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1.Wicked King & Platform 7 2.Various: Crime & Punishment 3.BookMarkPR 4.HP 5.An old Russian movie of Crime & Punishment/HP movies 6.I'm doing the O.W.L.s Readathon so I have to read at least 8 books, you will see 7.I don't know, need recommendations here 8. This week, American Dirt 9. 60 books 10.Home, I can eat and rest 11.Believe it or not comics & Nancy Drew 12.Anyone who has not have participated yet thanks @JenlovesJT47 @kamoorephoto @maich

1) The Scent Keeper by Erica Bauermeister
2) The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
3) Beach Town Books
4) Amelia Peabody books
5) Harry Potter
6) Wait Till Next Year by Doris Kearns Goodwin, Miss Kopps Midnight Confessions by Amy Stewart
7) Narnia
8) Gone Girl
9) 60 books and simply to enjoy reading again - it became work there for a while...
10) By the fire with my dogs
11) Ramona Quimby books
12) @Joy4Lit
#quarantinereadschallenge

“He preferred the pious habitats of lunatics and bats where he could live for forty days, hanging by his toes if need be, and not have any excuse for shifting his eyes from heaven for an instant.”

Beautifully written, entirely believable. Not for biblical literalists, but for the rest of us, a very powerful story. Highly recommended.

I first read this twenty years ago, time for a re_read. This book is the reason I keep them all.

I am enjoying this historical fiction about a number of people, including Jesus, doing their quarantine-a forty day fast in the desert for prayers and reflection. Reminds me a bit of The Red Tent or The Robe. I, on the other hand, am doing the opposite by indulging in a large glass of egg nog! 🎄#HolidaySpirits.

Not for those who take the Bible literally, this book turns the 40 days Jesus spent in the desert tempted by the devil inside out and upside down. The writing is sometimes poetic, sometimes funny, even when the bare facts of the plot are horrific. I'll definitely read more by Crace. #LitsyAtoZ #letterQ @BookishMarginalia

Starting this today for my #LitsyAtoZ #letterQ. Only four more letters to go! #currentlyreading #currentread #weekendread

Happy Friday! Waiting for me when I got home were these two from #thriftbooks. #bookmail #bookhaul They may be part of my #weekendReading. #readingwomenmonth @thereadingwomen

This is probably still one of my favorites by Jim Crace, although I loved Being Dead as well. The book is essentially a reselling of Jesus' 40 days in the desert but is told partially from the perspectives of others searching for their own personal redemptions at the same time and place. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #maybookflowers #startswithq

From my #TBR, #startswithQ. #maybookflowers @RealLifeReading