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Hope it‘s cool I used the same book for two separate posts.. trying to catch up. Anyway, #itsashame Jeffrey Dahmer is dead, meaning I can‘t write him letters in prison to form some sort of friendship. But at least they made this into a movie and I got to check out fake dahmer who is like totally super cute 💁🏻‍♀️ #aprella

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Mdargusch I wonder why you never wrote to Charles Manson in prison? 🤔 7y

kamoorephoto 😹😹 7y

Meredith3 @Mdargusch it is my biggest regret 🤦🏻‍♀️ 7y

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somebooksaround Ross Lynch did such a good job in this role. Fascinating and terrifying. 😬 7y

emilyhaldi 🙄🙄🙄 7y

Cinfhen Everybody NEEDS a friend ~ even serial killers!!!! 7y

emilyhaldi Omg @Cinfhen you‘re really sounding like Meredith right now! 😆 7y

Cinfhen My grandma Sara went to visit prisoners and bring them books for years!!!! What more can I say... @emilyhaldi 7y

Meredith3 @josteele I completely agree! I love him! 😻 7y

Meredith3 @Cinfhen EXACTLY! Thank you! 😽 7y

Meredith3 @Cinfhen maybe I should start doing something like that... 🤔 7y

Cinfhen Hahaha, Grandma Sara would say “Bless you, Dear!” 7y

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DebinHawaii

The Sum of Breathing | Brenda Kwon

#Aprella #ItsAShame 🌺It's a shame that this is the first year I've taken a poetry session at the writers workshop I went to last weekend. I thoroughly enjoyed myself & our instructor-the author of this book. Poetry can intimidate me, but she made it easy & fun. The theme was defamiliarization & we did yoga breathing, wrote from our least-preferred sense, made blackout poems & wrote about images from the below tagged book. Her book is lovely too.

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DebinHawaii I now want this book:

Punks, Poets, and Provocateurs: New York City Bad Boys, 1977-1982

Cinfhen Sounds like a wonderful experience and I love the photo! I know you‘ve taken these workshops before, are u hoping to publish one day or is it more for yourself?! 7y

DebinHawaii @Cinfhen Hah! Mahalo! I look at the photo and think that I really should have ironed the scarf. 😆 I go to this one (this was my fourth year) mainly because I love learning and discovering local authors and it helps even with my work writing and blog, but you never know. There may be a book in me someday. 😉 7y

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charl08 Beautiful picture. 7y

Cinfhen Im first in line for a signed copy 😘 7y

DebinHawaii @charl08 Thank you! 🤗 7y

DebinHawaii @Cinfhen You got it! 😆 7y

Reviewsbylola That sounds amazing. 7y

emilyhaldi Very cool! 7y

Mdargusch Beautiful photo too! 7y

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arlenefinnigan

Autobiography | Morrissey

#ItsAShame Morrissey turned into such a racist dickhead #aprella @Cinfhen @Mdargusch @emilyhaldi @Reviewsbylola

Reviewsbylola Def a shame! 7y

Mdargusch Wow! I had no idea. ☹️ 7y

emilyhaldi 👎🏻👎🏻 7y

readordierachel Yeah... 7y

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Mdargusch

Natchez Burning | Greg Iles

#itsashame I have a book buying problem and I need a new book buying ban. This is my 3day book haul 🙈. Also notice my coffee cup from @TK421 from our #ohiomeetup gift swap! Thanks @Chelleo ❤️ #aprella

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emilyhaldi I don't think you did so bad!!! Wait til you see my stacks 😆 7y

Tamra No problem...... 7y

Mdargusch The problem is @tamra that I have about 100 books unread on my book shelves before I bought these. 😬 7y

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rubyslippersreads Great haul! What is that Mad Men book? 7y

Tamra @Mdargusch don‘t we all? I thought this group was for enabling. 😂😂😅 7y

Reviewsbylola Great job!! 7y

Reviewsbylola It sounds amazing @rubyslippersreads We just met the author today at Ohioana book festival and he said it‘s a mixture of both the show as well as the culture of the time period. It has a really nice hardback cover too without a jacket—I was really drawn to it and I wish more authors would make covers like that!! 😂

