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Vampires in the Lemon Grove
Vampires in the Lemon Grove: Stories | Karen Russell
From the author of the New York Times best seller Swamplandia!a finalist for the Pulitzer Prizea magical new collection of stories that showcases Karen Russells gifts at their inimitable best. A dejected teenager discovers that the universe is communicating with him through talismanic objects left behind in a seagulls nest. A community of girls held captive in a silk factory slowly transmute into human silkworms, spinning delicate threads from their own bellies, and escape by seizing the means of production for their own revolutionary ends. A massage therapist discovers she has the power to heal by manipulating the tattoos on a war veterans lower torso. When a group of boys stumble upon a mutilated scarecrow bearing an uncanny resemblance to the missing classmate they used to torment, an ordinary tale of high school bullying becomes a sinister fantasy of guilt and atonement. In a familys disastrous quest for land in the American West, the monster is the human hunger for acquisition, and the victim is all we hold dear. And in the collections marvelous title storyan unforgettable parable of addiction and appetite, mortal terror and mortal lovetwo vampires in a sun-drenched lemon grove try helplessly to slake their thirst for blood. Karen Russell is one of todays most celebrated and vital writershonored in The New Yorkers list of the twenty best writers under the age of forty, Grantas Best of Young American Novelists, and the National Book Foundations five best writers under the age of thirty-five. Her wondrous new work displays a young writer of superlative originality and invention coming into the full range and scale of her powers.This ebook edition includes a Reading Group Guide.
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ChelseaM6010

First line: In October, the men and women of Sorrento harvest the primofiore, or “first flowering fruit,”the most succulent lemons; in March, the yellow bianchetti ripen, followed in June by the green verdelli.

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April_Barbie
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Lemons wink like a firmament of yellow stars, slowly ripening, and I can see the other, truer night behind them. 🍋 🧛

#shortstories

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LisaLovesToRead
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Pickpick

This is a collection of short stories. They are out there. I enjoyed some more than others. Russell is very creative!

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SpookyDonut
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Next one on the list! Changing it up a little bit to hopefully lighten up after the dark read that was American Predator. It‘s been awhile since I‘ve found comfort in short stories.

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monalyisha
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Puns are the laziest costumes. 💯

Hope you‘re all having a fa-BOO-lous Halloween weekend! 👻

wanderinglynn 😆😆😆 2y
Chrissyreadit So cute! 2y
Clare-Dragonfly I dunno. My father once stole and wore a road sign for a pun costume. That took a lot of effort. 😆 You look so cute! 2y
monalyisha @Clare-Dragonfly Ha! Prove me wrong, why don‘t you?! That IS a lot of effort & personal risk. 😅 2y
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NikkiM5
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Mehso-so

So, this may not be a popular review but this was a so-so for me. I enjoyed the stories, but overall this is not my kind of book, but I felt the need to complete it (audiobook). I can‘t put my finger on why I had to finish it, so I feel that makes it at least a So-So. I even had a hard time picking my favorite short story, but “Rules for Antarctic Tailgating” and “Graveless Doll” stood out for me.

Therewillbebooks I've been circling this book for a while and wondering whether I should read Swamplandia, by the same author. 3y
NikkiM5 @Therewillbebooks I was wondering about Swamplandia, I checked out the reviews and its review rating is about the same as Lemon Grove. Like I said, I felt the need to finish it so I will give Swamplandia a try, at least as an audiobook. 3y
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S3V3N Looks like a great list. 4y
Billypar Most of the stories in Vampires in the Lemon Grove aren't scary (just excellent- I loved them all). The exception is 'Proving Up'- I read it before going to bed and was so freaked out 🤤 4y
NikkiM5 @Billypar ok Iwill make sure I read that one far from bedtime. 😂 I love being scared until it‘s dark. 4y
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candority Swan Song is so good! 4y
Reggie Swan Song!!!!!! Yayy!!!! 4y
StayCurious This looks great! +26! 4y
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Mitch
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Challenge accepted! 3 photos of books linked (loosely!) to Halloween that I‘ve read and a few of my Halloween aesthetic!

