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Suet624

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Fundamentally: A Novel | Nussaibah Younis
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I don‘t do this very often - just sit in a coffee shop taking up space and reading - but this Vermont gray weather requires that I do this today.

squirrelbrain Enjoy! ☺️ 3h
Suet624 @squirrelbrain thanks! This endless winter is starting to get to me but the book is making me chuckle. 3h
ChaoticMissAdventures This is the hardest time of year, spring/summer is so close but so far away!! 3h
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BarbaraBB This was an interesting read I think! 2h
Leftcoastzen Looks lovely! Lots of cards 30m
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A Hole in the Universe: A Novel | Mary McGarry Morris
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Gordon returns to his hometown after spending 25 years in prison. He returns to a neighborhood that is riddled with crime, an elderly neighbor who is afraid of him, a teenager in desperate straits, a brother who has resented him for years, and a lonely woman who has visited him while he was in prison and hopes to have a relationship with Gordon. It‘s a lot for a guy who just wants to lay low and stay out of trouble. I couldn‘t stop reading it.

CBee Ooo. Sounds good! I‘ve wanted to read her books but never have 🤔 5h
Suet624 @CBee Can I send it to you?? 5h
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Short War | Lily Meyer
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Thank you to Jennifer for sending this story my way. This novel offers a short history lesson of the coup that took place in Chile through the eyes of teenagers, one of them being the son of a CIA informer. The son leaves friends and a girlfriend behind as he is taken back to the U.S. The story then moves to years later as the son and others associated with him live with the memory and guilt of what took place in the country he left behind. 🔽

Suet624 It‘s worth reading other reviews of this book on Litsy as they provide a more expansive review. 5d
Jas16 Happy you enjoyed it. 5d
BarbaraBB I enjoyed this one too. 5d
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Crooked Seeds: A Novel | Karen Jennings
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The question is: how many depressing books do I need to read before I give up on reading depressing books? This may have been the one to tip me over the edge. Or I need to up my dosage of Sam-e. 🥴😂 it‘s a terrific character study of a cranky alcoholic woman with no hope. Yes, there are reasons for this and yet even I had trouble rooting for her. Very readable though. Unfortunately. It would have been easier for me to stop reading it otherwise.

kspenmoll Take a break!!!!😂😂😂😂 2w
Suet624 @kspenmoll I really need to find a little lighter fare. 😂🤷🏻‍♀️ 2w
Jas16 I agree with @kspenmoll. It is time to take a break and read something that beings you joy. 2w
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squirrelbrain She was a *very* unlikeable character. I think you need something light and fluffy next! 2w
AmyG Ha. I do love a depressing book but yeah, too many can be alot. Yet, I never get enough of the dysfunctional family. 2w
ChaoticMissAdventures This one was tough. Every year after reading the WP longlist I find myself looking for anything fun. I should have saved for last 2w
TheKidUpstairs I returned this one to the library unread and decided I'll take it out again if it's shortlisted. So many reviews said the same thing you said here and I just really needed something more positive, or at least more of a balance! I agree with @ChaoticMissAdventures recommendation for Fundamentally if you're looking for something fun and funny (that also delivers on good writing and interesting and important themes)! 2w
Suet624 @Jas16 I'll try for that. :)
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Suet624 @AmyG My librarian and friends know I'm good with depressing books. I think I just read too many in a row and the state of the world just all piled up and did me in. This book, though, really felt like an exaggerated kick in the gut. 2w
Suet624 @ChaoticMissAdventures @TheKidUpstairs - thanks for the recommendation. I'm now 3rd in line to get this from the library. 2w
sarahbarnes I often do the same thing, reading too many heavy books in a row. I hope you can find something a little lighter for a break. 5d
Suet624 @sarahbarnes I am reading two books currently and while they are not light at all they don‘t feel as hopeless. I question why I read so many dark books but I get bored with lighter ones so …. 5d
sarahbarnes Same, same. 😆 5d
Suet624 @sarahbarnes 👯‍♀️ 5d
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Truth.

TheBookHippie This read was wild. 2w
Suet624 @TheBookHippie I‘m still trying to figure out how I feel about it. The woman bugged the crap out of me and the husband contributed nothing financially to the family which ticked me off. So I‘m trying to figure out if I can separate those characters out of my assessment of the book. Saying I enjoyed reading it would not be accurate but I think she did a good job with it. 2w
Mimi28 I have it on hold at the library 2w
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TheBookHippie @Suet624 I feel that way too. It‘s well written. It infuriated me! 2w
Suet624 @Mimi28 there‘s a lot of good to be found in the book. I look forward to your thoughts on it. 2w
Mimi28 It‘s not even in transit. It may take a few weeks I apologize 🤷🏽‍♀️🫶🏽😊🩷 2w
sarahbarnes I haven‘t gotten to this one yet. That‘s a great quote. 2w
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Star of the Sea | Joseph O'Connor
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If you want to learn about the famine in Ireland in the 1800‘s, if you want to learn about life on a ship leaving Ireland heading to New York and if you like a story that involves a murderer on board the ship, this book is for you. There‘s even an affair going on! This book is brutal and yet I‘m glad I read it. It‘s a history lesson that needs to be told and remembered. What happened in Ireland was a terrible thing.

kspenmoll I am still processing this book. 2w
Suet624 @kspenmoll it took me a bit of time before I could write this review. 😊 being Irish, you know, it really gets you in the gut. 2w
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Just in case you want to listen, Rhett Miller interviews Nunez on his podcast.

BooksandCoffee4Me Oh, just read about this book and want to read it. I‘d not heard of it so thank you for sharing. 2w
RowReads1 Thanks for posting! 2w
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I was looking forward to reading a light and enjoyable novel. I saw the movie ages ago but hardly remembered the plot line. This wonderful story filled with magic and recipes was a delight. Passionate love sustained over the years and a woman whose cooking will create lust and chaos within those who enjoy her meals is always fun to read about.

