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You All Grow Up and Leave Me: A Memoir of Teenage Obsession | Piper Weiss

#Aprella #SelfishLove ?It's a selfish stalkerish love & twisted obsession that Gary Wilensky had for his teenage tennis students. He fixated on one in particular, stalked & tried to kidnap her, failed miserably & took his own life but he "groomed" others like Piper Weiss (author of this memoir/true crime account) winning their affection by doing things like sending them handmade valentines, buying them candy & treats & paying attention to them.

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Reviewsbylola I just got my hands on this one! Excited to read it! 7y

DebinHawaii @Reviewsbylola I hope you like it. I reviewed it this week for the book tour and keep thinking about it. 7y

emilyhaldi 😬😬😬 7y

Cinfhen This book keeps popping up! Curious to hear your thoughts as well @Reviewsbylola 7y

Mdargusch It sounds super creepy! 7y

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Meredith3

Small Sacrifices | Ann Rule

Diane Downs took #selfishlove to the next level when she thought she could catch a man she was having an affair with (who didn't want kids) by murdering her own children. She unfortunately managed to kill one of them, and amazingly the other two survived- although they suffered terrible injuries. #ythoforreal #annrulerules #aprella #spoileralerthelostinterestrealquick

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MelissaSue81 Did they make a TV movie about this? I think I watched it as a kid and was semi traumatized. 7y

Meredith3 @MelissaSue81 yes! Farrah Fawcett played Diane downs! I've never seen it, but I'm interested- hopefully it isn't too traumatizing though! 7y

DebinHawaii Great pick and great book--one of my favorite true crime books. The television movie was really good too. 7y

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Reviewsbylola Ugh first true crime book I ever read! 7y

APLitlife Love Ann Rule! Read the one about Ted Bundy, she actually knew and was friends with him! 7y

Mdargusch Great hashtags. Again! 7y

emilyhaldi Good one!!! Glad he had enough sense to lose interest at that point 😆😬 7y

LeahBergen I think of her every time I hear “Hungry Like a Wolf”. 😬 7y

Cinfhen Farrah Fawcett!?!???! NOW I‘m interested!!!! 7y

Meredith3 @DebinHawaii thanks! I will definitely have to check the movie out! 7y

Meredith3 @Reviewsbylola I need to read it! Is it just as good as the stranger beside me? 7y

Meredith3 @APLitlife I've read that one and loved it!!! So I need to read more of her books! 7y

Meredith3 @Mdargusch thank you! 😹😹😹 7y

Meredith3 @emilyhaldi you never know what people are into these days 🙄😳 7y

Meredith3 @Cinfhen heck yeah! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 7y

Meredith3 @LeahBergen yeah that part of the story is very creepy 😱 7y

Cathythoughts Crazy stuff 7y

Reviewsbylola It‘s pretty good. Obviously good enough to ignite my love of true crime. 😂 7y

Reviewsbylola ME TOO!! @LeahBergen 7y

Meredith3 @Reviewsbylola good point! 💀 7y

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Librarybelle

The Other Boleyn Girl: A Novel | Philippa Gregory

Henry VIII and #selfishlove seem to go together rather well. This is the first Gregory I read and one that details Henry‘s relationship with the Boleyn family, especially Mary and Anne. Told from Mary‘s perspective. #aprella

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SheReadsAndWrites LOVE her books ❤️ 7y

GripLitGrl Love her books! 7y

Reviewsbylola LOVED this book. I tried one of her other books and bailed though. 7y

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Librarybelle I‘ve read a few others and have enjoyed them, @SheReadsAndWrites @GripLitGrl @Reviewsbylola . My favorite is

The Last Tudor

Cinfhen Great choice!! 7y

Sophoclessweetheart 😍😍😍😍 7y

Librarybelle Thanks, @Cinfhen ! 7y

Mdargusch Perfect! Henry was the epitome of selfish love! 7y

Librarybelle @Mdargusch Yes! 7y

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BarbaraBB

Fire Sermon | Jamie Quatro

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I honestly don‘t know how to review this book. I loved the theme of a long lasting marriage, devotion to one‘s family and yet the need for more. Maggie seeks refuge in her religion (I think) but can‘t resist James, the poet who feels like her missing half. Parts of this book were so, so good I could relate completely, almost painfully to Maggie‘s doubts and longin. In other parts I felt nothing at all and almost disappointed. #SelfishLove #Aprella

