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Grendel | John Gardner
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For my #HoppingGnomedePlume book club. Not what I was expecting- it exceeded any ideas I had. Quite entertaining. Listening, tho, as delightful as the language is, makes bookclubbing reviews SO difficult; bought the tradeback edition for further study. Beowulf barely makes an appearance! #PurpleFlowers #Classic #CC50 #Oct2023

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#BookSpinBingo Time! Jude is a #Classic on my #cc50 part2 list. I added this on a whim to my Sept list of 20 and now I “get” (have?) to read it!

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What‘s better than receiving a postcard out of the blue and finding the referenced quote a few days later? Not much, a few things, maybe; these are the simple joys that delight. The universe reinforcing my reading choices! #CC50 #Cc50_part2

Ruthiella Bookish serendipity! 🤩 3y
BkClubCare @Ruthiella - AND?! Reacher just mentioned “Eudora Welty” 3y
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They Were Sisters | Dorothy Whipple, Celia Brayfield
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I so enjoyed this and needed this, too. Whipple is a favorite! I thought some the characters almost over the top — hard to believe they were from the same family. But oh! Can she capture the internal monologue of despair. (If only they would TALK to each other…)

#CC50 #ClassicsClub #PersephoneEditions

Sparklemn So jealous of your Persephone visit. I‘ll get there someday! 3y
Ruthiella I ❤️ Dorothy Whipple! I‘ve not read this title yet, though. 3y
Cathythoughts I have this book ! Looking forward to reading it now 👍❤️ 3y
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BkClubCare @Cathythoughts - the afterword pulled together so much for me. 3y
BkClubCare @Ruthiella - I have had this on my tbr for so long! Somehow, the stars aligned. 3y
BkClubCare @Sparklemn - another “how did this happen!?” event in my life that just worked out. 😊👏 (And super glad I took the photo!) (edited) 3y
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They Were Sisters | Dorothy Whipple, Celia Brayfield
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Status Update Time: I had my first bingo ever since joining #BookSpinBingo! January top row. Looks like February will bring me MANY bingos 🎉
In other news, it‘s #LetterMo which means a few of you in this lovely Litsy space will be getting mail from me, I am devouring a #Persephone edition 😍 for #CC50, and I have 3 remaining TOB books yet: Subdivision, Echo Wife, and Copeland Cain. I‘m also joining in on a read of The History of Love.

Ruthiella Congratulations on your BINGO! 🥳🥳🥳 3y
AvidReader25 It‘s been years since I read The History of Love! I might need to pick it up again. 3y
LeahBergen I love Dorothy Whipple. 😊 3y
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xicanti Hurray for good books and good mail! I‘ve fallen out of the postal groove over the last year or so, but I promise I‘ll have something for you this month. 3y
Nutmegnc @BkClubCare I wondered if you were doing #lettermo!! Great bingo!! 👏👏👏 3y
BkClubCare @AvidReader25 - my review of this only tells me how much I loved it and NO plot recap so ... I can‘t remember much, which is GREAT. (edited) 3y
BkClubCare @Ruthiella - Finally! 😂 3y
BkClubCare @xicanti - let the spirit move you. Sending something today. Wonder how long it will take? 3y
BkClubCare @Nutmegnc - of course. I feel extremely disorganized but I “in”. 💌📭📬😱🤩 3y
BkClubCare @LeahBergen - she is amazing. Each character feels real and perfectly captured. 3y
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Matrix | Lauren Groff
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Thank you to our host for the fun activity and my friend @La_Cori for inspiring the alteration of the image! I hope to listen to Matrix (for #TOB2022) and read print of the Baldwin (for #CC50). #BookSpinBingoJan2022

Does anyone have an opinion if Matrix could be considered “genre-blending”? I need to fit that category for the #ReadICT Challenge.

Hooked_on_books I‘d say Matrix blends historical fiction and feminist lit, so yes! 3y
BkClubCare @Hooked_on_books - OOooooo 😊 thank you 3y
Ruthiella I agree. For me it was a blend of historical fiction and fantasy...(the labyrinth, the female environment devoid even of male priests, her visions, etc.). 3y
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A tough read, really. Much more scholarly approach needed than an expectation of entertainment. The first third is all explanations of its discovery and place in history so it almost felt like nonfiction. #CC50 #ClassicsClub

#BookSpin November! Read for #DoubleSpin, actually
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Ruthiella Yeah, I find for a lot of literature from antiquity, I enjoy the introduction more than the actual work? 😆 3y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3y
BkClubCare @Ruthiella - I don‘t know why I thought this would be a “fun” reading experience… Too many books!! 3y
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Invisible Man | Ralph Ellison
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I highly recommend reading AND listening to the Invisible Man #audiobook narrated fabulously by Joe Morton. #ClassicsClub #cc50 #Classic #NatlBookWinner 1952
#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks Column-4

(So close to Row-4 Bingo, too but don‘t have enough time to read Ask Again Yes AND my book club choice Anxious People.)

TheAromaofBooks Looking great!!! 3y
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I finished a #BookSpin! It‘s the #DoubleSpin position on the #BookSpinBingo but I should be through both by the end of today. LOL

I know the story of Alice, of course, I think most people do, readerly people, any way. 😉 But I have no recollection of really READING this. And I expected it to be tedious. 😱 It was not! I enjoyed it. Whew, I feel so much better saying that outloud.
#ClassicsClub #CC50 #CC50_secondlist #FiftyClassicsin5Years

BkClubCare @TheAromaofBooks - Sarah, we are suggested to tag you on these spin posts, yes? I cannot imagine your notification counts! 🤣 3y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! And yes, if you tag me for your BookSpin/DoubleSpin reviews, I put a checkmark by your name which means you have an entry for my end-of-the-year giveaway!!! And in general, I just enjoy seeing what everyone has been reading for this challenge, so feel free to tag me any time!! 3y
BkClubCare @TheAromaofBooks - you got it! Will do. 😧 3y
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Looking forward to reading and listening to this for our #GreenMileAlong in April. And! Since this was pub‘d 25 years ago, I can include it in my #classicsclub50 #classics #50in5 #cc50 #kingalong #UncleStevie #readingwithfriends

Come-read-with-me Love you bibliophile journal! 4y
Nutmegnc This is a great story!! 4y
BkClubCare @Nutmegnc - I‘ve seen the movie multiple times 🙄 4y
BkClubCare @Come-read-with-me - wait- what? What are you referencing, actually? The pic of stacked books is actually a really cool notecard I received from a friend — it shows a bunch of books, of which the majority I have read! Astounding (edited) 4y
Come-read-with-me @BkClubCare That is so cool! The people who publish the cards have a great bibliophile journal-the same stacks of books on the front! They have the best stuff and you have an amazing friend who gives you the best stuff! 4y
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