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KPS-BOOKS-45
Boy Swallows Universe | Trent Dalton
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Mehso-so

Took me a while to get through this one, I enjoyed it but struggled. Maybe the hype gave me high expectations, the ending was the best part so glad that I stuck with it.

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Writeme
Boy Swallows Universe | Trent Dalton
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Bailedbailed

I have a hard time reading about neglected kids, kids with drug dealing parents, violence against animals, etc. This had all that in the first 50 pages. I‘m out.

CarolynM Good call. A lot of people love this book, but I really didn‘t like it. 3mo
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rachaich
Boy Swallows Universe | Trent Dalton
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Pickpick

Brilliant! Wonderfully descriptive and magical.prose with the gritty realustic story of children and parents, friends and fear. Very unputdownable!

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Teresereading
Zigzag Street | Nick Earls
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📚 Zig Zag Street by Nick Earls
✍️ Gabrielle Zevin, Markus Zusak, Zadie Smith
🎥 Zoolander
Band ZZ Top
🎵 Zanzibar by Billy Joel, Ziggy Stardust by David Bowie
I was surprised to find a few favourites in ‘a‘
@CBee #manicMonday #letterz

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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
The Fragments | Toni Jordan
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This came all the way from Australia!! Thank you so much Carolyn for this book and the kind words! 😍Can‘t wait to read it!! ❤️ Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!!

#LitsyLove

CarolynM 😘 1y
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Freespirit
The Rain Heron: A Novel | Robbie Arnott
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Travel haul…so far..spending a week in Brisbane,Australia. Living on a farm I love my city visits❤️A week of culture including bookshops, galleries, some stage shows and The Brisbane Symphony Orchestra on Sunday..😊
#travelhaul #literature #brisbane

EvieBee Sounds like an amazing trip! 1y
CarolynM Sounds like you‘re having a good time😁 Some good books there. 1y
batsy Sounds lovely! And great stack 💕 1y
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Freespirit Thanks @EvieBee it‘s a lovely destination 1y
Freespirit Thanks Carolyn I always love visiting the second hand book shops..so many great books!! @CarolynM 1y
Freespirit Hi @batsy I spend a week doing all the things I love about the city, then I‘m very happy to go home🤣 1y
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hissingpotatoes
The Tea Chest | Josephine Moon
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So tea is definitely great year round, but I drink a lot more when the weather is cooler!

#haunted October 2021 day 9: Fall Beverage @eggs @alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs Great photo 🍵📚❤️ 3y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Love it!! 🫖 3y
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emilyhaldi
Boy Swallows Universe | Trent Dalton
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Bailedbailed

60% of the way through and I am still bored out of my mind! It‘s a bail for me...
Still counting it! ✅ #booked21 #setinAustralia

MicheleinPhilly It‘s a real shame cause it‘s so pretty! 3y
Kalalalatja I‘m loving the cover, but too bad about the content! 3y
LeeRHarry I bailed after 30 pages - some people really like it some don‘t- I had been putting off reading it since it came out but as it is this month‘s irl bookgroup pick I thought I‘d better give it a go 🤷🏼‍♀️ 3y
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Reviewsbylola 60% is admirable! 3y
CarolynM I would have bailed before that point except I was reading it for my book group. I agree about it being boring. I just never believed in it at all. People love it and I really don't understand why😬☹️ @LeeRHarry 3y
LeeRHarry @CarolynM me neither - I‘ll be interested to hear what the rest of my bookgroup thinks ! 3y
CarolynM @LeeRHarry One person in my group felt the same as me, everyone else really liked it😳😩 I'd love to know how your group feels. 3y
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emilyhaldi
Boy Swallows Universe | Trent Dalton
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I love to read in the morning with my cup of coffee, but these knuckleheads are quite the distracting duo today 🐶😼 They‘re always going at it- wrestling, rolling around, batting each other on the head... it‘s a blossoming friendship 😆

batsy Great photo 😆 3y
MsMelissa Love this photo 🥰 3y
Readergrrl That is so cute! 3y
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squirrelbrain Love it! ❤️ 3y
Julsmarshall Such cuties! 3y
Soubhiville I love a good cross species wrestling match 🤣. Great photo! 3y
TrishB Great pic ❤️ 3y
MaureenMc 😂😂 3y
nanuska_153 The dog's face 😂😂😂😂 3y
sarahbarnes That looks intense! 😂 3y
Eggs What a great photo 🐶🐱🐶🐱 3y
mdemanatee This picture is gold. 3y
Simona Perfect captured moment! 3y
LeahBergen This is the best 😆😆 3y
youneverarrived 😂😂 brilliantly captured 😆 3y
Magpiegem That picture made me laugh out loud 😂 3y
Cathythoughts Great picture 3y
Bookzombie What a great photo! 💕🐈‍⬛🐶 3y
Reviewsbylola Yeah, Winky sure looks like she‘s feeling friendly. 3y
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Twainy
Boy Swallows Universe | Trent Dalton
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Pickpick

🎧 Well 😆 this isn‘t what I thought it was going to be at all! It‘s set in Australia with an Aussie narrator.

Recommendation so of course I didn‘t check the summary. This is a difficult review because I find literary fiction sometimes a leetle bit boring.

This is mainly about Eli who starts the book very young & ends the book around 18 years old. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2👇🏻

Twainy TW - drugs, adult language & situations, bloody violence.

It‘s a coming of age story. Family of drug dealers & a hardened criminal for a mentor. It‘s a slow burn written beautifully, tear jerking moments. Eli has a brother Gus who doesn‘t talk but feels magical. They go through a lot! The last hour of the book turns into an action packed Hollywood thriller! 👇🏻
3y
Twainy While I might not be the correct person to review this book, I really enjoyed it!! Aussie narrator was great except when he cried hysterically at a couple points when Eli was a pre-teen. It was grating. I listened at 1.5X as the speech felt slow. Loved it! 3y
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