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Librarybelle
Villette | Charlotte Bront
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We‘re a little halfway through the month, so time to check in for this month‘s #LiteraryCrew #BuddyRead . A few have bailed, and others are enjoying it. Any thoughts to share with the group?

Discussion will be posted on the 28th, but feel free to respond whenever you can…this one is a chunkster!

As a reminder, our March title is I Am Livia by Phyllis T Smith. Official reminder will be posted soon!

Karisa Just finished Villette this morning. Twisty and turny—I liked it! That ending though… 🤐 5d
mcctrish I was listening to it on audio and I ran out of time to listen and the library clawed it back so I‘m out. Some day I will read it in print 5d
Deblovestoread I got through the first third and then set it aside. Not sure if I‘ll pick it back up. (edited) 5d
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Librarybelle So glad you liked it, @Karisa ! 5d
Librarybelle This is not the easiest read, @mcctrish @Deblovestoread . Thanks for trying! 5d
mcctrish I‘m not sure audio was the way to go (edited) 5d
Cuilin I‘m almost half way. 👍 5d
Pogue I bailed. I thought I could get through one Brontë book, I was wrong. 5d
Librarybelle @Pogue Thanks for trying! 5d
Sace I‘m only in chapter 10, but I‘m enjoying it. I‘m doing a chapter a day- sometimes audio, sometimes physical. 5d
Librarybelle That‘s great, @Sace ! 5d
tpixie I‘m behind- family caregiver stuff ( good- granddaughter!) , but hope to catch up! 5d
Librarybelle Take your time, @tpixie ! No worries at all! 4d
tpixie @Librarybelle 🩷🩷🩷 4d
AnishaInkspill I remember when I read this how slow it was but what kept me reading was that there was it felt very different, and I've been wanting to read this again to understand this more. 4d
Librarybelle That‘s a great perspective, @AnishaInkspill . I may keep that in mind as I read through it…what compels the reader to continue? 4d
julieclair I will circle back to the discussion whenever I finish. May be months from now at the rate things are going…🤪😂 17h
Librarybelle @julieclair 😂 That‘s fine! 17h
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TheDaysGoBy
Fear the Flames | Olivia Rose Darling
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Mehso-so

Did a #buddyread with my bestie for this one. We haven‘t discussed it in its entirety yet but I‘m kinda disappointed how this turned out. We‘d read Fourth Wing and weren‘t fans, but thought this might be better. I liked most of the characters much better, but the general plot and narrative was lacking so much depth. I think the ideas were mostly great but the author didn‘t go deep enough. Didn‘t feel much suspense/drama

TheDaysGoBy I‘m not a huge fantasy reader but I‘ve been pretty disappointed with much of what I‘ve read so far 2w
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LitsyEvents
Making Money | Terry Pratchett
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repost for @julesG:

#OokBOokClub-ers, our Discworld adventure continues TODAY with #MakingMoney!

Looking forward to our discussion next month!

Happy reading!

#Discworld #SirTerryPratchett #TerryPratchett #PratchettPosse #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #EpicBuddyRead

julesG Thank you! 2w
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LitsyEvents
Raising Steam | Terry Pratchett
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repost for @julesG:

#OokBOokClub

Just a friendly reminder that we'll be reading #RaisingSteam next! Dig out your books, put in your library holds, or place your orders! The next Discworld adventure continues on March 8th! Woohoo!

If anyone wants to be tagged/untagged for future posts please let me know! Happy to oblige!

#Discworld #SirTerryPratchett #TerryPratchett #PratchettPosse #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #EpicBuddyRead

julesG Thank you! 2w
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LitsyEvents
The Girls | Lori Lansens
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repost for @Jess861:

Excited to announce that our second pick for the #OhCanada Book Club will be The Girls by Lori Lansens - a fictional book about conjoined twins. I flipped a coin because the vote was tied. This book club will run every two months, so this will be the March/April book. Excited to continue the Canadian book journey!

All are welcome to join! Let me know if you want to be added to the tag list!

#BuddyRead #BookClub #Canada

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lauraisntwilder
Indian Horse | Richard Wagamese
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Pickpick

Wow. The first pick for the #OhCanada #BuddyRead was intense. I loved this story of an Ojibway boy falling in love with hockey, but that's only part of the book. Saul's story is heartbreaking and moving. I can only imagine the continued lasting effects of the so-called "residential schools."

DogMomIrene The writing was so beautiful! I cried at the end. What a freaking journey to even get to the tip of healing. 2w
lauraisntwilder @DogMomIrene I cried, too! It was such a good book. 2w
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julesG
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#OokBOokClub

Just a friendly reminder that we'll be reading #RaisingSteam next! Dig out your books, put in your library holds, or place your orders! The next Discworld adventure continues on March 8th! Woohoo!

If anyone wants to be tagged/untagged for future posts please let me know! Happy to oblige!

#Discworld #SirTerryPratchett #TerryPratchett #PratchettPosse #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #EpicBuddyRead

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julesG
Making Money | Terry Pratchett
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#OokBOokClub-ers, our Discworld adventure continues TODAY with #MakingMoney!

Looking forward to our discussion next month!

Happy reading!

#Discworld #SirTerryPratchett #TerryPratchett #PratchettPosse #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #EpicBuddyRead

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julesG
Going Postal | Terence David John Pratchett
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#OokBOokClub

Hello friends! Open discussion is in the FOLLOWING POST marked as a spoiler. Find the GOING POSTAL post & tap "show me" on the spoiler tag to join in the discussion. Join in whenever you can! Today. Tomorrow. Next month! The post will always be up so just tag each other & we'll jump in to discuss with you. Feel free to chat about anything!

#Discworld #SirTerryPratchett #TerryPratchett #PratchettPosse #ReadAlong #BuddyRead

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julesG
Going Postal | Terry Pratchett
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Welcome to the #OokBOokClub open discussion for #GoingPostal feel free to discuss anything! Don't forget to tag each other in the comments so your friends can see your reply. Have fun!

#Discworld #SirTerryPratchett #TerryPratchett #PratchettPosse #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #EpicBuddyRead

julesG This one hit different than when I first read it, even than when I last read it for #OokBOokClub, thanks to the current events. 2w
BookmarkTavern Yeah, this one hits differently. So one of my favorite things that sticks out to me was Adora Belle saying “It's not a lie. It's what ought to have been true.” It reminded me of the idea that we read nonfiction to learn facts, but we read fiction to learn truth. 2w
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julesG @BookmarkTavern Adora Belle might not have the biggest roll in the book, but she has a lot of wisdom to share. 2w
BookmarkTavern @julesG She does! And after Sybil and Vimes, she and Moist are my favorite of Pratchett‘s romantic relationships. And it‘s because of how it‘s set up in this book. Adora Belle is a puzzle Moist can‘t figure out, a person he can‘t charm, and it evolves so beautifully into him caring what she thinks about him. That scene in the restaurant where he calms her down by teasing her about the proper knife? Chef‘s kiss. 2w
kwmg40 I enjoyed this one but I agree that current events made me wince at some of the situations in the book. 2w
julesG @kwmg40 I'm reading a Sci-Fi heist novel right now and the parallels to current events is astounding. As @BookmarkTavern said, we read fiction to learn the truth. 2w
willaful It definitely hits me harder now than when I first read it. Especially given that his solution to a Trump seems to be.. a somewhat better Trump. 😬

Still absolutely love the book and think it one of his very best. The main characters have a lot more to them than Rincewind has.
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julesG @willaful Yes, to the "a lot more to them than Rincewind". He's not one of my favourites. 2w
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