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The Rabbit Hutch
The Rabbit Hutch: A Novel | Tess Gunty
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"A debut novel about an odd assortment of residents living in a crumbling apartment building in the post-industrial Midwest"--
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LadyCait84
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Dark, bizarre, sad. But hopeful. Maybe.

In the decaying remains of a post-industrial Midwestern town, in a low-rent apartment building known as The Rabbit Hutch, a collection of neighbors and strangers stumble toward / upon an explosive act of violence. And possibly, a wake-up call.

Suet624 I bought this ages ago. I‘m looking at it right now. I feel as though your post is a message that I should read it next. 5mo
BkClubCare And it has the coolest pie shoppe 5mo
BarbaraBB Great review. I loved it! 5mo
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LiseWorks
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Eggs 🥇💘 🏆 7mo
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MaggieCarr
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Beartown (Fredrick Backman) vibes × South Bend, Indiana. It's all connected.

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DimeryRene
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Is this my new favorite book in the world? I am only 2hr and 30mins in. Buuuuut 🙌

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ChaoticMissAdventures
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DNF'ing for now. I do not think audio is the way to go with this. I am a quarter in and have zero idea what is going on, or what the point is.
But I can sort of see what the hype is, I think it will be much better in physical form.

jlhammar There is a whole section towards the end that is illustrations (According to Todd) so I think print is probably best. I loved it, but it is a strange mix for sure. 1y
ChaoticMissAdventures @jlhammar oh thank you! I had not heard this. Will definitely get the physical from the library then. 1y
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AlizaApp
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In an Indiana affordable housing building, the lives of several tenants intersect. There is some violence but also some lovely moments of connection.

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BarbaraBB
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I loved the analytic way today‘s judge considered both contenders. It was a hard choice. This final QF has been the hardest for us in the #LitsyToB23. With just a few votes in its favor, Rabbit Hutch is our winner. It advances to the Semifinals, in which it‘ll be up against Sea of Tranquility.

Please vote for the semifinals before Monday! https://forms.gle/FJYyLjjA53TFh8qr7 ‼️

jlhammar Voted! Thanks, Barbara. Such a fun judgement today 😆 - loved it! And, of course, I'm over the moon that both Goose and Rabbit make it to the semifinals. 2y
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squirrelbrain I just voted too! I‘m pleased with today‘s outcome; both great books though. 2y
Ruthiella I voted! I‘d love to see Goose and Rabbit duke it out for the Rooster! 🐓 2y
Jas16 I voted. I appreciated the judgment although I would have a different decision. I liked both books and am not mad seeing Rabbit Hutch advance. 2y
merelybookish Nice to return to a good judgement today. Enjoyed the graphs! Also very happy that both animals are still in it. 🦆🐇💪 @jlhammar @Ruthiella 2y
sarahbarnes Yay for Rabbit Hutch! Agreed with @Ruthiella @jlhammar @merelybookish - very glad to see the goose and the rabbit still hanging in there. 😁 2y
Hooked_on_books With today‘s judgment, every single matchup of this round went against me! Oh well. I also appreciated the judgement as some others did today. It helps that she liked the books, but her creativity and playfulness are refreshing. 2y
Suet624 I smiled all the way through reading this judge‘s remarks. I loved the process used to determine the winner. 2y
BkClubCare @Suet624 - Yay MATH! 🧮 2y
Suet624 @BkClubCare 😂😂😂 2y
Cinfhen Ohhhh, I think I see an animal matchup 🐇 vs 🦆 2y
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Mdion1993
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An interwoven story centering on the residents of an affordable housing unit in Vaca Vale, Indiana and a shocking act of violence that pulls them all into each other‘s orbit.

Weird ✨ Classism ✨ Loneliness

For fans of the Bell Jar…but honestly, I don‘t think I‘ve ever read or watched anything like this.

