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The Essex Serpent | Sarah Perry

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I was initially drawn to this book because of the beautiful cover but luckily it‘s also fantastic historical fiction.
Taking place in the late 1890s, we meet newly widowed, Cora, who is ready to embrace her new freedom and, inspired by Mary Anning, explore the world around her. Tales of a killer sea serpent are at the center of the story. There were so many characters I grew to love.
Read if you like strong female mc bucking the norm.
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PaperbackPirate Thank you @Librarybelle for hosting the #literarycrew #buddyread! 1mo

Librarybelle Thanks for joining! I am very drawn to the cover too! 1mo

batsy It's a good one! So glad I read it too. 1mo

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I was so close to reaching my #FabulousFebruary #20in4 Readathon goal!
219/251 pages
Falling asleep during a readathon is my downfall too often.
But I loved this book and the motivation the readathon gave me to read a little more every day!
Thank you @Andrew65 !
#bookly

Andrew65 Well done 👏👏👏🙌🎉🎊🥳 1mo

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BookWrym

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Interesting story about a mythical serpent, about starting afresh, about finding true friendship, about finding yourself and moving on with life.

I like the balance between mythology and science and how certain things in the story can be interpreted either way depending on the reader.

Great descriptions of Essex and the landscape made you feel you were really there.

Librarybelle Great review! 1mo

batsy I really liked it, too! 1mo

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BookwormAHN

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I enjoyed this book and would have enjoyed it more if the narration had been better. This book is about Cora, who is recently widowed, heads to Essex to find their legendary serpent.
#LiteraryCrew @Librarybelle
#WickedWords #Lake @AsYouWish
#Litsylove

Librarybelle Glad you enjoyed it! 2mo

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I love this cover 💚💛💚💛 2mo

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#LiteraryCrew friends: it‘s time for the discussion! I have 8 questions posted as spoilers. You may find them on my feed, the book‘s feed, or searching for #LiteraryCrew #BuddyRead .

While I try not to post too many questions with big spoilers within the question, this time there are a few. Fair warning, in case you haven‘t finished the book but wish to preview the questions!

Our March book is Hour of the Witch. I‘ll post a reminder tomorrow!

rubyslippersreads, LaraReads, mjdowens, melissajayne, Jerdencon, Crazeedi, tpixie, IMASLOWREADER, Cuilin, PurpleyPumpkin, Deblovestoread, batsy, BookwormM, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks, Bluebird, rwmg, CatLass007, Mollyanna, BookwormAHN, PaperbackPirate, Sargar114, emz711, KristiAhlers, PageShifter, julieclair, AllDebooks, willaful

julieclair Not finished yet. Thanks for the heads up about the spoilers! 2mo

IMASLOWREADER same…life got in the way 😢 2mo

willaful I couldn't get past the first page. :-( Very rough month for me and I couldn't concentrate. 2mo

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Sargar114 I started but don‘t know if I‘ll be able to finish. I may bail and try next months, the subject matter seems real interesting 2mo

rubyslippersreads I‘m way behind, but I‘ll come back to the discussion when I‘m done. 1mo

PurpleyPumpkin I‘m still reading it and finding it very interesting! I‘ll be sure to circle back to the discussion when I‘m finished. 👍🏽 1mo

Librarybelle No worries at all! Finish when you can, or #HailTheBail ! @julieclair @IMASLOWREADER @willaful @Sargar114 @rubyslippersreads @PurpleyPumpkin 1mo

BookWrym I have just finished will look for the questions still learning my way round Litsy 1mo

Librarybelle @BookWrym Welcome to Litsy! I see you found the questions…hooray! Thanks for joining! 1mo

BookWrym @Librarybelle thanks for the welcome 😀 1mo

PaperbackPirate I loved it! Thank you for hosting! 🐉 1mo

Librarybelle Thanks for joining, @PaperbackPirate ! 1mo

Crazeedi @Librarybelle I've been MIA, so bust, I'll look for the questions later today , thanks Jess 1mo

Librarybelle No worries, @Crazeedi ! 1mo

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8. Apple TV+ recently turned the book into a miniseries. Has anyone seen it? Plan to see it?

