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keithmalek

A joke:

How do you know when there's a bodhran player at your front door?

The knocking gets faster and faster.

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keithmalek

And there's a woman climbing over chairs, taking pictures of every conceivable object at every conceivable angle...so she's obviously American.

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keithmalek

He's upset a few along the way too, as does anyone willing to put their head above the fray.

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NovelNancyM
Our London Lives | Christine Dwyer Hickey
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A family saga about Milly and Pip who drift in and out of each other's lives over the years. In many ways not much happens other than the daily life of these two characters and the close people in their life. However, the writing is so descriptive I found myself quite invested in the characters.

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Hooked_on_books
Translations | Brian Friel
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It‘s here!! National Book Awards longlist week!!! 🥳🥳🥳🥳 Today‘s lists are translated lit and young people‘s lit (you‘ll have to go their website for the latter, which I don‘t follow). I‘ve actually read 2 of these, the Kang and Hunchback, and the Balle and Barrera don‘t release until November, which is always frustrating. I am loving the cover of Sleep Phase and We Computers only has 3 ratings on Goodreads, so I love seeing it elevated here.

squirrelbrain Exciting! I‘ve only read the Kang. I thought I owned Perfection, but apparently not! 🤷‍♀️ Going out for a walk this morning before the weather turns to s*** for a couple of days 😬 so I‘ll have lots of van-time to explore the list later! 😜 1mo
BarbaraBB Exciting! I read Perfection, Hunchback and On the Calculation of Volume III and have We do not Part and The Remembered Soldier on my shelves! I loved the ones I read and the Dutch author is very good so I have high hopes for her book! (edited) 1mo
Hooked_on_books @BarbaraBB That‘s good to hear about the Dutch author! In past years, I‘ve often found this to be the most interesting of the lists, with books that I would not have found otherwise on it. 1mo
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sjc731
The Book of Evidence | John Banville
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dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 1mo
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sjc731
Athena | John Banville
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dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 1mo
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sjc731
Ghosts | John Banville
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dabbe #photocontestwinner 🧡💜💛 2mo
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BaBaBaBillyAndTheBooks
City of Bohane | Kevin Barry
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It‘s an accomplishment to grow old in Bohane; chances are you‘re caught up in the city‘s violent, deadly current just by living there. To live, you have to be a rare combo of ruthless and smart. Survivors like Logan, Ol Boy, Gant, and Girly see the ways out—swing your knife at the leader or stay hidden, especially if you miss. The lucky people get to reminisce—an act that shows you had your shining moment and lived to talk about it.

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bibliothecarivs
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Random book from our personal library.

2011 review: ★★★★★

#letters #michaelcollins