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Mobility | Lydia Kiesling

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At 15, Bunny is a boy crazy Foreign Service kid spending the summer in Baku; later we see her transformation from an aimless 20-something to a successful PR professional for a family-run oil company. At first it seems that's all there is to it: a girl, a life; by the final scenes, in a near future that is all too plausible, it sinks in that this is a truly devastating novel about climate change. An artfully detailed slow burn, brilliantly done.

Ruthiella Agree. This book was for me a lot more than it seems on the surface. 👍 6mo

Decalino @Ruthiella Exactly! It hit me like a gut punch: this is how we let it happen. 6mo

BarbaraBB Great review. I felt the same 6mo

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Floresj

Mobility | Lydia Kiesling

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I‘m fairly certain that I probably wouldn‘t like/respect Bunny in real life, but in this novel, I did. Following her meandering through her life and her proximity to oil yet not understanding it completely was mesmerizing. This worked for me and liked the quick pace of time.

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squirrelbrain

Mobility | Lydia Kiesling

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Welcome to Day 3 of #LitsyTob24!

Our winner today is Mobility, with two thirds of the vote!

Both books had female MCs who were navigating their way through life, alongside unique storytelling about families, but each book had a distinctive style.

What did you think of the storytelling? Did you like both Belle and Bunny?

We‘re looking forward to hearing your thoughts on the books and today‘s result!

Megabooks, BarbaraBB

squirrelbrain @Jas16 @Bookpearl @Bookwormjillk @AmyG @Deblovestoread @kwmg40 @Sarahbarnes @Hooked_on_Books @suet624 @BkClubCare @decalino @Ruthiella @Karisimo 9mo

squirrelbrain @Chelsea.Poole @Well-readNeck @cariashley @KarenUK @merelybookish @kitta @Kristy_K @MicheleinPhilly @leniverse @ReaderAnn @Catlass007 @Larkken @fredthemoose 9mo

Bookwormjillk I bailed on Rogue, and liked Mobility. Although I didn‘t think it was the coming of age story it was made out to be. 9mo

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Chelsea.Poole I didn‘t love either of these two 😬 But I did appreciate them both a bit more after reading reviews and I‘ll look forward to reading the comments from you all in this thread! 9mo

BarbaraBB I struggled through Rouge and appreciated Mobility much more. It felt so on point, about climate change and how we integrate it into our lives in a way that feels fitting and maybe reassuring as if we do what we can and should do. It‘s way too little though, Kiesling seems to implicate. 9mo

sarahbarnes I may still have to give Mobility a try after this vote! I am a shameless Awad fan and I did love Rouge. 😊 9mo

AmyG I didn‘t read either…..so waiting patiently for the books I DID read. 9mo

Deblovestoread Awad is not for me. I thought Mobility was good and the ending was definitely on point. 9mo

kwmg40 I liked Mobility very much. I'm still working on Rouge. Finding it hard to get into it, but I really liked All's Well so will probably continue. BTW, is it a complete coincidence that Awad has a book called Bunny and that's also the name of Kiesling's main character. Was this a fated pairing? 😂 9mo

Readerann I loved Kiesling‘s The Golden State, so I will definitely get to Mobility. Rouge was meh for me. 9mo

squirrelbrain I agree @Bookwormjillk @BarbaraBB @Deblovestoread - I fought my way through Rouge (list-completist here 🙋🏻‍♀️) but liked Mobility. 9mo

squirrelbrain @kwmg40 - I though exactly that about the ‘Bunny‘ thing when I wrote this post earlier! 9mo

squirrelbrain @sarahbarnes @Readerann - I think you‘ll like Mobility. It‘s rather a quiet book, in my view, but seems more impactful because of that. 9mo

squirrelbrain @AmyG - hopefully soon! 🤞😃 9mo

squirrelbrain @chelsea.poole - at least we had better books, in general, than the real ToB! 🤪 9mo

BarbaraBB @Readerann I loved The Golden State too! 9mo

Ruthiella I was neutral on both Belle and Bunny, though I recognized a lot more of myself in Bunny than Belle. I am an Awad fan, but found Rouge disappointing. It was too rooted in the fantastical for me to enjoy. I liked Mobility a lot. As @squirrelbrain notes, it‘s quiet but it does have a kick to it if you look for it. 9mo

Hooked_on_books After liking each of Awad‘s books less than the one before, I refused to read Rouge, the only book of ours I didn‘t read. Then I hated Mobility and bailed on it. So, this pairing was a bit of a wash for me. 9mo

squirrelbrain That was all a bit rubbish then, wasn‘t it?! @Hooked_on_books 9mo

Larkken @kwmg40 I wondered the same thing about the Bunnies! 9mo

Larkken Awad has my heart. Her kind of weird just get me 🤷🏻‍♀️ 9mo

fredthemoose I liked Mobility, although realized that if it wasn‘t for ToB I don‘t know I would have ever thought about it again. Rouge was a hard no for me. The MC was so dopey it was like being sober and trying to follow your drunk friend‘s stories for HOURS without any payoff or even a funny anecdote by the end. 9mo

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kwmg40

Mobility | Lydia Kiesling

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It took me a while to get into this book but I ended up liking it much more than I thought it would.