Mad Men: A Cultural History

rubyslippersreads @Reviewsbylola It does sound great—stacked! 7y

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I spy Beatriz Williams and Greg Iles!!! 📚❤️ 7y

Mdargusch What @Reviewsbylola said 👆🏼 @rubyslippersreads 7y

Mdargusch Those are both blame it on @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 😁 7y

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Mdargusch yay!!!! ❤️💗💕😘 7y

Cinfhen You did your Litsy family proud!!! Awesome purchases 💕💕💕 7y

Chelleo I didn‘t see any of the Swap gifts ☹️ what does your mug say? 7y

Mdargusch It‘s from the Dayton Art Institute! @Chelleo 7y

Chelleo @Mdargusch Nice! And I‘m super impressed by your 3 day binge! 😆 7y

Suet624 Nice! Enjoy! 7y

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Cathythoughts

Cherry Blossoms | Patricia Keyson

#Aprella #ItsAShame It‘s a shame we aren‘t getting any sun ( although there is some fine weather predicted for later this week ) because all our cherry tree needs is one blast of sun & these blossoms are ready to explode.... 🤞🏻🌞

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Tanisha_A May the sun shine bright soon! These flowers are beautiful! ♥ 7y

Cathythoughts @Tanisha_A thanks, it‘s just a matter of time. We are watching & waiting 🌸🌸🌸 7y

Mdargusch Oooh so close! It looks like it will be a beautiful tree! 7y

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emilyhaldi Boo... we finally have warm weather here this weekend but it‘s raining 🤷🏻‍♀️ 7y

Reviewsbylola That‘s been us too. Our high yesterday was 84 I think and it‘s 39 for Monday. 🤭 7y

Cinfhen My favorite tree 💓🌸💓 7y

CarolynM Our weather has finally turned - yesterday was the first time I had to put on a jumper. Hope you'll post a picture when the blossoms come out. 7y

erzascarletbookgasm Love 🌸 Come on, ☀️! 7y

Cathythoughts @Mdargusch nearly there 🌸 7y

Cathythoughts @emilyhaldi yes I agree ... boo to 🌧 and come on ☀️☀️☀️ 7y

Cathythoughts @Reviewsbylola crazy weather 🤷🏻‍♀️ 7y

Cathythoughts @cinfhen I love the cherry tree too 💕🌸 7y

Cathythoughts @CarolynM ... your autumn/winter is coming then , jumper weather. I will def post a pic 🌸🌸🌸🌸 7y

Cathythoughts @erzascarletbookgasm yes come on ☀️, we need you 7y

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TorieStorieS

The Song of Achilles | Madeline Miller

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Well, I think my review of this one will constitute an #UnpopularOpinion based on all the Litsy love I have seen for this one! But despite a wonderful performance of the #audiobook, the characters just never came to life for me. #ItsAShame because I really had high hopes! But I never felt connected to the story... and well I knew how it would end! #ReadingResolutions #Aprella #ReadAroundTheWorld #Greece #AudioColoring

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Mdargusch I hate when books don‘t live up to expectations. I felt that way with

See What I Have Done

emilyhaldi Even more disappointing when you go in with high hopes 😕 7y

TorieStorieS @Mdargusch Yikes that one is on my TBR too!!! 😳 7y

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TorieStorieS @emilyhaldi Indeed!! Oh well- but I‘ve already started my next audiobook and it‘s already quite interesting! The best thing about a disappointing read is getting to start something new!! 😃 7y

JuliaTheBookNerd I‘m glad I‘m not the only one! This fell flat for me, didn‘t live up to the hype at all. 😕 7y

Reviewsbylola Beautiful picture. Sorry this one didn‘t live up to your expectations! 7y

TorieStorieS @JuliaTheBookNerd Thank you for the solidarity!!! Glad to not feel alone!! 😊 7y

