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Pedrocamacho
The Crying of Lot 49 | Thomas Pynchon
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Mehso-so

I‘ll probably never listen to a Pynchon again. There were many occasions I wished I had a page in front of me. I enjoyed it but I know I missed a lot.

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JenniferEgnor
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Pickpick

Don Lemon is a gorgeous man! In each chapter, he discusses our current political hellscape and the religious woes infused with it. In this administration, each publish feels outdated because things are unraveling so fast. The author talks about what loving your country versus being a nationalist means, and speaks heavily about faith and empathy in action versus Christian Nationalism. Whether you are a religious person or not, this is an⬇️

JenniferEgnor important read for our times. 3mo
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uncommonlycozies
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not your average revolution.
more of a reimagined #BastilleDay but still has the spirit of 1789 through a modern San Francisco family.
It‘s messy, rebellious, & full of heart 🇫🇷
there‘s a chapter called The Tennis Court Oath which also happened in 1789.
#julyjazz #satire #uncommon #regionalfiction
#literaryfiction #postmodern

Eggs Sounds good 👌🏼 4mo
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Bookish.SAM
Et Tu, Babe | Mark Leyner
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Mehso-so

Well… that was something. I have no idea how it landed on my book shelf (but a receipt tucked inside showed that I bought it in 2015).
Definitely felt like a product of its time (the 90s) and maybe had I read it 20 years ago I‘d have been more into it.
It was just ‘meh‘ for me BUT I do get where he was going which …
#iykyk

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Octoberwoman
White Noise | Don DeLillo
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I‘m posting one book a day from my massive collection. No description, no reason for why I want to read it (some I‘ve had so long I don‘t even remember why!). Feel free to join in!

#ABookADay2024

kwmg40 I love these Penguin editions! 11mo
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melissajayne
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Pickpick

4⭐️ I quite liked this book. Very introspective and informative. There were a number of things I liked about the book; would like to purchase a paperback copy when it comes out. And he mentions what he intended to say in regards to the Nikki Haley comment that lead to his firing #2024 #memoir #religion #nonfiction #politics

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Soscha
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Pickpick

The title here is Pilgrims by M.R. Leonard, his literary debut. I‘d call it speculative scifi & when i describe it it sounds ludicrous.

Earth is under oppressive martial law awaiting a coming alien invasion. 🛸👽

The aliens land. The aliens are devout Catholics.🧐

Sounds like satire. It is not.

Our main character is a Latin teacher that discovers studying Classics in college was a crackerjack major after all. 🤯

Ruthiella Sounds good. Maybe I will nominate it for the next #LitsySciFiBookClub pick. 🚀 13mo
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BkClubCare
White Noise | Don DeLillo
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Pickpick

Pies and books and books and pie. Just finished the ebook+audiobook of White Noise for a Beer & Books discussion opportunity and now starting the hot book by Moore, an author I have admired for years.

I made this Tomato Basil Pie as a side for a dinner party and also the Lemon 🍋Meringue for dessert and neighbor-thanking last weekend.

#Classics #CC50_part2 #LitPie (sadly,the DeLillo didn‘t have any pie mentions) #CaresPieShow #audioBaking

BkClubCare Book60 #Aug2024 (edited) 1y
beelzebubba Nope, no pie in White Noise, but still a great book!😊 I have never heard of tomato basil pie. That sounds wonderful. I do love pie. 10mo
BkClubCare @beelzebubba - think of tomato pie as a quiche. With lots of cheese. Yes, I am glad that I finally read White Noise! Have been curious about it and it was better than I expected. Read it for a book club sponsored by a brewery 🍻 10mo
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BkClubCare
White Noise | Don DeLillo
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“What is electricity? Can we even explain how it works?”

Reminds me of A Canticle for Leibowitz 😏 except the world has been destroyed and it‘s centuries into the future. Ooops Spoiler?

Billypar It also reminds me of this one that has been on my tbr for a while, but I haven't gotten to it yet. 1y
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vivastory
White Noise | Don DeLillo
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Ruthiella This is my only DeLillo (so far) but I loved it! I expected it to be more difficult than it was. 1y
vivastory @Ruthiella Agreed! Many years ago I started Underworld & bailed fairly quickly, so I was surprised by how much I loved this one 💙 1y
IndoorDame I loved this!! But the one I read had a dreadful cover, this orange edition is so much cooler 🧡 1y
Eggs Excellent 🧡🍊👌🏼🍑🧡 1y
vivastory @IndoorDame I think that I read a very basic edition, but I loved the book so much that I bought this edition 💙 1y
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