I loved the satirical moments when Bunny tries to consider climate change and other momentous issues affecting the world but then gets distracted by a colleague's designer shoes. I'd like to think that I'm not like Bunny but I realize I'm writing this on my computer in my well heated home with my car parked outside the door. 😅

kwmg40 #LitsyToB24 @squirrelbrain @Megabooks @BarbaraBB
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Ruthiella Great review. 👍 I think this one was pretty subtle and definitely is intended to make the reader consider their own choices and complicity. 9mo

BarbaraBB Great review! 9mo

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Megabooks Fantastic review! You really captured what I liked about Bunny, too! 9mo

Librarybelle Echoing everyone…great review! 9mo

squirrelbrain Fab review - I convinced myself I wasn‘t like Bunny, but then thought I probably am! 9mo

kwmg40 @Ruthiella @BarbaraBB @Megabooks @Librarybelle @squirrelbrain Thanks! Nice to see that I'm not the only one who fears that I've got a bit of Bunny in me. 😂 9mo

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TrishB

Mobility | Lydia Kiesling

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I agree with all the reviews on this- those that liked and didn‘t like it. I really enjoyed it though and think this is real for a lot of us. Recycle, buy recycled goods, eat less meat/no meat. Buy nice things, go on holidays via planes. Consequences.
We know we do things that don‘t help, and times running out.
Thanks Helen 😘

squirrelbrain

squirrelbrain Glad you liked it! 10mo

sarahbarnes Great review. 10mo

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TrishB

Mobility | Lydia Kiesling

#motherdaughterread 😁

LeahBergen 🥰🥰 10mo

Reggie I love that you buddy read with her! 🖤 10mo

TrishB @Reggie I treasure it ♥️ 10mo

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TrishB

Mobility | Lydia Kiesling

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Via Waterstones, Amazon and the lovely @squirrelbrain for Mobility ❤️
Thank you so much Helen 😘

squirrelbrain You‘re welcome! I nearly bought Day earlier, but might use an Audible credit for it. 10mo

TrishB @squirrelbrain it was a having a bad day purchase yesterday, plus some perfume….nearly booked a holiday too. Restrained myself. 10mo

Tamra @TrishB treat yourself! Life is short, though so is the bank account. 😜 10mo

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TrishB @Tamra that is so true 😘 10mo

BarbaraBB Fantastic haul! Loved the Kiesling and the Cunningham and am pretty sure I‘ll live the Keegan as well! 10mo

TrishB @BarbaraBB I‘m looking forward to them! 10mo

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Ruthiella

Mobility | Lydia Kiesling

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Similar to her debut novel, there‘s a lot of mundane description in this book that‘s either going to work for a reader or it‘s not. I liked it. There was a lot about Bunny I could identify with, both good and bad. Capitalism, corporate greed, human indifference, the corruption of the oil industry, US complicity, etc. is all reflected through the lens of one ordinary person‘s life. The book is a wake up call and warning.

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BarbaraBB Fabulous review!! 10mo

Ruthiella @BarbaraBB Thank you 🙏 10mo

squirrelbrain Great review, and I agree with you - I rather liked the mundanity. 10mo

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Ruthiella @squirrelbrain I can totally see where it would irritate another reader though. 😄 10mo

Megabooks Great review! This was a hit for me, too. 👍🏻😁 10mo

Ruthiella @Megabooks Thanks! 😊 10mo

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squirrelbrain

Mobility | Lydia Kiesling

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After a few Littens were ambivalent about this #litsyToB24 book, I went into it worried that I wouldn‘t like it but I really enjoyed it. It‘s billed of a coming of age story but, although the MC‘s childhood travelling around the world as an embassy brat was unusual, it felt more to me like the story of an ‘ordinary‘ woman.

I felt like I could relate to the not knowing your place in the world or at work, and never quite feeling like a grown-up!

Megabooks, BarbaraBB

BarbaraBB Great review Helen! I liked this one a lot too. 10mo

TrishB This one is expensive isn‘t it! 10mo

Megabooks Yay! Glad you enjoyed it, too! 10mo

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JamieArc This sounds like something I‘d really like. Looking forward to it. 10mo

squirrelbrain It‘s very expensive here @TrishB - and not in any library systems / subscription services either. I ended up buying a used copy (although it looks new) from Abebooks for (d0, including postage from the US. It was good, but not worth the UK price! 10mo

TrishB I‘ll wait 😘 10mo

charl08 @squirrelbrain @trishb me too. Sounds good though! 10mo

TrishB Hoping it will appear on kindle! 10mo

sarahbarnes Glad to see your review! I am going to give it a try. 10mo

Leniverse @TrishB Yes, I'm going to pass on the books where the only option is a £25 hardcover. I won't have the time to read all the ToB books in time for the voting anyway. So the price makes for a natural selection. 10mo

TrishB @Leniverse only authors I collect will get (d5 spent on them! But the prices are going up and up. 10mo

Chelsea.Poole Glad this worked for you! 10mo

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