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1. Kids are skiing in Sweden so we slept in after a big night watching live bands & fireworks, pub crawling & crashing parties. I made a big breakfast then we walked to the beach for a refreshing 🏊‍♀️ . Afterwards we laid around in the ☀️. The arvo was spent drinking poor man‘s margaritas in the hammock and reading. Now I am having a long bath with a glass of Shiraz while Stew makes the bed & chicken roasts in the oven. Bliss! 2. Tagged. 3.

Some oxford novels make me feel weird, even though Alderman went there lots rankled with me, yet more gorgeous aristocrats doing cocaine. The writing was good but James was whiny (his parents pay his bills but he has an existential crisis about not having a trust fund and having to work for his degree). For the author of The Power and Disobedience, I wish the women had had more to do, just being stoic and getting cheated on.

Book of the year so far. Kind of resembles my book of the year last year which was Tin Man and also for #LMPBC Everybody really should join up next round. Would have missed out on some wonderful reads if it wasn‘t for these Aussie ladies.

ANZAC Day is a huge deal in Australia. Here I am after rising early to organise the kids to march with their Scout group then in the evening consuming a very nice 2010 bottle of Darenberg Shiraz as captured by my partner when he finally came to bed at god knows what hour after playing two up all day. I am loving your pick @Sarz #LMPBC @suvata #GroupX

5 ⭐
I think I love Naomi Alderman. This is the second book I've read by her this year and both have been 5 stars. Her writing is just beautiful, her stories captivating. This one isn't as good as The Power - I thought it dragged in some bits - but I really enjoyed reading it.

This is my pick for #lmpbc #groupx - it's on its way to @LapReader now (at least, I think I'm sending to you this round?)
@thegreensofa @BecH

It took me a little while to really feel this story. I was unsure about a female author cresting a male character, in the first person. However, I liked how she did so. It did have tones of The Secret History which is one of my favourite books.
I've read The Power and found d this very different!

Which to choose?
All very different!