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kstadt929
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February #BookSpin and #DoubleSpin - Looking forward to the next month! @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 1y
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mollyrotondo
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I did not get a chance to post my #bookspin list for October 🤦🏻‍♀️ This is the list and now I know #9 and #10 were picked so my books are Black Cake and After Dark. Getting so behind 🙈

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1y
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mollyrotondo
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#bookspin September list!

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2y
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Soubhiville
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My May #bookspin list. Every month I feel list making time sneaks up on me! This month I kept everything on my list that I didn‘t get to in April and just filled in the empty spaces made by those I did read. Looking forward to the drawing @TheAromaofBooks !

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2y
KristiAhlers Crying in the H Mart was so good! So much emotion. 2y
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bibliobard
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Now that school is back full stop — let‘s see how this goes! #bookspin #bookspinbingo

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3y
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Soubhiville
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I‘ve settled on my list for September‘s #Bookspin and #BookspinBingo. Quite a variety here!

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3y
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Soubhiville
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My July #BookspinBingo board 😊📚. Yay!

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3y
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Soubhiville
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May‘s #bookspinbingo card😊. I always love getting this built at the beginning of a fresh month and seeing what my BS and DS books end up being.

Let‘s see what I can fill in this week!

Thanks for hosting @TheAromaofBooks 😁📚

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! Looks fabulous!! 3y
SamAnne Nice list! 3y
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bibliobliss
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There...the visuals are better now! 😁
📚🌀

#updates #bookspinbingo #bookspin #doublespin #funandgames

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bibliobliss
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I need to remember to take pics of the physical books 🙄

#BookSpin & #DoubleSpin numbers announced today!! 📚🌀🎉

My #BookSpin: The Golden Compass, Pullman

My #DoubleSpin: Hidden Figures, Shetterly

#updates #funandgames #BookSpinBingo

audraelizabeth I loved both of those books. 3y
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bibliobliss
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New month...new game!! Pretty much the same books.

Can't wait for #bookspinbingo numbers to be revealed 📚🌀

#updates #funandgames

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bibliobliss
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March 2021 🍀 #bookspin results

2 books finished ✅
1 book DNF 👎
NO BINGOS ❌

Playing again in April!! 📚🌀

#updates #funandgames

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Great month!! 3y
CoverToCoverGirl Don‘t fret you‘re not alone.... no bingo for me in January, February or March.... I can‘t seem to read in a straight line! 🤦🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️😂 Maybe April will be my lucky month... 3y
bibliobliss @CoverToCoverGirl Lol yes maybe so!! 😉 3y
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bibliobliss
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Updated #bookspinbingo for March 🍀

2 books down...checked off 1 more today

How's everyone doing with theirs so far?

#friends #updates #alwaysreading #bookspin #doublespin #booksarelife

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Soubhiville
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#bookreport #bookspinbingo

I had a good 📚 week!
Finished The Tenth Muse, The Birds, Get It Right!, Birthday, How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House, and Opioid Indiana.

I‘m still reading The Crimson Petal and the White, and I just started both Idaho and The Girls at 17 Swann St. I‘m hoping for some reading time this weekend. 😊 Getting really close to Bingo!

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Fabulous progress!!! 3y
Cinfhen Woohoo!!! How was this one?? I‘m hooked just from the title 3y
Soubhiville @Cinfhen it‘s beautifully written, and the audiobook has great narration with a lilting island accent (takes place in Barbados.). But it‘s tragedy filled, very sad. I thought it was excellent. 3y
Cinfhen Stacked!!!! 3y
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bibliobliss
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🍀 March 2021 🍀
#bookspinbingo
@TheAromaofBooks

Bout to finish off at least 2 of these books!!

#funandgames #alwaysreading #bookspin #doublespin #goals

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bibliobliss
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Keeping the cards side-by-side for reference. Has anyone made a bingo this early? I doubt I'll make much progress but we shall see!!

