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Well .... 🤔🫣, that was a week. So, let's focus on wellbeing, positive, and inspirational points.
Please remember this is a safe place to vent frustrations, shout out achievements, grumble, celebrate, all of it. Throw it at me, I can take it.
Let's chat. 💙

☕️ How has your week been?
☕️ Any weekend plans?
☕️ Any recommendations? 📚🎬📺

AllDebooks @Eggs how are you? 22h

AllDebooks @CatLass007 @Kerrbearlib This is a weekly check-in event to catch-up. 22h

AllDebooks @Cuilin @TheLudicReader @Soscha @AnnCrystal @Suet624 @quietlycuriouskate @Faranae @Sace @tpixie @dabbe @Librarybelle @Seabreeze_Reader @DebinHawaii @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick @mhillis @kspenmoll @TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit @Deblovestoread @Bookwormjillk 22h

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Librarybelle Nearly one week down…how many more to go??? On Monday, I started meditating again and really hope to make this a part of my daily life—I do well, and then something happens, and I stop. My irregular viewing of my non-Litsy social media platforms is going well, which means more reading time! Overall, though, I‘m trying to focus on the present and live in the moment. I‘m a pessimist by nature, and current events make me doubt a bright future. ⬇️ 20h

Librarybelle ⬆️ My favorite band, Our Lady Peace, released a song in 2005 titled “Will the Future Blame Us,” and it‘s been going nonstop in my head all week. That and R.E.M.‘s “It‘s the End of the World As We Know It…” except I don‘t feel fine. On a positive note, I‘ve got fun plans for Sunday and hopefully a good afternoon of reading today. Plus, the first discussion of #ChristiesCapers ! 20h

TheLudicReader Busy week of marking and chasing kids for missing assignments as semester one wraps up. Had several discussions regarding AI, too. 😖 I have quite a lot of marking to do today to be ready for submitting my marks on Monday, but I am going to make time for a visit to the bookstore and to do some reading. Also made the decision to leave FB. I am on Bluesky if anyone else is. Come find me. 19h

Bookwormjillk Happy #chatterday The best thing I can say for this week is it went quickly. I start PT on Wednesday for my hand issues so while I know it will be torture I‘m hoping for progress plus torture. @Librarybelle I started meditation again this week too! 19h

AllDebooks Just off to a 1 year olds birthday party. Catch up later x 19h

mhillis I attended a symposium on AI in Language Education today. Looking forward to a chill day at home tomorrow! 18h

Librarybelle @Bookwormjillk Admittedly, I don‘t have the best concentration for it, especially because the cats like to crawl all over me while I am meditating, but it‘s something! 18h

Chrissyreadit @Librarybelle I have felt disheartened but i think my love of history has helped a ton to know that this is an ugly cycle and there are plenty of reasons it has happened- but it is not permanent because nothing is. One of my big thoughts is there is a huge fear of how social media has been used for misinformation- but it‘s also feared because it spreads information. We will continue to read and share and i have hope ❤️ 18h

Eggs @AllDebooks Thx for asking - really challenging right now. Getting the house sale-ready, packing, crying, anxiety about apartment living, up and down stairs hundred X/day, visiting/consoling my partner in assisted living-so tired 🥱 18h

Librarybelle @Chrissyreadit That‘s a good reflection and good positivity. I‘m a student of history too, and long ago I could just see where things were going. I‘m not in the hopeful mindset yet, but maybe someday… 18h

Bookwormjillk @Eggs that sounds rough. I‘m so sorry you have to go through all of that. 18h

Bookwormjillk @Librarybelle me too with the cats. They seem to find me meditating interesting. 18h

Librarybelle Oh my, @Eggs ! Thinking of you! ❤️ 18h

Cuilin @Eggs That‘s so much at one time. Sending love. Thinking of you. 18h

Cuilin I got a steroid shot so for four days I had zero discomfort and got so much done. Working on some long term solutions with my doctor. Went to see David Grey with my daughters last night in Boston which was amazing. For a moment we could pause the anxiety of the times. @TheLudicReader Also got rid of TIKTOK, all Meta and I‘m on Bluesky. (edited) 17h