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Bambolina_81 I felt the same. I really empathised with the MC but struggled with the more religious passages. This actually brought me to tears in places and I felt shocked to read some things that I have thought / felt but dare not say. 7y

DivineDiana Now that‘s a view! 7y

BarbaraBB @DivineDiana Yes, that‘s the Blue Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey 😍 7y

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BarbaraBB @Bambolina_81 I couldn‘t relate to the religious parts but felt shocked at times just like you. Confronting! 7y

Cinfhen Sounds like a book I would like to read....and that view!!! Are you on vacation??? 7y

JoScho Beautiful photo ❤️ 7y

Reviewsbylola Sounds like it is a mixed bag. 7y

BarbaraBB @Cinfhen Yes I am in Istanbul for a few days with my daughter 💕 7y

emilyhaldi I agree with your assessment!! Some parts were beautiful enough to make this a "pick" for me ?? 7y

Cinfhen Enjoy! I‘ve always wanted to go to Turkey...safe travels 💖 7y

mrozzz FABULOUS photo!!! 😄👍🏻 Interesting assessment on the book... still on my TBR (edited) 7y

BarbaraBB @mrozzz Thanks 😘 7y

Mdargusch Wow! That photo💙. Great analysis of this book! 7y

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PagesOfKate

Against the Grain (a Rebours) | Joris Karl Huysmans

The uber decadent Duc Jean des Esseintes is sealed off in his own personal museum, consumed by a #selfishlove of the arts.
What could be more #badandboujee than a pet tortoise complete with a gold and gem encrusted shell! Fin de Siècle grotesquerie abounds in this bizarro novel.
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Mdargusch This guy sounds totally boujee and crazy! 7y

Reviewsbylola That‘s totally boujee! 🐢 7y

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emilyhaldi

Breaking Free: How I Escaped Polygamy, the FLDS Cult, and My Father, Warren Jeffs | Rachel Jeffs

Warren Jeffs might be the King of #selfishlove 🤴🏻
#aprella

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Cinfhen Oooh, I totally forgot about this book...I wanted to suggest it for my bookclub 7y

keys_on_fire Is she the one that was on Escaping Polygamy on A&E? 7y

Mdargusch This book crossed my mind too! 7y

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britt_brooke This fucking guy. He‘s a real piece of work. This was a good glimpse into what it‘s like to be one of his many daughters. 7y

Meredith3 OMG THIS IS A MUST READ 7y

Meredith3 @keys_on_fire I believe she did appear in a couple episodes when she was trying to get her sister to escape? I hear there's a new season starting soon! So excited! 7y

emilyhaldi Why don't I know about that show?!?!? 😱 @keys_on_fire @Meredith3 7y

Meredith3 @emilyhaldi you better find out real quick! 7y

keys_on_fire @emilyhaldi Have you ever read

Stolen Innocence

emilyhaldi No!! @keys_on_fire but I will add it to my list! 👍🏻 7y

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GripLitGrl

Letters of John Keats to Fanny Brawne; Written in the Years MDCCCXIX and MDCCCXX | John Keats

#aprella #selfishlove
@Mdargusch @Reviewsbylola @emilyhaldi @Cinfhen

batsy 💕 7y

HOTPock3tt Awww!! ❤️ 7y

Cinfhen Well, there you go!!! 7y

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JoScho ❤️❤️❤️ 7y

Reviewsbylola I can‘t decide if that‘s romantic or overly dramatic. 😂😂 7y

zezeki @Reviewsbylola Same here 😂😂 7y

zezeki Also, there's a great movie about relationship between Keats and Fanny called Bright Star, if you haven't seen it. 7y

Mdargusch I vote romantic! 💕 7y

emilyhaldi I‘m thinking romantic too ☺️💘 7y

GripLitGrl @Reviewsbylola 😄😄😂 7y

GripLitGrl I was thinking it to be romantic like all of you 😀💕@batsy @HOTPock3tt @Cinfhen @JoScho @Mdargusch @emilyhaldi 7y

GripLitGrl @zeljka haven't seen that movie but will definitely look for it👍 7y

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Kalalalatja

Everything, Everything | Nicola Yoon

This book annoyed the crap out of, especially because of several instances of #selfishlove. Some things are just not okay, not even for love!