Info on the series, from the Apple TV+ website: https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/originals/the-essex-serpent/

#LiteraryCrew #BuddyRead

BookwormAHN I don't have apple TV but I have considered getting it to watch this. 2mo

tpixie Yes, I wondered if it might help me try to read it again at some point. Or it just might give me more an excuse not to read it! 😂 2mo

Cuilin Yes, I think they did a really good job. Especially creating the atmosphere. 2mo

batsy I've watched the first 3 episodes so far and I prefer the book. The setting, the costumes, and the actors are all very good but owing to having to adapt some elements of the story, it feels like the rich, complicated, and interesting relationships between the various characters are not as well-explored in the TV show. But I'm only midway through. 2mo

BookWrym Hadn‘t heard of it don‘t have Apple TV don‘t watch much TV anyway so it doesn‘t really appeal if it makes it to free view I will probably give it a go 1mo

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7. The novel sets up Cora to choose between two men and in the end she chooses neither. Do you think this is a comment on traditional literary plots? Do you think the novel sees friendship as more valuable and enduring than romantic love? ~from Reading Group Guide #LiteraryCrew #BuddyRead

BookwormAHN I don't think it was in her character to want someone else so soon. But yes I'm sick of reading books where the woman says over and over again that she's not ready for a new relationship and then at the end has magically found her true love 🤦🏼‍♀️ 2mo

Cuilin For true independence at that time you had to be financially secure and unmarried. If she chose a suiter, then that hard won independence would be no more. It was too much to lose. 2mo

batsy Agree with @Cuilin and it does feel like a deliberate choice in plot and character. But it is ambiguous and open-ended with regards to her relationship with Will. 2mo

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BookWrym I think Cora is a loner at heart so the outcome is not a surprise in that way. It is a non traditional ending from the Victorian norm. 1mo

PaperbackPirate I agree @BookwormAHN ! 1mo

PaperbackPirate I liked the ending because Cora seemed to find her true independence on her own without Luke, Martha, The Ambrose‘s, or even Francis there. But I also got the feeling that when Stella dies she and Will will be together. 1mo

emz711 I'm not sure that it's fair to say that she chose neither. I agree that things could change after Stella's death. I find the “cleaving“ description so fascinating and I feel like there's probably a lot of instances of that in my life.

But I had thought that at the beginning of the book that Cora and Martha were a thing? 2w

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6. One of the subplots of the novel is the disappearance of Naomi Banks. She and Joanna Ransome argued and Naomi ran away. By the end of the novel, she has returned and Joanna is trying to cope with the imminent death of her mother. Do you think they will become close friends again, for good, or are the differences between them simply too great? ~from Reading Group Guide #LiteraryCrew #BuddyRead

BookwormAHN I hope so but I suspect that Naomi had some problems at home too. 2mo

batsy I think they can be. They seem to be the kind of girls who can work it out but it's the different circumstances of their families that made the friendship knottier than it would have been. 2mo

BookWrym I think they can have a new and different but just as deep friendship. 1mo

PaperbackPirate They had a period where they grew apart, but they are true friends and will grow back together again. 1mo

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5. Cora‘s physical size and mannish habits of dress are frequently commented upon by
other characters in the novel. She rejects a lot of society‘s expectations of her as a
woman, whereas Stella Ransome is the living embodiment of the perfect housewife. Despite their differences, they are friends. What do you think Perry is trying to tell us by having Cora save her rival instead of quietly letting her drown? ~from RGG #LiteraryCrew #BuddyRead

BookwormAHN That she is not a monster. Besides even though Cora was having an emotional affair with Stella's husband I'm not sure she wanted anything more. 2mo

tpixie @BookwormAHN I like this answer. 😀 2mo

BookWrym I think Cora is a loner and really doesn‘t need anyone else . Stella is not a threat or a rival she is a friend and Cora wouldn‘t hurt a friend deliberately. 1mo

PaperbackPirate I think she continued to defy society‘s expectations by saving her friend. I think it also brought to the forefront of her mind that she would never want harm to come to her in any way which is why she stepped back from Will again. 1mo

emz711 I find her idea of trying to cover herself physically something that I've done for a very long time, thinking it would help me professionally.
There was a point where she actually says that about one of them (I don't remember Luke or Will) only thought of her as a disembodied voice - but that's what she wanted and then she comments as if that's not what she wanted! Part of being a women, wanting to be looked at as a woman and also for her brain 2w

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4. Many of the characters have unequal relationships: Cora and Martha, Spencer and Will.
Do you think that viewing someone as a means to an end necessarily precludes loving them? ~from Reading Group Guide #LiteraryCrew #BuddyRead

