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BarbaraBB
The Wall | Marlen Haushofer
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A woman in the Austrian Alps is suddenly surrounded by an invisible wall. Behind the wall the world seems to have come to an end. She lives on in her own little world, surviving with her animals. Despite the apocalyptic setting this book felt somehow soothing. I loved how the woman lives with nature and her animals. Thanks for bringing this to my radar @batsy

sarahbarnes Great review. I loved this one too and felt the same. 🩵🩵 5d
BarbaraBB @sarahbarnes I loved your review and couldn‘t wait to read it too! 5d
BarbaraBB #52BookClub24 - Land-locked country #ATY24 - Relates to “Raining Cats and Dogs” (edited) 5d
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Hooked_on_books Oooo, that sounds good! 5d
Lcsmcat Sounds intriguing. Stacking. 5d
Librarybelle Sounds interesting! 5d
Tamra I enjoyed the screen adaptation. 4d
BarbaraBB @Tamra I need to check that out 4d
Cathythoughts Sounds good. Stacking. 4d
Anna40 I love Haushofer! She also wrote short stories. I even translated one but the Austrian publisher didn‘t want to give me permission to send it to a literary magazine for publication. Unless they translate her whole collection it will probably remain untranslated :(. She was brilliant. 4d
batsy Nice review! Yes, there was something soothing and ultimately hopeful about it in a way. Happy you liked it. 4d
BarbaraBB @Anna40 That is so cool! And such a pity you couldn‘t publish it. I‘d love to read more by her. 4d
jenniferw88 This was my #blinddatewithabook book last year from Gladstones! 3d
Rissreads I think I‘ll bump it up my list! Great review! 5m
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Sharpeipup
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CrowCAH
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Barnes & Noble‘s latest email had #BlindDateWithABook

The one on the left ended up being The Wager, the tagged book.

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CrowCAH
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My library #SHPL did a #BlindDateWithABook for Valentines Day!

This is the one I checked out from the library. The first two words are what for me to select it - the love of history and the hopes of something nautical by the seashore!

Crazeedi I love this Elly Griffiths series! Enjoy 3mo
CrowCAH @Crazeedi thanks for the recommendation! 3mo
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IheartYA
The Christmas Book Flood | Emily Kilgore
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Thank you @BookNAround for the #JolabokaflodSwap! The candy is yummy, and the book looks good. Merry Christmas 🎄

@MaleficentBookDragon thank you for putting the swap together ❤️

#swap #bookswap #Jolabokaflod #blinddatewithabook #bookmail #booksandcandy #surprisemail

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IheartYA
Swaps | Sherree DeCovny
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BookNAround Just wanted to check and make sure you received your package too. The tracking says it got there several days ago so I wanted to make sure porch pirates didn‘t nab it. 5mo
IheartYA @BookNAround I received it, thank you! My daughter's birthday was last week so my life has been a little nutty 🤦‍♀️ 5mo
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IheartYA
Secret Santa | William T. Bix
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Is anyone planning a Secret Santa or holiday swap? Before Covid, there was Secret Santa Goes Postal and it was awesome!

My group will have a Secret Santa and separate card swap. Check out LiterALLy BOOKiSh on Facebook!

#secretsanta #swap #holidayswap #blinddatewithabook #bookswap #elfster #wishlists #winterswap #secretsantagoespostal #gifts #penpals #bookmail #postoffice #boxswap #ninja #raok #birthday #presents #christmas #christmascards

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RaeLovesToRead
The Secret History | Donna Tartt
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Thanks for the tag @CBee 💕
#top10summer2023reads

Gonna cheat and just do 5...

- The Secret History: the dark academia OG: spellbinding

- Woman in Cabin 10: most gripping setup I've read in a long time

- Priestdaddy: laughed out loud

- Bunny: b@tsh*t genius

- The Bandit Queens: dark humour and satire done well

I have just read another AMAZING book, but I have to keep it secret - it's my #blinddatewithabook pick for #gladstonerds trip 🤫

CBee I‘ll just be sitting over here crying in my cornflakes #gladstonerdenvy 8mo
RaeLovesToRead @CBee I'm so excited... only a few weeks to go! 😁 You're in the US, right? 8mo
sarahbarnes So many good ones on this list!! 8mo
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CBee @RaeLovesToRead I ammmmmm 😭😭😭 One day I‘ll get there!! 8mo
batsy Haven't read the Lockwood and Ware but totally agree on the other three! 🙌🏾 8mo
RaeLovesToRead @sarahbarnes Thank you!! 😁😁 8mo
RaeLovesToRead @CBee Speak to @squirrelbrain if you want to know more about the trips! Which state are you in? 8mo
RaeLovesToRead @batsy I have decided I want to read everything by Ruth Ware! It was so gripping 😁 And Lockwood is one of my poetic idols 🥰 8mo
CBee @RaeLovesToRead I‘m in Alabama. I definitely hope to do it at some point! 8mo
Branwen Such great picks! 🤩📚 8mo
RaeLovesToRead @Branwen Thanks!! 😁 8mo
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CrowCAH
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@Ruthiella guessed my #BlindDateWithABook!

It‘s book 15 of the Aubrey/Maturin series!

I‘ve only listened through book five. But I may be able to read out of order…

Ruthiella Yahoo! I guessed correctly. I‘ve only read up to book two, but I intend to read the entire series. 🤞 8mo
CrowCAH @Ruthiella same! I like to space them out and not read one after another. 8mo
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CrowCAH
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Purchased a #BlindDateWithABook today!
What nautical book will it be?!

Ruthiella My guess is it will be an Aubrey Maturin book by Patrick O‘Brian. 8mo
CrowCAH @Ruthiella hmm 🤔 wait and see; I‘ll be posting the book tomorrow! 8mo
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