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cariashley
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And with that, I‘m a #tob23 completist! (Well, except for the one I bailed on halfway through 😅)

I really enjoyed this. It was all over the place in a good way, and I loved following all the threads. This sort of rambling, character driven writing is right up my alley. It didn‘t always work perfectly but it‘s really impressive for a debut. A strong contender for the tournament but still second to Sea of Tranquility for me.

Ruthiella 🥳 Congratulations! I was also really impressed by this debut and I loved the writing too. 2y
Hooked_on_books Congrats on completing! 2y
BarbaraBB Well done!! 2y
jlhammar Wow, that is impressive! Glad you enjoyed this one. Really hope it makes it through the next round. 2y
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BarbaraBB
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Today it was the play-in winner (An Island) vs The Rabbit Hutch. Helen and Holly (in sync again) as well as Alison voted for My Volcano if it would make it to the tournament, but as we know it didn‘t. Rebecca voted for any play-in winner against Rabbit. It wasn‘s enough: a large majority voted for Rabbit, a book 5 of us voted for as their favorite for the Rooster.
In the real #ToB23 there were no surprises either. The Rabbit Hutch advances.

jlhammar So happy to see Rabbit advance in both. 2y
Cinfhen “It all comes down to pictures”! I‘d actually like to see Rabbit advance all the way even though it wasn‘t my first pick! #TeamRabbit 🐰 2y
Megabooks 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 2y
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sarahbarnes I am rooting for Rabbit in the tournament so happy to see this outcome! Although I liked Island as well. 2y
Suet624 I just pulled Rabbit out of the rather tall pile of books that I'm waiting to read. I guess I better get to it! 2y
batsy Haven't read Rabbit, but I though An Island was really unique 💜 2y
Ruthiella Rabbit is the only shortlisted book I read before the TOB 2023 was even announced. So it‘s been a while! 😂 I really admired An Island but am happy to see Rabbit advance. 2y
Hooked_on_books I was really hoping for Volcano to pull off a TOB upset! Ah well, I didn‘t really think it would happen. I‘m not surprised we went for Rabbit, since I know a lot of people really liked it. For me it wasn‘t particularly special. 2y
Addison_Reads @Hooked_on_books I was hoping My Volcano might have moved on as well. I'm not disappointed with Rabbit Hutch moving on though. It wouldn't surprise me if it won the whole tournament, although it's not my pick. 2y
kwmg40 I'm happy to see The Rabbit Hutch advance, though I'm a bit sad to see My Volcano go. 2y
BarbaraBB I liked them both for me, nothing beats Rabbit 🐰 2y
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kwmg40
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I really enjoyed this #ToB2023 book. It was a bit rambling and some of the subplots rather far fetched but what a great cast of characters!

#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

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Tiffiney
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Mehso-so

Interesting stories blended in with nonsensical rants…this was a strange read to me.

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jlhammar
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I‘ve never been fond of this cover (I prefer the UK edition), but upon finishing I have to admit that it is quite apt. It captures both St. Teresa of Avila‘s Transverberation of the Heart and the way this book made me feel, piercing my readerly heart.

What a debut! Messy and unsettling, but also touching and brilliant. And so singular. I‘d never think to put all these elements together, sounds a bit crazy, but it just works. Loved it.
#ToB23

Leftcoastzen Nice review! I‘ve been interested, now adding to the stack. 2y
squirrelbrain Great review! 2y
Tamra Anxious to read - glad to see you enjoyed it! 2y
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Suet624 I can‘t wait to read it. 2y
Ruthiella Agee! It is messy but it worked for me too. 2y
Cathythoughts Great review ❤️💔 2y
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jlhammar
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“On a hot night in Apartment C4, Blandine Watkins exits her body.”

