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The Rabbit Back Literature Society
The Rabbit Back Literature Society | Pasi Ilmari Jääskeläinen
Only nine people have ever been chosen by renowned children's author Laura White to join the Rabbit Back Literature Society, an elite group of writers in the small town of Rabbit Back. Now a tenth member has been selected: a young literature teacher named Ella. Soon Ella discovers that the Society is not what it seems. What is its mysterious ritual known as "The Game"? What explains the strange disappearance that occurs at Laura White's winter party? Why are the words inside books starting to rearrange themselves? Was there once another tenth member, before her? Slowly, as Ella explores the Society and its history, disturbing secrets that had been buried for years start to come to light. . . . In Pasi Ilmari Jääskeläinen's chilling, darkly funny novel, The Rabbit Back Literature Society, praised as "Twin Peaks meets the Brothers Grimm" (The Telegraph), the uncanny brushes up against the everyday in the most beguiling and unexpected of ways.
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snapsnarlgrowl
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I read the description of this before the English translation released and it haunted me until I hunted down a copy. I started it last not, trying to decide if I wanted to read this or the next Charlie Fox thrillerā€¦ and didn‘t look up until I was a quarter of the way through.

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GatheringBooks
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#SchoolSpirit Day 14: Only six days after our #Homecoming from Paris - now traveling again in a few hours to Moominland. Naturally, I brought these books with me.

Eggs Perfection šŸ©µ šŸ“š āœˆļø 2mo
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Rachiiebookdragon
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Mehso-so

This was a odd book to listen to šŸ˜³šŸ™Š

3.75/5

Read for reading challenges.

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Conservio
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Starting off my day with reading at a Scooter‘s coffee shop.

This is a translated book from Finnish by Lola M. Rogers.

It‘s not quite my book type, but I‘m determined to finish it.

@ReadingEnvy you may like this book.

#coffeeshopreads #literature

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Linsy
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Pickpick

Such a weird little book; I wasn‘t sure what to think, but then the ending made me smile. A perfect finish.

Nine hours down, now I catch up on my daily reading and see if I can stay up to start another book.

#bookspin #24in48

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Linsy
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I‘m a little late in posting this, but here‘s my #bookspin and #bookspinbingo! I got a little extra excited with the whole valentine theme. Looks like I‘m diving into The Rabbit Back Literature Society this month! šŸ’•

Zoes_Human Would you mind explaining to me how #bookspinbingo works? Or direct me to where I can learn? I keep seeing it around and I'm curious. 4y
TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Looks fantastic!! 4y
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TheAromaofBooks @Zoes_Human - Hello!! I host the #BookSpin challenge. I have a masterpost about it here - https://www.litsy.com/web/post/1989556 - but the basic concept is that you make a list of 20 books you've been meaning to read. On the 2nd of the month I draw 2 numbers (BookSpin/DoubleSpin) & everyone tries to read those numbered books from their lists sometime that month. The bingo part is something I added later because many participants wanted to read ā¬‡ 4y
TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) more than 2 books from their lists. So now I also draw out all the numbers, plus 21-25 (free spaces) at random. Participants plug in the books from their lists that match those numbers - so Linsy used the bingo board on my page to figure out which titles from her list go into which squares on the board. You're welcome to jump in this month (just make a list & tag me when you do!!) or I can put you on the tag list for March. Let me know ā¬‡ 4y
TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) if you have any questions!!! @Zoes_Human 4y
Zoes_Human @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Thank you for tagging and bringing in TheAromaofBooks! 4y
Zoes_Human @TheAromaofBooks Thank you for the link and detailed explanation. So to start in February, for Bookspin only, I would just come up with a list of 20 books that I'd like to read, and whatever happens to be #2 and #5 I would read those. As I finish them, I would tag you and hashtag bookspin. At the beginning of the month I start, I would just post a picture of bookspin list, likewise with you tagged and bookspin hashtagged.

