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Questions, Questions | Marcus Pfister
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Marcus Pfisters best-selling Questions, Questionssimplified and now on sturdy board book pagesopens childrens eyes to the wondrous mysteries all around them. How many shells are on the shore? Millions? Billions? Even more?
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@Puddlejumper @originalcyn620

Okay, question on points. How do we count a reading challenge prompt. I see how to count a bingo, and I see how readathons, but I have been through the google file and do not see who we cant a prompt for points. Just getting my math correct.

#hauntedshelf #deadserious

PuddleJumper What are you counting as a reading prompt? I usually count them as readathons 2mo
OriginalCyn620 Yes, I‘m confused about what you mean as reading challenge prompts. Unless you‘re talking about how to count the books you read. If it‘s from your TBR, 25 pts. A spooky/autumn-themed book (not from your TBR), 20 pts. Books not from your TBR or not spooky/autumn-themed, 10 pts. And every post also get 1 extra point! Please correct me if I‘m wrong @PuddleJumper! 2mo
LibrarianRyan @OriginalCyn620 @puddlejumper

well on the list of readatons you add things like Storygraph Reading challenges. Take the Formidable challenge. Those challenges are not done by time, but by book. They are almost like a block on a bingo board but not, since they are not a bingo board. it would be like a Prompt maze prompt.
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PuddleJumper @LibrarianRyan Ok, I understand what you mean. I would count them as a readathon, that is what I\'m doing for the Spooky Maze one. If this runs again I\'m happy to add in extra points for things like that since you wouldn\'t get the bingo board extra points, right now though count it as a readathon 2mo
OriginalCyn620 Oh, I see what you mean now! 2mo
Faranae @LibrarianRyan @puddlejumper If it helps any, the Formidable does have a bingo board option (I think I added it to the drive?) though the Ultimate doesn\'t since it\'s a year long and 52 prompts. I assumed \“readathons\“ basically meant anything that\'s not a bingo board, at least for HauntedShelf. Sorry for causing confusion! 2mo
LibrarianRyan @Faranae your good. I‘m so behind in logging I may not even have that many open spaces but I do t want to count anything g wrong. 2mo
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JanuarieTimewalker13 Lonesome Dove. Currently reading Comanche Moon. Loving it. All 4 have been a memorable experience! 2mo
suvata @JanuarieTimewalker13 I haven‘t tackled that yet, but it on my TBR 2mo
JanuarieTimewalker13 You will love it!! Just be patient bc LD starts out a bit slow….hang on bc the characters are great and it‘s an epic saga. 2mo
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suvata @JanuarieTimewalker13 everyone says it‘s so good. I really do I have to dig into it soon. 2mo
wanderinglynn Ooh, so many to choose from! It‘s hard to pick one fave. Right now it‘s a toss-up between Ilona Andrews‘s Kate Daniels series or Patricia Briggs‘s Mercy Thompson series 2mo
suvata @wanderinglynn i‘ve not heard of either of those. What genre are they? 2mo
Ruthiella Too many to name! Patrick O‘Brian‘s Aubrey Maturin books, Elizabeth Peter‘s Amelia Peabody series, Robin Hobb‘s Realm of the Elderlings novels, those are the current ones I am working my way through. 2mo
suvata @Ruthiella I never heard of any of those either. Looks like I‘m going to have to rebuild my TBR. (edited) 2mo
dabbe The canon of Sherlock Holmes, of course! #sherlocked 🖤 2mo
suvata @dabbe Absolutely. Sherlock is timeless. 2mo
wanderinglynn @suvata urban fantasy (set in the modern world but full of magic & supernatural beings like werewolves, vampires) 2mo
wanderinglynn @dabbe 🙌🏻 excellent choice! #iamSHERlocked 2mo
suvata @wanderinglynn I haven‘t read a lot of urban fantasy but the few that I have read I really enjoyed. Will check out the ones you mentioned. Thanks. 2mo
wanderinglynn Both of these series feature strong kick-ass women, which I love. 2mo
dabbe @suvata 🩶🧡🩶 2mo
dabbe @wanderinglynn 🩶🧡🩶 2mo
ShelleyBooksie Harry Dresden series by Jim Butcher. Any of Kelly Armstrongs series (she has several), Mercy Thompson series by Patricia Briggs, Kay Scarpetta series by Patricia Cornwell, Tempe Brennan series by Kathy Reichs, Outlander by Diana Gabaldon, Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich, Green Creek series by TJ Klune 2mo
suvata @ShelleyBooksie i‘ve read many of these, but the only series I completed was Outlander (still waiting for that final book). I gave up on Stephanie Plum after about 18 or so. (edited) 2mo
CoverToCoverGirl Way too many to name, I wouldn‘t want to cut into your reading time. 2mo
JanuarieTimewalker13 Before The Coffee Gets Cold…Kawaguchi…short books…fun…5th one coming out in November 2mo
suvata @JanuarieTimewalker13 I have to agree with that. Loved those books! (edited) 2mo
JanuarieTimewalker13 Oh cool!! 2mo
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maleficent for me… #sundayfunday @BookmarkTavern