#bookspin #doublespin #bookspinbingo #funandgames

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bibliobliss
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• Here goes...hopefully...something!! ?? My very first attempt at #bookspin and #bookspinbingo. Thanks @TheAromaofBooks @wanderinglynn and @Blackink_WhitePaper for helping me get started!! ? •

20 books / 5 FREE spaces
#bookspin (14) = "Hitler: Ascent" by Volker Ullrich #currentlyreading
#doublespin (9) = "Dead Souls" by Nikolai Gogol #currentlyreading

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#games #Litsychallenges #readharder

MatchlessMarie Welcome! 3y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Looks great!! 3y
bibliobliss @MatchlessMarie Thank you ❤️ 3y
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bibliobliss @TheAromaofBooks Thanks!! I'm excited 😁 3y
Crazeedi @bibliobliss you'll love it!! Have fun reading 3y
wanderinglynn Yay! 🎉 Have fun! 3y
bibliobliss @Crazeedi 👍💗 you too and good luck to you 🍀 3y
bibliobliss @wanderinglynn I will and good luck to you 🍀 3y
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bibliobliss
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Reposting for easy access ⬆️

I think I understand how to play! 🤞

I'll have to look through my books tonight and see what's up

#bookspin #bookspinbingo

CoverToCoverGirl I just started this year and no bingo in the last two months, hoping for better luck this month! 😂🤦🏼‍♀️ 3y
bibliobliss @CoverToCoverGirl This is my very first attempt! Good luck to you! 🍀 3y
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bibliobliss
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• Took me forever to format this! Let's see what happens!! 📚🌀🖤 •

20 books up for March 2021

#bookspin
@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! I posted the numbers/bingo board today, so just let me know if you can't find them or if you have any questions!! Tag me in your reviews!! 3y
bibliobliss @TheAromaofBooks Thank you ❤️ My only questions so far: (1) #bookspin is 14, and #doublespin is 9 this month?? (2) do I tag you in every update post or just reviews? 3y
TheAromaofBooks You're correct on the drawn numbers, & tagging me is up to you!! I always enjoy reading everyone's posts. You'll definitely want to tag me when you review the two official books so that I can check off your giveaway entries. Beyond that, you can tag me as often or little as you like!! 3y
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bibliobliss @TheAromaofBooks Ok, thank you. I didn't know about giveaway entries! Icing on the cake 😁 I'll tag you especially for the official books!! 3y
TheAromaofBooks Yes, I do a giveaway at the end of the year & each BookSpin/DoubleSpin book is worth one entry!! To keep the giveaway from being stacked against people who can't/don't want to read lots of books, I limit the entries to just the two “official“ numbers each month. Last year I randomly chose five entries to get a free book!! 3y
bibliobliss @TheAromaofBooks Awesome. Thanks!! 3y
jb72 Great list! Several are on my TBR list too. 3y
bibliobliss @jb72 Ooh yeah?! 3y
jb72 @bibliobliss I‘m on hold at the library for Blackout by Owens (#53). And I‘ve been wanting to read The Exorcist for a while but I am thinking I may hold some of my creepier books for October. 👻 3y
bibliobliss @jb72 Blackout is good, bout halfway through. The Exorcist is hard to read, even as fiction, it's just a bunch of WTF moments and 😳😱 good writing though!! Lol 3y
jb72 @bibliobliss Good to know. Wtf moments keep you on your toes. 3y
bibliobliss @jb72 Yes they do. I've had to literally close the book bc I've been overwhelmed 3y
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Soubhiville
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I don‘t expect to finish anything else by tomorrow, so here‘s my March #bookspin and #bookspinbingo list. It includes several bookclub reads and lots of books for #readingthestates. I‘m looking forward to the spin on the 2nd!

The Crimson Petal and the White is my #chunksterchallenge2021, so I‘m including it to encourage myself to chip away at it!

TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! 3y
Tattooedteacher Great choices! 3y
Amiable Good idea for chunkster motivation! 3y
Soubhiville @TheAromaofBooks I‘m switching out The Birds by Daphne du Maurier for Into the Drowning Deep since I finished that today 😊📚 3y
TheAromaofBooks Sounds good to me!! 3y
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SeaToSkyes
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Jumping on the #BookSpin #DoubleSpin and #SeriesRead2021 bandwagons! I don't think I'll do the bingo though; and I'll probably just carry over whichever books are left each month and add new ones. This is a third of what I plan on making my reading goal next year, so hopefully I will make a nice dent into the books I already own! (Also shameful as a lifelong HP fan and never finished the book series 🤦🏻‍♀️ I didn't want it to end!)

aperfectmjk Good luck and happy reading! 3y
TheSpineView Great list!📚📚📚 3y
TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Looks great!! 3y
SeaToSkyes Thank you!! @TheAromaofBooks 💕 3y
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Soubhiville
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This is going to be the finished board for my November #bookspinbingo. I hoped I might finish The Women of the Copper Country, but I don‘t think that‘s likely. Still, I‘m quite impressed with myself for getting 4 bingos! Thank you @TheAromaofBooks for making this fun challenge game part of my reading life!

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! What a great month!!! 3y
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Soubhiville
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I‘m making October‘s #bookspin into #ChunksterBookspin. 😁👍📚

I‘ve surpassed my reading goals for the year by quite a lot, so it‘s a good time to dig into some long books. These aren‘t all over 500 pages (that‘s what qualifies a chunkster for me), but they‘re mostly close and among the longest books on my TBR shelves.

I‘ll definitely read my #Bookspin and #Doublespin. Can I get a #bookspinbingo? I guess we‘ll see!

TheAromaofBooks Oh wow, that sounds challenging!!! Good luck!! 4y
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AsYouWish
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Here is my TBR for September. Can‘t wait for the #BookSpin numbers to see which books will be moved up on the list!!!

#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

britt_brooke Nice list! I read Army Wives back when I was an army wife (hubby got out 10 years ago). It‘s entertaining. (edited) 4y
AsYouWish @britt_brooke I was obsessed with the show when it was on and always wanted to read the book. I heard it is a bit darker than the show, but I am excited to read it!!! 4y
britt_brooke @AsYouWish I loved the show, too, even though it got a lil crazy. And what you‘ve heard is correct. 😉 4y
TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! 4y
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Soubhiville
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#bookspin @TheAromaofBooks

I have entirely changed my Bookspin list for September to recent purchases and gifts. (Usually I add a few books to my existing list in the empty spots).

I can‘t believe it‘s already almost September! As always I can‘t wait to see what you pick for us Sarah!I‘m going to attempt a Bingo next month. 😊📚

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Looks like a fabulous list!! 4y
Soubhiville @TheAromaofBooks I‘m going to change my #15, Clap As You Land came in for me at the library sooner than I expected! Instead #15 will be What We Lose by Zinzi Clemmons. 4y
TheAromaofBooks The library is always creating chaos in my TBR as well haha 4y
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Scochrane26
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Posting my #bookspin list for August earlier than usual. I‘m reading my #bookspin book for July now, but it‘s long, so I‘ll prob still be reading it into August. Still excited for bookspin & #bookspinbingo! @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! 4y
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DieAReader
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#BookSpin #DoubleSpin #BookSpinBingo

Looking forward to this! Haven‘t had a chance to start either of June‘s selections yet, but I have high hopes for the remainder of the month. The #Readathons that are taking place are a great motivator though!

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TheAromaofBooks
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Here it is, gang, the moment you have all been waiting for!! Our lucky numbers is TWENTY!!!!

I am SO THRILLER that 124 people posted lists this month!! How fun is that?! I LOVE seeing everyone's lists and can't wait to read your reviews! This challenge has been completely detrimental to my own TBR 😂

Just a few housekeeping items, so if you could please indulge me by reading my absurdly long post (I'm a rambler, what I can I say) -