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Zoes_Human @TheAromaofBooks And I would assume I'd replace the two I read with two more I'd like to read before starting the next month, yes? 4y
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick @Zoes_Human You can replace those you've read or even make an entirely new list. 4y
TheAromaofBooks @Zoes_Human - Yes!! And it looks like you already posted your list & card so you are good to go!! About a week before the 2nd, I always tag everyone who participated that month to remind them about making a list for the next month. Some people just replace the books they've read, some people make an entirely new list - it's pretty much just whatever works best for you!! 4y
Zoes_Human @TheAromaofBooks I love it! This is going to take my checklist to a very cool and fun place! 4y
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merelybookish
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Panpan

Bad writing. Bad translation. Bad descriptions of female bodies. Bad sex scenes. And then a bad ending to boot!
I kept reading because I wanted to find out what happened, and then there were no answers! Waste of time!! šŸ˜ 

vivastory I feel guilt for hitting the like button! Hopefully you have better luck with your next read. 4y
merelybookish Haha. It's okay! I like books about books (which is how this was billed) but sometimes they takes me outside my reading comfort zone. Lots of good stuff on the horizon! 4y
BarbaraBB I am glad you ended up hating it too to be honest šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‰ 4y
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Megabooks Yikes!! 4y
erzascarletbookgasm Boo! Well the like I hit is for liking your honest review. 4y
rockpools I bailed on Secret Passages for basically the same reasons (though I can‘t comment on the ending). I found the whole thing just icky. Good to know I won‘t have to revisit this author! 4y
merelybookish @BarbaraBB I should have listened to you and bailed sooner. 4y
merelybookish @Megabooks Not enjoyable! šŸ˜¬ 4y
merelybookish @erzascarletbookgasm I appreciate a good pan as well! And this deserved it. 4y
merelybookish @rockpools Yeah, there was a pervasive ickiness. His depiction of women was šŸ¤® 4y
batsy This was vaguely on my radar for being about that books about books thing! But am I glad to scratch one book off my TBR šŸ˜‚ 4y
merelybookish @batsy I did not heed @BarbaraBB advice. Don't make the same mistake. šŸ˜† 4y
BarbaraBB Lol, I completely understand. The premise is very promising. It‘s just the execution that is really really bad. 4y
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merelybookish
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Redundant much? (6 'challanges' in one paragraph is probably at least 3 too many.)
The writing in this book is really not good. And I finally googled the author to check if he is a man, which he is. I figured as much since he has noted the curve of a female character's lip more than once.
But the plot is so weird I am interested to see where it goes, in spite of myself

vivastory Someone's getting a thesaurus in their stocking this year! 4y
GingerAntics The curve of a female characters lips? Excuse me? The only time I‘ve found that helpful as a description is if someone is smirking or making a face. I‘m really hoping that‘s the case, otherwise it‘s useless and oddly objectifying. 4y
merelybookish @vivastory Hopefully! And to be fair, this could be the translater's fault. 4y
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merelybookish @GingerAntics Yeah, no it's what is distinctive about her face. šŸ™„ And there have been other things said by/about women that are cringy. 4y
GingerAntics Eh no šŸ¤¦šŸ¼ā€ā™€ļø 4y
BarbaraBB Kudos for not bailing. The writing irritated me so much that I didn‘t care about the plot anymore. 4y
merelybookish @BarbaraBB Well I may have started skimming... 4y
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merelybookish
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This is my current cant-sleep-in-the-middle-of-the-night Kindle book. AND IT IS BONKERS! And maybe poorly written? And poorly translated? But it's just so weird, I can't give up on it yet.

