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Russo has manner of putting things that hit me in the best way... yes, I totally laughed out loud.
#Booked2020 #MadeYouLOL
@BarbaraTheBibliophage @Cinfhen @4thhouseontheleft

Cinfhen Ha!!! That‘s great!!!! I haven‘t read Russo yet 4y

IamIamIam @Cinfhen I've read this several times and the audio is hysterical too. I started with Empire Falls but it didn't stick with me like

Straight Man

Cinfhen Thanks for the recommendation 4y

BarbaraTheBibliophage Wowza! 🤪 4y

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rockpools

The Constant Rabbit: The new standalone novel from the Number One bestselling author | Jasper Fforde

so-so

I‘m a bit conflicted.

The concept‘s so original (a Britain where anthropomorphised rabbits live alongside humans, and face considerable speciesism), and I did laugh at a lot of his quips and puns. But I kind of wanted to see this world as part of a sketch show or something, rather than a novel...

rockpools As a satire on Brexit Britain and the associated anti-immigration rhetoric, I didn‘t really get anything new from it (not even ‘low to middling outrage‘). And as a story, as characters, I kept putting the book down and failing to picking it up again, which isn‘t the best sign.

Thank you to #NetGalley and Hodder and Stoughton for a free review copy of this book. 4y

rockpools #madeyoulol #Booked2020 @Cinfhen @BarbaraTheBibliophage @4thhouseontheleft (Sorry if you‘ve had a dozen notifications- I seem to be having problems commenting!) 4y

Cinfhen Sounds like it had potential but fell short in the delivery, at least you laughed 😊 4y

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squirrelbrain Great review of a strange-sounding book! 🐰 4y

BookwormM I have an ARC of this one 4y

BarbaraTheBibliophage Okaaaay ... sounds super weird, but intriguing. 👊🏻♥️📚 4y

rockpools @BookwormM Might just have been the wrong time for me - I felt like I wanted something ‘weightier‘ behind it. 4y

BookwormM I like Jasper Fforde‘s other books for the light hearted fun so I may like it more than you 😂 4y

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IamIamIam

Carsick: John Waters Hitchhikes Across America | John Waters

Of all the hobbies I'd expect John Waters to have, hitchhiking wouldn't be my first choice but... LOL, not sure if this is better #ArmchairTravel or #MadeYouLOL for #Booked2020 but I will tell you it's not for the faint of heart!! I've blushed several times already and that's totally unlike me!
**I missed the part in the prologue where the book starts with 2 imagined trips 😂**
@Cinfhen @BarbaraTheBibliophage @4thhouseontheleft

Cinfhen Books that make you blush should definitely be a prompt for next year 😜 (edited) 5y

IamIamIam @Cinfhen 😂😂😂 That would be hysterical!!! 5y

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IamIamIam

Straight Man | Richard Russo

There are so few books I've read that not only begged to be read frequently but made me laugh out loud at the same time... THIS is one of them! I've recommended this book quite often and I wouldn't pass it up for $3!! DO IT!
#Booked2020 #MadeYouLOL (I promise to try out another author but just in case anyone's looking...)
@Cinfhen @BarbaraTheBibliophage @4thhouseontheleft

Reggie I liked this one and remember laughing so hard when his secretary comes back from sexual harassment training and he tells her to sit on his lap and tell him about it. I never knew an English department could be such drama!!! 5y

IamIamIam @Reggie 🤣🤣🤣 And the peaches!!!! 5y

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Megabooks

Southern Lady Code: Essays | Helen Ellis

pick

This is on a whole ‘nother level as an #audiobook!! I cracked up every time she said Helen Michelle because nothing says Southern like a double name.

I really loved her teenage birthday party with the actors and the first time she got high. I love that she has a blue Burberry coat. I love a woman that knows when to stand out.

I can see why some people don‘t find this funny. Bless their hearts. 😘😉🤪

#madeyoulol #booked2020

Cinfhen, BarbaraTheBibliophage, alisiakae

BarbaraTheBibliophage Perfect review!! 5y

Megabooks @BarbaraTheBibliophage thank you!! 😊😘 5y

KathyWheeler I liked it but I couldn‘t relate to the story about losing her coat. 5y

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Megabooks @KathyWheeler I liked almost all of the essays. Maybe I liked that one because of the same thing happening to a friend in college only it was J Crew gray pea coats. 5y

KathyWheeler @Megabooks The same thing happened to me in 1st grade. The coat I picked up was too small, so I thought I‘d grown!😄 I think it was the cost of those coats that got to me. 5y

Panic70 Bless their hearts. 😂 5y

Megabooks @KathyWheeler awww!! What a cute story!! 😁😁 yeah, Burberry is expensive. I guess the upper east side doesn‘t shock me. Would I spend that much though? No. (edited) 5y

Megabooks @Panic70 I had to! 😂😂 5y

Cinfhen Im DEFINITELY adding this audio for my upcoming trip!! Im going to need LoL listens/reads to offset the heaviness of my trip. 5y

Megabooks @Cinfhen yes!! I think it will definitely add some levity! 5y

alisiakae Stacked! The many layers of “bless your heart” was eye opening to me when I first moved to the South a few years ago. 🤣 5y

Megabooks @4thhouseontheleft yes! Definitely a context-dependent phrase!! 5y

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