TheAromaofBooks 1. I am hoping to have a giveaway at the end of the year. Entries are reviews of #BookSpin books, but I will only know about them if you tag me, so please tag me whenever you read & review your book for the month. DNFs count! The goal for #BookSpin is to get a book off your TBR, so if you decide not to finish it, it's still off the list, so tag me & tell me why you bailed.
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TheAromaofBooks 2. Several people expressed interest in reading two books from their list this month. I know that's not for everyone & I don't want anyone to feel pressured to read two books, but the next post will be the #DoubleSpin number. If you want to read a second book, go for it! If you tag me with your #DoubleSpin review, that will also count for an entry for the giveaway.
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TheAromaofBooks 3 (and final) I am tagging everyone who posted a list, so if you posted a list & you do not get tagged here, please let me know! It means I either accidentally missed your original #BookSpin post OR I wrote down your username wrong. Either way, I'm really sorry. Everyone is welcome to join this challenge, so if I missed you it was entirely by mistake - just let me know!! (edited) 4y
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BookishMe YES YES!! Been Waiting for this the entire day 😁 lol 😂 bane of being ahead in the time zone 😍💕😉 4y
Megabooks So glad I got up and am here for the drawing. I‘m reading the audiobook 4y
BGam This is amazing.. it‘s the 2nd already, how time flies..anyhow m glad it‘s 20 for me as I have already started with the first few up my list. To wed a wicked prince #20 here it is then!! (edited) 4y
claudiuo First thing I did this morning: checked the #bookspin number. Thank you so much! Now my day can start. 4y
MatchlessMarie Hooray! Looks like the winner for this month is 4y
TheAromaofBooks @BookishMe - haha Right?? It's not even 0800 here 😂 4y
TheAromaofBooks @Megabooks @BGam @claudiuo @MatchlessMarie - yay!! Good picks coming in already!! 4y
MatchlessMarie @Megabooks I have that book on my library purgatory list. I may need to get back to that one! 4y
Megabooks @MatchlessMarie I‘ll definitely post a review! 4y
BookishMe @TheAromaofBooks 🥰🥰 just turned 2100 here 😄 well no. 20 ticks off another book from last year *oops* staying tuned for the next lucky number! 💗💗 4y
MartinaLove I'll be reading 4y
MartinaLove For the #DoubleSpin do you choose a number? 4y
jenniferw88 My #20 is this one. Will this be the Gaiman that gets me into his work?! 4y
InBooksILive Kind of anxious about this one! Hopefully I like it. Something always made me skip over it. Glad I put it on the list though! It deserves a read. 4y
TheLudicReader Love that bowl, btw. ❤️ 4y
Cinfhen Woohoo!!!! My number 20 is 4y
BGam @TheAromaofBooks #doublespin I want to read another book as well 😃 4y
OriginalCyn620 Yay! My number twenty is (edited) 4y
sheshedbooks 💚💚💚 Thanks! My 20 is by poet Mary Oliver. 4y
ravenlee The book gods really want me to clear out my parenting backlog. After last month‘s spin of The Happy Kid Handbook, this spin is 4y
AmyG Yay! Thank you! Reading (edited) 4y
alisiakae Yay! The silly, fun book on my list that I am totally in the mood to read right now! 4y
Rissreads Number 20 is (edited) 4y
wideeyedreader Oh I hope I like this better than last time—I added two books I DNF‘d and this is one of them! 4y
LauraBrook This is so exciting! It‘s my first bookspin and I‘ve been anxiously waiting for this! Oops! My spin is (edited) 4y
JamieArc Mine is the tagged - a book I‘ve been meaning to read for a long time but always gets pushed out of the way! Perfect! 4y
TheAromaofBooks @jenniferw88 - I've only read one Gaiman book and found it decent but not amazing. I keep thinking I need to pick up another, so I'll be interested to hear what you think!! 4y
TheAromaofBooks @InBooksILive - And even if you read part of it and decide to bail, it still counts!! It's just about getting books off the list, even if that means they just aren't for you! ❤ 4y