TheBookHippie I‘ve not read this in so long. It‘s a good one. 3w
sarahbarnes Ah, I love this book. The American Ballet Theater did an adaptation of it last summer and I got to see it and it was really good. 3w
kspenmoll Yes, a treasure of a book! 3w
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LeahBergen I loved this book! And now I feel like rewatching the movie. 3w
Suet624 @TheBookHippie @kspenmoll just what I needed to read right now. 💕 3w
Suet624 @sarahbarnes Really? A ballet adaptation? How cool is that? 3w
Suet624 @LeahBergen I‘ve been trying to find the original movie but I can‘t find it. 😩 3w
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I had trouble with this graphic but here it is.

1. The USPS is selling sheets of Forever stamps that are so groovy!
2. The Flower Show that my daughter-in-law & I went to lifted my spirits.
3. Went to see a Boston Celtics game and all my favorite players played. Very competitive and exciting game.
4. Sending postcards to the White House tomorrow expressing my outrage.
5. My friend and I outside of TD Garden with the Boston Bruins bear.

Jari-chan Nr. 4 👏💪 3w
AmyG Ooooo love the stamps. And the Celtics….always fun! (edited) 3w
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Suet624 @AmyG it was so fun! 3w
Suet624 @Jari-chan Believe it or not, that is a photo from eight years ago when I did the exact same thing. 3w
Deblovestoread Those stamps are way cool! 3w
Suet624 @Deblovestoread I know! I love them! 3w
Jari-chan @Suet624 Oh wow, that's impressive!! 👏 3w
dabbe 🩵💙🩵 3w
AnnCrystal ✊🏼💝💝💝💝💝. 3w
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Was able to stop in Wilmington (southern Vermont) yesterday to get a stamp on my Vermont Independent Bookstore Passport. What a sweet little town with a fabulous bookstore! Excited about these books. Miller, a Vermont author, wrote the tagged book which was sooo good and I encourage folks to check it out. Can‘t wait to check his newest one out. Hmmmm…can‘t remember how to tag. #TheMemoirsofStockholmSven

BarbaraBB Great haul! I loved the tagged book! 3w
Suet624 @BarbaraBB thanks! And yes, I really like this author. 3w
BooksandCoffee4Me Spent a wonderful two weeks at the Putney Inn in Putney, Vermont about ten years ago. Drove upstate to Lake Champlaigne (sp?). I would love to see Vermont in the fall! 3w
Suet624 @BooksandCoffee4Me Hi Laurie, I live in northern Vermont and rarely get to the southern part of the state (which is where Wilmington is) so it's been a delight to do this Passport program and see towns I don't normally go to. For instance, I've never been to Putney even though I've lived here for almost 50 years. I lived right on Lake Champlain for about 20 years - a spectacular lake. Come to Vermont! Get in touch if you do! 3w
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Definitely not my genre but it was available through Libby and I needed a book to listen to on a drive and it was a Grady Hendrix story. It involves vampires and a lot of attempts to identify and kill one.

Reggie I hope you try another of his because on the list of his books I‘ve read this is tied for last. Also, I wanted to punch every man in here. Also, thanks for the book Sue. I go to my mail maybe once a month because all my utilities come in around the 10th. So I‘m sorry it‘s been sitting there awhile, Sue. Thanks so much for the book. 3w
Suet624 @Reggie you‘re welcome! 3w
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Untitled | Unknown Unknown
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#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii

1. Tank and the Bangos was the opening act for
2. Trombone Shorty - between the 2 acts it was 3 hours of me standing, singing and dancing. Just what I needed.
3. Babysitting my granddaughter, Charley, overnight.
4. Being introduced to a fabulous book/buddy read.
5. Finally, it‘s scientifically accurate to say that the Irish have large heads! My kids and I have a very hard time finding hats that fit.

kspenmoll Such wonderful joys but you also made me laugh with big Irish heads! I am enjoying the same buddy read. ❤️😂 4w
Suet624 @kspenmoll thanks, Katherine. And isn‘t the book so good? I‘m enjoying it a lot. 4w
Deblovestoread 💙💙💙 4w
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DebinHawaii Great joys! 💛💛💛 I need to get started on the buddy read to catch up! 4w
Leftcoastzen Totally off topic, does your power come from Canada? 3w
Suet624 @Leftcoastzen About 20% of Vermont‘s power comes from Quebec. Ottawa is the province that is raising their tariffs against the U.S. at this point but that doesn‘t affect my state. Thanks for asking. 3w
Leftcoastzen What a shit show rodeo ! You are in my thoughts! 3w
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Memorial Days: A Memoir | Geraldine Brooks
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While Brooks is writing her book Horse at home on the Vineyard she gets a call that her husband Tony Horwitz has died suddenly in DC. This book walks you through that time frame/experience and then intermingles her process of finally fully grieving three years later while staying in a remote location in Tasmania. In telling her story you meet a unique couple. A four star read.

kspenmoll This is in my TBR from my local Indie bookstore- I buy 1 book per month as a loyalty member & get 20% discount. I have not read it yet- now I must soon, maybe April! 4w
Suet624 @kspenmoll it‘s a very quick read. 4w
Jeg It‘s a keeper for me. I know I‘ll read it again sometime. 3w
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The Birds | Tarjei Vesaas
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Jennifer, you‘re spoiling me with this embarrassment of riches. Thank you for this fun package that I received today. I feel so fortunate. 💕💕💕

AmyG ❤️ 1mo
BarbaraBB The Birds! That one is sooooo good Sue, you‘ll love it. 1mo
Suet624 @BarbaraBB yippee! 1mo
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Jas16 I am hardly spoiling you although you would certainly deserve it if I were. I hope you enjoy. 1mo
Suet624 @Jas16 💕💕💕 1mo
sarahbarnes I haven‘t heard of The Birds but it sounds really good. Stacking. 1mo
Suet624 @sarahbarnes happy to pass it along once I finish it. 1mo
sarahbarnes You are too, too kind! ♥️♥️ 1mo
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I listened to this twice before returning it to the library. This is a book that outlines ancient practices that we‘ll surely be required to practice in the future. Not consuming more than you need or that the planet can sustain, of sharing within a community. I lived on a commune for years just for this reason. Eventually upon moving to Vermont my husband ran a business that was paid through bartering more often than cash. It‘s the way to go.

