Litsy

Brooklyn | Colm Toibin

#LiteraryCrew ‘s last book for 2025 is Toibin‘s Brooklyn.

Discussion on December 31st. Read at your own pace. I‘ll post periodic check-ins throughout the month. All are welcome to join. Let me know if you wish to be tagged.

Don‘t forget to see the list for 2026! If you have not signed up for 2026 yet and wish to be added to the tag list, let me know!

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Librarybelle @LitsyEvents 12h

PurpleyPumpkin I started listening to this one today. Interesting so far!👍🏽 11h

julieclair I‘m in! 9h

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IriDas I would like to be in next year‘s group. 9h

Librarybelle Yay, @PurpleyPumpkin @julieclair ! 46m

Librarybelle @IriDas I‘ll add you to the list! 😁 45m

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TheKidUpstairs

Leonard and Hungry Paul | Ronan Hession

"Hungry Paul lived on a knife edge between a passion for board games and an aversion to instruction booklets."

LiteraryHoarderPenny A great book! 4d

TheKidUpstairs @LiteraryHoarderPenny I've only just started, but I love it so far. What fabulously drawn characters! 3d

LiteraryHoarderPenny @TheKidUpstairs ❤️ 3d

monalyisha Wow, relatable. I mean, I really only have a passion for Scrabble but the aversion to instruction booklets, I‘ve got down! 😵‍💫😂 One of my close friends developed his own board game and he does the convention circuits. I‘ve had ample time to really become intimate with my aversion. 1d

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Coleen

The Elements: A Novel | John Boyne

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Another winner from John Boyne. This one is made up of 4 novellas very loosely related to one another, but the way they subtly interweave is genius, and in the end it all comes full circle.

marleed Agree. I just finished this. I did stop for a bit during the fire/Freya element for a bit of light holiday romance reading because Freya was brutal 5d

peaKnit I agree, the interweaving was fabulous. 5d

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bibliothecarivs

With Michael Collins in the Fight for Irish Independence | Batt O'Connor

Random book from our personal library.

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marleed

The Elements: A Novel | John Boyne

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This book speaks to sexual abuse and rape in such a powerful way through four novellas representing water (enabler), earth (accomplice), fire (perpetrator), and air (victim). Characters weave subtly from one element to the next while time always moves forward. The ending is beautiful, which is an accomplishment since these elements are brutal in their destruction.

Lesliereadsalot This book was SO good! I recommended it to everyone I know. 5d

marleed @Lesliereadsalot As much as like the books JB authors I had decided to skip this one. I‘m so glad I changed course and read it because these characters and the way this story was delivered will stay with me for a long time. 4d

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bookaholic1

Chestnut Street | Maeve Binchy

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#73
Always nice to settle down with a good Maeve book. Very enjoyable

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Jen2

Murder at an Irish Christmas | Carlene O'Connor

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Cute!

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Soubhiville

Brooklyn | Colm Toibin

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My #doublespin for November.

I loved Nora Webster, so I expected to enjoy this more. Unfortunately I got really bored with it and stopped at about 70%, but I‘m going to try the movie to get the end of the story. I know bookworms, possibly a bit taboo, but I‘m just not into the book.

This is my mom‘s Zoey. She‘s staying with me while Mom travels for the holiday. Yes she has yogurt on her face😆. She‘ll be having a bath tomorrow.

Yenya1954, TheAromaofBooks

dabbe 🖤🐾💛 6d

CBee Zoey is the cutest 💚 6d

AmyG Zoey is adorable. And Brooklyn, the movie, you‘ll enjoy it more than the book. I did. 6d

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Ruthiella ❤️🐶❤️🐶❤️ 6d

Hooked_on_books Bindi can relate to the yogurt on the face bit 😋 5d

TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 5d

MemoirsForMe What a cutie! ❤️ 3d

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