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Gissy
Hiddensee: A Novel | Gregory Maguire
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Mehso-so

This is abou the Nutcracker and about who made the nutcracker, Godfather Dosselmeier but is not a retelling per se. It is more like a reflection? behind these characters and it‘s creation. The author also does a deconstruction of this tale. But it was so confused that I searched about the intention of this book. Even with the help of this information, I found the story no well integrated. 2⭐️

Gissy (Cont. ) There were interesting parts but not as whole integrated story. The book has low rating. I still want to read Wicked by this author.

December 2023 #BookSpinBingo #12 @TheAromaOfBooks
#ISpyBingo (blue cover well dark blue😜) @TheAromaOfBooks @Clwojick
GR #ATY2023 prompt # 16
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mabell That‘s cool it‘s a signed first edition! 12mo
Gissy @mabell Yes! This was a gift from a swap but I don‘t know if it was given to me by @Chrissyreadit or someone else. At that time I didn‘t use to write in a note who gave me the book and in which swap or event with the date. Now I am doing it in all my books including the one I purchase and where I bought them.

Not a good story but the book will stay with me. It is so pretty and as you said, signed 😍it deserves to stay🤗Book collector🙋🏽‍♀️
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Chrissyreadit Im not sure- now i keep track too but that‘s only been the last few years. 12mo
TheAromaofBooks Great progress!!! 12mo
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Gissy
Lovelight Farms | B. K. Borison
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Panpan

Is this a Faking boyfriend romance? Friends to lovers? No, I think Stella is an opportunistic person that use the fake date contest just to have a romance with her best friend. Then she doesn‘t want any fake relationship just a serious one, really? It would be easier if she just told him her feelings from the beginning without that drama🙄Those supposedly sexy parts were so boring too🥱Too cheesy too immature. Definitely, I have a Grinch heart 2⭐️

TheAromaofBooks I just started this one - I've seen mixed reviews! 😂 12mo
Gissy @TheAromaofBooks Maybe it was me and my Grinch heart💚But I saw the main character like a person that wanted to look “innocent” and everything she did had a purpose. Didn‘t like this character🤷🏽‍♀️But the book was so hyped that I wanted to read it. If the second book is with the same character I am not going to continue the series. 12mo
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Gissy GR #ATY2023 prompt #14 12mo
TheAromaofBooks I've discovered that just like in real life, some fictional characters annoy people more than others 😂 12mo
Gissy @TheAromaofBooks True☺️ 12mo
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Gissy
The Home-maker | Dorothy Canfield Fisher
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#PersephoneClub2023 (February) When at the beginning of this novel, I saw Mrs. Knapp behavior, I couldn‘t stand her, a controller OCD mother-woman. But then, behind her behavior I saw a frustrated, depressed woman repressed for not fulfilled her goals in life, but “obliged” to follow “society stereotypes mother-woman roles”. What a change in the dynamic of this family after Lester accident. The roles in each member will change, for good⬇️

Gissy I think the author was amazing in explaining through the characters self talking/reflexions, about how emotionally “trapped” an individual could be by following stereotyped roles. It could be devastated. We still don‘t see an open communication here, it would be “against” what is established by society to accept these new roles, so Lester condition has a “purpose” it will be “an excuse” to continue with these new roles. ⬇️ 2y
Gissy Based on what I read, the author didn‘t consider herself as a “feminist” but she gave a voice to this woman to express herself. I really liked this novel taking I‘m analyzing it from that time perspective was amazing. I think we still see some bias in these type of roles in our time. 4.5⭐️ @LeahBergen Love this cover😍
April 2023 #BookSpinBingo (#6) @TheAromaOfBooks
#Orilium Magical Readathon YouTuber @BookRoast career-Star Whisperer ⬇️
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Gissy Class Pstonics and Divination-promotor-clouds on the cover or title
GoodReads 52 books AroundT #ATY2023 prompt #33
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jlhammar Pretty photo and wonderful review! 2y
TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 2y
LeahBergen Great review! I kept thinking about the time perspective, too, as I read it and thought how shocking that marital relationship would be for that era. 2y
Gissy @LeahBergen That‘s true. I read that the author‘s husband helped her so she could have time to write.

I follow Britta Bohler, a YouTuber, who said that she reads these novels to have a picture of the thinking process of the era, what these women like to write, read, a stamp of their lives even when not necessarily she agree with some roles. Thank you for giving me this opportunity to discover these amazing books📚🥰
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Gissy @jlhammar Thank you🤗 2y
LeahBergen That‘s the perfect way to sum up why we read (and enjoy) novels from this era! 😊 2y
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What I enjoyed of this story was the psychological analysis made for almost every single main characters. How well those dysfunctional personalities were described by that time. They were analyzing each other😂 Also I liked that Poirot analyzed the “suspects” from different angles to support or discard his involvement in the crime. I still think the end was a little rushed. But how arrogant, narcissistic Poirot is, what a character☺️3.8⭐️

Gissy I will be late in all the Readathons I‘m participating but I will read the books, I‘m a slow reader🤷🏽‍♀️
#AgathaChristieClubR2 (January book) @Ferskner
#Buzzword (January-death) YouTuber @Booksandlala
GR #ATY2023 prompt #15
February 2033 #BookSpinBingo (#6) @TheAromaOfBooks
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ferskner This picture is so great! 2y
Ruthiella I really liked this one too for the psychological aspect and the setting! 2y
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Gissy @ferskner Thank you🤗 2y
Gissy @Ruthiella Yes, everyone was competing in their analysis☺️ 2y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2y
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Gissy
Maybe in Another Life: A Novel | Taylor Jenkins Reid
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Emma will have 2 different love experiences in two different multiuniverse, she will live in accordance with her fate and choice. Some persons will be a “constant” in each multiuniverse . At the end end of the audiobook, author explained the concept of multiuniverse which she believes exist & why she doesn‘t believe in soulmate but in choices. As she said to her husband: my heart breaks for every single version of me that didn‘t end up with you”⬇️

