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CBee
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Another great installment in the Finlay Donovan series - love these! #readyourkindle

Hooked_on_books I love them, too! 5d
CBee @Hooked_on_books yay! Have you read them all? 5d
Hooked_on_books I have! I psychotically wait for each new one to come out and jump on it immediately. 🤪 I managed to get the latest one early from NetGalley. My mom loves them, too, so I read them to her. She loves my Vero voice. 😬 5d
CBee @Hooked_on_books ohhhh I‘d love to hear your Vero voice! 5d
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DGRachel
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Finlay and Veronica find themselves deeper in trouble. There‘s another dead body, more suspicious cops, difficult exes, lots of awkward moments, and some good laughs. This one was enjoyable, but the formula is starting to wear a little thin. This is definitely not my favorite of the series.

#bookspin for March

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1w
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Robotswithpersonality
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While I am bummed that this is the only compilation my library has, I'm heartened by the fact that Scalzi has continued to maintain his blog Whatever, (which now also includes writings by his grown daughter Athena) meaning I can pop into the archives AND see his latest stuff all in one place. And it will be much lighter on my wrists to hold my phone and browse than it was to read through this tome. 1/?

Robotswithpersonality 2/? Yes, again, confirmed, I love the way Scalzi writes, about anything, as it turns out, not just science fiction novels.
There is much quippy and witty and silly, but there is also straightforward tackling of tough topics; I appreciated the tigger warning proferred before one entry in particular.
Big fan of 'my wife is awesome and I love her' as a running theme.
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Robotswithpersonality 3/? There is a significant chunk of commentary on contemporary politics in the US which I don't have much context for, but it basically seemed reasonable/commonsensical and occasionally witty so still worth reading.
There are a couple posts which discuss people which Scalzi could not have known a decade or more ago would recently have been called out for appalling acts - not a comfy experience, but the past can't really safeguard against an
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Robotswithpersonality 4/? unknown future.

Personal Standouts (which thanks to the titling and dating you could go find on his blog right now!):

How I Think Mar 24 2010
How to be a Good Commenter Sep 18 2012
It's Okay Not to Read Me Jul 2 2012 (I think all readers should read this, it's a good reminder that you don't HAVE to read a particular book/author etc, enjoying fave authors or supporting new authors or finding new faves is a more rewarding pursuit)
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Robotswithpersonality 5/5 The Lost Art of the Pretentious Video Jun 14 2009
Straight White Male: The Lowest Difficulty Setting There Is May 15 2012
Why In Fact Publishing Will Not Go Away Anytime Soon: A Deeply Slanted Play in Three Acts Feb 3 2010 ( Scalzi gave his wife the best lines/action and it's fantastic 😂)

⚠️Mention of SA, miscarriage
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Robotswithpersonality
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😵‍💫🥴🤦🏼‍♂️

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julesG 😂😂😂 2w
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Robotswithpersonality
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OMFG. 😆
Sometimes it hits the funny bone just right.

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Robotswithpersonality
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1) Dude, I'm jealous of your major(s).
2) “pay attention to the worlds people are attempting to create in their words“ I love, no pun intended, the wording. ♥️

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Robotswithpersonality
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A point so simple, so clear, he made it in less than two pages. 👏🏻

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Robotswithpersonality
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Pfft. Goofball. 😄

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Sarahreadstoomuch
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This is a fun series! I‘m really enjoying it- the narrator is awesome and I laugh out loud and audibly gasp when something surprises me. Looking forward to the next one for sure 😁

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LibrarianRyan
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3 ⭐ Silly Street is just like dirt on my shirt. It‘s a collection of children‘s poems. However, this collection has a theme. It‘s of walking down the silly street. It‘s a different shop you‘ll meet. Different things to do in kids to hang out with too. This book is more successful because there‘s a coherent theme where dirt on my shirt fell very cobbled together.