BookmarkTavern Oh that‘s definitely a fun pick! Thanks for posting! 4mo
IMASLOWREADER @BookmarkTavern i had to think hard about this one (edited) 4mo
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1. well it reflects what kind of reader i am lol 2. i usually cross stitch, walk my dogs, do laundry, wash dishes or do my cleaning and do my mani and pedi 3. my sister the serial killer @Eggs #wondrouswednesday

Eggs Thanks for playing 🥳 I listened to Sister/Serial a year ago…can‘t remember much 4mo
IMASLOWREADER @Eggs im the same way lately lol 4mo
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ok so question of the day…this is interesting and tough but the 1st thought that came to mind was P-A-S-T-A!!!!!

Cupcake12 Carrot cake 🍰 4mo
IMASLOWREADER @Cupcake good one…now im craving it lol 4mo
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1. somewhere where the sun is shining but windy or cold…im not a summer person lol 2. all the scary books while the sun is out lol #two4tuesday @TheSpineView

TheSpineView Sound wonderful! Thanks for playing 4mo
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IMASLOWREADER
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Frieda Mcfadden and K.L Slater for me… @BookmarkTavern #sundayfunday #readinglife

BookmarkTavern Very cool! Thanks for posting! 6mo
IMASLOWREADER @BookmarkTavern the fact that most of them were free on audible was a major plus for me 😂 6mo
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1. I was in 5th grade just immigrated from the Philipines to the states and we had library day on Fridays and the librarian‘s theme was under the sea and she had this giant paper mached octopus with lots of pillows to lounge on while we watchwd reading rainbow and got to check out a book…she made it so relaxing and welcoming 2.mostly from libraries 3. the red palace @Eggs #wondrouswednesday

Eggs What a sweet memory🥰 Thanks for joining in! I‘ve heard the best stories from question 1 🤗 6mo
IMASLOWREADER @Eggs i know right…loved reading everyone‘s story too 6mo
Eggs @IMASLOWREADER 🥰🥰 6mo
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I, personally, prefer silence, but soft background music is also nice. 🎶 I also like to read outside, so maybe, nature is my favorite background noise.

KadaGul @suvata It all depends on my mood 😍and the type of book 📚 I am reading 📖 7mo
suvata @KadaGul yeah, that makes sense 7mo
DuckOfDoom I always preferred silence, but now I can't focus if there is not some ambient music in the background 7mo
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RaeLovesToRead Silence! 7mo
dabbe I listen to sounds of rain or blizzards (excellent white noise). Love your new pic, too! 🤩🤩🤩 7mo
suvata @dabbe Thanks 7mo
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CarolynM
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#TLT #ThreeListThursday

Thanks for the tag @Lizpixie In your honour I limited my choices to Aussie music.

Ita - Cold Chisel (I believe, I believe in what she says, yes I do!)
Love Is (What I Say) - INXS (the extended remix on the cassette only release Dekadance which I listened to obsessively in 1985)
Love In Motion - Icehouse (I wish the Chrissie Amphlett duet re-recording was 80s rather than 92, but the original version will do)

dabbe Added to our new Spotify Playlist: LITSY SONGS OF THE 1980s! Thanks for sharing! 🤩🎶🤩

Click below for the playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5sZRAAKVORN1SRh7S6l60g
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Lizpixie
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1. Together In Electric Dreams - The Human League/Giorgio Moroder.
2. Rock The Casbah - The Clash
3. Don‘t Believe Anymore - Icehouse

All are subject to change, music has always been my escape(along with books of course!)I have a large Spotify playlist of most of my fave 80s tunes with a few early 90s ones sneaking in.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0dQ9iDyd4zMrUv9A8JLrE0?si=ctjnpl3KTDmDfcg6wNsM...