#FirstLineFridays

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RebelReader
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One of the best of the #tob23shortlist for me. I stayed up way too late the night I started. These characters had a lot going on and it seemed a bit disjointed at first, but it still captivated me right away. My IRL group will read this when it comes out in paperback and I can‘t wait for that discussion!

jlhammar Yay, that is great to hear! Planning to read this over the weekend. 2y
Ruthiella I really liked this one too. I thought the writing was great. 2y
Megabooks Fantastic! I loved this too! 2y
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sarahbarnes Yay! I loved this one too and couldn‘t put it down. 2y
Suet624 I actually bought this one and still haven‘t read it. I‘ve been reading the longlist books from the library. Gotta get to this one pronto. 2y
RebelReader @Suet624 I bought this one, Babel and Olga Dies Dreaming. I‘m halfway through Babel and all of Olga and then I‘m done. I tried the whole shortlist with the exception of The Passenger. 2y
BarbaraBB This is my favorite ❤️. @Suet624 which longlist book are you reading? 2y
Tamra I keep seeing this one! I need to bump it up the TBR. 2y
Suet624 @BarbaraBB Maybe I should rephrase. :) Spent time reading longlist books & many other books that have no relation to the TOB. LOL. I've not been as focused as I wish I had been on making sure I got to all of the shortlist instead of being distracted by other shiny books on the library shelf. Longlist: Cyclorama, Carlotta, The Employees, Ocean State, The School of Good Mothers & Trust. I own Rabbit Hutch and Flight and haven't opened them. 😔 2y
Suet624 @barbaraBB I've read 8 shortlist, now have 2 library books that just became available for shortlist and 2 that I own. Can I read 4 books before the tourney starts? Doubtful. But I'll persevere! 2y
BarbaraBB @Suet624 I want to read Carlotta and Good Mothers of those. The others I read and see all better than many shortlisted ones… 😬😉 (edited) 2y
BarbaraBB @Suet624 I hope you‘ll read Rabbit Hutch and that you‘ll participate in the #LitsyToB23! 2y
Suet624 @BarbaraBB I definitely plan on participating in the Litsy version. 2y
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jlhammar
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#bookmail to brighten my Monday! My library holds weren‘t shaping up to come through anytime soon so treated myself to a little #ToB23 order. Planning to start The Rabbit Hutch and The Passenger ASAP. I have high hopes for both!

merelybookish Always fun to get #bookmail! 2y
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Deblovestoread
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I really enjoyed all my books this week with The Rabbit Hutch edging out the others for my top pick. Both Babel and The Family Roe are big books but hope to finish them by week‘s end.

#BookReport #WeeklyForecast

Cinfhen Fantastic!! 2y
Twainy Babel … I‘m a slacker … I hope it‘s good. 2y
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Deblovestoread
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I really liked this debut novel. Great writing, some of it absolutely brilliant. It follows one week in the lives of 4 teenagers who have aged out of the foster care system, who are roommates in a cheap apartment in a town that doesn‘t have much to offer them.

#TOB23 #Pantone23 #Skylight

Clwojick Ooo great match! 2y
BarbaraBB A favorite of mine! And the match is 👌🏽indeed! (edited) 2y
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Julsmarshall
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Strange, unnerving and a bit jarring at times but filled with fascinating characters and the most amazing writing! The talent this debut author has is astounding and I can‘t wait to read more by her. There are some upsetting bits so definitely check content warnings on this one. For me, it is a pick, but not an obvious one. #BookspinBingo @TheAromaofBooks #Pantone2023 #BeetrootPurple @Clwojick

Clwojick Sounds interesting 🧐 2y
TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 2y
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Jas16
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There was a lot going on in this book about inhabitants of an apartment building in a dwindling small town. It took awhile to find its footing but once it did, I was sucked into their orbit, especially that of Blandine, who finds solace from the abuse she has survived in the lives of Catholic mystics. Guntey takes a lot of chances with her writing and some of them don‘t pay off but her talent is undeniable. #tob23 #booked2023 #featuringneighbors

Megabooks I‘m excited to see what she does next. 2y
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Addison_Reads
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#ToB23

Surreal yet satisfying. 💚

When I started this I wasn't instantly invested. However, once you've been introduced to enough characters to start seeing the connections this book became almost an obsession for me. I'm not quite sure how to explain it, and I'll admit that the climatic scene wasn't as big as the build-up, but this is definitely a book I'll be thinking about for a long time.

