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Blue Ruin: A novel | Hari Kunzru
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Jay is an artist; lives his life as one (many?) experience-immersed art project/s. When Covid hits, he is in NYC just barely surviving when he delivers groceries to a wealthy enclave — he comes face 2 face with his lover Alice from 20+ years past who had run off with his best friend. I liked it mostly for amazing sentences but the drug use was extremely off-putting to me. Lots of interesting thoughts on “what IS art?” 🖼️ Low pick #Aug2025 #ToF

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BkClubCare
Blue Ruin: A novel | Hari Kunzru
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“There was a pie and mash shop and a butcher.”

#piemention #litpie #pieandbooks #booksandpie #ILovePie #BlackPloutPie

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BkClubCare
Blue Ruin: A novel | Hari Kunzru
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The vividness of these radishes provoked me to take this picture, continuing my habit of posing my books with gardens, plants, flowers, produce. This is my last book for #ToF and it is already capturing my attention; page 10. This will be my 3rd by this author. I expect it to be interesting, philosophical, culturally relevant.

BkClubCare P.S. I dislike radishes 🫜 2mo
Tamra Oh, gorgeous! I love radishes. 2mo
HodgepodgeandMiscellany Omg—that picture has me salivating! I call radishes “nature‘s candy” — love them!!! 2mo
BkClubCare @Tamra - yes, my eye really appreciates the bright color. 2mo
BkClubCare @HodgepodgeandMiscellany - sure, sure. I let my husband eat any if I find in my 🥗 salad. 😉 2mo
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julesG
The Salt Path | Raynor Winn
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Interesting article in today's The Observer

https://observer.co.uk/news/national/article/the-real-salt-path-how-the-couple-b...

I haven't read the book. I'm just here sharing the link.

Leniverse I almost want to un-know this information 🙈🙉 but at the same time it's so wild it becomes fascinating 2mo
Tamra Yikes, that is terrible! I hope they are guilted & shamed into making it right. Then she can write another book to recoup the 💰and no doubt she would too. (edited) 2mo
julesG @Leniverse I forwarded the link to another friend who's working at a bookshop. She's contemplating moving it to the Fiction section. 2mo
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kspenmoll Maybe I should throw this unread book in my #TBR in the trash. (edited) 2mo
Bookwomble I haven't read the book (and won't), but thank you for linking to the article. The journalist has done a short YT report which includes footage of one of the victims of Winn's embezzlement taking about the impact of her crimes, which is very moving: https://youtu.be/UY2ivdm9obY?si=VVHeC3xG3-ialRWX 2mo
squirrelbrain I saw this headline but haven‘t read the full article yet….very intriguing! 2mo
RaeLovesToRead Yikes 2mo
Bookwormjillk This is wild. Surprised someone didn‘t do a background check before filming at least. 2mo
rockpools I‘m with @Leniverse on this one. Can I not know, please? I really loved this book when I read it, so I‘m quite sad. I guess it opens the door for someone else to write the great South West Coast Path memoir…. 2mo
quietlycuriouskate Wtf? 🤬 2mo
CoffeeK8 I read this book with my bookclub and really found it off putting, maybe some of this is why 2mo
RosePressedPages I‘d never heard of this book before but wow that is terrible and fascinating 2mo
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JuliaTheBookNerd
Made in the U.S.A. | Billie Letts
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#MadeInUS 🇺🇸

#JulyJazz 🐚🌺☀️🌴🌊🫧 🍉🇺🇸🎆

#BookNerd 🤓📚💙

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Excellent ❤️🤍💙 3mo
Eggs Perfect 💙🇺🇸❤️ 3mo
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Honeybeebooks
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I learned of this book from a podcast. The guest was reminding listeners how individuals and churches are called to help the poor and the marginalized and how having secure housing can help stabilize the issues that contribute to homelessness. I was compelled to track down his book. For me his work is a five ⭐️ pick. It is teaching me how a change in perspective and a willingness to do small and big things may make a difference.

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Honeybeebooks
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“It is past time for us to get into some holy trouble on behalf of the unhoused.” pg 179 ❤️

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Honeybeebooks
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“Above all else, homelessness, dehumanizes. It isolates, it discards, and it amplifies fear and anxiety. In your daily interactions with people experiencing homelessness, their homelessness is not truly at stake. Their humanity though is.”

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Blue Ruin: A novel | Hari Kunzru
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Celebrating Indie Bookstore Day: purchased Blue Ruin for this year‘s Tournament of Favorites and they gave me the Supersonic. Posing in front of a pretty mural across the street from my next stop (which isn‘t open yet! 🤨) #ibd #indiebookstoreday