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Mislaid
Mislaid: A Novel | Nell Zink
LONGLISTED FOR THE 2015 NATIONAL BOOK AWARDA sharply observed, mordantly funny, and startlingly original novel from an exciting, unconventional new voicethe author of the acclaimedThe Wallcreeperabout the making and unmaking of the American family that lays bare all of our assumptions about race and racism, sexuality and desire.Stillwater College in Virginia, 1966. Freshman Peggy, an ingnue with literary pretensions, falls under the spell of Lee, a blue-blooded poet and professor, and they begin an ill-advised affair that results in an unplanned pregnancy and marriage. The two are mismatched from the startshes a lesbian, hes gaybut it takes a decade of emotional erosion before Peggy runs off with their three-year-old daughter, leaving their nine-year-old son behind.Worried that Lee will have her committed for her erratic behavior, Peggy goes underground, adopting an African American persona for her and her daughter. They squat in a house in an African-American settlement, eventually moving to a housing project where no one questions their true racial identities. As Peggy and Lees children grow up, they must contend with diverse emotional issues: Byrdie deals with his fathers compulsive honesty; while Karen struggles with her mothers liesshe knows neither her real age, nor that she is white, nor that she has any other family.Years later, a minority scholarship lands Karen at the University of Virginia, where Byrdie is in his senior year. Eventually the long lost siblings will meet, setting off a series of misunderstandings and culminating in a comedic finale worthy of Shakespeare.
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Reviewsbylola
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Kids both on zoom, laundry started, house picked up, and I‘m showered and dressed, all by 8:30. 🙌🏻 That calls for some quiet time reading.

Megabooks Interesting book. I read the audio years ago. 👍🏻 4y
emilyhaldi Wow you're in back to school mode! 4y
rachelm Oh I love that cover. 4y
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Reviewsbylola
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The purse I got for my birthday has an awesome feature—a book pocket!

Sace 😍 4y
Cinfhen Happy belated birthday 🎂 ♥️🥳 4y
LeahBergen It‘s lovely! 🧡 4y
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emilyhaldi Perfect! 4y
Amandajoy That‘s lovely! Happy birthday! 4y
Liz_M Wait..what? I thought purse and book pocket were synonymous.....? 😉 4y
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TheLibrarian
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With clever writing this book explores themes such as gender, race, and sexuality. I found myself enjoying the majority of this book but found myself skimming through the last part.

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TheLibrarian
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God morning!!!

A little coffee and reading before I start my day.

Jee_HookedOnBookz The best way to start the day! 6y
TheLibrarian @Jee_HookedOnBookz It really is! Now only if I could get up earlier everyday and start it this way. I enjoy sleep a little too much. 6y
Jee_HookedOnBookz @TheLibrarian hahaha totally get what you mean! 😁 6y
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Sweettartlaura
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A lesbian and a gay man get married, have two children... and a decade-plus-long escapade ensues, involving fake ids, drug dealing, mistaken racial identity, and a squirrel sanctuary. The culmination is Shakespearean, with a dash of Three‘s Company thrown in. I don‘t know if I learned anything, but I sure had fun 😜

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Well-ReadNeck
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Squeeeee! 🤗 Checked in my library‘s newest OverDrive titles just after a massive new list of titles. Grabbed these beauties!!!! #LibraryHaul

jessberk13 Overdrive is really just the best thing ever 7y
Reviewsbylola Mislaid is on my TBR. That Agatha Christie book looks amazing. 7y
Traci1 Wow! Those are some great titles. It's great you didn't have to go on the hold list. 7y
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Char Oooo I wonder if mine got Circe!! 7y
Char Oh, sweet it did, and hold is placed. Huzzah!!! 7y
LazyLibrary I'm waiting for mine to get Circe too!!! 7y
Well-ReadNeck @char 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 7y
leahrosereads I've heard amazing things about Circe and The Astonishing Color of After. Waiting for my holds on both right now! 7y
Leftcoastzen Circe is on the top of my new stack,I browsed the Christie at a store ,looks good. 7y
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lycomayflower
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Libby1 @lycomayflower - lovely choices. 🍁 7y
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AlexGeorge
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"A round of billiards with sailors is more beautiful than Charleston in springtime, if they're the right sailors." Just started this. Nell Zink is a genius.

Darth_Kaders A sentence like that makes your heart race, doesn't it? 7y
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rdkate
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Ok, littens, must admit that my volunteering at the book sale sorting session isn't entirely altruistic, I get first dibs! Where should I start??

MrBook 😂👏🏻 #NiceStack! 7y
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cephareads
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I wonder how much differently I would read this in print? 🤔

batsy Is it not very enjoyable on audio? 7y
cephareads @batsy I am really enjoying it on audio, but I feel like this book may be one that's better in print. It might be better to have time to take pauses to digest Zink's writing and process it. I feel like I may be missing some of the humor in it. 7y
batsy @cephareads I get what you mean. I have Zink on my TBR and from what I've skimmed through she does seem to have a style that will require pauses and rereading. 7y
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BarbaraBB
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This is a feel good story about a dysfunctional family. Race, homosexuality, poverty, poetry, sex and drugs: all come together in the story of Peggy, Lee and their children Mireille and Byrdi, set in Virginia.
Written so vividly and without drama I really enjoyed this novel and will check out Zink's other books.