Ruthiella I‘ve been curious about this book for a long time! 4y
Dilara This is intriguing! I'd never heard of this book before reading your post, and now I want to read it, just to see what it is all about. Although possibly not in its English translation... 4y
merelybookish @Ruthiella Me too! I've had it stacked for a while and so bought the ebook.a while ago when it was on sale. 4y
merelybookish @Dilara It is intriguing! But there's a clunkiness to the writing. 4y
BarbaraBB I read this one earlier this year and did give up. It was really bad. Maybe it was the translation in Dutch but I couldn‘t finish it. 4y
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BarbaraBB
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Bailedbailed

I certainly tried. I read half of it but I just don‘t care. This book about a secret writers‘ society centered around Laura Witte (a kind of JK Rowling, writing about #Finnish mythological characters) keeps getting weirder and weirder - I can‘t connect to the writers anymore nor The Game they play. A game that isn‘t so exciting as the blurb suggests by the way. So... no. #toomanybookstoolittletime

#ReadingEurope2020 šŸ‡«šŸ‡®

(Pic: Ithaca, Greece)

rockpools Pretty photo! I attempted Secret Passages by the same author and bailed as well. 4y
LeahBergen But your view is wonderful, at least! 4y
BarbaraBB @rockpools Hey you have a new handle! Hi Rachel! I think maybe he wants to say too much, tries too much and that‘s what makes the book spin out of control. Less is more - I often think. 4y
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BarbaraBB @LeahBergen I‘m definitely not complaining! Of course I brought enough books so I can afford to bail šŸ˜‰. Three more days until reality hits again! 4y
Cinfhen Gorgeous photo ā™„ļøsorry book was a bummer 4y
rockpools @BarbaraBB I have! I needed a change šŸ˜Š Enjoy the rest of your holiday šŸŒž 4y
BarbaraBB @Cinfhen at least it‘s another country āœ… šŸ¤Ŗ 4y
TrishB But your photo is gorgeous ā™„ļø 4y
Librarybelle The book May have been bad, but the scenery in the photo...gorgeous! 4y
LeeRHarry Nope this wasn‘t for me either 4y
BarbaraBB @LeeRHarry I‘m glad to hear that. It just wasn‘t that good 4y
BarbaraBB @TrishB @Librarybelle Thank You friends ā¤ļø 4y
Flaneurette Love this pic! 4y
BarbaraBB @Flaneurette Thank you šŸ™šŸ’• 4y
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BarbaraBB
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#WeeklyForecast 31/20

I am looking forward to all of these! Two are for #ReadingEurope2020 (the tagged one and Three Summers, out #NYRBBookClub choice for August), the other two were highly recommended by @vivastory (Memory Police) and @KarenUK (Writers & Lovers). That last one is #CampToB choice as well.

Cinfhen Which countries for #ReadingEurope2020, Barbara??? 4y
BarbaraBB @Cinfhen Greece and Finland! 4y
LeeRHarry I‘ll be interested to hear your thoughts on the rabbit book. šŸ˜Š 4y
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Cinfhen Ahhhh, I have about a dozen countries left....but not those 2 šŸ˜œ 4y
Tanisha_A Interesting cover of Writers and Lovers. Not seen that before 4y
squirrelbrain Looks like a good week! Are you still on holiday or home now? 4y
BarbaraBB I was starting with my parents near the sea, just for a change of scenery. I was working from home there. Now I am on holidays for one week in Greece. In between I was at home but no parcel had arrived šŸ¤·šŸ»ā€ā™€ļø I am sorry to say šŸ˜•. @squirrelbrain (edited) 4y
KarenUK @BarbaraBB Enjoy your week! And hope you like the Lily King šŸ¤žšŸ¤žšŸ¤ž 4y
Megabooks Enjoy Writers and Lovers! I keep meaning to read The Memory Police! 4y
LeahBergen Enjoy your time in Greece! I‘m jealous. šŸ’š 4y
vivastory I hope you love Memory Police. The others sound fantastic! 4y
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reema
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I struggled in the beginning with this book. But once it started going, it really picked up and I was enthralled. The characters were very unique and solid. You can imagine them as your neighbors or coworkers. ā€œThe Gameā€ played amongst the society was intriguing. I think that‘s what first drew me in. There‘s honestly so many interesting and quirky little details to talk about that actually talking about them would give the book away.

