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Quiet Girl
Quiet Girl | Peter Hoeg
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"A "Chicago Tribune "Favorite Book of 2007"""""The internationally acclaimed bestselling author of "Smilla's Sense of Snow "returns with this "engrossing, beautifully written tale of suspense . . . captivating" ("The ""Miami Herald").Kaspar Krone is a world-renowned circus clown, and a man in some deep trouble. Drowning in gambling debt and wanted for tax evasion, Krone is drafted into the service of a mysterious order of nuns who promise him reprieve in return for his help safeguarding a group of children with mystical abilities--abilities that Krone also shares. When one of the children goes missing, Krone sets off to find the young girl and bring her back, making a shocking series of discoveries along the way. "The Quiet Girl "is an exuberant philosophical thriller that is "every bit as adventuresome and ambitious as "Smilla's Sense of Snow," even more so" ("Cleveland Plain Dealer").
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TheKidUpstairs
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LazyDays 👏 6y
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VenmariPasinos
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"When the contact between two people intensifies, the outer world grows fainter, and then begins to disappear altogether. Because for these two people at that moment, all that exists in the universe is the other person." THE QUIET GIRL | Peter Hoeg

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BarbaraBB Did you read this book? Is it good? I started it years ago but never finished it. 6y
TK-421 ❤️ 6y
VenmariPasinos @BarbaraBB I did! Honestly, I found this pretty hard to read. I almost bailed on it. But since I never bailed on a book and never will, I decided to read away. It has its charm. I was captivated by some parts of it but it.just.kept.losing.me. I am surprised at the amount of quotes I got from this book though. Hehe. 6y
VenmariPasinos @TK-421 ❤❤❤ 6y
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Robothugs
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Whew! I've had a stomach bug for a few days but I finally feel slightly human. Here is #StartsWithQ #MayBookFlowers

RealBooks4ever Glad your feeling better! 😊 7y
minkyb Yuck! Sorry to hear this. Glad you are on the mend! 7y
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Graciouswarriorprincess Glad that you are feeling better! 7y
Eyelit Yay for feeling better! 💛 7y
RealLifeReading Glad you're better! 7y
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readinginthedark
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This book pretty much blew my mind. Every time I thought I understood each character's role or guessed what might happen, I was wrong. Normally I don't enjoy thrillers very much. I worry about a murderer finding the main character or something like that. But this one was the right amount of suspense with a bit of the believable supernatural and not quite so much death. Perfect. It's hard to describe this book, but you should read it. #LitsyAtoZ

BookFreakOut I need a Q for my Litsy alphabet, slotting this one in! 8y
readinginthedark @BookFreakOut That's why I picked it originally! And if you like audiobooks, the narrator's really good! 8y
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readinginthedark

Finally finished this on the drive to my parents' for the weekend! I'll review it as soon as I figure out wtf just happened to my brain. 😱😭😬

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ApoptyGina69
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This is my wintertime reading spot. I much prefer the summer one outside on the deck, but for at least 5 months, I'm here. In the afternoons, with water and tea, but by 5 o'clock? 🍷#whereiread #riotgram

Reviewsbylola I love all the pillows and blankets! So cozy! 8y
Josie That looks so comfy! 8y
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readinginthedark
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Almost four hours in after my Destination: Readathon drive! Here's my stupid selfie w/ audiobook. 😆 This book is a whole bottle of crazy sauce, but I love it more with every CD. #24in48

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readinginthedark
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This book...wow. Half the time I am so confused, but the magical realism is powerful and draws me in. I love the idea of music and sound vibrating through everything and everyone. About 40% of the way through now--so hooked!

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readinginthedark
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I spent the first few CDs with almost no idea what was happening in this book, but it's so fascinating! Listening to some more on the drive to see family. 😊 Hope you all are getting some reading in your schedule!

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ApoptyGina69
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Wow. My heart is just stilled by this amazing gift from Australia! Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Just absolutely wonderful, thoughtful, and beautiful. I will enjoy each and every piece!

Lizpixie Yay! I'm so glad you like it. I wasn't sure if you're a tea drinker, but if not the tin is so pretty you could use it for other things. Did you like the candle? It's one of my favourites from an Aussie company, I tried to have an Australian theme. I hope you like the book, he's one of my favourite authors.❤️💚 (edited) 8y
Texreader Oh so amazing! What wonderful gifts from an enchanting place. Yay @Lizpixie for picking out such great gifts!! 8y
LeahBergen Ooo, I love the colour of the journal and pens. 😍 8y
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Cinfhen Great swag 💕🎁📚🙌🏻😊 8y
SusanInTiburon It's just like Christmas watching you all exchange these thoughtful gifts! 8y
ApoptyGina69 @Lizpixie I have been a life-long tea drinker! I use candles all year-round, even camping! Carefully, of course! I have a HUGE smile because I have no fewer than 6 calendars around the house every year. I will display it proudly. I have many bookmarks, but none so personalized. 2017 litsy posts will see it used a lot. Thank you so much for each and every part of my gift. I look forward to more reads and eats and posts together. 🎄❤🎄🍷😍 8y
Lizpixie Phew, I'm relieved you're a tea drinker. Doesn't it smell gorgeous? You'll have to let me know how it tastes, the girl at the store said it's made with native Australian ingredients.I'm so happy you like the calendar, it has some beautiful pictures of my city, you should come visit. I loved your bookmark so much I bought myself one as well, so you'll be seeing mine in photos too.This has been an amazing experience, making new international friends 8y
saresmoore I love how special everything is! What a great gift! 8y
MrBook 😁👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 8y
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Lizpixie
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#somethingforsept #septemberphotochallenge #day21 #translatedbooks These are about half of my translated books,they're mostly Scandinavian here with a Dutch & Japanese thrown in.Most of the rest are also Scandinavian, with maybe 2 French & a Spanish one as well. I'll have to remedy that. Recommendations for books translated from German, Chinese, Italian, Greek, Portuguese, Arabic, Egyptian, Russian, Indian or any other language I've missed please?

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Lizpixie
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A section of tbr shelves for TBRTuesday Fun Photo. Have some awesome books there, waiting for me to crack their covers & reveal their stories, including You by CarolineKepnes, BlindEye by StuartMacbride, TheShadowYear by HannahRichell & Shatter by MichaelRobotham. This is only half of my options!