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The Talented Ribkins
The Talented Ribkins | Ladee Hubbard
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Well-ReadNeck
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Loved this book about a man looking back in his life (because he‘s being chased by enforcers for a man to whom he owes $$) of people who served as a Justice League of sorts for Civil Rights in the 1960s.

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Angitron
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This was a lovely book about family, legacy, and the various paths we take through life for better or for worse. I wasn‘t quite sure what to expect, but the unusual nature of the story was a nice surprise, and the characters warmed my heart.

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Tracyantoon
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This #roadtrip through Florida was great! 72 year old Johnny Ribkins owes someone a lot of money and he is trying to find all the places he had buried treasures in his past. He has a special superpower-he‘s a mapmaker. He also has a sidekick for his adventure-his niece who also has a quirky superpower. This is a fun romp with very interesting characters.

TerriGreen Sounds so fun! A treasure hunt! 🚗 4y
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bookwrm526
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I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It‘s about a family with unconventional superpowers, and how they started out trying to do good and ending up using them to commit crimes. But it‘s more about family and what it means to be part of one even when it isn‘t perfect. Delightful, and my book about someone with a superpower for #popsugarreadingchallenge

Soubhiville That plant ! 💚💚💚🌱 5y
bookwrm526 @Soubhiville that‘s actually blown glass! It was part of an exhibit at the local botanical garden 5y
Soubhiville Wow, that‘s amazing! 5y
Reggie What a great review!! Totally agree about that being part of a family even if it‘s not perfect. Loved this book. 5y
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DebinHawaii
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#WanderingJune 🚘
When I hear #RoadToNowhere I think of quirky road trips which makes me think of this book I read & was on a book tour for in 2017. About a road trip where 72-year-old Johnny Ribkins drives all over Florida with his niece Eloise digging up money he buried to pay off his mobster boss & teaching her about the Ribkins family & their unique gifts. Good fun & since it's been a year since I used it for a prompt, I can't resist it. 😆

BarbaraBB Great collage once again 😍 5y
DebinHawaii @BarbaraBB Thank you! 🤗I have missed doing collages for challenges! 5y
Reggie I really liked this book!😁 5y
Cinfhen I‘ve stacked this book because of an @Reggie review!!! Glad to hear you loved the book too, Deb 🥳 5y
DebinHawaii @Reggie @Cinfhen Yes, I reviewed it for a book tour when it came out a couple of years ago & I still think of it fondly. It's quirky & endearing & I'd love it if she wrote more involving the Ribkins family. 🤗📚 5y
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ChasingOm
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While I was cooking my weekly home made meal for #BookFitnessChallenge, I didn‘t listen to an audiobook, but I DID listen to the GET BOOKED podcast, which put the tagged book on my TBR. Has anyone read it? 😄

This recipe is Cold Pork Noodles with Cucumber and Peanuts from the NYT. I tried to copy the link, but it kept opening in my NYT Cooking app, lol. 🤷🏻‍♀️

#BFC

SW-T Yes. I enjoyed it. 5y
Clwojick Looks Delish!!! 🤤🤤🤤 5y
wanderinglynn Way to go on the healthy eating! 👍🏻👍🏻 5y
alisiakae That looks really yummy! 5y
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Reggie
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For 72yo Johnny Ribkins it may seem like a #Long&windyroad driving all over Florida with a niece he never knew he had, trying to find money he buried all over the state, while visiting relatives along the way which make it feel like he‘s on the #HighwaytoHell, all so he can pay off a mob boss. Also, the Ribkins each have a superpower. Shout out to The Road which I have overused but would also fit these prompts. #BeatleMaynia #MayMovieMagic

RohitSawant I stacked this a while ago after reading your review! Nice pick! 5y
Cinfhen SAME @rohit-sawant !!!!! 5y
Eggs A two-fer! Excellent!! 5y
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SW-T I was pleasantly surprised by this one when I read it. 5y
Suet624 You made me stack this one already! 5y
gradcat This sounds like it would be very amusing...is it a funny-ish novel? (edited) 5y
Reggie @gradcat it is a funny-ish novel, but it's also one of those looking back at your life and seeing it for what it is. And that even if your family is crazy, they're still your crazy family. It was touching. 5y
gradcat Thanks for answering my question...sounds very good to me, so I stacked it. 📚👍😊 5y
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Reggie
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72yo Johnny Ribkins owes some money to a boss and has a week to retrieve it. He goes to dig up money he has buried all over Florida. He finds out he has a 13yo niece he never knew about. He suddenly finds himself with an unexpected passenger. Also, every Ribkins has a special power. This novel had a depth I wasn‘t expecting. It was about family and how they‘re all we got sometimes no matter how crazy they are. About race and politics. Soo good!!!

