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The Cliffs: A Novel | J. Courtney Sullivan

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I think I've officially read my last Reese's Book Club book. She and I clearly do not vibe.

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The Cliffs: A Novel | J. Courtney Sullivan

#WhereAreYouMonday
I'm in Maine with a potentially creepy house (just started)
@Cupcake12

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tpixie

The Road to Dalton | Shannon Bowring

For those who loved The Road to Dalton for our #EuropaCollective #BuddyRead, the 3rd book in the trilogy will release in the USA on Oct 7, 2025

CSeydel, CBee

tpixie @jlhammar @mcctrish @GatheringBooks @kspenmoll @Gleefulreader @tamra @LeahBergen @TheBookDream @DrexEdit @Saphire @TheKidUpstairs @Aimeesue @Deblovestoread @Adventures-of-a-French-Reader @auraisntwilder @Chelsea.Poole @squirrelbrain @Cathythoughts @BarbaraBB @CSeydel @Sparklemn @JuniperWilde @julieclair @AllDebooks 3d

mcctrish I bought the second and I need to move it up on my TBR list 3d

CSeydel Oh man I haven‘t read the second one yet! 3d

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Deblovestoread I just saw this. So excited! 3d

tpixie @mcctrish @CSeydel @Deblovestoread I thought I‘d read Book 2 closer to book 3. I read too many books so I have a harder time remembering them. I think when I was younger, after I read a book I thought about it a lot more, which helped me remember them plus, I didn‘t read as many! 3d

Chelsea.Poole Ooh thanks for the post! I read book two but I didn‘t love it as much as the first one. I‘ll probably stick with it and see what happens in the third. 3d

tpixie @Chelsea.Poole hopefully the third will be a satisfying read! 3d

CSeydel Oh yeah that makes sense 3d

GatheringBooks Ooh! Thank you so much for sharing and for the tag! I already have book 2, and will now pre-order book 3. 3d

CBee @tpixie oooo book 3!! I need to get to #2 soon. 3d

BarbaraBB I had no idea there would be a third book! I still need to read the second one and fortunately it‘s my April #Roll100 book! 3d

squirrelbrain Like most others, I haven‘t read book 2 yet. #toomanybookstoolittletime 3d

tpixie @CSeydel @GatheringBooks @CBee 💙🩵💙 2d

tpixie @BarbaraBB that works out nicely! 💙🩵💙 2d

tpixie @squirrelbrain me either. If I do I‘ll read it right before the 3rd. Otherwise, it may just heighten my Mount TBR!! ⛰️ 2d

Lesliereadsalot Can‘t wait! I love these characters. 2d

tpixie @Lesliereadsalot yes! It kind of reminds me of this author that also writes about a community

Hannah Coulter: A Novel

Lesliereadsalot Will definitely look into her books! 2d

tpixie @Lesliereadsalot 🩵 2d

CSeydel Checked it out today from Libby 📖📲 2d

tpixie @CSeydel 🩵💙🩵 yay! 2d

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Fire Exit | Morgan Talty

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This author is interesting. He tells a good story. His text is non-linear. The subjects are not cheerful. I recommend it anyway.

#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

I also had an #ARC from #Netgalley 😂 oops.

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1mo

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emreadstoo

Burgess Boys | Elizabeth Strout

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I want to read this after reading two of her other novels.

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Bevita

Tell Me Everything: Oprah's Book Club: A Novel | Elizabeth Strout

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So enjoyable. I love how all the characters keep making appearances. I love that William and Elizabeth are back together. I love the idea of storytelling. Of course, Olive Kittredge. Don‘t know how long she can string the same long story out, but I‘m still in.

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quietlycuriouskate

Lucy by the Sea: A Novel | Elizabeth Strout

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God, I love how she tells a story!
Without intending to, I ended up reading back-to-back pandemic books. The other was for library book group and had all the close-quartered sameness of that time. In contrast, ES delivers another of her quiet books and lets its rich and capacious interiority sing out.

BarbaraBB I loved this one so much! 2mo

squirrelbrain I think this is my favourite Lucy book, despite it being pandemic-y. 2mo

Cathythoughts Looking forward to it ❤️ 2mo

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monalyisha

Fire Exit | Morgan Talty

January has been a heavy month…in ways expected & in ways that have blindsided me. Friends & family are engaged in some pretty dramatic fights for their health. As a consequence, I‘ve found myself reaching for lighter books.

