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North Woods
North Woods | Daniel Mason
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When a pair of young lovers abscond from a Puritan colony, little do they know that their humble cabin in the woods will become the home of an extraordinary succession of human and inhuman characters alike. An English soldier, destined for glory, abandons the battlefields of the New World to devote himself to apples. A pair of spinster twins navigate war and famine, envy and desire. A crime reporter unearths a mass grave - only to discover that the ancient trees refuse to give up their secrets. A lovelorn painter, a sinister conman, a stalking panther, a lusty beetle: as each inhabitant confronts the wonder and mystery around them, they begin to realize that the dark, raucous, beautiful past is very much alive. In his transcendent fourth novel, Pulitzer Prize finalist Daniel Mason delivers a magisterial and highly inventive tale brimming with love and madness, humor and hope. Following the cycles of history, nature and even language, North Woods shows the myriad, magical ways in which we're connected to our environment, to history and to each other. It is not just an unforgettable novel about buried secrets and inevitable fates, but a way of looking at the world.
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Liz_M
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Not a great reading month, no idea why. Favorite was North Woods.

sarahbarnes I loved North Woods. 💕 5d
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PaperbackPirate
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I loved reading a story where the main character is the house! This was my first book by Daniel Mason and it won‘t be my last. North Woods will be on my favorites list for the year.
Read if you like nature, stories spanning time, various pov, or themes about humanity.
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Thank you for leading the #NaturaLitsy buddy reads @AllDebooks !

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AllDebooks
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#NaturaLitsy May read discussion thread.

🍎 Did you enjoy the multi-layered stories throughout?

🍏 Which era did you enjoy most?

🍎 Did you enjoy this reading experience following the same setting through different characters?

🍏 How did the house and its remote location affect the residents?

🍎 How does Mason bring the local flora/fauna into the novel?

🍏 Do you think the catamount has any hidden meaning?

All welcome to join in the chat.

AllDebooks Please let me know if you wish to be added/removed from the taglist. 5d
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PaperbackPirate I loved reading a story where the main character is the house! I did love all the layers, writing styles, pov, and characters. My favorite era was probably the twins. Wow! 🍏 🪓 5d
AllDebooks @PaperbackPirate it worked so well, didn't it? The house really was a character. I loved the Osgood section, too. My absolute favourite was Nora and the ending. 5d
PaperbackPirate The ending!!! 🤐 It was the perfect ending. 4d
AllDebooks @PaperbackPirate it could not have been any better. 4d
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AllDebooks
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#14booksin14weeks @Liz_M

Week 1 - My 1st book choice is also #NaturaLitsy May #buddyread 📚🌞📚 I purposefully saved it for spring break week, before the discussion on Saturday. I'm so glad I did, as I'm utterly enraptured with these stories of one place across centuries.

Lesliereadsalot Such a good book! 1w
KatieB I‘ve heard such great things! I have this on my kindle and have decided to save it for my vacation next month. Enjoy! 1w
PaperbackPirate I can‘t wait for our discussion! 💙📖 6d
AllDebooks @PaperbackPirate posting it later today x 6d
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PaperbackPirate
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I am loving North Woods so much! Bombadil can‘t wait to see how it ends.

#dogsoflitsy

AnnCrystal 💕🐕💝. 1w
AmyG It‘s so so good. 1w
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 1w
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Chelsea.Poole Love this book! And great photo! 1w
PaperbackPirate It moves at a good pace for so many different writing styles and characters @AmyG ! 1w
PaperbackPirate Thank you @Chelsea.Poole ! I don‘t want it to end. 1w
MemoirsForMe Great photo and adorable reading buddy! 🐾❤️🐾 1w
PaperbackPirate He says Thank you @MemoirsForMe ! 1w
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Readerann
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Beautiful nature writing and storytelling. It‘s books like this that literally keep me “grounded”.

