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Angelala007

Angelala007

Joined April 2016

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The Naked Civil Servant | Quentin Crisp
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I'm only on Chapter 3 and love it.

LeahBergen This sounds marvelous! 7y
Angelala007 @LeahBergen It is! I'm enthralled. 7y
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Wildwood | Colin Meloy
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I had to. ❤️

rubyslippersreads 😍📚😍 7y
Libby1 So pretty. 7y
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Purity | Jonathan Franzen
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Franzen gets mixed reviews. I loved The Corrections. Freedom was forgettable. So far this one is holding me. 👽

Simona I loved Corrections, liked Freedom and Purity was disappointment ... 7y
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My favourite auntie recommended this book/series to me. She insisted I start from the beginning. I do what my sweet, lovely auntie tells me to do ❤️

HardcoverHearts My mom told me the same thing and I have not regretted it! It's a lovely series with great characters. 7y
Moonpa Great series! I have my book club reading it! 7y
Laura317 I love that cover! Mine all look so brooding. 7y
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Rooms | Lauren Oliver
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Lauren Oliver is a clever writer. The characters in this book made me cringe, and feel genuine concern. I'm looking forward to reading more of her work.

L_auren I loved this book!!! I friend recommended her YA book Before I Fall which I also enjoyed. Reading this made me want her to publish more adult though. 7y
Angelala007 @L_auren this is the first of hers for me. I will definitely read more but I'm pretty sure I will feel the same as you! 7y
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My Lady Jane | Jodi Meadows, Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand
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This is a fun book. Having thrown off the shackles of my firm "one book at a time" rule that I imposed on myself at the age of 12, I'm enjoying this when I need something light.

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The Hobbit | J.R.R. Tolkien
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I'm tempted to keep going and finish! I'm loving #lotrchapteraday . I'm committed to the plan @freyaheart ! 😄

monkeygirlsmama I felt that way yesterday, haha. 7y
Soubhiville I love that cover! And your nails match 😊 7y
8leagueboot My favorite edition ❤ 7y
Angelala007 Oooh @Soubhiville new thing! Match nails to book I'm reading! 😜💅🏻📚 7y
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The Hobbit | J.R.R. Tolkien
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I'm stopping at one chapter with difficulty today! @freyaheart this is a great thing you've created but some days I just want to keep going #Hobbitlove #lotrchapteraday

CoffeeCatsBooks 😻😻😻 7y
Jinjer The ears!!! 7y
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The Hobbit | J.R.R. Tolkien
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Just finished chapter 3 and I agree with @Lizpixie it's hard to stop! ❤️I love this book so much. I smile while reading it.
#LOTRchapteraday

myellenbee I haven't reread this in so long I had forgotten that the dwarves and elves got along much better that the movie version. As always the book is better. 7y
Angelala007 @myellenbee yes! Practically BFF's compared to the movie ! :) 7y
underthebelljar It's such a wonderful book. Definitely one of my comfort reads 😊 7y
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The Hobbit | J.R.R. Tolkien
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I'm in for #lotrchapteraday !! Thanks for putting it out there @freyaheart 😘

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The Gunslinger | Stephen King
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I can't believe I'm reading this for the first time! It's got me so far.

Oryx You're in for quite a ride. 😀 7y
Ashley_Nicoletto It just gets better the further you read! 7y
Melkyl I recently finished this for the first time as well. I am looking forward to continuing the series. 7y
sprainedbrain I just finished the series for the first time... it definitely keeps getting better. Enjoy! 7y
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Mehso-so

By the end of this book I disliked EVERY CHARACTER. And the ending? Don't even talk to me. ✋🏻I've already ranted to @shawnmooney so most of my vitriol has been spewed. And yet I'm giving this book a So-So rating. I'm weird like that.

shawnmooney Yeah as I said I have this book on the shelf but the more I hear about it and sample her Twitter persona I am pretty sure I won't even bother trying this one. 7y
TheLudicReader I hated this book. 7y
Angelala007 @TheLudicReader I'm still pissed about the 10 dollars I paid for the damn thing 7y
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Pride | William Wharton
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Imagine how jazzed I was to see this after being away for a week? So happy for my little town...it's grown so much, not in size, but in love. ❤️

LinaLovesLit I would like to see my city, Harrisonburg, VA paint a crosswalk like this. Not only is it pretty, but our city likes to show support for everyone in the community. I might have to look into how we could go about doing this project here! 😃 7y
Angelala007 @Attila our town council made this happen. Present it to your city council 😀 7y
LinaLovesLit @Angelala007 Okay, thanks! 7y
CoffeeCatsBooks How pretty and supportive 💕 7y
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On my long drive home today, i heard Shelagh interview Zoe Whittall on CBC.
It made me want to start this book immediately. Which is one of the best things about e-books. No waiting.

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Read in honour of the 20th anniversary. I may read the whole series again. Right now I need some adult lit. I've been on a YA binge lately.

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The Bell Jar | Sylvia Plath
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Road trip!

