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A Gathering of Old Men | Ernest J. Gaines

Starting this for #ClassicsClub #CCspin due end of April2023. Rec‘d in the #ToB23 commentary #ClassicsClub50_list2
(Perfect size before I begin the #OaFkingalong.)

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All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel | Erich Maria Remarque

Starting the actual novel this time. 🤣
Maybe I should have brushed Esther before having her model with book… #WW1lit #Classic #CC50_part2 #ClassicsClub #DogsofLitsy #EstherFest #WiaN2023 QXZ category

CBee It‘s Esther‘s bedhead chic look 😂😍 1y

BkClubCare @CBee - She‘s definitely rockin‘ the look all day long. 1y

DivineDiana That expression is priceless! Definitely a model‘s look! 1y

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batsy Her expression 😁💜 1y

dabbe If looks could ... talk! She's rockin' the shag haircut that everyone seems to be getting these days! Esther the Influencer! ❣️🐾❣️ 1y

BkClubCare @dabbe - I am sure she would roll her eyes at you for that (but secretly quite pleased you acknowledge her importance.) She is more cat like as she ages?! She is 12 1y

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Parnassus On Wheels | Christopher Morley

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This was just gosh darn adorable!! The audio (Nadia May) is something special. HIGHLY recommended! It‘s got books, it‘s got love, it‘s got lots of book love ❤️ #Classic #CC50_part2 #ClassicsClub #audiobook

Other pics from the wild weather we have had the past few days: 80 degrees + thunderstorms to snow this morning.

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The Optimist's Daughter | Eudora Welty

I have to honest, I seriously had a moment of cold emptiness in my gut when I realized that I wasn‘t sure what my next book was to be. 😱 Then I remembered I have my Bingo card to guide me. I am choosing the novella* by Welty and not just because it sits ready nor because it is short, and a classic, and it won the Pulitzer AND fave author A.Patchett cites her as an influence. But because ALL of this together. #CC50_part2 #ClassicsClub

BkClubCare Novella means 2y

BkClubCare Have I mentioned I know ZERO what it is about? 😊 2y

Sapphire Great book, wonderful classic southern offer. I pick up a different Welty title every time I visit square books in Oxford. 2y

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BkClubCare @Sapphire - OH! Mississippi is one of the two states I need to visit. 2y

Sapphire @BkClubCare I highly recommend a weekend “on the square” in Oxford. Square books, great restaurants, visit Rowan Oaks and walk the property. I can‘t make the Oxford festival of the book this year, but really hoping for next year. I do avoid football weekends because I hate crowds but seeing the grove at ole miss with all the tailgate tents is something to behold. Plus you can always run into a Grisham if that is your thing. 2y

BkClubCare @Sapphire - and I have a friend I would love to visit. Looks like she is 2.5 hours from Oxford, tho. Thanks!! (edited) 2y

AFridayFriend I need a bingo card! And I am on Litsy… I just haven‘t been on Litsy for months and months. I‘m gonna have to get in the swing of it again. 2y

BkClubCare @AFridayFriend MY FRIDAY FRIEND!!!! 2y

AFridayFriend 😁 2y

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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! 2y

Ruthiella I ❤️ Dorothy Whipple! I‘ve not read this title yet, though. 2y

Cathythoughts I have this book ! Looking forward to reading it now 👍❤️ 2y

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BkClubCare @Cathythoughts - the afterword pulled together so much for me. 2y

BkClubCare @Ruthiella - I have had this on my tbr for so long! Somehow, the stars aligned. 2y

BkClubCare @Sparklemn - another “how did this happen!?” event in my life that just worked out. 😊👏 (And super glad I took the photo!) (edited) 2y

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Giovanni's Room | James Baldwin

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#CC50_part2 #ClassicsClub #BookSpin

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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2y

xicanti Guess who just received THE BEST CHRISTMAS CARD EVER, almost two months after it was mailed! (Boo, postal system.) Thank you! I shall treasure this gem forever. 2y

BkClubCare @xicanti - BOO! Probably on the US side 😂 Happy New Year 2y

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The Epic of Gilgamesh: An English Verison with an Introduction | Anonymous

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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? 😆 2y

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2y

BkClubCare @Ruthiella - I don‘t know why I thought this would be a “fun” reading experience… Too many books!! 2y

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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!!! 2y

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Alice�s Adventures in Wonderland (Collins Classics) | Lewis Carroll

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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! 🤣 2y

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!! 2y

BkClubCare @TheAromaofBooks - you got it! Will do. 😧 2y

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The Partly Cloudy Patriot | Sarah Vowell

#BookSpinBingo newby here. #EstherAssisting with books, grid, and placement. Tagged book is #BookSpin; #DoubleSpin is Alice in Wonderland (for my #ClassicsClub)
Row 2 will be an easy bingo because I already finished Yoga Pant Nation and The other two, Gilgamesh and Alchemy, are in the house. Column 4 books not “spin” numbers, I will have to get from the library - both also for #ClassicsClub. Thank you, again, @TheAromaofBooks for hosting!

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! Looks great!!! 3y

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