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Alicia
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Littens! Help needed. I am going to a Bachelorette this weekend. Probably not a lot of reading time available. However! I still obviously need to pack books. What do I bring? I want some things light and fun that I can easily be distracted from. Here are some titles I pulled from my shelves. Does Litsy have any thoughts on these??? Halp!

Cinfhen Have fun! 8y
Reviewsbylola I haven't read any of those but I hope you enjoy! 8y
TheKidUpstairs I liked Broken Wheel. Light and lovely, and easy to dip in and out of. 8y
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BestOfFates I vote for Barbara the Slut, bc if you have to be interrupted best have it be stories! I enjoyed Mislaid but feel it's more of an all-in-one-go kind of book! 8y
Alicia @Cinfhen @Reviewsbylola thanks ladies!! 8y
Alicia @TheKidUpstairs thanks! I'm very excited for that one 8y
Alicia @BestOfFates thank you! I started Barbara on the plane and love it! 8y
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Cinfhen
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It's not really about my book - it's more about my first attempt at baking using coconut oil, flour and sugar 🌴🌴🌴For 🥕🍎 muffins they are incredibly moist and just a tad coconutty. I think it's Paleo friendly @saresmoore and the book is a tad nutty in its own right🙄

MidnightBookGirl They look good! 8y
LauraBeth These look delicious! I did paleo (or a modified version of it) for five years. I'm going back to that way of eating because I've realized how great I felt when I ate that way 😀 8y
Cinfhen My daughter is bugging me to go Paleo but I don't think I can really give up bread and grains! God knows I need to @LauraBeth I'm interested to hear how you modified it?!? 8y
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Cinfhen Thanks @MidnightBookGirl & @LauraBeth They are pretty yummy 😋 8y
saresmoore @Cinfhen YAY! These look fantastic! If you can eat nuts, I highly recommend recipes from Danielle Walker for baking. She typically combines almond and coconut flour and her ratios make baked goods that you seriously can't tell are Paleo except that they are *more* flavorful than their traditional counterparts. I made my daughter cupcakes for her birthday and they were the best I've ever tasted. Ever! 8y
LauraBeth @Cinfhen my modified version had me sticking with Paleo for 80-85% of the week. I gave myself some breathing room and allowed 15-20% to allow for some non-Paleo food. I think this flexibility made me stick with it for so long. I lost a ton of weight eating this way 8y
saresmoore @LauraBeth It's amazing how much the feeling good makes a difference in quality of life. My husband's ADHD is basically nonexistent on Paleo, but one sandwich sets him back into low PFC function for days. I still eat oatmeal and the occasional slice of spelt flour sourdough, but I'm too addicted to feeling good to go back! 8y
Dolly I keep forgetting about coconut oil even though I had a few jars of it. Maybe I should keep a jar on my kitchen counter until it becomes automatic. 8y
LauraBeth Completely agree @saresmoore! It improved all areas of my life - especially brain function 😀 and it gave me more energy and guess what I did with that energy? Went and exercised 😀 what's your go-to Paleo cookbook? 8y
Cinfhen Thanks so much @LauraBeth & @saresmoore I'm definitely getting closer to taking the plunge! And I'm totally on board for allowing a little wiggle room 😉 8y
Cinfhen @Dolly if nothing else the coconut oil feels and smells delicious 😊 8y
night_shift I don't know where specifically my ancestral cavemen hunted and found their food, so I wouldn't know what genealogical would be best for me, which is the entire point of paleo, but I don't think I could take bread completely out of my diet anyhow. Or cheese. I tried for a while and trying to figure work arounds while my entire family wouldn't was just too stressful. Props to y'all. 8y
night_shift But either way, there's muffins look great and cooking with coconut oil is the best! 8y
Cinfhen @UnidragonFrag I like the concept of this plan, but I can see how it's going to be VERY CHALLENGING, so I'm going to take it slow...baby steps because I know the majority of family will NOT be on board for this eating plan😉 8y
drbethandherkindle Paleo or not, those muffins look 💯 8y
EvieBee Delicious looking AND healthy?! Winning! 8y
Cinfhen Thanks @EvieBee84 & @drbethandherkindle They came out pretty tasty but now I need to limit myself to just one 😍 8y
Gissy 😋 8y
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Taylor
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Super smart and wryly funny. Drags a little in the last three quarters but Zink's staunch focus on being an entertainer is refreshing.

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Taylor
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This is so good. It's SO GOOD. It's so--not boring. It's so--not trying to be unique.

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Buddys_Momma
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I didn't expect to like this book after reading reviews about it but the premise was so bizarre I decided to give it a go. Zink certainly gets points for creativity. Perhaps not for everyone but I did end up liking it.

