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I knew this book would show truly deplorable behavior, but I was not ready for such bottom of the barrel depravity. I honestly believe there is nothing these people won‘t do to achieve their own ends, which is horrifying and terrifying. Such an eye-opening book. I hope a lot of people who continue to use Facebook read this and think on what they are supporting.

TheBookHippie Gonna have to read it I think. 1h
squirrelbrain It‘s almost unbelievable isn‘t it? I‘m glad I‘ve never had a Facebook account. 40m
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According to Sarah, Mark Zuckerberg believes Andrew Jackson was the best president of the US. WOW. That says so very much.

Aims42 😂😂😂 18h
Librarybelle OMG. That definitely says a lot! Ugh! 17h
BookmarkTavern Oh look, I CAN think less of him. 😂 Gross. (edited) 16h
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TheBookHippie Lord. 🫣😵‍💫🤦🏻‍♀️ 16h
Ruthiella No. Not possible! 😱 15h
lil1inblue 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 I didn't think I could loathe this man more. I guess I was incorrect. But also, color me unsurprised. 2h
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This book explodes the myth of Austen being the first female writer of significance by exploring the lives and work of the women who influenced Austen herself while looking at gatekeeping and sexism in “canon.” I really enjoyed this and @LeahBergen , this has you written all over it.

TheBookHippie You‘ve convinced me! 22h
LeahBergen Thank you!! And I conveniently already have it waiting on my shelves! 😆😆 16h
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Good Girl: A Novel | Aria Aber
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I am beyond frustrated by this book. It has such rich material—fish out of water, racism, stranger in your own land—and it‘s just kind of a mess. Plus, there‘s an explosive event near the end that was so gripping, I really wish the book had been set around it, but instead it‘s squandered. What is this doing on the #WP25 short (or long) list?

squirrelbrain I thought that event was a bit deus ex machina - an excuse to bring her home. It would have been much better to have been suggested or signposted earlier in the book. 2d
Hooked_on_books @squirrelbrain If that event had been about a third of the way in after the stage was set about her struggles and the rest of the book explored the aftermath and how it upended her, her community, and her sense of identity, I would have loved that. Instead it was plopped in without really exploring it. I don‘t get it. 2d
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The World Record Book of Racist Stories | Amber Ruffin, Lacey Lamar
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I loved Amber and Lacey‘s first book, and their second it equally good. It‘s astounding to see some of the racism Lacey has had to face and a good reminder of how not to behave. I‘m glad these ladies are able to approach this with humor while not diminishing the importance of revealing racism. I‘ll read anything they write.

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2 A.M. at The Cat's Pajamas | Marie-Helene Bertino
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I really liked Beautyland and the Book Riot podcast folks love this one, so I figured I‘d give it a try. I made it almost halfway through but I just don‘t care. It isn‘t grabbing me at all. So, on to the next.

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Stag Dance | Torrey Peters
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I loved her debut novel and thus was excited for this, but it didn‘t quite get there for me. I thought the 3 stories were good, but the novella never pulled me in. And had some really high quality technical aspects and a great central metaphor, but it was almost like the technical bits got in the way of the magic. A low pick for me.

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This was more action than other Klune books I‘ve read, but that worked for me. The story is engrossing and I enjoyed the characters. But I have some quibbles. The biggest is that there‘s a cute drawing on every chapter page that is actually a major spoiler, and I really didn‘t like that. Also, the overuse of italics for emphasis is insulting to the reader and the bashing of vegan food was old before it started.

dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 6d
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Let's Go Camping! | Jan Mader
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I am finally submitting my nominations for #CampLitsy25. I tried to pick books that haven‘t been nominated yet. I particularly think Careless People would provide a lot of conversational fodder.