TheAromaofBooks @TheLudicReader - Thank you! I have a weakness for small ceramic dishes of all kinds 😂 4y
TheAromaofBooks @ravenlee - LOL The #bookspin fates have spoken!! 😂 4y
TheAromaofBooks @4thhouseontheleft - I have never heard of that book but it sounds amazing! Can't wait to hear what you think! 4y
TheAromaofBooks @wideeyedreader - Hopefully this month is better!! Although just getting books off the list is always an accomplishment, even if they aren't worth finishing!! 4y
TheAromaofBooks @JamieArc @AmyK1 - Can't wait to hear your thoughts!! 4y
wideeyedreader @TheAromaofBooks Very true! I‘ve liked everything else by the author, so hopefully I‘ll like it! 4y
zezeki Yay, my number 20 is 4y
Smarkies Ooooh! My number 20 is something I bought years ago! 4y
wordslinger42 Beauty and the Beast it is! 🌹 Not a bad way to start, in my opinion 😊 Thanks for hosting this! 4y
ElaineR Brilliant. Thanks @thearomaofbooks. Ironically my #bookspin book is “Howards End is on the Landing“, a book I bought about 8 years in the hope that it would inspire me to get on top of my TBR. 8 years later and I'm actually going to read it! 😂 4y
canbku Oof, brutal. Ok, I'm up for it! 4y
CBee Mine is 😁😁😁😁 4y
Blackink_WhitePaper I am glad it‘s no.20... cos mine is famous historical fiction . 4y
Cosmos_Moon My husband read this and I‘ve been meaning to read it for a while! Looking forward to 4y
Butterfinger One of my favorite things nowadays is the #bookspin. Thanks @thearomaofbooks 4y
Thousand-Lives I‘ll be reading (edited) 4y
Kayla.Adriena @Thousand-Lives that is an excellent and one of my all time favorite books! I hope you love it 4y
Thousand-Lives @Kayla.Adriena Thank you! I‘ve heard so many great things about it. Really excited to dive in 🙂 4y
Desha Thank you @TheAromaofBooks for organizing #Bookspin! It is such a great idea and so fun! There‘s a book I‘m dying to read on my booklist (it‘s Barnes and Noble‘s choice for the March bookclub and it is soooo good (I may have peeked into it a little ;) just a little 😂and guess what?! It‘s #7 on my list!! All the love ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ 4y
Amandajoy My pick is tagged. Which I think has been on my shelves since 2013 😳 4y
marleed Oh yea, I‘m finally reading a book I was about to donate unread! 4y
ChaoticMissAdventures Thank you @TheAromaofBooks ! I actually just picked this up a month or so ago, but every book off the TBR is a good thing 😀 4y
mollyrotondo Yayy! So excited for my first #Bookspin ! My No. 20 is 4y
hes7 Yay! Excited to read 4y
Bookwormjillk Woo hoo. Excited for 4y
robinb 👏👏👏My #bookspin read this month is the 46th in a series. 😳 She‘s up to 50 now so this will inch me closer to being caught up! 😊 Plus it‘s a series I ❤️! Thanks Sarah! 💕 4y
maich My No.2 is YA Sci-Fi which is so long on my tbr. 4y
JenniferTapler Yay! So excited! Thank you! 4y
Bookzombie Yay! My number 20 is 4y
Suet624 Yippee! A local book about “when the hippies, dreamers, freaks, and radicals moved to Vermont.” Can‘t wait! 4y
ChasingOm This month‘s choice feels like a total 180 from The Library at Mount Char, lol. (edited) 4y
Nessavamusic Looks like I‘m reading 4y
Lesanne This sounds like a lot of fun! I‘m a bit late to the party, what do I need to do to participate next time? 4y
GinaKButler @TheAromaofBooks Thank you so much for hosting! I‘m so excited...my book club went to a talk and signing for Jamie Ford and my number 20 is 4y
xxjenadanxx Yay! I'm excited to be playing along this month! My number 20 is 4y
LeeRHarry This sounds like a fun read 😊 thanks again for organising ! 4y
BookwormAHN For this month I will be reading 4y
RainyDayReading Ah I‘m so excited! My number 20 is one I‘ve really been feeling the itch to read! 4y
Singout Excellent! My number 20 is already in my audiobook player! Gotta keep reading my print edition of El Niño for February as well! 4y
InkedBookworm13 Yea!! I'm excited to get started. 4y
ShananigansReads Hi. I posted a list but didn‘t get tagged. I‘m exited to jump into 4y
Joanne1 @Rissreads I love, love, love this book! I hope you do too. 4y
Rissreads @Joanne1 I‘m liking it so far! 4y
