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My 9th #10beforetheend book & “Starts w/ your initial” for #OffMyShelf

For fans maybe of Karen Russell. This was a fantastical novel about a whaling family in the mid 19th century. Mercy goes on a quest to find her long missing father who has been at sea for almost a decade. With her is her cousin, Mordecai, who has not left his attic room perhaps ever? Weirdness and adventure ensue as Mercy learns the truth about her family and their history.

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There is a reason Margaret Atwood is the Queen! Her signature wit and precision is on full display in this book, re-stitching events from “The Odyssey” from a sharp and haunting female perspective. The 20th anniversary edition is stunning!

#weekendreads

It‘s the home stretch! These are the four books I “have” to read by the end of the year.

📕A Fatal Grace for #OhCanada and #ChristmasCrimeChallenge

📗The Rathbones for #10beforetheend + it‘s on my #Roll100 list

📘I am not Sidney Poitier for #10beforetheend

📙Six Wakes for the #ChristmasCrimeChallenge

#WhereAreYouMonday

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Y'all! My son introduced me to Epic: The Musical (of the odyssey) on Spotify and it's amazing! I'm listening to it while reading this graphic novel version of the tale for a fully immersive experience. 😄

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3HvgaZeBWbr7UjFeicPFRI?si=TGRqwulCRjG13ABqQO3V...

A great read from my #14Books14Weeks stack. I‘ve wanted to read this for awhile and really enjoyed Atwood‘s take on The Odyssey. Thank you so much @BarbaraBB for sending me this copy! ♥️

51/100 I know it's an old saying, but honestly, I could listen to Stephen Fry read a phone book, if they still existed. His narration really brings the story of Odessus to life, it's often quite funny when it's not being tragic, as Odessus has one misadventure after another, both helped and hindered by the various gods of Olympus. I know this is the last book of his Greek Mythology series, but I love to see him tackle Norse mythology. 5 🌟 read

Oh Boy! Oh Boy! Oh Boy! I did not know that Stephen Fry had a 4th book in the Greek Mythology series. I need to finish my current audiobook so I can get to this. I know it's going to be another winner. #SeriesLove2025

#UkKindleDailyDeal

2024 Non-Fiction Favourites: Some stellar memoirs, great art collections, fantastic works on horror, and a whole, heaping helping of why prison should be abolished, as well as some other highly educational material on topics near and dear to me.