BookwormAHN Not necessarily like with Cora and Martha, the other seemed a bit more complicated. 2mo

batsy Yes, I think it does. One might think one loves someone but if they're only a means to an end, then it's a compromised kind of love. I don't think this reflects the relationships in the book; with Cora and Martha I think they genuinely care for each other but Martha perhaps hints at loving her more (the difference in class, Cora wanting an audience). I thought Spencer and Luke's friendship was one of the more beautiful things in the book. 2mo

BookWrym I think in every relationship there is a balance of power and benefits and that is reflected in the relationships in the book. 1mo

emz711 none of what Martha did was healthy!

and yes @batsy Spencer and Luke's relationship was so nice to see. 2w

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3. “I‘ll fill your wounds with gold”, Michael says. He means both literally that he will make sure Cora is financially comfortable during their marriage in exchange for the pleasure of hurting her, but also that he will remake her as something more beautiful & interesting than she was before. Cora survived her marriage, but was damaged by it. What do you think the seams of gold are in Cora‘s character? ~from RGG #LiteraryCrew #BuddyRead

BookwormAHN I think it was her intelligence. 2mo

tpixie Not an answer to this question, but I had just read in another book recently about how the Japanese fix their pottery pieces with gold to make them even stronger. The coinkydink Of seeing this in one of my next books read was intriguing. It‘s funny how things happen sometimes. I did think her husband showed how cruel he was when he said that. 2mo

batsy I don't think that his statement had anything to do with Cora, but was just a reflection of a man who couldn't love something that he didn't break and put back together again. But perhaps it's Cora's curiosity and the sense of autonomy that stems from that. He wanted to break it. I'm not sure if that answers the question. 2mo

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Cuilin You know I‘d like to believe Cora had gold running through her before she met her husband. I think he tried to break her but was unsuccessful. Like @Batsy said it was a reflection on him and his cruelty. She was always going to survive. 2mo

BookWrym I am not sure about this Cora survives and thrives but how much of that is due to his repairing is beyond me I think you need to be strong yourself to survive this. 1mo

PaperbackPirate Her gold is being free from him and finally living life on her terms. 1mo

emz711 I think it's hard to know because we didn't know much about her character before marriage. 2w

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2. Many comparisons have been drawn between Sarah Perry‘s writing and the Victorian novelists who were writing at the time the book was set, including Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins. Do you think this book feels Victorian, or contemporary feel when she effectively provides hope in the form of bread each day? ~from Reading Group Guides #LiteraryCrew #BuddyRead

BookwormAHN I haven't read Collins but I can see a little bit of Dickens in her writing style and in some of her characters. 2mo

batsy I think it did feel Victorian but also modern, in a sense. Although their styles are very different, this book reminded me of how Hilary Mantel does historical fiction. It doesn't just immerse you in another time and place, there's a kind of tension between old and new. Haven't read enough Dickens (shameful, I know 😁) but it didn't remind me of Wilkie Collins, who is someone I also enjoy. It feels like its own thing. 2mo

BookWrym To me it had a modern feeling I think the attitude and freedoms that Cora has are more modern than Victorian. I didn‘t see Dickens or Collins in the writing. 1mo

emz711 I can see the Wilkie Collins comparison, having just read him.
I'm not sure what kind of narration this is where you know what everyone is thinking and the view changes paragraph to paragraph. I thought I'd have a tougher time keeping track but it seemed to work okay. 2w

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1. We're traveling to Essex this month for the book! I cannot help but think, as a lover of gothic stories myself (albeit very British-based gothic stories), that the setting is perfect. Have you ever visited Essex? Have you visited a place with a potential “sea monster“ lurking in the waters?

To get us in the location mood, here's a site that will take us to Essex: https://www.visitessex.com/

#LiteraryCrew #BuddyRead

batsy I have not been to Essex and I'd love to. Perry is a descriptive writer and I thought she set up the atmosphere so well. I've been looking up pictures and started watching the TV adaptation of the book, which is set in some areas in Essex that beautifully depict the marshes. 2mo

Jerdencon I haven‘t been to Essex but I was near where the Loch Ness monster was on a gloomy day - def sets the mood. 2mo

BookwormAHN I haven't been to Essex, but living in Louisiana I think a lake monster/Lake Placid sized alligator is very possible. 2mo

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Cuilin Not been to Essex, yet!! Though have been in many atmospheric coastal locations in Ireland where the mythology leaches into earth. 2mo

BookWrym Not been to Essex or anywhere with a water monster now I feel I need to. @BookwormAHN Lake Placid is one of my favourite films!! 1mo

BookwormAHN @Bookwyrm Mine too! 1mo

PaperbackPirate Funny coincidence: while reading this book I just traced my ancestry back to a man living in Essex in the 1500s so yes I would love to go there! It was already on my to-see list because I‘m a Mary Anning fan. 1mo

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#20in4 #FabulousFebruary update!
I‘ve read 128/251 pages so far with Bombadil‘s help.

