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BkClubCare
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Mehso-so

To say I read every word of this would be a lie. I just don't have it in me at this time of year to devote. I did find it entertaining but since I thought it was the Cloud Atlas Mitchell - I would rather read a Holiday romance 🎄💘 [The so-so rating is my interest in reading this now not a review on the quality.]

📸 Waffle fries with chili + a Central Std Wizard of Hops IPA. 😋 #Dec2025 Book110

xicanti Your meal is a thing of beauty. 2w
BkClubCare @xicanti - it was a craving, what could I do. 2w
Texreader 😋 2w
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BkClubCare
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Pie I made yesterday (Figgy Pudding Pie - actually a custard) and the book that just came off hold from the library. Now, I was assuming that the author is the David Mitchell that wrote Cloud Atlas, but some reviews say he is a comedian. Same guy? Are there two different David Mitchells? I know, I know; I could just google it …

#history #comedy #monarchy #CaresPieShow

tpixie Looks yummy! ( I have no idea 🤷🏼‍♀️, but great cover!) (edited) 3w
TrishB There are 2 David Mitchell‘s, this is not the one that wrote Cloud Atlas. 3w
BkClubCare @TrishB Darn! Oh well. Thanks for letting me know. 3w
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keithmalek

The tribe that confuses its totems and symbols with reality has succumbed to fetishism and may be in more trouble than it realizes.

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keithmalek

Illusions, of course, cannot be abolished. But they can and must be outgrown.

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keithmalek
Mehso-so
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LitStephanie
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Pickpick

I enjoyed this and laughed a lot. Be aware that it is not a history of England's monarchs but is instead a British comedian's commentary on them, with little sidetracks into other topics that he is reminded of throughout.

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LitStephanie
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"Edward II wasn't crowned until 7.5 months after his father's death. He had spent the intervening time going to France to sort out the details of his marriage to Philip IV's daughter Isabella--the dowry, the accompanying treaty, is it OK that the bride's 12 and the groom seems gay, that sort of thing-- and demonstrating what a terrible king he was going to be." ???

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Butterfinger
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Mehso-so

At first, I thought the title implied the unruliness of royalty from Alfred to Elizabeth I. Oh, no. It is David Mitchell's irreverent, and sometimes, irrelevant, and a lot of times, blasphemous humor. It was like Finding Waldo. Where are the facts in the midst of a three page rant of why Hollywood killed James Bond? I know he wrote it during the covid lockdown. He must have been so bored. I still like him as a comedian. #LitsyAtoZ @Texreader

Texreader Yes! The difficult #letterU 6mo
LitStephanie I am listening to the author reading it right now, and it is funny, but yeah, not the trove of facts I expected. Glad I borrowed instead of buying. 6mo
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GingerAntics
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Lcsmcat
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1. Yes, 2,894 currently, but I have a book on order, so . . .
2. Highly recommend the tagged book! If you want to play, consider yourself tagged. #two4Tuesday
@TheSpineView

TheSpineView I'm impressed. A to the Book count! Thanks for playing 8mo
Lcsmcat @TheSpineView Clearly I have a problem. 😂 8mo
TheSpineView @Lcsmcat You are in good company here. 8mo
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