Chelsea.Poole I‘m really interested in Careless People! 1w
squirrelbrain Yay -I‘ve been waiting for your nominations - well done on finding ones not yet nominated! You‘re right about Careless People - it would make for great discussions! 1w
Deblovestoread I‘d love to read Careless People as a group! Now to check out the others. 1w
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Bookwormjillk Careless People is a good idea 1w
Ruthiella Definitely adding a nonfiction entry would be great! 👍 1w
BarbaraBB Thanks for nominating and adding these four books! All look Camp worthy! 1w
Megabooks These are great nominations!! Careless People was excellent, and I hope you and other folks read it regardless of CL. 2d
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Say Everything | Ione Skye
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I listened to this mainly because it sounded like she spilled the tea about her relationships and conquests, which is largely true. (I love how she really tried to get with Keanu and he showed himself to be the gem we know he is.) I do feel like she held back a ton (her prerogative, of course), and she did mainly focus on her relationships here, but it was fun to hear about all the famous people.

CSeydel All this time I never knew she was the daughter of Donovan! 🤯 1w
Deblovestoread @CSeydel What now!?! That is new information🤯 1w
BarbaraBB I want to read all she writes about Anthony Kiedis ☺️ 1w
Hooked_on_books @BarbaraBB Oh, there‘s a lot about him! 1w
BarbaraBB I‘ll definitely read it one day 1w
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Any collection of writing runs the risk of being uneven, and this is a bit. It starts off with 2 somewhat off-putting essays, but when it gets into the travel stuff, it‘s great, especially the 100+ pages on China. The end is a little bumpy as well, but overall I found this a really worthwhile read.

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Rabbit Moon | Jennifer Haigh
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This book starts with a young American woman being injured in a hit and run in Shanghai. It is then an onion of a family story, slowly peeling away the layers to reveal each family member. Overall, I enjoyed it, but the section at the end is told by the woman‘s sister and the shift is a bit jarring; I wish her perspective had been incorporated throughout.

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Ootlin | Jenni Fagan
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This book is a look at Fagan‘s brutal childhood in the foster care system in Scotland, filled with every horror that can be wreaked upon a child. This makes it a difficult read, of course, but it‘s very well done and vital for exposing the deep inadequacies in care systems and mental health care. A worthy presence on the #WPNF25 longlist.

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Having never identified as a witch, I felt a little skeptical going into this, but I ended up being SO seen by it. After all, how many women persecuted through the ages as witches identified as such? I kept saying, “Exactly!” out loud as I listened. I especially connected with the chapter on choosing whether or not to have kids (I chose no) and aging. Definitely in defense of women!

kspenmoll Great review! 2w
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I loved meeting Vera Wong in book 1 and am delighted there is a book 2, in which she is back and just as much of a hoot. There is a part of this book that is serious and heavy, but overall it is a delight and I sure hope to see Vera and company again.

Aims42 I hope there‘s more from Vera too! 2w
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In Weiner‘s latest, 2 sisters were in a band that went big before quickly breaking up. We follow them in the current day then get to see what happened 20 years ago. She really knows how to tell a story and I was really pulled in. I will say, though, that one of the major characters reveals themselves over the book to be a truly despicable person.

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I was so excited when I saw this on the #WPNF25 longlist because Vikings, but I ended up being a little disappointed. It focuses on grave goods and exploring the culture through them but never quite pulled me in.

Soscha You might be able to find this on Overdrive. Harl, Kenneth W. The Vikings, 2005. 2w
squirrelbrain I struggled a bit with this too 2w
youneverarrived I bailed 😕 2w
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Hooked_on_books @squirrelbrain @youneverarrived Glad I‘m in good company! 2w
squirrelbrain And we should have loved it Katie @youneverarrived with all that Viking history around here! 🤦‍♀️ (including the fossilised 💩 of course! 🤣) 2w
youneverarrived @squirrelbrain haha I know, we should have! 2w
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This is a fascinating look inside Russian warfare, detailing the life of Yevgeny Prigozhin and his founding of the Wagner group. He had his hands in a lot of different conflicts before he eventually turned on Putin and was killed (I presume).

