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Bailedbailed

I really wanted to get through this, but by hour eight of audio I just couldn't...too many people to keep track of, and too much corruption and greed to process at this particular moment in my life. Thanks for the rec, @amiable! It was worth a try, with some interesting nuggets in it.
#Booked2022 #AdaptedForTheSmallScreen
#Nonfiction2022 #ImACriminal

Amiable Oh, I‘m sorry you didn‘t like it! I didn‘t do it on audiobook—I‘m not sure if I could have kept track of things in that format, either. 2y
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andrew61
Brideshead Revisited | Evelyn Waugh
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Pickpick

In the 80s this was an iconic TV series so it was interesting to rd an excellent classic. Charles Ryder goes to Oxford + meets Sebastian flyte ,a charismatic student from the Marchmain aristocratic Catholic family. With S's descent into alcoholism his obsession moves to Julia the sister. No pleasant characters but a great story of religion + class.
And so with #adaptedforthesmallscreen #booked2022 ends @Cinfhen @BarbaraTheBibliophage @alisiakae

LeahBergen I really need to reread this one. It‘s been years! 2y
andrew61 @LeahBergen it was very good leah and I feel I should now read more waugh. I've read scoop, and decline and fall but it is a definite gap in my reading. The whole Catholic issue is interesting with writers like greene and spark having similar religious themes. 2y
TrishB I loved this book ❤️ 2y
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LeahBergen I was just telling myself that I need to read more Waugh, too. 2y
Cinfhen Fantastic review 😄congrats on completing #Booked2022 🎉🥂🍾 https://forms.gle/sMyR1gVJciu1HqkA9
Here‘s the final drawing link
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BarbaraTheBibliophage Great review! And congrats on completing! 2y
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Smarkies
A Dance with Dragons | George R. R. Martin
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Mehso-so

This has sat on my shelf in the hope that the author will finish the series. This seems unlikely in the near future... so decided to tackle this for both #booked2022 #adaptedforthesmallscreen and #chunksterchallenge2022. It took me 3 months longer than I initially expected owing to the fact that Martin constantly meanders and lost my attention at times. I will still continue reading the series (if any) but was at times disengaged with this one.

Amiable Woo hoo! Great job! 2y
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TrishB
The Seagull | Ann Cleeves
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Pickpick

#adaptedforthesmallscreen #booked2022
Another brilliant police procedural novel featuring Vera 😁 never disappoints. Complicated twists and turns, thought I‘d guessed right at one point, but no.

Cinfhen Yay!! Glad you enjoyed it 🤩 2y
Cathythoughts Isn‘t it wonderful when you can say ‘ never disappoints‘ 👍🏻 2y
TrishB @Cathythoughts it definitely is 👍🏻 2y
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Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick
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Pickpick

Well this was fun! I have NOT watched the show so I was interested throughout to see what was going to happen. Cassandra is a flight attendant who enjoys her drunken debauchery. After a night in Dubai, she wakes up next to a dead body. This is the story of Cassandra trying to fill figure out what happened when she got black out drunk, how to deal with the situation, and what's next. I listened on audio and enjoyed having three different ⬇️

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Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick
QUARTERLY REVIEW | HODDER AND STOUGHTON
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My #booked2022 Q2 Recap:

❄ 1 The Girls #AboutCultOrReligion

❄ 5 Barracoon
#FromABlackOwnerOrCentricPublisher

🌸 11 The Ship Beyond Time #ANauticalNovel

🌞 14 Prairie Gothic #SetInACanadianProvince

🌞 15 The Girl From Everywhere
#InvolvesAnExploration

🍁 20 Bingo Love #AComingOutStory

🍁 23 The Flight Attendant
#AdaptedForTheSmallScreen

Cinfhen Woohoo 🙌🏻 congrats 🎉 You have until Midnight July 3 to submit all books read between April 1-June 30th to enter the #SecondQuarterDrawing :

Here's the link for second quarter #Booked2022

https://forms.gle/E9QC2c79pDFcUE5Y8

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Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick @Cinfhen Thanks for the reminder! 2y
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Zuhkeeyah @Cinfhen Just realized I missed the submission date! 😭 Please ignore the form I sent in. 2y
Cinfhen Oh no @Zuhkeeyah no worries!! I‘ll let @BarbaraTheBibliophage know 🤓 2y
Zuhkeeyah @Cinfhen thank you! 2y
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Magpiegem
Mysterious Affair at Styles | Agatha Christie
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28/22 In the UK David Suchet IS Poirot. As a mystery fan, Agatha Christie, is hugely lacking from my life. Although I did watch Poirot in the 90s. I‘m starting from the beginning and I‘m going to work my way through them all starting with this one published in 1920. It was interesting to see the character of Poirot begining to develop and I enjoyed the courthouse scenes. But Hastings… what a twit 😂 #booked2022 #adaptedforthesmallscreen

Cinfhen Love both the review and the accompanying photo 😍 2y
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squirrelbrain
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Pickpick

I had really high hopes for this after reading a glowing review in the British press, although I can‘t remember which newspaper. It *was* really interesting and definitely a pick (and not a low pick) but it just didn‘t grab me as much as I expected. After a few days trying to figure out why, I think it just didn‘t have enough of that ‘storytelling‘ element; it wasn‘t up there with Patrick Radden Keefe‘s books, for example.

Cinfhen I recently bought this as an Audible deal / glad to hear it‘s a pick 🤩 2y
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Cinfhen And yay on all the prompts!! #DoubleDip 🍦 2y
Cortg A colleague recently told me this read is a must! I‘ll listen to the audio. I live about 15-20 minutes from Baltimore so it‘ll be interesting! 2y
squirrelbrain I think the audio may work even better than print. @Cinfhen @Cortg And, Cortney, super-fascinating for you - I bet you‘ll know some of the places mentioned. 2y
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alisiakae
Shadow and Bone | Leigh Bardugo
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Pickpick

I‘ve been meaning to read this trilogy for YEARS. Finally got around to it, and I‘m loving it! The world-building is fantastic, and the writing is giving me ADSOM vibes (my favorite YA fantasy series. Moving straight on to the 2nd book.

#booked22 #adaptedforthesmallscreen
#pantone22 #supersonic
#tbr2022
#pop22 book by an author I read in 2021
#readharder #disabledauthor

Clwojick Great match!! 3y
Soubhiville I just got this trilogy. Can‘t wait to read them, and I‘m so glad to hear you enjoyed this one! 3y
BooknerdsLife That's Fantastic!! Can't wait for you to read the Six of Crows series next! Which I absolute adore! 3y
amykuc Is it too late to sign up for the second quarter? 3y
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CaitZ
Passing | Nella Larsen
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Pickpick

This is a powerful story of race and jealousy. It's hard to review without giving away the plot the author packed so much into such a short story. It's one I'll be thinking about for awhile. It's now on Netflix. #Booked2022 #AdaptedForTheSmallScreen @Cinfhen @4thhouseontheleft @BarbaraTheBibliophage

Cinfhen Oh, EXCELLENT choice!!! 3y
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