Cuilin @Librarybelle I need to start meditating again. Any tips? I used to use an app but don‘t want to pay for anything else. 17h

Cuilin @Bookwormjillk Good luck with the hand therapy. Hope the torture is at a minimum. 🍀 17h

Librarybelle @Cuilin I use the Calm app. In 2020, they had a lifetime membership at a deep discount, so I splurged and bought all of the content. I did see this post from Mindful.org on free app options for meditation: https://www.mindful.org/free-mindfulness-apps-worthy-of-your-attention/ I‘ve not tried any of these, but Mindful is a good resource for meditation practices. 17h

Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick I strained a muscle on the right side of my back, so during a week when I really need to release frustration through exercise, I'm limited to gentle stretches. It seems to be in the mend, though. Work was busy. It was so cold that I wore two pairs of pants. I covered for a sick colleague. BUT the weekend is here, and I'm hoping for some time to clean up a bit, to read, and enjoy the company of my guy and our dog. @Eggs Sending a hug your way. 💛 17h

Sace @mhillis oh? What do you teach? I have yet to take the AI in the classroom plunge. 17h

Sace @TheLudicReader Blergh. I know the feeling of chasing down students for assignments. 17h

Sace @Bookwormjillk I hope you have more progress than torture. 17h

Sace @Chrissyreadit I am constantly reminding myself of this (I‘m not a student of history per se but I have a working knowledge). 17h

Sace @Cuilin glad you had days with no discomfort! 17h

Sace @Librarybelle I have been back and forth about using the calm app. Maybe I‘ll give it a whirl. 17h

Sace @Eggs I‘m so sorry. That‘s a lot on your plate. I‘ll keep you in my thoughts. 17h

Sace @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick have a great weekend! Relax and refresh. 17h

Sace I doomscrolled more than I should have this week but still way less than I have in the past. Thanks to snow days I had a lot of reading time which kept my mind of things. Working on my reading journal brought me joy as well as a nice conversation with a colleague about nothing in particular, but the human connection was nice. (edited) 17h

Librarybelle @Sace Calm works for me, but I also know others who prefer other apps. Good luck! 17h

Faranae I'm not in the US, so my week was less fraught in that regard. Tonight I'm having a Burns Supper on my Twitch stream, which is a bit silly since I don't currently have a way to have other people recite, or a camera for showing a proper meal. And my bagpipe music are all midis. 😂 16h

Kerrbearlib This week I made mental health a priority. I learned emotional regulation skills & spent less time online. I‘ve been inspired by this Maggie Smith quote: “It‘s not enough to “think positive‘; you have to ‘do positive‘…Do something today, however small, to light up your own life. Or shine on someone else.” It‘s a dark time in the world & I think it‘s so important to bring light whenever possible. ♥️♥️♥️

Keep Moving: The Journal: Thrive Through Change and Create a Life You Love

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CatLass007 Today is #Caturday! Every day is #Caturday! The cats are the only reason I get out of bed some days. And they take very good care of me when I don‘t feel well like Thursday and Friday because I had migraines all day. Not fun, except for kitty snuggles. Today I feel much better. This book about coffee that you have tagged is making me very sad because I love coffee, but coffee doesn‘t love me anymore. I am still able to drink tea, (cont)⬇️ 15h

CatLass007 even caffeinated tea, so it‘s not all bad. My physical health goal is to manage my pain levels, starting with migraines. My feeling is that once my migraines are no longer keeping me in bed most days. I will be able to leave the house for something other than doctor‘s appointments. I used to attend a fiber arts group and an open craft group at our senior citizen center but the instructor is now in a nursing home and those groups no longer (cont)⬇️ 15h

CatLass007 meet. I have spent a lot of time googling and have found a fiber arts group that meets every other Friday at the public library, and a group called Makerspace that meets on Monday, Wednesday, Friday afternoons at another location. I also am looking at local book clubs and have found at least one that seems to be one in which I could participate. Maybe more. But until I get my physical health in better condition I won‘t be able to really (cont)⬇️ (edited) 15h

