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jfikkidizzle

jfikkidizzle

Joined August 2016

I like big books and I cannot lie
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The Good Lord Bird | James McBride
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"Whatever he believed, he believed. It didn't matter to him whether it was really true or not. He just changed the truth till it fit him. He was a real white man."

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Revolutionary Road | Richard Yates
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"But from there on Howard Givings heard only a welcome, thunderous sea of silence. He had turned off his hearing aid."
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One of the smallest, funniest characters I have come across in a while.

EvieBee I laughed at that part too! A small act of rebellion. 8y
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Revolutionary Road | Richard Yates
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This book was slow-moving at page 50 or so, but it picked up. Lots of 1960s drama!

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The Mothers: A Novel | Brit Bennett
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Post-work doings. Enjoying some quiet time in preparation for #ToastingToTexts

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The Mothers: A Novel | Brit Bennett
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And so it begins... || I am excited to start for our book club #ToastingToTexts #ToastingToTextsBookClub

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The China Lover | Ian Buruma
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Starting a new one. A bit slow in the first chapter.

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I am in love with this book cover. Her eyes are piercing. Beautiful image.

GoldenGirl I loved this book. It was the first Alice Hoffman book I'd read and I literally could not put it down! 8y
jfikkidizzle @GoldenGirl I enjoyed it too! I have heard Dovekeepers is good; but like you, this was my first Alice Hoffman. 8y
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I am in love with this book cover. Her eyes are piercing. Beautiful image.

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The Holy Bible | Crossway Bibles
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I was watching a Bible Study on YouTube last night and was very intrigued by the "changing of the guards" a co-worker mentioned to me. It really got me thinking and reignited a fire in me for God's plan in my life. Patience and perseverance. I haven't read anything else this week. But coffee has me focused for work, though. #thecoffeebeanandtealeaf #icedamericano #Godsperfecttiming

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I haven't purchased digital books in a very long time, and this one was a must (seeing as I am not a fan of Mass Market paperbacks or series). I am not sure yet how I feel about reading this one, but we shall see.

BookishFeminist Interested to hear your thoughts- I've been skeptical too but it's been sitting on my shelf forever. 8y
MrBook @BookBabe will be interested in your thoughts as well 😊👍🏻. 8y
BookBabe 😊👍🏻 8y
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jfikkidizzle @BookishFeminist We shall see what this has for me. I am about 30 pages in. 8y
BooksTeasAndBookishThings This one was not that good for me, but book 2 picked up. Full disclosure: I didn't like the very last book the way it ended the whole series. But, a lot of great books in the middle. 8y
jfikkidizzle @BooksTeasAndBookishThings I couldn't finish this one. I don't know how I feel about moving forward. A member of my book club chose this. 8y
BooksTeasAndBookishThings I would read at least the second book, if you like it, the next several are great. Honestly up until the last two, they were really good in my opinion. Second to last was okay, but the last one had such a rushed ending and did not flow well at all. It was truly not worth it, but, I did enjoy the others. 8y
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I love that this is included in the back of the book, along with recipes. Because I am reading this for Book Club and we each prepare a dish, this is definitely giving me inspiration. #recipe #Provencial #ProvenceFrance

MrBook Nice concept with the food and book 😊. 8y
jfikkidizzle @MrBook I agree. 😁 8y
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Food is truly a way to understand a people. You can understand their pride, history and pain all through food. I am so glad we are having book club this week so we will be able to prepare a few meals. #FoodForThought #FeedYourSoul

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"'Then dance furiously! Find the instrument in the piece that reflects your emotions and follow it! Grab me with the fury you feel for me!'"

Manon demands Perdu to open up and feel. Here, she is asking, thru the Tango, to use the music and dance to express his passion and feelings.

I would like to think a man would want to use his passion for me and let the music and rhythm of the Tango guide his feelings/passion. #TwoToTango

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This book is giving me so many suggestions to read for the future, one of them with a very sensual cover. I don't even know where to begin.

Simona @jfikkidizzle I read it in my early teens open mouthed. I can't remember the content of the book, so maybe is time to reread? 8y
jfikkidizzle @Simona Hahaa. Maybe so. 8y
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Americanah | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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As of July 2016, this has been my favorite read of the year (even though I read this December 2015). I haven't read many books, but this takes the cake. So much to think about: what it means to be black in America, what it means to be African in America, how to assimilate in America as an African and what kind of challenges does that bring.

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Little Paris Bookshop | Nina George

"'Surrender to the treasures of books instead of entering into pointless relationships with men, who neglect you anyway, or going on crazy diets because you're not thin enough for one man and not stupid enough for the next.'"

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Little Paris Bookshop | Nina George
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He felt inexplicably better when he knew that they were well--and in his unassuming way he tried to make a contribution. Books were a means of helping.