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Liz_M
Martyr!: A novel | Kaveh Akbar
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I read a few books, Two #1001Books. Fresh Dirt from the Grave was mostly set in #Bolivia for #FoodandLit. It and Voyager are #WomeninTranslation. Patsy worked for #LGBTQIA2025 bingo and Three books were for #192025. Martyr! was just because I had been recommend it so many times.

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Bookwormjillk
BookSpinBingo | Untitled
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I got my #BookSpin list together! Seemed like I was early but then the calendar said September is Monday 😱 I‘ll tag the books in the comments below. @TheAromaofBooks

AmyG How cute! 1w
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Leftcoastzen What a cutie!🥰😸I see beans ! 1w
Jas16 So cute! 1w
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RaeLovesToRead Oh hai Kitty 👋🏻 🐾 7d
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ShelleyBooksie Well hello ♡ Awesome pic 7d
dabbe #photocontestwinner! 🖤🐾🖤 7d
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Susanita Black beans! 7d
AnnCrystal 😍💕😻🐾💝. 6d
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 6d
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Soubhiville
My Favorite Authors | Thomas Costley
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Hello #AuthorAMonth readers! Can you believe we‘re almost to the end of another month? Just a few more days with Judy Blume. If you haven‘t yet you may want to check out the biopic of her on Prime, it‘s excellent!

For September we‘ll be reading Kurt Vonnegut. Any recommendations?

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TheBookHippie Oy. I prefer his short stories, plays and letters. I think everything he writes makes you think. I know ….non answer… 1w
ChaoticMissAdventures I don't do Author of the Month, but I love seeing everyone's posts and Vonnegut is one of my all time favorites hope it is ok if I give some recs? Slaughterhouse is a must (I have a tattoo) Sirens of Titans is lesser known but a hidden gem, loved Cats Cradle, and for non-fiction readers I love this one of graduation speeches. 1w
Texreader Lots of free audiobooks with an Audible subscription are available 1w
TheBookHippie @ChaoticMissAdventures I second Sirens of Titans 1w
Soubhiville Thanks @ChaoticMissAdventures that‘s very helpful! 1w
willaful I especially love Mother Night and God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater. 1w
Bookwormjillk I'm doing Slaughterhouse Five - haven't read it since high school and it fits with one of my blank spots for #192025 1w
PurpleyPumpkin @Texreader Thanks for the heads-up about Audible. They provide many options!👍🏽 1w
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Bookwormjillk
Deenie | Judy Blume
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Such nostalgia in this book. I remember reading it around 7th grade and feeling like the worst thing that could happen to me in school was scoliosis. Those were the days. This book is obviously very dated but Judy Blume talks about accepting people with differences in a way that doesn‘t hammer you over the head with it and that‘s what makes her great. Deenie‘s mom and her obsession with modeling also reminded me of modern day travel sports moms.

CatMS I must admit I have never read any Judy Blume. In my youth it was Trixie Belden, Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, and biographies of famous women. Then I went to adult books as both my mom and dad were readers. 3w
Bookwormjillk @CatMS we used to pass them around in 3rd and 4th grade 3w
Librarybelle Oh! I‘ve not read this one by her! 3w
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OutsmartYourShelf
4.50 from Paddington | Agatha Christie
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Short Review: One of the classic Miss Marple stories, this one has been adapted several times & in fact was the first Miss Marple film ever made, featuring Margaret Rutherford. This is a fast-paced murder mystery with quite a large cast of characters. Miss Marple spends most of the time 'off screen' but does make several appearances throughout the story but mainly investigating through proxy Lucy Eyelesbarrow. Very enjoyable read. 4🌟

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BarbaraJean
The Secret of Chimneys | Agatha Christie
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I think I agree with the sentiment I‘ve heard that Christie‘s espionage novels are generally her weaker books. The international/political intrigue here was both weak and too convoluted; never mind the problematic stereotypes. Between that and the English country house party dynamics, there was just a little too much going on for me. I did enjoy Superintendent Battle‘s investigative methods, as he worked quietly in the background, almost ⤵️

BarbaraJean (Cont‘d) …overshadowed by Cade and Virginia, who instead serve as the main characters. And I also really liked the lighthearted tone and the banter. Not Christie‘s best, but still an entertaining and fun read!

This was the #ChristiesCapers pick for June, as well as my 1925 pick for #192025.
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dabbe @BarbaraJean I agree! 🩵🎯🩵 4w
Librarybelle I do like this one 4w
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BarbaraJean
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Fiona returns to live with her grandparents on the beloved Western Isles of her birth. When she visits her family‘s former home on the island of Ron Mor, she‘s sure she sees a glimpse of her baby brother, who disappeared when her family left the island four years before. Such a sweet, lovely story of family and return, with hints of myth and magic—enhanced by Fry‘s drawings throughout. So glad I picked this as my 1957 book for #192025.

willaful This must be the source of “The Secret of Roan Inish“! We just rewatched that the other day. So a beautiful movie. 4w
BarbaraJean @willaful Yes! I haven‘t watched it yet, but really want to now that I‘ve read this. 4w
Librarybelle Yay!! 4w
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