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Matrix | Lauren Groff

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#LiteraryCrew read this months ago, and I‘m just finishing it!

This is my first book by Groff, and I was astounded by her writing. It‘s a short book, but it is a slow read - so methodical and poignant. Absolutely gorgeous.

Marie is sent to an abbey in the 12th century. It should be noted that Marie is not religious, and yet she eventually becomes the abbess and does quite a lot of remarkable and controversial changes. Power, love, devotion. ⬇️

Librarybelle ⬆️ Groff interweaves these themes into a spellbinding tale. And did I mention Eleanor of Aquitaine is also a character??? #52BookClub #WrittenInPresentTense 12mo

Crazeedi Sounds good 12mo

Librarybelle @Crazeedi I liked this one. I think Groff is hit or miss for readers, so definitely worth a try. 12mo

kspenmoll I have it…. 12mo

Crazeedi @Librarybelle I'll let you know 12mo

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jenniferw88

The New Climate War: The Fight to Take Back Our Planet | Michael E. Mann

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Soft pick.

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Librarybelle Hooray! 1y

jenniferw88 Book 10 #14books14weeks23 @TheHeartlandBookFairy 1y

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jenniferw88

The Man Behind Narnia | A.N. Wilson

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If you're looking for a biography on CS Lewis, this is NOT it - it's more of an autobiography of AN Wilson than it is CS Lewis (although he has written one). This probably belonged to an anniversary edition of Wilson's initial biography.

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Cinfhen I appreciate your honest review 💖 2y

Librarybelle Thanks for the great review! 2y

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Bluebird

Demon Copperhead: A Novel | Barbara Kingsolver

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Loved, loved, loved this book. From start to finish! It‘s only February, but this one will most certainly be in my top 3 reads of the year. I started with the audiobook and highly recommend this media. Midway through I switched briefly to the ebook and found it a bit more difficult, but the ‘voice‘ of Demon ran through my mind the whole time. Finished it via the audio version. Charlie Thurston‘s narration is wonderful.

Bluebird #52bookclub23 #writteninpresenttense @LaraReads @KarenUK @Cinfhen @britt_brooke @CarolynM @DebbieGrillo @Smarkies @Lizpixie @LeeRHarry @BookBelle84 @jenniferw88 @Deblovestoread @AshleyHoss820 @Librarybelle @triplem80 @Read4life @rmaclean4 @squirrelbrain @BarbaraBB @ravenlee 2y

Librarybelle Hooray! 2y

Cuilin So glad you enjoyed it! 2y

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Cinfhen Agree, audio was wonderful! I did a mixed combo too!! 2y

BarbaraBB Great review! 2y

rmaclean4 Agreed. This will be a top read for me in 2023. Hope it is on the Booker and the Womens Prize list! 2y

LeeRHarry 🤦🏼‍♀️still haven‘t got to it - I will ….sometime this year (cutting myself some slack 😏). 2y

mjtwo I am also listening to the audiobook and loving the narrator. Reading would not have given me the same experience for this one - the accent has been a large part of the story for me. 2y

Bluebird @mjtwo I agree! I loved the narrator‘s accent and speaking style! 2y

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LaraReads

I'm Glad My Mom Died (Export (Local Printing)) | Jennette McCurdy

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Of course with a daughter who is 18 now, iCarly was a staple in our house hold for many years. But this is not iCarly, and this is not Sam Puckett. This is Jennette McCurdy in all her pain & trauma & sadness, and it is a fantastic listen. Read by the author (loved hearing it in her voice), she delves in to her past full force. It is heartbreaking to see all that she went through in her early life, and still struggles with today. ⬇️⬇️

LaraReads All the pain that acting brought her, while bringing others such joy. Highly recommend! (And I‘m glad her mom died too)! #52bookclub23 #writteninpresenttense 2y

LaraReads @bookbelle84 @librarybelle @read4life @ravenlee @cinfhen @britt_brooke @triplem80 @smarkies @Bluebird @Deblovestoread @ashleyhoss820 @barbarabb @jenniferw88 @squirrelbrain @karenuk @leerharry @carolynm @azulaco 2y

Cinfhen This was such an eye-opening listen. Great review 2y

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squirrelbrain Great review - such a good book, but heartbreaking. 2y

Librarybelle Great review! 2y

LaraReads @Cinfhen @squirrelbrain agreed completely-eye-opening & heartbreaking! It is unreal to me that a mother could cause so much pain! 2y

Cinfhen I feel so bad how clueless we the viewers were and also some eye rolls for Ariana Grande and Dan Schneider 🙄 2y

LaraReads @Cinfhen oh for sure! Just icks me out so much to think about him around all those young actors. 2y

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ravenlee

Dear Martin (Bound for Schools & Libraries) | Nic Stone

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I‘m upset with myself for having this for so long and just now reading it. To be honest, for several years I couldn‘t face hard reads because life itself is plenty hard. Anyway, this book…wow, it‘s hard to explain. Powerful but not heavy-handed, lyrical sometimes, and oh-so-believable. Just read it, ok? If you‘re like me and still haven‘t.

ravenlee #52books23 #writteninpresenttense would also work for #includesafuneral 2y

Tamra This is still sitting on my TBR shelves as well. 2y

Sleepswithbooks I recently read this 💛 2y

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