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eeclayton
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Panpan

What a powerful first chapter. It was so good I read it twice in the beginning, and returned to it once more when I finished the book. It was intriguing, dramatic, and beautifully worded.
Sadly, the rest of the book didn't quite live up to that first chapter.
Up until the incident with Hassan, the story was interesting and reflective, but then it quickly slid into melodrama and predictable plot directions. ⬇️

eeclayton ➡️ I felt that the author tried a bit too hard to make his tale symbolic and haunting but ultimately failed to evoke much empathy in me for his characters.
It's a pity because I really wanted to like this book. The first chapter is one of the best beginnings I've ever read.
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Ruthiella I agree with your review. I‘m glad so many appreciated this book, but for me it was just a litany of bad things happening over and over. It was too much. 4d
eeclayton @Ruthiella thanks for commenting. It's good to know I'm not the only one who wasn't blown away 2d
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Texreader
The Kite Runner: Rejacketed | Khaled Hosseini
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From at erinreadstheworld on Instagram. I‘m going to post each page for those of you not on instagram. This is the first page of 6. For those of you on Instagram, here‘s the link:

https://www.instagram.com/p/DMuilAfyip4/?img_index=1&igsh=MWxyZDVpZTMyd2hseQ==

Links to books above are tagged below in the comments.

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TheBookHippie The pearl that broke its shell is so very good. 1mo
Texreader Bila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray is in English. From Wikipedia: Set around the time of Gundagai's flood of 1852, it concerns the life of a young Wiradjuri woman, Wagadhaany, the daughter of Yarri, and her relationships with her colonial masters, and her people who live near Murrumbidya. 1mo
Bookwormjillk @TheBookHippie I was going to say the same thing! 1mo
TheBookHippie @Bookwormjillk It‘s so GOOD!! I just sold a copy while working the Library used bookstore! 1mo
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Texreader
The Kite Runner: Rejacketed | Khaled Hosseini
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kspenmoll Thanks for this list! 1mo
julieclair Ooohhh… gold! Thanks for sharing! 💙🌏📚 1mo
Amiable Great list! Thanks for posting! 1mo
Cuilin @julieclair oh my gosh I would love to see this list, but I‘m not on Instagram. I wonder if there‘s any other way to see it, we could get some inspiration for #BookedInTime. 1mo
Texreader @Cuilin I poked around and couldn‘t find this posted anywhere on the net. I‘ll see if there‘s only a few pages I can post them here. I think a lot of folks who are not on instagram would like to see these recommendations 1mo
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marleed
Nantucket Nights: A Novel | Elin Hilderbrand
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Mehso-so

Well, this was a strange Mrs. Robinson‘ish story. Mikala really does need better friends. I kept reading but didn‘t enjoy it. It was kind of icky. I‘m glad I didn‘t read EH‘s Nantucket books in publication order as this is Book 2 and I might have given up on the author with this effort. I have two more books to read before I can call the EH Nantucket series complete!

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jdiehr
Reaper's Legacy | Joanna Wylde
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Pickpick

This was a steamy motorcycle club romance that I didn't mind at all 🔥 🫦 🥵 😂

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jdiehr
Reaper's Legacy | Joanna Wylde
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JenlovesJT47 Omg this is awesome! 🤩😅🙌🏻😏 2mo
jdiehr @JenlovesJT47 I knew you'd appreciate it 😂😁 2mo
JenlovesJT47 😬😬🫣😇😇😇 2mo
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CBee Omg 😂😂😂👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 2mo
jdiehr @CBee 🤭 2mo
lil1inblue 🤭🫣😯 🤣 2mo
Bookwormjillk 😂😂😂😂 2mo
AnnCrystal
😂🤐🐝💝.
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dabbe L😍VE it! A starting-a-book haiku! 🤩😍🤩 2mo
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Sunday13
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Книги не дають відповідей. Вони змушують ставити глибші запитання.

Books don‘t give answers. They make you ask better questions.

#TheRetreat #SarahPearse #book #love #betrayal #retreat #summer #BookDiscussion
#BooksThatStayWithYou
#BookishThoughts
#DeepReads
#PlotTwist
#StrongFemaleLead

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Cortg
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Pickpick

This was a YA recommendation from a friend. It‘s short but packs a lot of punch. It‘s the story of 15 yo Hoodie whose Orthodox Jewish community moves to a new area. It‘s about prejudices towards those unfamiliar to you. It‘s about being different and fitting in, and it‘s about questioning your beliefs and teachings. It‘s a timely, solid read, especially for high schoolers.

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Acoleman
Honor | Thrity Umrigar
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Pickpick

I had this one in my holds for a long time and kept passing it over. So glad I finally got to it. Very good- heartbreaking in some ways infuriating in others.

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A Hundred Summers | Beatriz Williams
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“I was hazy with wine, hazy with Nick. I nestled into my seat and marveled at his endlessness, only inches away, his infinite capacity to shelter me.”

-Beatriz Williams

#CoverStories #Umbrella

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

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