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Barren Island
Barren Island | Carol Zoref
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MargaretPinardAuthor
Barren Island | Carol Zoref
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Not sure yet... I‘ve passed halfway but am still vacillating between interested and impatient.
Good thing I‘ve got these library books for the Rest of Time...
#nyc #1930s #historynerd #laborhistory

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bibliobliss
Barren Island | Carol Zoref

“Flat Sammy survived for no reason except that most of us die in pieces, not all at once.”

allureofbeauty That is a great quote. 6y
bibliobliss @allureofbeauty I know, right?! 👍🏼 6y
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ElishaLovesBooks
Barren Island | Carol Zoref
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At it‘s heart, this book is an immigrant story. But it‘s so much more than that. It‘s about the plight of the worker and the poor, needing to be heard. It‘s about the rise of Hitler and what it meant to have family stuck in Europe. It‘s about grief and loss and what it means to recover from tragedy. And it all takes place on an island in NYC,the site of a rendering plant-where dead animals are turned into glue. Exceptionally well-written. ❤️❤️

ElishaLovesBooks @Cinfhen I tagged you because I think you might really like this book! 6y
batsy Great review! Moving it up the TBR. 6y
ElishaLovesBooks Thanks @batsy I hope you like it! 6y
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Maria514626 Your review convinced me. It‘s on the TBR! 6y
ElishaLovesBooks @Maria514626 I hope you like it! 😊 6y
Cinfhen 🙏🏻 thank you! Great review and I‘m 💯intrigued #stacked 6y
Cinfhen I see I already stacked it, now I need to find it 😊 6y
L_auren @Cinfhen it‘s amazing!! 6y
ElishaLovesBooks @L_auren Thank you so much for originally posting about this book! @Cinfhen I had to wait awhile for the library to get it, but it was worth the wait! 6y
ReadingEnvy You can definitely smell the smells on this one! 6y
Cinfhen OverDrive doesn‘t have it 😩I put a request in...and it‘s still expensive on BookDepository & Barnes & Noble...need to check Amazon...otherwise hoping Mom will buy it for me when I‘m in the states 😉 6y
ElishaLovesBooks @Cinfhen I checked on Amazon and it‘s $17 for the paperback!!😠 Could your mom put it on hold at the library- maybe it will be ready for you when you get there! My hold came in pretty fast-after the Library finally decided to purchase it🙄 6y
ElishaLovesBooks @ReadingEnvy Yes! I thought about warning people! Do not eat while reading!😂 6y
Cinfhen I don‘t think my mom has a Florida library card #shame I‘ll have to encourage her to apply....I should tell my aunt who lives in Boca....she loves to read and uses the library all the time❣️Thanks for the idea 💡 ❤️ 6y
ElishaLovesBooks My bil‘s parents live in Boca- of course I have heard that the library there is great!😂 6y
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ElishaLovesBooks
Barren Island | Carol Zoref
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Why don‘t we learn from history??!

minkyb I must have asked myself this question. million times! 6y
ElishaLovesBooks @minkyb I know! Me too! 6y
Maria514626 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️ It‘s as if we‘re in an alternate universe. 6y
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ElishaLovesBooks
Barren Island | Carol Zoref
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“Anyone who believes that every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way should understand that every act of cruelty is cruel in its own way. There is nothing to be gained by comparing them.”

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ElishaLovesBooks
Barren Island | Carol Zoref
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This is such a lazy, snowy day. I am lucky that I have a husband who feeds me or I probably wouldn‘t eat. Lunch was waffles with whipped cream, strawberry sauce, and strawberry ice cream. Very indulgent and delicious!! #LunchAndABook

I refuse to go outside!! At least until this book is done! 😊

L_auren Are you liking it? I really enjoy this one. I remember you said you put it in order! 6y
ElishaLovesBooks @L_auren I am really liking it! 6y
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ElishaLovesBooks
Barren Island | Carol Zoref
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#BreakfastAndABook #WaitingForMyChocolateCroissant

I am really,really liking this book. I have about 75 pages to go. I can‘t wait to finish, but don‘t want it to end! #readingproblems

(Please excuse the legos in background-many children live here 😂)

goodbyefrancie I can relate. I was looking for change in my purse yesterday and found Lego Santa Claus! 6y
SilversReviews Pretty photo. 6y
ElishaLovesBooks @goodbyefrancie For a long time I found matchbox cars and trucks in my purse! 6y
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ElishaLovesBooks
Barren Island | Carol Zoref
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Still snowing outside! I have my yummy homemade latte in my #notoriousRBG mug and my books! Last night before the snow was too bad I ran out to the library to get my hold that came in because I‘m THAT #bookobsessed. And I‘m extra proud because I only checked out the book I went for! Excited because Barren Island has gotten great reviews!

bookish_wookish That mug looks familiar!!! 😃 6y
ElishaLovesBooks @bookish_wookish I love it so much!💕💕 I use it every chance I get! I meant to tag you 🤦🏻‍♀️ (edited) 6y
batsy So curious about tagged book! Will look out for your review. 6y
ElishaLovesBooks @batsy I already started it! It‘s a pretty typical immigrant story so far but I know there‘s more to it! 6y
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MrBook
Barren Island | Carol Zoref
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#TBRtemptation post 1! Marta is celebrating her 80th birthday, and she recalls her childhood on a factory island in New York's Jamaica Bay where glue was made from dead animals. There will be a recollection of the melieu of Jewish, Greek, Irish, and African-American families affected by their smelly and dangerous work and by events during the Great Depression and World War II. #blameLitsy #blameMrBook 😎

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Bloomingjen
Barren Island | Carol Zoref
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“Flat Sammy survived for no reason except that most of us die in pieces, not all at once.” I am on page 2 and already loving this book.

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