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Victoriahoperose
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Pickpick

Loved this. So unique and weird and fun. Lots of literary reference and strong use of magical realism. A not so secret society with weird rules and members and a bit of a mystery. This truly wraps up some of my favorite plots all in one. It‘s a bit abstract if you can get past that. Otherwise, this is just truly art.

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HeatherBlue
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Pretty good read for a chilly night šŸ’™

Pruzy Ooh yes, an obscure one but a good one! (edited) 6y
blithebuoyant I adore this coverā™„ļø #stackadd 6y
Pruzy @blithebuoyant It‘s a different font colour than the hardcover, which is purple! 6y
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DictionaryGirl
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"I was trying to climb up to a magpie's nest and a limb cut my throat"

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amithjose
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Mehso-so

The concept of 'The Game' was great

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Mchartt
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Pickpick

This book was not what I expected, although I‘m not entirely sure what I expected. It was very twisty, but very well told and very interesting as a concept. It pulls you in very well. Good book.

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Louise
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Everybody knows that no healthy person would take up writing novels. Healthy people do healthy things. All this darned hoopla and hot air about literature--what is it really but mental derangement run through a printing press? #ReadingAroundTheWorld #Finland #WritersofLitsy

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Louise
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She said that a writer should know how to think about everything there is to think about, even when everyone else is thinking only about the possible, or the probable. That was damn good advice. #ReadingAroundTheWorld #Finland #WritersofLitsy

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Louise
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Mehso-so

This is the author's first novel, and it reads as such. It is like a salad of ideas with a heavy sprinkling of symbolism, a first draft waiting to be shaped into a cohesive novel. The author explains his seemingly sexist description of the MC on his site Rabbitbackliterature.com. Self-objectification? I'm curious to read the author's later works, as he has lots of wild & interesting ideas. #Finland #ReadingAroundTheWorld

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GirlChandler
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Cheap books just arrived at the house! Hooray for Better World Books!

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coffeenebula
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Taking a small break from a stressful week. My husband is back in the hospital after having a long seizure in the middle of the night. We don‘t know why it happened, but I‘m worried it might be stroke-related since he‘s had a few. šŸ˜” Good vibes and prayers of any denomination appreciated! @shendrix413 and @leslieseidel - I haven‘t forgotten your #bookmarkswap - but they may be late ā¤ļø

Soubhiville šŸ’™ to you both, hoping for the best for you. 7y
Sace Good vibes on the way! 7y
Mommamanzi Praying big time for your family.ā¤ļø 7y
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TheKidUpstairs Sending you good thoughts and big hugs. 7y
Lcsmcat Sending prayers and love. 7y
TrishB Thinking of you all ā¤ļø 7y
CatLass007 Thinking of you. Praying. 7y
KarenUK šŸ’•šŸ’•Sending hugs and healing vibes... 7y
Cinfhen Sending prayers and healing thoughts your way šŸ’“šŸ™šŸ» 7y
RiotMom Sending all the hugs and thoughts. ā¤ļø 7y
GA_Bookworm07 Sending prayers. May the Lord calm your nerves and heal your husband. 7y
megt Sending good vibes your way! šŸ’• 7y
erzascarletbookgasm Sending positive vibes your way šŸ’“ 7y
ju.ca.no All the best for your husband! Stay strongšŸ˜˜ 7y
Laura317 Sending prayers for you both. šŸ’•šŸ’• 7y
Matilda All my best vibes šŸ¦„šŸ¦„šŸ¦„šŸ¦„šŸ¦„šŸ¦„šŸ¦„ 7y
monalyisha Thinking positive thoughts. šŸ¤žšŸ»šŸ’žšŸ€ 7y
Felso šŸ™šŸ» 7y
DivineDiana So sorry to hear this. Sending prayers and love. šŸ™šŸ»ā¤ļø 7y
leslieseidel Please don‘t even worry about the swap at this time! Hoping that your husband gets the care he needs and you too!!ā¤ļø 7y
Buddys_Momma Sorry to hear about that and sending good thoughts to you both! 7y
Jas16 Keeping you both in my thoughts and sending ā¤ļø 7y
2BR02B Sending good vibes your way. 7y
shendrix413 I'm so sorry! Don't worry about #bookmarkswap your hubby is WAY more important! 7y
ferskner Hugs to you! 7y
LeahBergen Hugs. ā¤ļøā¤ļøā¤ļø 7y
cobwebmoth Sending positive thoughts and hugs to you! 7y
Eggs šŸ™šŸ»šŸ™šŸ»šŸ™šŸ»šŸ’•šŸ’• 7y
daena Sending you positive light and prayers. Healing thoughts for your husband and comfort and strength to you šŸ’š 7y
Kshakal Keeping you in my thoughts and prayers!!! 7y
CouronneDhiver šŸ™šŸ½šŸ™šŸ½šŸ™šŸ½ 7y
dylanisreading Thinking of you and sending positive thoughts. 7y
Zelma Oh, I am so sorry! Hoping for the best outcome. 7y
GripLitGrl šŸ€šŸ™šŸ’ž 7y
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bloodychamber
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So excited to read this! It sounds fantastic.

