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Quarantine: A Novel | Jim Crace
Jim Crace's novel is the brilliantly imagined story of Christ's forty days in the wilderness, a tale of three men, two women, and a curious wanderer whose peculiar fate is transformed into legend. Dazzling, gritty, and utterly compelling, Quarantine is a work at once timeless and timely - a parable for the ages.
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Gissy
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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

kamoorephoto Hope you are well, my lovely!!! Thanks for answering these! 💓💓💓 4y
mabell Nancy Drew! ❤️ 4y
maich ❤❤❤ 4y
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SheReadsAndWrites
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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

Joy4Lit Oooh. Yay. I‘ll do this!❤️ 4y
cdcnmac I loved the audio of Poisonwood bible! 🤓 4y
SheReadsAndWrites I'll have to try that! @cdcnmac I read it YEARS ago-audio would be a great way to re-read it. 4y
CarolynM I think I've read all of Elizabeth Peters's books more than once🙂 4y
SheReadsAndWrites Such fantastic books!! @CarolynM My dog is named Ramses ❤️ 4y
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CaitlinR
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“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.

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

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ApoptyGina69
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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.

TricksyTails I love your drinking glass!! Is it vintage? 6y
ApoptyGina69 @TricksyTails Thanks! yes, I only have 3. I found them a couple years ago when my sister took me to the Goodwill BOOKSTORE in San Diego. Carried ‘em home in my suitcase! 6y
TricksyTails @ApoptyGina69 I would've done the same! I love vintage dishes. I've spent so much time in SD. How did I not know there was a Goodwill BOOKSTORE?! I would've left my clothes behind and filled my suitcase with all the books! 6y
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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

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

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Lcsmcat
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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

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CAGirlReading
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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

Redwritinghood This is a great book. I read it a few years ago and loved it. 7y
ApoptyGina69 Just reading Quarantine now and enjoying it. Reminds me a bit of The Red Tent crosses with 6y
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Lcsmcat
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