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You Dreamed of Empires: A Novel | �lvaro Enrigue

Happy #tob2025 longlist week! I've not read a ton of them (no surprise given my comfort genres); what I have read is primarily thanks to litsy suggestions (😘 #camplitsy24). Not much that was a surprise tho -lots of repeat authors?- and James in particular seems like an obvious choice. But it was fantastic so... 🤷🏻‍♀️
My list by enjoyment in the reading is above fwiw! Highlighting the tagged bc James gets plenty love wo my help 😜

Ruthiella I also noticed the repeat authors! But still there is always quite a few from the longlist that are completely off my radar. 3w

Bookwormjillk I was thinking the same about James. 3w

Larkken @Ruthiella true! It is usually my primary source for finding new fav authors outside my comfort zone, too! You're right ill have to give some love to the unread books on the list next 🤦‍♀️ 3w

BkClubCare As bewildering as Irena Rey is - I am actually moving quite well through it. Compared to some books that I know are awesome but I can‘t seem to make any progress? So weird. I am weird. 2w

Larkken @BkClubCare that's awesome! I keep reading reviews that make me feel like maybe I hit it at a bad mental state. It seems so weird and right up my alley that I can't believe from the blurbs that it didn't hit. Maybe I'll have to pick it back up! 2w

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Fruit of the Dead | Rachel Lyon

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Cory is 18 and has no plans after the Summer Camp where she has been working, draws to an end. When she meets Rolo, a rich pharmaceutical CEO and father of a child she has been looking after, offers her a job as a nanny, she can‘t resist his wicked charm and the money. He takes her to his private island, where all seems to good to be true. And of course it is.
A compelling novel about what it means to finally be seen.

? Antwerp, Belgium

squirrelbrain I wish this had made the ToB list - I will still listen to it but not for some time now…. 🤣 3w

BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain I am surprised it didn‘t. Same goes for many of our #CampLitsy24 choices. And for The Echoes and I Who Have Never Known Men. 3w

Cathythoughts Stacked 👍🏻 3w

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CarolynM Interesting! And I‘m very envious of you being in Antwerp. I am so looking forward to going back there one day! 3w

BarbaraBB @CarolynM I remember that it‘s a favorite place of yours! I hope you‘ll return there one day, it‘s still a fabulous place! 3w

youneverarrived Gorgeous photo! Stacking, sounds really good! 3w

BarbaraBB @youneverarrived It is! She‘s the author of this book, that I also loved

Self-Portrait with Boy: A Novel

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Tournament | David Crouch

These are the ones that are on the #ToB25 longlist that I‘ve read. Some are this year‘s favorites. In my next post I‘ll share the ones I have on my shelves and that are now calling out to me to read them before the shortlist will be announced

Chelsea.Poole I‘m interested in several here that I have yet to read. Especially Safekeep, Book Censor and

My Friends: From the Pulitzer-prize winning author of THE RETURN

Ruthiella Glad we were on target this summer with

All Fours

BarbaraBB @Chelsea.Poole All three are good! (edited) 4w

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BarbaraBB @Ruthiella Yes! It is surprising though that our other #CampLitsy24 books are not longlisted! 4w

Suet624 Do you have a favorite on this list? 4w

sarahbarnes You‘ve done well! 4w

Megabooks Several I haven‘t read! I‘ll have to go back and look at your reviews. I love that cover on Hard Girls. 4w

BarbaraBB @Megabooks But I do think you‘ll have read so many more books on the longlist! 3w

BarbaraBB @Suet624 Not really. Except for The Safekeep, My Friends and All Fours I now realize none of them were real favorites, despite what I wrote in this post 🤦🏻‍♀️. I do have high hopes for the ones I still want to read 😀 (edited) 3w

Megabooks I did make my list. Maybe you missed the tag? I‘ve read 27!! 👍🏻👍🏻 3w

Megabooks @Ruthiella And James! 3w

Ruthiella @Megabooks True! 3w

BarbaraBB @Megabooks On my way to your thread! 3w

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The New Rooster | Rilla Alexander

#TOBwaiting

In a recent post of @BkClubCare we‘ve been guessing about the ToB longlist, which will be published sometime in November. I thought why not make the most of our anticipation and share the six books we hope to see on that longlist?

It‘ll definitely give us some inspiration for books to check out - whether they make the longlist or not.

These are mine, I hope you‘ll share yours!

