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“You are not entitled to your opinion. You are entitled to your informed opinion. No one is entitled to be ignorant.”
― Harlan Ellison

Bookwomble This is one of my favourite quotes 😊 2d

AmyG Reminds me of what my husband says…you are entitled to your own opinion, not your own facts. 2d

ItsAnotherJen Hey you're back!! I was thinking about you. Nice to see you post again 🙂 2d

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BookNAround Love seeing your handle pop up in my notifications! 2d

Trashcanman @Bookwomble I admire his writing. 1d

Trashcanman @AmyG Your husband is absolutely correct. It‘s nice to be able to engage with you again. 🙂 1d

Trashcanman @ItsAnotherJen Hi Jen!!! How are you? How have you been? I hope you‘ve been well. It‘s certainly nice to see you. Thank you for thinking of me. I‘ve thought of you as well. It‘s nice to get reacquainted with so many people. 1d

Trashcanman @BookNAround Kristen!! What‘s the good word! Thank you for your kindness. I‘ve left insta amid everything going on. I hope you‘ve been well. 1d

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Graywacke

Under the Eye of the Big Bird: A Novel | Hiromi Kawakami

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Dystopian feel, with pared down prose and a lot mystery. Eventually we figure out we're in some future with a much smaller population of humanity. And we're within an unnatural system where no one seems to understand the controls. [The Giver] was always on my mind. This is is a bit of a puzzle to put together.

I liked it. I liked the pared down prose and curiosity build-up.

#booker #IB2025 No. 3

Graywacke @AnnaCecilie @BarbaraBB @BookishTrish @Leniverse @Suet624 @TheKidUpstairs 4d

dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 4d

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Graywacke

Under the Eye of the Big Bird: A Novel | Hiromi Kawakami

Working ok this one. #booker #IB2025

BarbaraBB Very excited about this one. I have heard such good things! 1w

Graywacke @BarbaraBB easy fast reading. And very curious. I‘m enjoying it. 1w

sarahbarnes Glad to hear you‘re enjoying this one. It is a bit of a puzzle in places. 1w

Graywacke @sarahbarnes yes! feels like it‘s all scattered puzzle pieces 1w

sarahbarnes Yes! Great description. 1w

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sarahbarnes

Under the Eye of the Big Bird: A Novel | Hiromi Kawakami

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I really liked this book; it reminded me of science fiction in the style of Ishiguro‘s books. It‘s a clever and powerful statement on human nature and our undying capacity to work against ourselves in the name of self-interest. A line that feels especially poignant right now: “Oh you…dear humans…won‘t you find some way to help one another?” 💔

BarbaraBB That quote…💔 I have been very much looking forward to this one. Your review adds to that! 2w

Cathythoughts I love the quote. Stacking 👍🏻❤️ 2w

sarahbarnes @BarbaraBB @Cathythoughts I hope you both enjoy it. ♥️ 2w

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SBookLove I enjoyed it as well! I‘m reading so much Japanese literature now and I love it. 2w

sarahbarnes @SBookLove good to know another lover of Japanese lit here! 😊 2w

Reggie Ooof. The other day my mom won a jackpot at the casino. She says this horrible thing all gamblers say which is, God was with me. I laughed and said, Norma, Gods not even in the United States right now. I think Kawakami wrote one of my favorite books, Strange Weather in Tokyo. Stacked. 2w

sarahbarnes @reggie I have to agree with you on that sentiment. And she did write that - a great book. I hope you like this one, too. 2w

Graywacke I‘m reading it now. Puzzling it out. Enjoying it 1w

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sarahbarnes

Under the Eye of the Big Bird: A Novel | Hiromi Kawakami

Happy Saturday! Really enjoying this first read from the Booker International longlist. Lucky for me to have two works of Japanese fiction on the list this year. 😀

BarbaraBB I hear you 😀 2w

eclectic-reader Hey, Sarah 👋 2w

sarahbarnes @eclectic-reader hello! I was so happy to see it was you!! 2w

sarahbarnes @BarbaraBB 👯! 2w

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ChaoticMissAdventures

Under the Eye of the Big Bird: A Novel | Hiromi Kawakami

Thank you @BarbaraBB! I LOVE a quiz. I am super excited my results of the first Booker International I should read I already have a hold on at the library. I am #3 of 5 copies so hopefully soon!

So many books, so little time.

If you too want to take the booker quiz you can @ https://thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/features/quiz-which-book-from-the...

BarbaraBB This one sounds so good! I really want to read it too 3w

ChaoticMissAdventures @BarbaraBB did you read Shark Heart? I was disappointed by it and I feel like this one is going to be what I had wished SH was. I guess I am weirder than most because I didn't think that one was weird enough. So high hopes for this one. 3w

sarahbarnes I‘m reading this one right now! It‘s really interesting. I like it. 3w

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mom2bugnbee

Under the Eye of the Big Bird: A Novel | Hiromi Kawakami

Thanks to @BarbaraBB for this link - this is fun! Going to check out this for sure.

https://thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/features/quiz-which-book-from-the...

BarbaraBB One I really want to read this one too! 3w

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RaeLovesToRead

Under the Eye of the Big Bird: A Novel | Hiromi Kawakami

https://youtu.be/Yp4nmwyEP5k?feature=shared

Made a video about the International Booker Prize Longlist which was announced yesterday.

The two books I'm most excited to read are Hunchback and Solenoid, but there are so many books on this list that have intrigued me!

Check it out 😊

Caroline2 I enjoyed watching this. It‘s an interesting list and I‘m pleased to see some short reads on there. 😂 4w

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LiteraryHoarderPenny

Juice | Tim Winton

Next up. I don‘t normally read dystopian stories, but I do hear amazing things about Tim Winton‘s writing so we‘ll give it a go. (I also read/finished Mrs. Nash‘s Ashes for book club. 🙁 it wasn‘t what I was hoping it would be - a light read to calm my mind - it was light but it was filled with the toxic male behaviour and the women that scramble to love them and ruin their self-worth in the process.)

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