Suet624 I love this book. 1w
sarahbarnes This was so good. 1w
Readerann @suet624 @sarahbarnes I know writing is hard work, but somehow I imagine the sentences just magically flowing out of this author! 1w
Suet624 So true. 1w
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Doppoetry
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This was a very refreshing read, spanning various themes and time periods, people, and creatures. I suppose it encapsulates life itself. The book is beautifully written, and the prose is very flowery. Reading this was like finding a bundle of various notes, letters, and reports in a relative's old attic. It has a feeling of wonder.

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kspenmoll
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Read more of this novel while my son is having PT. Magical. Bliss.#Naturalitsy

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AllDebooks
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My selection of audiobooks and ebooks to make my #14books14weeks
Are you joining in?

Lesliereadsalot James and North Woods. Lucky you! 3w
Liz_M I ❤ 💛 💙 💜 The Summer Book

North Woods didn't make my stack because I am hoping to read it before Memorial Day.
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Cheryl_Russell
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#Two4Tuesday

1) Daniel Mason

2) North Woods. One of my favorite books of 2025. That‘s something because I don‘t usually read short story collections.

TheSpineView Thanks for playing ❤️📖📚 3w
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BarbaraJean
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This was EXCELLENT. It‘s the story (or rather, the stories) of a house and its surrounding forest in New England; a multigenerational saga of sorts—but of a place instead of a family. We follow the people who come and go, but also the trees, the beetles, a catamount—as they both shape and are shaped by the unique history of the place in which they dwell, a place that outlasts them all. Each section has a very different feel, and between each, ⤵️

BarbaraJean (Cont‘d) …there are photographs, letters, and other ephemera from which readers piece together connections and digressions and clues about the place as we follow its story through time. Usually interconnected stories like this can feel disjointed to me, but the connections and clues kept me engaged and eager to read on. I loved the way the pieces added up to an interlinked whole, the structure echoing the known and unknown connections we forge ⤵️ 3w
BarbaraJean (Cont‘d) …with the places we inhabit and the people who‘ve gone before us.

Thank you to @Librarybelle for the #AuldLangSpine rec, thank you to @monalyisha for the Auld Lang Spine match, and thank you to @TheAromaofBooks for picking the number that made this my February #BookSpin (yes, this is a very belated review 😆)
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Librarybelle So glad you loved this one! It was such an unusual book. I still think about it! 3w
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Cheryl_Russell I finished this one not long ago. It is fantastic. I think it will be one of those books where you learn more every time you read it. 3w
BarbaraJean @Librarybelle It was fascinating and so well done! @Cheryl_Russell I agree—I‘m hoping to re-read it with my book group at some point. 3w
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! I've seen some great reviews for this one!! 3w
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kspenmoll
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Started this tonight. Only 40 pages in but I totally understand why the book received so many accolades. #Naturalitsy #shelfsweeper #4Elizabeth

Lesliereadsalot Loved this one! 3w
Andrew65 Not even heard of this one! I look forward to your review. 3w
Tove_Reads Haven‘t read it. Hope it‘s good til the end! 3w
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megnews
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I‘m calling this now that this is probably going to end up my favorite read of the year.

AmyG Sounds right. Such a wonderful book. 1mo
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LitsyEvents
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The May #naturalitsy #buddyread is North Woods. Hosted by @alldebooks Anyone can join in! See original post for more information:
https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2860640

AllDebooks Thank you for the share 😀 1mo
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AllDebooks
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#NaturaLitsy May #buddyread is the historical fiction North Woods. It is set in New England. It is a multigenerational saga set over 400 years on one farmhouse.

Here is a brief summary of books that inspired Daniel Mason.

https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-novels-that-inspired-the-writing-of-north-wood....

