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Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine | Gail Honeyman

November #bookspin @TheAromaofBooks

#doublespin was the book club pick (tagged), so I've used the one I'm currently reading for it.

And I've decided on one of the shorter Hardy novels for #9 (Under the Greenwood Tree).

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Looks fantasticy!! 6d

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PuddleJumper

Roll the Dice | Wayne Avrashow

My highland cow minotaur grave cleric rolled November's #Roll100 😂

Roll 1 - 36
Roll 2 - 19
Roll 3 - 9

What are you all reading?

#Roll100 will be back in 2026! I'll post a sign up sheet in December and link to the SG challenge but start thinking about your new list or carry on with your old list

PuddleJumper @Firestarter994 @AllDebooks @Laughterhp @Ruthiella @majkia @Jari-chan @BarkingMadRead @Roary47 @janeycanuck @BookmarkTavern @Larkken @TheAromaofBooks @Coffeymuse @rabbitprincess @claudiuo @Allylu @5280reader @willaful @Librariana @hissingpotatoes
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PuddleJumper @peanutnine @julieclair @Read4life @Nessavamusic @JenReadsAlot @bekakins @majkia @ImperfectCJ @ShananigansReads @Ruthiella @kelli7990

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PuddleJumper @SconsinBookyBadger @TheSpineView @Kenyazero @MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @RedxoHearts @MeganAnn @JackOBotts @LibrarianRyan @Jadams89 @Airykah13 @Pogue @DieAReader @AbigailJaneBlog @KellyHamHer @LitsyEvents

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PuddleJumper @Julsmarshall @rabbitprincess @janeycanuck @DebinHawaii @SunnieK @katiekat311 @triplem80 @melissajayne @Lkempf @RainyDayReading @gossamerchild @Yuki_Onna @RaeLovesToRead @Deblovestoread @Booksblanketsandahotbeverage @Ncostell @Hooked_on_books @Maggie4483 @Smarkies @MegaBooks 1w

Ruthiella Because I use the #Roll100 list for other challenges, I only have no. 19 unread. I‘ll give Olga another shot

Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead: A Novel

PuddleJumper @Ruthiella ❤️❤️ Brilliant! 1w

Laughterhp I feel like when I make my list, halfway through the year I don‘t want to read any of the books on it. So not sure what I‘ll do for a list in 2026! 1w

PuddleJumper @Laughterhp I feel that! I donated half my list a few months ago. The challenge is to help prior read their TBR/read their shelves so it's not super strict. You could add them after you've read them, or keep a fluid list. Whatever works! 1w

claudiuo Already read all the books for these numbers, but I will replace them with alternates. I can't not have Roll100 reads in my Nov list😁
Thank you so much! 1w

PuddleJumper @claudiuo Nicely done! 1w

TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! Looking forward to next year!! I continually make this list out of books I own but haven't read and it's astounding that I never have trouble coming up with 100 of them! 🙃 1w

willaful @Laughterhp I've found my list very useful for deciding *not* to read books. 😂 Though have also read some very happily!

My plan for next year is to use mostly books I own, because I'm trying to declutter. Our house gets smaller every year!

For November, I already DNF'd #36. #19 is something by Cherie Priest. (I loved her I Am Princess X.) #9 is Panenka which I already ignored once but will try to try. 😊

Panenka

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julieclair I have Autumn by the Sea (great timing!), Kristin Lavransdatter, and Other Birds. A nice variety. So glad you‘re continuing for 2026! 😀 1w

rabbitprincess Heck yeah, looking forward to participating again next year! Also, that character sounds AWESOME!! 1w

Julsmarshall Looking forward to playing again next year! 1w

Jari-chan I'm going to pause this month and maybe in December too, but I already got my list for 2026 ready 😄 1w

PuddleJumper @Jari-chan That's very organized! 1w

MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm Going to start a whole fresh list because I‘ve been terrible about participating. I think I let it get too stale by carrying too much over from last time. 😅 Excited to scrap 2025 and start fresh in the next year. 1w