I‘m going to make it @Librarybelle and @Andrew65 !#LiteraryCrew #BuddyRead

#DogsOfLitsy #TomBombadil

Jari-chan Aww 🥰😍 2mo

batsy Bombadil is too cute! 🖤 2mo

Librarybelle Hooray! And our pet families help us a lot with reading! ❤️ 2mo

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BookmarkTavern What a sweetheart! 💕 (edited) 2mo

AnnCrystal 💕😍🐶💝. 2mo

Traci1 Aww. I love that little face. ❤️ 2mo

dabbe That face! 🤩🖤🐾🖤🤩 2mo

Gissy 🐶😍❤️❤️❤️ 2mo

Andrew65 Well done 🎉🎉🎉 2mo

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batsy

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I've been meaning to read this for years & I'm glad #LiteraryCrew gave me the push I needed. I greatly enjoyed it. Perry's writing is exquisite; loved her eye for detail & the lush, abundant descriptions of nature. I appreciated the complex characters & how invested I was in how things turned out for them. I loved the chilly beauty of Aldwinter & the strange sense of unease that permeates the book. All of it was right up my street. @Librarybelle

Librarybelle Beautiful review! So glad you were able to join us this month! 2mo

erzascarletbookgasm It‘s been on my shelf for a long time. Glad you enjoyed it! 2mo

Tamra I enjoyed the audio version. 😄 2mo

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batsy @Librarybelle Thank you for the opportunity! It's such a nice feeling to read something I already own 😆 and to find that I really like it. 2mo

batsy @erzascarletbookgasm I hope you like it when you get to it. A slow burn and a moody kind of book, but a good one imo 🙂 2mo

batsy @Tamra Nice! 2mo

Balibee146 This has been waiting and looking gorgeous in my shelves for years also. 2mo

LeahBergen I liked this one, too! 2mo

Centique I really enjoyed this too! And i may have already mentioned that the tv adaptation is worth watching as well 😍 2mo

batsy @Balibee146 It's a pretty book, isnt it 🙂 2mo

batsy @LeahBergen I am looking forward to checking out her other books! 2mo

batsy @Centique Yes, I remember! I'm hoping to be able to watch it. I want to remain in that world a little longer... 2mo

Cathythoughts Great review ❤️ The tv series is good too. 2mo

batsy @Cathythoughts Thank you, Cathy! I'm excited to check out the series 🤩 2mo

Rissreads What a gorgeous cover! 💛💚 2mo

batsy @Rissreads It's very pretty 😍 2mo

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bailed

Soooooo. I tried reading this book a year ago, but I couldn‘t get into it and set it aside. Love the cover, love everything about the book blurb, and enjoy the writing. This book totally seems my cuppa! I picked it up again for #literarycrew read, but after 25% I‘m giving up. #hailthebail. It‘s just not working for me. 🙈

Texreader I really didn‘t like this book. Not at all like what I thought it would be 2mo

Librarybelle Good try, but nothing wrong with no longer reading a book. #somanybookssolittletime 2mo

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I‘ve seen lots of similar reviews 🫤 it‘s on my shelf and I‘m in no hurry! 2mo

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tpixie @Bluebird I‘m sadly not enjoying this so far either. I‘ve restarted it 3 times today. I fell in love with the cover and wanted to do the #literarycrew #buddyread but I may bail also. I‘m not good at bailing, though. We will see 🐍💚📗 @Librarybelle 2mo

Hooked_on_books It is an excellent cover! I have this one, but after mixed reviews early on I‘m a bit hesitant to try it. I may go the same way you went! 2mo

tpixie I wish he were the audiobook narrator! https://youtu.be/Hrz43MGvF9M?si=77bwc68AhB7WL2Eb 2mo

tpixie Also he says, “Bear in mind, if you are a good reader, you will discard a book mercilessly if after the first 40 pages or so you haven‘t gotten into it” 2mo

Bluebird @Texreader glad I‘m not alone! 2mo

Bluebird @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Hooked_on_books yes, no need to rush to it, plenty of other books out there! (edited) 2mo

Bluebird @tpixie thanks for the link! He‘s so enthusiastic! The book he describes sounds fabulous—but not what I experienced. I agree with you! I‘d have loved to try it with him as the reader. 2mo

