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Sapphire
Pickpick

This carried me along much more than I expected based on the description. The civil@war setting was initially a turn off to me. But it‘s about the characters more than the war, though the war is more than a backdrop. The end was nicely satisfying.

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lil1inblue
Now in November | Josephine Winslow Johnson
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WOW! What a book. The language is beautifully evocative. It's reflective and thoughtful. It's heartbreakingly human. I am saddened that it isn't a better-known book. I still have more research to do, but I saw a blog that suggested that Johnson "faded" into obscurity because of the inherent politics in her writing. The book does seem that it was ahead of its time, so I can see that being a factor. Plus, she was a woman.

Read this book.

Jas16 You certainly sold me. Stacked! 2d
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Sapphire

Real life is just a bit too much right now. So it strikes me apropos that all 3 of my main media reads (kindle, audio, print) are serious period pieces with dramatic settings including beauty and terror more (but significantly different from) my own circumstances. “Art can save your life.” -comedian Josh Johnson.

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BarkingMadRead
Night Watch: A novel | Jayne Anne Phillips
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It isn‘t a visit to NOLA unless you stop at Faulkner‘s House!

AnnCrystal 🆒📚💝. 1mo
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DieAReader
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Pickpick

#Wardens2025 #Read2025

🎉🤓 WOW! What a phenomenal listen. Highly recommended📚

CoverToCoverGirl Stacking! 3mo
DieAReader @CoverToCoverGirl 🤓I think you‘ll enjoy it! 3mo
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Chelsea.Poole
Night Watch: A novel | Jayne Anne Phillips
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Mehso-so

I believe my hopes were too high for this and consequently I ended up feeling meh about it. An American Civil War novel (and its aftermath) that takes place in West Virginia in what was then called a lunatic asylum?? Plus it won the Pulitzer? Sign me up! I was hooked at the beginning and the end but the middle section lost me. A look at how war has wide reaching impacts, through the experiences of a young girl and her mother.

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Gissy
Now in November: A Novel | Josephine Johnson
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Pickpick

8th book read November 2024

Beautifully written but so sad. It is the situation of this family struggling and trying to survive during the depression era. The story is narrated by Margaret one of the Haldmarnes daughters. The author describes the environment so well during this period of time, the poverty situation, racism, mental health, etc. no happy endings, no hopes just the real situation that permeated at that time⬇️

Gissy (Cont.) maybe this sad, pessimistic tone is related that this novel was written during the actual depression time as I read in the introduction. I really liked the writing style and theme4.5⭐️ 3mo
Gissy Book received by @Deblovestoread during #LitsyFoundFamilySwap March 30, 2024 3mo
Deblovestoread Sounds good but hard. 3mo
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staci.reads
Night Watch: A novel | Jayne Anne Phillips
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Pickpick

I have mixed feelings on this one. The writing was beautiful, and so much about the story was compelling, but a few cringy sections nearly ruined it for me. It's a pick, but I felt at times like rating it 2 stars and at other times 5 stars. This was my November #Doublespin @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 4mo
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CatLass007
Night Watch: A novel | Jayne Anne Phillips
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This was my choice for August #TBRTarot - Choose a book… that is based on a true story/real person. This Pulitzer Prize winning novel is written by an author from my home state of West Virginia. It takes place during and after the War Between the States. West Virginia became a state on June 20, 1863. The story mostly takes place at the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in Weston, West Virginia, a real place constructed from 1858 and 1881. It (cont)⬇️

CatLass007 was in operation from 1864 to 1994. It is still a historic landmark open to the public for historical tours and ghost tours. I‘m not going to get it finished this month but I have enjoyed the 25% that I have read. (edited) 7mo
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Aimeesue
Night Watch: A novel | Jayne Anne Phillips
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Pickpick

Fabulous read. The story of ConaLee and her family during and after the cataclysm that was the U.S. Civil War and the horrors it wrought moved me deeply. As a Yankee living in Virginia, I was reminded of the history of this in-between state and the chaos it meant for individuals who were forced to choose sides. A friend recently visited the Trans-AlleghenyLunatic asylum and recommended it highly. I‘d def like to take a tour.

Aimeesue Also, I want to read everything Phillips has written. She‘s GOOD. 8mo
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