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The Gone-Away World
The Gone-Away World | Nick Harkaway
The Jorgmund Pipe is the backbone of the world, and it's on fire. Gonzo Lubitsch, professional hero and troubleshooter, is hired to put it out - but there's more to the fire, and the Pipe itself, than meets the eye. The job will take Gonzo and his best friend, our narrator, back to their own beginnings and into the dark heart of the Jorgmund Company itself. Equal parts raucous adventure, comic odyssey and Romantic Epic, The Gone-Away World is a story of - among other things - love and loss; of ninjas, pirates, politics; of curious heroism in strange and dangerous places; and of a friendship stretched beyond its limits. But it also the story of a world, not unlike our own, in desperate need of heroes - however unlikely they may seem.
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Robotswithpersonality
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Wow. Um, I kind of feel like I can't talk about all the reasons I love this book because they're MAJOR spoilers. I will say: hang in there. You're going to be introduced to a rowdy group, an intriguing set of circumstances and an imminent mission, and then that will be put on hold to tell the majority of someone's life story, get acquainted with those introduced, and then you pick up at where you left off 1/?

Robotswithpersonality 2/? and things get wild in a way I, at least, did not see coming. In that first half/two-thirds there are elements of war/dystopian novels from which I usually run a mile. The social commentary is exquisitely impactful. The last third (? reading this on ebook has mucked up my sense of page count) reads very different but still has something to say with a great conclusion. Again, SPOILERS! 5mo
Robotswithpersonality 3/3 What I will say: there are ninjas, and nightmares, and love and incredible fight scenes and beloved characters. Yeah, if there was any doubt, Nick Harkaway is now affirmed as a favourite author. And now I have to wait until his next novel is published! ⚠️animal death, (+not sure how to describe it, but probably fits best under body horror?) 5mo
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Robotswithpersonality
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Praying while agnostic?

rwmg Perhaps I'll shunt it a bit further up the virtual TBR pile 5mo
Robotswithpersonality @rwmg Recommended! But, there is a time and emotional investment required. 😅 5mo
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Robotswithpersonality
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A quiet moment. 😌

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Liberty
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It‘s Day 4 of the @bookriot #Riotgrams Challenge! Today‘s prompt: stacks on stacks! I have way more books than space on my bookcases, so there are stacks all over my house. As a wise person once said on a t-shirt: “Floor: The biggest shelf.”📚❤️📚

MicheleinPhilly You could fit more books if you got rid of 3 copies of Nick Harkaway! 😋 5y
Liberty @MicheleinPhilly NEVER! They‘re FUZZY. I hope to own more copies some day. 5y
MicheleinPhilly So you can make a bed out of them??? 5y
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Liberty @MicheleinPhilly Er, cat bed, yes. 5y
MicheleinPhilly Mmmhmm. Sure. 👌🏼 5y
Liberty @MicheleinPhilly I only have four. When I have more, I will make a human bed! 5y
CarolynM I can relate to that! 5y
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Allietaylor16
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My #bookhaul from our trip to Asheville last week!

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thebeercolonel
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Wordy ,very funny, clever and thoughtful , often all at once , the only thing against this book is that it isn't Angelmaker or Tigerman . For a debut novel this is a right stunner and cements NH for me as the third sexiest author in British literature.

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Nick Harkaway‘s debut novel Gone-Away World will leave you gasping for air from all the excitement and verve it has to offer. Each turn of the page is a maniacal joyride into the post-apocalyptic wasteland, populated by characters woven together with such imagination. Epic, hilarious, and unapologetic, Harkaway‘s novel is a great addition to scifi. - Dominic, our new web developer at Strand! #staffpick

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SconsinBookyBadger
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Book cover is so bright, I gotta wear shades 🕶

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Velvetsun
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This book is all kinds of weird. In the best possible way. Why have I never read this before?
#booklove 📖💚

sprainedbrain Oh how I loved that book! 😍 7y
Moray_Reads Me too! What a mad ride 7y
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sprainedbrain
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October wrap-up:

7 books finished
2338 pages
1 paper book
2 e-books
4 audiobooks
Favorites pictured above

This was the slowest reading month I have had in well over a year... work was (and still is) taking way too much of my time. 😂

Still, I read some excellent books in October.

I have a LOT to read in November and December if I‘m going to finish all of my challenges, though. 😳

PurpleyPumpkin Well done!👍🏽 7y
Libby1 I loved I Am the Messenger. 7y
Queen.Angix love the pic! How'd you do that!?? 7y
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sprainedbrain @aaviles007 An app called Pic Collage... it‘s great for making pictures for Litsy posts! 7y
Ms_T You‘re missed on Litsy! 7y
mrp27 So glad you liked House if the Spirits, one of my favorites! 7y
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rabbitprincess
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Totally bonkers and so full of ideas that I needed to pour some out of my overflowing brain! Highly quotable as well; Harkaway's writing is brilliant.