Soscha Killed, or fell out of a window? Defenestration, common Russian hazard. 2w
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#Bookhaul! My husband gave me a Powell‘s gift card for Christmas but then said I couldn‘t use until we moved back (rude!). So now that we‘re back and I finished the taxes yesterday, I made the drive and found some great books. I removed myself from the store when too many things started looking good. 😂 You all know how that is.

Ruthiella Fantastic haul! I definitely need to read more Binet. I was fascinated by 2w
Hooked_on_books @Ruthiella I read this one and loved it: 2w
Ruthiella @Hooked_on_books I‘ve read that too. He‘s such an interesting writer! 2w
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squirrelbrain Oooh, but the anticipation! And being able to go there in person! 2w
sarahbarnes Looking forward to a trip back to Powell‘s when I‘m in OR this summer! (edited) 2w
Hooked_on_books @sarahbarnes Woohoo! That‘s definitely something to look forward to! 2w
Hooked_on_books @squirrelbrain It was great being there. It‘s such an incredible place, though they‘ve moved some stuff around and I always knew where everything was before. 2w
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This book looks at numerous disasters through Oregon history (mostly natural) and tells each story in brief. I enjoyed it but do wish it had been a bit meatier. It‘s a good nonfiction companion piece to Tilt, which depicts the coming at some point Cascadia event.

dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 2w
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Hungerstone | Kat Dunn
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In this gothic, sapphic vampire story, Lenore is married to the chilly Henry; they happen upon a carriage wreck and a woman in white, Carmilla, who they take in. She turns out to be quite unusual. I liked the subtleties in this book and the gradual awakenings of Lenore.

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We all have certain political issues that are our most important. For me, abortion rights are among them for the health and safety of all women. So, I keep up on what‘s going on. But I still didn‘t know some of the infuriating things Valenti reveals in this factual, straightforward clearinghouse of what‘s happened with abortion since the fall of Roe. This is a vital resource for all in the US.

ChaoticMissAdventures I follow her on all social medias, she is incredibly informed and so easily relays information. She is great. 3w
GingerAntics I‘ve always been of the opinion that what a person does with their body is their business, as long as it doesn‘t harm another person. This is apparently amazingly radical these days. 🤷🏼‍♀️ If a woman wants or needs an abortion, that‘s none of my business. It‘s none of anyone‘s business but hers. I feel like I‘ve been radicalised by the conservative push to force women to be pregnant. 3w
Hooked_on_books @ChaoticMissAdventures She‘s terrific. She does really good work. I‘m glad she‘s making good information accessible to everyone and especially to young women. 3w
Hooked_on_books @GingerAntics I hear you. It‘s not something that should be legislated. Politicians have proven over and over that they don‘t understand the medicine, so they need to back the F off. 3w
GingerAntics @Hooked_on_books 100%!!! I usually hold this position for everything from tattoos and piercings to sex work and posing for playboy. If you want to, if you‘re consenting, if you‘re making the choice, if no one is getting hurt, you do you. Maybe that is radical. I don‘t know. No one is worried about most of that stuff, though. Just the abortion stuff. 🙄 2w
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We all saw during COVID that who you are can impact your health outcome and accessibility to care. This book expands on that concept and looks at different diseases through history, showing how black people in particular have been impacted disproportionately. So, it‘s a history with a sociologic focus, not a medical one. It‘s very well done.

JenniferEgnor The author is featured on a recent episode of the podcast Code Switch (NPR). Great episode, can‘t wait to read this book. Link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/code-switch/id1112190608?i=1000700813157 3w
Hooked_on_books @JenniferEgnor Thanks for the link! I look forward to checking that out. 3w
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In this vital condemnation of the genocide in Gaza, El Akkad juxtaposes scenes from that devastated place with moments from his own life as well as the reactions of many in the west, from looking away to applauding the violence. It is not a screed or polemic but a devastating examination of facts. Everyone should read this.

squirrelbrain I have this on audio - will get to it soon. 3w
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 3w
BarbaraBB Amen to that ❤️ 3w
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This is the story of modern day Europeans coming upon and then eventually deciphering/translating Cuneiform. Overall it was interesting, but I fully admit my mind wandered at time and some spots were a bit dry. Low pick for me.

