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vlwelser
Perspective(s) | Laurent Binet
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There is no proof that I didn't need this book.

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PurpleyPumpkin
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I started reading this back in September with my fellow Shardlakians and I just finished it today! Needless to say, I‘m woefully behind in the series but I‘m continuing on and hope to catch up eventually. 😅 This was a reread for me (I last read it in 2011) and it did not disappoint. Part history, part mystery, part fiction and completely entertaining! A great story told by a master storyteller. 4/5⭐️
#ShardlakeBR
(May 28, 2025)

dabbe This one is so good! No worries. The discussion threads will still be here! 🤩 4d
PurpleyPumpkin @dabbe And I‘m so happy about that! Revisiting the discussion has been quite enjoyable. 😉 4d
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Therewillbebooks
Wolf Hall | Hilary Mantel
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We're back with a brand new Wolf Hall episode! Let us know what you thought of the novel. Was this the first time reading it? How much historical knowledge did you have going in? Did you consider the book hard to follow?

https://www.patreon.com/c/therewillbebooks

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Lcsmcat
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A highly-readable, well -researched book about Catholics in Elizabethan and Jacobean England. It carries lessons we still need today about religious tolerance and the dangers of state involvement in matters of conscience. #letterG #LitsyAtoZ & #doublespin @TheAromaofBooks @Texreader

TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 2w
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vivastory
Orlando Furioso | Ludovico Ariosto
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Years ago I tackled the wacky tagged Italian epic poem in the 2 vol Penguin set. Total page count is 1,632 pages.
Although it is technically a trilogy, Tolkien envisioned LoTR as a single volume & if it was counted as such then the page count for editions I read clock in at 1,248.
At just a few less pages than LoTR would be King's longest work-The Stand (1,200)
Lately I have been thinking of tackling Shogun (1,300) pages.
#sundayfunday

tpixie Oh! I‘ve read The Stand & LoTR! ( I‘m currently reading Les Mis- so ask me Dec 31!) 😂 2w
shortsarahrose Also read The Stand and LoTR, but those are beaten by a Library of America collection of Herman Melville‘s post-Moby Dick novels and prose work (1478 pages). 2w
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BookmarkTavern Multiple volumes definitely count! Thanks for posting! 2w
vivastory @shortsarahrose I love LoA volumes! I checked that one out from the library to read The Confidence-Man. There were some other pieces in there I plan on reading in the future 2w
vivastory @tpixie That's a great one! 2w
Branwen I'm guessing The Stand would be mine? Also Wind & Truth which was over 1300 pages if I'm remembering correctly! 2w
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Jen2
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I am weirdly fascinated by Thomas. This was a great listen.

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Lcsmcat
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Continuing my exploration of the Tudor period with this #doublespin choice. I bought it after hearing the author on a history panel discussing Henry VIII and enjoyed the last book I read by her (tagged in comments.) @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3w
TheBookHippie Oooo. Looks interesting! 2w
Lcsmcat @TheBookHippie It is! Her research is extensive (and there are end notes to show it) but her style is accessible. And she often puts a feminist spotlight on the actions of the past without expecting Elizabethans to be from the 21st century, if you know what I mean. 2w
TheBookHippie @Lcsmcat stacked! 🙃 2w
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jenniferw88
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dabbe Yay! 🤩🤩🤩 3w
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MonicaLoves2Read
Wolf Hall | Hilary Mantel
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3.7 While I enjoyed the book, some things just didn't work for me. Everyone knows that Thomas Cornwell played a huge part in Henry VIII's rule. Mantel does a good job of bringing this time period to life. The thing that bothered me was that something in the book would happen, and she would go back and explain it with fact. I did the audiobook instead of reading the book, so that may have been part of the problem. I know that sometimes, ⬇️

MonicaLoves2Read when you listen to a book, not everything comes across as good as if you actually read the book. I will continue the series because I enjoy learning new things, which I usually pick up in a historical fiction book. I end up going down the rabbit hole sometimes 🙃

#Historical #Autobook #Bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks
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MonicaLoves2Read Low pick 4w
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 4w
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dabbe
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Catsandbooks Wonderful 🎉👏🏼 4w
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