Kenyazero I've got some repeats, but added Sissi to the list of rolled! I have a backlog of rolled-not-read that I can tackle this month 🤭 6d

PuddleJumper @MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm I'm waiting until after Christmas as I'll be gifted loads of books. I like making a new list each year 6d

PuddleJumper @Kenyazero lol sounds good! 6d

MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @PuddleJumper Ooh that‘s smart! I‘ll have to leave slots open for mine too. 6d

RaeLovesToRead I think I will have to resolve to do better at this next year hehe! 😄 5d

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Skygoddess1

Remembering 9/11: Terror, Trauma and Social Theory | V. Seidler

This past June I was on a layover in Jersey City and walked over to Liberty State Park where I was able to take in views not only of Lady Liberty, but also this memorial of the Twin Towers, from the New Jersey side of the Hudson. #9/11 #NeverForget #September11th

TheBookHippie I think this one is so moving. 2mo

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squirrelbrain

Rest of Our Lives | Benjamin Markovits

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#9 from the #bookerlonglist and one that I really enjoyed.

I get the Strout comparisons, from the POV of a monologue that goes off at tangents about random people from the past and present. However, it‘s definitely not the ‘male All Fours‘ - not even remotely. That‘s just a lazy comparison because the protagonist takes off on a road trip without telling anyone, in this case having just dropped his daughter off at college.

BarbaraBB Great review 3mo

TheKidUpstairs Great review! I was put off by the All Fours comparisons, because while I loved that book I have zero interest in reading anything like it from a male POV. So I'm glad to hear that's lazy marketing (I HATE lazy comparisons) rather than actual vibes. 3mo

Graywacke Interesting! It‘s on order. Has shipped… 3mo

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squirrelbrain Thanks @BarbaraBB @TheKidUpstairs - yes, definitely lazy marketing, Megan. 🙄 3mo

squirrelbrain Hope you enjoy when it arrives! @Graywacke 3mo

Caroline2 Yay! So glad you enjoyed it. I really liked it too. 👍 and it‘s defo not a male all fours. 3mo

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staci.reads

Northanger Abbey | Jane Austen

@Crinoline_Laphroaig #Pemberlittens #JaneAustenThenandNow
1. My 4th time (at least). I appreciate Austen's humor more every time.
2. Henry, but I love Eleanor and would have loved to hear more of her voice in the novel.
3. The early scenes when Isabella is dropping hints about her love interest in James, and Catherine is oblivious. I also love when Catherine finally acknowledges Isabella's true character and finally shows some pluck. ⬇️

staci.reads 4. "If a rainy morning deprived them of other enjoyment, they were still resolute in meeting in defiance of wet and dirt, and shut themselves up to read novels together." Or "The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid."
5. Dance for sure! In a carriage, I'd be trapped and possibly maimed by his driving.
6. Thrown out because then I'm the victim, not the guilty party ? 3mo

staci.reads 7. My husband's brother for sure! I love my own brothers too much!
8. Catherine, Henry, and Eleanor of course. Not invited - John Thorpe. He would suck up all the oxygen in the room. He's unbearable.
9. I love that this book feels so different from her others. The way she breaks the fourth wall so often is fun, and her snark is more prominent. I feel like this book is closer to what a conversation would have been with Jane Austen. 3mo

mabell I love your answers! I very much agree with #9! 3mo

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uncommonlycozies

Untitled | Untitled

tell me which #hammock already lives in your yard
& which one you‘re still dreaming of. 💭
#julyjazz

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs I‘ve had several like #2 but dream of #9! (edited) 4mo

uncommonlycozies @Eggs I hope you get the dream! 🥰 # 8 is in my dreams because I love to stargaze! I‘m so lucky to live beyond light pollution 🌠💫 (edited) 4mo

BookmarkTavern I have 0 but I daydream of 8! ❤️ 4mo

Eggs @uncommonlycozies Good point about #8! Glad you have clear night skies 🌟✨⭐️ 4mo

uncommonlycozies @BookmarkTavern I say put me in that giant Christmas ornament- with some books of course- & hang me from a tree! 😁 (edited) 4mo

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Liz_M

Untitled | Anonymous

How is your summer going (or winter, for our friends in the Southern Hemisphere)? Here in the US, we are halfway through summer 😨. Have you read 7 of your #14Books14Weeks yet? Or have you abandoned the dry-haystack of pre-chosen books for greener pastures?