#TLT #ThreeListThursday

Lizpixie I miss my #OnceAn80sGirlAlwaysAn80sGirl partner @Cinfhen 🎤🫶 7mo
BarbaraBB Rock the Casbah 🎶💕 7mo
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Andrew65 Thanks for the tag. 😊 Got to put my thinking hat on. 7mo
CarolynM Only 3? I could probably give you 300 🤣 Don‘t Believe Anymore would one - that sax 🥰 7mo
dabbe Added to our new Spotify Playlist: LITSY SONGS OF THE 1980s! Thanks for sharing! 🤩🎶🤩

Click below for the playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5sZRAAKVORN1SRh7S6l60g
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If you could have a sequel to any stand-alone book which would it be?

My answer: Peter Pan

Soubhiville Hmmmm. The Starless Sea. 7mo
suvata @Soubhiville Good one 7mo
dabbe I'd want another adventure of HUCKLEBERRY FINN. 🤩 7mo
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vivastory @Soubhiville Great choice! 7mo
vivastory @dabbe Got ya covered 7mo
suvata @dabbe Finn is amazing 7mo
dabbe @vivastory #doh! I should have thought of that since I just voted for it for the #CampLitsy24 read! 🤩😂😘 7mo
dabbe @suvata Ain't nobohdy gonna civilize Huck! 🤩😂😘 7mo
vivastory I have 3 answers, all mystery/ thrillers: I'd love another book by JoAnn Chaney featuring her detectives that were featured in “What You Don't Know.“ I read this 7 years ago & still think about it from time to time. I would also like a follow-up to SA Cosby's “Blacktop Wasteland.“ This remains my favorite of his & I know that he has mentioned in passing returning to the characters in the future. Finally, I would like a sequel to David Heska (CONT) 7mo
vivastory Wanbil Weiden's “Winter Counts.“ He has said that he is working on it, but it has been a few years since he has provided an update. 7mo
suvata @vivastory well, maybe you will get lucky with 7mo
vivastory @suvata Of the three that I listed it does seem to be the most likely 7mo
Ruthiella Well…maybe GRRM could finish the Game of Thrones series? 😆 7mo
RaeLovesToRead I can think of more sequels that shouldn't have been attempted 🤣🤣 7mo
RaeLovesToRead @Ruthiella I hope one day this happens! 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻 one of my fave series' ever 7mo
Meshell1313 Need to know how the rest of Nick‘s life goes! (edited) 7mo
suvata @RaeLovesToRead That‘s the truth 7mo
suvata @Meshell1313 Another good choice 👍🏻 7mo
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i was lucky to have met margaret atwood at a book fest and also met ransom riggs and anne rice at a barnes and noble book signing… @BookmarkTavern #sundayfunday

BookmarkTavern Oh wow! Atwood must have been so cool! Thanks for sharing! 7mo
IMASLOWREADER @BookmarkTavern it was so meant to be coz they ran out of tickets to reserve but they have a few available at the bookfest if you get there early enough i just literally chanced it and got parking for free and got one of the last two tix and was able to sit through the panel and got her autograph…i love it when the stars align lol on and i met lisa see also thank you barnes and noble lol 7mo
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1. bette davis 2.ingrid bergman 3. cate blanchet 4.barbara stanwyck 5 nicole kidman 6. lucille ball…in no particular order…i watch a lot movies and tv aside from reading lol… @dabbe #tlt #threelistthursday

dabbe 🖤 all of these!!! Thanks for sharing. 💜🧡💜 7mo
IMASLOWREADER but wait theres more lol…of course i forgot lauren bacall and anne hathaway (edited) 7mo
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What is your favourite book cover?

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Ruthiella The US hardcover for 7mo
keithmalek New York 2140 by Kim Stanley Robinson. Bad book, amazing cover. 7mo
BarbaraJean The UK covers for the Wayfarers books by Becky Chambers! 7mo
Hooked_on_books I don‘t have one favorite, but I do love this one: 7mo
suvata @Hooked_on_books very colorful 7mo
suvata @BarbaraJean that is way better than the one I‘m used to seeing. I may have to look for the UK version when I can. 7mo
suvata @Ruthiella also one of my favorites 7mo
BarbaraJean @suvata I have all but the first book in the UK editions—and one of these days I‘ll track down the UK version for that one as well. I‘m really not a fan of the US covers for that series! 7mo
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1. robyn harding/ liane moriarty/ frieda mcfadden/ margaret atwood/ dan brown/ david sedaris 2. too many to count but my favorite classic is age of innocence 3. more of a stand alone kinda gal but have read some series and my favorite is stieg larsson @Eggs #wondrouswednesday