Great idea @Chrissyreadit 😘

#hauntedhollowswap

Chrissyreadit I love it! 4y
Tianarose 😍😍the golem and the jinni😍😍 4y
Mitch @Chrissyreadit I loved the challenge ! It was a good way to learn a lot about someone! 4y
Chrissyreadit @Mitch thank you! I love learning about people- my daughter made this photo wall to film in front of and it inspired me in this idea. 4y
wanderinglynn I liked both The Golem & The Jinni and Discovery of Witches and almost had both of these on mine. I haven‘t read Vampires in the Lemon Grove yet. 👍🏻🎃🖤🧡☠️ 4y
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OriginalCyn620 🖤🖤🖤 4y
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Blaire
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Pickpick

Whenever I read a book like this I am astounded by the imagination some people have. These stories were strange and surreal and used their otherworldliness to illustrate trauma, mortality, and autonomy. I particularly loved the women as silkworms story and the title story. Eerie and strange in the best ways. #animalonthecover #booked2020

sarahbarnes I liked her novel Swamplandia and agree with you on her creativity. I haven‘t read any of her short stories yet. 4y
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Court7
Mehso-so

Short stories that are well written but have unsatisfying endings.

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OriginalCyn620 Such a cheery pic! 🍋 4y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Love the pic!!! 💛💛 (edited) 4y
rubyslippersreads Great photo! 🍋 4y
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wellreadredhead
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Pickpick

Loved loved LOVED this collection of magical realism/creepy/literary stories! Russell‘s words live off the page once you‘ve moved on to the next story or closed the book. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

vivastory One of my favorite short story authors 4y
aa_guer2021 Stacked! I don‘t normally read short stories, but this is a great review. 4y
Johanna414 Is this the collection with the girls who spin silk? I loved that story 4y
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Mommamanzi
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My February tbr (I‘m so behind!). I finished off my TOG series and have been in a reading funk. I miss my character friends!!!!

Avanders Ooh I‘ll be very curious to see how you like this.. I didn‘t love her other book (Swamplandia)but I‘ve been holding out hope for this.... 🎲 4y
Mommamanzi @Avanders some of the short stories were very well written and some of them went over my head/just didn‘t get them. All in all I liked it! Thank you!! 4y
Avanders I‘m glad you liked it overall 😊😊 Also, love your new profile pic! 🔥 4y
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Pickpick

🦇🍋

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Pickpick

The first two stories (Vampires in the Lemon Grove and Reeling for the Empire) were amazing, five stars each, and the last (The Graveless Doll of Eric Mutis) was very good as well, but the five others weren‘t for me

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AshleyC816
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Pickpick

Haunting collection of short stories. Each one left me wanting just a little bit more.

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Billypar
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#NameChallenge
Thanks for the tag @Aimeesue !
@Leftcoastzen if you want to play, spell your name with the titles of books 🙄

Cathythoughts Nice one Vinny 👍🏻♥️ 4y
Billypar @Cathythoughts Thanks Cathy! ☺ 4y
Aimeesue Very nice! Excellent picks. 4y
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LiterRohde
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From “Reeling for the Empire”

“Long before the kaiko change turned us into mirror images of one another, we were sisters already, spinning identical dreams in beds thousands of miles apart, fantasizing about gold silks and an ‘imperial vocation‘.”

#QuotsyJune19 | 19: #Grove

📷: Made with Typorama

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eri.reads
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Mehso-so

I'm usually really into weird, eclectic stuff, but for some reason I didn't enjoy many of these short stories. To me they were just okay. 🤷🏻‍♀️ It could be that I've had a super rough work month in April and the stories just weren't grabbing my attention. I'll try a reread again one day soon. ⭐⭐⭐

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LiterRohde
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Pickpick

This was a wonderfully written book of 8 short stories, most of which kept me engaged and entertained. Each one, though different, tied together relationships, identity, and physical objects to prove the humanity behind us all. Some were funny. Most were haunting. All of them were weird, as many combined elements of horror with elements of fantasy.

Thanks to @Cinfhen for the recommendation!