BarbaraBB I love your edition. And it‘s my favorite for the ToB so far 2y
sarahbarnes Loved this one. Agreed @barbarabb! 2y
Ruthiella This was the only shortlister that I read prior to the ToB announcement and it still remains at the top of my list. A very strong debut. Not perfect, but still really great. 2y
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Suet624
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One of my local independent bookstores is perilously close to closing and I continue to believe I am the owner‘s only hope. 🥴 (Am I the only one who feels responsible for keeping a store alive?) So these were my recent purchases. There are five independent bookstores in a 40 mile radius of me and four of them seem to be doing quite well. This particular store could use a more extroverted owner.

Tamra Kudos to you! I wish I had more bookstores. (edited) 2y
vivastory I always secretly root for the indie bookstores with the introverted owners bc many days at work I am desperately restraining my inner Bernard Black 😂 2y
Suet624 @Tamra Honestly it's an embarrassment of riches. 2y
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Suet624 @vivastory I had to look up Bernard Black. :) This particular owner just needs a marketing person so she can continue to sit on her chair, order books and wait for customers to come. For example, on Independent Bookstore Day every other bookstore had signs outside, sale prices, and ads in local papers. She didn't even know it was IBDay, nor did she seem to care. She said Bookshop.Org is what is keeping her going. 2y
vivastory I don't watch tv really, but Black Books is one of my favorite comedies of all time. It is made for book lovers. That's kinda funny. It reminds me of the vibes of a local indie store that I visited literally for years & years before I learned that there was an upper floor containing more books & I only learned that bc of a comment I heard in passing!! I always assumed the owners lived upstairs 😂 2y
Suet624 @vivastory Haha! Such halfhearted marketeering. 2y
sarahbarnes She does seem to have good inventory based on your purchases! You‘re right that she needs a marketing type to draw people in. 2y
BarbaraBB I hope she‘ll manage thanks to you! I loved Rabbit but haven‘t read Flights yet. Can‘t wait to hear your thoughts about it! 2y
batsy Rooting for the indie bookstore with the introverted owner and for Sue to keep them going 😆 2y
Bklover You keep ‘em going!!👏😊👍 2y
Suet624 @sarahbarnes She has a great selection of books. She's right next to the Vermont Studio Center where a good number of authors come for residencies. She has their books but she also makes sure she has books they would want to read. I'm really going to be sad if she closes. 2y
Suet624 @BarbaraBB @Batsy @bklover I may have an overexaggerated sense of responsibility. :) But i really hope my little contribution will help. 2y
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Oryx
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Foot warmer

TrishB Aww 🐶❤️ 2y
squirrelbrain Just what you need on a day like today! 2y
wanderinglynn I need one of those! ❤️🐶 2y
dabbe Toooooo sweeeeeet! ❣️🐾❣️ 2y
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ImperfectCJ
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Aside from some loose ends, mild anachronism, and a climactic scene with less punch than the build-up seemed to promise, I quite enjoyed this novel. It conveys the claustrophobia and hopelessness of growing up in a failing Midwestern city, where seeking better for oneself against overwhelming odds is both a personal responsibility and an affront to one's community, which can't countenance any hint of ambition or display of intellectualism.#tob2023

