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ABYSMAL. I never thought I‘d be grateful for The Great Gatsby, but at least it enabled me to check one box. Hemingway was another and I‘ve already forgotten the other two. I‘ve owned copies of three of the pictured books (two for 30 years!) and lost all desire to read them. The only one on the list I still want to read is Conrad‘s The Secret Agent. #tlt #threelistthursday You‘re killing me @dabbe 🤣😭🤣

This is a really dark, but really good world war 2 book. The Germans are ruthless, and she has to protect France with her comrades and find her mother. She has lovers and has to decide who to spend her life with. Genevieve has quality lovers and family, but the war makes her worry about losing them. She is not weak, but she isn‘t immortal. She is brave, but she also suffers. I loved this book.

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How did we live without audiobooks ?! This book features 4 60 year olds who are retired from being assassins and while on a cruise treated like doddering old fools while I, a 60 year old, shovelled all this dirt 🤬

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Best laid plans! I‘ve already finished one of my choices for #14books14weeks but no worries because I have a replacement in mind. HOWEVER…I can‘t believe we‘re nearly at Memorial Day weekend already!

I‘m not a big fan of spy thrillers, but this had some compelling elements and should lead to an interesting book club discussion.

Character-driven science fiction of the kind described as cozy, notwithstanding murder and torture. The premise is great, like an old star-studied movie: a lot of people, all with their own secrets, living out interconnected stories in an hotel spaceship. The plotting isn't as well done as the prose, and I felt let down by the ending, though it does have some lovely poignancy.

This book came off the hold list earlier than I thought it would! Since it‘s for next month‘s book club and the library doesn‘t have many copies, I‘m going to read it now so I can return it for the other members.
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Excellent companion piece to one of my favourite books.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7578213655

I've never read this book before, and now I dip it into it on a daily basis.What better image than Lockwood' Kipling's illustration for what is one of the most evocative opening paragraphs ever.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7578206614