📷: Google Books

#Booked2019 | #FoodOrBeverageOnCover

wanderinglynn I would pick this up just for the title! 👍🏻 5y
BarbaraTheBibliophage I‘m glad you liked this one. A couple of the stories just grated on me. But, either way, it‘s a great choice for the prompt! 👊🏻♥️📚 5y
LiterRohde @BarbaraTheBibliophage There were a couple stories, like the horse president story where I was like “huh?” But that is mostly for the fact that when I read I tend to be looking for a good surface story that has a deeper meaning. I struggle to see a point to the horse presidents. But that might just be my curmudgeonly demeanor and I need to learn to just have more fun. (edited) 5y
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LiterRohde @BarbaraTheBibliophage I actually thought the tattoo story was one of the better ones. I actually came out with a favorable view of the therapist. Though the word mispronunciations did get to me. There were times that I knew that this was not the way they would act as a professional. I chalked it up to soap opera drama. In a soap, everyone who spends too much time together ends up having conflicting and or inappropriate feelings. 5y
LiterRohde @BarbaraTheBibliophage Maybe I‘m desensitized since it seems OK to make fun of teachers or depict them in a bad light and I‘ve just had to get used to that being the norm. I don‘t like it and I think it hurts my profession, but what am I going to do but just be the best example of a teacher I can be. I don‘t know, maybe that‘s jaded and I should be more upset. 5y
Cinfhen So glad you read this collection. Wonderful & insightful review 🍋🍋🍋🍋🍋 5y
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LiterRohde
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“Often I wonder to what extent a mortal‘s love grows from the bedrock of his or her foreknowledge of death, love coiling like a green stem out of that blankness in a way I‘ll never quite understand. And lately I‘ve been having a terrible thought: Our love affair will end before the world does.”

#TimbitTunes | 24: #NoSugarTonight

📷: Made with Typorama

LiterRohde Thanks for the recommendation @Cinfhen! I‘m loving these stories thus far! 5y
abbielistenstobooks I really wanted that first story to be a whole novel! A couple of others, too. 5y
Billypar I read this collection last year and loved it: what a range Karen Russell has. 5y
Cinfhen I‘m so glad 😁and what a gorgeous passage you shared💛 5y
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Cinfhen
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#LitsyWalkers It‘s gorgeous out ☀️☀️☀️I thought I spotted a UFO which I think would work for #unusual but just in case you were doubting my sighting I‘m including some beautiful lemons that I passed growing in a neighbor‘s yard. Do those items work @kaye !??!! 😜 And If u are looking for an #unusual short story collection the tagged book would absolutely work!! Have you read them @Reggie @LiterRohde @rohit-sawant ?!?!?

Reggie Lol, the truth is out there!!! I haven‘t but stacking because weird is part of my jam. 5y
Kaye That looks good for #unusual to me ! Freaky looking ! Great job on the walk. (edited) 5y
Cinfhen Thanks @kaye 👍🏻 I actually skimmed most of this collection @Reggie it was a little too much for me but I think this really might work for you😁 5y
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LiterRohde I have not. But definitely sounds interesting. 5y
alisiakae Those lemons look incredible! 🍋 5y
squirrelbrain Ooh! Definitely a ‘something‘! 🤣 5y
julesG I wish I had a lemon tree in my neighbourhood. 😍😍😍 5y
Cathythoughts Beautiful bright Pictures ⭐️⭐️ 5y
Cinfhen Right @squirrelbrain ??? And not only do the lemons look luscious @4thhouseontheleft @julesG @Cathythoughts they smell heavenly 😇 5y
RohitSawant Lovely pictures! 💛 And I've been meaning to read this! Joe Hill mentioned he was reading it a while back so I'd stacked it. I'd almost forgotten about it but bumping this up my TBR! 5y
Wife 🌹 5y
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Pickpick

Wow. What a fantastically weird collections of stories. The titular story is fantastic & my favorite. I also really enjoyed ‘The Graveless Doll of Eric Mutis‘ about a bully coming to terms with what he‘d done as well as the story of a family homesteading in Nebraska. Magical realism, fantasy, horror, & the endless wonder of possibility suffuse this work which is not for the faint of heart. A collection of stories perfect for adventurous readers.

abbielistenstobooks I didn't realize it was short stories when I started listening, and was super disappointed that the lemon grove story was over so quickly! I loved that one. I also loved the one about the horses. Now it's months later and I still crack up about it every so often. 5y
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📖 Tagged and pictured
🎥 First Step because I watched it last night
🎵 Strawberry Fields Forever by The Beatles