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AMVP
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#jingleshelves / #decktheshelves #day4 - #onyourshelfallyear / #setinwinter

The first book I read this year: a nice tone setter and certainly one of my favorite covers.

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Sounds really good!!! 7y
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shanaqui
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Mehso-so

What on earth did I just read? I don't even know how to rate it.

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Katherself
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My first gasp of post-wedding reading! At the laundromat. These newlyweds could use some fresh socks and stuff. It's been a whirlwind couple of weeks! But boy, am I happy.

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ChrisSeddon
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My sister just sent me this pic of a book she came across in the library where she works in Seattle. Sounds brilliantly bonkers!

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danimgill
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Mehso-so

A weird but cool premise - the newest member of a closed society of Finnish writers is trying to uncover their secrets after their famed children's book author leader disappears in an indoor snowstorm - that ultimately dissolved into a whole lot of nothing.

Points for the spooky vibe and the originality but someone really needs to teach Pasi here how to describe female main characters without fixating on their lips or ovaries šŸ™„

batsy You just reminded me that I've been meaning to read this for awhile! But now that I've heard about lips and ovaries šŸ¤” 7y
danimgill @batsy I liked a lot of his other descriptions but man, I am so over male authors describing female characters "from her own perspective" with stuff like that lol 7y
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Listener15
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Pickpick

This one barely gets a pick from me. There were parts that I loved (like learning the background of all the characters) but I felt like if it was going to have magical realism in it, it needed a bit more. It felt like the beginning, one character, and one little element had a sprinkling of it and the rest of the story was just normal. But I enjoyed the characters and the narrator, Kate Rawson, did a very good job.

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Theresa
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2 1/2 weeks until my Scandinavian vacation. Time to get cracking on some authors from the neighborhood. #scandinavianliterature

merelybookish I keep meaning to read the tagged book! (And happy travels!!) 7y
Martta Purge is so good! 7y
JenP The summer book! I loved it. 7y
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Theresa @merelybookish I'm listening to that audiobook right now & it's really good so far!! (I'm on chapter 2.) 7y
Theresa @JenP I finished The Summer Book a couple days ago. So good!! I'm hoping to hit a museum in Helsinki that's currently exhibiting Tove Jansson's art. 7y
Theresa @Martta I selected Purge because it's by a Finnish author & set in Estonia. Even though Estonia's not Scandinavia, we're doing a day trip to Tallinn, so this book crosses off 2 vacation destinations. Score!! šŸ˜† 7y
JenP @Theresa ooh! I hope you post photos (and tag me in the comments). I'd love so see that! Have a great time! 7y
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Listener15
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Getting back in the rhythm after a nap with an audiobook #24in48

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AMVP
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#junetunz day 8 - #joiningafanclub

Really like the framing device this book uses to get the titular club's members to tell their stories; it plays into the central mystery while keeping the prose engaging with multiple voices.

