀️ 2w

Deblovestoread Super disappointed about Defence and OHF both. I enjoyed Dolly but am surprised it made the list, too. 2w

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ChaoticMissAdventures Wow. So disappointing. I agree with @squirrelbrain and @Deblovestoread Dolly is such a strange pick. It was Fine but not near as good as others. I am actually annoyed that Defence is not here. 2w

ChaoticMissAdventures And OHF. What weird picks. 2w

BarbaraBB I haven‘t read Dolly yet but I thibk Defence was so much better than The Wren 2w

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charl08

No Title | None

I suppose four of six I'd liked/wanted isn't bad?

The Enright and Grenville are good reads but not my favourites of their work - wondered if they were carried by their other books / body of work rather than this book? IDK 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️

#womensprize #shortlist #nopleasingsomepeople

Leniverse Yes, I wonder the same. But honestly, that might be reason to longlist them, but not shortlist. I'm baffled. Especially about Dolly. 2w

TheKidUpstairs @Leniverse Dolly Maunder was a surprise for me, too. It was a good read, but nothing special. Definitely not Shortlist material! 2w

charl08 @Leniverse exactly! @TheKidUpstairs I'm not alone 😀 2w

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charl08 I'm rubbish at remembering to tag! @BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain 2w

squirrelbrain Yes, I had 4 of the 6 as well. And I‘m surprised about Dolly. I pretty much expected the Enright to be there though 2w

AnneCecilie I haven‘t read any Grenville before and find that Dolly is growing on me and is a book I keep thinking about 2w

ChaoticMissAdventures The Wren was the first I read of these and I cannot tell you what it was about. It had so little impact on me I cannot remember a thing. 2w

BarbaraBB 4 out of 6 is good but my two favorites are missing though! I still need to read Dolly! 2w

charl08 @squirrelbrain maybe I should reread the Enright. 2w

charl08 @AnneCecilie glad she has some fans! 2w

charl08 @AnneCecilie (Dolly, not Grenville, I mean - I've enjoyed her other books more) 2w

charl08 @ChaoticMissAdventures I remember it - I was impressed how she wrote the yp's voice. But I've liked (some of) her earlier books more. 2w

charl08 @BarbaraBB hope you can find a copy - would love to hear more comments about it. 2w

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Leniverse

WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION JOURNAL. | THE. WOMEN'S PRIZE

My top six #WomensPrize2024 fiction books (in random order because I have trouble choosing between them). I think maybe The Wren The Wren will get shortlisted, but the question is will we get a triple Irish? I think no, and went with the other two.

#WomensPrize

BarbaraBB Great choices. I haven‘t finished And Then yet so haven‘t added that to my shortlist. Instead of it I have River. The others are the same! 2w

Leniverse @BarbaraBB That's one of the two I haven't read yet. Your picks are the same as @squirrelbrain then! 2w

BarbaraBB Yes! Such a coincidence or probability not 😀 2w

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