CatLass007 go anywhere. I am working at ways to be more frugal, because I spend every month agonizing over every penny I spend. Mental health also is a major priority. I am looking for mentally healthy and effective ways to resist fascism in the United States. @Librarybelle @Cuilin @Sace I have tried Calm and didn‘t find it particularly helpful. I find guided meditation a frustrating experience mostly it‘s about breathing and noticing your body (cont)⬇️ (edited) 15h

tpixie @Eggs thinking of you, your partner, and your changes. In these hectic, difficult times, be sure and pause and take a deep breath & care for yourself. 💙💙💙 15h

CatLass007 and for whatever reason that doesn‘t work for me. I have attended a meditation group that mostly focuses on breath work, but on two different occasions, we were led on more focused, guided meditation. Mentally walking across a field, through a forest,up a hill, etc. Those seem to work better for me. But that particular group no longer (cont)⬇️ 15h

CatLass007 meets. If any of you have have suggestions for meditations similar to the ones I described, I would appreciate any input you have to offer. 15h

AnnCrystal @Librarybelle I believe there's hope for the future so long as don't give up hope 🙏💝.

@Bookwormjillk may the therapy help your hand recover 🙏💝.

@Eggs keeping you and yours in my prayers. Hopefully once you resettle, the stress will be a less for you 🙏💝.

@Cuilin may you find a long time solution for the discomfort 🙏💝.

@Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick may your back strengten soon 🙏💝.

@CatLass007 may your condition become well 🙏💝.

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AnnCrystal Personally I am better this week mentally. We're no longer jumping out of our shoes whenever we hear sirens.

Still worried and freaking about things going on.

For meditations, my garden is my safe place 🌱💝.

Thank you for the tag ☺️💝. (edited) 15h

CatLass007 @AnnCrystal Thank you. 🙏🏽💗 I will pray for you and all my friends on Litsy. Although the times can be discouraging, I don‘t think I could give up hope when I know there are still so many wonderful people in this world. 15h

tpixie @Kerrbearlib great Maggie Smith quote! 15h

AnnCrystal Thank You @CatLass007 truth 🥲🙏💖. 15h

Deblovestoread I have to admit I‘m mostly angry, especially at the people I know who voted for this dumpster fire. So I‘m trying to use that to make some changes like get rid of Meta products, reduce my reliance on Amazon, etc. and also review the people in my everyday life. I appreciate the reminder about this not being permanent from @Chrissyreadit although at 65 if feels like it could be for the rest of my days. 15h

dabbe @Librarybelle Glad you're meditating and that it's helping you to feel better. Can't wait to discuss some Christie! 🩵🩶🩵 15h

dabbe @TheLudicReader Okay, you win the teacher award. I never chased down students for missing assignments! I was like “You snoozed? You losed!“ Bad grammar intentional. Hope you get some relaxation from marking. 🩵🩶🩵 15h

dabbe @Bookwormjillk Good luck with PT; I hope it brings excellent results. 🩵🩶🩵 15h

dabbe @mhillis Yay! Hope it's relaxing! 🩵🩶🩵 15h

dabbe @Chrissyreadit Thanks for reminding me of this word (as a hashtag of course): #perspective 🩵🩶🩵 15h

dabbe @Eggs So sorry to read this. You are going through so much. Holding you in my thoughts and sending 🩵🩶🩵. 15h

dabbe @Cuilin Hoping for as many pain-free days as possible for you! 🩵🩶🩵 15h

dabbe @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick Go easy and rest up! 🩵🩶🩵 15h