BarbaraBB Very interesting and timely I think. 1mo
DogMomIrene Some of our dog trainers have bartered with clients or other service people. Definitely think more bartering will be occurring. 1mo
Suet624 @DogMomIrene that‘s wonderful! 1mo
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Star of the Sea | Joseph O'Connor
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I had to look up the word ‘bridewell‘. It was the opposite of what I thought it meant.

kspenmoll Thanks! I have not started this book yet! 1mo
sarahbarnes Did not know that either. 1mo
Suet624 @sarahbarnes the word sounds so upbeat! 1mo
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Shy Creatures | Clare Chambers
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A young woman working as an art therapist in a mental institution, in love with a married psychiatrist working there, helps a patient who has been discovered in a house that he hasn‘t left for years. He‘d lived with his aunts who had kept him from leaving in case others saw him. It could have been me and my mood but this was too long for the story it told. I wish it had resonated more with me because the outline of the story is interesting.

Reggie Messy therapists/psychologists are my jam. But the whole too long for the story told leaves it unshackled. Great review Sue. 1mo
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What a delightful surprise in my mail this morning. Thank you @AmyG for your kindness. I can't wait to read these.

LoverOfLearning I really want to read Killers of a Certain Age. 1mo
Suet624 @LoverOfLearning It's one I've wanted to read for a while. :) 1mo
Jas16 I really liked Killers of a Certain Age. What a great package! 1mo
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Not a bad one in the bunch- can‘t wait to see which one I‘ll read in March. #bookspin

BkClubCare Yes! I have read only two: Wounded and Sandwich. Many on my tbr 🌟 1mo
Suet624 @BkClubCare usually, I end up putting old books that have been hanging around for a long time in my list and I‘m usually less than thrilled about the selection. This month I decided to include only books purchased within the last year or two. It feels good. Did you read Newman‘s first book? It‘s a good one. 1mo
BkClubCare No, haven‘t YET but it is has been on my tbr. I don‘t recall why exactly I read Sandwich when I did 🤷🏻‍♀️ 1mo
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AmyG Great list! 1mo
Suet624 @AmyG I‘m excited for March! 1mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1mo
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In the Freud Archives | Janet Malcolm
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After finishing this book I went on to The New Yorker website to see how many of Janet Malcolm‘s articles I had read in the past and to my surprise there was a brief article in this recent issue about Malcolm and Eissler! Janet Malcolm‘s nonfiction writing about three men involved in the Freud archives - two of whom have massive egos and one wanting to believe in the brilliance of a protege - is so engaging. 🔽
#offtheshelf #bookspin

Suet624 Debunking the history and theories of Freud is a no-no and yet that‘s what two of the men attempt to do. Witnessing the clash between two of the men and the heady society they move about in is riveting. 1mo
Leftcoastzen I will have to check that out! 1mo
Suet624 @Leftcoastzen my review is a bit half-assed. You should check out the review of others to see if they officially push you to read the book. 😊 1mo
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kspenmoll Me too! 1mo
Leftcoastzen I meant the article, I read the book back in the #NYRBBookclub 1mo
Suet624 @Leftcoastzen oh! 😊 1mo
Leftcoastzen And :this is subtitle to this one:The Impossible Profession 1mo
Suet624 @Leftcoastzen thank you. 1mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1mo
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My mind has been all over the place over the last two days. Really hard for me to settle on anything. I find that I‘m rotating between these three reading options. Being retired, lack of exercise due to snow drifts up to my waist, and our current state of democracy, it‘s enough to scramble my mind. I‘m usually a monogamous reader, so you know things are going downhill fast when I flip between three quite different selections of reading material.

Kristin_Reads I totally get it. 💗 1mo
Suet624 @Kristin_Reads 💕💕 1mo
Leftcoastzen Hear you ! 1mo
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TiredLibrarian Relatable! 1mo
TheBookHippie ♥️ it just keeps snowing!!! 1mo
Deblovestoread Boy, do I get this! 😵‍💫 1mo
Suet624 @Leftcoastzen @TiredLibrarian @Deblovestoread And still we rise…(hopefully). 1mo
Suet624 @TheBookHippie no snow today but super cold. So I move from floor to couch to chair reading. 1mo
TheBookHippie @Suet624 it made it to 18 here!! But it‘s been snowing about 8 hours this clip.. 1mo
Suet624 @TheBookHippie oh! I didn‘t realize you were dealing with that right now. Ugh. 1mo
TheBookHippie @Suet624 suppose to stop Saturday. 😂 1mo
Suet624 @TheBookHippie I love how pretty it all is but the shoveling and trying to find a place to put it gets tiresome. 1mo
TheBookHippie @Suet624 we snow blow piles -but as @GingerAntics says :I‘m in the middle of woods that they just carved out for houses …so it gets dicey… huge massive piles at stores and schools. Like mountains. 1mo
Suet624 @TheBookHippie we have mountains of it here. It‘s kind of awesome. 1mo
TheBookHippie @Suet624 my grandson loves it. 🙃 1mo
GingerAntics @TheBookHippie but those piles do make the BEST snow forts!!! 1mo
squirrelbrain I read the magazine a few weeks ago - some fascinating articles in that issue. 1mo
Suet624 @squirrelbrain I stubbornly refuse to let that magazine die. I‘ve subscribed for decades. There used to be some very good journalists who wrote for it. But you‘re right, this one has some interesting articles. (edited) 1mo
dabbe 🩶💚🩶 1mo
sarahbarnes Hang in there. I really liked the Freud Archives. 1mo
Reggie Oh, Sue. I hope you stay warm. 1mo
Suet624 @sarahbarnes I‘m glad to hear you enjoyed it. 1mo
Suet624 @Reggie I‘m reading under blankets so I‘m nice and cozy. 1mo
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In the Freud Archives | Janet Malcolm
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Yes!! I‘m finally starting to read my December #bookspin!

AmyG Ha! 1mo
BarbaraBB It‘s good! 1mo
Lindy Every book has its time. 😊 1mo
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Playground | Richard Powers
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I‘m all over the map on this book. Here are my random thoughts:
1. Don‘t listen to the audiobook. Apparently you can‘t tell that there is a section of the narrative that is in italics which is an important feature of the story. (At least that‘s what Reddit readers said.)
2. It took me forever to get into it and I really had to push to finish it.
3. You have to finish it. But it will give you a headache.
4. The ocean is magical. AI sucks.