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shawnmooney
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The sixth book I've bailed on this month, and the second audiobook. Much too snarky for my taste, or at least this month. Not even Laurence Bouvard - the narrator who made The Portable Veblen come so alive - could redeem this one in my ears.

LeahBergen Oh no! You're having a bad streak. 😟 8y
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Suet624 Okay. Gotta stack this one! 8y
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Megabooks
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Just picked this up as an #ebook and on #Audible. I enjoyed it when I read it before, and the narration is good so far. Not a lot of dialogue, though.

OffTheBeatenShelf.com Oooh, I've been wanting to read this one, so good to know it's so cheap on Audible! 8y
OffTheBeatenShelf.com Weird... it's saying it's $21 for me. Where'd you find that? Or is it because you have an Audible membership? 8y
Megabooks @OffTheBeatenShelf.com You have to have an audible membership or buy the ebook to get the price. Probably the easiest thing to do is buy the ebook and the audiobook. It's still a good deal. 😃 8y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa I love those kind of sales! 8y
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Seshat
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Dylangrrl Loved this little gem - on sale too!! 8y
Seshat @Dylangrrl, I know! It usually has to be speculative fiction to interest me but I'm so glad I got this one. 8y
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Seshat
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"The poets reminded her of barflies, in love with their own wisecracks, stiffing the bartender because they don‘t know what work is. But freedom isn‘t speaking your mind freely. Freedom is having the money to go to Mexico"

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Seshat
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"If you have to be bad, be so bad sympathetic hearers just shake their heads and give up.”
― Nell Zink, Mislaid

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Seshat
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“She had read enough lives of the poetesses to know all about inpatient psychiatric care.”
― Nell Zink, Mislaid

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denise
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Coffee and a new book ✌🏼️

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Lettters
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The latter half of the book gets almost bogged down with plottiness while reuniting the estranged characters, never delving into the complexities of the taboo issues the novel prods in its first half (Who's asking it to? This isn't that book). In the end it isn't the social taboos that reverberate but the stunningly unique characters. Each of them are believably fallible, even if the entire situation in which they're (mis)laid is unbelievable.

Taylor The latter half really does fall into being plot driven, doesn't it. 8y
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Lettters
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I wish these tiny humans would just let me read.

MrBook 😂😂😂👍🏻 8y
britt_brooke Love this picture! And I know what you mean. 😉😁 8y
SusanInTiburon The hours are long, but the years are short. 💚 8y
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RealLifeReading Same here... 8y
[DELETED] 2232195534 One day, trust me, you'll have plenty of time...😀 8y
Texreader 😂😂😂 8y
BillKathyWms Great shot! 8y
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Britafish
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Love Nell Zink for her originality and offbeat humor. Mislaid is delightful and it looks like Amazon has the ebook for $2.99 today for those of you who want to snatch this up!

SoniaC Done! 8y
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JPeterson
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Why Amazon Kindle deals are bad for my wallet, but good for my heart. ❤️

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jessberk13
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📚📚📚#ebookdeal

kay89 What a great book! And really funny. 8y
GinaAnderson Recommend 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 8y
Megabooks Definite recommend!! 8y
BookishMarginalia Got it! 👍🏼 8y
OrangeMooseReads Purely based on the title and cover it looks like it could be worth it 8y
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Lettters
Mislaid: A Novel | Nell Zink

I do this thing where I find an author I connect with and then I resist reading their other books. Then I pick one up and love it and wonder why I wasted all that time reading books by other authors. I mean, I know why I do it: to find more writers I connect with and in different ways. What I'm saying is that I really like Nell Zink.

Mayread She's amazing. I read Mislaid and The Wallcreeper and all interviews with her in less than a week. And then I kind of wanted to do it all over again. 8y
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Lauren.Archer
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Very quirky novel. Not sure where it was going but it had a wonderful ending. Definitely worth reading or even better listen (narration was exquisite) to.

Megabooks I loved this book. 8y
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PNWBookseller85
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She would be the Bronte of warm, malarial moors, the dramatist of the Great Dismal Swamp.

😆

SaraFair We live approx 30 mins from the Great Dismal Swamp, its for real! 8y
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PNWBookseller85
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Toddler is out for the day and baby is napping well for the first time in a week. 🙌🏻👓📚📖📚

MrBook Cute! 😊👍🏻 8y
Smrloomis Super cute 😄 8y
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Lauren.Archer
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Always wanted to read this. On sale on Audilble.com for $4.95

Megabooks It's really good! I read the ebook, so I can't speak to the narration. 8y
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Megabooks
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I loved reading about this dysfunctional family last winter! #24in48 #readathon

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PNWBookseller85
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Starting this today!

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Lenneke
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Read-in with friends ❤️

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Baileythebookworm
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Nell Zink's fiction will pick you up by the lapels and shake you

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Christine89
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"You think if you fence men out, women will finally flower and go to seed"

Christine89 I believe this ebook is still on sale for $1.99 8y
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mlabrise
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Nimble & gutsy - enjoying v. much, 3/4 in

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