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⭐️⭐️ This is meant to be an example of American history, and it succeeds to an extent. However, for such an acclaimed novel, it‘s very surface level. I wanted, and expected, more detail and development. The litany of characters hindered this. Instead, we got tons of descriptions of what folks did, or didn‘t do, but not much about how they actually felt. This caused a disconnect for me as the reader. I did like the ending, though. #bookclub

Just finished reading this book club pick. It starts at full speed and does not slow down. College student Darby receives a message that her Moms in the hospital and is in serious condition. She takes off and drives during a snow storm and gets stuck at a rest stop. From then on, so many things happen. Can‘t wait to watch the movie! #thriller # firstbookof2025 #kindlebookpick #bookclub

Hercule Poirot‘s voice was very gentle as he said:
“Can you not accept facts? She loved Roderick Welman. What of it? With you, she can be happy. . . .?”
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So let it be Veronal.
But I wish Hercule Poirot had never retired from work and come here to grow vegetable marrows.
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‼️Help⁉️

A couple of non-bookish friends wanted to start a #bookclub, of course I obliged.

But now what book should I recommend for my first pick??? These are probably some of my more mainstream, hopefully easy to find, books that I hope they might be into.

What would you recommend from this stack that will hopefully keep their interest?

Another bad pain day, so I‘ll be hanging out with this read and counting down days until surgery. #theparisapartment #lucyfoley #hardcover #librarybook #bookclub #fable

SUBJECT LINE: Four weeks, two days, three hours, seventeen minutes and forty-two seconds

Also, please don‘t use Reichenbach as a verb. xxxx
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“But Hester, I‘m years older than you are. You can‘t really—“
“That is—if you want me,” said Hester with sudden doubt.
“Oh, I want you!” said Arthur Calgary.
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This is a stand alone book in Leckie‘s Imperial Radch universe and it's possible to appreciate without reading her other books, though having the background helps.
I loved the characters, their development and the way that the questions of belonging to humans in general and to one's family are asked. I was very disappointed by the way the romantic line was resolved - it was both too adolescent and too forced. #told_by_a_woman, #bookclub

#reread for #bookclub The book was a legend way before I read it for the first time, but now I believe I didn‘t appreciate the complexity and the clues between the lines, hidden from the Soviet censorship. The story is deep, dark, frightening and full of hate, but there are also sparkles of decency and love. The ending is somewhat hopeful, or at least open for interpretation