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lil1inblue
Alarms and Discursions | G. K. Chesterton
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willaful If I were going to write poems, they would definitely be to cheese. 😂 6h
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Susanita
A Front Page Affair | Radha Vatsal
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1. Sharon, Stephanie, Barbara, Lily
2. Kili is the first cat I have named.
3. Capability (“Kitty”) Weeks from the tagged series. #wondrouswednesday

Eggs Thx for playing 🥳 1w
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Librarybelle
Early Poems | Edna St. Vincent Millay
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I was about to post this before I got the phone call about Zeke‘s biopsy results. I‘m so excited to read this, @TheBookHippie ! Thank you!! #SundayBuddyRead

TheBookHippie Yay!!!! It arrived!!! 1mo
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DebinHawaii
Early Poems | Edna St. Vincent Millay
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#Bibliophile catch up

I don‘t have an extensive #PoetryCollection so these two new books are a welcome addition. The tagged book is a prize from @TheBookHippie & the Oliver I picked up on #IndependentBookstoreDay last weekend.

TheBookHippie ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ 1mo
Eggs Brilliant 🎨 1mo
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Karisa
Early Poems | Edna St. Vincent Millay
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Hurray! It‘s here and thank you, @TheBookHippie 🥰 Can‘t wait to dive in right after I finish Rapture and Melancholy with #SundayBuddyRead 💗📚

TheBookHippie YAY!!!!! It made it!!!!!!! Enjoy! ♥️ 1mo
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JazzFeathers
Patricia Brent, Spinster | Herbert Jenkins
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Pickpick

Really enjoyed it 😁

It's a very light-hearted read, yet there are some deeper reflections in the final part.
Sometimes l though the plot was a little unlikely, but then, it is a humorous take and it works like that.

I also enjoyed reading about the New Woman (one of my favourite historical topics) from a contemporary. Yes, the complexity of this figure dies come out.

I looked for other stories by this author, but he seems quite forgotten.

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Addison_Reads
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Pickpick

This graphic nonfiction about a man I never knew before reading this was terrific. Eugene Bullard was the first African-American combat pilot, and this is his story.

The artwork is gorgeous, and the story is informative and heartfelt.

Highly recommend, even if graphic novels aren't your usual read.

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JazzFeathers
Patricia Brent, Spinster | Herbert Jenkins
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Time for this recommendation from a friend 😁

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Cathyloves2read
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Pickpick

I love when I learn something new from a book, and I almost always do with historical fiction. In this novel, I learned of the important role that the Chinese played in France during WW1. The story gave a good perspective from both the Chinese and the French side. I did the audio version, and found the narrators very good. I read this book as part of the Goodreads 52 Week Challenge.

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willaful
Patricia Brent, Spinster | Herbert Jenkins
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Perhaps the original fake engagement romance? In WWI London, Patricia is mortified to overhear fellow boardinghouse “guests“ gossip about her lonely state, and invents a date with a fiance. When she's followed to the “date,“ she spies a likely man in uniform and begs him to help her out.

The romance that follows is chock full of gender essentialism and not that interesting, but there are some fascinating and funny portraits of the time. cont.

willaful My favorite scene is a bombing, which brings out the best--and worst--in the boardinghouse residents. One man hilariously tries to display cool by lighting cigarettes, which he completely loses track of. I also liked the resolution, in which Patricia is shown that the studied indifference and unsentimentality practiced by the bright young things of the age is cutting them off from the chance of happiness. A soft pick, worth a read. (edited) 3mo
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