Eggs Thanks for playing 🙏🏻 8mo
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gone girl, the awakening and age of innocence @dabbe #tlt #threelistthursday

dabbe The first 2 are now on my TBR; the last one: YES! 🤩 Thanks for sharing. 💚💙💚 8mo
IMASLOWREADER @dabbe oh yay i hope you enjoy them as i did 😀 8mo
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LiseWorks
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March 16 #ItTakesAllKinds With ? Or.! Love this song @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Excellent 🎶 8mo
lil1inblue Yes! 😎 8mo
Eggs ⁉️🖤🎶 8mo
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IMASLOWREADER
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1. laundry and get my 10k steps 2. babel 3. fiction always @Cupcake12 #motivationalmonday

Cupcake12 Thanks for taking part. Have a good week x 9mo
IMASLOWREADER @cupcake12 tnx same to you 9mo
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i finished my reading goal of 52 books read and did 3 extra yay #readinggoal #sundayfunday @BookmarkTavern

BookmarkTavern Yay for you! Congrats! 🎊 11mo
IMASLOWREADER thanks 11mo
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AsYouWish
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#TeamEvergreen

1. Date Me, Bryson Keller
2. Pet
3. Reading - trying to complete my Goodreads goal before midnight, 🤞🏻
4. No, but I did look online for shopping deals
5. Brown, but I didn‘t take any outside pictures. I did take lots of pictures of Whitley with her new cactus chew toy though.

BookwormAHN Cute 🤍 11mo
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1. HALLOWEEN AND THANKSGIVING 2. baby its cold outside—not sure if its a xmas carol tho 3. wearing fuzzy socks under a thick blanket with a snack or a hot drink while watching tv or reading a book or sewing @Eggs #wondrouswednesday

Eggs Thanks for joining in💚👏🏻❤️ 11mo
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#teamreindeergames #wintergames
1. Cozy up with a book under a blanket
2. Romance
3. hot apple cider
4. Movie: White Christmas; Book: A Christmas Carol
5. immersing myself in holiday cheer. I feel like the last few years I haven‘t really embraced Christmas as I‘m single and live alone. I‘m hoping this will help!

@liseworks @kezzlou85 @jessclark78 @karons1 @toriestories @matchlessmarie @aperfectmjk @clwojick @staycurious @Bluebird

LiseWorks I hope this event puts you in the holiday spirit 12mo
JessClark78 ❤️ 12mo
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Bluebird
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#teamraindeergamers
1. Snuggle under the covers, I‘m not a fan of the cold
2. Mystery and historical fiction
3. Hot chocolate and butternut squash soup
4. Love holiday movies, have many favorites. The first that come to mind: Die Hard, You‘ve Got Mail, Miracle on 34th St.
Don‘t have a favorite holiday book
5. Finding new books (because my TBR list always wants to grow! 🤯). Enjoying December with Litsy friends

LiseWorks Die Hard is one of my favorites, too. Butternut Squash soup is yum! Thanks for playing 12mo
JessClark78 Die Hard is a favorite of mine, too. 12mo
kezzlou85 Ah die hard the film everyone argues about. 12mo
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LiseWorks
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#TeamRaindeerGamers here is a little #GettingToKnowYourTeam questionnaire.
@annahenke @kezzlou85 @JessClark78 @Karons1 @TorieStories @MatchlessMarie @aperfectmjk @Bluebird My answers:
1. Hike in the forest with my camera and dog.
2. Thrillers. 3. Turkey Pot pie, tea. 4. The Grinch..and the Grinch. I just love the Grinch.
5. Getting to know Litsy Friends. Adding books to TBR list

Bluebird Which Grinch? Classic or live action? I‘m a fan of the original. love cindy lou who 😃 12mo
LiseWorks @Bluebird oh it has to be the original. It's the one I grew up with. 12mo
Bluebird Nice!! Same with me. Boris Karloff was superb. 12mo
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Lizpixie
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1. Jaxon
2. Tavis
3. My library.
Those two gorgeous babies are my grandsons & they are my reason for fighting so hard. And I‘m so grateful for my library & for my hubby who brought my dream to life. Love all three of those boys soooo much! Now I just need a granddaughter and life will be as perfect as it‘ll ever get.

