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Audition | Katie Kitamura

so-so

It took me forever to read and finish this short book. I wanted to understand what‘s happening and maybe I did, a bit, but mostly I didn‘t, probably ??‍♀️

I love Kitamura‘s style but I am not sure at all what to think of this book. It‘s perfect for a #CampLitsy25 discussion though, that‘ll be so enlightening. And I might make a pick from this so-so afterwards!

? Last weekend in San Sebastián, Spain

Megabooks, squirrelbrain

Jas16 This review does not bode well for me with this book. 2d

TrishB It‘s definitely one for discussing! 2d

BarbaraBB @Jas16 I‘d be very interested to hear what you make of it! 2d

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Suet624 Do I have the patience for a “what the heck was that all about??” novel? I‘m not sure. 2d

Bookwormjillk My favorite type of #CampLitsy books 2d

Lesliereadsalot OK, I‘ll read it for camp, but I‘m not enthusiastic! 2d

DGRachel @Jas16 my thoughts exactly 😂😮‍💨 2d

BarbaraJean At least it‘s short?! 😆 2d

Deblovestoread Glad it‘s short! Should be fun to discuss. 😂 2d

BarbaraBB @Suet624 @Lesliereadsalot @DGRachel @BarbaraJean Don‘t let me discourage you 😀, it‘s like what @Bookwormjillk and @Deblovestoread say: these kind of books often are so fun and interesting to discuss and enlightening in the end! And yes, it‘s a short and easy read in general! 2d

Megabooks Really looking forward to the discussion! Started it this morning! 2d

sarahbarnes Ah, sorry to hear you didn‘t love this one! I did really like it - hopefully it will still be an interesting discussion! 1d

BarbaraBB @Megabooks can‘t wait for your thoughts! 1d

BarbaraBB @sarahbarnes I liked it but was so confused that I didn‘t love it. I am very interested in what you made of it. 1d

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Audition | Katie Kitamura

so-so

I thought, I start this to see whether I like it and then I just read it. I have no idea what to think of it, so I am very much looking forward to the #camplitsy discussions!

Ruthiella I just finished it too and look forward to hearing what others surmised what really happened! 5d

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Deblovestoread

Untitled | Unknown

#14books14weeks

Here is my list of books to tackle from May 26 to September 1. A combination of #NetGalley ARCs, a couple #CampLitsy picks and a few I‘ve been wanting to pick up.

If you want to join make your list of 14 books and tag @Liz_M Thanks for hosting!

Liz_M What a great mix of genres, formats, and reasons to read these! (edited) 5d

sarahbarnes I really want to read those Boyne books, too! Great stack! 5d

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Suelizbeth

Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy

pick

This was a fast read (power outage, nothing else to do), and I enjoyed it very much. I know not every book has a happy ending, but this one could have. It was a bit of a let down. The book is a bit of an emotional roller coaster, and I enjoyed the different chapters told by the different characters, none of whom were without their issues. This was also a microcosm of global warming. All in all, a solid story. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

mcctrish I can‘t wait to read this with #camplitsy next month 6d

Suelizbeth @mcctrish 📚❤️ 6d

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BarbaraBB

14 Weeks | Jessica Gadziala

I know myself, with #CampLitsy25 on its way and probably #CampToB25 (why hasn‘t it been announced yet?!) and the upcoming #Booker longlist I know I‘ll keep changing my reading plans. So to make it doable I chose the shortest books on my TBR shelves for #14Books14Weeks. Looking forward to reading all of these!

Liz_M

Bookwormjillk I loved Mina‘s Matchbox. So different from her others. 1w

sarahbarnes So many of these I want to read, too! Great stack and a great plan! 😊 1w

BarbaraBB @sarahbarnes You can join! Check @Liz_M ‘s post about it! 1w

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BarbaraBB @Bookwormjillk That‘s so good to know. Thanks! 1w

sarahbarnes Yes I‘m in! I need to finish my stack! 1w

Liz_M @BarbaraBB You read so many books, I'm sure you can manage these and the #CampLitsy books! 1w

squirrelbrain I keep thinking about joining in with this challenge….🤔 1w

Ruthiella @squirrelbrain Do it! 😂 Mix it up with a few sure things (#CampLitsy25) and some where you need the challenge to motivate you. 👍 1w

BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain No brainer, @Ruthiella is right 😉 1w

Suet624 You‘re a rockstar!! 7d

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Susanita

14 Weeks | Jessica Gadziala

Between #authoramonth and #bookclub selections and #camplitsy I filled out most of my list for #14books14weeks & just needed a couple more from my TBR.

Liz_M

TheBookHippie I gotta get my list together! 1w

BarbaraBB Great stack. #CampLitsy definitely helps! 1w

Liz_M It looks like you're going to have a fabulous reading summer! 1w

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Centique

James: A Novel | Percival Everett

pick

Great timing for me to be reading the audiobook of James just as it won the Pullitzer!
I wanted to give a shout out to the narrator Dominic Hoffman. He really is fantastic. I listened to him narrate Homegoing years ago and that book is now burned in my brain. (Please listen to it if you havent read it yet!) He has a gorgeous voice and made the differences in James‘s use of two languages have such an impact on me. This book is thought provoking ⬇️

Centique Although you dont need to have read Huckleberry Finn, that is a book i studied at uni, so it felt particularly emotional for me to know that i studied this book without thinking too deeply about the character of Jim. 💔 1w

Centique

Homegoing: A novel

CBee @Centique I loved Homegoing so much, and read James last year for #camplitsy. I pretty much love everything I‘ve read from Everett (have you read The Trees?). Thanks for the heads up about the audio narration, makes me want to add those both to my audio library! *runs off to look* Oh! Transcendent Kingdom by Gyasi was also excellent 😊😊 1w

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Suet624 @CBee that‘s always the question I ask, “have you read the trees?” 1w

TheKidUpstairs This audio production just won an LA Times Book Award! https://www.latimes.com/about/pressreleases/story/2025-04-25/los-angeles-times-a... 1w

Jas16 Agreed @Suet624 That is my first question too. 1w

CBee @Suet624 great minds! That was my first Everett. He never disappoints! 1w

Reggie At bookclub people brought up James and I said-have ya‘ll read The Trees? Or So Much Blue. Also Im sad because he and his wife are coming to the Santa Fe Book Festival this weekend and all the tickets are all sold out. 1w

Centique @Suet624 @CBee The Trees was my first Percival Everett too! Absolutely loved it! 1w

CarolynM Lovely review🥰 Putting Homegoing on my Audible Wishlist 🙂 1w

Centique @TheKidUpstairs OMG! I am so excited to hear that 🙌 Thank you so much for letting me know 😊 1w

Centique @Reggie oh man! That is disappointing! Never enough tickets for the really good ones. I am going to a writers festival thing this weekend - my friend chose which session, and it‘s one about a woman who left a cult. Should be interesting! 1w

Centique @CarolynM i hope you like it! The thing with Homegoing is you are jumping a generation with most chapters - from mother to child etc - so it ends up like connected short stories. There were one or two that didnt grab me but the rest were wonderful. 😍 1w

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peaKnit

Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy

@TheSpinecrackersBookClub #Two4Tuesday

1. I just read and enjoyed Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy…only yo learn after this was nominated for #CampLitsy I own another of hers on my shelf that I have not read - Migrations.

2. Tagged

Thanks for the tags @TheSpineView and @Kshakal

TheSpineView Pleasant surprise. Thanks for playing 🤩📖📚 1w

BarbaraBB Migrations is fantastic as well! 1w

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