Bluebird @tpixie @Librarybelle i‘m not great at bailing either. I think it‘s because I‘ve read some gems that were slow to start. However I‘m getting better and now consider bailing at about 20% read. Most of my books are long, so 40 pages seems too few. Guess I‘m not ‘a good reader‘ 😂 2mo

tpixie @Bluebird 😂 I did decide to bail this am. I‘m trying not to feel bad about it 💔 2mo

CatLass007 @tpixie You gave it a fair shot. That‘s all anyone can do. You have to know your own mind to be able to bail. 2mo

tpixie @CatLass007 🩷 2mo

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He‘s back! @Andrew65 won‘t let anything stop him from getting a Readathon going for us each month! Thank you! 💙

My #20in4 #FabulousFebruary goal is to finish The Essex Serpent just in time to discuss it with the #LiteraryCrew.
I have 251 pages to go and my Bookly app predicts I need 7 hours to do it.

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#LiteraryCrew This is a pick but that‘s partially my way of justifying the Audible credit spent and the time I spent listening to this. The writing, the language, is beautiful! I think the storytelling is a bit weak, with lots of peaks and valleys. This is not her first published book but this was the first released in the US.

Librarybelle Great review! 2mo

CatLass007 @Librarybelle Thanks! 2mo

tpixie Oh! You finished it!! I saw your earlier post you were struggling. I‘m struggling also. I started three times today. I think I finally made it to chapter 1. 2mo

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CatLass007 @tpixie I finished it, but I had to push myself to do so. If you‘ve had to start it three times today, it sounds like you‘re struggling even more than I did. 2mo

tpixie @CatLass007 💚 I couldn‘t stay focused. I probably need to read the book at the same time as listening to the audio. But oh well 💚 2mo

CatLass007 @tpixie I totally get it. 2mo

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We‘re a little over halfway through the month, so checkin time for this month‘s #LiteraryCrew #BuddyRead !

Any thoughts to share with the group?

Discussion on the 29th!

BookwormAHN My hold just came in, starting it tonight. 2mo

Mollyanna I should be able to start it this week. Looks intriguing. 2mo

rubyslippersreads I‘m behind, but will try to catch up. 2mo

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Librarybelle Hooray, @BookwormAHN @Mollyanna ! 2mo

Librarybelle No worries, @rubyslippersreads ! 2mo

CatLass007 I‘m somewhere around the 75% mark of being through the book. I ought to finish it today. 2mo

julieclair Can‘t wait to start! I‘ve really been looking forward to reading this. 2mo

Librarybelle Awesome, @CatLass007 ! 2mo

Librarybelle @julieclair I have to start my reread of this - I liked it the first time I read it! 2mo

BookwormM I have finished looking forward to discussion 2mo

Librarybelle Hooray, @BookwormM ! 2mo

Jerdencon I started but had a little bit of a hard time getting into it - but am going to give it another shot 2mo

Librarybelle It‘s definitely a slow burn, @Jerdencon ! 2mo

KristiAhlers I love this book. 2mo

batsy I'm going to start soon 🙂 2mo

Librarybelle @KristiAhlers I liked it the first time I read it! 2mo

Librarybelle Yay, @batsy ! 2mo

PaperbackPirate I‘m about 90 pages in. I really like our main character and am looking forward to reading more of her story. 🐍 2mo

Librarybelle Wonderful, @PaperbackPirate ! 2mo

tpixie @Librarybelle I‘m behind, but trying to catch up!! 2mo

Librarybelle @tpixie 😁 2mo

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A young man walks down by the banks of the Blackwater under the full cold moon.

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl
#LiteraryCrew #BuddyRead @Librarybelle

With help from Nova!
A young dog walks in front of a book under the warm desert sun. 😂
#DogsOfLitsy

Soubhiville 😆🐶 2mo

Librarybelle Gotta love animal photobombs! 2mo

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I was really excited for this one… gave it seventy pages then threw in the towel. Wasn‘t intrigued by any of the characters or any events that were happening.

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#LiteraryCrew I‘m trying to listen to this as an audiobook. But I‘ve fallen asleep twice. I‘ve finally finished chapter 2. Is anyone else having trouble with this?

