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Tilt | Emma Pattee

Saw this article and I couldn‘t help but think about the #CampLitsy pick Tilt. Here‘s the link to the article for anyone who‘s interested.

https://apple.news/AQu0sZz9BS3eofd_3sn5zXA

Texreader Yikes! 1mo

squirrelbrain That‘s very scary! 😧 1mo

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Kitta

Little Rot: A Novel | Akwaeke Emezi

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I own so much of Emezi‘s work, I find it fascinating they can switch so seamlessly between genres.

I really enjoyed this one, it‘s about the seedy underbelly of New Lagos - so much sex and violence. It‘s definitely not for everyone but after reading the SA Crosby for #camplitsy and loving it, I think I have to admit to myself that I enjoy reading violent books 😂

Switches between characters for each chapter so you get different POVs.

Kitta #lgbtqia2025 @kenyazero #transrightsreadathon 1mo

Kitta Also #litsycrafters. I made the blanket! 1mo

Kenyazero Sounds like an interesting read! Emezi‘s work always leaves you with something to think about. 1mo

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PurpleyPumpkin I was eyeing that blanket.👀 It's lovely! 1mo

Kitta @Kenyazero it really does. Their work is always an instant buy for me. 1mo

Kitta @PurpleyPumpkin thank you!! 1mo

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More about Paddington | Michael Bond

August wrapped. Not the best books this month when Paddington is the only 5-star read!

August Books Wrapped:
I read 4 books for #Bolivia #foodandlit
1 book for #authoramonth
1 book for #campLitsy
1 book for #klbr
And 1 book for #serieslove

I‘m still reading a Llosa book, Bad Girl, that I started in July for #Peru #foodandlit and Dickens‘s Little Dorrit that I started in June for #whattheDickens

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Kitta

Augustown | Kei Miller

August wrap up!

Loved this #camplitsy read and got through a lot of #lgbtqia books!

10 books is a lot for me! The job search continues but I‘m spending my downtime reading and crocheting to relax and not stress out!

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JenP

Audition | Katie Kitamura

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Our panel has started our Booker reviews. Audition was the first book up for discussion. Check out all the reviews on the blog and link to your own reviews.

I did enjoy this one and I think #camplitsy discussions made it even more enjoyable

https://thereadersroom.org/2025/08/22/2025-booker-longlist-audition-by-katie-kit...

Please help me tag the other Booker readers. My brain is stalled this morning

sprainedbrain, charl08, rmaclean4, BarbaraBB, Graywacke

Graywacke Gosh, i‘m so hungry now. Glad you enjoyed. And see my posts for more Booker longlist readers. I tag who i know on relevant reviews. (No one has complained yet. 😁) 1mo

JenP @Graywacke this photo was from over a month ago but it was delicious. I‘ll check out your tagged list. 1mo

BarbaraBB Thanks for the tag. @squirrelbrain has read all of the longlist! 1mo

JenP @BarbaraBB I saw! She sped through them. 1mo

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Tilt | Emma Pattee

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Portland, Oregon is destroyed by a massive earthquake, catching Annie by surprise while obliviously shopping for a crib at Ikea. Everything comes crashing down and the heavily 9-months‘ pregnant Annie, escaping the rubble by the skin of her teeth, starts walking to her husband‘s work. She‘s accompanied, at time, by the Ikea worker who saved her life. This is the story of her walk through the destroyed city while talking to Bean, the baby she‘s ⬇️

Texreader carrying. Annie tells Bean about her love for her husband. We also learn about her dissatisfaction with herself and her original horrible attitude about being pregnant. This is the story of her changing relationship with her husband and Bean while she walks. From that point of view, it‘s an excellent story. However, if you‘re reading a story about a pregnant woman‘s attempt to find her husband during an apocalypse, it‘s woefully incomplete. ⬇️ (edited) 1mo

Texreader The reader gets to decide whether the author/main character achieved her objective. And truthfully I don‘t know which point of view matters the most to me. That leaves me somewhere between a good book and a so-so book. #CampLitsy 1mo

BarbaraBB It didn‘t match King of Ashes for you I think! 1mo

Texreader @BarbaraBB You are correct! 😉 1mo

Bette It‘s been a while, but I remember that after having taken her journey being unsatisfied with the end. 1mo

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Tilt | Emma Pattee

Audition | Katie Kitamura

I love seeing Obama's summer reading list each year... and I feel oddly validated when I've read books he's read 😂 This year's list made me think he needs a #CampLitsy invite next year! I'm fascinated that he included Audition on his list: “A quiet novel about the ways we hide our true selves from others — and ourselves.“ Hmmm. I want to hear more...

https://www.obama.org/stories/president-obamas-favorite-books-summer-2025/

squirrelbrain Wouldn‘t it be fab if he came to camp?! 😝 I‘m not sure I‘d call Audition quiet though. 🤷‍♀️ In fact, to me, it felt quite the opposite - it created a lot of noise in my head, trying to work it out! 1mo

BarbaraJean @squirrelbrain It would be SO fabulous if he came to camp!! I wouldn't call Audition quiet, either—neither inside my head nor on the page. Especially not that off-the-rails ending! 1mo

BarbaraBB I‘m actually a bit surprised Death of an Author isn‘t on it as well 😉 @squirrelbrain 1mo

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BarbaraJean @BarbaraBB Wild Dark Shore, too! 1mo

TheBookHippie I guess we can still like him even though he likes Audition … 🤣👀😝🫣😵‍💫 1mo

TheBookHippie @squirrelbrain I haven‘t rage read like that in a long time. I hated that book 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 1mo

BarbaraJean @TheBookHippie 😂 😂 😂 1mo

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Texreader

Tilt | Emma Pattee

Funny, not funny. 😬 #campLitsy

Bookwormjillk Yup. Sigh. 1mo

AnnCrystal
🥺 Oh yikes...🧐🤔😵‍💫😶‍🌫️... 1mo

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