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Kelican17

Kelican17

Joined May 2016

Teacher, book enthusiast, lover of weird animals, professional napper.
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I'll Be Your Blue Sky: A Novel by Marisa de los Santos
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Secret Lives of Color by Kassia St Clair
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Thoroughly enjoyed this book. I listened to the audiobook and I think I finished it in 3 days. 💚🍀🥀🌴🌼🍃🌱🌵🍄🪴🪷💚 #bookdump6 #lastone

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Mehso-so

My mind wandered throughout this book. Sometimes the story would grab my attention and other times I would be so distracted that I had no idea what was going on- but I also wasn‘t invested enough to go back and figure it out. #bookdump4

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My attention would wander throughout this book. But overall I enjoyed the stories of the different animals, the different and sometimes creative methods of control, as well as the author‘s dedication to research, history, and her “feet on the ground” method throughout. #bookdump3

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THE HANDMAID'S TALE | MARGARET ARWOOD
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Much tamer than the tv series- I couldn‘t finish it (#delicateflower). Still very disconcerting and worrisome. I didn‘t expect it to end so abruptly and kind of wanted it to continue on. #bookdump2

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The Book Woman's Daughter | Kim Michele Richardson
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I usually don‘t enjoy sequels but this one kept my attention. I think it is because I enjoyed the story and the characters. 💚👍🏻💚 #bookdump1

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I really liked this book. I learned a lot about the matrifocal societies and the atrocities of war- even if I did have to stop reading and google some info to help me better understand their story. 👍🏻👍🏻

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All In: An Autobiography | Maryanne Vollers, Billie Jean King, Johnette Howard
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Mehso-so

Oof. This was a long one. I listened to it at 1.25 speed and it still took 16 hours 😥. This was recommended to me by a friend, otherwise I probably never would have picked it up. I liked it, I learned a lot. But like a lot of contemporary autobiographies I felt that there was a lot of name dropping and minute details that I didn‘t need to know.

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I really liked this book!! Unexpected farm life. Sweet animals. Sad situations. Perseverance. Delicious sounding recipes sprinkled throughout. 😁😁😁

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The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek | Kim Michele Richardson
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👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 book dump 5/5
Loved it. From beginning to end. 💚💚💚

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The Sentence | Louise Erdrich
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👍🏻👍🏻 book dump 4/5
I didn‘t really know what I the story was about when I started reading. But it gave me another perspective of 2020 along with a ghost.

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Anansi Boys | Neil Gaiman
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👍🏻 book dump 3/5
The narrator did a fantastic job with the voices of all of the different characters. But there were too many unanswered questions at the end. In all honesty I probably missed something, but who knows 🤷🏻‍♀️

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👍🏻 book dump 2/5
Two stories from past and present are linked. The story that takes place in the present got on my nerves towards the end but overall I enjoyed it.

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👍🏻👍🏻 book dump 1/5

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The Glass Hotel | Emily St. John Mandel
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Mehso-so

Meh 🤷🏻‍♀️

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I really enjoyed the whole trilogy. With every book, I found it more and more difficult to get through the portions of the books that were explanatory. I wanted to get to the ACTION! And yes, I still want to be a witch and live in the woods when I grow up. #lifegoals

Chrissyreadit I think being a Witch and living in the woods is a dream come true. 3y
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Cat Napping: A Cat's Guide to Slowing Down | David Cuschieri, Heidi Cuschieri
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A good day for a snooze.

readordierachel 💕💕 3y
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Eleanor made me roll my eyes and shake my head. She made me cringe. She made my heart ache for her.

The world needs more Raymonds.

What an unexpectedly good read.

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Cathythoughts Fab book 👍❤️ 3y
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City of Thieves: A Novel | David Benioff
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Mehso-so

I liked parts of the book. 🙂 I didn‘t like parts of the book. 🙁 I thought some parts were pointless, or off track (?). 🙄Some of it was funny.😂 Some of it was difficult subject matter.😬🥶 I would love a book about Lev, Kolya, and Vika‘s lives after the war. 😍 That would be something to read. 👏🏻🤓📚

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💚🧙‍♀️💚 Fairy tales. Twists and turns. Sword fights. Demons and Spirits. This audiobook had me sitting in my car wondering “how late can I walk into work and not be noticed.” I kind of can‘t wait to read/listen to book three.