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sprainedbrain
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This book is awesome!

So original, fun, complex, weird, and funny. Gorgeous, creative writing and a colorful cast of characters make this unlike any other post-apocalyptic dystopian-ish novel I‘ve ever read.

My reading time this month has been seriously limited, so I did a book/audio combo - definitely heavier on audio, because Kirby Heyborne is one of my fave narrators (he also read the Zebulon Finch books). ❤️

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Cconnolly Just borrowed it from my library, thru Overdrive. Need to start listening to a book and using the treadmill at work! I knew you‘d have a recommendation on Litsy! 7y
RealBooks4ever Yes! Yes! Yes! 💜 7y
2BR02B I started this one almost a year ago and stalled. I should probably pick it back up! 7y
Moray_Reads I loved this. It's clever and bonkers and so well done 7y
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sprainedbrain
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So, earlier today, I was out for my #audiowalk and all of the sudden this book totally blew my mind.

It‘s been mind-blowing and awesome all along, but at about 80% done... wow.

I will definitely be finishing this one this weekend!

RadicalReader @sprainedbrain a book in its wild habitat 7y
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rabbitprincess
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#duckquotes just for you @DuckOfDoom 😄

DuckOfDoom Ducks should always be part of covert intrusion and extraction!! 😄 7y
rabbitprincess @DuckOfDoom Or should that be intrusion and exquacktion? 😄 7y
DuckOfDoom Oh my, it should be 7y
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rwmg Wishlisted 7y
rabbitprincess @rwmg Nice! Would you like a really heavy hardcover copy with a fuzzy green and pink dust jacket? 😂 I bought a paperback copy and am giving away the HC. 7y
rwmg @rabbitprincess Thank you, but the postage from Canada to Indonesia would probably be more than the book would cost 7y
rabbitprincess @rwmg I got that one for about 4 dollars on clearance from Chapters (major national bookstore chain), so yes the postage would definitely be more than that. Had to offer though 😁 7y
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rabbitprincess
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Post-Thanksgiving #bookandbreakfast: pumpkin pie and tea. Finishing up the #goneawaybuddyread today. My cousin and I discussed the book. It starts in medias res, then backtracks to explain the story so far. She thought the backtracking took too long to get to the present, and the ideas didn't quite coalesce into a satisfying whole. But she did like the reference to Crazy Joe Spork 😉

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LauraBrook Happy thanksgiving! 🦃🍁🍽 7y
rabbitprincess @LauraBrook Thanks, Laura! 😄 7y
LeahBergen Tea arbiter?? I want to start doing this in my house! (edited) 7y
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rabbitprincess @LeahBergen It's like tea therapy! 7y
rwmg I need somebody like that in my life 7y
rabbitprincess @rwmg I could use that for picking out the right mug or cup to fit my mood! 7y
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rabbitprincess
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Update on my #goneawaybuddyread: my cousin has finished the book, and I think I am liking it more than she did 😶 Possibly because there aren't nearly as many ninjas after the first three chapters, and it gets into military ops. I'm finding it's a book I need to sit with for extended periods, because there is so much going on. Harkaway has no shortage of ideas!

sprainedbrain I‘m loving this on audio! Even when stuff is serious and scary, I find myself laughing out loud at times. 7y
rabbitprincess @sprainedbrain It would make a mind-blowing audio! There is so much going on that I need to turn a tap in my brain and pour some of it out! 7y
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sprainedbrain
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My job has been nuts for the last two weeks. Between all the extra hours and the kids‘ stuff, plus trying to plan ahead and stay sane on the Whole Life Challenge, I don‘t have enough time for reading. I also haven‘t had time for Litsy and that makes me sad. 🙁

But! I am squeezing in as much of this weird and delightful audiobook as I can. I love Kirby Heyborne‘s narration so much! And that makes me happy. ❤️

vivastory I have the velvet edition of this book. Now I just need to read it! 7y
sprainedbrain @vivastory I have that edition, too. In the interest of time, I decided to read and listen, but so far have only been able to listen. 😳 7y
vivastory Hopefully life calms down a little and you get more reading time 7y
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RealBooks4ever I've missed your posts! 😢I loved this audiobook! 💜 7y
sprainedbrain @RealBooks4ever ❤️❤️❤️ 7y
rabbitprincess I've been reading this as a buddy read with my cousin so we can discuss it this weekend. I am way behind on my schedule though. 😬 7y
MemoirsForMe Hope things get better and easier for you soon. 🤗💜 7y
Debiw781 I'm still playing catch up on Litsy too. ☹️ 7y
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rabbitprincess
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My "quote of the chapter" continues, "Eventually, the mere fact that something or someone has been investigated eleven times becomes suspicious." The student elements our narrator has been hanging out with are frequently arrested for demonstrating, and this police record may harm their job prospects.