What are you grateful for @LeeRHarry @CarolynM @MrsMalaprop

#WondrousWednesday

Eggs Great pix❤️❤️❤️!! Thanks for joining in! 12mo
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IMASLOWREADER
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i feel like the last few months is going by so fast…im glad to end 2023 but also dont want fall to end… #thisorthat

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1. The smell of a summer thunderstorm.⛈️
2. A garden full of flowers, especially gardenia, rose & murraya(mock orange).🌹🪻🌺🌸🌼🌻
3. Ozone & sea salt smell of thundering waves at the beach.🌊

#TLT Tagging @CarolynM @Andrew65 @thegirlwiththelibrarybag

dabbe You got some complicated smells going on, girl! Love it! Thanks for sharing! 🧡🖤💜 12mo
Lizpixie @dabbe I‘m a complicated kinda girl🙃 I have a very sensitive sense of smell so I pick up a lot of nuances I guess. I think it makes up for the fact some of my other senses are so bad like my eyesight & sense of touch from the neuropathy. I like it, except for when there‘s bad smells, especially when I can‘t find the source of it🫢 12mo
dabbe @Lizpixie I just loved, too, your use of language in describing them ... I actually took some breaths in imagining them. #complicatedisagoodthingtobe 💜🖤🧡 12mo
Andrew65 Thanks for the tag 😁 12mo
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i dressed up as sally from nightmare before christmas a few years ago and then as laura ingalls last year #sundayfunday @BookmarkTavern

BookmarkTavern Those sound so cute! Thanks for posting! 13mo
IMASLOWREADER thank you…i won a pto day as laura ingalls lol nobody thought i would wear that costume to work lol 13mo
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#Scarathlon
Is this allowed? 😅

Texreader Whose your team leader? I‘d check with @Clwojick or @StayCurious 13mo
Pigpen_Reads @Texreader Thanks! I meant to tag them and @Emilymdxn. 😆 13mo
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Clwojick You can definitely still catch up on the daily challenges. The only one that we don‘t allow to run over the set dates are the weekly games, since they‘re unlimited points but set for a specific timeframe. So if you missed out on week 3s game, unfortunately we wouldn‘t allow that to be done in the 4th week. 13mo
Pigpen_Reads @Clwojick Okay! Thank you so much! I know yalls notifications are busy during games 😊 13mo
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1. There were so many! Tom‘s Midnight Garden, the Wizard Of Oz series, Asterix & Obelisk & Tintin GN, & Samanthas Secret Room which as 1 of 5 kids really made me want my own cave! I was a big reader🤷🏻‍♀️
2. My dad had itchy feet so every weekend all 7 of us would be crammed into the Valiant Station Wagon & go exploring up & down the NSW coast. Fun times! And family BBQs.🥩
3. This was a tough one. I‘d have to say when my grandson was born.👇

Eggs @Lizpixie So Many lovely memories 💖🤗 Thank you for joining in ❣️ 13mo
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!) The Weirdstone of Brisingamen by Alan Garner. It infected my brain in a way usually only scary visuals do.

2) I would once have said an emphatic NO WAY, but I have learned to enjoy small amounts of the creepy variety. Still hate gore and grisly -- body horror is right out.

3) Fingersmith by Sarah Waters. It's so dark and twisty and romantic.

RaeLovesToRead Love Sarah Waters! 💕 And I'll have to take a look at the tagged book... 13mo
RaeLovesToRead (Not the tagged, I mean the Alan Garner!) 13mo
willaful @RaeLovesToRead It's not horror in the usual sense, but one particular scene really got to me. 13mo
Charityann I love Gothic reads!! Not sure which one is my favorite. 13mo
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IMASLOWREADER
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A day late but here i go…1. pumpkin pies pumpkin muffins for me 2. definitely spooky stories #fallseasonishere #twofortuesday @TheSpineView

TheSpineView Thanks for playing!🧡🎃🥧 13mo
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1. You betcha! I do both, I listen to audiobooks in bed & read when my eyes are actually open. Mostly😁
2. a. It helps with my pain control(I‘m in pain 24/7 so it takes my mind off it). b. It helps with my depression(takes me away from myself). c. It keeps my brain active(reading has been proven to help with brain function & memory).

