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mmckale

Joined October 2015

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Vinegar Girl | Anne Tyler
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Panpan

I fondly remember reading Anne Tyler in high school, but I guess I've changed (or she has?). This book was nothing to write home about. A pointless rebelling of the Taming of the Shrew. 2 🌟

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Mehso-so

I am confounded. This book was so heartbreaking, it was painful for me to read and I rushed through it so I wouldn't have to think about it anymore. But it was also so full of truth, and, in a way, beauty. I can't decide whether to give it one star or five. #minibookreview

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I Am a Little Monkey | Francois Crozat
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Pickpick

This series of books about animals for children is so wonderful. Simple language, beautiful illustrations. Highly recommended.

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Imperfect Birds | Anne Lamott
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Pickpick

I guess the ending didn't satisfy me. But otherwise, exquisite, beautiful Lamott. Also, so excruciating, to think of all the ways in which my children might manipulate me in not so many years. I literally had nightmares. 5 🌟 #minibookreview

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Be Frank With Me: A Novel | Julia Claiborne Johnson
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Mehso-so

You'd have to be a cold hearted monster not to love Frank. But the narrator is just as horribly self involved as she finally realizes herself to be, and the writing is only okay. 3 🌟 #minibookreview

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Pickpick

It's already working 😏 5 🌟 #minibookreview

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Everything about this book is brilliant. I've drunk the kool-aid. If you need me, I'll be building a chicken coop on the roof. 5 🌟#minibookreview

Orbeck33 She was my favorite author in HS, haven't read her since Prodigal Son. Aim to pick this up soon. 8y
mmckale I think you will love it, especially as a fan of eating animals. 8y
Dolly One of my favorite books of all time! I learned, was entertained and enjoyed the authors voice on the recorded version. A sweet book. 8y
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The Boston Girl | Anita Diamant
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Pickpick

Charming and easy. Well worth a read, but moved too quickly to address any issues in a serious way. 3 🌟

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Golden Age: A novel | Jane Smiley
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Mehso-so

my least favorite of the three, perhaps because my own time is the least interesting to me. still, so thoughtfully written. 4 🌟 #minibookreview

Hazel0303 Totally agree with you that this was my least favorite of the three. I felt the author was a little too "chicken little" about the future. I have more faith in humanity than what her view of the world seemed to be. It did really make me think though! 9y
mmckale I agree! I actually wished she didn't get into the future at all. It felt silly. 8y
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In Other Words | Jhumpa Lahiri
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(obviously) unlike anything else she's written; valuable as a meditation on language and also personal obsession and indulgence. super quick read, too, a huge plus at this moment in my life. but yes, a little rickety, a little less elegant. 4 🌟

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Dept. of Speculation | Jenny Offill
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it was my goal to read 52 books this year and I read 43. top spot goes to Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill. #minibookreview #yearendresults

mmckale Ps if you want any of the books you see here, tell me and I'll mail them to you! 🎉 9y
jeff You should start a Little Free Library in your new neighborhood! 😄📚 9y
mmckale I love those little free libraries! Great idea 😉 9y
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Bad Feminist | Roxane Gay
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I was so excited to read this. But, even though it was immensely thought provoking and heart wrenching at times, I found the writing uneven and uninspiring. 3 🌟 #minibookreview

todd Welcome to Litsy! Becky be thrilled to follow you. 😃 9y
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