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Robotswithpersonality
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Ranks among my favourite book dedications. ☺️

GingerAntics 🧡🧡🧡 10h
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BarbaraJean
A Tale of Two Castles | Gail Carson Levine
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Pickpick

This was a fun, enjoyable MG fantasy + mystery—with a dragon, an ogre, two castles (naturally), and a young girl making her way in the world. As an adult reader rather than the intended middle grade audience, I had a few issues with the writing. But I liked the characters, I liked the mystery, and I probably would have loved this when I was the target age! This was a soft pick… and my 2011 read for #192025.

My issues: ⤵️

BarbaraJean My issues:
At one point, the 12-year-old from a remote island conveniently and improbably has the exact expert knowledge that is needed
Levine emphasizes one of her world-building points ad nauseam: the idea that “Only a dragon knows ITs gender.” Which by itself is interesting and unique… but the execution got annoying, especially the over-usage of “IT” as a pronoun. In all caps. Never “it,” always “IT.” And, ⤵️
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BarbaraJean (Cont‘d)
The consequences for the perpetrator were problematically non-existent… which (at least contextually speaking) makes sense for a middle grade novel, but also makes no sense when it comes to plot resolution.
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shortsarahrose
Six of Crows | Leigh Bardugo
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Left work a little early today for an appointment. Won‘t be back until January 5th! Woohoo! 🎉 After my appointment I had a late lunch and some time to read. The next few days will be busy with holiday travel and family gatherings, but by Saturday, I will have NOTHING(!) on my calendar!

shortsarahrose Also for a #TuesdayTunes add on, I‘ve been listening to a lot of Juana Molina lately. Her newest video just dropped: https://youtu.be/T7-OlB8gH94 15h
AnnCrystal 👏🏼🥳💚🤍❤️. 12h
vivastory Enjoy your time off 🎄📚📚 12h
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Soubhiville
The Box of Delights | John Masefield
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I received a little box today that I assume is probably my #jolabokaflod. It has no return address and no hashtag on the outside, so I‘ll let you know for sure tomorrow. 😆🎄📚?

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AroundTheBookWorld
The Last of the Mohicans | James Fenimore Cooper
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It was a feature peculiar to the colonial wars of North America, that the toils and dangers of the wilderness were to be encountered, before the adverse hosts could meet.
#TheLastOfTheMohicans #JamesFenimoreCooper #firstline #openingline #Classics #Fiction #HistoricalFiction #Adventure #Literature #Historical #American #Novels #ClassicLiterature #War

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Chittavrtti
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Determined to finish the trilogy before the year‘s end. Happy to see Koloth is a part of the adventure.

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Eggs
Snow Treasure | Marie McSwigan, Andr LaBlanc
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“Beat you to the turn!”

#firstlinefriday on Monday

@ShyBookOwl

CuriousG For a minute I was questioning everything and wondering how I could have possibly lost enough days to make it Friday 🤦‍♀️😄 2d
Eggs Oh no! I do the same thing… wrinkles in time @CuriousG (edited) 1d
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KCofKaysville
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Started a Philip Pullman book from a Little Free Library. I read his first trilogy a few years ago and liked them mostly.

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Bookworm04
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This morning set up for my day off before I to do shopping and housework. Peace and quiet even just for hour before duties commence :) x

Ruthiella Nice! 📚☕️ 2d
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