Clare-Dragonfly I admit I only picked up this book because the title reminds me of We Have Always Lived in the Castle, but I also hear good things! 4y
Kathy1212 Awesome! Mine has been on my TBR for a long time! 4y
TheAromaofBooks @Lesanne - This is a super chill challenge to encourage people to read a book from the backlog!! All you have to do is post a list of 20 books sometime in the last week of the month, then on the 2nd of each month I draw two random numbers & you read one or both of those books from your list! You are still welcome to join this month - feel free to just count off 20 books on a random shelf or whatever!! I'll add you to the tag list for April!! 4y
TheAromaofBooks @BookJunkie57 - Sooo sorry I missed you!! I added you to the list and I'll be on the lookout for your review!! 4y
ShananigansReads @TheAromaofBooks no worries. It‘s a big task and you‘re doing a great job. 4y
bookandbedandtea I see above that you tried to tag me but you left out the first "and" in my name. The list of people who are playing has gotten huge (you obviously had a wonderful idea!) so keeping track of everyone's names must be a challenge. Thanks for doing this! I'm excited for my read this month: 4y
TheAromaofBooks @bookandbedandtea - So the funniest part about this is that when I was typing it in I thought to myself, “I really thought this username had two 'ands' but I only wrote down one so here we are!“ 😂 Losing my mind as usual! Anyway, thanks for your understanding!! It is a smidge crazy but luckily not a lot on the line if I mess things up haha 4y
Lesanne @TheAromaofBooks Gosh, thanks so much!! I‘ll just wait until next month, it‘ll take me that long to get organized!! 😜Looking forward to it! 4y
KarouBlue Why does this title make me want cake?! 4y
CarolynM Thanks Sarah😊 4y
Prairiegirl_reading I didn‘t get tagged but my number 20 was an audible daily deal a long time ago 4y
LazyOwl Thanks for organising 🤗 4y
TReads And the winner of my first ever #Bookspin is ... "What Amanda Wants", the next instalment in Debbie Macomber's Blossom Street series, which I started in 2011. I suspect the desire to learn how to knit won't be far behind. ;) Thanks so much for hosting this awesome challenge, Sarah (@TheAromaofBooks)!!! 4y
LeticiaToraci My #Bookspin #20 is Wicked Saints! Exactly the book we were talking about. 4y
Lizpixie I wasn‘t tagged here but that may be coz I haven‘t posted a new list for March, I‘m using the original one from a month ago. I still have to finish A Moveable Feast by Hemingway for Feb, last month was a complete write off for me health wise. So this month is Hemingway plus my new #20 spin book of 4y
Melismatic Well, we‘re just getting through all the thicc ones on my #TBR, aren‘t we? My #20 is: 4y
UwannaPublishme Woo Hoo! Thanks for inviting us to play. I feel like I hit the lottery. It‘s not Wodehouse yet, but it‘s still a winner. I‘ll be posting my lucky #20 shortly. 😁🙌🏻🎰 4y
TheAromaofBooks @Lizpixie - Sorry I missed you!! I did only tag people who had posted lists - I'm always paranoid that I'm going to hassle people with unwanted tagging haha But I'll be on the lookout for your reivew!! And I may have told you already, but you're totally welcome to tag me whenever you read your Feb book & just let me know it's from Feb!! 4y
TheAromaofBooks @LeticiaToraci - that's so funny!! I'll look forward to hearing what you think. I haven't read it yet since my guess is that her writing is a bit on the darker side for me, but I've heard good things about it! 4y
TheAromaofBooks @Prairiegirl_reading - so sorry I missed you!! You weren't the only one haha I'm not sure why you weren't on my list!! I'll be on the lookout for your review - thanks for joining!! 4y
Prairiegirl_reading @TheAromaofBooks no worries!!! You had a LOT of tagging to do! 4y
MissAimz_55 Posted my list late Bc I forgot to but it was finished. My bookspin read will be Bloom which i can‘t find in here for some reason. 4y
mabell Yay! I am excited to read #20!! Sometime this month! Or year 🤣 4y
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Ach so, was mir zu „Weihnachten“ noch einfällt:

