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Go as a River: A novel | Shelley Read

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mcctrish

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A gorgeous coming of age novel set in Colorado in the 60‘s. A first novel for SR that is stellar, a tale of first love, loss, strength, racism, friendship and forgiveness ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

tpixie I saw her at adventures By The Book Superbook V this year in February. It is a great book. Now I‘m craving some peaches. 🍑 your cover is different than mine. It‘s so much fun seeing different covers. 3w

mcctrish @tpixie I totally wanted to go on a road trip for peaches reading this 3w

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mcctrish

Go as a River: A novel | Shelley Read

New mug cuz why not #supportlocal I can‘t get tickets to the #erastour so I am making my own. This book was easy to get right into

Chelsea.Poole Oh wow I love that mug! 🫶 1mo

mcctrish @Chelsea.Poole I just stumbled upon the potter on the weekend and discovered they were at a holiday fair #winning 1mo

dabbe 🧡🤎💛 1mo

AnnCrystal ☕🤩👍💝. 1mo

tpixie It‘s a pretty mug 3w

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CozyBookworm

Go as a River: A novel | Shelley Read

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Loved this, especially being from Colorado and having visited some of the places mentioned!

Kitta Seen a lot of good reviews of this and I‘m headed to Colorado for a conference in November! Stacked. 2mo

CozyBookworm @Kitta Awesome! Colorado is beautiful! Is the conference in Denver? 2mo

Kitta @CozyBookworm yes Denver! 2mo

CozyBookworm @Kitta Nice! 2mo

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Kenyazero

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Our library picked this as it's big community read, so I gave it a try. It's really well written and interesting, for sure. Beautiful prose, deep explorations of grief, women's issues, and displacement, and a Colorado setting make this book really shine. It did have the parade of painful tragedies that make me hate historic fiction. I loved hearing from the author during an author presentation at the library. She's wonderful. #ColoradoAuthor

Kenyazero I didn‘t feel that the ableism surrounding the uncle was warranted or served a purpose in this narrative. 2mo

Kenyazero Used for #OwlHouseReadathon Caleb: forbidden romance, murder, a mysterious character/backstory, family betrayal; and #GottaCatchEmAll Morgrem: has a playlist @PuddleJumper 2mo

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sarahbarnes

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My friend lent me this book and said I had to read it before going to Colorado peach country this weekend. I didn‘t love it, but I really enjoyed the way Read wrote about the land - tending it and living on it. It was interesting to read about this part of the history of the state as well. A light pick for me.

AmyG Palisade peaches? I had NO idea this book was about there. 3mo

sarahbarnes @AmyG it is about that area! The town of Iola (which no longer exists) and Paonia and Grand Junction. The author grew up and lives in that area. 3mo

Suet624 I felt the same way about this one. Didn‘t love it but the nature writing was nice. 3mo

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Yenya1954

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This may be the first novel I‘ve read where I know the landscapes. I live in Montrose and am familiar with all the other places. Peaches grow very well in this area. The story has much sadness and grief. It was a difficult time in the world and not easy on so many fronts. I‘ve read about the making of many reservoirs across the country and know how difficult it is to be moved for the greater good. I liked many of the characters. 4.25/5

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Bookbuyingaddict

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First half a 4star read , it looses plot and pace midway and the second half is just plain dull , considering the story line it should be riveting 🧐 but it isn‘t , an ok summer read no where near as good as paper palace or where the crawdads sing

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