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Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick
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I read these for the #192025 challenge, and they were both a quick & delightful way to bang out two years. Mrs Harris and the supporting characters were likeable, though I do think New York was a little less charming than the first. In Paris, we see Mrs Harris really impacting the various lives she encounters, where some of NY was swift mentions of people. Ultimately, I recommend both of you need something light & uplifting these days.

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BarbaraJean
The Library at Night | Alberto Manguel
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#BookSpin and #DoubleSpin for May! I‘m really excited about The Library at Night. It‘s been on my TBR for years, and my husband bought me a copy maybe a year ago at Christmas. It‘s on my #50x50 list and its time has come! My DoubleSpin landed on the same category as April‘s BookSpin (1950s—70s for #192025), which I still haven‘t read—I think it‘s a sign 😆 So I‘ll pick two of those three above, and one will be for April and one for May!

Lcsmcat I remember loving A Separate Peace when I read it in high school. 4d
Bookish.SAM I LOVED The Library and Night! And went to the immersive experience in Toronto a few years ago with the only other book nerd in my life, my cousin. We polished off the day at Library Bar in the Royal York. One of my best book nerd days ever! 📚🤓❤️ 4d
TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Enjoy!! I need to look at my list and figure out a strategy for my remaining books for that challenge - I actually don't have a lot of slots left so I feel like it's really doable!! 3d
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BarbaraJean @Lcsmcat I'm leaning toward that one and Black Sheep! 3d
BarbaraJean @Bookish.SAM Oh, that sounds amazing!! I'm so curious--what was the immersive experience?! 3d
BarbaraJean @TheAromaofBooks I'm at about 75% for #192025--I think I need to read 2-3 books for it per month in order to finish in time. #BookSpin seems determined to keep me on track! 😂 3d
Bookish.SAM https://showoneproductions.ca/ru/event/library-at-night/. It was inspired by the book. A virtual reality tour of several famous (real and fictional) libraries around the world. Very interesting. (edited) 2d
BarbaraJean @Bookish.SAM That looks and sounds incredible!!! What a fantastic bookish experience. 😍😍 2d
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Liz_M
All Your Children, Scattered | Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse
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Not a bad #BookSpinBingo month. I finished the tagged for #FoodandLit, #Rwanda. The Book Censor's Library was my #DoubleSpin and also fits #OffMyShelf - #InvolvesBooks; The Colour and Dance on the Volcano were for #192025; Indigenous Pacific Islander anthology worked for #FictionalTraveler and was my #BookSpin. There are a couple of #1001Books, and several for a global reading project.

Most importantly, I have two bingos!

Suet624 Nice! 6d
Ruthiella Bingo! 🤩 6d
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OutsmartYourShelf
Sophie Scholl and the White Rose | Jud Newborn, Annette Dumbach
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Pickpick

This book tells the true story of 5 Munich university students, who set up an underground resistance movement against the Nazis, & their tragic fate.

This was all new to me as although I've read quite a bit about WWII, I'd never heard of the 'White Rose'. The story of their tragically short-lived efforts to establish a resistance movement against the Nazis is an important one, but I felt a bit short-changed with regards to the people themselves.

OutsmartYourShelf The book tells us about their actions & their ideals & that they all showed remarkable courage even when facing their deaths, but very little about them as individuals so the reader is always kept at a distance from the main subjects. I don't feel as if I know anything about Sophie or her brother, Hans, outside of the group. The researching of the events was well done though. 3.75🌟

Full Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/769854819
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Librarybelle I‘m not familiar with this either. Good to learn something new! 1w
Andrew65 This looks good! Well done 🎉🎉🎉 7d
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Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick
BookSpinBingo | Untitled
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Hey folks! How the heck are ya? I've been slumping HARD. I'm hoping that spring brings me peace, focus, and plenty of cherry blossom blooms!

I haven't peeked at the numbers selected for this month. Fingers crossed that I don't wish I had. 😆

@TheAromaofBooks #bookspinbingo

TheBookHippie ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ 1mo
Ruthiella You got some heavy reads on your list. Start with Mrs. Harris goes to Paris maybe. It‘s supposed to be light and fun. 1mo
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick @Ruthiella Thanks for the rec. I was trying to finish #192025 by I may need another year. 😬 My hold on Redwall (audio) just came in, so I'll give that a go. My library has Mrs Harris Goes to Paris and New York on the same audio file, so I'll fill in a free spot, too. Bookspin is Sex and Rage. Doublespin is anything set in Ireland. 1mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1mo
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BarbaraJean
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April‘s #DoubleSpin is clear—and is also my #44 pick for #50x50. For my #BookSpin, I get to pick a book published in the 1950s—70s for #192025. Above are the three I‘m thinking about… any recommendations?

