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The Apple Tree
The Apple Tree: A Short Novel and Some Stories | Daphne Du Maurier
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The Birds The idea for this famous story came to her one day when she was walking across to Menabilly Barton farm from the house. She saw a farmer busily ploughing a field whilst above him the seagull s were diving and wheeling. She developed the idea about the birds becoming hostile and attacking him. In her story, the birds become hostile after a harsh winter with little food, first the seagull s, then birds of prey and finally even small birds, all turn against mankind. The nightmarish idea appealed to Hitchcock who turned it into the celebrated film. Daphne disliked the film and particularly disliked the translation of the setting from Cornwall, with its small fields and stone hedges, to small-town America. Monte Verit The Apple Tree The Little Photographer Kiss Me Again, Stranger The Old Man
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CogsOfEncouragement
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I just read Rebecca and gave it five stars. When I learned The Birds was also by Daphne du Maurier I decided to read it in October as well. It is set in December but makes a superb spooky season read. I am not going to read the other short stories in the collection right now, back to my previously planned tbr. I have not seen the movie but understand it is very different. #scarathlon

AnnR Great! Glad you liked the story & I hope you have an opportunity to see the movie version sometime. Maybe for #Scarathlon2023? 🙂🎃 2y
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Eggs
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3 #birdonthecover books I‘ve read - I like how the black birds spell out the word ‘birds‘ 🦅
#falltreasures @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

TiredLibrarian I had that edition; used to refer to it a lot when I was a kid/teen 3y
Eggs @TiredLibrarian Me too! Loved that book-always wanted to see an indigo bunting and I finally saw one at the birdbath in 2010... 3y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks That is cool!! 🐦🖤 3y
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BookLove4Ever I love birds! 🥰 I have two. 3y
Eggs @BookLove4Ever 👏🏻🐦👍🏼 3y
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MariaW
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Watched the classic The Birds today. I never knew it was based on a short story by Daphne Du Maurier. Did you? 🙈

vivastory I read the story last year in the tagged collection. It's even more disturbing than the movie 4y
Michael_Gee @vivastory Same! And I agree. I also didn‘t know until (l think) last year that it was based on her story. Have you heard of the 1936 novel The Birds by Frank Baker? It‘s just been republished by Valancourt and includes an introduction by a Hitchcock scholar. Apparently Baker threatened to sue, claiming the movie “borrowed” from his book. I‘m curious about his book! 4y
AmyG I have seen this movie a zillion times and I just learned this recently. 😳 4y
vivastory @GhostStories Interesting! I was completely unaware of the Baker book. I'll def have to check it out. From what I understand Hitchcock was usually pretty up front about what material he was adapting. 4y
MariaW @vivastory @GhostStories Now I have ro read both. 🙈 4y
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Naz786
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Addison_Reads
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I wish my library had the entire book available, but at least they had these two options.

The Birds was an excellent short story and I definitely want to rewatch the film now. 💚

Don't Look Now had Maurier's beautifully gothic writing style, but I didn't find myself loving it as much as previous writings.

#AuthorAMonth2021 @Soubhiville

Crazeedi Omg, I remember being scared to death when I saw this movie!!! 4y
vivastory I was telling someone last night about The Birds & how creepy the story is 4y
Addison_Reads @Crazeedi @vivastory I was walking while listening to the audiobook and if a shadow of a bird passed over I'd catch myself flinching a little. 😂 creepy stuff 4y
Crazeedi @Addison_Reads and when a bunch take off together in my yard I think of this movie!! 4y
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Skygoddess1
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The Birds is one of my favorite Hitchcock movies, so of course I had to read the original short story that inspired it. I enjoyed the original story but understand why Hitch made the changes he did. As for the rest of the stories, I enjoyed all of them with the exception of the final story in the book. Still an enjoyable read and Du Maurier is quite the story teller. #AuthorAMonth #BookSpinBingo