BarbaraBB Great review. It‘s my favorite read of the year so far even though I ended up with so many questions 🤯 1mo
Suet624 @BarbaraBB I think it will take time for the book to settle within me. I so dislike Todd/AI/what these creators have done that I angrily squirmed through it. Of course much of it was brilliant and I loved the ocean passages. 1mo
BarbaraBB Angrily squirmed through it 😀 oh Sue I so like the way you are! 1mo
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Suet624 @BarbaraBB Hahaha. 1mo
Bookwormjillk Good to know about the audiobook! 1mo
ErikasMindfulShelf I listened to it. Had no clue. 🤦🏻‍♀️ 1mo
Suet624 @BarbaraBB (sigh) I miss the oceanographer. I keep thinking about her. 1mo
BarbaraBB Yes she is a fantastic character 💕 1mo
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Not sure why I feel compelled to follow up on my last post about shoveling with this information, but please humor me. 🥴🤪. A big old 12-18” of snow and high winds for two days.

Butterfinger It was a good thing you cleared off your roofs. Stay safe and warm. 2mo
Suet624 @Butterfinger thanks! As long as the wind doesn‘t knock out our electricity it should be a lovely few days. 2mo
AmyG Wow! We are getting snow, too. Just got pulled out of a snow bank. Stay home. Stay safe. 2mo
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Suet624 @AmyG yikes! I hate getting stuck. YOU stay home and stay safe 😊 2mo
Luke-XVX Someone‘s gonna have arms as big as Arnie…. 2mo
Suet624 @Luke-XVX hahaha. 2mo
ChaoticMissAdventures I live in a town where snow in the forecast shuts everything down, I can't imagine this 😂. We had 2 days of snow this week and I haven't left my house. You snow people are a different breed! Hope you stay warm and snug. 2mo
Leftcoastzen Yikes ! 2mo
Suet624 @ChaoticMissAdventures I remember when I lived in Tennessee and once there was a thin layer of ice on the roads that stopped everyone for several days. So I get it. I pay extra for studded tires now and shovel throughout a snowstorm so I don't have to get stuck with shoveling all 12 inches in one go. :). Where do you live? 2mo
ChaoticMissAdventures @Suet624 I live in Portland Oregon, and we get snow every year usually once and no one is prepared! I have lived in snowier places but people here are super dangerous driving, there was a 100 cat pile up on Thursday, so I just don't leave the house (super lucky I can work from home) Ice is the real danger! 2mo
Suet624 @ChaoticMissAdventures that‘s wild. I thought Portland got a good amount of snow. And a 100 car pileup? That‘s nuts! 2mo
AkashaVampie U and me don't live too too car from each other. I'm in Plattsburgh, NY 2mo
AkashaVampie I meant far... not car 2mo
Jeg Wow wow. 2mo
kspenmoll Sue, thinking of you- hope hope you din‘t lose power. 💕 2mo
sarahbarnes Wow. Hope you‘re staying safe. 2mo
Suet624 @AkashaVampie You're right! We could practically wave to each other.. :)
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Suet624 @Jeg In some ways it's nice - it's so old school Vermont to have snow up past your head. 2mo
Suet624 @kspenmoll Thanks Katherine. So far so good. The high winds haven't started yet but we are overwhelmed by the snow right now. 2mo
Suet624 @sarahbarnes Besides snow shoveling, all is good. Definitely not driving . 2mo
marleed Stay warm and safe. We are due to get significant snow this Tuesday and Wednesday. I‘m hoping I get a chance to shovel in doses but unlikely as I watch my 2-yo grandson on weekdays. But I‘m hopeful this will be our last hurrah for significant snow this season 🤞 2mo
AkashaVampie @Suet624 my hubby works over in VT. So he probably drives by u all the time. He works for Performance Food Group as an overnight truck driver. He is working today in all the shit. 2mo
Jeg Sue I have some vague memories of high snow when we lived in North Swanzey near Keene NH. Not being able to go to school. We caught a bus which took us to a new school Mt Caesar . 2mo
JenniferEgnor I ordered this book and it just came in the post today. I love this story and didn‘t know Tomie dePaola had done a book for this…thank you for this post/tag!!! 1mo
Suet624 @JenniferEgnor how funny! I know nothing about the book! But I‘m really happy for you. (edited) 1mo
JenniferEgnor @Suet624 it‘s the story of The Snegurochka! Russian folk tale similar to the old pagan stories about the changing seasons and their various figures (green man, holly and oak king, etc) 1mo
Suet624 @JenniferEgnor wonderful! 1mo
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A story of a convent and the community surrounding them told through letters from Sister B. It was delightful to see how much prayer actually worked for all the travails experienced by the nuns. If only that worked for all of us! It was sweet to watch how they relied on each other and continually learned new things in order to navigate fundraising for their convent. #NunLit

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Over 5,000 lbs. of snow had to be pulled off the upper roof to the porch roof and then 3 of us shoveled the porch roof to the ground. That pile on the ground is up to my nose. And a nor‘easter will start tomorrow. I feel like I‘ve been shoveling for weeks. This weekend it will be just me, the books and watching the snow fall.