TrishB Great review 👍🏻 5y
Cinfhen Oddly, this has already been stacked but I don‘t recall ever hearing about it before 🤷🏼‍♀️your review makes me want to read immediately (edited) 5y
mreads I liked this book too! Been awhile but I remember the Aunt being great too. 5y
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Itchyfeetreader @cinfhen exactly the same thing here - read this review, was like -this is for me and then saw I had already stacked it 5y
Cinfhen I guess we both saw the same first review @Itchyfeetreader 😛 5y
Reggie @TrishB Thanks!! @Cinfhen @Itchyfeetreader I felt like this was a book club book. I wanted to talk about it to someone. Also I think there‘s something to being at the end of your life and looking back. And wondering if the road you took was the right one while guiding someone so young. And the family. Everyone in here is so busy telling each other‘s business they‘re not really looking at their own. AND it‘s not an emotional book but it made me cry 5y
Reggie a few times. But that‘s just me. Lol 5y
Reggie @mreads Yeah, Simone, trying to tell Eloise how she comes from greatness and how she should carry that with her and make something out of herself. This was way better than I thought it would be. 5y
ValerieAndBooks Wow, stacking this!! 5y
Centique I would‘ve stacked it but I already did! Great review Reggie 😍 I think I had heard about this on All the Books podcast. I am here for all the 70 plus protagonists 🙌 5y
Cinfhen I‘m soooooo down for this....going to research RIGHT NOW 5y
Reggie @Centique that‘s where I first heard about it. I think Jen recommended it for a road trip book or something. There‘s so much goodness in here. 5y
minkyb That‘s two stack adds in less than 30 seconds. Oy... 5y
RohitSawant Another one for my @Reggie shelf 😁 5y
Reggie @minkyb @rohit-sawant 🤗Thanks to you both!! 5y
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SW-T
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I wasn‘t expecting what I got, but it was what I needed. Charming book about family, forgiveness, understanding, inequality, justice, obligations, road trips, magical realism, and love ❤️

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hollijo
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Wow. This book is magical, and while it seemed to be about one thing at first, the author managed to pull together threads from all over the place and make a story I didn‘t see coming. It‘s about a family with magical talents, about racial inequality and the quest for justice, but it‘s mostly about family and the love, loyalty, and identity that a family gives you. Highly recommend.

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morgan_lionheart
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This was a fun and quick read about a family who all have special talents. It's about the importance of family and standing up for each other and finding a sense of belonging.

Ye_Mighty_Andy_Spare Me pressing the play button on your picture to listen to a clip: "It's not working. Why's it not working?" 5y
morgan_lionheart @Ye_Mighty_Andy_Spare lol, that is totally something I would do! 5y
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mcctrish
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Excellent road trip story that is part fantastical ( everyone in the Ribkins family has a ‘gift‘ much like a super power but believable: scale walls, catch things even with eyes closed, make maps from predictions) and part family drama. Johnny discovers he as a niece who who takes with him as he tries to come up with money to pay off a debt. We learn all about the past and solve a mystery too

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mcctrish
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Next ( I love long weekends )

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LaLove
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I wanted to like it. The concept was sort of fun, but the story didn‘t make sense.

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mcctrish
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I got a lovely pile of books for my birthday 🎂 my husband gets me

LeahBergen Happy Birthday!! 📚📚📚 6y
rather_be_reading happy belated birthday!!! 🎂🎁🎉📚 6y
mcctrish Thank you @rather_be_reading I still haven‘t started any of these yet 6y
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DebinHawaii
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#NuYear #cars 🚗This book didn't make my #17in2017 list, but it was close. A quirky story centering around a road trip where 72-year old Johnny Ribkins drives all over Florida digging up loot he hid over the years to pay off a loan shark & introducing his teenage niece Eloise to the quirky Ribkins family & their history-the family has some unique & slightly sad superpowers. A book about family, race, class & using your gifts--whatever they are.🚗

Zelma Sounds Interesting! 6y
Cinfhen This sounds so good!!! I love "old men" stories, I have a soft spot for them #stacked 6y
DebinHawaii @Zelma @Cinfhen It's quirky, but I really enjoyed it and the characters. It's a debut novel based in part by a W.E.B DuBois essay and I'd definitely read more from the author. 👍📚 6y
TrishB Wow - definitely sounds interesting 👍🏻 6y
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ericarobynreads
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The Talented Ribkins by Ladee Hubbard is a slow, but very intriguing story about a man on a mission, his niece (whom he just found out existed), and a long family history of "peculiarities".