@LitsyEvents

AllDebooks All welcome to join us. Please let me know if you wish to be added/removed from the taglist. 1mo
AmyG I love the cover. So different than the one I have. 1mo
AllDebooks @AmyG it is stunning 😍 1mo
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Lesliereadsalot I loved this book. One great story after another. 1mo
PaperbackPirate I‘m starting today! 1w
AllDebooks @PaperbackPirate me too ✋️ 1w
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NovelNancyM
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A slow starter for me, but the excellent writing drew me back in after leaving the book and reading several others before picking it back up. Having lived in rural MA I particularly enjoyed the descriptions of the setting of which the book is centered around over hundreds of years. In spite of all the damage humans can cause, the Earth is rather resilient and nature long outlasts those who inhabit a certain place.

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Avanders
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Today was the day! (That I decided to open this lovely pkg early ;))

Thank you @AmyG !! You always pick just the perfect book - I‘m so excited to read this!! And thank you too for the extra bday treats! That notebook is so cute, I love lavender, the face mask will come in handy while I‘m traveling this weekend, and of course the coin pouch says it all 😉 Thank you so much for thinking of me this month and I edge my way into “late forties”!!♥️♥️♥️

TheBookHippie ♥️🎉♥️ 2mo
AmyG I hope you like the book. I saw it on your TBR and Had to get for you-one of my favorites. Happy “early” Birthday, my friend. 🎉😘 2mo
Soubhiville I loved this book so much. Hope you do too! Happy early birthday! 2mo
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Avanders @AmyG ♥️😘 2mo
Avanders @TheBookHippie 🤗♥️ 2mo
Avanders @Soubhiville thank you, and I‘m sure I will! ☺️♥️ 2mo
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JoeMo
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This book tells the stories that transpired on a wooded plot of land over hundreds years. The premise may sound bland (according to friends) but this is among my favorite novels that I‘ve read over the past five years or more. This book is unique in structure and the writing style is beautiful. I could have just read descriptions of the orchard and forest and been quite happy. The narration in the audiobook edition is top notch.

#bookspinbingo

JoeMo @Amiable thanks for introducing me to yet another great book! 2mo
Amiable It‘s so good! I‘m glad you enjoyed it as much as I did. 2mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2mo
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BookMaven9
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⭐️⭐️two stars for the beautiful writing and making me feel like I was in nature. The stories were lackluster and not interesting to me at all.

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quietlycuriouskate
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I loved this wonderful book (and not just on account of the lusty beetles, fabulous though they were)! ❤️
It could so easily have felt episodic but each new inhabitant left their own mark whilst inheriting all that had gone before.
I found the notion of Robert's films surprisingly moving. And the final chapter just felt... right.

squirrelbrain Great review! I‘ve had this for a while but haven‘t read it yet. 2mo
Reggie I loved how to tonally fluid this was. It went from sad to horrific to intriguing and mysterious to funny. It was a lot of things, all wonderful. 2mo
Caroline2 Oh I‘ve had this in tbr for ages. Sounds like I need to move it up the pile. 👍 thanks for the recommendation. 2mo
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Lesliereadsalot
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I loved this book! It‘s a beautifully written collection of stories describing the current occupants of a house and tract of land in the northeast, over centuries. Each story grabs you and does not let go. Extraordinary, really, such a good book and a finalist for the Pulitzer.

Cathythoughts I enjoyed this one too ❤️ 2mo
Lesliereadsalot So different, right? And so imaginative. Not surprised you liked it too. @Cathythoughts 2mo
Reggie The part where the dog is barking at the open door while there is a blizzard going on had me shaking in my boots. The gay guy writing letters to his liver made me cry and poor Alice! 2mo
Lesliereadsalot I loved that chapter with the letters! Also the medium and the slave bounty hunter and the book ending. Poor Alice indeed! @Reggie 2mo
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MaleficentBookDragon
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Kshakal
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Eggs Great cover! 3mo
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Gleefulreader
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I absolutely adore the cover of this edition, and I quite enjoyed the book for its unique style of telling the story of a plot of land over generations. Mason captured the ways in which the land has changed and had change forced upon it - and the ways in which the land remembers its history. Occasionally had a few too many coincidences and supernatural for my preference, but overall a pick!