Aims42 🤯🤯🤯🤯 omg! You must have arms of steel by now!! 2mo
Suet624 @Aims42 I‘m pooped. 2mo
Aims42 @Suet624 You‘ve earned a restful night!! 2mo
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Suet624 I just noticed those top three windows have all different shades. I never noticed that before! 2mo
TiredLibrarian @Suet624 It's about the same in my neck of the woods in upstate NY. It just won't give us a break! 2mo
Suet624 @TiredLibrarian oh, yes, I imagine we have the exact same weather. 2mo
TheBookHippie Looks like home ❄️ 2mo
AmyG Holy Cow! 2mo
Jas16 Living somewhere it never it snows, I cannot even fathom this. I often wish it would snow in San Francisco but none of us could handle it. 2mo
LeahBergen Yikes! It‘s snowing here today in my part of Canada but nothing like that! 2mo
Suet624 @Jas16 It‘s so beautiful when it comes down but as it adds up, I can be super heavy to shovel. This year was the first year we‘ve had to rake the upper roof. Usually it just slides right off and I just shoveled the flat roof. I kept being afraid that the roof would collapse on me. 2mo
Suet624 @LeahBergen Tomorrow is when our big storm starts, so I wanted to be sure to get that snow off the roof. Another 10 inches wasn‘t going to be a good thing. 😳 2mo
tpixie @Suet624 I‘ve never thought about having to shovel the snow off the roof!!! Amazing job! I bet you are exhausted 🥱 Glad you are safe. 🩵 ⛄️ 🩵 2mo
Suet624 @tpixie thank you! I‘ve noticed that on our town‘s forum lots of people are asking for help raking their roofs. Something about the weather this winter has made the snow stick to metal roofs, which is really uncommon. I‘ve been here 11 years and I have never had to do it before. (edited) 2mo
dabbe Wowza! Glad you are safe, you powerful woman, you! ❣️💪🏻❣️ 2mo
tpixie @Suet624 very interesting good luck with the next batch of snow! 2mo
kspenmoll Here I was worried all January about no snow! We have some, but nothing in comparison- only 6 is expected tomorrow but also lots of ice/sleet which makes for power outages & falling tree limbs. Snow up to your nose!!!!! Glad your roof is safe & you are bundled up.💕💕💕 2mo
Hooked_on_books WOW! 🤯 2mo
BarbaraBB That must have been quite the job 😳 but it‘s probably a relief you did it. You deserve a book filled weekend and hopefully some raise in temperatures afterwards! 💕 2mo
Deblovestoread The weight of snow is no joke. Shoveling or caving in a roof. You deserve a peaceful restful weekend! 2mo
squirrelbrain Glad you‘re OK + good luck with the next storm. 2mo
Cathythoughts Enjoy your book weekend 🤍 2mo
Jeg Shovelling all that snow you will be very fit! 2mo
DogMomIrene @Suet624 Interesting about snow sticking to the metal roof. I haven‘t heard this one before, but my research into steel roofs isn‘t super deep. We‘re years away from converting🤞🏼 Hope you‘re well rested now! 2mo
Suet624 @BarbaraBB More snow, so more shoveling this weekend, but it's gorgeous. 2mo
Suet624 @Deblovestoread You're right about the weight. The snow on the roof wasn't fluffy - it was solid and heavy. And no joke. 2mo
Suet624 @squirrelbrain @cathythoughts Thanks to you both. 2mo
Suet624 @DogMomIrene Generally speaking, the metal roof has been fine. Someone on our local forum said he'd had a metal roof for 43 years and his was completely covered too. It was the first time he had experienced it in all that time. 2mo
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Bad Land | Corinna Chong
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I‘m mad at myself for grabbing this book from the library when I have so many wonderful books in my house to read. It‘s a story of a woman who has lived alone for years, lives with childhood trauma, & her niece who has issues. The woman ends up taking the niece without permission to find her mother who disappeared years ago. I think there may have been layers to this story that I wasn‘t in the mood to explore. I was happy to be done with it.

sarahbarnes I do it all the time. 2mo
AmyG 😬 2mo
BarbaraBB You made me laugh out loud. I so know that feeling! 2mo
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Hooked_on_books That‘s a bummer. I do find the cover compelling, so I can see why it may have seduced you. 2mo
Reggie lol ohhhh Sue, I buy a book and wonder why when I have the library books in the car and go inside my home where the other library books are next to the other books I‘ve bought that I have not read. Ughhhhhhhhh I know 2mo
Suet624 @BarbaraBB I‘m still mad about it. 🫤😊 2mo
Suet624 @sarahbarnes I‘m so happy my only obsession is books and going to the library. But I really want to read my own books for a while. 2mo
Suet624 @Reggie exactly!!! 2mo
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I got my first flu shot in years as well as a Covid shot and to reward myself I stopped and picked up this book at the bookstore. Bishop Budde and Nadia Bolz-Weber are my favorite ministers to listen to when I‘m feeling a bit wobbly.

BarbaraBB Budde for president ❤️ 2mo
TiredLibrarian Waiting for my library hold to come in; I think it'll be a looong wait! 2mo
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Kimzey Just listened to it over the weekend. We need more faith leaders like Bp. Budde to speak truth to power! 2mo
sarahbarnes ♥️♥️♥️ 2mo
Suet624 @Kimzey we sure do. 2mo
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Soldier Sailor | Claire Kilroy
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Not that it will happen, but every soon-to-be father should be required to read sections of this book. A woman explains what her life has become once she has become a mother. Her husband is busy at work and he abdicates all responsibility for the child. The exhaustion, anger, disappointment, loneliness, desperate love and raging anger toward a young child, all of it was perfectly described.

#offtheshelf

Tamra I was lucky, my husband was really great co-parenting both of our children as infants & tots. (Not that he isn‘t now, but that‘s the focus of the novel.) I have serious admiration and at times sympathy for single parents & guardians without a source of support. 2mo
Suet624 @Tamra my situation is so varied. Three marriages, children every 7 years with the last two being twins. I was a single mom occasionally. My last husband was very helpful. The others, not so much. Living in a commune with my first child was VERY helpful. 2mo
TheBookHippie I agree. A must read. 2mo
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Tamra @Suet624 I can see any arrangement with multiple responsible adults in a household with small children would be a great fortune! 2mo
Suet624 @Tamra it really was the best. 2mo
BarbaraBB I loved this book too. That husband though. I can‘t imagine living with and tolerate such a man 2mo
Anna40 I think most men,even if they read it, would still not understand. But great review! 2mo
Suet624 @Tamra I was thinking about your comment again and it made me wonder why some men are great at understanding the needs of a new mother and others aren‘t. Probably a million reasons but I‘m glad yours was on top of things. 😊 2mo
Suet624 @BarbaraBB I know! And I fear it or some variation of it happens more than we like to think. 2mo
Suet624 @Anna40 oh my. You might be right. 2mo
Tamra @Suet624 we were way older than average and ready so that was part of it and my husband isn‘t thoughtless. 😂 2mo
Suet624 @Tamra that‘s a great point about age. That‘s definitely a huge factor. (edited) 2mo
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The Missing Word | Concita De Gregorio
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This is a beautifully written book based on a true story. A husband and wife decide to separate and seemingly have an amicable visitation schedule with their 6 year old twins. However, after one particular visit, the husband commits suicide and the children are never seen ago. The book creatively describes the ways in which the wife struggles to find her children and how she manages (or doesn‘t) to live with the grief.