Suet624 Yay for Anam Cara. I‘ve only read A Separate Peace (as a teenager) out of the three and I liked it. (edited) 1mo
TheBookHippie I like them all 👀🤫🙃 1mo
BarbaraJean @Suet624 I'm really looking forward to Anam Cara. It's been on my list for so long and it's nice to have the “assignment“ to read it! @TheBookHippie Good news is I'll be reading them all at some point before the end of the year!! 1mo
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TheBookHippie @BarbaraJean literal DECADES since my reading of them 😂 1mo
TheAromaofBooks Oh Black Sheep is one of my favorite Heyer romances!! 1mo
BarbaraJean @TheAromaofBooks Oh, that‘s good to know! I‘ve been leaning toward Black Sheep anyway because I‘m pretty sure that will be a nice escapist read—the other two, not so much 😆 1mo
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Liz_M
The Odyssey | Homer
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A fair amount of reading was done in March. While many books are in the 3-star range, I did really enjoy The Odyssey (read over two months). I finished ny #BookSpin and #DoubleSpin, read a couple of books for #192025, read two books set in big cities for #FictionalTraveler, a couple of #1001Books, and I even got a Bingo.

Suet624 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 1mo
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TheAromaofBooks
Spinning Forward | Terri DuLong
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Good morning, everyone! The moment you have all been waiting for!! Our official #BookSpin number is THIRTEEN! Our official #DoubleSpin number is FOUR!! I have thoroughly enjoyed looking at everyone‘s lists & am really looking forward to seeing your reviews!!

My next post will be the #BookSpinBingo card. I am NOT tagging anyone on that post!! If you want to bingo, please just check my profile for the card. This saves me having to double tag ⬇

TheAromaofBooks (cont‘d) everyone/keep track of who wants to bingo and who doesn‘t!!

I use the same tag list for the entire year, so if you would like to be added or removed, please just let me know. It takes me a while to tag everyone (there are a lot of you!!!) so I will add “FINISHED” to the last tag batch so you know whether or not I missed you. If I did, it was completely inadvertent. Sometimes I just spell someone‘s username wrong. ⬇
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TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) As always, the link to the masterpost about how this challenge works can be found on my profile or here - https://thearomaofbooks.wordpress.com/bookspin-bookspinbingo-litsy-challenge/ - and the link to the Google Form where you can track your reads for the end-of-the-year-giveaway can be found here - https://forms.gle/2TgEz5N3NLq3GyV56

Thanks for playing, everyone!! Please know that I read EVERY comment on this post but don't always ⬇
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TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) have time to reply to them all!! Thank you all so much for your enthusiasm and for making this challenge SO much fun!!

I'm going to post the Bingo board, and then come back and start the tag list on this post. Happy reading!!!
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TheAromaofBooks That's everyone on my tag list, so if you haven't been tagged and would like to be added, please let me know. Happy Spinning, everyone!!! 1mo
Soubhiville Thank you! 📚❤️ 1mo
GinaKButler Yay!! I got 1mo
Bookwormjillk 2nd month in a row I got a Nancy Drew. Not always the best books, but easy to finish! 1mo
claudiuo Thank you! Indeed what I was waiting for! 1mo
Librarybelle Looks like I have Jane and the Wandering Eye and this month‘s #SundayBuddyRead ! 1mo
TheSpineView Awesome! 1mo
bookandbedandtea Yay for #BookSpin day! Thanks, Sarah! 1mo
5feet.of.fury Oooh I never really count these I just like the bingo board but these are both library books on my April list I started at the end of March 1mo
BarbaraJean Yay! My BookSpin is a decade range for #192025, so I get to choose something published in the 1950s—70s, and my DoubleSpin is one I picked for my 50x50 challenge (tagged)! 1mo
MemoirsForMe Woo hoo! I get to read 2 celebrity memoirs! 🙌🏻 1mo
dabbe Thanks for hosting! 🩵💙🩵 1mo
CSeydel Thank you for keeping this going. It‘s such a fun game! My books are The Ghost Map and 1mo
PuddleJumper Royal Assassin and an ARC this month 1mo
Suet624 Four letters of love by Niall Williams! 1mo
CoffeeK8 Thanks for organizing! 1mo
Eggs Bookspin: Widows and Orphans. Doublespin: Cause to Run 1mo
Kiwidragonnerd I'm quite sure how the tagging thing works, but I'd love to join Bookspin for next month! (And all months after that) 3w
TheAromaofBooks @Kiwidragonnerd - Yay!! Glad to have you along!! Being on the tag list means I'll tag you twice a month - once in a lil reminder post, and then once on the 2nd when I post the numbers. Also if you go to my profile there is a link to more info about the challenge, including info on tracking your reads so you can enter in my end-of-the-year giveaway!!! 3w
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Liz_M
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And I thought the book tagged in the comments was bleak. This has most of the same plot points – family tragedy, religion, poverty -- mixed with an older protagonist and therefore adds exploitative and unhealthy sexual behavior, all wrapped in a light stream-of-consciousness delivery. And yet, with all these elements that should keep me at a distance, should make it nearly unreadable, I never avoided picking it and cried many times while reading.

BarbaraBB Great review. Both so bleak but I enjoyed (not the correct word) Discomfort much more than this one. 1mo
Liz_M @BarbaraBB the prose was more straight-forward in Discomfort, for sure. 1mo
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