BkClubCare Yeah! That cover is SO different. 4mo
sarahbarnes I liked this one too! 4mo
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Amiable
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Andrew65 Thanks for playing along, it‘s been great seeing everyone‘s books. Hope to see you on the First day of Christmas later this year for #12Booksof2025. 👏👏👏😊🎉🥳 5mo
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AmyG
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Andrew65 Looks a good choice. 5mo
TheKidUpstairs I really need to get to this one! I've had it on my shelf ever since @Chelsea.Poole raved about it. 5mo
Chelsea.Poole @TheKidUpstairs I still think about this book! @AmyG so many of your picks are great or on my list to read! 5mo
AmyG @TheKidUpstairs Read this. It‘s just wonderful. I second her rave. Thank you so much @Chelsea.Poole ….we seem to like alot of the same books. (edited) 5mo
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick @TheKidUpstairs I picked this up last year and haven't gotten to it yet, either. #naturalitsy is reading it in May, so I'm planning to join them that month as a kick in the pants to get to it. 5mo
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Soubhiville
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North Woods took the Best of the Year for me, and here are the rest of my #top24of2024 in no particular order. 😁📚❤️

Tamra I really enjoyed Haven too! 5mo
Teresereading Loved Hamnet 5mo
sarahbarnes Such a great list! North Woods was in my list of top reads this year as well. And I loved Haven! 5mo
ErikasMindfulShelf I need to read The Sleepwalker‘s Guide to Dancing. I have a signed arc. That‘s how long it‘s been on my shelf. 🤦🏻‍♀️ 5mo
Chelsea.Poole Loved North Woods, it was my best of the year last year. Several others made my list this year you have— Clear, Crossings. Also loved Hamnet. Great list! 5mo
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Amiable
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#2024ReadingBrackets are complete! My top selection for December was “North Woods“ -- it's magnificent! This would have been my top choice – if it had not been forced up against “Stoner” by John Williams. That book captured my heart in July and never let go. My FICTION pick for 2024 is “Stoner” – with the strong recommendation to also read “North Woods.”

JamieArc Stoner is one I would really like to get to in 2025. It‘s one of those books though that I‘ve heard such good things about that I‘m worried I‘ll be disappointed from too high expectations. 5mo
BkClubCare Stoner is great, right? I used to live in that area of Missouri. 5mo
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Amiable @BkClubCare So good!! 5mo
Amiable @JamieArc I can see that. I went into it expecting very little -- a friend who tends to not like the same books that I do raved about it years ago and I put it off until now. I expected to hate it. So that could have helped spur my love for it -- it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. 😃 5mo
Leftcoastzen Stoner is Great! 5mo
BkClubCare And to be up against The Trees. That is also amazing. (Probably can say abt a few others. 😂) 5mo
Amiable @BkClubCare Yes! And “Tom Lake” —loved that one, too. 5mo
BkClubCare @Amiable And NorthWoods was in my top 3! 5mo
Amiable @BkClubCare Which ones were your other favorites? 5mo
sarahbarnes Agreed on The North Woods - so good! 5mo
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Soubhiville
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My top read of 2024 was North Woods. It stands out as a one of a kind book.

It‘s been a good reading year. Looking forward to the books 2025 will bring.

Thank you for the bracket graphic @CSeydel 😊📚

AmyG This was my very close second. I loved this book so much! 5mo
CSeydel Great choices! 5mo
Amiable This would have been my top pick if I hadn't also read “Stoner“ this year! 5mo
Soubhiville @Amiable Stoner is sitting on my TBR shelves, and now I need to prioritize it for 2025 🙂📚. Thanks! 5mo
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wen4blu
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Just finished and this is now my favorite book and favorite audiobook of the year.