I magically finished my 7th book yesterday, which would be on track if my reading-vacation hadn't happened in June so I won't have nearly as much time to read the rest of the summer.

Liz_M Dang it, the Tags didn't stick! 4mo

Liz_M @CarolynM, @Ruthiella, @kspenmoll, @sarahbarnes, @GinaKButler, @BookmarkTavern, @mom2bugnbee, @ShananigansReads, @Jas16, @BarbaraBB
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Liz_M @Catsandbooks, @Zuhkeeyah, @ncsufoxes, @Read4life, @peanutnine, @AllDebooks, @Aconight, @Susanita, @ChaoticMissAdventures, @Leniverse 4mo

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sarahbarnes I‘m reading the 7th book from my stack right now! Like you, I‘m not sure I‘ll be as successful the rest of the summer so whether I‘ll finish the stack is TBD. I have definitely gotten distracted by some other books! 😂 4mo

Liz_M @BennettBookworm, @squirrelbrain, @Bookwormjillk, @Lcsmcat, @Skygoddess1, @Gissy, @janeycanuck, @Susanita, @RaeLovesToRead, @Deblovestoread 4mo

Liz_M @llwheeler, @Librarybelle, @CSeydel, @Mollyanna, @BarkingMadRead, @BookNAround, @KatieB 4mo

Jas16 I have finished my 10th book of the stack and am halfway through the 11th so I on track to finish on time. 4mo

BookNAround I should probably check and see what books I originally put in my stack, eh? 😂 4mo

GinaKButler I‘m halfway through book number 7! (Which is an enormous improvement over the past two summers). 4mo

Mollyanna I‘ve read two, but have started 9 others 🤣. Does that count? Now, if I could only finish them… 4mo

Leniverse Er... I've read 21 books. But only two of them are from that stack of 14 ? I started a third but put it down "for a couple of days" about a month ago. ? I'm really not good at sticking to a plan. 4mo

Liz_M @sarahbarnes 7 is not bad, and distracting books seem so necessary these days! 4mo

Liz_M @Jas16 Amazing! 4mo

Liz_M @BookNAround 😂 I mean the best part of these challenges is choosing the books, right? 4mo

Liz_M @GinaKButler Congrats on the fantastic progress! 4mo

Liz_M @Mollyanna Hopefully you now know which ones you actually want to finish? 😁 4mo

Liz_M @Leniverse Plans are made to be deviated from! 4mo

Read4life I‘ve finished 8 and I‘m currently reading #9. 4mo

Ruthiella I‘m not doing that well! 😅 Only two read so far and one in the works. I will do some catching up in August, hopefully.🤞 4mo

Lcsmcat I‘m ahead, with 11 books. So even if I run into problems later I think I‘ll make it. 😀 4mo

Bookwormjillk I haven‘t started 🤷‍♀️🤦‍♀️ 4mo

Librarybelle I haven‘t started either, @Bookwormjillk . My stack is sitting on my dresser, judging me. 😂 4mo

Bookwormjillk @Librarybelle I turned mine around so they couldn‘t judge me 4mo

Librarybelle @Bookwormjillk 😂 4mo

Liz_M @Read4life Excellent! 4mo

Liz_M @Ruthiella Having read more than one is a win as far as I'm concerned! 🤓 4mo

Liz_M @Lcsmcat Impressive! 4mo

Liz_M @Bookwormjillk @Librarybelle Cats and pleasure reading is the priority this summer, so make sure your pets put those judgy books in their place (presumably by knocking the stack to the floor, if your cats are like mine 😂) 4mo

