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rachaich
The Boy from the Sea | Garrett Carr
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Pickpick

I was fascinated by the blurb and I've really got absorbed in reading it.
Great second person plural narrator which made it feel as though the whole town were observing.
I loved how the seasons turn and the years progressed yet everything pottered on.
I'll keep thinking about this one.
And hopefully he'll write more as this was a debut.

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BaBaBaBillyAndTheBooks
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Pickpick

One way out of a miserable life of pain, debt, and loneliness is a fairy tale—barflies like to hear one, hunters want to write one, and Tom and Polly drive the plot of their own as the Bonnie and Clyde of 1890s Montana. To Tom and Polly, pursuing a life of escape, beyond the usual conventions and logic, is a noble no-brainer, given that all stories and all roads, even the ones by a beautiful coastline, must end.

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TheSpineView
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dabbe 💙🩵💙 3w
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PirateJenny
Wild Houses: A Novel | Colin Barrett
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Pickpick

If the author is Irish, chances are I will love the book. This is no exception. Everything feels so real, so slice of life. Sure it may be a story about some criminals kidnapping a young man and forcing another to allow them in his house, but the story is so well told.

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mobill76
A Bit on the Side | William Trevor

I feel too much I think. I'm easily shamed; easily hurt. So I go nuclear quickly in confrontations. I do know better. I'm learning not to resist; to let it go. William Trevor is my soundtrack. He sees the things that move me. He sounds like my own thoughts. Although his plots can be unnerving, his understanding of his characters is comforting. There won't be a happy ending, but there will be an ending. And I will understand.

Trashcanman Which of his works would you recommend a person to start with? Always here if you need or want to talk. 1mo
mobill76 If you like George Eliot; if you like D.H. Lawrence; then I think you'll get Trevor immediately. I started with "Lucy Gault". It destroyed me. His short stories are good, too, but I like the heartbreaking payoff of a larger investment. Thank you, TCM. 1mo
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ImperfectCJ
Wild Houses: A Novel | Colin Barrett
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For an upcoming week-long trip, I'm limiting myself to one physical book plus my Kobo. These two are the current front-runners---Wild Houses and Horror Movie.

Which should I bring? Or should I bring something else entirely?

Other options:

Darkly by Marisha Pessl
Baby X by Kira Peikoff
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones
Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood

Pogue I like goats so I say go with Wild Houses. Even though I know nothing about it. 2mo
ImperfectCJ @Pogue As good a reason as any. And one of the places we're staying has goats, so perhaps it would be apt. 2mo
BarbaraBB I liked Wild Houses and would definitely choose 2mo
ImperfectCJ @BarbaraBB I've heard great things about that one! I'm easily distracted while traveling...is it likely to keep my attention? 2mo
BarbaraBB Yes I think so! 2mo
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rmaclean4
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Pickpick

#walterscottprize I could see, smell, and feel the setting of the historic fiction love story. It is a brutal love tale set in an unforgiving land written in lyrical poetry. A big thumbs up. 4 🌟

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TheKidUpstairs
Dubliners | James Joyce
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Happy St Paddy's Day! ☘️☘️☘️

I started my day with a couple stories from the tagged while drinking tea my parents brought back from their last trip to Ireland 🇮🇪 before jumping into the kitchen to bake soda bread to go with tonight's dinner. Next, on to Dublin Coddle while the music plays! If you're looking for a playlist today, I love this one: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0GpyyMiGai1OHwfmkSEG6c?si=P7_wQtDjQ_mvsSdrPqua...

Deblovestoread Bread looks amazing! 2mo
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Texreader I love soda bread! I need to make some too!! 2mo
sarahbarnes Very cool! 🍀 2mo
Leftcoastzen Soda bread ! 👏👏👏👏 2mo
Catsandbooks Yum! 🇮🇪 2mo
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Bevita
Antarctica | Claire Keegan
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Bailedbailed

I like her writing but prefer the novelas. Didn‘t finish.

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bibliothecarivs
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Recent acquisition:

📖 A Colder Eye: The Modern Irish Writers by Hugh Kenner