#offtheshelf

Amiable Sounds very intense! 2mo
Suet624 @Amiable it‘s told in a way that doesn‘t knock you over - I felt like it had a certain remove that made it easier to read. 2mo
sarahbarnes Wow, this does sound intense, but I‘m intrigued. Stacking. 2mo
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BarbaraBB Great review. I enjoyed it too but not as much as you did 2mo
Suet624 @sarahbarnes Sarah, can you send me your email address? Mine is Suet624 at gmail. 2mo
Suet624 @BarbaraBB oh, just saw your review of it. I actually liked what you didn‘t like - the varying narratives. 😂 i will say it did feel a bit removed to me but in this case I think that helped me. 2mo
sarahbarnes Yes! 😀 2mo
Reggie This sounds so depressing. I want to but I will not. lol 2mo
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Halfway through this very slim book I had to call it. It‘s such a short book I kept pushing myself to make it to the end but I have absolutely no connection to anything in it. Post apocalyptic, dead but undead, a crow stuffed into her body, hungry….What? So confused. I‘m usually good with fiction that‘s hard to stay with, but I quit. I‘m annoyed about quitting and I‘m annoyed with this book.

Nebklvr This seems to be my year for strange books. Some make me think others…..just, what the …what? 2mo
Suet624 @Nebklvr haha. May the book gods bring you some fascinating reads real soon. 2mo
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The book focuses on the amount of spying done by the British during The Troubles and how Britain ultimately steered the IRA to become a political party. It‘s about a British agent hidden within the highest ranks of the IRA who ultimately was placed on the Nutting Squad, responsible for killing informers, who killed an Irishman working as a spy for Britain. It‘s fascinating and sobering and so much more than my description covers. Five star read.

sarahbarnes Wow - that sounds intense and important. 2mo
Suet624 @sarahbarnes If you‘re interested in the history of Northern Ireland, this is definitely one you should check out. 2mo
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Don‘t know if folks know Jesse Welles but I‘ve appreciated every song he‘s written. He‘s my kind of guy. He just wrote this one about books. Check out some of his other songs!

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DFdCucKuOwZ/?igsh=MTA3MGp5OWpidHhqag==

tpixie Great song, thanks! My 3 yo grandson and 6 yo granddaughter loved it! 😍 2mo
Suet624 @tpixie oh! I‘m so glad you listened! He‘s a favorite of mine. 2mo
tpixie @Suet624 I started following him! 2mo
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The Reckless Oath We Made | Bryn Greenwood
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I liked her book All the Ugly & Wonderful Things so I thought I‘d try another of hers. An interesting set up. Zee, a plucky but down on her luck young woman attempts to find her sister who has been taken hostage while volunteering at a prison. Alongside Zee is Gentry, an autistic young man who hears voices, believes he is a knight, speaks Olde English, & is very good with swords. He swears allegiance to Zee to be her protector. Quirky but good.

Deblovestoread I like quirky! Stacked 📚 2mo
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Night Boat to Tangier | Kevin Barry
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I liked Barry‘s The Heart in Winter so I thought I‘d look at his older books. This was on the Booker longlist in 2019. Barry has a way of writing that is beautiful, sometimes downright stunning, but in this case it was hard for me to grab ahold of the story the way I like to. Two aged gangsters sit waiting in a ferry terminal in order to catch sight of the daughter of one of the men who has been gone for years. They reminisce as they wait. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

BarbaraBB Yeah, I didn‘t get much out of this one either. 2mo
Suet624 @BarbaraBB although as I was writing the review I had some fond feelings for the gangsters. 2mo
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BOOKSHOPS | Jorge Carrion
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I can‘t tell you how excited I am that a) Bookshop.Org is doing so well and b) that they will be offering e-books. This company not only provides an alternative to Amazon, it provides a portion of the profits to independent bookstores.

Librarybelle I liked this news too! 2mo
lil1inblue 🎉 🎉 🎉 Now this is the kind of news I like. 😍 2mo
Suet624 @lil1inblue Hahaha. This news inspired me to get out of bed this morning. 2mo
Suet624 @Librarybelle 😍 😍 2mo
Aims42 Loved reading about this! Yay for Bookshop.org!! 2mo
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I‘m going backwards in Thorpe‘s writing and this is the third book I‘ve read of hers. While I‘ve quoted this book several times I have to say this book felt a little too ambitious. A trip to Lithuania in honor of his grandmother who escaped from a concentration camp with a teen who has experienced a psychotic break, the story covers a lot of ground and feels a bit too much. I was captivated while reading it but ultimately disappointed.

BarbaraBB I felt the same! 2mo
CBee Just finished this. I agree with what you said - I definitely liked the book and I love her writing, but it was a LOT. Maybe I wasn‘t in the right headspace? I loved Margo. Which others of her books have you read? @Suet624 (edited) 2mo
Suet624 @CBee I read The Knockout Queen and I‘m now reading her debut novel The Girls From Corona Del Mar which I‘m liking a lot so far. 2mo
CBee @Suet624 just posted my review of Fang. And also, that quote from Herzog just sort of slapped me in the face. It just makes so much sense to me right now. (edited) 2mo
Suet624 @CBee ugh. I know. 2mo
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The author put this quote both in her novel and in her acknowledgments. It hit me hard each time I read it. A great description of my current understanding of the world.

Leftcoastzen Wow,I‘m feeling it . 2mo
dabbe #truth 🩵🩶🩵 2mo
sarahbarnes 🩵🩵🩵 2mo
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“No one seemed amazed that in Lithuania, in order to deal with the end of communism, local artists had made a statue of Frank Zappa.… And now Frank Zappa has become sort of a patron saint, if you will, of Uzupis, but also of Vilnius and even Lithuania as a whole.”

Who knew?

kspenmoll Whoa! 😳 (edited) 2mo
Leftcoastzen Yay! 2mo
BarbaraBB I had no idea 😀 2mo
Suet624 @kspenmoll I know!