RealLifeReading Have fun! 7y
diovival Travel safe! 7y
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Just finished it. I couldn't put it down. Perhaps because it was set in the 80's and reminded me of my own awkward youth. I recommend it to anyone who is now in their 40's and didn't have a charmed childhood. ❤️

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The Serpent King | Jeff Zentner
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I'm loving this book! My friend (an amazing English teacher) insisted I read it. It's a nice change after reading The Exorcist 😄

mcctrish This is a great book 7y
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When I added The Exorcist to Goodreads. 🙊

Hobbinol 😯 7y
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Starting it @Lmstraubie and skkkkeeerd! Portnoy's Complaint is not frightening. :)

Lmstraubie Good luck! And sleep with the lights on tonight 💡 7y
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A Study in Charlotte | Brittany Cavallaro
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Mehso-so

This book made me want to read more Sherlock Holmes. That's a good thing. Charlotte irritated me a bit but that's not her fault 🙄I want to say this is Flavia de Luce with drugs and a pedigree and a human sidekick instead of a bicycle, but that seems trite. I will read the second book in the series if only because I have a wee crush on Watson.

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The Mists of Avalon | Marion Zimmer Bradley
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This book has been on my list forever. I'm enjoying it but the damn thing is heavy.

BarbaraJean This has been on my #TBR forever as well... still haven't picked it up. The thing with my copy is that it's bound wrong... the cover's upside down! I got it at a library book sale and didn't notice till I got it home. Looking forward to reading it in public... 😂 7y
TheBookbabeblog84 I have this same edition on my book shelf....this summer I'm reading it 7y
WordWaller I bought this recently and can't wait to finally get around to it! 7y
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The Break | Katherena Vermette
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A heart wrenching thing of beauty. Read it.

shawnmooney 💖💖💖💖💔💔💔💔 7y
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Untitled | Anonymous
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😜

Megabooks 👍🏻👍🏻 7y
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The Handmaid's Tale | Margaret Atwood
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Re-Reading in anticipation of the series starting April 30th. I will be watching it with a group of friends. I first read this book as a teenager, when I gobbled up everything Margaret Atwood wrote. It's a different book this time around.

cajunsyd I read it years ago and loved it! I then went on an Atwood tear and read most of her books. Enjoy! 7y
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Asylum | Patrick McGrath
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Pickpick

I enjoyed this book. It's one of those reads I want to pass on to someone but I can't quite decide who because it certainly wouldn't work for everyone 🤔

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This made me remember how much I loved James Herriot when I was a child. I still have vivid pictures in my head of a breech birth calf ❤️

LeahBergen Um, so do I? Bizarre! 😂 7y
Angelala007 @LeahBergen OMG ! Up to his armpit in cow 🙃 7y
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Medicine Walk | Richard Wagamese
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We lost Richard Wagamese recently. I'm reading this in his honour ❤️

shawnmooney ❤❤❤ I am planning to do this one on audio, and soon! As you probably saw, I loved his memoir 7y
Sace I love your fingernail polish! 7y
Angelala007 @Sace It's OPI Is That A Spear In Your Pocket 😉It's a great blue! 💅🏻 7y
Angelala007 @shawnmooney The audio would be gorgeous! I will read the memoir ❤️ 7y
CouronneDhiver I'm reading this one too... enjoying it so far! 7y
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Big Little Lies | Liane Moriarty
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Fun, funny, quick read. I binge watched the series and then read the book so of course I noted changes. And pictured the actors in the roles. Except for Renata. Which is odd. But there you have it.

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Big Little Lies | Liane Moriarty
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My best friend and I binge watched the series over the last two days. It was great. So curious about the book! And Stephen King liked it :) Also, movie tie-in covers, ewwwww, but 10 dollars less! 💰

Aninski Tie-in covers make me so mad! I love the exploding lollipop on the original cover of this one. 7y
Angelala007 @Aninski Me tooooo! I was sucked in by the damn price tag. 7y
LitLogophile I binged the show this weekend, too! I hope the book is great 👍🏼 7y
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The Golem and the Jinni | Helene Wecker
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Got up for two seconds. Place stolen. ❤️

BarbaraTheBibliophage Oh I love this book. Hopefully you wrestled it away from Kitty! 7y
CherylDeFranceschi 😻❤️ 7y
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Sace Typical. 😊 7y
Angelala007 @BarbaraTheBibliophage I had to move him and he was not impressed. 7y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Of course not. 😼 7y
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Station Eleven: A novel | Emily St. John Mandel
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I loved this book. I felt sadness for everyone, even the straight up bastards. That's quite a feat for an author to pull off.

Suet624 Really liked this book too. ❤ 7y
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The Golem and the Jinni | Helene Wecker
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Started this one this morning. It's going to be a treat, I can already tell.