Deblovestoread @Eggs. I‘m sorry you are going through so much and hope once you are settled you can find some comfort and peace. @Bookwormjillk @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick and @CatLass007 I hope you all find healing and comfort from your ailments. ❤️ @Cuilin David Grey! I haven‘t listened to him in a while. Need to fix that. Glad you had a lovely outing and hope you get continued respite from what ails you! Thanks everyone for sharing! ❤️ 15h

dabbe @Kerrbearlib #dopositive Love that, and thanks. 🩵🩶🩵 15h

dabbe @CatLass007 Meditation doesn't work much for me either. Here's a silly game I play when I want my brain to shut off: I take the alphabet and think of a category; then I try to come up with answers for each letter. Example: For “names of authors“ I might think “Alcott, Louisa“ or “Ann Patchett“ (both ways, of course). Then for B, maybe “Browning, Robert“ and so on. It really helps shut off my worries. 🩵🩶🩵 15h

dabbe @Deblovestoread So with you! 🩵🩶🩵 15h

dabbe How I got through this week:
1. A Trump Countdown timer: it actually helps me to see the numbers SLOWLY going down. 😂 Link: https://shorturl.at/Ai7s3
2. This song performed by Sydney Christmas. I have played it over and over again. She is STUNNING. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjyy4tYZFDc&list=RDpjyy4tYZFDc&start_radio=1
3. Creating my own mix of ambient sounds: https://asoftmurmur.com/

Sending all of you 🩵🩶🩵. #thistooshallpass 14h

Deblovestoread @dabbe Somehow #1 gave a spark of joy and although I had seen #2 before watching today made me tear up. Thanks for that! ❤️ 14h

Cuilin @CatLass007 speaking of walking meditation I just finished an amazing book on geotherapy,

Weathering

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dabbe @Deblovestoread Seeing those numbers move is reassuring! And I am now Sydney's biggest fan! 🩵🩶🩵 14h

CatLass007 @Deblovestoread I‘m 63 and I understand what you‘re saying. I‘m tired of being angry though. Making constructive steps like ridding yourself of Meta products, reducing your reliance on Amazon, and reviewing the people in your everyday will be emotionally healthy for you (and all of us) and I hope will help reduce your anger. @Kerrbearlib I like the way you think. I‘m looking up books by Maggie Smith right now. @Librarybelle I‘m looking up (cont)⬇️ 14h

CatLass007 mindful.org Thank you! @eggs ❤️🙏🏽❤️ @Cuilin Thanks for the recommendation! @dabbe I will look both of these up. (edited) 14h

AllDebooks @Librarybelle I feel so much better for moving off SM. Living in the moment is the only way to live, especially in such uncertain times. X 14h

AllDebooks @TheLudicReader I'm on Bluesky, but forget to use it. I mainly use Litsy now. Time in a bookshop is always time well spent. X 13h

AllDebooks @Bookwormjillk sounds painful but I hope it's worth it for long term relief. X 13h

AllDebooks @mhillis I find AI terrifying. I really need to learn more about it. 13h

AllDebooks @Chrissyreadit there is always hope. 💙 I've been following a lot of positive folks drawing attention to misinformation and what we can do to fight back, like AOC and Rebecca Solnit 13h

AllDebooks @Eggs you were on my mind. I'm sorry you're having such a difficult time. Do you have support or help in dealing with the house? I wish you rest and strength to see you through these awful changes. X 13h

AllDebooks @Cuilin I bet that was a lovely distraction for an evening. 13h

AllDebooks @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick glad you're feeling better. Enjoy your down time. X 13h

AllDebooks @Sace I absolutely bloody love this. Connection is key to getting through these tumultuous times. Ease up on the doomscrolling, tho. I drove myself batty over it during Brexit. 12h

AllDebooks @Faranae sounds like it will be a blast. Enjoy x 🥃 12h

AllDebooks @Kerrbearlib I agree with Maggie Smith. That quote is going in my journal. 😍 12h

Sace @AllDebooks I just corrected my comment because I meant to say that since I doomscrolled more than I should have it was still LESS than I did 2016-2020. I can do more good going out and connecting with others. Or staying in and reading and keeping my bad attitude about my neighbors in check 😂 12h