#Aprella

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Reviewsbylola I actually really liked this one, surprisingly. 😂 7y

emilyhaldi I‘m still not sure I‘m interested in reading this one 🤔 7y

Cinfhen I‘ve chosen to pass @emilyhaldi it‘s a YA right @Reviewsbylola @Kalalalatja 7y

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Kalalalatja @emilyhaldi @Cinfhen it is YA and I can‘t recommend it, so you will need @Reviewsbylola to convince you. I hated it 😂 7y

Cinfhen I‘m happy to take a pass😀 7y

SaturnDoo @Kalalalatja this book is AWFUL!!! I hated it too😝😝@cinfhen you are very wise to take a pass 😂😂😂 7y

Reviewsbylola Yeah I mean skipping it isn‘t the worst decision either. 😂😂 @emilyhaldi @Cinfhen I feel like I read it before I got so sick and tired of YA. My threshold is much lower now. 😂 that‘s my convincing 😂 @Kalalalatja 7y

Kalalalatja Very, very well done @Reviewsbylola 😂😂😂 7y

mrp27 Was not a fan of this one either. 7y

Zelma Joining the chorus that I didn‘t like this one either. I‘ve seen The Boy in the Plastic Bubble and Bubble Boy, so it was nothing new. And my tolerance of YA is much easier days! 7y

Mdargusch Perfect! Without giving the ending away, that selfish love in this book was beyond horrible. I loved this book @Kalalalatja @Cinfhen @emilyhaldi @SaturnDoo @Reviewsbylola 7y

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Reviewsbylola

An American Dream | Norman Mailer

I‘ve wanted to read Mailer for a long time. This is one of the only Mailer‘s I own and it fits the prompt of #selfishlove, as the protagonist is running amok in NYC after murdering his wife. Used to a high class lifestyle, he is now a fugitive in a town that used to bow down to him. If you‘ve read this, what did you think? Any Mailers I should move to the top of my list? #aprella

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emilyhaldi Love this cover 😍😍😍 7y

MicheleinPhilly I‘ve never read Mailer but I‘ve had this one on my shelves forever.

The Executioner's Song

JanuarieTimewalker13 I read the behemoth called Harlot‘s Ghost! I liked it but it had long, drawn out periods. I really enjoyed Why Are We At War? 7y

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Reviewsbylola Me too! @MicheleinPhilly 7y

Reviewsbylola The description of this sounds right up your alley. @emilyhaldi 7y

Reviewsbylola I will def have to look those up! @JanuarieTimewalker13 7y

Cinfhen The tagged book sounds really good!! I‘ve never read this author, either!!! My bookclub might approve 🤔 7y

Mdargusch Sounds really good! 7y

arubabookwoman It‘s long but I really liked #OswaldsTale, fictionalized life of Lee Harvey Oswald. I also loved the massive #TheExecutionersSong, which is NF. May want to reread that someday. 7y

Reviewsbylola I think I would love Oswald‘s Tale and I definitely want to read The Executioner‘s Song. @arubabookwoman (edited) 7y

Meredith3 Sounds very good! 7y

Billypar I only read one- The Castle in the Forest, but I world definitely recommend it. It gives an account of Hitler growing up as a child and definitely takes some unexpected narrative turns. 7y

Reviewsbylola Ooooh that sounds good! Thanks @Billypar 7y

ValerieAndBooks Looks good! I want to try his fiction and @Billypar ‘s rec looks good too. I‘ve only read this one non-fiction of his:

Portrait of Picasso as a Young Man (Warner Books)

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