ImperfectCJ My family is from northeast Ohio rather than Indiana, but I found a lot of similarities and feel qualified to equate the two locales. As a side note, I find myself perplexed by the Ohio memes, which my SoCal students reference frequently though most barely know where Ohio is, much less have any personal experience with the state. 2y
wanderinglynn What a cute face! ❤️🐱 2y
BkClubCare Ohio memes? I seem to have missed those. 2y
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ImperfectCJ @BkClubCare I'm only encountering them at school unless I seek them out, but my own kids (older than my students) know of them. I googled Ohio memes to see what they were talking about, and it's a lot of stuff on TikTok. Still confused, but at least I get the references now. 2y
dabbe Must kiss that sweet face! ❣️🐾❣️ 2y
BarbaraBB I loved this book 2y
BkClubCare @ImperfectCJ - yes, I googled “ohio memes” and it seems to be a thing. 🤷🏻‍♀️ The most Ohio book I have ever read is Ducks, Newburyport. So many mentions Ohio! 2y
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TheKidUpstairs
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Descriptions of this book don't quite capture it, which is totally understandable because I have no idea how to describe it. It is weird and surreal. I couldn't put it down. It's taken me a couple days to pay a review because I really don't know how to describe it. Why was it so compelling? No idea. But it really, really was. I'm so glad @Chelsea.Poole included it for #auldlangspine because I may not have read it otherwise!

@monalyisha

monalyisha Ha! Definitely makes me curious! 2y
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Well, gotta hand it to The Rabbit Hutch, this is one hell of an opener:

“On a hot night in Apartment C4, Blandine Watkins exits her body. She is only eighteen years old, but she has spent most of her life wishing for this to happen. . . . . There is . . . a bioluminescent man in his fifties, glowing like a firefly. He runs to her and yells. Knife, cotton, hoof, bleach, pain, fur, bliss—as Blandine exits herself, she is all of it.“

Suet624 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 2y
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KristiAhlers
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OMG! I honestly didn‘t think this would suck me in the way it did. Let‘s just say I was useless today. USELESS! These characters! Yeah, I kept turning pages just so I could see how this was going to play out. I totally understand why this is a #TimeMagazineTop100ReadsOf2022. So far from that list of books I‘d have yet read this is a favorite! #bookspin @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2y
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bookish6
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I had no idea what this book was about. My reading challenge had a "read a book that won an award" task, and this was the first book to pop up on Google, so I bought it.
I read this book in 1 day! I could not put it down. It was weird and mysterious, and I had to know how it would end. It's definitely worth the read!

#therabbithutch #anawardwinningnovel

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TheKidUpstairs
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"... she had become intimately acquainted with the kind of feelings that she once ogled like jewels on other people's necks."

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TheKidUpstairs
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Everytime I read about this book, I thought it was one I'd pass on. I thought "hmm... maybe not for me."

But now... I. Can. Not. Put. It. Down. Couldn't really tell you why. But this weird, slightly surreal, voyeuristic feeling book has wormed its way under my skin.

#AuldLangSpine @Chelsea.Poole @monalyisha

Leftcoastzen Wow ! I had your same feelings , better put it on the TBR.😄 2y
Chelsea.Poole Lol! It is “slightly voyeuristic”! I hadn‘t thought of it in that way but you‘re so right! 2y
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First read of 2023 is a holdover from 2022!

Despite the long hold times at the library, I‘m not sure if I‘m with the hype on this one. It‘s very pretty, and very well written, and maybe it‘s because I had to give it back for like 3 weeks, but I don‘t get the fuss.

There‘s a lot of philosophy, and a lot of raw human-ness, so maybe it‘s just lost on me.

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ChrisBohjalian
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Bedtime reading: THE RABBIT HUTCH. Utterly fantastic.

Bklover Darn- I almost bought this one the other day at the Barnes and Noble half price sale! 2y
TheKidUpstairs Reading this one right now. I can not put it down. Unbelievably good. 2y
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BkClubCare
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The tally is in and we have a winner! 🏆
The 2022 Pie in Literature Award goes to….
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The Rabbit Hutch for its avant garde pie shop! 🥧 Image of my #Top22in2022

#iLovePie #PieinLit #LitPie #CaresPieShow #YearEndSummaryPost link in comments ⬇️

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BarbaraBB Great collection, I loved many too. And yes to 2y
Readerann Loved your year-end summary! 2y
BkClubCare @BarbaraBB - it was a good reading year. 🤩 2y
BkClubCare @Readerann - wonderful, thank you 🎉 2y
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LatrelWhite
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🎧 Help me understand…😩

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ChrisBohjalian
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This year‘s book haul: the books my family and I exchanged this Christmas Day.