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Genre | John Frow
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I found this cool little map on Mental Floss. The article didn‘t add anything, so I didn‘t bother to post the link. I‘m surprised by the popularity of poetry! And my mom and aunt definitely contribute to mystery being the most popular in California! 😆

BarbaraJean It's SO interesting to see poetry show up more often than mystery!! I'd have thought mystery would be more widespread as a popular genre. 3w
Hooked_on_books @BarbaraJean Right?!? That really surprised me, too. Especially since I‘ve heard a million times that poetry doesn‘t sell and I know mystery sells well. So surprising! 3w
sarahbarnes I‘m slightly disappointed that Colorado came in as a romance state…. 3w
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Kristy_K @BarbaraJean Agreed! I honestly thought mystery would be more prevalent. It seems a lot of the famous authors are in this genre. 3w
Laughterhp How did they gather this data? I have a hard time believing all of New England is reading poetry… 3w
Hooked_on_books @Laughterhp They collected Google Trends data of what people were searching for (and filtered out tv/movie searches). So, it may not be what people are actually reading, but it‘s what they‘re showing interest in. 3w
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The Unworthy: A Novel | Agustina Bazterrica
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I LOVED Tender is the Flesh, so I jumped on this when I saw it was the author‘s latest. I went in blind, so I at first enjoyed trying to puzzle out what was happening, but I eventually got a little bored and never quite recovered.

BarbaraBB That‘s too bad. I had high expectations but will temper them 3w
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A Couple of April Fools | Gregory Maguire
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Here are my books for April #ReadYourEbooks. Three of them have been picked before and I didn‘t read them, so hopefully their time has come this month!

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The Dream Hotel | Laila Lalami
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I found this story of a retention system that holds people with elevated danger scores to allegedly prevent crimes engrossing. It has so many parallels to the current immigration approach in the US as well as mass incarceration. I do feel that the dream element should have either been more fleshed out or removed entirely. I really feel like Lalami‘s books could be exceptional with a little more editing.

BarbaraBB Glad you enjoyed it so much though enjoying is probably not the right word 3w
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Rolling Dice | Beth Reekles
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I meant to post this yesterday, my April picks for #Roll100. I only managed to read one of the March books, but I blame that partially on my books being boxed up for half the month. Looking forward to doing better in April!

PuddleJumper That's great! 3w
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A Couple of April Fools | Gregory Maguire
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Here‘s my list for April #ReadYourEbooks. After months of ignoring them, I did read one from my list in March!, so I consider that a win! I look forward to see what numbers the spinners come up with tomorrow.

CBee I somehow managed to read TWO from the drawn numbers in March. No idea how that happened 😂 3w
Hooked_on_books @CBee Hey, good job! 🥳 3w
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Fever Beach: A Novel | Carl Hiaasen
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I‘ve been reading Hiassen since the 90s and always appreciated his ability to look at disheartening things with humor. His latest is very good, but instead of reading like an outrageous, exaggerated version of people it reads more like NF in our current era, which I found a little depressing. (To be clear, he isn‘t being any less outrageous, people are just being moreso.)

squirrelbrain That does sound a bit depressing. 😞 3w
AlaMich I like him, but it‘s bad enough living it, I don‘t need to read about it too. 3w
Hooked_on_books @AlaMich I was kinda feeling that way, too. Maybe once we get back to sanity (which will hopefully happen). 3w
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BIRDING. | ROSE. RUANE
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Two extremely emotionally stunted women (they are 46-48 and read like an immature and ignorant 20) in a small town barely living their lives. Despite being on the #wp longlist, this is not award-worthy material. The author was effective at creating a character I very much wanted to push out a window, but it wasn‘t one of the central women.

squirrelbrain The mother or the ‘new boyfriend‘?! Or even the miserable friend - forgot about her as well! 3w
Hooked_on_books @squirrelbrain They all have issues, but I think Pandora and Martin both show a little humanity. It‘s Betty, the mom. Push her out the damn window. The single past chapter for her wasn‘t enough to humanize her. She‘s dreadful. 3w
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The Children of Jocasta | Natalie Haynes
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I don‘t usually like Greek myth retellings, though I‘ve had some luck with some of Haynes‘s books and I liked this one, too. I didn‘t read the description and actually didn‘t realize who Jocasta was until about halfway through, which was fun.