TorieStorieS @Reviewsbylola Thanks!! Tombow markers are so vibrant! I love to color with them!! 7y

Cinfhen Uh oh!!! I totally bought this book because of all the GLOWING reviews 😳 7y

TorieStorieS @Cinfhen Maybe it will resonate with you, though! I just couldn‘t connect with Patroclus at all... 7y

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Reviewsbylola

LibraryThing as a library service | Aina Manso Santolaria

#itsashame that I‘ve been a member of LT for over ten years and have no idea how tf to use it. I‘ve always catalogued the books I‘ve read through GoodReads but I‘ve never catalogued the books I own but haven‘t read. @GondorGirl has inspired me to give LT another shot though so I‘m here for any tips or tricks or insight anyone has to offer! If you use Library Thing, what do you like about it? If you don‘t use it, why? #aprella

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Craftylikefox I am in the same boat as you. I have the app too and have cataloged all my best books but kind of at a stand still. The app is nice because you can scan the books in. 7y

Librarybelle I love it because it reminds me of cataloguing in a library (can‘t you tell I‘m a librarian??). To me, it‘s more analytical than GR. LT is my place for my lists - what I‘ve read and what I own. 7y

Cinfhen Ha!! I‘ve been a member for over two years and I found the website really difficult to navigate. I‘ve been told it‘s better to work off a PC than an iPad or phone so maybe that‘s my issue...let me know if U figure this site out...I‘m willing to try again but I honestly have no problem with GR 7y

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TaylorMay I'm just going to follow this conversation right here 🙂 7y

Reviewsbylola Yeah I think I want to catalogue all my books but we‘ll see. I think the site is not very user friendly so I‘m glad I‘m not alone in feeling that way. @Cinfhen 7y

Reviewsbylola I think the cataloguing feature is really the only thing appealing to me now but I‘m curious to see if anyone has any tips or tricks of how else they utilize LT. I‘ll have to check actually because I think I already catalogued my entire library a decade ago and I probably have all different books now. 😂😂 @Librarybelle @Craftylikefox 7y

Reviewsbylola I‘ll make sure to tag you too if I see anything that is amazingly helpful! @TaylorMay 7y

Coleen I was a user of LT before GR, so I have a little loyalty for LT. I prefer GR for the social aspect and for seeing what my friends are reading, but I feel like LT is better for cataloguing and I can find and organize better with LT. However, I don‘t care for the app. I access it on my PC almost exclusively. 7y

umbrellagirl You can export your stuff from GR into LT! 7y

Librarybelle @reviewsbylola @Coleen I agree with you 100%, Coleen. I use the app to see what I have, for instance when I‘m at a bookstore and can‘t recall if I own a copy. The app is still clunky for me. I‘ve used LT for over 10 years, so do feel the loyalty. But, it‘s not the social spot for me. I tried getting social, and never felt “welcome.” I do like the Early Reviewers program and have received some great titles from it. All the tips I have! 7y

DebinHawaii I signed up after the buy out & made a profile but didn't get much beyond that. I thought about trying to download my Goodreads stacks into it but it intimidates me & I didn't really like the chat threads I looked into--except for the Easter Egg hunt which was fun & I did that when Litsy was down. 😆 I was thinking about scanning all my cookbooks on there to start as I haven't catalogued them before but I don't know if I'll actually do it.🤔 7y

TaylorMay @Reviewsbylola Thank you!!! I just started using it last week and I have to log in on my computer because my phone was just not cutting it 7y

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I‘m only going to use it to catalog books! And that took days! I do like that you can add books to a wishlist! 7y

Graywacke I love LT. The cataloging is really strong partially because it‘s so flexible. But adding books is slow. I limit my chatting to certain groups - 75ers and (for me especially) Club Read, where I keep a reading journal. I have never used the app. Only safari or equivalent. 7y

emilyhaldi I‘m not sure I want to spend my time on any apps besides Litsy and goodreads. They‘re doing the job just fine! 👍🏻 7y