I enjoyed this read quite it bit! It was a wonderfully slow book to throw in-between my fast-paced thrillers that I have been reading recently!

Check out my full review here: http://www.ericarobynreads.com/2017/09/book-review-talented-ribkins.html?m=1

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Aluciddreamstate
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3.5/5⭐️. I liked the idea and the story line, but I felt there should have been more. I wanted to know about the families back story. I would read another book related to the Ribkins.

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lovelybookshelf
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This multigenerational road trip adventure gently tackles themes such as race, class, politics, and family. It's literary fiction with a dash of superhero novel added in. As you mull over the themes, you find it actually goes much deeper. There are so many layers! This is the kind of book you can read more than once and have more insight each time, depending on your approach. This book made me happy *and* made me think. Highly recommend!

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DebinHawaii
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Day 31 #AndItsAugust #BestofAugust Catching up from yesterday with August stats & Best of August. Overall a good reading month. In addition to the finished books I started several others & have 2 in process for #hpchapteraday & #LOTRchapteraday I read plenty of great books this month, but these 4 are the ones I enjoyed the most or found most interesting. Still behind on reviews-Litsy & Goodreads-so I may try to work on that this holiday weekend.📚

Ms_T 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 7y
Reviewsbylola Fantastic month!! 7y
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DebinHawaii
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Between work & 2 book tour reviews this week, I'm running behind.😬 Stats & Best of August posts are coming but this one is definitely on it. Unique & engaging--it was more than the comics-come-to-life I was expecting. A bit road trip, multi-generational family drama, magical realism & black history. Here with book-inspired Baby Tomatoes with Herbs & Mozzarella for my book tour blog post & I'm giving away a copy (US/Canada) there too-link👇🏻 📚❤️

Joanne1 Dish looks delicious, book sounds intriguing. 7y
scripturient That looks delicious! 7y
LauraBrook Yes to all of this! I've got Ribkins on my weekend TBR, glad you liked it! 7y
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DebinHawaii
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Granted I will probably have to jump back into work mode tonight to finish something up, but I needed (& relished taking) a long, late lunch break this afternoon to go through some unread cooking magazines, spend time with The Talented Ribkins (for a book tour review tomorrow), & nosh on leftover Moroccan Corn Chowder from Sunday. 🌽🍲(BTW-The adorable bookmark is the work of @LibrarianRyan & from her last photo challenge) ❤️❤️❤️

readordierachel This book sounds so good, and that soup looks delicious! 7y
LukeMorris Moroccan corn chowder sounds like something I could get down with. 7y
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MrBook
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#TBRtemptation post 2! Recently released. Inspired by a W.E.B. Dubois essay, this is the story of 72-year-old Johnny, stolen money, the civil rights movement, and his family which has superpowers: seeing invisible colors, scaling flat walls, belching fire, making precise maps. They called themselves The Justice Committee. This is a big-hearted novel about race, politics, family, and doing right. #blameLitsy #blameMrBook 😎

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moarbookspleaze
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This week's new books.

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vivastory
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This sounds amazing

TobeyTheScavengerMonk I'ma read this. 7y
vivastory @TobeyTheScavengerMonk Any book praised by Tony Morrison about a family with mediocre superpowers is promising 7y
Yeah_I_Read I want to read this but the kindle version is 19.99 😵😵😵😵 I'll definitely have to wait on that lol 7y
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vivastory @Yeah_I_Read that's more expensive than the book! Maybe you can get it at the library 7y
Yeah_I_Read @vivastory yeah I checked but it seems like one of those that are off the radar rn. Maybe if it becomes more popular the library will pick it up. It's on my Amazon wishlist tho so I will keep an eye out for a cheaper price bc it seems like a really good one 7y
RealBooks4ever On my TBR! 💜 7y
readordierachel Yes it does! 7y
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Mamashep
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Sat down to dip into this one for an upcoming tour. Fifty pages later, I remembered that I had things to do.

DebinHawaii I'm on a tour for this one too--but still waiting for my #ARC 😬 Glad to know it's good so far! 👍📚 7y
Mamashep @DebinHawaii I got my copy through email, PDF but had to do it on my phone instead of my Nook so it's been a challenge to read! 7y
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Qemorio
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I'm looking forward to this one.