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Murder by Memory | Olivia Waite
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Dorothy retired from being detective of a generational ship 2 years ago. So she‘s quite surprised to suddenly awaken in someone else‘s body to find the shipmind drunk and someone dead. This sci-fi mystery novella is fun and seems to be setting up lots of possibilities for future books while also resolving the mystery.

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Tilt | Emma Pattee
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Many in the western PNW are very aware of the Cascadia event, and this book brings it to life, specifically as a major earthquake hitting Portland. We follow a woman in late pregnancy, in IKEA when the quake hits, then through the rest of the day as she traverses town. For me, this was hard-hitting and visceral; really well done.

squirrelbrain So scary…. 4w
DebinHawaii Ahh, the Cascadia event itself & this book scare me (growing up in Portland, having lived in Seattle & even moving to Hawaii) but I‘m probably going to have to read it! 😱🫣 4w
Hooked_on_books @DebinHawaii it‘s good. And she did her homework, which makes it both better and even more frightening. It pairs well with this excellent nonfiction read: 4w
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The Paris Express | Emma Donoghue
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I typically really like Donoghue, so this surprises me. And I‘m honestly not sure if this is me, the book, or the format. I found the audio reader hard to hear somehow, and that certainly didn‘t help. (I think the performance was fine and the mixing just needs to be adjusted.) I may try it again in print just because of the author.

squirrelbrain I started this but only read a tiny bit before all ‘the lists‘ came out 🤪. I wasn‘t particularly drawn to it yet. 4w
TheKidUpstairs I've been told this one starts really slow, but when it picks up, it's a good read. @squirrelbrain 4w
Hooked_on_books @squirrelbrain I made it about a third of the way and was so bored. But @TheKidUpstairs you give me hope for the print! 4w
squirrelbrain Thank you @TheKidUpstairs - I‘ll push on through once I get back to it. 4w
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I kept seeing good things written about this book and they‘re all true! It looks at people who aren‘t necessarily remembered in American history, but who made major, notable impacts on some very familiar things. And McMahon is such a delightful audiobook reader that I would like to request she read all history audiobooks from now on.

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Telephone | Percival Everett
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Most of the Everett books I‘ve read are somewhat steeped in the madcap, as though you can see the author with a manic glee in his eye while writing. This one is quieter, following a professor who seems to feel stunted in his work and marriage having to deal with a slow motion tragedy at home. I found it devastatingly sad. #ReadYourEbooks

Liz_M Which of the three versions did you read? I wanted to make this a book club book, without spoiling the secret, but there was not enough interest in the story itself.

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Hooked_on_books @Liz_M I got the one where he takes the women to urgent care after running out of gas. I had to dig through Litsy threads to find the other endings; I‘m sure they‘re elsewhere online, but I couldn‘t find them. An interesting experiment on his part! 1mo
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I was looking forward to this one and am a little disappointed by it. It tells the story of a series of murders but the organization isn‘t great, making it disjointed. It also tells it to some degree from a social justice lens, which I loved, but I think it would have been better if that was the focus and the murders and attitudes around them were illustrative. #WPNF25

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While listening to this one, I put together this kit and just had to show it to you all. I think it came out great!

PaperbackPirate So cool! 😍 1mo
TheBookHippie Love!!!! 1mo
Ruthiella Really neat! 🤩 1mo
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squirrelbrain Lovely! ❤️ 1mo
Soubhiville So cute 💚 1mo
AmyG Love it! 1mo
Deblovestoread ❤️❤️❤️ 1mo
Bookzombie That‘s so cute!! 4w
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Society of Lies: A Novel | Lauren Ling Brown
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This one started well, with Ivy League secret societies, racism, a death, and family strife. And I mostly enjoyed it, though it is at times unclear which sister is talking. But by the end, there‘s way too much going on and it just devolves into silliness, such that I almost panned it.

