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This is a quiet, internal story, with abuse, abandonment, and unanswered questions at its heart. Julia—pregnant at 41—returns to her hometown after 23 years away. She‘s searching for answers & some measure of resolution about her past. I appreciated the nuance with which Hegi paints her characters—acknowledging both the repercussions of abuse & abandonment, and the unreliability of memory—as Julia struggles to reconcile the past & move forward.⤵️

BarbaraJean (Cont‘d) Post-college (early 2000s), I read a couple of Ursula Hegi‘s books—Intrusions and Stones from the River—which made Hegi an auto-buy author for me for several years. Salt Dancers was one of those auto-buys from a now-long-closed Borders‘ sale shelf. Although I remember one of my best friends reading and loving this, it sat on my shelf for years. A trifecta of challenges prompted me to finally read it back in August. ⤵️ (edited) now

BarbaraJean This was my July #BookSpin, and it also fulfilled 1995 for #192025, and # 38 (published before I turned 20) for #50x50. @TheAromaofBooks @Librarybelle now

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sjc731

Shrine at Altamira | John L'Heureux

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BarbaraJean

The Dark Horse | Rumer Godden

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I loved this hidden gem I picked up at a library sale. It‘s based on a true story about a racehorse in the 1930s, who was shipped to India from England—and the various lives this horse brings together. There are themes of hurt and healing, prejudice and acceptance, redemption, and found family. The backdrop of 1930s Calcutta—from the poor and the privileged, to the convent and the racetrack—is fascinating. This was my 1981 pick for #192025.

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tpixie Sounds great!!! 👍🏻 9m

TheBookHippie Oh this sounds good! now

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Doppoetry

Clear: A Novel | Carys Davies

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This was a delightful short read. I enjoyed the process of preserving dying languages and adapting languages for others. Although the characters weren't strongly developed, there was still character growth. I especially enjoyed the deep conversation about isolation, religious oppression, and the desire to connect to others.

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dabbe

Brideshead Revisited | Evelyn Waugh

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CSeydel Very nice! now

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dabbe

Brideshead Revisited | Evelyn Waugh

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CSeydel Great bracket! now

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julieclair

The Ladies of Missalonghi | Colleen McCullough

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Well, this was…. different. I enjoyed the first half. After that, not so much. Almost every character got on my nerves, some parts of the plot were totally predictable, some made me angry, and some were just plain strange. And the ending… what the heck?! Can‘t wait for our #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead discussion. I‘m sure it will be lively. @BarbaraJean

#Pantone2025 #LavenderBlue @Lauredhel

julieclair @TheAromaofBooks @rubyslippersreads 3h

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LitsyEvents

The Old Curiosity Shop | Charles Dickens

Via @texreader Next up!! Whoohoo!! #whattheDickens @Cuilin

AllDebooks I'll definitely be listening to her narration. 4h

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Sunraven

The Great Gatsby | F. Scott Fitzgerald

I've been on a slow-burn quest to revisit books I haven't read since high school, and current events inspired me to start this one. It's better than I expected given how much I disliked it in class; I think the constant interruptions telling me to BEHOLD the deep symbolism and writerly brilliance! were not conducive to my appreciating the read. Funny-ish, but also messed up, because I was one of the kids who already loved reading and symbolism.

TheBookHippie I reread it last year and I agree about reading and school. 6h

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ElizaMarie

It | Stephen King

Are any of yall fellow #LosersClub members watching Welcome to Derry??? I am thoroughly enjoying it so far.

It was one of the books that I read way too young for my brain to fathom what was going on, but oh how i loved it! And then fell in love with horror and all things #StephenKing.

Curious to get others optinons on this adapation.

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Lands It‘s pretty gory even for King is what I heard. I haven‘t watched it yet. I‘ve watched a couple YouTube videos about it. I‘m waiting to see if Marge and Rich are really Richie‘s parents. 6h

dabbe Matt's reading IT as I type this! I'll be reading it when he's done. 🧡🤡♥️ 4h

ElizaMarie @dabbe Is Matt watching the show as well? 4h

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ElizaMarie @Lands Gory and disturbing yes. I am enjoying the horror of the show, its got the jump scares, the slow dread, the gore, just a lot of different aspects of horror all in one show. 4h

BarkingMadRead Me!! It‘s so horror filled, I‘m loving it! 4h

dabbe @ElizaMarie Nope. Where is is streaming? 3h

ElizaMarie @dabbe Its on HBO 2h

ElizaMarie @BarkingMadRead OOO me too! It's one of those shows where I was WTF to my husband, who is also thoroughly enjoying it! 2h

dabbe @ElizaMarie Thanks! We'll check it out! 41m

JessClark78 I am! The husband and I are watching it. We‘re loving it so far. So much more graphic than I was expecting. now

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