AllDebooks @CatLass007 🐈😻 Chronic illness is so debilitating. All you can do is take it one day at a time. Wishing you better so you can get more out of life. This time of year is tough for me, healthwise. It's why I started the #MidwinterSolace event as a way to connect with others. X 12h

AllDebooks @AnnCrystal I'm glad it's ben a calmer week. My garden is my happy place too. 12h

TheLudicReader @mhillis Any interesting takeaways about AI from your symposium? 12h

AllDebooks @Deblovestoread No!!! 65 is young, and this is a transient time. Yes, it's scary, but I think enough people will oppose the divisive, destructive changes he wants to bring in. Particularly so now it's obvious 12h

AllDebooks @Deblovestoread he's just in it for big business. I'm doing the same, avoiding all these troublesome companies. 11h

TheLudicReader Ugh, right @Sace “Is there anything I can do to get my mark up?” Um, yeah. All the crap you should have done during the semester. 😂 11h

AllDebooks @dabbe that countdown is going to be obsessed over. 😅 11h

AllDebooks @Sace yes, that's the time period I was lost in it, too. I blame covid. 11h

TheLudicReader Omg, @dabbe, Sydney Christmas! I started crying practically as soon as she started singing. Thanks for the link. As for chasing students…I wouldn‘t chase any of them if I had my way, a deadline is a deadline. Sadly, not our district‘s pov. 11h

AllDebooks @TheLudicReader just finished watching her. She's incredible @dabbe thanks for the link x 11h

CatLass007 @AllDebooks Today hasn‘t been too bad. I‘m really glad to be part of this group you‘ve established.❤️ 11h

AnnCrystal @AllDebooks 😘🌱💝💝💝. 10h

Sace @TheLudicReader I hate when they ask what they can do to bring up their grade. “Why yes. It‘s easy. Go back in time and do the work!” 10h

mhillis @TheLudicReader It was so interesting because some presenters were using AI as language teachers and others as language game developers. There are some gaps in our understanding of each other‘s needs but we learned a lot through discussing this 🙌 9h

mhillis @Sace I teach English to Japanese university students. I‘m interested in AI and literature language teaching too!! 9h

Kerrbearlib @Sace it can be hard to stop doom scrolling, can‘t it? I‘m working on reading or writing instead of scrolling, but it‘s hard to put the electronics down sometimes. 9h

Kerrbearlib @AllDebooks I‘m so glad you like the quote! ♥️ 9h

Kerrbearlib @dabbe you‘re welcome! 9h

Kerrbearlib @CatLass007 #Caturday makes everything better! I hope you enjoy Maggie‘s books if you decide to read any. The one I tagged really helped me after a friend‘s death. I think it‘s a good read for anyone experiencing change or loss. I may reread it soon, I think it will be helpful with all that‘s going on in the world. 8h

Sace @mhillis I teach novice level Spanish to US high school students. I‘m an old dog and I struggle with new tricks. I‘m only just trying CI/ADI techniques. 8h

Sace @Kerrbearlib same l! I‘m trying to just stick to Litsy! 8h

dabbe @AllDebooks IKR? 🤩😂🤩 8h

dabbe @TheLudicReader I know, but it still sucks that you have to do it. I would, too, in this climate today. RE: Sydney “Merry“ Christmas: I can't stop watching her. Her rendition of “Over the Rainbow“ and “My Way“ made me 😭 as well, but “Tomorrow“ really hit it for me. She is unbelievable! 🤩 8h

dabbe @AllDebooks YW! 🩵🩶🩵 8h

CatLass007 When I worked at HBO in Manhattan, I was able to look out the window in the cafeteria at the National Debt Clock across the street. It was kind of depressing watching the numbers keep climbing. Eventually, National Debt stopped climbing so steeply and the billionaire who put it up had it taken down. The National Debt is skyrocketing again and his Foundation put it back up. But even as slowly as the Trump countdown clock is going, it makes me happy 8h

CatLass007 @Kerrbearlib Do you think her books would work well as audiobooks? Particularly Keep Moving, the inspiration for the journal? 8h