MallenNC I need to read this. Birds make me nervous so the movie definitely scared me! I forgot it was based on a DuMaurier story. (edited) 4y
TheAromaofBooks This one is on my list for this month, too!! I've never seen the movie, so I'll be going in blind. 4y
Skygoddess1 @MallenNC I can understand that, I hate when you‘re outside minding your own business and a bird buzzes past you 4y
Skygoddess1 @TheAromaofBooks The movie and the short story are different enough that having seen the movie is not a prerequisite. 4y
MallenNC @Skygoddess1 Yes! I never minded birds until one day I was walking to my office and a bird dive-bombed me. She had a nest in a nearby tree but I hadn‘t even looked her way. Now they worry me. 😄 4y
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Bklover
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This was a great bunch of short stories. Loved them all, and was surprised to find several I enjoyed more than The Birds. So glad to have read this one!
#authoramonth

LapReader Good. I‘ve only read The Birds so far. Lots to look forward to. 4y
Trashcanman 🤗🤗 4y
rwmg The film was on TV the other night. Rather slower than I remembered but still terrifying 4y
Bklover @rwmg I think I want to watch the movie again soon. It‘s been ages (decades?) since I saw it. I had the same reaction to the book. Not a whole lot to the short story so I‘m curious about the movie again. All I can remember about the movie is the birds. 4y
Bklover @Trashcanman Love to you and yours! 4y
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vlwelser
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This was good. The stories themselves are pretty great. The #audiobook was just ok. The Birds is interesting in the fact that such a fairly simple story inspired such a well known Hitchcock film.

#AuthorAMonth with @Soubhiville

#BookSpinBingo free square
@TheAromaofBooks

Soubhiville Glad you liked it! 4y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! This is on my list this week!! 4y
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CoffeeNBooks
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I enjoyed reading The Birds for #AuthorAMonth even though I'm not really a fan of short stories, but I remember watching this movie years and years ago. As usual with short stories, I wanted this story to continue. I probably won't read any of the other stories in the book because, well, not a fan of short stories. 😂

Judybskt I didn‘t realize until recently that she wrote that. 🤦‍♀️ 4y
veritysalter If you do decide to pick it up again, I recommend ‘Kiss me Again, Stranger‘ as another excellent one (also made in to a film). I know short stories aren‘t for everyone, but glad you enjoyed ‘The Birds‘, I found it far more plausible and frightening than the Hitchcock version. 4y
Lola @Judybskt Same!!! I was just about to make this comment! 4y
CoffeeNBooks @Judybskt @Lola I had no idea she wrote this until I was looking for books for #AuthorAMonth! 4y
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Eggs
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Posting my first few reviews for #AAM2021 @Soubhiville and for #bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks This was a rather short audio production of this story but entertaining. I knew what to expect bc I‘ve seen the Hitchcock film several times.

TheAromaofBooks I've never read this one OR seen the film, but it's on my list for this month!!! 4y
Eggs @TheAromaofBooks 📚👏🏻📚 4y
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Megabooks
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This was an interesting short story/BBC radio drama. I definitely got the feeling the birds symbolized the trauma a lot of Brits had after the Battle of Britain. The way this was directed, the birds seemed to symbolize the continued fear of invasion. 🤷🏻‍♀️ my two cents!

My library didn‘t have much in the way of Du Maurier other than Rebecca, which had double-digit holds on all copies! Glad I was able to read this short story for #aam!

Soubhiville This is what I plan to read as well. I‘m glad you got to read it too. 😊 4y
Cinfhen I‘m listening to this one/ not as good as Rebecca, but so far I‘m intrigued 4y
Megabooks @Soubhiville I hope you enjoy it! 4y
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Megabooks @Cinfhen i hope it ends up working out for you. I was surprised how much I liked The Birds! 4y
BarbaraBB @Cinfhen @Megabooks one of my favorite authors 🤍 (edited) 4y
Centique I love your take on how it links to the Battle of Britain. I haven‘t read this yet but it gave me a new way of thinking about those movie scenes. 😍 4y
Megabooks @Centique thanks!! seeing (in my mind‘s eye) it just with just the sound and without the visuals that immediately popped into my head when I finished. (edited) 4y
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LapReader
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A moment alone to cheat & start my #authoramonth for March. Such a simple 1st story but so memorable. Would‘ve been much more effective if it was about our beautiful yet feral sounding Aussie birds instead of gulls etc. I remember the 1st time I travelled overseas thinking birds really can sound like they do in the movies! Had a big day today looking after my niece Sybil,1 & nephew Ted, 3 while their mum, my sister & dad attend a wedding at Uluru.