Librarybelle It‘s a slow burn novel, so I think it is a bit slow in the beginning. I read it a few years ago and have started my reread of it yet for #LiteraryCrew , but I do remember it being a slow start. 2mo

CatLass007 @Librarybelle Thanks for your insight. I think I just need to make sure I‘m sitting up instead of lying down while I listen.😅 2mo

rubyslippersreads I actually think it might be helping that I watched the TV series first. 2mo

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CatLass007 @Librarybelle @rubyslippersreads I‘m starting to get to know the characters now, which always makes a huge difference to me. 2mo

willaful I think I DNF'd the audio. Going to try in print this time. 2mo

CatLass007 @Librarybelle @rubyslippersreads @willaful Aaand I nodded off again. But it‘s on me because I decided to curl up under the covers with the kitties. I clearly told myself to sit in the chair, but I was disobedient. 2mo

Crazeedi This was a challenge to read, but it comes together. This authors style takes getting used to 2mo

Crazeedi Plus I can't do audio if I'm not moving or busy, I fall asleep every time! Lol 2mo

rubyslippersreads @CatLass007 @Librarybelle Curling up with sleeping kitties is guaranteed to put me right to sleep. 😹 2mo

rubyslippersreads @Crazeedi Me too. In fact, I often use audiobooks to help me sleep. 2mo

CatLass007 There‘s an audiobook called The Weirdies by Michael Buckley and it‘s narrated by Kate Winslet. I play it when I‘m having difficulty falling asleep. I‘ve never heard it all the way through. 2mo

CatLass007 @rubyslippersreads @Crazeedi @Librarybelle @willaful Welp, I have listened to approximately 25% of this book, so I‘m going to keep plugging along. I‘m sitting in my lounge chair with a kitty on my lap. I won‘t be falling asleep here. (edited) 2mo

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Welp, I finished it. I found the writing lovely, but really couldn't find a lot of reason to care about the characters who were, I admit, beautifully drawn.

#ReadMyKindle
#Roll100

@PuddleJumper
@CBee

Julsmarshall My opinion was similar. Beautifully written but kind of hard to care about the characters. Loved the cover! 2mo

CBee Awesome job! 😊 2mo

PuddleJumper I'll give that one a miss! 2mo

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1st buddy read for 2024 @Librarybelle #literarycrew #buddyread #readinggoal #readinglife

Librarybelle Yay! Glad you are joining us! 2mo

IMASLOWREADER been wanting to read it since i loved the series 2mo

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New month, new #LiteraryCrew book!

We‘re diving into this one by Perry…read at your own pace. I‘ll post periodic checkins throughout the month. Discussion questions will be posted on the 29th.

All welcome to join! If you would also like to join see @librarybelle post https://www.litsy.com/web/book/33468/The-Essex-Serpent

Librarybelle Thanks for reposting! 2mo

BookwormM @Librarybelle please tag me for this 😀 2mo

Librarybelle @BookwormM Will do!! 2mo

IMASLOWREADER im in 2mo

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rubyslippersreads, LaraReads, mjdowens, melissajayne, Jerdencon, Crazeedi, tpixie, Cuilin, PurpleyPumpkin, Deblovestoread, batsy, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks, Bluebird, rwmg, CatLass007, Mollyanna, BookwormAHN, PaperbackPirate, Sargar114, emz711, KristiAhlers, PageShifter, julieclair, AllDebooks, AnnR

Librarybelle @LitsyEvents 2mo

AnnR Yay! Already started reading. 🙂🤓 2mo

julieclair So excited for this one! 2mo

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batsy Looking forward 🙂 2mo

willaful I'll give it a try, though I may be over committed this month. 2mo

Mimi28 I had this book out from the library for sooooo long but never read it. I may have it somewhere…??? lol I really want to read it. 😉🩷 2mo

Librarybelle @AnnR @julieclair @batsy Hooray!! 2mo

Librarybelle Wonderful, @willaful ! I‘ll tag you this month. I can understand about overcommitting! 2mo

Librarybelle @Mimi28 Hope you get a chance to read it one of these days! 2mo

PaperbackPirate I‘m starting today! 🐍 2mo

Librarybelle @PaperbackPirate Yay!! 2mo

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The Essex Serpent | Sarah Perry

Repost for @Librarybelle

February‘s #LiteraryCrew #BuddyRead is The Essex Serpent, a gothic creepy novel…I‘ve read it before and liked it!

Read at your own pace; I‘ll post periodic checkins throughout the month, with discussion questions posted on the 29th.

If you would like to be added to this month‘s tag list, or to the every month tag list, let me know!

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Librarybelle Thanks for reposting! 3mo

IMASLOWREADER ohhhh cool its been on my tbr 3mo

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