Litsy

The Frozen River: A Novel | Ariel Lawhon

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I enjoyed this quite a lot. My current manager lives in the same town in Maine where this takes place. Otherwise this would not have been front and center on my radar. I think I liked it more than the author's previous books. Historical fiction + murder mystery. Already recommended it to my aunt.

#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

BkClubCare I liked it HUGELY more than the other Lawhon book I‘ve read. #justsayin 5mo

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 5mo

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Readerann

The Last White Man: A Novel | Mohsin Hamid

Here is my current TBR of #ToB2023 longlist books. I have a few more on hold at the library. Hoping at least a few of them make the shortlist, so I‘ll have a chance at becoming a “completist”. #ToB23

Cathythoughts Very nice! I read and loved Sea of Tranquility, and Trust 👍🏻👍🏻 2y

BarbaraBB Such a great haul! I loved

The Rabbit Hutch: A Novel

Ruthiella Fantastic stack! Good luck on becoming a completist this year! 👍 2y

Megabooks Sea of Tranquillity entered my best all time and I enjoyed several others. I hope you enjoy them too! 2y

BkClubCare I absolutely loved Trust and it needs to be finished before you weigh in! #justsayin‘ (payoff at the end, is what I mean) 2y

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Cinfhen

The Hero of This Book: A Novel | Elizabeth McCracken

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So Elizabeth McCracken insists this book is fiction but…
this memoir, not a memoir, but really IS a memoir, left me unmoved. The writing was really good and the right elements were all there yet, the story of a daughter mourning the passing of her mother didn‘t leave any kind of impression. Meh ? Note to EM: "If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck."? ? #JustSayin

TrishB 😂😂 2y

Cinfhen I‘m perplexed @TrishB 🥹😁😘 2y

BarbaraBB 🤣🤣 Great review! I won‘t read the book! 2y

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Cinfhen It‘s definitely a #BorrowNotBuy in my opinion @BarbaraBB but I bet it‘s gonna be on the #ToB23LongList 🙃 2y

BarbaraBB Really? Oh well, as long as it won‘t be on the shortlist 🙃 2y

Megabooks I‘m curious what I‘ll think. Your review has my curiosity piqued! I picked this up at Parnassus. 2y

Cinfhen I‘m really curious to hear your thoughts when u get to it @Megabooks 2y

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BkClubCare

The Sentence | Louise Erdrich

LOL! This would be my reaction, too. “My god, has it come to this?” 🤣

BkClubCare I have little motivation to read all of Proust, at the moment. #justsayin 3y

Suet624 😳 😳 😂 😂 3y

BarbaraBB Proust is so much more difficult than the Russians. Really 😀 (wow do I sound snobbish? Didn‘t mean to!) 3y

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TheKidUpstairs

Rizzio: A Novella | Denise Mina

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A fast paced, intense novella about the assassination of David Rizzio, Private Secretary to Mary Queen of Scots. Full of intrigue, blood, and a healthy dose of wit. I needed to shake things up with something gripping and satisfying and this one totally fit the bill. Highly recommended!

#Booked2021 - #Newin2021 @Cinfhen @4thhouseontheleft @BarbaraTheBibliophage

Cinfhen #stacked - this might come in handy for #Booked2022 😉#JustSayin 3y

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Awk_Word_Smith

Coffee with Einstein | Carlos I. Calle

#justsayin

📸 :: Death Wish Coffee Co.

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MrsMalaprop

The Talking Cure: Normal people, their hidden struggles and the life-changing power of therapy | Gillian Straker, Jacqui Winship

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Relational psychotherapy 101. Nine chapters, each one a fictional amalgam of clients treated by the authors, with ‘tick-a-box‘ at the end of each chapter to help the reader reflect of whether the ‘issues‘ might apply to them.

Chapters 4 & 5 may or may not have aptly described particular family members, with whom I‘ve been struggling to relate 🤪😂😬. #justsayin‘. Of course, none of the chapters applied to me 🤣😇.

#oznonfiction #selfhelp

JennyM I‘ve just finished this and thought it was excellent. I saw myself or someone I knew in all the chapters 🤪 5y

MrsMalaprop @JennyM Oh that‘s very cool. I heard about it on Radio National. It was an excellent, accessible way to learn about psychotherapy. I was conscious of how it is unfortunate that it‘s only really for those with means, as the authors comment on at the end. 5y

Rissreadswithcats I'm listening to this on audio. It's very interesting but I wish they had chosen someone other than the authors to read it! 5y

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