(Tagging the #CampLitsy24 participants for a start)

Megabooks, squirrelbrain, LitsyEvents

BarbaraBB @Addison_Reads @Amiable @AmyG @BarbaraJean @batsy @bennettBookworm @Bkclubcare @Bklover @Bookbuyingaddict @BookNAround @Bookwormjillk 2mo

BarbaraBB @BookWrym @cariashley @Caroline2 @CarolynM @Catlass007 @CatMS @Cbee @ChaoticMissAdventures @Chelsea.Poole @Christine @CogsOfEncouragement @Cseydel 2mo

BarbaraBB @Cuilin @Cupcake12 @dabbe @Daisey @DebinHawaii @Deblovestoread @decalino @DGRachel @elizamarie @ErikasMindfulShelf @Flaneurette @GatheringBooks @Gissy 2mo

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BarbaraBB @Graciouswarriorprincess @hes7 @Hooked_on_Books @ImperfectCJ @JamieArc @jas16 @jenniferw88 @JenReadsAlot @Jess @jhod @jlhammar @JoyBlue @julesG 2mo

BarbaraBB @julieclair @Julsmarshall @KarenUK @karisa @Karisimo @KateReadsYA @Kimberlone @Kitta @Kristy_K @kspenmoll @kwmg40 @Larkken @Laughterhp @LeeRHarry @Leniverse 2mo

BarbaraBB @Lizpixie @maggie4483 @mcctrish @Merelybookish @Meshell1313 @MicheleinPhilly @monalyisha @Nessavamusic @Oryx @peaKnit @prairiegirl_reading @PuddleJumper 2mo

BarbaraBB @quietjenn @RaeLovesToRead @Read4life @Readerann @RebelReader @Roary47 @rockpools @Ruthiella @SamAnne @Sapphire @sarahbarnes @sblbooks 2mo

BarbaraBB @Soubhiville @Suet624 @Susanita @TEArificbooks @Texreader @TheAromaofBooks @TheBookHippie @TheKidUpstairs @TrishB @well-readneck @willaful @youneverarrived @yourfavouritemixtape @zuhkeeyah 2mo

Ruthiella Thanks for the tag! I‘ll take a crack at it! 🎶 It‘s the most wonderful time of the year 🎵 Rooster time! 🐓 2mo

Bookwormjillk I don‘t even know where to start, but I‘ll give it a try! 2mo

Hooked_on_books I like this idea, but like the others, I‘ll have to think about this a bit. I notice 5 of your books seem to have a color scheme theme. 2mo

Bookwormjillk What are the guidelines for the tournament? Is it anything published in 2024? 2mo

CatLass007 Thanks for the tag. What does #ToB stand for? Several of these books are on my wish list. 2mo

cariashley Yay, I‘ve been waiting for TOB news! I‘m hoping to get back into it this time after not being able to do it last time (life…). Will have to think about this! 2mo

Suet624 I rely solely on other Litsy recommendations and you all have never steered me wrong. 2mo

BarbaraBB @Bookwormjillk Yes! Just books published in 2024. All choices are arbitrary as they say themselves! 2mo

BarbaraBB @CatLass007 You can read all about it here: https://www.tournamentofbooks.com/about 2mo

Bookwormjillk @BarbaraBB thanks! I wasn‘t sure if they removed the books from Camp TOB but couldn‘t find anything on their website. I‘ll have to go back to my #CampLitsy lists to see what I missed. 2mo

BarbaraBB @cariashley I hope you‘ll be there again, we‘ve missed you! 2mo

AmyG Thanks for the tag! I need to think about this. 2mo

Susanita I‘ll have to think about it too… 2mo

squirrelbrain Exciting! I‘ll post mine later (or tomorrow…. Or the weekend!) ❤️ 2mo

Cathythoughts These all look good. I must investigate 👍🏻♥️ 2mo

Larkken Ooh, fun! I‘ll have a snoop… 2mo

sarahbarnes Fun list and fun idea! 😃 Mina‘s Matchbox is definitely on my list of books I‘m excited to read. I tried reading If Only recently and couldn‘t get into it, but I think it was just me at the time because I loved her other book. 2mo

BarbaraBB @sarahbarnes Wow, you did try If Only already! I just discovered its existence 🤩. But I loved her other book too so I have high hopes. I hope it just wasn‘t the moment to start it for you 🤞🏽

Is Mother Dead

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sarahbarnes Honestly I think I had a book hangover from Intermezzo when I tried to start it. I‘ll likely try again. 2mo

