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#BookspinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

My #Bookspin is Mansfield Park.
My #Doublespin is Strange Pictures for #buddyread with @julesG 📚

A slight contrast in subject matter. 😅

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Enjoy!! 3d

MaleficentBookDragon I really liked

Strange Pictures

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ImperfectCJ

Strange Pictures | Uketsu

so-so

The blurb describes this as “mystery horror,“ and I don't think it's a spoiler to say that it struck me as more one than the other. The writing often feels stilted and overly simplistic, but it's difficult to know if that's how the author writes or how the translator translates. I do really enjoy the premise, and it's a quick read with some fun puzzle-solving elements, although it reads to me more like a sketch of an idea than a novel. #BuddyRead

ImperfectCJ Photo: “Three Guys,“ by my son at age 3, December 2012. 3d

Sace Love the art! 3d

BarbaraBB Great illustration! I am almost done with the book and am liking it so far. Especially the guessing! 2d

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julesG

Strange Pictures | Uketsu

#BuddyRead @thegirlwiththelibrarybag @BarbaraBB @sarahbarnes @ImperfectCJ @AllDebooks

Last chapter - let's see how all the dots are connected

ImperfectCJ I finished the book last night, and I'm a little underwhelmed. I think the description of the book as "mystery horror" threw me off. It doesn't seem like horror really to me. And after reading Butter, I can't help seeing the plot as at least a little misogynistic. I agree with the comment earlier wondering if there was something off with the translation, although I do like the sentence that describes rocks the size of rabbits on the trail. 3d

julesG @ImperfectCJ misogyny unfortunately seems to still be part of Japanese culture. Maybe the descriptions of the murders is considered horror? I'd just call it a mystery. 3d

thegirlwiththelibrarybag So tempted to read these comments - but I know I should wait 😝 3d

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thegirlwiththelibrarybag @ImperfectCJ @julesG - it was shelved in the horror section at the bookshop but I‘d agree - it‘s a mystery. I haven‘t read Butter - is the similarity that they are both about female serial killers? 2d

julesG @thegirlwiththelibrarybag I'd have to ask my daughter where exactly in the bookshop she found the copy, but I'd guess it was on a table with lots of Asian literature rather than the horror section. But, horror is a genre she likes too. 2d

julesG I haven't read Butter. It was part of Camp Litsy last year and I forgot to read it in time and the comments about fat shaming and misogyny didn't really make me want to read it. It was also Waterstones book of the year but doesn't seem to have sold like fresh butter - or like warm bread rolls, or sliced bread (German phrases about something selling really well). 2d

ImperfectCJ @thegirlwiththelibrarybag Butter was unique in that, written by a woman writer, it called out misogyny in Japanese culture while not trying to make the female serial killer likeable. This one seems to reduce women to abusers or killers or passive victims with no commentary about the contributing social structures that make them so dependent. 2d

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BarbaraBB

Strange Pictures | Uketsu

I just started this very weird Japanese mystery. So many layers and clues and I feel like everything is important while I have no idea why! Fun!
You can still join our #buddyread. @julesG has been posting about each of the four chapters.

thegirlwiththelibrarybag, sarahbarnes, ImperfectCJ

julesG Everything seems to be a clue, but you need to continue for it to make sense. When you read the next chapter, you see the puzzle pieces slotting together, but still there's no final picture to admire. 3d

sarahbarnes Starting here this morning! 3d

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LitsyEvents

Burial Rites | Hannah Kent

Repost for @Librarybelle

Great discussion so far for The Chelsea Girls! Our next #LiteraryCrew #BuddyRead is Kent‘s historical fiction account of the last woman set to be executed in Iceland.

Read at your own pace. Discussion on July 31st. I will post periodic check-ins throughout the month. All are welcome to join! I know several are planning to join in for the discussion!

See original post at https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2879329

Librarybelle Thanks for reposting! 3d

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LitsyEvents

Unshrinking: How to Face Fatphobia | Kate Manne

Repost for @Riveted_Reader_Melissa

Up Next for #SheSaid #BuddyRead

See original post at https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2879334

tpixie Great photo! 1d

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Librarybelle

Burial Rites | Hannah Kent

Great discussion so far for The Chelsea Girls! Our next #LiteraryCrew #BuddyRead is Kent‘s historical fiction account of the last woman set to be executed in Iceland.

Read at your own pace. Discussion on July 31st. I will post periodic check-ins throughout the month. All are welcome to join! I know several are planning to join in for the discussion!

mcctrish, mjdowens, melissajayne, Jerdencon, tpixie, LapReader, Cuilin, kspenmoll, PurpleyPumpkin, Prairiegirl_reading, Deblovestoread, Teresereading, Sace, CatLass007, Mollyanna, BookwormAHN, Pogue, dabbe, Sargar114, Karisa, bumpinthenight, Singout, julieclair, AllDebooks, IriDas, Lkempf

AllDebooks @LitsyEvents 4d

Sace Just put a copy on hold at my library! 4d

Librarybelle Thank, @AllDebooks ! 4d

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Librarybelle Yay, @Sace ! 4d

julieclair Just picked up my copy at the library today! Also visited Iceland last month, so this timing worked out well for me! 3d

Librarybelle Oh yes, @julieclair ! 2d

Teresereading I just finished The Good People for Bookclub. And currently listening to Always Home, always Homesick, so keen for a trifecta! I‘m in!! 2d

Librarybelle @Teresereading Perfect! I‘ve read The Good People and liked it, but not as much as Burial Rites. 1d

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BarkingMadRead

Roadwork (Bound for Schools & Libraries) | Stephen King, Richard Bachman

This month‘s book is #roadwork Grab your copy and check back at the end of the month for open discussion! Don‘t forget to tag me so I can see which version you have! #LosersClub #StephenKing #StephenKingInOrder #KingFromTheBeginning #ConstantReader #ReadAlong #BuddyRead

BarkingMadRead @jessclark78 @kathywheeler @imperfectcj @roary47 @fortifiedbybooks @kwmg40 @bookwormjillk @maddustkitties @tiedyedude @jenlovesjt47 @5feet.of.fury @balibee146 @bookwormahn @addison_reads @sconsinbookybadger @alldebooks @paperbackpirate @sace @bklover @karkar @julies_bookshelf_adventures @bekakins @elizamarie 4d

JenlovesJT47 Ooh this is a new one to me, looking forward to it! 4d

PaperbackPirate Can‘t wait! 🚷 4d

ImperfectCJ I'm not doing great with actually reading these (sometimes I even get them from the library at the right time), but I like to see the posts! 4d

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LitsyEvents

Roadwork | Stephen King

Repost for @BarkingMadRead

Just a reminder that July‘s #LosersClub read is #roadwork Put your library holds in now, search your shelves, or buy a new copy, and check back on or about July 1st, when we begin reading this one. Discussion will be at the end of the month! #StephenKing #StephenKingInOrder #KingFromTheBeginning #ConstantReader #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #BookDiscussion

Original post - https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2876684

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LitsyEvents

Strange Pictures | Uketsu

Repost for @julesG @thegirlwiththelibrabrybag

The Strange Pictures #BuddyRead starts today.

@thegirlwiththelibrarybag and I have a shared Buddyread on StoryGraph. @BarbaraBB I've tried inviting you, but can't at this moment. @sarahbarnes I hope you have your copy with you on your trip.

Let's go!

PS: link to buddyread is in the comments

Original post - https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2879020

julesG Thank you! 3d

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