Chrissyreadit Love this 🤍❄️🤍❄️ 2y
LeslieO Great stack! 🙂🎄 2y
Cinfhen IMPRESSIVE!!! Definitely a family with exceptional taste ❣️Happy Holidays 2y
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sarahbarnes
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I love a great book at the end of the year! I couldn‘t put this down and I‘m going to be thinking about it for awhile. An irresistible story brilliantly written. I loved the way Gunty built the story and characters gradually in connected segments, somewhat like the Rabbit Hutch apartments I suppose? One of my top books of the year. #ToB2023

Chelsea.Poole Lovely photo!! And I agree, it‘s a top book for me this year too! 2y
Cathythoughts Gorgeous pic ♥️ 2y
Cinfhen This one had its highs & lows (for me )but definitely a memorable read & an incredible debut 🙌🏻 im happy to see it on the shortlist 😊 2y
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Ruthiella That‘s an interesting way to think of the interconnection! I thought the writing in this was fantastic. 2y
Bookwormjillk That looks so cozy 2y
squirrelbrain Lovely pic! I didn‘t love it as much as you, but agree that it deserves to be on the shortlist. (edited) 2y
BarbaraBB Fab review! I loved it too! 2y
batsy Love the photo! 🍷 I'm curious about this one and looking forward to it. 2y
BkClubCare Yes, when I first started, I wondered if it was going to be linked stories; it kinda was? Interesting style for plot development. 2y
sarahbarnes @BkClubCare I can see that! And I agree. It really worked for me. 2y
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JackieGreco
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This is a uniquely written story centered on the lives lived in an apartment building in a closed down car manufacturing town. The way that it was written is interesting and made it an easy read. The story centers on one girl who grew out of the foster care system and the lives that surrounded hers. 4/5

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Well-ReadNeck
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A word of advice: lots going on here, and it takes a minute to meet enough characters to get into this one, so be sure u have a few hours to read several chapters at the beginning. Once I got going, I couldn‘t put this one down. I think this has serious potential for audio. Reading for #ToB23

AmyG Thank you. 2y
RebelReader I‘ve put this one on my IRL book group‘s suggestion list even though I haven‘t read it. If we pick it I will pass on your advice. Thank you. 2y
LatrelWhite I‘m doing audio 😵‍💫 2y
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squirrelbrain
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I bailed on this book the first time round, after only a chapter or two, but when it made the #ToB shortlist I thought I‘d give it another go. It still took me a good while to get into it, but in the end I really enjoyed it.

It‘s not my favourite on the shortlist but I‘m glad I read it. Interesting article below.

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/jul/16/tess-gunty-the-rabbit-hutch-interv...

squirrelbrain For those who have read it, spoilery question in the comment below ⬇️ 2y
squirrelbrain I didn‘t understand the white light thing at the end. I wondered if it was a suggestion of a religious experience, and I‘m even more inclined that way having read the tagged interview. Or am I missing the point?! 2y
BkClubCare Great article. TY. And, I am horrible at remembering endings! I finished this only a few days ago and already dropped it back to the library 😜 but, my first reaction, is sure, “religious experience” but I don‘t recall the white light. WHAT I do remember is that very final sentence and thought its setup terrific. Like a gut punch 🥊 2y
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sarahbarnes Starting this one soon. Glad to hear you ended up liking it! 2y
Hooked_on_books Like you, I liked but didn‘t love this one. But the author and I went to the same university! (She went waaaaayyyyyy after me, making me feel extremely old.) 2y
Ruthiella Ultimately I liked this book, but I was on edge for a lot of it! 😬 2y
squirrelbrain Ah @BkClubCare - luckily I hadn‘t returned mine to the (digital) library yet, as I had to check out the last sentence! 🤣 There was a light when Blandine left her body, and again when Joan visited her in hospital, and I think some other times too… 🤔 2y
BkClubCare @squirrelbrain - most of afterlife “death then return from death” aka near-death experiences mention walking a tunnel toward bright light? #shrug OBVIOUSLY it didn‘t make much impression on ME. 2y
BkClubCare @Ruthiella - yes, tense read. 2y
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BkClubCare
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Whoa, this is not an easy read, emotionally. 🐇🖤 Many parts, I thought brilliantly written, but yowza am having a difficult time considering that I enjoyed it. It is sad, brutal, weird even. All the characters are messy and yet all have tender moments that almost, should? redeem them. Gawd, it is just humans being horribly horrendously messed up and it is akin to despair. I am going to need a light fun book next, for sure. #DogsofLitsy #tob2023