Deblovestoread Thanks for the tag! Will give it some thought! 💜 2mo

CatLass007 Thank you for the link! 2mo

Meshell1313 Ooh fun! I think James for sure will make the cut! 2mo

Chelsea.Poole Very exciting! This will be fun! 2mo

Chelsea.Poole Also, great guesses! I really want to read Liars. I‘m on hold for the audio. 2mo

dabbe Thanks for the inspiration! 🤩😀🤗 2mo

Caroline2 Ohhh exciting!! 😃 2mo

BkClubCare Oh MY!! 👏😆🎉 2mo

CarolynM All the books on the ToB list are usually new to me. I‘ll have a look at these that you have chosen🙂 2mo

Megabooks Liars made me so angry!! I think you‘re right on target with Fruit, and I enjoyed it. I checked out Mina‘s again today. Hopefully I‘ll get to it this time!! 1mo

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kspenmoll

James: A Novel | Percival Everett

Yay! James by P. Everett was one of the winners in the National Book Award Fiction category! #camplitsy24

Megabooks, squirrelbrain, BarbaraBB

Megabooks And All Fours, but I‘m really excited about Martyr, too. I loved all three! 3mo

Avanders Hiya! Checking in to see if you‘ve had a chance to open your #fffs package yet? ☺️🍁🍎🍂 @Chrissyreadit 3mo

kspenmoll @Avanders Apologies! I did; will post later. 3mo

Avanders Ok awesome - thanks! 3mo

Suet624 @Megabooks same!!! 3mo

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Rejection: Fiction | Tony Tulathimutte

#WeeklyForecast 40/24

I just started a book from Percival Everett‘s backlist and it has drawn me in immediately, as usual.
Next will be either the tagged one, from the NBA longlist, or Irena Rey, which I have been interested in ever since it was longlisted for #CampLitsy24.

Ruthiella I admire your focus when reading a favorite author‘s backlist. 😃 3mo

squirrelbrain I keep considering reading Irena Rey, then getting sidetracked…. 🤷‍♀️ 3mo

BarbaraBB @Ruthiella I am always so happy to find a new author I love lol! 3mo

BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain Yes me too! Hopefully this week! 3mo

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Centique

Memory Piece | Lisa Ko

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I think a lot of people are going to dislike this book. I didnt entirely like it - BUT i keep thinking about it. It‘s an “idea” book, rather than driven by plot or character development. Three Chinese American girls meet in their early teens. Each one is very driven by a passion which will steer their lives - art, technology, activism. I think many readers will want to get into their heads & emotions but this is more about their achievements ⬇️

Centique their impact. As the 1990s roll through we look at their lives, their accomplishments, during the growth of consumerism and corporate greed - then a violent jump 50 years ahead and into a dystopian reality that is never fully explained. Messy but in parts its brilliant and thought provoking. If im still thinking about this book at the end of the year then ill need to up my GR rating! 3mo

squirrelbrain Great review! I‘ve picked this up at the library a couple of times but never borrowed it but your comments make it sound intriguing…. 3mo

Ruthiella Your description ot the book makes me think of this book read for #CampLitsy24 where early sister seemed more to represent a way of living than be a real person

The Alternatives: A Novel

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Centique @squirrelbrain i‘m going to be so interested to read other peoples reviews! On GR there has been some negativity but it may be because its so different to The Leavers. 3mo

Centique @Ruthiella the blurb for that really does sound similar! I might try it just to compare. 3mo

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DebinHawaii

August | Judith Rossner

I feel good about my August reading. I managed 17 books (including one story & one children‘s book) & made it partially through two more. A mix of genres & lots of series books. Favorites were The Forty Elephants for #SundayBuddyRead & Incidents Around the House, 😱 Hello Stranger & The Undermining of Twyla & Frank. Bear for #CampLitsy24 & Unwell Women for #SheSaid & Black Sheep were also of note. I managed all three of my #Roll100 books too.🎉📚

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Queen Hereafter: A Novel of Lady Macbeth | Isabelle Schuler

#AugustStats
Total books:25
~Fiction:23
~Nonfiction: 2
~Buddy Reads:9
~Audio books:4

#literarycrew #Camplitsy24 #hyggeread #sundaybuddyread #nunlit #NancyDrewBR #ASByatt #AdventuresinPhilosophy #BookedinTime #readyourkindle

Megabooks, sprainedbrain, Cuilin, TheBookHippie, Librarybelle, BarbaraBB, Graywacke, jlhammar, GingerAntics, AllDebooks

BarbaraBB Wow, what an impressive amount of books! 4mo

Gissy Wow 🤩 25 books!!! Amazing! 📚 👏👏👏 4mo

AllDebooks Wow, well done 👏 4mo

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Librarybelle Awesome!!! 4mo

Cuilin Amazing month!! Wow. ✅🎉 4mo

Megabooks Fantastic! 4mo

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