Librarybelle @Liz_M I should move my stack to the nightstand; Xander loved knocking down the books there in the middle of the night! 😂 4mo

squirrelbrain I‘m reading 12 and 13 at the moment! #smugface 😜 4mo

AllDebooks @squirrelbrain Wow, well done! 👏 4mo

AllDebooks I'm starting #8 of 14. 📚😀📚

Things that are

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Zuhkeeyah I‘m now starting book no. 7! The stack is next to the couch so I can‘t ignore it 4mo

Gissy No, im behind but i am working to finish them by September. It is a great idea because my tbr are a stack of books received in different swaps. So it is a an exited challenge 📚😃👌 4mo

Liz_M @squirrelbrain Congrats! You must have chosen your books wisely! 4mo

Liz_M @AllDebooks Nice, you're right on track! 4mo

Liz_M @Zuhkeeyah Smart move! Unless of course one wants to lie down on that exact spot. 🤓 4mo

Liz_M @Gissy Good way to add some extra motivation for the challenge, well done! 4mo

mom2bugnbee I wasn't even counting but I just started book 8! Huzzah! 😁 4mo

Liz_M @mom2bugnbee Huzzah, indeed! 4mo

Catsandbooks I've only read 2, but it seems lots of others are in the same boat as me 4mo

CSeydel I‘ve read 4, largely because I‘ve been working my way through a chunkster instead 4mo

squirrelbrain @AllDebooks @liz_m I‘m just a list completist….set me a challenge and I *have* to do it! 4mo

BennettBookworm I‘m definitely behind but hoping to catch up!! 4mo

Liz_M @Catsandbooks Sounds like a win to me to me, you've read more than one from the stack! 😊 4mo

Liz_M @CSeydel Four books plus a chunkster? Amazing! 4mo

Liz_M @BennettBookworm Nicely done. Seven weeks is plenty of time to catch up! 4mo

Aconight @Liz_M I read 4 from the list. But have been reading other physical books on my shelves. Need to finish an ARC then back to the stack 💕 4mo

Liz_M @Aconight Sounds like your making some good progress on your tbr, regardless of what list/stack they are on! 4mo

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Ddzmini

Untitled | Unknown

I finally have #9 the hubby is on a reading streak as he‘s on his 6th book in the Malazan series so excited for him 📖

Eggbeater 16. Snuggly furbaby 4mo

Gissy 📚🙌 4mo

Ddzmini @Eggbeater I used to have one but he passed… in 2015-16 I‘m still recovering but I‘m looking forward in the next few years to get another 🙌🏽🐶 4mo

Eggbeater @Ddzmini I know that pain. I am sorry. I lost my Rose in April. I will always miss her. We all take the time we need and grieve in our own way. 4mo

Ddzmini @Eggbeater thank you so much and I completely agree with you and I‘m sorry about your Rose 4mo

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Creme_de_la_them

The Scourge of God | S. M. Stirling

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Book #9 of 2025: “The Scourge of God” by SM Stirling. I was reallly into this series when I was younger but got behind during/post college. I picked this up at a used bookstore in Florence over the winter and loved it. Time to get the rest of the series!

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5feet.of.fury

Credence | Penelope Douglas

Tagged book is #9 and in progress but there‘s no chance I‘m finishing it today, I‘m like 40 pages in. So 4 bingos for June.

King of Ashes was the best book of the month. 🔥

2 DNFs and probably 3 more that should have been 😩

#bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks

TheBookHippie I am DNF so much this year 😵‍💫 4mo

5feet.of.fury @TheBookHippie I really have to get more choosy, I always think I‘m going to miss out on something but I‘m usually not. 4mo

TheBookHippie @5feet.of.fury I realised my age and my TBR pile 🤣🤣🤣🤣 4mo

5feet.of.fury @TheBookHippie I‘m about to go back to work & I really need to learn not to waste@my dwindling spare time. 4mo

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Fantastic month!! 4mo

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