Eggs @AllDebooks Thank you. My partner‘s daughter is helping manage her dad‘s stuff. Two of my daughters live 3-4 hours away, though my youngest lives 20 minutes away and came for several hours last weekend to help with taking down the paintings and making trips to goodwill etc. I just want it to be over. I have decluttered to the MAX!!!😅 - feels good 5h

Kerrbearlib @CatLass007 I think so, yes! 5h

Eggs @Bookwormjillk Thank you Jill🥰 This too shall pass.., 5h

Eggs @Librarybelle Thank you 🙏🏻 5h

Eggs @Cuilin Thank you🥰 Thanks for the love💞 I still have a lot to be grateful for - his heart is well and he‘s grateful and sweet. 5h

Eggs @Sace Thank you for the 💭 s; I‘m just grateful he survived the cardiac arrest - it could have been fatal. He is so grateful and sweet 5h

Eggs @dabbe Thank you 🙏🏻 💗😘 5h

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#TLT #ThreeListThursday @dabbe
New Survey: AP Literature Free Response Titles List #1 (1970-2024)
I really needed a list to take me totally away from the crapola of this week in the USA.
1. Survey link: https://www.listchallenges.com/litsy-ap-literature-free-response-titles-list-1
2. Share your score if you'd like.
3. Share your 3 favorites from the list or 3 that you might be interested in reading or a combo or whatever you'd like.
4. Tag a few!

DebinHawaii, Maria_Pulver, Kappadeemom, iread2much, Cuilin, AmyG, kspenmoll, TheBookHippie, BookNAround, catiewithac, TheLudicReader, jenniferw88, Deblovestoread, Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks, Sace, Kar2b, BookwormAHN, Sleepswithbooks, WorldsOkayestStepMom, TheBookgeekFrau, jdiehr, TheSpineView, Beatlefan129, ShelleyBooksie, Blerdgal_Fenix, LA1, Patchshank, Cupcake12, cinda.marie, PageShifter, LiseWorks, KadaGul

dabbe I'll post my faves later, but for the record: I've only read 20 from this list. So many ones I still want to read! 🤩 3d

Texreader That was fun. I‘ve read 11 and probably a few more, but I just can‘t remember. Easily my favorite was Dracula. 3d

Bookwormjillk I‘ve read 19 I think, but high school was a long time ago so I‘m not 100% which Shakespeare plays I read and which I just saw. Loved Dracula and Cry, The Beloved Country blew me away when I read it in school. 3d

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thebacklistbook 12. Mostly read for lit classes. 3d

rwmg 21

I'm guessing this is a school reading list but I don't really know what AP classes are or what to expect from them. 3d

LiseWorks I read only 8, but that's because I'm a Canadian, and our schools and universities have different books. Like where was most of Shakespeare stuff like Romeo and Juliette. 3d

bthegood ❤️💙❤️ (edited) 3d

PurpleyPumpkin I read 16 on this list and have many others on my tbr shelf. Many of these reads were from when I went to university. But I‘d like to get back to some of these. Thanks for posting!👍🏽 3d

BookNAround I‘ve read 46 but I do have 2 English degrees and did take AP English way back in the day. I have quite a few of the newer (post my long ago schooling) books on my shelves tbr. Also, I have read other books by a bunch of the authors but not necessarily their works on the list. (edited) 3d

Kar2b Only 6 for me. I haven‘t read All the Light We Cannot See yet, but I own it, so that‘ll take me to 7. 🤪 3d