Da ist eine Logikloch. Wenn er „diese Art“ von Schlafmitteln nimmt, dann muss er auch einen Arzt haben, der ihm die verschreibt. Die bekommt man nicht einfach so und erst recht nicht rezeptfrei in jeder Apotheke. Von daher finde ich, hinkt das mit dem kalten Entzug ein bisschen.

@LaLecture Ist dir das auch aufgefallen❓

LaLecture Da hab ich nicht drüber nachgedacht, da ich von Schlafmitteln keine Ahnung habe. Aber er nimmt sie doch auch nicht mehr, oder? Also müsste ein Arzt, der sie verschreibt, nicht mehr auftauchen. Und klar würde ein Arzt einem empfehlen, die Dinger anders abzusetzen. Ein guter Arzt würde auch nicht einfach so welche verschreiben ?. Aber vllt hat Jesper sie einfach auf eigene Faust abgesetzt und ist dann nicht mehr zum Arzt gegangen ?? 5y
Buechersuechtling @LaLecture Ja, wahrscheinlich ist das so gedacht, dass er sie einfach so eigenmächtig absetzt ohne sich mit seinem Arzt zu konsultieren. ? und er wäre damit auch nicht der erste oder der einzige, den ich kenne, der, obwohl der Arzt was anderes sagt, irgendwann einfach nicht mehr zu vereinbarten Terminen geht. Ich weiß gar nicht, ob sich etwas daraus ableiten lässt, dass die meisten dieser Menschen, die ich kenne, männlichen Geschlechts sind … ? 5y
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Mit Mitte 20 hätte mir das Buch noch besser gefallen, denke ich, denn einiges konnte ich erahnen. Zwischendrin war ich mir nicht sicher, ob das Buch nicht eher mit einem „geht so“ wegkommen würde, aber am Ende klärt sich alles auf. (Auch wenn vieles am „Sonntag“ bemüht wirkt.)

„Spinner“ ruft einem noch einmal die Meilensteine des eigenen Lebens in Erinnerung. Was einen entweder froh oder traurig stimmt.

Wer „Mängelexemplar“ mag, mag auch Jesper.

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»Ich hab keine Angst vor der Zukunft, verstehen Sie? Ich hab nur'n kleines bisschen Angst vor der Gegenwart.« (Seite 299)

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Ein verdammtes Jahr war ich nun schon hier, und ich hatte die Zeit nicht genutzt. Es war für mich nicht abzuschätzen, wie wertvoll so ein Jahr war. Vielleicht hatte ich 90 davon, dann war ein verdorbenes nicht so schlimm. Aber wahrscheinlich waren es viel weniger, dann war ein Jahr etwas sehr Kostbares. Und ich hatte es einfach weggeworfen. (Seite 267/68)

⬆️⬆️⬆️ ? Mit etwas mehr Lebenserfahrung wird er erkennen, was er daraus gewonnen hat.

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Schon bei der Überschrift überkommt mich das Gefühl, dass ich das Kapitel gar nicht lesen brauche, weil das Wort mir schon alles vermittelt, was ich darüber wissen muss.

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Das Buch versteht es meisterhaft, einen an vergleichbare, prägende und einschneidende Erlebnisse und Stationen des eigenen Lebens zu erinnern.

Wie fesselnd das auch ist, ich kann die Aussage von @LaLecture gut nachvollziehen, dass es ihr in dem Buch zwischendrin zu abgedreht wurde.
Ja, ansatzweise übertreibt Wells. Ähnlich wie Jesper mit seinem „Leidensgenossen“.

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»Aber nicht das du jetzt denkst, ich wäre depressiv oder so«, sagte ich. »Ich weiß ja selbst, dass ich zu viel nachdenke, aber innerlich geht es mir gut, wirklich. Ich hab halt einen traurigen Verstand und 'ne lächelnde Seele.« (Seite 168)

⬆️⬆️⬆️ ???

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»Ich bin gerade auch ein bisschen einsam, wenn du‘s genau wissen willst. […] In meiner Wohnung ist eine nicht mit Menschen zu füllende Leere, verstehst du? Wenn du mich vor ein paar Jahren nach meiner Zukunft gefragt hättest, da wär ich mir sicher gewesen, dass ich was ganz Tolles mache, aber jetzt, wo es so weit ist, fällt mir nichts mehr ein. Ich will keine Entscheidungen mehr treffen, ich hab das so satt.« (Seite 167)

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Was Jesper über die Fliege im Zuckerglas sagt, kann ich total nachvollziehen.