MinDea The books on the left, The Familiar, are those good? What are they about? They always catch my eye in the bookstore but they seem like they would take a long time to get through! 7y
Cinfhen Great photo and book sounds fantastic ā¤ļøā¤ļøthanks for posting and sharing šŸ˜Š 7y
AMVP @MinDea Conceptually, it's planned as a 27 vol. novel to be released over the course of the next 2 decades. There are multiple story threads, each with their own typographical styles, and the prose overall tends towards stream of conciousness. The stories range from gov. conspiracy to crime drama, with the central narrative focused on a girl and her strange new pet. I really dig it, though you may wanna check-out the 1st vol. before commiting. 7y
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EclecticReaders
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#TBTā€” it's almost been a year since our first author interview episode! Pasi is a super interesting guy, and in this episode we got to learn more about him and his book The Rabbit Back Literature Society! Listen at eclecticreaders.fireside.fm/16
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#EclecticReaders #Podcast #AuthorInterview

Mc_cart_ny That was a good episode and so exciting! I just finished Clancys this morning so I now I can listen to that episode with her! 8y
EclecticReaders @Mc_cart_ny Awesome! Tara's interview is great, too! 8y
Mc_cart_ny Yes, I just listened to it and she was great!! 8y
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EclecticReaders @Mc_cart_ny Glad you enjoyed it! 8y
Louise Just listened to this interview. Enjoyed it. Thanks! 7y
EclecticReaders @Louise That‘s so great to hear, thanks! 7y
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AMVP
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#maybookflowers day 6 - #supernaturalmysteries

Wasn't quite expecting the fantastical element of this story when I first picked it up, but it certainly added another layer of intrigue to the proceedings.

Nebklvr I still have a lot of questions about this book 8y
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MadCatRamble
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Pickpick

It may be that something was lost in the translation, but something about this book feels a bit unhinged, as if it weren't fully grounded in either the story or its characters. That said, while I'd objectively give it a So-So, subjectively I enjoyed it enough to give it a solid Pick. Not for everyone, but if you like Secret History or Twin Peaks, you might really enjoy Rabbit Back's subtle, sinister weirdness.

MrBook Nice review! 8y
MadCatRamble @MrBook Thank you! 8y
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MadCatRamble
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Having a weirdly complicated reaction to this so far - it's kind of a beautiful mess. I'm curious to see where it's going. Cat is equally curious.

MrBook šŸ˜»šŸ˜»šŸ˜» #catsofLitsy 8y
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EclecticReaders
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Here's a little #TBT for your ears šŸ˜ This was one of our favorite #EclecticReaders picks last year, and you can listen to the #podcast episode on iTunes or at eclecticreaders.fireside.fm/14

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tbreit
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I am loving this book!

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balletbookworm
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Mehso-so

An odd book. A really interesting story and plot - a circle of writers hand-picked by a celebrated children's author play a rather vicious game designed to elicit story fodder mixed with mythological elements and ghost stories - that was hard to predict. But there is a very stiff quality to the translation - plus the use of some English cliches that seemed to clash with the Finnish setting - that made the actual work of reading less enjoyable.

balletbookworm Also, even though there is a labelled "Epilogue" it really is the last chapter of the book. Then it just ends, leaving a lot up for interpretation. 8y
Laalaleighh Ugh I hate bad translations 8y
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balletbookworm
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I'm trying to finish my book and this sweet face is here for his evening snuggle. šŸ˜»#catsoflitsy

CouronneDhiver Beautiful kitty! 8y
booksandsympathy šŸ˜»šŸ˜» 8y
DebinHawaii Look at that face! šŸ±ā¤ļø 8y
Sace That little pink nose! ā¤ļø 8y
LauraBeth Well this is adorable šŸ˜»šŸ˜» 8y
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Pruzy
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About 2/3 of the way through The Rabbit Back Literature Society by Pasi Ilmari Jasskelainen, a Finnish author. It follows a young woman who is trying to learn more about an elusive group of authors and the secrets they have. A sense of unease permeates this book as I'm reading it...