#WondrousWednesday

Eggs I think Reading is a cure-all 👏🏻👏🏻 1y
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1. Oh yeah. There‘s two large wood cases in the loungeroom, two large TBR bookcases in the spare room AND I have a library that was my sons room. And I still have double stacked shelves, a metre tall stack next to the bed and 4 stacks on the library floor. Oh, and a TBR cart! I‘m drowning in books. Which is fine.🫣
2. Alphabetically then chronologically. Except my #MountTBRShelvesOfDoom are also grouped by genre first.

@CarolynM @Cinfhen

TheSpineView Never enough books or shelves, in my opinion. Thanks for playing!📚📚📚📚 1y
CarolynM Thanks for the tag😘 1y
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i usually borrow books both ebook & physical and audiobooks from library and will only buy the book if i really really like it…saves me space and i support our local libraries #readinglife #sundayfunday @ozma.of.oz

BookmarkTavern We love supporting our local libraries! Thanks for posting! 1y
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First off, no that's not one of my cats.

My question: Is "cringe" the new standard for #RomCom?

I'm working my way through a few "hilariously funny" contemporary romance ARCs and they are giving me second hand embarrassment. I don't think any of the supposed to be funny stuff is actually funny. Is this the new normal?

And yes, you can tell me I'm a curmudgeon, though I don't think that's the problem here.

Cinfhen Hahaha 🤣 I don‘t have the answers but this made me smile 😃 1y
BookLove4Ever Most romcoms make me smile rather than laugh, and I agree some rely heavily on the cringe factor to come off as funny, but it doesn‘t land. I enjoy them more as a lighthearted read. 😁 1y
Amiable I think it depends on what‘s making you cringe? I tend to not read very much romance at all because I don‘t care for the genre as a whole. Is it the romance aspects that are cringey? Or the characters themselves? Or the situations the author puts them in? 1y
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TrishB I don‘t really read rom coms- but I have yet to laugh at any book that says ‘laugh out loud‘ on the cover. 1y
RaeLovesToRead @TrishB Haha, what Trish said! The last rom com I read (if you count Love Hypothesis as a straight up romance) was called You Deserve Each Other. It was kinda funny. What are you cringing at in particular? And what, to you, makes a good romance novel? The spice? The banter? 1y
julesG @Amiable @TrishB @RaeLovesToRead - in two of the ARCs I read the female MC had to be socially awkward to the power of ten. Not just your run of the mill let's blurt out every thought without a filter, but that plus hiding under the table/behind a rock/... whispershouting inappropriate names for the male MC in his earshot ⬇️ 1y
julesG and then blushing and trying to cover it up by pretending to be drunk. Which then caused the usual slapstick falling onto him and blurting more inappropriate thoughts. That's what makes possibly funny situation cringe-y for me.⬇️ 1y
julesG Laugh out loud only happens when there's good banter. But where there's not a single natural sounding dialogue there is hardly any banter. 1y
julesG Spice doesn't bother me. Unless it's badly written and/or close to an anatomy lesson. 1y
julesG I really object to books labelled 'hilarious' that just aren't. Then I'd rather read a witty non-fiction 1y
julesG I want more honest blurbs on book covers. 1y
Susanita The commentators for the ballgame I watched earlier were talking about in-game celebrations. One said his nine-year-old daughter calls them “cringe,” and he agreed. 1y
Larkken I hear you, as I keep reading the more tropes I dislike have turned to cringe! Socially awkward ladies are one, so is thinking the sibling is a lover… easily fixable misunderstandings? I‘m sure there are more. 1y
RaeLovesToRead Speaking of awkward stuff that happens on dates... sometimes life imitates art https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-41167296.amp 1y
Amiable @julesG I think it‘s awesome that you can articulate so perfectly what you like/don‘t like in a book. A lot of people say “I just don‘t like the book” but can‘t put their finger on why. 1y
CoverToCoverGirl @RaeLovesToRead Oh my goodness! My husband and I are laughing so hard we‘re crying! Truth is stranger than fiction! 🤣🤣 1y
RaeLovesToRead @CoverToCoverGirl hehe, I know right? 😄🤣 1y
Hooked_on_books I think we should start a whole social media account of faux honest blurbs on book covers. 😆 I don‘t read rom-coms typically, but I‘ve noticed this type of thing in some other books and I feel like it‘s related to my age. Often, these characters are in their 20s when the social awkwardness and lack of confidence is so pervasive. There are things I can still relate to in those characters, but I‘m at the point where I want more depth and nuance. 1y
CarolynM What I look for in any comedy is wit. Physical comedy, slapstick, humiliation/embarrassment etc doesn‘t do it for me, but I know a lot of people prefer that. It seems to me there are a lot more romcoms in the latter category than the former☹️ 1y
batsy I don't read many romcoms but looking at what you wrote in the comments... I agree stuff like that makes me cringe, too. I feel like writers are trying to emulate the physical comedy in romcom films and it does not translate well into novels? Unless you're a very skilled writer, perhaps. But also humour is so subjective. And I think a lot of it is generational too, so I'm a curmudgeon in many ways myself lol. 1y
julesG @RaeLovesToRead 😂😂😂😂 I think I just woke my neighbours laughing so loud. 1y
julesG @Amiable I can't always say what bothers me about a book. But with those ARCs it was easy to nail down. Like @CarolynM said, wit is funny for me, slapstick not so much. It works in films, but needs a very skilled writer to come across funny in a novel. Thanks, @batsy for voicing my thoughts. 1y
julesG @Hooked_on_books now I feel old. 🤪 No, you're right, age and life experience factor in too. 1y
Hooked_on_books Well, I‘m perimenopausal and just don‘t have time for that shit anymore. 😂 1y
julesG @Hooked_on_books Same! 😂😂 1y
Amiable @Hooked_on_books That is exactly why I don‘t read YA —I‘m way past the age where I can still relate or care about the trials and tribulations that a teenager or 20-something goes through as part of figuring out how to get their shit together. 😀 1y
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1. I love Wednesday, Sandman, The Expanse, Three Pines, Foundation & I‘m planning on watching Daisy Jones & the Six. NF I‘m watching The Problem with Jon Stewart, Emergency NYC, Homicide with Ron Iddles(Aussie true crime with the best detective we‘ve ever produced)& Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.
2. Anita Blake would be interesting! MurderBot, Nevernight, A Darker Shade Of Magic, The Lost Man & Killers Of A Certain Age.
#WondrousWednesday

