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Rissreads
Stone Yard Devotional | CHARLOTTE. WOOD
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⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2
This book was the opposite of Betty and I am grateful for that. I needed to quiet my brain. I loved all the small stories of the narrators life. All those thoughts you have that you file away, that then pop up later. Some are profound, enlightening and instrumental to your past, while others are just bits of fluff, insignificant observations. #Ozfiction

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quietlycuriouskate
Stone Yard Devotional | CHARLOTTE. WOOD
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#bookerprizeshortlist
I have yet to read Safekeep (my next-up) and Creation Lake but, as it stands, for me it's a contest between this and James.

It's a quiet, pensive, slow-paced book, with themes of grief, remorse, forgiveness. It explores how we go about the task of being able to live with ourselves (never mind others!) and whether "retreat" is a culpable or even possible response to the world. Oh, and there's a plague of mice to keep it real.

squirrelbrain This was my favourite until I read Safekeep. 1w
BarbaraBB Such a good read. I‘d be happy to see it win too. Although my favorite remains The Safekeep 1w
Suet624 I‘ll join the chorus about Safekeep. 1w
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Freespirit
Stone Yard Devotional | CHARLOTTE. WOOD
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My pile of recently read books!! First Slow Horses by Mick Herron…I love a spy thriller. This one..the first in the series introduces us to the spooks from Slough House..I will definitely read the next book! One of my favourites Tokyo Express…A clever twisty Japanese crime novel. The Big Sleep.. my first Raymond Chandler..fab! Stone Yard Devotional..a quiet book that will stick with you and Evie Wyld and Kate Atkinson always worth reading!

Tamra Ooooh! A beautiful stack! 2w
Freespirit Thanks @Tamra there‘s too many good books to read!!! 2w
CarolynM Some great books there! 2w
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Jeg What a great pile of books. 1w
Freespirit Yes all of them are worth reading @CarolynM @Jeg 1w
Rissreads I‘m reading the tagged book now. ♥️ 1w
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andrew61
Stone Yard Devotional | CHARLOTTE. WOOD
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4th booker shortlisted book + another excellent read. The narrator is a woman impacted by the death of her parents + after a short 1st visit moves to live in an Australian priory where she recounts life with the nuns but also her memories which are peppered with curious tales. Covid, an infestation of mice, the return of the bones of a murdered nun, + their escort a nun the narrator recalls from school add to the hypnotic fascination of the tale.

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mjtwo
Praiseworthy | Alexis Wright
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25 Sep-6 Oct 24 (audiobook)
Such a chore, but I felt I could not be too critical without pursuing it to the end. I wish I hadn‘t.
I quite liked magical realism at uni - Rushdie in particular but others also. Maybe I have lost my patience for it with age.
This book needed a brutal editor. It was repetitive to the point that it could have been a good short story or novella. But as is, was a bloated 700+ pages. I do not understand the acclaim.

LeeRHarry I picked this one up when I went to hear the author speak at the Melbourne Writers Festival - now I‘m not sure I‘m going to like it and it feels pretty intimidating. 2mo
mjtwo @LeeRHarry I think I am being harsh. I don‘t usually mind a long book but the audio seemed to go forever and was so slow and repetitive. I expect it may have been better in print, but it has been sitting on my shelf for a while and I was too intimidated by its girth. Curious to hear what others think. 2mo
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Suet624
STONE YARD DEVOTIONAL. | CHARLOTTE. WOOD
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It was a very good month.

TheKidUpstairs Every book here that I've read was great! Did you have a favourite of the month? 2mo
sarahbarnes Great month! 📚 2mo
Suet624 @TheKidUpstairs I was trying to pick a favorite before I posted this and I couldn‘t come up with one. God of the Woods and Tom Lake may have had the least emotional impact but they were all good. (edited) 2mo
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Suet624 @sarahbarnes I‘m so glad not to be working so I can read. I think I‘m officially retired from a 9-5 job. Still have several work obligations but nothing like before. 2mo
sarahbarnes That‘s amazing - congrats! That‘s what I will do too - read and garden. 2mo
Suet624 @sarahbarnes and walk. 😊💕 2mo
LiteraryinPA Congratulations!! 2mo
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jlhammar
Stone Yard Devotional | CHARLOTTE. WOOD
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I so loved this quiet novel. A masterpiece of interiority.

#Booker2024 #NunLit

BarbaraBB Hear hear 🤍 2mo
JamieArc Looking forward to getting to it! 2mo
Graywacke Yay! It‘s still my favorite. ( @JamieArc Hope you enjoy it!) 2mo
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squirrelbrain I loved it too! ❤️ 2mo
Suet624 💕💕💕 2mo
Deblovestoread About half way and enjoying. 💜 2mo
Leniverse I want this one or James to win. 2mo
rmaclean4 Can't wait for it to come out in the US. 3w
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Suet624
Stone Yard Devotional | CHARLOTTE. WOOD
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(A friend just sent me this photo of the Giants Causeway. I‘d say that‘s quite a stone yard!)

A woman leaves her way of living to join a small group of cloistered nuns. We join with her as the group deals with a plague of mice, the return of the bones of a prior member of the group, and the former classmate who returns with the bones. The classmate brings memories and annoyances. I was hooked. #bookerlonglist

BarbaraBB Glad you enjoyed it. Quite the stone yard indeed 😍 2mo
squirrelbrain I loved this one too, and perfect pic! 2mo
Suet624 @BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain another book I‘d never have read if not on Litsy. 💕💕 2mo
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Deblovestoread
Stone Yard Devotional | CHARLOTTE. WOOD
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#weekendreads

Hope to finish The Flight Portfolio this weekend after falling behind. #SundayBuddyRead

Hope to finish Stone Yard before the 1st and will start the Klune tonight.

What are you reading?

@rachelsbrittain

rachelsbrittain Love the green color theme going throughout your books! 2mo
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