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rabbitprincess
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Finished chapters 3 and 4 of my #goneawaybuddyread on the plane home from London. Chapter 3 sees our narrator in university and becoming your typical rebellious youth joining student movements.

My Chapter 4 quote will come later, and some thoughts on the first four chapters as a whole in a spoiler-tagged post.

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rabbitprincess
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Of COURSE I am two chapters behind on my own #goneawaybuddyread 😁 Too much wandering around Oxford and taking pictures. Home tomorrow, though; the plane ride will provide some good reading time.

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rabbitprincess
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In this chapter, we're introduced to the ninjas via the narrator's flashback through his childhood and teenage years. Loved the dynamics of the Lubitsch family. Also interesting to see the narrator's perspective of his head teacher shift from childhood to adulthood.
#goneawaybuddyread

rabbitprincess But oh, I cried when the four teenagers encountered that dog 😭 7y
TobeyTheScavengerMonk I'ma read this at some point. Have you read Harkaway's Doctor Who story? 7y
rabbitprincess @TobeyTheScavengerMonk Yes! He did get Ten's voice right from what I recall. 😄 7y
BookBrat I started this several years ago and was enjoying it, but for some reason never finished. Maybe sometime soon... 7y
rabbitprincess @BookBrat Whenever you get to it, I hope you enjoy it! I'm glad for my buddy read; it makes the giant book more manageable. 7y
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rabbitprincess
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Finished Ch 1 of my #goneawaybuddyread. I like how Harkaway provides enough explanation to bring us up to speed (the Jorgmund Pipe) and hints at unusual things to hopefully be explained later (the Found Thousand). Some great lines about bureaucracy and the compartmentalizing required to be a good corporate employee. This may be a more appropriate read than I had intended.

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rabbitprincess
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Starting my #goneawaybuddyread on this #signedsunday. (I found this paperback edition in the Hay Cinema Bookshop, Hay-on-Wye, and my jaw literally dropped when I saw the signature.)

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rabbitprincess
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My cousin and I both bought the pink-and-green fuzzy-covered edition of The Gone-Away World shown here. We're going to do a buddy read over the next few weeks, with the aim being to finish by Canadian Thanksgiving. If you'd like to join us, here's our rough schedule. Tag me and/or use the hashtag #goneawaybuddyread in any posts.

rabbitprincess If you are on YouTube, my cousin is Miz Moffatt at Across the Litoverse 😊 7y
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Liberty
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Day 15 of the #RiotGrams challenge: favorite twist! I feel like even admitting that there is a twist in this book is too spoilery, so let us never speak of it again. 💚💖🖤

RanaElizabeth Love Harkaway so much. Gone-Away World killed me. Such a stomach punch of a twist. Cannot wait for Gnomon's release sometime next year. 7y
RealBooks4ever This was a great audiobook! 💜 7y
Elisa This was such a good book. And so many remarkable lines! 7y
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Liberty
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Kitty cornered. 📚🐾 #catsoflitsy

misslala OMG! WHERE is this? 7y
Liberty In my house. 😊 7y
haileybean The face is like "Why are we doing this again?" 7y
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misslala @Liberty Love it! 📚📚😍😍 7y
Liberty @haileyhugsbooks He likes to sleep there. I'd be afraid of earthquakes. 😂 7y
MayJasper Are those your books? Wow 7y
Books88 😍😍😍😍😍 7y
OrangeMooseReads Oh my! 😲 but love it! 7y
Karkar Duma Key 😍😍 7y
RealBooks4ever 😻😻😻 7y
Billi Love it!!! 7y
Ian 4 gone away worlds! 7y
Liberty Five actually. But only four are the fuzzy green and pink ones. 💕 7y
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BookInMyHands
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Not only does it fit #pinkcovers but it's also FUZZY!

I really hate this cover, but I love this book. It's a great apocalyptic read once you get past the first chapter.

Don't worry, the paperback is orange and white.