Gissy 2nd book read for February 2023 #AuthorAMonth @Soubhiville
#ISpyBingo February2023 (messy bun) well not too messy😜 @TheAromaOfBooks @clwojick
#BookSpinBingo (#5)
GR #ATY2023 prompt #45
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Gissy 2nd book read for February 2023 #AuthorAMonth @Soubhiville
#ISpyBingo February2023 (messy bun) well not too messy😜 @TheAromaOfBooks @clwojick
#BookSpinBingo (#5)
GR #ATY2023 prompt #45
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Clwojick Great job! 2y
Gissy @Clwojick Thank you! 🤗 2y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2y
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Gissy
The Poet X | Elizabeth Acevedo
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What can I say about this author? I love all her books. Another powerful story about family, religion, beliefs, cultural traditions, identity, personal growing, forgiveness, love, friendship, brother-sister relation, second opportunities in a concise way, in few pages. I really enjoyed also the audiobook because she is the narrator. My edition has a letter from the author and the book has some annotations also by the author.
❤️4.5⭐️

megnews I love her too. 2y
Gissy #Foodandlit2023 (February-Dominican Republic) @Catsandbooks @Texreader Well I will say that where I go to do my nails, she is Dominican and her coffee ☕️ is out of this world. She is always offering me something that she cook. So I tasted something from this country to cover that part☺️

GR #ATY2023 prompt #2

#BookSpinBingo (#3) @TheAromaOfBooks

#BlackHistoryMonth #BlackAuthor

5th and last book read during #FabulousFebruary @Andrew65
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Gissy @megnews Her writing style is so beautiful and the topics are so powerful 2y
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IuliaC Beautiful! I enjoyed this 2y
Gissy @IuliaC Yes!❤️ 2y
Catsandbooks That edition with notes is awesome!! And so fun at the nail place! 🇩🇴 2y
Gissy @Catsandbooks Yes! She is amazing, I have tried to make the coffee the same way as she makes it but no way, never is the same🤷🏽‍♀️there is a Dominican secret in that coffee ☕️ 😋I tasted hot cereal made by her and it is soooo goood with chocolate. Arroz con pollo is a common plate in our cuisine but they use other ingredients and it is delicious too. Mmm. Are you from Dominican Republic? 2y
Catsandbooks @Gissy that all sounds great!! I am not from DR. I'm from the US and unfortunately have not had a chance to travel outside the US either. One day 🤞🏼That's one reason I love and host #FoodandLit is because I get to travel through books and food! 2y
Gissy @Catsandbooks Great idea! I ordered a book by an author from Uganda, the country you chose for January. It haven‘t arrive yet but I think this is a wonderful idea to explore the country at least through online and know new authors from other countries. 2y
Andrew65 Brilliant, well done and thanks for playing along 👏👏👏🙌🥳🍾🥂😍 2y
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Gissy
The Murder at the Vicarage | Agatha Christie
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I always enjoyed Agatha Christie cozy mysteries. There was a murder in this small town and everyone has an opinion of what happened. As the vicar said “The whole village of St Mary Mead probably knows exactly where you keep your toothbrush and what kind of tooth powder you use...if you change your shaving cream it will be a topic of conversation”🤣Miss Marple, who they said past her time looking through the window😳will discover the mystery⬇️

Gissy There were so many funny parts in this novel. But I also found various pejorative comments against women🙁I count at least 7😐Besides those comments, that I can ignored because it was “a silly woman” who resolved the mystery👍 I really enjoyed the novel. 3/3.5⭐️

#GoldenAgeCrimeClub (late reading-book was for January😳I‘m always late, trying to read faster but here I am🤷🏽‍♀️ @Mitch
GR #ATY2023 prompt #43
4th book #FabulousFebruary @Andrew65
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Gissy February 2023 #BookSpinBingo (#25 free space) @TheArolaOfBooks 2y
batsy Yes, it was really fun but a lot of British books written in this era (in my experience) tend to have terrible bits steeped in racism, sexism, classism, you name it 😕 2y
Andrew65 Brilliant 👏👏👏 2y
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Gissy
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A sad story but beautifully written. The life of these four generations I would say, from 1938 to 2005. How war, political and social situations in China impacted these families. Fear didn‘t stop with the immigration to US. You will love Meilin as a woman, mother, daughter and grandmother. I can‘t imagine how, in this present day, some countries are still facing the consequences of war😢Fiction but maybe inspired in author‘s family story. 4.5/5⭐️

Librarybelle So glad you liked it! 2y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2y
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Gissy
The Winter People: A Novel | Jennifer McMahon
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From @Sharread pick books list
This is an interesting book because it is a slow pace, more character driven I would say, mild creepy, mild gory. People that come from the dead from a forbidden wood, but why, since when. You need to read it. This is the first book I read by this author and I think I want to read more. I already own like 3 of her books. 3.8⭐️

Gissy January 2023 #BookSpinBingo @TheAromaAofBooks
#Sharreadathon In memory of @Sharead (3 books read during this Readathon)
GR #ATY2023 promot #42
#OwlCrateReadingChallenge
#20in4 Readathon book one @Andrew65
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TheBookHippie ♥️ 2y
wanderinglynn This is my February #roll100. 2y
Gissy @wanderinglynn I hope you like it. Sad in some parts. It was in my tbr for a long time. 2y
Andrew65 That‘s great, well done 👏👏👏 2y
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