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The Memory of Running
The Memory of Running | Ron McLarty
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Working as a quality control inspector at a toy factory in Rhode Island, friendless alcoholic Smithy Ide considers himself a loser until a tragic event prompts him to set off on an epic cross-country bicycle journey that promises him a final chance to become the man he has always wanted to be. Reader's Guide included. Reprint.
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Ast_Arslan
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No more counting dollars, we'll be counting #stars 🎵🎶

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Eggs Nicely done 🌟👍🏼✅ 3y
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Revenge4bess
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Ron McLarty was a friend of the family.

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Ruthiella
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I kinda hated this book. But I think I am a real outlier in this case. It is kind of a bookish equivalent to Forest Gump which I also hated... I know, what is wrong with me!?!?

An overweight, middle aged sad sack man goes on a tragicomical journey across the country on his bike to find his mentally ill sister and save her. Along the way he has adventures and meets a cast of eccentric characters. #Iran #RedroseSeptember

arlenefinnigan I hate to be pedantic but having a bike on the cover of a book with 'running' in the title doesn't seem right. 5y
Aimeesue I definitely have to be in the right mood for those sorts of books. I tend to prefer questing cranky old people meeting various characters to sad sack protagonists, though. 🤷🏽‍♀️ 5y
Ruthiella @arlenefinnigan 😂I know, right? 5y
Ruthiella @Aimeesue I agree this is a book for which the reader has to be in the right mindset to enjoy. I need to read the cranky old person variation and see how I fare!😀 5y
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CareBear
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"Stop reading and pet me!" #catsoflitsy #penny

LittlePixels Awwww! 😍 7y
OrangeMooseReads She's so pretty 7y
Lcsmcat What beautiful eyes! 7y
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MinDea Wow. Your cat has such a unique and beautiful face! I love it! 😻😻 7y
MidnightBookGirl She makes a compelling argument. I think you have to pet her. 7y
CoffeeCatsBooks Adorable! 😻 7y
[DELETED] 3803335244 Oh so cute! 7y
Bookzombie She is so pretty! 7y
annkuch13 😻😻😻 7y
StephanieMarie Beautiful colouring! You should definitely pet her! 7y
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CareBear
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Trying to read and watch for potential cat fights #notenoughlaps #catsoflitsy #aurora #sheldon

VirginiaRevel That dark grey one is definitely throwing some side-eye 7y
rubyslippersreads 😹😹😹 7y
RohitSawant 😂😻 7y
CareBear @VirginiaRevel lol right? 7y
Jinjer Uh, yah. Look out! 7y
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MsLeah8417
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I found this book in a used book store and loved the story from start to finish.

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LauraBeth
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I was away from #Bitsy all day today and when I got home the husband had to kindly remind me, "You are that dog's entire world." ??? Here's to Saturday nights in with our worlds.

DebinHawaii Aww... Bitsy! 🐶❤️ 7y
Reecaspieces Awe.....it's so nice to be loved!! Hey sweet Bitsy! Lulu says 👋 (edited) 7y
Bookzombie Aww, so sweet!💕🐶 7y
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kspenmoll Lucky you, lucky Bitsy! ❤🐶❤ 7y
RadicalReader @LauraBeth highest compliment get from a pet owner 7y
LeahBergen Aww! 😩 7y
DGRachel ❤️🐶❤️🐶❤️ 7y
Librariana Aawwww!!! That's the sweetest thing! 7y
Branwen Bitsy always makes me smile! ♡ 7y
LauraBeth @Reecaspieces Bitsy tells her partner in crime, Lulu, hi 😽 7y
LauraBeth @DebinHawaii, @Bookzombie, @kspenmoll, @RadicalReader, @LeahBergen, @DGRachel, @librariana, @Branwen I'm so used to my cats ignoring me when I get home - I'm always thrown off guard that Bitsy is so excited to see me 😂 (edited) 7y
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LauraBeth
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I ❤ everything about this book so far

Coleen I loved this book. Esp. good on audio! 7y
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KerriArista
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Looking forward to all these I snagged from the library. The big question is, which one should I read first? Hmmmm...

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Liberty
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When I go upstairs into my library to get a specific book and come back down carrying a big stack of them. 😂📚😝

JSW Doesn't everyone do this? 7y
Gleefulreader I feel like I spend at least my 1/2 my time shuffling stacks of books from one part of the house to the other. I may only be able to physically read one at a time but that doesn't stop me carrying four or five from room to room! 7y
Coleen The Memory of Running is a good choice! 7y
Listener15 Wait... this... this isn't supposed to be normal? Uh oh 7y
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Liberty
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So many people have told me they love this book. Today I FINALLY got my hands on a copy. 🤘🏻📚🤘🏻

TheLudicReader Stephen King loves it, too. He wrote about it in EW years ago, which is how it ended up on my tbr list. 7y
ElizabethSensa I enjoyed this book! Hope you find it to be a good read! 7y
Suzze Read that on King's recommendation years ago. Loved it! 7y
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DrexEdit I also picked it up due to SK's EW recommendation. It was only available as an audio book read by the author. It was fantastic. To this day it is one of the few fiction books I've seen my husband read and he *still* talks about it! 7y
rdkate Loved that book! Enjoy! 7y
Readingrobin What a great story that was. I heard the author speak when this book was the Reading Across Rhode Island pick. 7y
Hoopiefoot It's SO GOOD! Enjoy! 7y
mkindness I still haven't read it, even though it's set in the area where I live... 7y
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KVanRead
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How cool is this? I love our library! I also loved this great book about a guy and his bike.

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