Mdargusch Figure this out and then teach me! 7y

Reviewsbylola That‘s very good to know! @umbrellagirl 7y

Reviewsbylola Yeah I don‘t see myself using it for the social aspect. I don‘t use GR for that either though, although I also like seeing which of my friends have read certain books. @coleen @Librarybelle 7y

Reviewsbylola You sound exactly like me when I made my initial profile. @DebinHawaii 7y

BarbaraBB I am a big fan of LT. I use it mainly as a catalogue of my own books and tags (way better than GR, I think). I like to keep track of what I read, and to see what my friends read and what their library looks like. It is not primarily a social medium, I think, although you can participate in all kinds of groups. I do in some but it is in no way comparable to Litsy. I mostly use it on my Mac, hardly ever the app. I should really give it a try! 7y

Varske I am also a big fan of LT. One Christmas I got two gifts of the same book, which I also bought for myself. After that I scanned all my books so I could check always in a bookshop that I didn‘t already have the book. For a time Goodreads had a better scanner than LT, so I also used that. But now I just use LT. Don‘t use it as a social thing, but used to have a widget on my blog showing what I was reading. But now I stopped blogging. (edited) 7y

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kspenmoll

Orpheus Clock: The Search for My Family's Art Treasures Stolen by the Nazis | Simon Goodman

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#Aprella #Itsashame #Aprilbookishmadness #coffeetime #springclean #
It‘s 67 out! Cleaned off porch chairs so I can read, listen to birds,enjoy a cup of coffee. Finished tagged book.Many emotions,beyond words:riveting, heartbreaking. agonizing.One man & his family‘s quest to recover Nazi‘s looting of art/their possession, generational consequences. Nations & art world‘s attitudes towards restitution-infuriating. #itsashame;Goodman never gives up.💔

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Cinfhen I loved this book, I thought it was really fascinating and at the same time infuriating what the countries did AFTER the war....porch looks super cozy💙great reading spot 7y

emilyhaldi I thought I already had this stacked but I guess not! 🤷🏻‍♀️ oh well, I do now!! 7y

Mdargusch Stacking this too! Glad you‘re finally getting spring weather! 🌞 7y

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kspenmoll @Cinfhen It was your review that got me to stack the book ages ago- thank you! 7y

kspenmoll @emilyhaldi @Mdargusch Do read it! ❤️💔 7y

Suet624 Oooh, I‘ll have to check this out! 7y

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youneverarrived

Left Bank: Art, Passion, and the Rebirth of Paris, 1940-50 | Agnes Poirier

Spotted this in Waterstones the other day and I want it 😍 was so tempted to buy it #itsashame I‘m on a book buying ban (trying to get through books I own & use the library a lot more) #aprella

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emilyhaldi Oh man, that IS a shame 👎🏻 I propose to ban all book buying bans 😆 also! You remind me that I won this book in a Goodreads giveaway a few months ago!!! Need to pick it up soon!! 7y

PagesOfKate Ooh, my dad would love this. Fathers day is coming up so I'll have to snap this up - and borrow it afterwards of course! Thanks for the great gift inspo post. 7y

Nute I understand your frustration. These type of books get my attention every time and I always want them. 7y

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youneverarrived @emilyhaldi 😂 it probably won‘t last very long knowing what I‘m like lol ohhh lucky!! 🧡 7y

youneverarrived @PagesOfKate it looks so interesting! You would definitely have to borrow it afterwards 😉 7y

youneverarrived @Nute I know! I shouldn‘t go in book shops when I‘m trying not to buy books but I can‘t help it 😂 7y

Mdargusch Nice restraint! 7y

Reviewsbylola I don‘t know whether to applaud you or urge you to just give in. 😂😂😂 7y

Leftcoastzen I have a ban ... not working bought 2 today ... my excuse, signed but still. 7y

batsy This sounds so good! And reminds me of one on my TBR still

At the Existentialist Caf�: Freedom, Being, and Apricot Cocktails

youneverarrived @batsy I really enjoyed that one really interesting! 7y

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