BarbaraBB What a beautiful bathroom 🤍 4y
Soubhiville That is a cool bathroom! 4y
Read4life Love that tub 💙 4y
AmyG How pretty! 4y
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biblio_ginger
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I just discovered this series, Seth's A Ghost Story for Christmas, and now I must find them all! 😍 I love the idea of reading ghost stories around Christmas time and I adore little books! This will be my first Daphne Du Maurier book and definitely not the last. 😁

Bookwormjillk I really liked that one 4y
biblio_ginger @Bookwormjillk I'm really enjoying it 😊 4y
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Jari-chan
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This book collects some short stories by Daphne Du Maurier, starting with the famous “The Birds“.

I'm happy to have finally read the original, which differs from the Hitchcock movie, but in a good way. I think Hitchcock made a good call in just taking the happening and not making a whole movie out of a short stories.

The other texts were very interesting to read as well.

veritysalter I loved ‘Kiss Me Again, Stranger‘, a very different take on a serial killer story. 4y
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JenlovesJT47
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The Birds is one of my absolute favorite movies, so I was happy to get this for the #LMPBC — in my personal opinion, all of these short stories are very well-written, with The Birds being the best. And the ending to the last story blew my mind! I‘m looking forward to reading more of her books now. 4.5⭐️

#GroupQ

mollyrotondo Oh wow this is on my TBR list too! I love The Birds snd was so excited to find out it was based on a short story 5y
BiblioLitten Oh that cover is good!! 🖤 5y
JenlovesJT47 @mollyrotondo the story is so good! Very different from the movie because these are totally different characters, but it‘s very well-written! 5y
JenlovesJT47 @BiblioLitten isn‘t it?? I honestly took me forever to notice that Birds is spelled out on the cover in birds! 😆 5y
BiblioLitten @JenlovesJT47 I thought it was very clever! Love it. 5y
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abookishbutterfly
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#20thingsaboutme (part 2)

11. I didn‘t get my driver‘s license until I was 29.
12. I was a single mom for 15 years.
13. I have a BookTube channel ~ abookishbutterfly
14. I‘m an INFP and so is my husband.
15. I‘ve lived in NY state all of my life, although I‘ve lived in several different towns and cities within the state.
16. Vincent Van Gogh is my favorite artist.
17. My favorite color is red. I also really like yellow.

abookishbutterfly 18. I have hundreds of sheets of scrapbook paper.
19. I love garage sales!
20. Both of my parents have passed away.
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Texreader Scrapbook paper ❤️ 5y
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veritysalter
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Apocalypse, cults, revenge and murder; this is a wonderful collection of sinister stories. I thought the Hitchcock film of the birds was frightening, the story is so much more bleak and tragic.

Catherine_Willoughby Ordered my copy for next month 5y
RebeccaRoo7 I'm going to order this right now. I love Daphne du Maurier. 5y
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veritysalter
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Scaring myself silly with The Birds and Other Stories

Catherine_Willoughby Just brought myself this edition 5y
DGRachel I can‘t even watch the Hitchcock version of The Birds. I can‘t imagine trying to read the book! 😱 5y
BarbaraBB Great picture! 5y
Reagan Great picture! Not sure I could handle the story. I have an intense fear of birds due to the movie 😥😰😨 5y
LeahBergen Love! 👏🏻👏🏻 5y
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JenlovesJT47
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I received this from @Linsy for the #LMPBC for #GroupQ !! Thank you so much for the beautiful bird postcards! 🤗

I am SO excited to read this because The Birds is in my top 5 of absolute favorite movies and I‘m not sure how I‘ve gone so long without reading the book! I know what I‘ll be doing as soon as I finish this! 🎟🎭