BarbaraBB Wow! 5mo
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Amiable
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My God, this book is magnificent! I had literal chills by the end of it. A sprawling work that encompasses multiple genres and centuries and characters, with entanglements and intersections that move forward and backwards and demonstrate how we are all connected to the environment and to history —and it to us. This would have landed on my #AuldLangSpine2024 list if I‘d finished it in time, @JoeMo

dabbe This has been on my Kindle for a while; I must get to it after reading this lovely review! 💚❤️💚 5mo
Amiable @dabbe As an English teacher, you will love it ! I think it would be a great book for discussion. 5mo
Tamra I loved it too! 💙 5mo
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Readergrrl Yes! I am also an English teacher and this novel had so many passages I want to use!! 5mo
AmyG One of my favorites of this year. LOVED it. Bump it up Miss @dabbe 5mo
Librarybelle I loved this one! 5mo
eskoch28 Ive wanted to read this forever! 5mo
DogMomIrene Sounds so good! Stacking. 5mo
Amiable @eskoch28 @DogMomIrene It‘s constructed almost like interconnected short stories/poems/letters/etc. that refer back to each other. Spans more than 400 years of the history of a plot of land and a house, and the effect that the people who live on/in it have on the property. It‘s like nothing I‘ve ever read before. It‘s magical! 5mo
Amiable @dabbe @AmyG Ha ha, this might call for a new hashtag: #bulliedbytheAmys 😄 (edited) 5mo
AmyG The Amys 🙌🏻 @Amiable 👊🏻🤣 5mo
dabbe @Amiable 🤩😂🤩 5mo
JoeMo With a review like that, I‘ll definitely be adding it to my TBR stack! 5mo
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ChrisBohjalian
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Yes, NORTH WOODS is amazing.

Leftcoastzen Nice review! I loved it too. 6mo
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ChrisBohjalian
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He thinks he‘s the catamount.

AmyG “It‘s not a lie if you believe it”….George Costanza 7mo
Suet624 I‘d definitely believe he‘s a distant cousin. 7mo
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 7mo
ChrisBohjalian @Suet624 Right? Thank you! 6mo
ChrisBohjalian @AmyG Utterly brilliant. Thank you! 6mo
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CaitlinR
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From the first pages of this incredible novel, the place is primary; the wonderful characters, chronicled across the ages, are defined by their relationship to this tract. For some it is an Eden, for some an escape, for others an opportunity, or a land to be exploited. Some find it a prison that allows no escape. The catamount hunts, ghosts attack interlopers or find solace within its confines. The story is magnificent, the writing sings. Wow!

Chelsea.Poole I agree. Loved this one! 7mo
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sarahbarnes
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Midway through this book it was whisked back to the library and I had to wait to get it back. I was happy to be immersed again in the woods of this story. I love the character of the woods and the house in it and the way its inhabitants‘ lives intertwine across generations. The audio version is particularly lovely and I‘m glad I went that route.

Suet624 Oh boy. What a book. Now you‘ve made me want to listen to it. 8mo
sarahbarnes @Suet624 I love all the narrators they used for different pieces of the story, and the main narrator was great. 8mo
Suet624 OK, it‘s officially on hold from the library. Apparently it will be several months before it comes my way. Thanks for mentioning the narrators. I look forward to listening to it. 8mo
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sarahbarnes @suet624 It‘s a really popular audiobook at my library too. 8mo
BkClubCare Might have to reread with my 👂 ears ! 🎧 8mo
Chelsea.Poole I adore this book 🤍 8mo
Cathythoughts Great storytelling 👍🏻 8mo
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LeslieO
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My goodness, @TheBookHippie , I feel like I just traveled to the lakes and mountains of the Pacific Northwest! 🪵🌄🌲🌲The books are great, I can‘t wait to read North Woods. I‘m suddenly into birds thanks to my Merlin app so I love the tote. The assortment of book clips is awesome. I may have already consumed half the chocolate, so not pictured! I love it all, thank you so much. #Staycationintime

Thank you for hosting @DinoMom @Chrissyreadit

TheBookHippie Yay!!!!! I‘m so glad you love it!! I love that chocolate so I don‘t blame you! 😅🍫 10mo
Chrissyreadit 😍😍😍😍 10mo
Hooked_on_books What a cute tote! 10mo
DinoMom Great package 📦 10mo
Meshell1313 Awesome!!! 😍 10mo
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atenelli
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I finished this gem abot three weeks ago for the book club I joined recently. I would not have read this novel without my new book buddies. What an interested ng read. I would call this an atypical historical novel because of its unusual main character, but also because of its changing literary styles and genres used. I highly recommend it.