lauralovesbooks1 I just ordered this one on book outlet. 8y
Pruzy @lauralovesbooks1 Awesome! That's exactly where I got mine! 8y
Karkar @lauralovesbooks1 and @Pruzy I just order it from them too last week! šŸ˜€ 8y
Pruzy @Karkar Nice! 8y
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MeJeMiller
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It was interesting. I wasn't invested. No fault of the author but of my own. I was leaning on pick but there were times I legitimately didn't care. The main character was likable enough. I think because it's a translation I had a harder time

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EclecticReaders
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We were so excited to hear Rabbit Back mentioned on @bookriot 's reading recommendation #podcast Get Booked earlier this month! It was one of the #EclecticReaders favorite reads of 2016! You can listen to our discussion of the book at sunriserobot.net/eclecticreaders/14 and a special interview with the author at sunriserobot.net/eclecticreaders/16

Ruri_kaichou Such a good book! 8y
Mc_cart_ny When I heard the question I immediately thought of this book! It was a good one! 8y
Reganw On my list - love that cover 8y
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Tanner Such a strange wonderful book. And the ER podcast with the author interview was quite entertaining! 8y
EclecticReaders @Reganw Hope you enjoy it as much as we did! 8y
EclecticReaders @Tanner Strange and wonderful are great adjectives to describe this book šŸ˜ so glad that you enjoyed our interview with the author, he is such an interesting guy! 8y
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Litlady
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I get in a bad habit of reading several books at once. Sheesh!! Anyhoo .. starting this delectable story todayā€¼ļø #Andawaytheygo āœŒļøšŸ“š

emtobiasz This is on my TBR list! Hope you like it! 8y
8leagueboot I heard about this one on the All the Books podcast and it shot right to the top of my TBR! 8y
Litlady @emtobiasz I've heard mostly good things. So far I love it!! šŸ“ššŸ¤“ 8y
Litlady @8leagueboot That's how I found out about, too! Love All the Books podcast! šŸ’œ šŸ˜ŠšŸ‘ 8y
EclecticReaders This was one of our favorite books that we read last year! Enjoy! 8y
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AMVP
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Love mysteries that aren't that concerned with being mysteries. Still a lot left open at the end, and the final reveal, while somewhat anticipated, still carried the weight that you'd want of it. A little awkward at times to consider that a man wrote this very specific female protagonist, but nonsexual subjects are fairly unproblematic. Glad to start the year on a brisk and beguiling read.

Follow my reading on youtube here: http://bit.ly/2iBzRGQ

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AMVP
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Been experimenting with the streaming of my reading sessions this year, starting with this inaugural novel. You can follow my progress on my Youtube channel here:

http://bit.ly/2iBzRGQ

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Merethebookgal
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Happy early Christmas to me! I had a Barnes and Noble coupon, so I bought myself a present šŸ˜¬. This was my favorite #EclecticReaders pick of the year, and the story is too good- and the cover too pretty- to only be on my kindle! #EclecticPick

MrBook Nice cover! šŸ˜ŠšŸ‘šŸ» 8y
whatthelog I loved this one too! Your copy is so much prettier than mine though šŸ˜ 8y
Merethebookgal @whatthelog I can't wait until another one of his books is translated into English! 8y
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Faibka I'm so glad to hear it's good! I admit I totally fell for its looks when I bought it. Added to TBR for next year šŸ˜Š 8y
Merethebookgal @Faibka I hope you like it, too! I'm not going to lie, it's a little weird, but I like weird! šŸ˜ 8y
Faibka @Merethebookgal well that just sold it even more! 8y
Merethebookgal @Faibka šŸ˜šŸ‘ 8y
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