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1. apples never fall & house of hunger
2. edith wharton, lian moriarty, margaret atwood, ruth ware, agatha christie, lisa see
3. ten days in a madhouse
@rachelsbrittain

rachelsbrittain Love Nellie Bly! 2y
IMASLOWREADER such an incredible brave soul 2y
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IMASLOWREADER
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1. usually after jan 6th…the three kings day…a filipino tradition…
2. i like both but love the rain more as long as no thunder and lightning lol…ima scaredy-cat 😂 @TheSpineView
#two4tuesday

TheSpineView Thanks for playing!1💙📖 2y
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StayCurious
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Hello everyone! We‘re looking for some feedback and opening up the option for collabs for this years #WinterGames. If you‘re thinking about joining us this year, please consider filling out our questionnaire. ❤️

THANKS!

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Kimberlone Done! 2y
MoonWitch94 ✅ Done 2y
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Lizpixie
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📚The Forgotten Garden- Kate Morton. Brilliant aussie writer.
✍🏼Raymond.E.Feist. Magician is still one of the best epic fantasy‘s written.
🎥Firefly! Of course🙌
🎤Foo Fighters forever! Taylor Hawkins will be missed always💔
🎵Friend of a Friend- Foo Fighters. Dave‘s love letter to Kurt. Another star that burned too bright for this world.🤘

#ManicMonday #letterF

CBee Did you watch any of the tribute concerts? Taylor‘s son played the drums on “Hero” 💔 2y
Lizpixie @CBee of course! He was magnificent, his dad would be so proud. He pounded those skins harder than Dave himself! 2y
CBee @Lizpixie he was!! I thought the same, he was really hitting those hard! Can‘t imagine what they‘re all going through 💔🙁 2y
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Lizpixie @CBee apparently Dave just lost his mom too who he was really close to. He looks so drawn & sad😢 2y
CBee @Lizpixie his mom?? Oh no, poor Dave!! I hadn‘t heard about that 💔💔💔 2y
Lizpixie @CBee yeah. She raised him on her own after his dad left when he was 7. Must be tearing him apart losing both her & his best friend. 2y
CBee @Lizpixie I listened to his book a few months back and loved it. He talks about his mom with such love ❤️ 2y
Lizpixie @CBee me too, it was my 1st book of the year. He must miss her so much. I lost my mum recently and I tear up at the oddest moments, like the royal family vigil today over the queens coffin. Had me bawling so bad.😭 2y
wanderinglynn @Lizpixie @CBee I saw that he lost her in late July. She was 84. So sad! She seems like such an interesting person. 2y
CBee @Lizpixie I get it! I lost my mom in 2020 and my dad in 2021, so I feel a bit of kinship with her children, losing their parents so close together. It‘s hard anytime, but to lose them both in a little over a year….. it‘s immense. So yes, I‘ve been teary a bit more than usual the past few days 🙁 2y
CBee @wanderinglynn she seemed so great! Always so supportive of Dave and his biggest fan ♥️ 2y
Suet624 I‘m a huge Foos fan and I still watch videos of theirs to get me going each morning. I miss Taylor. Great videos on YouTube with Dave and his mom. She wrote a book too which I haven‘t read yet but want to. 2y
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What don‘t I collect? The tops of my library shelves hold my collection of literary mugs, POP vinyls etc. There‘s a giant novelty mug full of bookmarks on my desk, there‘s trinket dishes, stickers, magnets, my huge Potterverse collection including wands, and beside the library door is a display of pin flags that are full with more in progress hanging on the door.I have a box full of book sleeves. And there‘s stationery….🤔 #LittensWantToKnow

