Getting close to finishing my book nemesis. How did a 600+ page book only get interesting at about the 45% mark? I sort of hate this book. But it's also quite good.

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I love this author. This is on the level of the missing trees imo. This is basically about a tribe in the Levant. But it is also about water. I feel like I learned things but the story is also amazing.

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Pub date is 8/20
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This book is amazing. I'm glad it won the Booker. And beat all of the other Pauls. We read the Booker winner every year in IRL book club and I think this might be slightly less depressing than the previous 2 years. Jk. 😂

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Today is National Bring Your Doorstop to Work day so I'm working on my arm muscles as I commute.

This is one of my favorite contemporary French authors. The books are pretty fluffy but they're entertaining and easy to read.

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The author referred to this as steampunk WWI. And there's something brilliant about it. There's the end of the Victorian era bumped up against the 20th century. People are into seances. There's trench warfare and no mans land and shell shock. It's all very surreal and the author ran with it.

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This author has a way of putting things together and explaining them so coherently that I often wonder why I didn't piece everything together myself. It all just makes sense when you follow her thought path.

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This is beautifully written. I would never have found / read this on my own.

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Definitely too early to call but this is definitely in the running for most favorite book of 2024. This is a Huck Finn retelling from another perspective. It's magic.

Does anyone else love this author's name?

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That bottom book is my nemesis.

I love this series. Supposedly this is the last book. This is book 11.

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Pub date is 5/21/24
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I'm totally in love with this book. Steampunk WWI is how the author referred to it. We're currently waiting for an orange line T train.

My current book bestie wandered through the TD Garden this evening. 🖤💚 Boston

Today my book bestie and I are catching some sun on the train.

This is so freaking boring. Calling it.

This book is so freaking interesting. The author gives detail of working for Salomon Brothers in the 1980s right as they were at the apex but about to fall apart. My co-op somehow snuck this into her development reading.

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I enjoyed this quite a lot. The author facilitated an interview with the woman from Japanese Breakfast at the National Women's Conference. And it was available at the library....

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Today's book bestie will be played by this gorgeous gem that I haven't started yet.

Today's book bestie is having an adventure on the T.

This gem is back to its old tricks (commuting). Seen here with the enormous pile of stuff I "needed" to take to the office today.

This is a great mix of fantasy and murder mystery. I'll definitely read the next book in the series.

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This is sort of a fun adventure story. Low pick

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This is an early book from this author. Totally enjoyable. Added bonus is a pet pygmy hippo living in the family's garden.

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US pub date is 8/13/24
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I thought this was great. And it's possible that I might be inclined to eat (even more) vegetables. I actually didn't read the blurb before starting and was under the impression that this was some sort of memoir. Wrong.

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I honestly liked this a whole lot more than I expected.

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Today's book bestie is this gem I took off my co-op. Seems interesting so far.

This is quite good. The author takes a historical fact and writes a story around it. It's like an adult version of Stacey Lee. It isn't cheerful, but I recommend it anyway. Read for my IRL book club.

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This was fine. But there are other spy thrillers out there that I liked a whole lot more. Like James Rollins, Steve Berry, Ted Bell. Basically glad I got this out of my holds even though it seems to have lost its hype.

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I loved this. It's like most of the author's books I have read in that you get sucked into the characters and it feels like a nice warm hug. Highly recommend.

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Pub date is 4/16/24
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What if the Civil War never happened in the US? And 4 states still had slavery in the modern era. That's the premise. Somewhere in the middle I started to think this was actually about sweatshops and taking advantage of cheap labor for cheap goods. But no. That's just me. Soft pick.

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This author always has something smart to say. In this she starts by relating what it was like for her as a young white woman living in San Francisco and some of her early experiences in publishing. How it is sometimes hard to have a voice and be taken seriously.

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Me and my current book bestie are sitting on a train with "mechanical issues" in a snow storm. In April. Should have stayed in bed.

Today's book bestie is this tome which I need to read for a new IRL book club I am trying out. Not my favorite author. Not my favorite subject. But we try new things.

This reads like Greek tragedy. It's very clever actually. And I love the goofy cover.

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Pub date was 3/26/24
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I keep forgetting to post this.

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Needed these. Obviously.

It was so freaking hard to pick 1 book this month. I ended up with the most unusual choice. Which is pretty on brand for me, actually.

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In an effort to speed this one along, we're on the train rn. It vibrates. The train. Not the book. That would be quite unexpected.

I found this author's books in a bookstore in Scotland. They are heavy on feminism and heavy on fantasy. I definitely appreciate what she does with them.

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The former leader of Planned Parenthood inspires everyone to get involved and stand up for what you believe in. She also happens to be the daughter of Ann Richards whose story is also pretty epic.

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This is very good. I really appreciate this author.

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Meh. Final discussion on Sunday. 🤐

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This is satire. I heard this guy on a podcast years ago. It was great but it's way too long.

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I should have looked up the pub date. Oops.
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I promise to stop talking about this book now. I left it on my work friend's desk. No idea where he's at but whatever. It's amazing. If you like psychological thrillers.

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Today in the life of someone else's library book we have another goofy pic at North Station.

Me and this library book that doesn't belong to me are officially besties. We go everywhere together.

Don't blow my cover but I just borrowed this off a friend that wants to talk about it. It's not due yet but there's a 1250 person hold list. So skipping the line. Also he must trust me a lot.

🖤❤🤐

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