Sace It's been on my kindle for years. I really should read it someday... 7y
Notafraidofwords Great cover. 7y
Angelala007 @Notafraidofwords I bought it for the cover. I couldn't leave that beauty at the secondhand bookstore 7y
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Station Eleven: A novel | Emily St. John Mandel
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Just finished Case Histories by Kate Atkinson and starting this one immediately because I get panicky if I'm not reading something. What if someone called right now and asked what I was reading? I would have to say " Nothing" and that's not cool.

Beckys_Books I loved this boo 💜💜 7y
shawnmooney I simply must get to this novel – by all accounts, it's incredible – in 2017! 😍 7y
TrishB Loved this 💝 7y
Angelala007 @shawnmooney Finished it. Loved it 😘 7y
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Case Histories: A Novel | Kate Atkinson
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I love everything Kate Atkinson writes. Even the books I didn't love love, like Emotionally Weird, I still kind of loved, know what I mean? It's Kate. I love her. ❤️

Ole Fully agree! I've read and loved all her books 👍 7y
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The Children Act | Ian McEwan
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I love this book. Couldn't put it down. Oh, Ian, I love you so. You've broken my heart again. ❤️

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The Children Act | Ian McEwan
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Just starting this one. I used to read every new McEwan the minute it came out. I love his writing. ❤️

LeahBergen I just bought this one last weekend. 👍🏼 7y
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I See You | Clare Mackintosh
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Currently reading. S'ok. I'll keep going.

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The Magicians: A Novel | Lev Grossman
Mehso-so

I loved a few of the characters, but the book didn't grab me in the way I thought it would. I would still like to watch the series. Sometimes it's not the fault of the book. Sometimes it's my state of mind. So I'll not pan this book. I blame myself. If I read it at another time I would likely love the f&$k out of it.

Merethebookgal The first book is my least favorite of the trilogy. I watched most of the first season of the series, and it's really different from the books, but I liked it! 7y
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shawnmooney ❤💜💓❤💜💓❤💜 Right back at you, girlfriend!!! 😍😍😍😍 7y
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The Hobbit | J.R.R. Tolkien
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I have read every one of them :) Most beloved is the beautiful illustrated one my husband gave me with these words "Now you can visit Hobbiton any time you want" ❤️

Seonjoon That's so sweet of your husband! And it's a beautiful collection. 7y
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The Magicians: A Novel | Lev Grossman
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Loving this book so far. I'm interested in watching the series. Gotta read the book first #bookwormrules

Autumnscribe Just discovered the show on Netflix last week; I really like it so far. Immediately started looking for the books upon viewing the second episode. :) I have heard that the books are very different, and slightly more misanthropic than the show, so glad to hear they are good (at least so far). 7y
Angelala007 @Autumnscribe now you are making me break my rule and take a peek at the show. Rules are made to be broken :) 7y
shawnmooney I've never read it either and didn't know there was a show. Eager to hear your thoughts once you're finished, girlfriend! BTW, Happy New Year! 💖💖 7y
Angelala007 @shawnmooney Must be the only book on the planet you haven't read! Happy New Year ! 😘😍 7y
Myhusbandhatesreading I skipped the books and started watching the show because the reviews on the books didn't look that great but I really like the show so now I have to go back and read the books. 7y
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Had to buy this. I love 70's music and it's the year I was born :) aaaand it's 2.99 today .

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Hearts In Atlantis | Stephen King
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In September my sister went to the University of Maine to see Stephen King talk about this book, Hearts in Suspension. Stories, essays, etc about King's experience at university. I was thrilled to open it Christmas morning ❤️

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The Girls: A Novel | Emma Cline
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Just got the ebook. Looking forward to digitally cracking the spine on this one :)

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❤️

MMenefee Kitty 😻😻😻 7y
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I'm enjoying this book but I'm so friggin distracted by all the other books I want to read. I wish I could be more like @shawnmooney who blissfully has 47 books on the go at all times and manages to comment thoughtfully on all of them. 💜🙊

BookBabe That would be amazing! And this book sounds swell 👍🏻 7y
shawnmooney ❤️❤️❤️❤️ Not quite that many, and not so thoughtful most of the time - but 17 stars out of 10 for sweet-talking! 😍😍 7y
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Just got this on Kindle for 1.99! Black Friday Deal! 💚💙

Soubhiville Sweet! Thanks for the heads up! 8y
Angelala007 @Soubhiville you are welcome! I was thrilled to find it! 😊 8y
Notafraidofwords It's so so good! 8y
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Found an unused Indigo gift card while cleaning! I know! Wtf? Ordered this one. I've been dying to read it. The Birth House and The Virgin Cure were amazing!

RealLifeReading Good find!! 8y
LeahBergen Unused?! What?! 😀 8y
shawnmooney Miss our witty repartee on here! ❤️😍 8y
Angelala007 Me toooooo @shawnmooney 💙💚💜❤️I'm baaaaack 😘 8y
shawnmooney Yay!!! 😜👏♥️❤️😘💜 8y
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Mehso-so

This one didn't grab me like the last three. There was a lot of crazy in this one. You know what they say, a little crazy is fun, a lot of crazy is well....crazy. 😜