#bookmail

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Linsy
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Wow, that was excellent!!! Some of the stories dragged for me, but the title story was an amazing dystopia nightmare and each story had great writing and imagery. The Apple Tree was not my favorite, but I can still see that withered, haunting tree in my head! Same with Monté Verita. I need to go wander the mountains and get lost for a while now. 🐦 #lmpbc #groupq #pottersocks

Thanks for your patience, @JenLovesJT47! It'll be on it's way today. 💙

Linsy Also, @bookwormjillk, I just got Gwendolyn's Button Box from my parcel box. Thanks! I can't wait to read!! 5y
Books88 I just finished Jamaica Inn by her and loved the language. I'll have to check this one out. 5y
Bookwormjillk Glad you got the books and I love your matching socks! 5y
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JackOBotts Love that cover! 5y
JenlovesJT47 No worries! Can‘t wait to read this! 5y
kyraleseberg I've had this on Kindle forever, I really need to get to it! 5y
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Linsy
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I got this weeks ago, but have been so behind. Thanks for sending it @Bookwormjillk! I'm excited to read it this week. 🐦

@JenlovesJT47, I have been so unforgivably slow in getting The Gift of the Magi to you. I'm so sorry!! January flew by. It should be arriving today!

#lmpbc #groupq

Bookwormjillk I‘m behind this month too. This is a good one - worth the wait! 5y
JenlovesJT47 No worries!! 🤗 5y
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abookishbutterfly
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A fantastic story laced with irony, sadness, and retribution!

Full review here: https://www.facebook.com/262384764521804/posts/401466903946922/?d=n

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veritysalter
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#WinterGames #MerryReaders #HolidayRead - Thank you @LeahBergen for this eerie and uncanny story, I loved it. I have only read Rebecca before, but I definitely want to read more Du Maurier now.

JanuarieTimewalker13 Stacking this for next year!! 5y
LeahBergen Oh, I‘m glad you liked it! 🍎 5y
Clwojick 21 pt 5y
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Mdargusch
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Thank you Leah for gifting me my first Jolabokaflod present ever! Rebecca is one of my favorites so I can‘t wait to dive into this! Happy Holidays!

LeahBergen I‘m so glad it arrived in time! Merry Christmas to you! 😘 5y
Reviewsbylola Oooh I haven‘t read that one! 5y
emilyhaldi So sweet!!! And the book looks 👍🏻 5y
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The timing of these sweet gifts couldn‘t have been more perfect! Thank you, Sue for the lovely card. And thank you, Leah for the beautiful book and treats. You are both in my thoughts often. Merry Christmas, my thoughtful friends! I am so very grateful to you both!

LeahBergen You‘re very welcome! Merry Christmas, sweet friend! 😘😘😘 5y
BiblioLitten That card🤩😍 5y
saresmoore @BiblioLitten Isn‘t it beautiful? Sue sends the best cards! 5y
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erzascarletbookgasm I need that book, I didn‘t know it exist! Merry Christmas to you and your family! 5y
batsy How lovely ❤️❤️ 5y
Suet624 And now it‘s time to wish you a happy new year, sweet Sara. 5y
saresmoore @Suet624 Thank you, dear Sue, and the same to you! 🥰 I‘ve never been so happy to say goodbye to a complicated, painful, and generally rotten year and hello to a fresh, new one! 5y
Suet624 I'm so sorry it's been such a horrid time. I'll definitely keep you close in my heart and I wish for better days ahead for you. Much love to you. 5y
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veritysalter
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#Jolabokaflod @LeahBergen thank you so much for my Jolabokaflod gifts. Merry Christmas, happy reading ♥️

erzascarletbookgasm I did not know this book exist! 😍 5y
LeahBergen You‘re very welcome! Happy Holidays to you! 😘😘 5y
veritysalter I‘ve started it tonight 📖 5y
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Bookwormjillk
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Most of the stories in this book were winners for me. du Maurier knows how to write short stories that feel like full length novels. Thanks @shadowspeak17 for sending it. @Linsy it will be coming your way early next week. #LMPBC #GroupQ #elfies #WinterGames

hannah-leeloo I love the cover 5y
Freespirit They are so atmostpheric! 5y
Linsy Can‘t wait! 🐦 5y
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abookishbutterfly
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We are definitely getting in the Christmas spirit over here! I am so excited about my new book, which my husband and I plan to read together on Christmas Eve! Have you read this one?