BkClubCare * difficult time getting Copper 🐶 to pose with the book 😂 2y
BarbaraBB Great review. What will you read next? 2y
Ruthiella Yeah, this one kept me on the edge the whole time… 2y
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BkClubCare @BarbaraBB - Tomorrow x3! (Light & fun?!) (edited) 2y
BkClubCare @Ruthiella - loved your review 🙌 2y
BarbaraBB @BkClubCare I wouldn‘t call it light & fun but it‘s very good and compared to The Rabbit Hutch it‘s straightforward! 2y
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Readerann
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My emotions were all over the place with this one. Memorable for sure. Gunty has some impressive writing chops. In the end, I‘d have to say I admired it more than “enjoyed” it. #ToB2023 #ToB23

Ruthiella Agree. The plotting was a little too loose for me, but the writing was great. 2y
BarbaraBB Glad it was a pick for you! 2y
Megabooks I can see what you‘re saying 👍🏻 2y
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Julsmarshall
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Congratulations @MatchlessMarie ! Such an amazing milestone 😍 And a fun giveaway to celebrate! Here are my too three can‘t wait to reads in 2023. #YearEnd100KGiveaway

MatchlessMarie Thanks for playing! 🥳 2y
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BkClubCare
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“They donate fifty cents of each pie purchase to the women‘s shelter.” #LitPie #piemention #CaresPieShow #iLovePie #avantgardepie

BkClubCare Weird pie!!!! Page 69 2y
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BkClubCare
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Esther is fast asleep as I continue reading this TOB shortlist, Natl Book Award winner. Foggy morning, quiet morning.

AmyG I am curious what you think. 2y
BkClubCare @AmyG - so far, I am intrigued. There is definitely a force of voice and tone, a controlled fury underneath the words. (I am on page 50) (edited) 2y
BarbaraBB I loved it. I hope you will too! 2y
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Readerann “A controlled fury underneath the words”. What a perfect phrase for this book! (I‘m halfway through.) 2y
BkClubCare @Readerann - aw thank you! Sometimes (often) I surprise myself LOL 2y
Megabooks Quiet foggy mornings are great for books! 2y
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BookLineNSinker
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Last night during my late night book search 😂, I was able to borrow this audiobook on Libby. I've read so many raving reviews and so I'm excited to get started.

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BarbaraBB
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How cool is this?? This is Tess Gunty replying on my Instagram!

Hee book was my favorite book for the National Book Award and Tess Gunty seems such a nice person. If you‘re on Instagram you can follow her, she posts a lot about nature and daily things.

sarahbarnes This is on my TBR! 2y
TrishB That‘s cool 👍🏻 2y
Ruthiella Neat! 2y
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Centique Wow!!! 2y
Cinfhen Sweet 🙌🏻😁 2y
jlhammar That's awesome. So happy for her! Look forward to reading this one. 2y
Hooked_on_books That‘s so cool! 2y
batsy That's lovely! 2y
Megabooks Awesome!! 🤩🤩 2y
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