JoScho 😊❤️🍰 5y
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TracyReadsBooks
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Today‘s grab and go book is a short story collection. How could I not with such a fantastic title?!? Even if there are no vampires or a lemon grove can‘t you just see them puckering their lips around a particularly sour lemon?!? 🍋 🧛‍♀️🍋

Slajaunie 😂😂 5y
abookishbutterfly I have this one! Haven‘t actually read it. Just have it. Haha 5y
ohyeahthatgirl There are in fact vampires in lemon groves. I loved this one and am so excited she's got a new collection coming out this year. 5y
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SconsinBookyBadger
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📖 Vampires in the Lemon Grove

🖋 Kurt Vonnegut

📺 Vikings

🍸 Vodka (I know, I know; not a food. In my defense I‘m not ready to runday on this #manicmonday)

@JoScho

JoScho ❤️❤️❤️ 5y
gradcat Funny! I love vodka 🍸, too! ❤️😊 5y
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🧛‍♂️ Vampires in the Lemon Grove
👨‍💻 Jeff Vandermeer
🎬 V for Vendetta
☕ Vanilla Chai

@JoScho #manicmonday #letterV

JoScho ❤️❤️❤️ 5y
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Billypar
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Pickpick

I've had some great luck with story collections this year- this one is no exception. These stories all have a magical realist quality, but also a wonderful range of styles: fable, coming-of-age, farce, satire, and even one that verges on horror (and this is just in an 8-story collection, mind you). The magical parts are memorable, but some stories are more fantastic than others: the perfect blend of ideas and characters is what makes them special.

MayJasper Lovely photo. 😊 5y
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alisonrose
Panpan

Eehhhhhhhhh..........see this is just what I worried would happen. I did like a couple of the stories, but most of them were just too odd or hard to get a hold of or just.....not stories. I felt like she left a number of the stories unfinished, or maybe that‘s the point but it annoyed me. And honestly a few of them I found dull as all get out. Sigh. 2/5 ⭐️

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gossamerchild
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Thank you so much, @bookish_wookish, for this absolutely fabulous #AllHallowsReadSwap! I'm so excited for the books. Everything is marvelous, thank you!!

@MaleficentBookDragon

bookish_wookish Yay! Im glad you liked everything! I ended up buying myself a book sleeve too! 😂 Enjoy! 5y
gossamerchild @bookish_wookish the book sleeve is particularly awesome. I love that it has a thing over the top to prevent the book slipping out! 5y
bookish_wookish Yes! and a pocket!! 5y
gossamerchild @bookish_wookish 😲. I didn't even notice that. 5y
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alisonrose
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I‘ve not always had the best of luck with short story collections described as “quirky” or “unusual” or whatnot, but I want to give this one a try. The title at least makes it feel like a good Halloweeny read 😝 #nowreading

9999 I enjoyed Swamplandia. Hope you enjoy this one 5y
alisonrose @sskk I haven‘t read that one but heard so many good things! 5y
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Blaire
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Another one that has been sitting on my #tbr. From all I‘ve heard the characters in this book are strange and include a community of girls that transmute into silkworms. #peoplearestrange #authorineedtoread #octoberxfiles. Has anyone read this one or swamplandia? Thoughts?

Robothugs I have not read it but now I want to 😂 5y
Blaire @Robothugs right!?! It sounds weird in the best way. It was a gift from my sister-in-law a year or so ago. 5y
valeriegeary I read this a couple years ago and found the stories to be mostly marvelous! They were very strange, but really well done. I'd recommend it. 👍 5y
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Blaire @valeriegeary great to hear!! That makes me excited to read it. 5y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Just so-so for me. 5y
Billypar I'm reading it now (about 70% through) and I love it! The silkworm story was very memorable- reminded me of a dark fable. I was reading another one before bed ('Proving Up')- not knowing it was a scary one.. definitely some issues sleeping after that one 😲 5y
Cinfhen I‘ve seen this title around but NEVER read it! I usually don‘t like short story collections but that‘s a solid endorsement from @valeriegeary and @Billypar 💙 (edited) 5y
mrp27 I've read Swamplandia and it's definitely different. There was a lot I liked about it but in the end I'm torn about it. Liked the writing just not sure I like the story. 5y
Blaire @valeriegeary @Billypar thanks for your thoughts! Makes me even more intrigued. Will bump it up the fall reading list. 5y
Blaire @BarbaraTheBibliophage good to know...I mostly like strange, but some things can be too odd. Interested to check it out. 5y
Blaire @Cinfhen yes, I may start with this over swamplandia to dip in and see if I like her style. 5y
Blaire @mrp27 interesting...if the writing‘s good that‘s usually enough to keep me from bailing. I may start with the short stories and if I like them try swamplandia. 5y
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Love this ☺️🐡