#riotgrams

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ReadingOver50
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I have never been a fan of deckle edges. To me they feel unfinished #feistyfeb #deckleedge

RealLifeReading Pretty photo! 8y
erinreads SAME. I thought I was the only one! 8y
8little_paws I hate them. They're a pain to turn. 8y
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BookNerdBritt Also not a fan. My current book has them 😫 8y
rachel_mbc Agree. I like to flip back to check things I've already read and they make it such a pain. 8y
DaniRa Your picture is very pretty 😊 8y
I-read-and-eat Very pretty picture! 😍 8y
Aseleener I don't like them either! 8y
Amie I don't like deckled edges either! I thought I was the only one. I think it's because I like things to be neat and orderly. 8y
Lindy A friend who used to get Book of the Month back in the 80s would return them if they had a deckle edge. 8y
bates_barb I'm also on the anti-deckle side. I find it much harder to get ahold of thr next page to turn it without skipping a page. 8y
tea_stankovic I like this photo it is sooo pretty ! 😊😍📑 8y
mischa 100% anti deckled edge. It is superficial of me but if a book has them, I seriously consider either not reading it or, only getting it in electronic form - no matter how much I would love to own a physical copy. (edited) 8y
ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled Preach. The ends get even more ragged as you read. Gross. 8y
BiblioNyan I love that unfinished feeling. It's very poetic to me, but I'm in the minority with that hahaha. This is a lovely picture!! 😊 8y
DebinHawaii Beautiful photo! 📚👍 8y
KarynGood Uh, the book I'm reading now has the same edging. Annoying. 8y
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Sfox414
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Hot damn do I love this book. Started rereading it in June a little at a time between books and figured I might as well finish it up before the year ends. It's still my favorite.
You have to describe it in the voice of Stefon from SNL because this book has EVERYTHING: mimes, war, gong-fu, con artistry, ninjas, corporate espionage, anarchists, pirates, and honestly it's so funny and the writing is just amazing, I can't recommend it highly enough.

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jpmcwisemorgan
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Positives: excellent maintenance of the POV, compelling read, plot could really happen and I'm surprised that we haven't managed to make ourselves Go-Away, neat little plot twists and turns, reminds me King's The Mist (the story, not the movies) and Sixth Sense, and ninjas. That's right, ninjas. Negative: philosophical "rants" that I feel are meant to make the book weirder but they really just detract from it. I'm torn between pick and so-so.

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jpmcwisemorgan
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Wait. What? Seriously folks, what just happened here?

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jpmcwisemorgan
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I can't decide if the author is trying too hard to be weird. However, I'm half-done and the book is now bereft of ninjas so I'm annoyed. Also increasing my annoyance are the odd philosophical sections that make no sense. This is why I think the author is trying too hard.

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I'm really getting into the story of the narrator's life. And ninjas. They're almost as awesome as tacos. But these lines from the book are definitely something I can relate to. They're what convinced me to keep going with the book in the beginning when I wasn't sure if this book was worth the time.

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jpmcwisemorgan
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I saw someone ask someplace if the cover was fuzzy. All I can say is that it does appear to be fuzzy but I'm reading a library copy that's safely ensconced in plastic so I'm not 100% sure. I really want to read Too Many Curses but, alas, I have too many library books out that are due back before it so I'm reading this one instead. Also, ninjas.

jpmcwisemorgan Haulage & HazMat Emergency Civil Freebooting Company of Exmoor County is quite the mouthful. Just saying... 8y
RanaElizabeth Can't wait to hear what you think about this weirdo book! 8y
jpmcwisemorgan @RanaElizabeth So far I think it's a weirdo book and am ambivalent about it. That doesn't bode well for the rest of the book. However, I'm not a quitter! 8y
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RanaElizabeth
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Doing another since I think the world needs to see the glorioussness of this cover. And it's also a bat-shit crazy book with a sucker punch of a twist. Image stole without shame from Google. Okay, some shame.
#textonlycovers
#booktober

BooksForYears I'm intrigued by this book. Is it true that the cover is fuzzy? 8y
RanaElizabeth @BooksForYears Yes! There is definitely something tactile going on. 8y
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sprainedbrain
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Day 3 of #booktober is #textonlycovers and I found two on my tbr shelf.

