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Trying to fit in another book by #authoramonth Starting this one today. @Soubhiville

I took my #huggehourreadathon a little early while my husband was still at work and the only background noise was the cat snoring on the arm of the couch.

This was an interesting story that takes place in a mining community after “a tragic event bathes the world in darkness.” Themes of corporate greed, family, love, and exploration.

I liked the use of a different color palette for the before and after times.

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Continuing with my #bookspin trend for the year, here is part of the blue paperback section of my TBR shelves. I will definitely be reading Shadow and Bone for #AuthorAMonth and Last Rites for bookclub. What else will @TheAromaofBooks pull out for me?

I‘m glad #AuthorAMonth prompted me to finally pick this off my shelf. These short, readable essays were powerful, but sometimes hard to read.

#AuthorAMonth I‘m learning a great deal from Roxane Gay. But I‘m not planning to finish this book this month. There‘s too much to take in and I don‘t want to miss a thing.

I don‘t usually read comics but I liked it. While I was at the library there was another graphic novel by her on the next shelf, so I grabbed that too.
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This was a powerful read and such an interesting and important pov, but hearing how Gay kept punishing herself for her own childhood trauma was oh, so sad. @Read4life #weeklyfavorites25 @Soubhiville #AuthorAMonth
It's been a hard week all around and I think I need some happy fluffy reads next for my own mental resilience haha. Suggestions?

I had no idea until I had this in my hot little hands that it was short stories. I always assumed it was essays. Side note that the ebook has additional stories in it that do not appear in the original print version. I love this author. This didn't disappoint.

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February is already halfway over #AuthorAMonth readers. I hope you‘re enjoying your time with Roxane Gay.

In case you need to place an order or hold for March, our author will be Leigh Bardugo.

Happy Reading! 📚❤️🙂

Ive read some of Gay‘s nonfiction in the past and enjoyed it so I opted for some of her fiction — but maybe I should have stayed with her nonfiction. Some of these stories worked for me but the majority didn‘t, and collected together, some felt repetitive and confusing. 🤷🏻‍♀️ Perhaps the confusion was the intent.

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