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks That sounds awesome!! 📚 2y
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i used to finish every book but once i started abandoning books i dont enjoy i have been DNF-ing since and its been liberating…too many good books out there waiting to be discovered so why waste time on something you dont enjoy 😊 #littenswanttoknow @Bklover

Q84 Same as you. 2y
IMASLOWREADER theres no going back lol @Q84 2y
Bklover I‘ve been away for a few days. Thanks for the tag!!! 2y
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Cinfhen
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#LittensWantToKnow
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
I stopped and started a few books this week, couldn‘t stick with one and now I‘m #CurrentlyReading three books
A NF in print
A current fiction in Ebook
An HF in audio

What about you @Allylu @Megabooks

KristiAhlers I‘m currently inhaling Fairy Tale by Stephen King. 2y
Megabooks I will try to post, but I am in the middle of at least 5 books! 😱😱😱 2y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Thank you for playing!! These look good! 2y
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Cinfhen I hear the new King is amazing @KristiAhlers !!!! Im dying to know what you‘re reading @Megabooks - how can you read 5 books at once?? 2y
KristiAhlers @Cinfhen it was amazing. And I honestly am not a fan of Kings work in the past. But for some reason this one grabbed me in the first two pages and held me captive. I even…wait for it…made space on my keeper bookcase for it. So there ya go 🤣 2y
Cinfhen Oh wow!!!! That‘s HIGH PRAISE @KristiAhlers I might need to add to my TBR 2y
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📚The Eye Of The World- Robert Jordan
✍🏼David Eddings.
🎥The Exorcist. Scared the crap out of me when I was 12!
🎤Elvis Costello
🎵Eagle Rock- Daddy Cool. I dare you to listen to it and not dance 🕺🏻

#ManicMonday #letterE

CBee Thanks for playing 😊 2y
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📚The Dry- Jane Harper
✍🏼Stephen Donaldson
🎥Dead Poets Society. Still makes me cry every time.
🎤Dire Straits. Mark Knopfler is a genius with a guitar & a tune.
🎵Drive- The Cars. Heartbreak song of my teenage years.

#ManicMonday #letterD

JessClark78 I love Dead Poets Society. That was one of my favorite movies when I was a teenager. 2y
CBee Will never not love Dead Poets Society ♥️ 2y
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Catching up on these, didn‘t realise how far behind I was!

📚Crystal Singer by Anne McCaffrey
✍🏼Ann Cleeves
🎥The Cannonball Run- Burt Reynolds & Dom DeLuise. Perfect duo!
🎤Cold Chisel- Aussie rock
🎵Crunchy Granola Suite- Neil Diamond. My dad played Hot August Night constantly when I was a child. I still rock out to that intro🤘

#ManicMonday #letterC

CBee My dad loved Neil Diamond as well (and so do I as a result) ♥️ 2y
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1. I‘m actually reading one right now! I started the ebook of Five Days At Memorial by Sheri Fink on Scribd after watching the first eps on AppleTV. As a chronic care patient, the thought of being caught in something like that terrifies me.
2. Salvage The Bones by Jesmyn Ward is one I have to read.
3. Ironically, it‘s rain!

#SundayFunday

Kappadeemom Memorial was a hard read ☹️ 2y
BookmarkTavern Oooh! Jesmyn Ward! Excellent choice. Thank you for sharing! 2y
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