Das ist einer dieser Gedankengänge und Erkenntnisse, bei denen man, wenn man sie hat, denkt, ob man das nicht früher hätte wissen sollen oder können, und warum einem das keiner (früher) gesagt hat, wenn man schon nicht selber drauf kommt, es aber so logisch und klar scheint, so selbstverständlich, als müsse man es schon immer wissen, weil es quasi Allgemeingut ist.

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Doch ich meinte es nicht ernst. Ich guckte noch mal runter auf die Straße, dann wandte ich mich ab. Ich hatte den Tod ohnehin nicht verdient, ich konnte ihn doch gar nicht bezahlen, denn er kostete das Leben, und davon hatte ich noch viel zu wenig. (Seite 127/128)

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An die Produzenten von Frank:
Euer Sohn dreht ab jetzt seinen eigenen Film.
Ihr seid beide gefeuert.
Jesper. (Seite 90)

⬆️⬆️⬆️ Nicht schleeeeecht. 😄

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»Hab ich dich geweckt, Jasper? Schläfst du um diese Zeit etwa noch?«

»Wieso, welche Zeit haben wir denn?«

Das schien nicht die richtige Antwort gewesen zu sein. (Seite 14)

⬆️⬆️⬆️ ??? Das muss ich mir echt merken. ???

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? „Er ist allein in seinem Zimmer, steht vor dem Spiegel und singt seine Lieder. Sie hat jahrelang geschrieben an die Firmen ihrer Stadt, doch es kam nie was wieder. […] Sie spielt tausend kleine Rollen und will nach Hollywood, hat das alles hier so satt. Lass dein altes Leben hinter dir und geh durch diese neue Tür. Das geht raus an alle Spinner, denn sie sind die Gewinner. Wir kennen keine Limits. Ab heute - für immer. […]“ ?

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Buechersuechtling Ja, ich weiß, Jesper kam vor Revolverheld, aber manchmal kann man nichts für seine Assoziationsketten. Diese hier hatte ich heute Morgen nach dem Aufwachen. ??‍♀️ 5y
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Ich ist ein anderer.
Arthur Rimbaud

⬆️⬆️⬆️ Das fängt auf dem Vorsatzblatt ja schon gut an. Ja, ich kann mich an Zeiten in meinem Leben erinnern, in denen ich genau das dachte. Woran ich mich allerdings nicht mehr erinnern kann, ist der Zeitpunkt, an dem sich das änderte zu „Ich wollte ein anderer sein.“ ich glaube ja, die Arbeitswelt verhunzt uns alle. ??‍♀️

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Das Buch wird gut, da bin ich mir ziemlich sicher.

Und nein, das hat rein gar nichts 😉 damit zu tun, dass ich immer noch beziehungsweise weiterhin finde, dass ich mal wieder ein Lese-Feuerwerk 🎉 verdient habe, bei dem ich von dem Buch und der Geschichte nicht lassen kann.

LaLecture Na dann wünsche ich viel Spaß beim Lesen :). Es ist etwas speziell, aber ich persönlich habe es in einem Rutsch durchgelesen. 5y
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@LaLecture Bist du darin schon weit gekommen und/oder fast durch – ooooooooder lohnt es sich für mich noch #buddyread-mäßig miteinzusteigen❓?

LaLecture Ich bin seit gestern Abend durch. Aber wenn du es liest, können wir uns gerne drüber austauschen :). 6y
Buechersuechtling @LaLecture So schade, dass ich zu langsam war. 😕 Jetzt muss ich mich wohl gedulden, bis ich „Tintentod“ ausgelesen habe. 🤷🏽‍♀️ 6y
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Dieser Rezension

http://kaffeehaussitzer.de/benedict-wells-spinner/

verdanke ich, dass ich angefixt bin und das Buch Nummer 5️⃣ _un_be_dingt_ (‼️) lesen will.

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Die Charaktere Benedicts Wells sind tief, authentisch und kommen gut rüber. Die Entwicklung, die sein Protagonist durchlebt ist deutlich erkennbar und der Autor schafft es, dass wir mit Jesper Lier mitfiebern.