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Butterfinger
Magic for Marigold | L.M. Montgomery
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It was no Jane, Emily, or Anne. I feel so guilty. I don't understand why it was a big deal to be read by a male. He is not a good oral reader. I hope my negativity is because of him, but I don't think so. I didn't like all the misconceptions of the children. By the last hour, it was just background noise. #ChildrensClassicChallenge @TheBookHippie

TheBookHippie This was not what I thought it would be- although I enjoyed Marigold. I‘m glad I read it in bits. 2d
Butterfinger @TheBookHippie there were moments I enjoyed. Saving a family from a house fire because she was homesick. And, moments of clarity with her family. I was waffling between liking it and meh, but what really got my goat was the misconceptions of missionary work. You have to know pain to be close to God. Today, people are turned off from God because of the ways of the republican party and it was just too much for me. 2d
TheBookHippie @Butterfinger God has been used a weapon and vehicle of control, power and manipulation by alt right Christians all the way back to Roman Christians ..from Constantine on it‘s been horrific. Missionary work is a status symbol here. It‘s gross. I think it depends what you have seen and experienced. I don‘t personally think we should ever go into another culture and tell them how to live, love or believe -or anyone for that matter. 2d
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rubyslippersreads I haven‘t read this in years, and don‘t remember much about it. The girl on the audiobook cover reminds me of the “disaster girl” meme. 😆 2d
rubyslippersreads @TheBookHippie Wasn‘t it originally a magazine serial? That might explain the religious aspect, depending on what the magazine was. 2d
TheBookHippie @rubyslippersreads Yes and I believe so. It most definitely explains it. I‘m still glad to have read it. 2d
Butterfinger You are 100% correct @TheBookHippie 2d
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JuniperWilde
A Town Called Solace | Mary Lawson
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Pickpick

5⭐️ I loved this gem of a novel. Three stories woven together and I can‘t decide which I liked more. Part mystery, part character development and part coming of age(s). I could feel the cold air on my skin and smell the lake. 🇨🇦

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ImperfectCJ
Moon of the Turning Leaves | Waubgeshig Rice
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I guess that wraps up my #WeeklyFavorites for March. It's been a pretty good reading month, but moving into April, I feel like I need a refresh of how I approach reading. I've been using audiobooks as a replacement for putting my hands over my ears, and I would rather move *towards* books rather than *away* from reality. So we'll see if I can find a little more balance as we move into spring.

@Read4life

Read4life Here‘s hoping you find the balance you‘re looking for. 💙📚💙🎧💙 1w
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DebinHawaii
Magic for Marigold | L.M. Montgomery
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Pickpick

#Read2025

I finished this one last night for #ChildrensClassicRead2025 & it‘s a soft pick for nostalgia for the author. I found it too long & disjointed with it being separate stories really rather than cohesive chapters. It could be because I waited for the end of the month & was hurrying a bit but I had a hard time keeping track of all of the family & other characters. It did have some charming moments though.

DieAReader 💖💖💖 1w
TheBookHippie It is not my favorite of hers but like you some of the passages I really enjoyed! 1w
LeahBergen It‘s not a favourite of mine either but … you‘re right. Any LMM is usually good for a hit of nostalgia, isn‘t it? 😊 1w
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DebinHawaii
Magic for Marigold | L.M. Montgomery
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#Naturalitsy #HyggeHourReadathon

Tonight‘s #HyggeHour is being spent with Marigold. Trying to finish this one for #ChildrensClassicRead2025 March. My drink is coconut tea & my snack is a haupia (coconut) cupcake. (Which is yum!) 😋

My mood is a little tired & wishing the weekend was longer as it will be another busy work week ahead.

AnnCrystal 😋💝. 1w
AllDebooks 🥥 tea sounds delicious 😋 1w
kspenmoll Coconut cupcake -yum! 1w
Lesliereadsalot Coconut tea and a coconut cupcake would be my ideal meal! 1w
TheBookHippie ♥️ 1w
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Mattsbookaday
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Pickpick

Jennie‘s Boy, by Wayne Johnston (2023 🇨🇦)

Premise: A memoir of the author‘s childhood living with chronic illness in an impoverished Newfoundland community.

Review: This is close to being a perfect memoir: full of humour, insight, and vulnerability. It does a fantastic job of showing the reader the insecurity of growing up in illness, poverty, and as the child of an alcoholic, but also the power of familial love.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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ImperfectCJ
Moon of the Turning Leaves | Waubgeshig Rice
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Pickpick

What a beautiful and immersive follow-up this novel is. I love the portrayal of the landscape and that Rice leaves dialogue in Anishinaabemowin untranslated, with context clues to meaning. While reading this novel, I have found myself observing the world around me differently and requesting from myself more attention in the moment. I find myself contemplating what's most important and how to center those elements in my life. It's a gift of a book.

Tamra I loved it too! Do you think there will be a third? 2w
ImperfectCJ @Tamra I'm not sure. In the author's note at the end, Rice seemed to indicate that he needed a little convincing from fans and editors to write this sequel, and I kind of feel like this one ended at a good point. But while I don't think it naturally lends itself to a third, I wouldn't mind spending more time with these characters and would certainly read a third if one came out. 2w
Tamra @ImperfectCJ yes - totally agree. 😁 2w
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JuniperWilde
A Town Called Solace | Mary Lawson
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Current read. A book you dive into despite the author‘s restraints. Mary Lawson tells good stories without embellishment. She relies on great characters and a compelling plot leaving the reading to infer bits here and there. IOW she assumes her readers are smart which is always a joy. #canadianwriter 🇨🇦 #canadianlitsy

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ImperfectCJ
Moon of the Turning Leaves | Waubgeshig Rice
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After the 6th graders put me through my paces in class tonight, I feel like having something stronger, but I'm trying to convince myself that salad, nonalcoholic kombucha, and post-apocalyptic fiction will nourish me better in the long run---and disturb my sleep less---than a martini.

MemoirsForMe 😁🍸😁 3w
dabbe 6th graders can definitely drive someone to drink. Good for you with your choices. 🙌🏻🤩🙌🏻 3w
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ImperfectCJ
Moon of the Turning Leaves | Waubgeshig Rice
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I went to the library to pick up one hold, and three more books jumped into my arms. At least I wasn't visiting the animal shelter.

BarbaraBB 🤣🤣 4w
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