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Bookwormjillk
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Got it yesterday @shadowspeak17

Looking forward to it!

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shadowspeak17
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⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2
I thought three of the six stories in this collection were great, but the other three didn‘t do much for me.
@Bookwormjillk this is on the way to you! I‘ll email you the tracking number shortly. I‘m looking forward to seeing what you all think!

#lmpbc #GroupQ #catsoflitsy #Ember

Beatlefan129 Your kitten is the cutest! 😻 5y
Hazel2019 We should all do #CatsofLitsy 2020 Calendar 🤣 5y
Linsy Excited to try those three! I love Rebecca, but that‘s all I‘ve read of her. 🐦 5y
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JenlovesJT47 😻😻😻 5y
sblbooks Great pic, I can't believe your cat didn't swat that book off though. 5y
Linsy By the way, thank you for those wonderful bookmarks! I got them a bit ago but forgot to let you know. 💙 (edited) 5y
shadowspeak17 @Linsy Oh, you‘re welcome! I‘m glad they got to you okay. 😊 5y
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shadowspeak17
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1. The Birds and Other Stories (du Maurier), Amina‘s Voice (Khan)
2. Evening
3. Mark Z. Danielewski... He‘s actually the only author I‘m following at the moment.

#weekendreads

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shadowspeak17
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Well, this was a rare occurrence. Both of my little nuggets decided to sit with me while I read tonight. ❤️
#catsoflitsy #Phoenix #Ember

Booknerd222 That tail 😍 5y
Texreader Awwww! ❤️😻 5y
WorldsOkayestStepMom Adorable!!! 5y
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shadowspeak17
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Starting this now for #lmpbc #GroupQ .

FlowerFairy Recently purchased this one on Kindle but not sure when I‘ll get around to it. 5y
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shadowspeak17
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What do you guys think of these? I wasn‘t sure if you all would want to read any short story collections since they‘re a little longer and we‘re doing “quick reads,” so I included a few in case you guys are interested, but if not, that‘s cool too. 😊 #GroupQ #lmpbc

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JenlovesJT47 Ooh ooh!!! I vote for The Birds!! 🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️ one of my favorite movies and has been on my TBR forever! That is if it‘s cool with you guys 🤓 5y
JenlovesJT47 I‘m cool with any of those, haven‘t read any of them. 5y
Bookwormjillk I vote for The Birds too 5y
shadowspeak17 What do you think @laurenslibrary ? 5y
blank I'm fine with any of them. I'm not picky. 😊 5y
shadowspeak17 @JenlovesJT47 @Bookwormjillk Hey, so if you guys saw Lauren‘s email, she‘s no longer going to be able to participate in lmpbc this round. So I just wanted to see what you guys want to do. Do you want to do it just the three of us or try to find someone to fill her spot or not do the round after all? What do y‘all think? 5y
Bookwormjillk @JenlovesJT47 @shadowspeak17 I‘d still like to do the round either with three of us or with a replacement 5y
JenlovesJT47 I‘m cool with either option, whatever you want to do! @Bookwormjillk 5y
shadowspeak17 Okay, well I think I‘ll make a post tomorrow then to see if anyone would like to fill her spot, and if there are no takers we can just do it with the three of us. @JenlovesJT47 @Bookwormjillk 5y
JenlovesJT47 Sounds good! 5y
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Butterfinger
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As spooky as I can handle. My mother was deathly afraid of birds because she was attacked by blue jays once and because she watched the movie when she was young. I couldn't help to call Mom just now and tell her that I bought a book for her. She was not enthusiastic about the gift.

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karmenseeta
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An excellent book, intricate stories, tragic characters and beautifully crafted sentences. Being a huge fan of Daphne du Maurier, I found this book only made me want to read more of her work.

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karmenseeta
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“Nat listened to the tearing sound of splintering wood, and wondered how many million years of memory were stored in those little brains, behind the stabbing beaks, the piercing eyes, now giving them this instinct to destroy mankind with all the deft precision of machines.“

There's no such thing as too much of Daphne du Maurier.