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Yenya1954
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I don‘t think I‘ve ever read a book quite like this. It was interesting that the land and its old rambling yellow house were the main characters. Those that inhabited it were intertwined in throughout the novel. I found the writing intriguing and colorful. Fantastical and fascinating at the same time. I kept wondering what would come next. This story was the “stuff of dreams,” and for those who of us who try to find meaning in them will love it!

AmyG I absolutely loved this one. 11mo
Yenya1954 I agree Amy. It was an amazing book! 11mo
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JackieGreco
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This is one of the best books I‘ve read in a long time. I love how the story is centered around one place and the many lives that have been shaped by it‘s natural beauty and lush forests. I highly recommend this novel. 5/5

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atenelli
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It was moving weekend. I started North Woods right before, but am stuck on page 15 because I have been too tired to read after hours of moving boxes and furniture. The worst - not finding everything to make some coffee 😳

TheBookgeekFrau Congrats on your move! Sorry about the coffee 😫 11mo
atenelli #TheBookgeekFrau I found the good stuff in the meantime. Life is so much better with coffee after a short night. 11mo
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Maggie O‘Farrell‘s blurb on the cover uses the word “polyphony,” which I had to look up. I‘m so glad I did! From an article in “The Millions” about this style of writing: ‘Bypassing traditional notions of character and plot, polyphonic novels create meaning at the intersection of seemingly random plot lines. Harmonies are found in the artful assemblage of disparate voices.‘
I loved this skillfully-written book, loved the many lives within. 5⭐️

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6 May-4 Jun 24
I cannot recall any other book quite like North Woods, which tells the stories of a small wood in Massachusetts and its inhabitants from before European settlement until some time in the future. The stories take various forms - verse, epistolary, narrative, etc. All are beautifully written and a little strange. A love and respect for nature shines through and I found the final chapter very moving. A unique and beautiful book.

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Soubhiville
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My May Wrap up. I gave 5 stars to North Woods, Nora Webster, and The Sleepwalker‘s Guide to Dancing. Really they were all good!

AmyG Oooo I am so glad you liked North Woods. I loved it so much. 12mo
Tamra @AmyG me too! I bailed on Nora Webster. 🤔 12mo
Texreader Way to go! I have H waiting in the wings (pun intended) to read someday 12mo
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I loved the writing of this book, as well as the idea of it. I‘m always intrigued when the MC of the story is the place rather than the people, and this house in the woods of Western Massachusetts was intriguing. My issue was I was all in on some of the supporting characters over these several hundred years (give it up for the spinster sisters!), but found other characters lacking substance for their space in time.

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OneCent76
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Mehso-so

I didn't care for it a whole lot. Read for a book club

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bookandbedandtea
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I have rarely read such beautiful nature writing in a work of fiction and I don't believe I've ever before read a book in which the MC is a location. I'm not a huge fan of short stories so I occasionally struggled with the regularly changing cast of characters but some of the stories touched me deeply and I can tell this is a book I will remember. Again I'm wishing I was in a book club as I'd love to have some in depth discussions about this one.

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Pretty 😍 13mo
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staci.reads
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I appreciate the uniqueness of the concept and found portions of this deeply engaging, but I didn't fall in love with it the way many readers did. I wanted to like it more than I did. Still, the more engaging parts make it a pick for me.

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bookandbedandtea
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I'm reading this again and am seriously resenting my job for keeping me from it.
The episode with the painter (WHT) is beautifully written and utterly heartbreaking.