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BkClubCare

The Auburn Conference | Tom Piazza

Started this one yesterday #LitsyTob24 right? NOPE: #ToB24

BarbaraBB No it‘s not! It‘s a play-in book in the real #ToB24. I‘ll add a link to our shortlist! 3mo

BarbaraBB https://litsy.com/p/QTBubHpubHlS 3mo

squirrelbrain I listened to this - it‘s interesting but not overly exciting. 3mo

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BkClubCare @BarbaraBB - ack! I can‘t ever find the lists! 😫 especially mid-post. 🫤 3mo

BkClubCare @BarbaraBB - I search the hashtag but it is pages and pages- how do you save the link for reference? I took a photo but that, too, is pages to track through… I have it printed “somewhere” 3mo

BkClubCare @squirrelbrain - at least, the audio is short. It is tough pressure to want to be a completist. I am working on it. 3mo

BkClubCare @BarbaraBB - thank you! 3mo

BarbaraBB Did you find it by clicking on the url I sent above it do you have to scroll a lot then too? Wait, I‘ll tag you in that post again! That should do the trick! 3mo

BkClubCare @BarbaraBB -yes! Went right to the brackets!! And, I have discovered a new way to org my open tabs for Safari on my phone. I‘m good. 👍 🎉 3mo

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Hooked_on_books

The Auburn Conference | Tom Piazza

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A group of famous writers (Melville, Beecher Stowe, Twain, Douglass etc) are brought together at a writers‘ conference in 1883 with lively discussions occurring as a result. I really enjoyed seeing these various historical figures interact, but I wanted to see a bit more of a wrap up at the end of the book and it just kind of stopped. #tob24

squirrelbrain You‘re doing well with the #ToB 3mo

BarbaraBB Echoing @squirrelbrain! Any favorites yet? 3mo

Hooked_on_books @squirrelbrain @BarbaraBB I am! I have 2 left to read for our tournament and 2 for the official one (though there‘s 3 there I won‘t be reading, including Helen‘s favorite, Brainwyrms). My favorite in the official one is Chain-Gang, which I absolutely loved. For ours, Let Us Descend and Idlewild are my biggest standouts. I think we picked a fun mix as a group! 3mo

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squirrelbrain I just can‘t seem to get into Chain-Gang @Hooked_on_books 😔 So many Littens love it but I‘ve tried a few times and it‘s just not grabbing me. 🤷‍♀️ I can‘t believe you‘re not reading Brainwyrms though. 🤣 3mo

AmyG I couldn‘t get into Chain-gang either. You‘re not alone @squirrelbrain 3mo

Suet624 The idea of Chain Gang scares me. 3mo

Hooked_on_books @squirrelbrain @AmyG @Suet624 Chain-Gang is decidedly not a book for everyone. My mom is a big reader (where I get it from) and she would hate it. I think for those it works for, it‘s an incredible book. But yeah, definitely not a universal one. And Helen, as soon as I get through my TBR, I‘ll give Brainwyrms a chance. 😉 3mo

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Jas16

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Herman Melville, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Mark Twain, Walt Whitman, and Fredrick Douglas are brought together at conference to discuss literature, freedom, and the future of America. The teacher who brings them together has good intentions but no practical experience with projects of this scope so things do not go entirely to plan. This was a short but engaging audiobook that shows how much things have and haven‘t changed.
#tob24

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squirrelbrain

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I really enjoyed this short novel, from the #ToB long list, where a number of famous writers (Melville, Whitman, Beecher Stowe, Douglass, Twain)come together at a conference in 1883, to discuss the state of America and the meaning of freedom.

It‘s a very quiet book, so worked well on audio, and I actually found it rather sad (or maybe melancholy is the better word) in places.

Megabooks, BarbaraBB

charl08 Ooh, not heard of this one. Will have a look for this. 4mo

BarbaraBB That sounds real good although I haven‘t read those authors 4mo

squirrelbrain Neither have I really @BarbaraBB , but it didn‘t affect my enjoyment of the book, and the author gives a very good sense of who they are. 4mo

Tamra This sounds great! 4mo

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Addison_Reads

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#tob24

This is a unique story that I really enjoyed. It was fun to read a story where the top literary writers of the time come together to discuss what will happen next for America now. It's set in 1883, but I couldn't help but make connections between societal issues then and now.

Part of why this works so well is because it's short. I feel if it were longer, I would have lost interest.

Addison_Reads @BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain @Megabooks @Suet624 @BkClubCare @Jas16 @cariashley @MicheleinPhilly @Larkken @merelybookish @batsy @Readerann @Hooked_on_books @Chelsea.Poole 5mo

Addison_Reads @rmaclean4 @kwmg40 @Well-ReadNeck @Deblovestoread @jlhammar @RebelReader @Ruthiella @sarahbarnes @ImperfectCJ 5mo

squirrelbrain I got about halfway through this on audio when I was on holiday last week and I‘m enjoying it. (Haven‘t had much reading / listening time since I got back) 5mo

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BarbaraBB You‘ve been reading so much! I am enjoying your reviews a lot 5mo

Hooked_on_books This is one of the longlist books that jumped out at me immediately. Now I‘m even more excited for it! 5mo

Megabooks Very excited about this one! 5mo

Ruthiella Agree with @BarbaraBB ! You are a ToB reading queen! 5mo

Deblovestoread I agree that the short length was a plus. 5mo

Chelsea.Poole Yes! 👑 @Ruthiella @BarbaraBB 5mo

Addison_Reads Thanks @BarbaraBB @Ruthiella and @Chelsea.Poole 😊 I'm just trying to keep up with @squirrelbrain and @Megabooks with my tob reads. 😁 5mo

squirrelbrain More likely me trying to keep up with you! 🤣 5mo

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Deblovestoread

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I quite liked this fairly short audio. A story about an idealistic young teacher trying to start a conversation about what‘s next for America after the civil war featuring some of the top literary stars of the day. Not groundbreaking but enjoyable. #TOB24

@BkClubCare @Megabooks @Hooked_on_books @Jas16 @cariashley @MicheleinPhilly @Larkken @Suet624 @merelybookish @batsy @Readerann @Chelsea.Poole @rmaclean4 @kwmg40 @BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain

Deblovestoread @RebelReader @jlhammar @Addison_Reads @Ruthiella @sarahbarnes @ImperfectCJ @Well-ReadNeck 5mo

Hooked_on_books Oh good! I picked this one up from Libro and thought it sounded really interesting, so I look forward to it even more now! 5mo

BarbaraBB Good to know! Thanks 5mo

squirrelbrain Great review - I got this included with Audible so will get to it soon. 5mo

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