Maybe it says something about my out-of-control book hoarding that I can keep doing these challenges without even checking my other shelves? 😳

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Books_Wine_Repeat
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Two new audiobooks. Hmm, which to start first? 🤔🙃

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sprainedbrain
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More book mail today because I have a problem. 😳

Another Thriftbooks order... I've seen good things about the Far-Away World, and I needed Half the Sky for Our Shared Shelf. 😃

Karkar What is thriftbooks? 8y
ElizabethAndino Yes, please enlighten me about thriftbooks! 8y
sprainedbrain @Karkar @ElizabethAndino Gladly! Thriftbooks.com is a lovely website where you can order used books super cheap. They have a great selection and shipping is fast and usually free. 👍 8y
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Kathrin I just finished Half the Sky... Brace yourself for impact!! 8y
Litlady Ah geez .. found this site and ordered three books! #blameitonlitsy .. guess there are worse things but love their prices! 👍💜🤑 Stop the madness!! 😂 @sprainedbrain you're not alone with that problem! 😁😫😳 🆘 💸 8y
sprainedbrain @Litlady it's hard to stop yourself when they are so cheap! Lol 8y
Graciouswarriorprincess Half the sky is wonderful! 8y
JPrecht Haven't ever heard of Half the Sky. It looks AMAZING! 8y
Mamashep Half The Sky is so good and so heartbreaking. 8y
Marie_KN Half the Sky is a must read. 8y
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Liberty
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It's #FunFridayPhoto time! Today's photo: the book you recommend the most!

I am fairly certain that I have recommended this to most of Maine and NH in person, and certainly told the internet about it eleventy million times. This book is bananas, b-a-n-a-n-a-s. It's very Vonnegutty, with a healthy dollop of WTF-ery, and I love it with the heat of a thousand suns. 💚🤘🏻📚

RanaElizabeth Crazy book with an even crazier cover, love the hot pink version. 8y
Books_Wine_Repeat You sold me! 😏👍 8y
Liberty @RanaElizabeth And it's FUZZY. 8y
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JoshCook Loved Angelmaker. It was like he took half the British pulp fiction traditions and threw them in a blender with mechanical bees. 8y
RanaElizabeth @Liberty Just one of many that I spend more time petting the cover than reading... 8y
sprainedbrain You had me at WTF-ery. 😂 8y
MicheleinPhilly Oh, the book that I recommend the most? I'm going to have to spend a few hours contemplating, analyzing, dissecting, ruminating, etc. 🤔 8y
Hollie I know nothing of this book, but WTF-ery is by new fav phrase and has sold me on it! 8y
Lizpixie I just bought his Angelmaker on your recce, can't wait to start it, and this is next on my list💚 8y
StephBengtson Sold! 8y
Cobscook I also loved Angelmaker so I will have to read The Gone Away World next. 8y
shainareads The middle cover! 8y
monkeygirlsmama Gorg cover! 8y
JenniferJarrell Added this to my stack based solely on "Vonnegutty". 8y
angrylilasian I have no idea what this book is about but your review/description totally sold me on it! 8y
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BookInMyHands
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#septphotochallenge
#uglybookcovers
Not only am I traumatized by the colors, but it's FUZZY! Someone I trust told me to ignore the cover (and I would add get past the first chapter) and I would love it. It's my favorite dystopian novel. At the library we ordered the paperback and it's a much easier sell.

britt_brooke 😱 8y
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ReadingOver50
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#minimalisticcovers #augustphotochallenge I still haven't read this one but I definitely will someday 😀

BarbaraTheBibliophage Like that cover a lot! 8y
ramblingsofareader love the cover! 8y
Aleida Also works for pink and green theme. 8y
TheSpinecrackersBookClub Oooh! This is beautiful! 8y
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Sfox414
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I've got a feeling The Gone-Away World is going to be making several appearances in my #augustphotochallenge...

For #day4, my fave #bookishsquad has to be the Haulage and HazMat Emergency Civil Freebooting Company of Exmoor County (corporate HQ, the Nameless Bar, CEO Sally J. Culpepper, presiding) 😀

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Sfox414
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I've got a feeling The Gone-Away World is going to be making several appearances in my #augustphotochallenge...

For #day4, my fave #bookishsquad has to be the Haulage and HazMat Emergency Civil Freebooting Company of Exmoor County (corporate HQ, the Nameless Bar, CEO Sally J. Culpepper, presiding) 😀

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rabbitprincess
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Today's #augustofpages is pink and green books. Here is my obnoxiously pink AND green copy of The Gone-Away World. The pink is fuzzy, too. The book itself weighs a ton so haven't yet got around to reading it. Not exactly conducive to impulse reading...

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katcanwrite
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"In this town, the evil old lady who tells everyone what they can and can't read because it isn't decent is ME. So I can hire whoever I damn well like to subvert my iron rule and they can teach evolution and free speech and the cultural bias of history and all the rest." ?

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Sfox414
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IKE THERMITE!!

I had forgotten how much I freaking love this book. It's so weird and funny and such a blast.

thebookmagpie This is one of my favourites too 😊 8y
Sfox414 @thebookmagpie 😃😃 isn't it just too good? 8y
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