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Litlady
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September goals. Also adding to the mix ‘Just Mercy‘ by Bryan Stevenson as a buddy read with my super fabulous #LitsyPenpal! I‘ve been in a reading slump as of late so wish me luck! 📚📚🥰

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TheEllieMo
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I was surprised, when I read this, how different the film was to the story. While the film is a classic, I felt the book was much better.

#JulyColdPlay #Birds @Eggs

Eggs @erzascarletbookgasm also posted this book-I Must read it now! 5y
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erzascarletbookgasm
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#JulyColdPlay #Birds
Apparently Daphne du Maurier ‘hated Alfred Hitchcock's adaptation of her story The Birds.‘ 🤷‍♀️

Cathythoughts Oh I never realized it was her story. I loved the movie. Must read that book 👍🏻♥️ 5y
TheEllieMo I wouldn‘t be surprised, there were a lot of changes to the storyline! 5y
Jari-chan I so need to read this! 5y
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Freespirit Her stories are so atmospheric. I love some of her short stories 5y
JackOBotts Love that cover art! 5y
KarenUK That cover! 😍😍😍 5y
Eggs Must read!!! 5y
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brittanyreads
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Today's #libraryhaul
See any good ones?

Ashley_Nicoletto I just heard a podcast rave about the descent - so I picked it up last week as well. 6y
brittanyreads @Ashley_Nicoletto oh nice! I hope you enjoy it!! 5y
CoverToCoverGirl Lovely! 5y
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allureofbeauty @Ashley_Nicoletto was it books in the freezer? 5y
Ashley_Nicoletto @allureofbeauty No, it was currently reading. But now I‘m going to look up what books in the freezer is! 5y
allureofbeauty @Ashley_Nicoletto it‘s a horror book podcast. It‘s pretty good. I haven‘t listened to Currently Reading myself. 5y
brittanyreads @allureofbeauty @Ashley_Nicoletto I‘ll have to listen to both! 5y
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Blueberry
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The book behind the Alfred Hitchcock movie.

#Birds #springintoreading
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @vkois88

Theaelizabet I had forgotten this! 6y
Suet624 Oh my gosh. I had no idea she write the story. 6y
vkois88 👍👍👍 6y
Freespirit I remember this is a short story but very atmospheric! 6y
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Leniverse
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Birthday presents from my wonderful children. They even managed the right edition for the Birds. I like Virago for Daphne du Maurier. (I suspect they had some help from their father. 😉)
Seriously though, check out how the title is done! 😍

The PS3 game is not book related (as far as I know), but the animations are by Studio Ghibli! 🤩

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Whimsical.Curiosity Nino Kuni is one of the best games ever!! Happy happy Birthday!! 6y
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Daisey Happy Birthday! That is a very cool cover! 6y
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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
The Birds and Other Stories | Daphne Du Maurier
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I will preface this by saying that I don‘t generally have a happy track record with short stories THAT SAID the birds was brilliant, I quite enjoyed the one about the man haunted by an apple tree but I was underwhelmed by the other stories...

Weaponxgirl I do love this author even though I haven‘t read this collection but I‘m even more sold on haunted by an apple tree as a story description! 6y
thegirlwiththelibrarybag @Weaponxgirl 🍏 it‘s certainly a unique concept 6y
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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
The Birds and Other Stories | Daphne Du Maurier
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After watching the movie a few weeks ago (and feeling very justified for being rather wary of birds) I decided to read the short story it‘s based on AND CREEPED MYSELF RIGHT OUT (which was an A+ life decision right before bed) - it‘s completely different, character wise to the movie but just as atmospheric, creepy and horrifying...

julesG 😂😂😂 6y
AlaMich Yeah, I read that story too and it‘s way more sinister and terrifying than the movie, imo. 6y
thegirlwiththelibrarybag @AlaMich, there was a line about no smoke coming from the chimneys of any of the other cottages... which meant that everyone was dead - that little family were probably the last humans standing. I really wanted it to be a full length story. 6y
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thegirlwiththelibrarybag @julesG, you should read it 😉 6y
julesG Let's see if I get spooked. 6y
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