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The premise seemed interesting, and the book definitely wasn‘t. There was not enough difference in characters‘ voices, their personalities kept shifting, they behaved like middle schoolers, and wrote like middle schoolers. Lots of telling, not nearly enough showing of anything. Unconvincing romance. Cringey sex scenes. I felt the author was writing what she thinks a romance reader would like, so the story is all over the place. Mature content.

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Suet624

Colored Television (a GMA Book Club Pick) | Danzy Senna

Truth.

TheBookHippie This read was wild. 3d

Suet624 @TheBookHippie I‘m still trying to figure out how I feel about it. The woman bugged the crap out of me and the husband contributed nothing financially to the family which ticked me off. So I‘m trying to figure out if I can separate those characters out of my assessment of the book. Saying I enjoyed reading it would not be accurate but I think she did a good job with it. 3d

Mimi28 I have it on hold at the library 3d

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TheBookHippie @Suet624 I feel that way too. It‘s well written. It infuriated me! 3d

Suet624 @Mimi28 there‘s a lot of good to be found in the book. I look forward to your thoughts on it. 3d

Suet624 @TheBookHippie exactly. 3d

Mimi28 It‘s not even in transit. It may take a few weeks I apologize 🤷🏽‍♀️🫶🏽😊🩷 3d

sarahbarnes I haven‘t gotten to this one yet. That‘s a great quote. 7h

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BarbaraBB

Colored Television | Danzy Senna

#LitsyToB25 Our winner is Colored Television with 75% of the votes. That means Irena Rey still got quite a few votes among us.

In the #ToB25 Irena continues. This doesn‘t surprise me. It‘s a typical ToB book and I liked the judgment. Personally I am happy with this outcome because I liked it better than CT. What do you think?

BarbaraBB @Bookwormjillk @Suet624 @cariashley @Soscha @AmyG @squirrelbrain @Butterfinger @kspenmoll @lesliereadsalot 1w

BarbaraBB @Hooked_on_Books @ImperfectCJ @ChaoticMissAdventures @kwmg40 @GatheringBooks @Deblovestoread @Jas16 @BkClubCare @sarahbarnes 1w

BarbaraBB @CarolynM @Kristy_K @Chelsea.Poole @Megabooks @AnneCecilie @fredthemoose @Well-ReadNeck 1w

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ImperfectCJ I liked Colored Television better, but Irena Rey has actually grown on me since I finished it (it surprises me how often I think about it), so the different decisions in the two ToBs is a great outcome, from my perspective. 1w

Lesliereadsalot Two more that I missed! Darn! 1w

TheBookHippie Finally I‘m almost 100 percent. I could go either way here. 1w

Hooked_on_books I thought Irena was a fascinating book, but trying a little too hard to be madcap. CT, on the other hand, was one of my top fiction reads last year, so this was an easy choice for me. Boo on today‘s judge and may CT rise again! 1w

AmyG I started CT, am enjoying it, but haven‘t finished it. 1w

squirrelbrain It doesn‘t surprise me that Irena made it through the real #ToB. I agree with you, Barbara - it‘s most definitely a ToB book. 1w

kwmg40 I'm happy with both decisions. When I voted for CT, I had just started Irena and didn't have high hopes. I'm most of the way through Irena now and it has grown on me. 1w

Well-ReadNeck I voted for CT and am thrilled that we picked it. The judge today just reads very differently from me and I was not convinced by her rationale in the least. But, I‘m a fan of a plot and I just felt like Irena was trying too hard. And, by the end I just did not care at all. Totally agree that it‘s a ToB sort of book, tho 1w

Butterfinger I really liked Irena Rey. The quirkiness was one of the reasons I liked it. It was a hybrid of ALL genres. It surprised me how much I liked it. I have not read Colored Television, yet. 1w

BarbaraBB @ImperfectCJ Me too! I wonder why? And I have forgotten all about CT! (edited) 1w

Megabooks Irena Rey was my worst book of last year, so yeah, I‘m happy for CT to continue! 1w

Jas16 Loved CT so happy to see it advance with us. 1w

Suet624 I‘m reading and enjoying CT so far. 6d

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AllDebooks

Virginia Woolf: And the Women Who Shaped Her World | Gillian Gill

#VirginiaBloomsberries

How are you getting on with our March #buddyread Gill's biography of VW?
I came across this great discussion in Elle - Why read Virginia Woolf?

All welcome to join us. Please let me know if you wish to be added/removed from the taglist.

https://elleuzbekistan.com/en/an-extraordinary-mind-why-read-virginia-woolf/

Librarybelle My copy came in at the library! 2w

AllDebooks @Librarybelle Yay! I'm really enjoying it. 😊 1w

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kwmg40

Colored Television | Danzy Senna

pick

A weak pick for me. I liked the dark humour and satirical observations but it was frustrating to see the main character make one bad decision after another!

#ToB25
#gottacatchemall (Luvdisc: pink cover) @PuddleJumper

PuddleJumper 🩷🩷 2w

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JenReadsAlot

Colored Television | Danzy Senna

so-so

I didn't really care for this one. My #bookspin for March @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 2w

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CarolynM

Colored Television | Danzy Senna

pick

The story and the characters were entertaining and held my attention, but what really struck me about this book was the way it dealt with identity and the need to belong. Jane‘s identity as a mulatto, and how she felt that positioned her in society, is well beyond my experience and I feel I‘ve done some learning in trying to understand her. Read for#ToB25

CarolynM Thank you again Paula😘 @Centique 3w

squirrelbrain Great review! 3w

BarbaraBB Yes. Great review. 3w

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Centique @CarolynM oh good! Glad it came along at the right time 😘 3w

Reggie Also, it was crazy how she focused on identity so much in an us mentality that it was part of the us who stabbed her in the back. This book was crazy. I loved it. 3w

CarolynM @Reggie It was a bit crazy, I didn't know how much I was thinking that because I don't have to think about my identity in any terms other than what it appears. I mean I look like a late middle aged (I should just say old really 🥴😆) straight Anglo woman and that's what I am. Navigating the skin tone stratification must be a challenge. 3w

Reggie @CarolynM one thing I‘ve learned is that every marginalized group has their own villains. At work there is this other supervisor who is gay and at first I rooted for him cause he‘s gay and we need to support each other, but he‘s straight up trash. TRASH! And I can no longer root for him. lol 3w

CarolynM @Reggie Fair. I‘m starting to think being a decent person is being part of a marginalised group☹️ 3w

Reggie That is sadly true. 3w

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JenReadsAlot

Colored Television (a GMA Book Club Pick) | Danzy Senna

My #bookspinbingo picks for March @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Enjoy!! 3w

mhillis Nice! Both of these look so good!! 3w

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wen4blu

Colored Television (a GMA Book Club Pick) | Danzy Senna

Jane had to remind herself it was February.

#firstlinefridays
#currentlyreading

Mimi28 I just put this on hold at the library 📚😉 3w

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LitsyEvents

Virginia Woolf: And the Women Who Shaped Her World | Gillian Gill

repost for @AllDebooks:

#VirginiaBloomsberries March #buddyread

This month's title is Gillian Gill's 2019 biography of VW, focusing on the women of the late 19th and early 20th century who influenced her so much.

All welcome to join us. Please let me know if you wish to be added/removed from the taglist.

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