merelybookish Have you reached the silk making story yet? 😯🤯 I have only read this collection but her prose is powerful! 6y
Billypar @merelybookish Yeah- the silk one was right before the one this quote is from. It's going to be hard to top: the kind you read and instantly know you're not going to be able to forget. 6y
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#currently reading

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BarbaraTheBibliophage
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Mehso-so

This collection of short stories mostly didn‘t connect with me. They were quirky but only mildly interesting. However, one story is about a massage therapist. Since that‘s my career, I have a LOT of opinions about Russell‘s representation of this work. She tries to be creative, but for me this story especially fell flat. Really flat. Offensively so. I had to get on my soapbox about it!

Full review www.TheBibliophage.com
#thebibliophage2018

parasolofdoom Good review Barbara! I've been wondering about this one -- it's a collection I've started and put down several times. 6y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @parasolofdoom Thanks. If you keep putting it down, I‘d take it as a sign. 😎 6y
Quirkybookworm That title already turned me off!! Lol 6y
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Litsi That title expresses exactly how I feel about her work: meaningless sensationalism. 6y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @Quirkybookworm LOL. Well, it‘s only one story. But the choice definitely illustrates a writer tagging along on a trend. She‘s not likely to be passionate about vampires. 😛 6y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @Litsi This is the first of her books I‘ve read. And probably her last. I feel the same way you do. 6y
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BarbaraTheBibliophage
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This week‘s listen is a series of odd little short stories. As I expect, some are more intriguing than others.

QuintusMarcus Agreed, some of these stories are much better than others. 6y
merelybookish The story about the girls making silk has stayed with me! 6y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @QuintusMarcus I expect that in any collection. When I read the blurb two really drew me in. Turns out they haven‘t been my favorites. 6y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @merelybookish Oh yes. And the dead Presidents! 6y
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RealLifeReading
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All good things in yellow. Olive-oil baked salmon (always soft & moist - 250F for 30 minutes) and oven-roasted yellow and purple cauliflower.

Dragon Yummy ! 6y
GypsyKat Looks delicious! 6y
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TheQuietQuill
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I absolutely love the cover of this book, but I couldn‘t stand what was inside. I had to stop after the third story because I was bored and I wasn‘t feeling satisfied. I feel like you had to keep guessing what happens at the end of each story and I had a hard time focusing with the dialogue. Oh well, this is my first DNF of 2018 so I guess that‘s not too bad 😂

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1️⃣ Vampires in the Lemon Grove 🍋
2️⃣ Picnics (I‘d rather be home reading though)
3️⃣ Hot dogs and Cheeseburgers on the grill 😋

Another awesome thing about today is I‘m going to the bookstore after all the picnics! Wahoo!!

#manicmonday @JoScho

JoScho Enjoy your day and the bookstore! 6y
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TheQuietQuill
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Slowly getting back into everything. It‘s been a rough few weeks due to my fathers passing, and that‘s why I‘ve been M.I.A. Don‘t worry though, I‘ll be back in the saddle soon enough but in the meantime, know I am wishing you all well and will be back soon ❤️ Peace to all my Litsy friends and I am so glad to be back!

monkeygirlsmama Hugs to you. 🤗 6y
Jas16 ❤️ 6y
CoverToCoverGirl 🤗❤️ 6y
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rubyslippersreads Sending ❤️ 6y
MaureenMc 💗💗 6y
CarolynM I am sorry for your loss. It's nice to see you back🤗❤️ 6y
MallenNC I'm sorry for your loss. Sending good thought your way. 6y
MicrobeMom Sorry for your loss! 🙏🙏🙏. Sending positivity! 6y
ScientistSam So sorry for your lost. 6y
Branwen So very sorry for your loss. Hang in there, and know your litsy family is here for you ❤ 6y
CoffeeK8 So sorry for your loss 6y
Christine So sorry that you lost your dad - mine passed away in March. Sending good thoughts your way. ❤️ 6y
CouronneDhiver 🙏🏽❤️🙏🏽 6y
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COLearyDavidson
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First day of vacation & reading great stuff. Why have I waited to read this!?!

