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Out of the Dust | Karen Hesse

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Out of the Dust | Karen Hesse

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@lil1inblue @Cuilin

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Cuilin Beautiful “I want someone to look at me that way” should be parent goals for some. These poems are 💗 1w

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dabbe

Out of the Dust | Karen Hesse

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@lil1inblue @Cuilin

#OOTD Day 12

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dabbe @Cuilin You don't have to read if you don't want to, my friend. It's a heart-wrencher, but the best book I have ever read about the Dust Bowl period. 🩵🩶🩵 3w

Cuilin Oh I‘m “enjoying” it. So many people have said it‘s very depressing, but Goodreads describes it as a “tribute to hope and inner strength”. I‘ll continue. For now anyway. Plus, I plan on reading the Grapes of Wrath, in Nov with the #HashBrigade. Same time period, correct? 3w

dabbe @Cuilin Yep. The Joads in that book are like Livie's family; they move west to get out of the dust. 3w

Doll8455 Read the Grapes of Wrath. I‘ve read it several times in my 82 years. At 20 at 50 at 80. It makes all problems disappear when you realize how good we have it now. 1w

dabbe @Doll8455 LOVED that book. This one is a solid companion to it. And, yes, we do have it so much better now in many ways. 1w

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Out of the Dust | Karen Hesse

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@dabbe @cuilin

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Cuilin 😔 nothing but dust. 3w

dabbe @Cuilin IKR? 😞 3w

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Antidote | Karen Russell

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I wasn‘t a Swamplandia fan and thus initially passed this one up, so I‘m glad the #NBAlonglist for fiction got me to read it. I found this unique Dust Bowl historical fiction with some fantastical components to be fully engrossing. The characters are great and I like that we hear rotating perspectives from them, which helps keep the book moving. I really liked it!

Aims42 Ooo, awesome review! I have this on my TBR pile, I‘ll put it towards the top now 👍 3w

squirrelbrain Great review! I just started this…. 3w

Hooked_on_books @squirrelbrain I‘m so interested to see what you think of it! 3w

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dabbe

Out of the Dust | Karen Hesse

#poemadayish #poetrypals
@lil1inblue @Cuilin

#OOTD Day 10

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Chelsea.Poole

The Antidote | Karen Russell

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The Antidote is so different: it‘s historical fiction but felt fresh. The point of view is constantly changing so the action is slow and even feels a bit repetitive but I think that is actually a good thing for this novel. There‘s also Wizard of Oz vibes, weirdly. I hadn‘t encountered that in other reviews I‘ve read, but the town is Uz, and there‘s a scarecrow. Stolen lands, a collective misremembering & willful ignorance, it‘s America!

squirrelbrain Great review! I borrowed this from the library but didn‘t bring it to Gladstone‘s- now I wish I had! 4w

Chelsea.Poole @squirrelbrain thanks! There‘s so much going on in The Antidote, it‘s one I didn‘t exactly love while reading but the meaning of it all and thinking back on it makes me appreciate it. If you try it I hope it works for you. Also, I love the Gladstone‘s trip each year. I stalk everyone‘s accounts to see the photos you all post. Have a great weekend! 4w

squirrelbrain You should try to come to Gladstone‘s one year! It‘s such a long way for you, I know, but you‘d love it! 3w

Hooked_on_books I just finished this and totally had the Oz vibes, too. Especially as there‘s also a witch! I kept trying to figure out who the lion and tin man were. 😬 3w

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dabbe

Out of the Dust | Karen Hesse