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I loved it. This is my kind of book. Also- when I grownup I want to be a witch and live in the woods. 🐻 🐦 🧙‍♀️🌳🌲

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The Sweetness of Water | Nathan Harris
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I tried. 🤷🏻‍♀️. I need more to happen, and happen faster. The narrator was also difficult for me to follow, i kept zoning out when I would try to listen

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Movie > book 🦕 🦖

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Nine Perfect Strangers | Liane Moriarty
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It started a little slow, but it had a really good ending. Onto the mini series…

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Defending Jacob: A Novel | William Landay
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👍🏻

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I think this is the 2nd book i have been able to finish since COVID hit. This year has been more difficult that I thought! I enjoyed it. Very interesting overall, but my favorite section was about Legacy. Feuds in Kentucky, plane crashes, and middle schoolers...

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Great Catsby | Kathi Daley
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@4thhouseontheleft For Maya... this is Etta May. She likes to lay like this and watch the world around her!! 😂 Feel better soon! 💚

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Amazingly, this is the first book i have finished since everything shut down and I have been at home. It was a good story, easy read, happy ending, and rumor has it that Tom Hanks will be starring in the movie at some point.

Smrloomis I loved this so much. I would definitely see a movie based on it! 4y
SaturnDoo 😥 I started this back in July and couldn't get in to it. Maybe I should try it again. 4y
Kelican17 @Smrloomis me too! 🙂 4y
Kelican17 @SaturnDoo it took me a few chapters to get into it. I did not have high hopes for the book when I started it. 4y
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Toil & Trouble: A Memoir | Augusten Burroughs
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Basically he talked about his adventures in house hunting, home ownership, and made fun of (admittedly zany) characters he met along the way. Every once in awhile he **just knew** something was going to happen. Bleh.

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The Map of Salt and Stars: A Novel | Jennifer Zeynab Joukhadar
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I appreciated the parallel storylines and the happy endings for both. 💚💚While it felt like I couldn‘t put this book down it took me forever to get through it!!🤷🏻‍♀️

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How to Stop Time | Matt Haig
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Mehso-so

Cool premise. But it became predictable.

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How to Stop Time | Matt Haig
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The next person who gets on my nerves...

Louise This is such a fun, clever book! 5y
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Mehso-so

It was just ok. 🤷🏻‍♀️ I really have no feelings about this book.

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I couldn‘t get into it at all... 5y
Kelican17 I‘m so glad I‘m not the only one!!!!!! 5y
BookMaven9 I can‘t finish it 5y
Kelican17 @Booklover2 Don‘t worry. Nothing happens. 🙄 5y
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Mehso-so

I loved the character of Count Rostov. I would have loved a whole book focused more on the main character. But the chapters with lots of references to Russian history started to make my eyes glaze over. The Count is lovely and sweet and I was impressed with how he “mastered his circumstances” many times over the years. He is someone I would have liked to have known. 💚

TheBookHippie I loved the count ❤️ 5y
BookishMe @TheBookHippie me too! And his friendship with the chef and concierge - GOLD! 5y
TheBookHippie @BookishMe one of my favorite books of all time ! I love Russian literature and history ❤️📖 5y
BookishMe @TheBookHippie actually this may be the only book I have read, that includes Russian history. What other titles have you enjoyed? 5y
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That‘s not right... right?? 🤔

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The Great Alone | Kristin Hannah
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I was hesitant to start this book (I bought it a few months ago) but i was up very late every night reading to see what happened next. Followed by many snooze buttons in the morning. 👍🏻👍🏻😴

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I enjoyed this book! Usually i lose interest in memoirs after i have read about 2/3 of the book. But this one kept my interest all the way through. He has lead an interesting life and he talking about many different topics, which helped to keep my attention!

umbrellagirl Foreword by Dwight Schrute 🤣 5y
Kelican17 @umbrellagirl i know, right?! 😁😁😁 5y
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Thank you, @Dvd !!! I love your book choices and I can‘t wait to read them!! Merry Christmas!!! #santathing

Dvd I hope they entertain you. 5y
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Read this for a book club at work. Very interesting story and a quirky beginning to her long career in code breaking.

