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TorieStorieS
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Mehso-so

This is the second book of Simonson‘s that I‘ve read with my book club—& though I liked this more than THE SUMMER BEFORE THE WAR, I still didn‘t love this slow-paced novel. Set just after WWI, the book centers mostly around Constance, visiting the seaside for the summer season as the caretaker of her passed mother‘s wealthier best friend‘s mother, Mrs.Fog. Constance needs to figure out her next steps but the final party spoiled the romance for me!

JenlovesJT47 I tried reading one of her books a few years ago and couldn‘t get into it 😕 1mo
TorieStorieS @JenlovesJT47 Yeah— the only reason I finished the two I read was for book club! And this time, the friend who picked it, didn‘t even finish it!! 🤣 1mo
JenlovesJT47 Lol that‘s funny, glad it‘s not just me. I think the one I started was also for a book club! 1mo
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NatalieR
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Pickpick

I‘m a latecomer to the writings of Neil Peart. Ghost Rider is the book I was most looking forward to reading. His 19-year-old daughter died in a car accident in 1997. Ten months later, his wife died of cancer. I remember thinking, ‘How does someone survive that magnitude of loss?!‘ Well, Neil tells readers exactly how he survived in Ghost Rider. I love everything about this book.

Full review at https://abookandadog.com/blog/ghost-rider

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Nathan_Opland-Dobs
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Mehso-so

🙂

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Librarybelle
Elbow Grease | John Cena
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Pickpick

This #PictureBook has a great message—never give up and anyone can succeed, no matter size or strength. Cena adds humor to the speech bubbles of the various trucks. I was actually surprised by how much I liked this one. #BBRC #LetterE

BethM Our library only has one of these in the middle of the series :- 4mo
Librarybelle @BethM I didn‘t realize it was a series! 4mo
LibrarianRyan I liked these books. I could see John Cena reading them to kids. These are so much better then Dale Earnhart Jr.s books. 4mo
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JoeMo
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Thompson delivered a balanced take on the Hell‘s Angels. He portrayed a quirky bunch of outsiders who came together to form a brotherhood. He educated on how they often fell victim to lies and exaggerations from police and the media to build them as greater risks to the public than they were. He warned how this same group of characters can perform violent acts with little or no provocation to the point of being rightfully hated and vilified.

TheAromaofBooks Thompson's writing is always so engaging. 4mo
JoeMo @TheAromaofBooks you‘re 100% correct…I‘m just not used to him being so seemingly….sober, I guess would be the appropriate word. I know he was a serious journalist for quite some time, but I‘m used to his more drug fueled works fulled with crazy but captivating tangents and such! 😂 4mo
TheAromaofBooks Right? I haven't read this one, but I know it was one of his big deep-dives. My husband is the real fan, so I've only read a scatter-shot selection, and some of his writing is really dated in the sense of I don't really know the details of 1972 politicians haha Although when the husband and I were commuting together, we did listen to Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas as an audiobook and it was great fun. 4mo
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Mpcacher
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Pickpick

This is a light historical fiction set in England in the years just after WWI. Women are facing the hard facts that as the men come home, they are losing jobs and misogyny is once again alive and well. People seem to ignore the fact that women need to eat and some do not have husbands or family to support them. The book also looks at racism, snobbery and includes some romance. The characters are varied and really fun (I loved Mrs. Fog). 4/5 !

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Jen2
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Pickpick

Lovely story.

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Reecaspieces
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Pickpick
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keepingupwiththepenguins
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Mehso-so

Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance is a book I‘d recommend to privileged white men who take themselves too seriously. For me? It was fine, but not one I‘ll be re-reading. Full review: https://keepingupwiththepenguins.com/zen-and-the-art-of-motorcycle-maintenance-r...

Texreader Love your description of this book!! 7mo
Jari-chan Me too 😁 7mo
TheBookHippie 🎯 7mo
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mandarchy
Bessie the Motorcycle Queen | Charles R. Smith Jr.
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As usual, I'm wrapping books and having to pause before taping down the dust cover. #underthedustcover

TieDyeDude 😍 I can't say I haven't bent the cover of a hardback backwards to see what is under the dust cover of a library book 9mo
mandarchy @TieDyeDude I'm totally guilty, too 9mo
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