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Victoriahoperose
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Panpan

I know a lot of people like this short story collection, but after the first story, I just got lost. I like more finality in my stories and more of a solid point. I think these were a bit too obscure for my taste.

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Brenley
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Finished A Darker Shade of Magic and returned to my short story collection (that I still haven‘t finished)! Although, I am really loving this story so far!

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Camille2
Pickpick

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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bitterbear
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gift carnage!!! I love them!!! Also get out of my head. 😘😘😘😘😘 x 100 #halloweengoespostal #fallbookexchange thank you soon much!! 😊😊

Cinfhen 💝 6y
Mdargusch The cover of that book! What‘s the title - Bothers and Sisters? 6y
Mdargusch Sorry the Sister and Brother? 6y
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quietjenn Yay! I'm so glad to hear that. It was such a fun exchange to do. 🕸👻🎃😆💕 6y
bitterbear @quietjenn everything was perfect. 6y
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Handmade_Redhead
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Last book for #litsyatoz challenge. Books in the comments.

Handmade_Redhead A - American Witches, Susan Fair

B - Born a Crime, Trevor Noah

C - Complete Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi

D - Dietland , Sarai Walker

E - Eats Shoots and Leaves, Lynne Truss

F - The Fireman, Joe Hill

G - Giant Days, Vol. 1, John Allison

H - Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood

I - The Immortal Henrietta Lacks, Rebecca Skloot

J - Jane Steele, Lyndsay Faye

K - Kindred (graphic adaptation), Damien Duffy, Octavia Butler

L - The LIfe-Changing Magic of not giving a fuck, Sarah Knight

M - Mischling, Affinity Konar

N - NextWave: Agents of H.A.T.E., Warren Ellis

O - One Hundred Nights of Hero, Isabel Greenberg

P - Paper and Fire, Rachel Caine

Q - The Queue, Abdel Aziz

R - Rat Queens Vol. 1, Kurtis J. Wiebe

S - Strong.Female.Character, Rose McAleese

T - Their Eyes Were Watching God, Zora Neale Hurston

U - Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Ryan North

V - Vampires in the Lemon Grove, Karen Russel

W - Wishful Drinking, Carrie Fisher

X - X, Sue Grafton

Y - The Yellow Wallpaper, Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Z - Zone One, Colson Whitehead
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Natasha.C.Barnes
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I loved these stories! I think some people found some unsatisfying or too open-ended but they were almost all satisfying enough for me--very creepy and thought-provoking. I think my favorites were "Reeling for the Empire" and "Proving Up." Doesn't actually fit #zombieoutbreak but check the spoiler comments for why I chose it. #hallowreads

Natasha.C.Barnes So I kept trying to figure out what exactly the scary guy in Proving Up was so that I could fit it in #autumnbingo: a ghost? A madman? Something else? Then I read an interview with Karen Russell where she offhandedly referred to him as "the zombie farmer"!! Hadn't even crossed my mind...weird, right? 6y
Nat_Reads I LOVE KAREN RUSSELL! 6y
Natasha.C.Barnes @Nat_Reads I guess now so do I! I have her other 2 collections on my shelf, I'm thinking of saving them for #deweys24hrreadathon 6y
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Nat_Reads Have you read Swamplandia! ? 6y
Natasha.C.Barnes @Nat_Reads Nope! But it's on my shelf waiting for me to read it! This was my first of hers. 6y
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I'm currently really enjoying the #shortstories in the tagged book, so I'm thinking of saving Russell's other two collections for the readathon! #30daysofreadathon (I'm so close to the end but I got scared reading the last story before bed and put it down and then got caught up reading other books...better get back to it!)

vivastory One of my favorite short story collections 7y
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