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Greylands | Isobelle Carmody

#BookSpin Day 4: #BrightSideOfDisaster

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs Excellent quote 🙌🏻 5d

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Christine

Animal Farm: A Fairy Story | George Orwell

Oh how I would‘ve loved to have known this man! I teared up while reading this. 🥹💙

Gift link to article: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/books/man-died-book-list-thousands.html?unloc...

His list: https://what-dan-read.com

ncsufoxes The library in Columbus, Ohio has a display up with some of the books he read. They also have the list on their library page. I was looking through it tonight. He‘s read an interesting assortment of books & a bunch of chunksters. 2w

Sparklemn What a treasure. Thanks for sharing! 💙📚💙 2w

TrishB Great article 👍🏻 2w

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Soubhiville @Yenya1954 I thought you‘d enjoy this if you haven‘t seen it yet. 🙂 2w

Christine @ncsufoxes SO sweet and I love his diverse taste! 2w

Christine @Sparklemn Right? Glad you enjoyed, too. 💙 (edited) 2w

Christine @TrishB Wasn't it? 💙 2w

Deblovestoread Thanks for sharing! Can‘t wait to check out his whole list. 2w

Chelsea.Poole LOVED this story 🥹 I visit this Columbus library when we are in town and I loved when they posted Dan‘s list on their social media. (edited) 2w

Christine @Deblovestoread I need to pore over it more, too! 2w

Christine @Chelsea.Poole Aww, how cool! I‘m sorry to only learn about him after his passing. 2w

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Kerrbearlib

The Allegory of the Cave | Plato

I learned about this book thanks to Madisyn Brown‘s YouTube video on being the family scapegoat. I‘m surprised I‘ve never heard of the book before. I‘m including the link to the video for those who are interested.

https://youtu.be/3_u-Njg1zYA?si=ieFvWqDLPVnOUq27

TieDyeDude I haven't heard of Madisyn, but that is a horrible environment to grow up it. I think the Allegory of the Cave is from Plato's Republic. It is such an important concept! 2mo

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behudd

The Great Divorce: A Dream | Clive Staples Lewis

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I‘ve read this book before, but it has been at least 15 years, so it was good to go into it with fresh eyes.
I think Lewis most shines in this one when he is describing the nuances of different types of love, pity, creating, etc.
It was especially interesting to read this book with my study group after reading a more modern view on Hell & the afterlife. Lots of good thoughts & good conversations.

behudd @TheAromaofBooks forgot to say - this was my May #bookspin book! 2mo

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2mo

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Kristy_K

The pilgrim's progress | John Bunyan

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Read for #classicschallenge2025 and because I‘ve had it on my bookcase forever. Obviously very preachy and religious, but I enjoyed it more than I thought I would.

Lunakay

Lunakay Amazing! Well done 👏🤩 3mo

Kristy_K @Lunakay Thanks! 3mo

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Hooked_on_books

Animal Farm: A Fairy Story | George Orwell

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I‘m surprised that 1984 is the Orwell book that‘s had so much recent traction when this allegory of authoritarianism and the corruption of power is just incredibly timely. I‘m so glad I finally read this and appreciate the reminder that none of this is new.

GingerAntics Right? I have no clue how this isn‘t way more popular right now. It feels more fitting than 1984 to me. 6mo

Hooked_on_books @GingerAntics If the orange idiot ever read anything longer than a tweet, I would have thought he read this and was using it as a playbook. 6mo

SqueakyChu I‘ve read both, and the book that left the bigger impression on me of the two was 1984. 6mo

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tjwill

Bog Myrtle | Sid Sharp

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Ok, this graphic novel is so funny, with Sid Sharp‘s trademark touch of darkness! I love Beatrice, the caring, nature-loving younger sister.

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Lcsmcat

The Great Divorce | C. S. Lewis

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Narnia for adults, in a way. I love Lewis‘ ability to articulate difficult mysteries in an understandable way yet without robbing them of their ineffable-ness.

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