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Suet624 @BarbaraBB @leftcoastzen I had no idea either. I proceeded to google the crap out of that nugget of information. Where the quote says 'in order to deal with the end of communism' they are talking about the fact that when Lithuania became independent of the Soviet Union all of the statues of Lenin were torn down and there were many empty plinths. So they decided to put Zappa on one of the empty plinths. 2mo
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Sorrow and Bliss | Meg Mason
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Finally read this! A brilliant demonstration of undiagnosed mental illness and the depression and chaos it inflicts. Further, the decision of family members to avoid talking about the family history of depression or to sugarcoat the current situation was all too familiar to me. I‘m not exactly sure where the “bliss” portion of the book was.

BarbaraBB Great review Sue. I don‘t remember the bliss either! 2mo
Suet624 @BarbaraBB 🤷🏻‍♀️😊 2mo
CarolynM Great review. I must get to this one soon. 2mo
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When one of my sons is off in New Zealand I love to stay in his house in Vermont where he has a second floor window seat. Especially on the rare days when there is a winter sun. Enjoying this book at the moment although the warmth of the sun keeps lulling me to cat naps.

ferskner What a great picture! And a fun book. 2mo
Ruthiella Perfection! 2mo
Aims42 That looks like a great reading spot, or napping spot, I don‘t judge 😁👍 Enjoy the view and this book, it‘s one of my favorites!! 2mo
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Suet624 @ferskner Lethargy is my new name. :)
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Suet624 @Aims42 That's wonderful to hear. And thanks for not judging. :) 2mo
Aims42 @Suet624 Lol, what happens in the cozy reading nook, stays in the cozy reading nook ☺️ 2mo
Sace Lovely spot! 2mo
dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 2mo
Luke-XVX With the cosy socks to boot! 2mo
Suet624 @Aims42 😂💕 2mo
Suet624 @Luke-XVX gotta have ‘em. It was -15F at my house yesterday morning. 🥴😊 2mo
Jas16 I have always wanted a window seat! Enjoy! 2mo
Luke-XVX That‘s ridiculous ! 2mo
Suet624 @Luke-XVX By the way, those delightful socks are from Darn Tough, socks made in Vermont. They are guaranteed for life. All my family members buy their socks for each other for Christmas. They are fantastic if you ever want to check them out. https://darntough.com/ 2mo
Deblovestoread Lovely spot! And winter sun is so necessary ❄️☀️❄️ 2mo
Luke-XVX Synthetic yarn! Perfect for this vegan hiker/slow ass runner. Thanks! 2mo
Suet624 @Luke-XVX they really are a great company and great socks. 2mo
BarbaraBB What a fantastic reading spot! 2mo
Cathythoughts Lovely spot ❤️ 2mo
TheBookgeekFrau What a great spot! 2mo
Chelsea.Poole Perfect reading spot! 2mo
sarahbarnes Looks like the perfect spot. ❤️ 2mo
Reggie What a fantastic spot! 2mo
Leftcoastzen Wonderful spot! 2mo
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It was on the library shelf. Of course I‘m going to grab it. Don‘t you slow down and look at car crashes as you pass by? I was never a fan of Elvis but I was curious about Lisa Marie. Then as I was reading I kept getting Lisa Marie & her mother confused as I was reading it, but that‘s my own problem. It‘s clear that audio is the better way to go with this one. Unfortunately, I did not go that route. My suggestion: definitely a borrow, not a buy.

Jas16 I did listen to this audio (although I apparently never reviewed it on Litsy) and agree that it is the way to go. 2mo
Butterfinger I got the two confused, too. The fonts were too similar. 2mo
Suet624 @Butterfinger oh, I meant that I kept thinking Lisa Marie was Priscilla Presley. But you‘re right. Occasionally I was confused by Riley and Lisa Marie. Honestly, I didn‘t do a great job with this book. 2mo
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I was drinking coffee with my oldest/longest friend (from 7th grade) on New Year‘s Day & telling her about this book I was reading. I couldn‘t get across to her the delight/sorrow I was experiencing while reading it. Finally I said, “imagine a situation where your children are delightfully emotionally brilliant, your best/longest friend is dying, your ex-hubby is a great cook, and you can share the humor & sadness of it all in a book.” It‘s good.

Rissreadswithcats Fantastic review! I loved this book too! 💛 2mo
Leftcoastzen Sounds marvelous! And it‘s great you have had a friend for so long! 2mo
Suet624 @Rissreadswithcats I was really moved by it. I‘m glad you loved it too. 2mo
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Rissreadswithcats I have her next book in my hands and I‘m about to start it. I‘m excited! 2mo
Suet624 @Leftcoastzen it‘s funny. I met 2 girls in 7th grade who have remained my dearest friends. I‘ll be 70 soon and throughout the distances and the tumults of life we have remained connected. I feel very fortunate to have found them when I did. 2mo
Suet624 @Rissreadswithcats A friend of mine just gave me her copy of Sandwich but I won‘t get to it right away. Can‘t wait to hear what you think of it! 2mo
TrishB I felt this was a very real book. 2mo
squirrelbrain Great review! I loved it too. ❤️ 2mo
Suet624 @squirrelbrain @TrishB I kept marveling at how she was managing to walk the tightrope of comedy/sorrow. It's such a tough thing to do. 2mo
Deblovestoread Loved this one too! 💙 2mo
BarbaraBB Fab review! 2mo
Megabooks I love your review! And thank goodness for long-standing friends! 2mo
Suet624 @BarbaraBB Thanks! 2mo
Suet624 @Megabooks Amen to that! 2mo
Cathythoughts ❤️ 2mo
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The Warehouse | Rob Hart
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Read this in December & it still rattles about in my brain. It‘s set in 2040 when Amazon has taken over. 3 narrators - one the owner, one a security guard, & one person, a spy, who picks products off the shelves. It was written in 2019. Those who work in the warehouses also live there & their activities and locations are tracked. The ideas in the book feel very plausible and troubling. The conditions under which people feel safe is worth noting.