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The TARDIS. | Justin Richards
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My parents helped me nerd out this week by stopping at this #littlefreelibrary in Detroit! It was huge, btw. Whoever made it, painted the inner set of doors to look this the inside of the TARDIS. You slide the inner set of doors open to get to the books! It was pretty frickin‘ cool. 😃😎📚💚 @Wife

Alfoster Soooo cool! 5y
BookwormAHN Wow! 5y
sudi That is so cool!!! 😍 5y
TheSpineView 💜💜💜📚 5y
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The Silent Patient | Alex Michaelides
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Big twist at the end, and not the twist I was expecting!

Quirkybookworm One of the best!! 5y
Kelican17 @Quirkybookworm 🤗🤗🤗 5y
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Educated: A Memoir | Tara Westover
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This story had me shaking my head, muttering outloud, and exclaiming “Oh my god” or “unbelievable” during car rides when I listened to it. Some of it was difficult to listen to and it just reaffirms the fact that you never really know what someone is living.

rather_be_reading totally agree! 5y
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I think the relationships in this book made me love it so much. Between humans and animals, humans and humans, young and old. As in any relationship there are moments of joy and pain, growth and loss. This book explores all of it and more! 💚🐙💚

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Really enjoyed this book!! The narrator was great. The story was super interesting and the outcome was bizarre and unbelievable!

Addison_Reads The outcome of this one still irritates me, but this was such a surprisingly good read for me. 5y
Kelican17 @Addison_Reads yes! I couldn‘t believe his sentence and his diagnosis! I don‘t think he feels any remorse to this day. Unbelievable. 5y
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Audio-walking on this hot, hot afternoon. Needed a break from the sun for a few minutes, but the breeze and shade is so nice that I think I have been sitting here for close to 45 minutes! Also- this book is fascinating! 🦆🐓🦃🦜🦢🦚

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ❤️❤️❤️ 5y
Wife I told you! We have another for our list of likes-in-common. Maybe we‘re the Nonfiction Girls? 5y
Kelican17 @Wife maybe!! I just started The Soul of an Octopus 🐙. Have you read it? 5y
Wife @kelican17 Yes, it was good, but I felt so bad for the octopus. Uncomfortably bad. And sad. 😢 5y
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The Golden Compass | Philip Pullman
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I heard they were making a HBO show based on a book called His Dark Materials. So I hunted down the book and learned it was a trilogy. When I was done reading it, I noticed it was a Young Readers book. I felt like it was “a bit much” for a young reader. My next thought was “HBO is making a show based on a YOUNG READERS book???” 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

Powered_By_Plants Just starting this 😍 it‘s been on my shelf for far too long now . 5y
emz711 So excited for the show! 5y
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This story was extraordinary. Made even more interesting by the fact that the author is an expert on brains and mental illness- and she began to experienced symptoms of mental illness- and then could remember and EXPLAIN to the reader what was going on in her body!!! I mean, whoa. The epilogue almost got me 😥😥

Wife You seem to be getting into NF lately. This one sounds good. Scribd?💚 5y
Kelican17 @Wife NF on audio only. Physical books i like fiction. 5y
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I really enjoyed listening to this book. A lot of lightbulbs went off as I noticed similarities between the author and my thought processes and behaviors. The book is making me reconsider the way i live and think!

Wife Another book we disagree on🙄. What is it with us? 5y
Kelican17 🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️ 5y
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Imagine being stuck in traffic, laughing so hard you are crying, and wondering what all of the other people in their cars are thinking about you. That was this book. From start to finish.

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Mehso-so

I was excited to read this book. I wanted to like this book. But it was a frustrating read. I feel like I know more about William Randolph Hurst, Walt Disney, and SFX departments than I do about Milicent Patrick.