GingerAntics I‘ve got this ready to go, but I‘ve been hesitating. I think I‘m going to put it off now. 1mo
Hooked_on_books @GingerAntics A reasonable choice, though there are some people enjoying it. Sometimes when other people find a book a mess I enjoy it anyway. Bit of a toss up, I think. 1mo
GingerAntics @Hooked_on_books I get that. That‘s happened to me, too. I‘m just not sure if I‘m feeling it right now. 1mo
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I have mixed feelings about this one. I do think it‘s well written, but I also know I am not the audience for it. I knew nothing about these men and felt some sort of prior knowledge was imperative to fully enjoying this book. I never would have made it through the print; the audio was well done.

squirrelbrain I agree completely- it was rather slow and the actual ‘battle for the crown‘ was only a few pages. Not my favourite from the list. 1mo
RamsFan1963 If you're interested in this era of English history, I'd recommend trying Henry V by Dan Jones. He starts the book with background of the reigns of Richard II and Henry IV, before moving on to Henry V. 1mo
Hooked_on_books @RamsFan1963 Thanks! I‘ll have to look for that. 1mo
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I was glad to have seen some of the somewhat ambivalent reviews of this from other Littens, because it made it easier to bail when it wasn‘t working for me. I gave the audio about an hour and a half and I was just so bored.

squirrelbrain Of course, I listened to the whole thing because it was ON A LIST. 🙄 1mo
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Kills Well with Others | Deanna Raybourn
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In this follow up to Killers of a Certain Age, the gang is back together when called in by the head of their agency after another agent is killed. This sets off their adventure which is lots of fun and just as laugh out loud funny as the first book. Loved it!

dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 1mo
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This near future story follows multiple characters as a space station for billionaires is being established, climate change is ravaging the earth, and tech is steadily infiltrating everything. I was engaged in it immediately and it never let me go. Super satisfying read.

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Hunchback: A Novel | Saou Ichikawa
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I was very taken aback by how this book starts, but I‘m glad I continued, as it is part of the exploration of the lived reality of a severely disabled woman confined to a group home. It doesn‘t shy away from what she has to contend with daily while also showing her as a whole person with the same needs and desires as anyone. A tiny book that packs a punch.

BarbaraBB My next read! 1mo
sarahbarnes Looking forward to this one! 1mo
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The Strange Case of Jane O. | Karen Thompson Walker
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Alternating in voice between her treating psychiatrist and Jane herself, we hear Jane‘s usual story. It gradually comes together at the end in a way I found incredibly satisfying. While a very different book, I can tell this is from the same brain that wrote The Age of Miracles, which I also loved (though it‘s very different than this). I can‘t recommend this one enough!

AmyG Good to hear. I love her books. 1mo
ChaoticMissAdventures So excited! I am waiting for my copy from the library but I really enjoyed Age of Miracles too. 1mo
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Women's Prize For Nonfiction | Women\'s Prize For Nonfiction
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My “I must read every book from the Women‘s Prize lists but several aren‘t available in the US” Blackwell‘s order is here! 🥳 I‘m so much further along with the NF list, so I‘m hoping to get at least one or two more of them read before the shortlist comes out next week. Thus, I‘m leaning toward The Peepshow as my first read from this stack, though I‘m super interested in Tracker as well.

ChaoticMissAdventures I really need to tackle the NF I ordered but I started this one yesterday 1mo
LeeRHarry Will be interested to hear your thoughts on Tracker. 😊 1mo
TrishB Enjoy! That‘s a fine looking stack. 1mo
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Solnit‘s latest contains the topics you can expect from her: climate change, homelessness, politics, abortion, feminism. Some of these pieces are so outstanding, everyone should read them, especially “Abortion is an Economic Issue.” Also, if you have climate anxiety, I think you‘ll breathe a little easier after “Changing the Climate Story.”

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