Tamra Reminds me a bit of what I‘m reading now (edited) 3mo
BarbaraBB I keep thinking about this one as well! 3mo
Suet624 @Tamra looking at the description of the novel, it sure sounds similar. It looks good! 3mo
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Suet624 @BarbaraBB the descriptions - a paragraph here and there - of the mundane things that the picker had to retrieve really bummed me out. For some reason, thinking about the work involved to retrieve and ship such mundane products to people just made me sad. Consumerism and capitalism bum me out. 3mo
BkClubCare 💔 3mo
BarbaraBB Yes that felt so confronting 3mo
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I‘m very behind on reviews! Read this in early December. It‘s funny to see where Wait‘s backlist has been coming from. One book of hers had to come to my small town in Vermont from a library in Virginia. This book has come from Kentucky. Emma‘s eldest brother has died and her other brother immediately leaves home. Emma is left behind as part of a devastated family. As usual, Wait does a great job describing this family‘s story.

squirrelbrain Such a good book - how cool that it‘s come so far! 3mo
Suet624 @squirrelbrain I so appreciate the efforts all of our librarians throughout the country do to make sure all sorts of books are shared far and wide. 💕 3mo
BarbaraBB Glad you enjoyed it - and were able to read it! 3mo
sarahbarnes I love libraries. ♥️ Mine doesn‘t have this one either. I‘ve looked through ILL a couple of times - I‘ll have to keep trying. Glad you enjoyed it! 3mo
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What a wonderful surprise!!! Thank you so much, Alyisha, for your generosity!!! It made my day. 💕💕

monalyisha Of course! 🙏🏻 3mo
Suet624 @monalyisha I have been on a library waitlist for this for soooo long. 3mo
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Deluge | Stephen Markley
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My second day of book shopping was January 2nd & part of the Vermont Independent Bookstore Passport Tour. Went to Brattleboro, VT to a great bookstore, Everyone‘s Books. Based on @Lindy and @shawnmooney recs I grabbed the tagged book. Based on @BarbaraBB rec I picked up The Night Guest. I zoned in on the only Cosby book I haven‘t read and I‘ve been eager to read. And who doesn‘t want to be more spiritually intelligent! 😂

CBee I also got The Night Guest based on the review from @BarbaraBB ♥️♥️ 3mo
BarbaraBB @CBee @Suet624 I feel the pressure!! Luckily I have @Megabooks to share the blame with 😀 since I read the book based on her review! 3mo
Megabooks Thanks @BarbaraBB !! So glad we can all enable each other! 🤣 I‘m interested to read what you think, Sue. 😁 3mo
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Lindy Deluge has stuck with me. I hope you love it! I liked Night Guest too: it‘s unsettling in the best possible way. And did you hear that SA Cosby has a new one coming out later this year? 3mo
Suet624 @Lindy yes! Heard about Crosby‘s new one. Can‘t wait. 3mo
monalyisha I finally mailed your books! 🥳 3mo
Suet624 @monalyisha I just noticed how many posts of yours I have missed! 😭 thank you for thinking of me. 💕 (edited) 3mo
Jeg To hear you mention Brattleboro took me straight back to my childhood in Keene NH. Often went on car trips there. I‘m not sure if this is a correct memory but I think there was an olden days type shop there. I remember the smells. 3mo
Suet624 @Jeg What a lovely memory! I was trying to remember if I had ever been to Brattleboro before. I was mostly there because it was on my way home and I needed a stamp for my passport. I was surprised by how old-timey it all felt. I didn't spend a lot of time in the town, even though the bookstore was smack in the middle of downtown, because there was a snowstorm approaching but I definitely want to go back. 3mo
Nebklvr I keep seeing this book pop up everywhere. 2mo
Suet624 @Nebklvr hahaha. I‘ve only heard of it mentioned by 2 people and was surprised not to hear other folks talk about it. How can you go wrong with “A singular achievement, The Deluge is a once-in-a-generation novel that meets the moment as few works of art ever have.” (edited) 2mo
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Books purchased on December 31st while visiting Northampton, MA. Mary McGorry Morris, Sigrid Nunez, Niall Williams, Gabriel Byrne, and Blue Sisters (A book I decided I had to purchase because the wait list from the library is so long.) I feel very rich.

squirrelbrain Great haul! ❤️ 3mo
TrishB Lovely ❤️ 3mo
Leftcoastzen Nice haul ! Loved Blue Sisters 3mo
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AmyG Blue Sisters is fabulous. 3mo
Suet624 @squirrelbrain @TrishB I‘m excited. 😊 3mo
Suet624 @AmyG @Leftcoastzen I‘ve been waiting so long for it. I‘m really happy I made the decision. 3mo
BarbaraBB I hadn‘t heard of that Niall Williams! 3mo
Suet624 @BarbaraBB I hadn‘t either. I squealed when I saw it. 3mo
kspenmoll What a wonder stack! 3mo
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I see this only received a 33% rating on Litsy. I completely understand that people may not like it but upon finishing this book I immediately fell into a deep dive into all it had/still has raised within me. A love story, an escape into the deep woods of Montana, the writing, I was hearing the cadence of long lost relatives, the story-quick & to the point-has all the makings of a Western but it's completely Irish. Tom and Polly. The 10,000 (cont)

Suet624 Irish who left Ireland to work in the mines in Butte, the mystical connection Tom has access to.. something about this book and its lyrical writing has opened a portal to the past for me. Just shows that just because folks don't like a book doesn't mean you won't like it. :). A 5 star for me. (edited) 3mo
Suet624 If you'd like to hear him read some of the book, I enjoyed this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5agriAsyYo 3mo
Tamra I‘ll see if I can check out the audio. 😄 3mo
LeahBergen I‘m happy to read this good review as I bought it as a Xmas gift for a “literary western” loving friend! 3mo
Suet624 @LeahBergen I hope they appreciate it as much as I did. It was the Irish aspect of it that I really enjoyed. 3mo
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Good Material | Dolly Alderton
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Jen breaks up with Andy. The majority of the book is spent with Andy as he tries to deal with the loss. I liked Andy and sympathized with his struggle. Heck, I can be an Andy myself. But I can also be a Jen. I appreciated what she had to say.

I often find that if I‘m not really enjoying a book, it‘s worth it to finish it to see if the ending saves it. Honestly, the ending did just that. It made the reading of the book a rewarding experience.

BarbaraBB Glad you enjoyed it. I spent some great hours with it even though I don‘t think I‘ll remember them a few months from now! 3mo
Suet624 @BarbaraBB LOL. I will probably remember the characters but will never remember the name of the book. 3mo
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