TheSpineView Thanks for the tag! 😍 3d

Deblovestoread Thanks for the tag! 3d

dabbe @Texreader Yes to DRACULA, too! Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩶🩵🩶 3d

dabbe @Bookwormjillk Still can't believe I've never read CRY. On the TBR! Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩶🩵🩶 3d

dabbe @thebacklistbook Same here. Or ones I had to teach! 😂 Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩶🩵🩶 3d

dabbe @rwmg AP stands for Advanced Placement, and it is a literature course where if seniors can pass the AP literature exam (where these titles come from), they don't have to take English 101/102 in college. These are titles that the College Board (the ones who created all AP courses) deems are “works of literary merit.“ Obviously, that thought is up for debate. Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩶🩵🩶 3d

dabbe @LiseWorks Excellent point. Most titles are British and American, which is why those two subjects are taught in a lot of American high school courses. Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩶🩵🩶 3d

dabbe @bthegood 🩶🩵🩶 3d

dabbe @PurpleyPumpkin YW! Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩶🩵🩶 3d

dabbe @BookNAround #yahooyou! I knew you'd score higher than most--and you kicked my sorry English-teacher's ass! Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩶🩵🩶 3d

dabbe @Kar2b I own it, too, and have yet to read it! 😂 Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩶🩵🩶 3d

dabbe @TheSpineView YW! 😘 3d

dabbe @Deblovestoread YW! 😘 3d

BkClubCare I checked 31 but not that many were from HS but the past decade plus when I wanted to read more classics 🌟 Always fun to look at book lists 😂 3d

dabbe @BkClubCare I love book lists! It just makes the ol' TBR grow to infinity and beyond! 😂 Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩶🩵🩶 3d

LA1 Thanks for the tag! I‘m ranked #210, having read only 5 of the books. 😊 3d

dabbe @LA1 I sure found quite a few to add to my TBR; how about you? 🤩 Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩶🩵🩶 3d

bibliothecarivs I don't read a lot of fiction so I've only read 4. But Don Quixote, Elmet, and Dancing at Lughnasa are on my to-read list. 2d

dabbe @bibliothecarivs What type of nonfiction do you like? Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵🩶🩵 2d

TheLudicReader 17…not a great result. Lots of unfamiliar titles, too. 2d

peaKnit Oof 9% 2d

bibliothecarivs @dabbe I'm a nonfiction librarian and have wide interests but I usually read history, biography, autobiography, literary studies, cultural analysis, poetry, religion, nature & travel writing, and books about my favouite music, visual art, and films, with some politics, philosophy, science, and folklore sprinkled in. 2d

dabbe @TheLudicReader Same here. Mostly American and British authors, too. Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵🩶🩵 2d

dabbe @peaKnit You're in good company! 😂 Any you want to add to your never-ending TBR? 🩵🩶🩵 2d

dabbe @bibliothecarivs And I am #gobsmacked! 🤩 I would love to read more nonfiction, especially in history. Do you have anything to recommend for Tudor or 19th century British History or Colonial/Early American history? 2d

KadaGul Thank you 🫶 for the tag 🏷️. #Hello2025 🍀💜🌅💙 2d

Patchshank Thanks for the tag. I scored an 8 😂 2d

WorldsOkayestStepMom Thanks for the tag! I have read 14 of them. 2d

azulaco I scored 33. And actually I‘m embarrassed, because lots of these titles have been on my infinite TBR list for YEARS, so I should have read more of them. I did have a good high school and college education. A lot of the ones I read were assigned in class, or caught my interest after a related class discussion. I must admit that a couple, I‘ve only read excerpts of, so I kind of cheated. 2d

bibliothecarivs @dabbe yes! The Five by Rubenhold and the English Reformation by Jones. Currently enjoying Tomalin's biography of Thomas Hardy (b. 1840). If you're willing to go a little outside of the Tudor period, Dan Jones's books Summer of Blood and The Plantagenets are excellent. 2d

bibliothecarivs @dabbe

The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper

dabbe @KadaGul YW! 🩵🩶🩵 2d

dabbe @Patchshank You're in good company; most of us scored under a 20! Thanks for playing and sharing! 🩵🩶🩵 2d

dabbe @WorldsOkayestStepMom Yay you! Thanks for playing and sharing! 🩵🩶🩵 2d

dabbe @azulaco I say if you “dabbled“ in a book, it counts! Most scored under 20, so yahoo you! Thanks for playing and sharing! 🩵🩶🩵 2d

dabbe @bibliothecarivs I will look into all of these! Thank you so much for your help and expertise! 🤗 2d

dabbe @bibliothecarivs Ooh, I love JtheR stuff! 🤩 2d

DGRachel I managed a whopping 7. 😂 There were several others that I tried to read and bailed (glaring at Crime & Punishment) and a little sad at the number of authors I‘ve read, but haven‘t read the “right” book. I‘ve read a lot of Dickens and Cormac McCarthy, for instance. 😮‍💨 But also, I have to recommend a different translation of Beowulf. This one is 🤩