All that to say, I made it through 4 books from @Christine ‘s #AuldLangSpine list (and no more). My clear favorite was Fire Exit. I‘m listening to “Says Who?” at the moment, which is providing both levity & substance.👇🏻

monalyisha @Christine I‘m still planning to read the 4 I didn‘t get to (at least)! Black Orchard, Very Nice, Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts, and See No Stranger. I can‘t predict when they‘ll hit my radar again; certainly, it will be this year. I‘ll tag you whenever it happens! Thank you for curating such a thought-provoking selection. Many of the books were new to me, and I love that breath of freshness and novelty! 2mo

Ruthiella Sorry to hear about your family and friends with health issues. ❤️ 2mo

monalyisha @Ruthiella Thank you. Some of it has been more manageable. Some has been uncommonly awful. My best friend‘s wife, for example, had a seizure. She‘d never had one before. They thought it was due to a fever, since she had the flu; ran some MRI‘s just to be safe. She has brain cancer. It sounds like she‘ll be able to take a recently-approved drug to keep it from growing, which is amazing. But she‘s in her early 30‘s. His mom just died. It‘s beyond. 2mo

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monalyisha @Ruthiella And this is after our mutual best friend‘s mom was *just* diagnosed with terminal brain cancer, which I mention because some #AuldLangSpine participants donated to her GoFundMe. She — Jody — is doing well, all things considered. She‘s living her life while she still feels relatively well. She‘s currently driving solo around California, because she‘s never traveled alone before and longed to. She booked a horseback ride on the beach! 2mo

monalyisha @Ruthiella So, there have been bright spots. But January has not been light. 2mo

Lesliereadsalot So sorry to hear all this. Such rough going for you right now. I thought you might be interested in listening to a podcast with Anne Curzan that‘s so interesting. See if you can find Chicago Humanities Tapes on Spotify and other platforms. It‘s the episode from December 17th. My daughter is the host on these podcasts! 2mo

monalyisha Thanks, @Lesliereadsalot — that‘s such a fun connection to the text! I‘ll make note to take a listen. 🤩 2mo

AnnCrystal Prayers for your family and friends 🙏💝. 2mo

monalyisha Thank you, @AnnCrystal 💎 2mo

Christine I‘m so sorry to learn of what you and your loved ones are going through, Alyisha! 😔 Holding everyone in my thoughts. I‘m sorry my list probably didn‘t provide nearly enough opportunities for levity! But Says Who? immediately jumped to mind for that so I‘m glad to hear it did for you, too. 2mo

Christine And I only made it through two of yours in January! 🙃 (Will be posting about that soon.) My reading ground to a near halt in the last third of the month. I absolutely will be reading many more of your wonderful picks throughout the year, though! 2mo

monalyisha Thank you, @Christine ! Says Who? is great fun (that‘s “fun” as a noun, mind you). I still can‘t get over the fun fact that “nice” used to mean “silly!” And, I know Bambi was released long after the meaning morphed but “If you don‘t have anything nice to say, don‘t say anything at all” takes on a whole new vibe. 😅 (edited) 2mo

Suet624 I just saw your post. I‘m so sorry things are so hard right now and there are so many people in your life having so many health problems. 2mo

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pdxannie

Fire Exit | Morgan Talty

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There needs to be a rating above Pick for a book like this. Morgan Talty‘s writing is soooooo good. Even though he writes about painful topics (like dementia, alcoholism), it feels like a gift to be able to read his words. Fave read of 2025 and the bar is set high.

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CBee

The Road to Dalton | Shannon Bowring

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@CSeydel my heart is full of so many emotions after reading this beautiful book. I loved every minute of it. I wish I could write more but I‘m really just basking in this feeling that will without a doubt develop into a book hangover. Thank you for putting this on your list! ♥️♥️♥️♥️ #auldlangspine #ALSpine @monalyisha

CSeydel I‘m so glad you enjoyed it! I read it with #europacollective - never would have heard of it otherwise. I‘m looking forward to reading the second one

Where the Forest Meets the River

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CBee @CSeydel I had an Amazon credit and I immediately used it to buy the second 😂 2mo

tpixie @CBee perfect timing! 1w

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