Beowulf: A New Translation

dabbe @DGRachel This survey only went through the letters A-C, so I bet your authors and other titles will be coming! And you're in good company; most of us scored 20 or under this time around. 😂 I'll have to check out your BEOWULF suggestion; thanks! Thanks also for playing and sharing. 🩵🩶🩵 1d

DGRachel I truly hated Beowulf in high school, but Headley‘s translation was delightful (if you like modernizations). It literally had me howling with laughter. I highly recommend the audiobook. 1d

dabbe @DGRachel Now on the TBR! 🤩🩵🤩 15h

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Texreader

Girl with a Pearl Earring | Tracy Chevalier

#two4Tuesday

1) As an attorney, I routinely have to deal with attorneys on the opposite side of my case. I hate it when I lose my temper with them because they are rude or lie or speak down to me because I‘m a woman. I wish I could keep my cool and often I can. But sometimes I just lose it. 🤬

2) Griet is 16 and a new maid to artist Vermeer‘s family. She‘s struggling with the job and wants to go home even though she does the same work there.

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Butterfinger That is one of my red flags, too, Karen. I can't stand when a man is condescending or calls me honey to calm me down. 4d

TheSpineView So with you on #1! Thanks for playing 4d

wanderinglynn I feel your pain. Heaven forbid a woman project any emotion except subservient contentment. And if we do, then it‘s all “calm down”, “you‘re being irrational/hysterical/[insert patriarchal insult here]. 🤬 4d

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mhillis

There's No Such Thing as an Easy Job | Kikuko Tsumura

#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView
1. Waking up early in the winter for first period class 🥶
2. There‘s No Such Thing as an Easy Job

TheBookHippie 🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶 4d

TheSpineView Feel you on #1. Thanks for playing! 4d

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Born.A.Reader

Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America | Barbara Ehrenreich

💼 The constant baby-sitting and cleaning up unnecessary messes that shouldn't be made if people planned better (I'm in Procurement).
💼💼 Tagged. The author works several different jobs (under cover, technically) to illustrate the living wage gap and how hard it is to get ahead and stay ahead financially. Great read.
@TheSpineView #Two4Tuesday

TheSpineView I feel you on #1. Thanks for playing 5d

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Jari-chan

Untitled | Unknown

Happy #5JoysFriday ? has anyone of you lovely people seen my motivation? No? Well, then let's try focusing on the small joys in life?

1. I'm apparently the Top 3 of Switzerland's reviewers on GR
2. Going to the Ornaris in Zurich with my boss
3. Going to the thrift store with @VaniBarelyReads and finding a book about Main Coons ?
4. "Painting" with Seccos "help" ?
5. The vegan bakery in Zurich and their sign about what's not welcome in their⬇️

Jari-chan shop (homophobia, ableism, transphobia etc) - love it 💖 @DebinHawaii 1w

AnnCrystal 📚🥳👍 Congrats 💝💝💝💝💝. 1w

Jari-chan @AnnCrystal Haha, thank you 😸 1w

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dabbe Yay to #1! 🩶🖤🩶 1w

Jari-chan @dabbe Thank you 😸 1w

BkClubCare Awesome!👏 3d

Jari-chan @BkClubCare Thank you ❤️ 3d

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Allthebookclubs

Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person | Shonda Rhimes

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I absolutely loved reading this. I chose this as my first book of the year intentionally. Shonda is hilarious, witty, snarky, and honest. I‘m so glad she said yes, and that she wrote this book. Book #1 in 2025

marleed I love your cards! 1w

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