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Soubhiville
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A collection of snapshots of life for Mexican American and Pilipino Americans in mostly Galveston Texas, this novel moves between characters to weave a community. The way the story built then receded felt rather like a hurricane, inevitable and uncertain at the same time.
It‘s a low pick for me, only because the number of characters made it hard to feel close to any, though elder Magdalena was my favorite.

With one of my first Passion Flowers 🌸

JenniferEgnor Are these your passion flowers? 8mo
Soubhiville @JenniferEgnor yes it‘s the first time I‘ve ever grown them. 🙂 8mo
Cinfhen Beautiful flowers and lovely review!! I‘m still on the fence about this book…#MaybeSomeday 8mo
JenniferEgnor I‘ve always loved them and started to grow my first years ago. When we moved in 2019, I found another, even more beautiful than the one I‘d grown before, with a deep royal purple. It has since spread and new vines pop up everywhere. The first time I ever saw a passion flower, was in a sun flower field—and it was the fruit bearing variety! Happy gardening🌱 8mo
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KarenUK
The Appeal | JANICE. HALLETT
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A fun epistolary murder mystery, that slowly reveals everything you need to solve the puzzle yourself. Told mostly through emails and whats app messages, ‘The Appeal‘ has a double meaning. Both as a fund raising effort for a poorly child, and for the efforts to release the wrongly convicted murderer of the late revealed victim. Clever and witty but takes commitment. It‘s not short, and there‘s a LOT of characters! But I found it worth the effort.

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Megabooks
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One of the first elections I was aware of as a kid was David Duke running for governor of Louisiana in 1991. Maybe the sitter let me watch one of his Donahue episodes, but I remember being horrified and also horrified that not everyone else hated him! So this is the story of Duke‘s, former Grand Wizard of the KKK, rise to power and prominence in politics and how it relates to politics today. An interesting read, if a bit niche.

KathyWheeler We lived in Louisiana during that election. There were bumper stickers that said, “Vote for the crook; it‘s important.” I never felt dirty coming out of a voting booth before. 1y
Megabooks @KathyWheeler it was definitely a case between a bad choice and a worse choice. I‘ll be really interested to read what you think about the book. 1y
KathyWheeler @Megabooks I immediately put it on my tbr afternoon seeing this post. 1y
Cinfhen It‘s going on my #MaybeSomeday list 😉 1y
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britt_brooke
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Mehso-so

⭐️⭐️⭐️ A bit gimmicky if I‘m being honest, but an okay celebrity memoir. Years of unknown MS symptoms + years of alcoholism. Some pretty brutal stuff flecked with Hollywood name dropping. The nonlinear storytelling didn‘t bother me like it has some folks. I thought it helped provide bits and pieces of a broader picture. Blair is an excellent narrator with one major exception: the crying spurts felt disingenuous, as if crying on cue.

Cinfhen Meg wasn‘t crazy about this one either / so #Maybesomeday and definitely #BorrowNotBuy 2y
britt_brooke @Cinfhen Just skip it. 😂 2y
Megabooks Agree with Britt @Cinfhen !! 2y
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britt_brooke @Megabooks 😆 We took one for the team! If I‘d been more present on litsy lately, I‘d have seen your review and skipped it myself. #thankunext @cinfhen 2y
Cinfhen Another GREAT # @britt_brooke and now I‘m out / #thankunext @Megabooks xxx 2y
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BarbaraTheBibliophage
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This is an ambitious memoir. Sellers covers a variety of topics and balances broader concepts with small details. His writing style is engaging, but his narration is only okay. He‘s connected to Civil Rights history, but lives with anxiety. He and his wife just celebrated their twins‘ 3rd bday. But it was touch-and-go for a while.

Full review https://www.TheBibliophage.com #thebibliophage2022 #booked2022 #blackcentricimprint #pantone2022 #basil

BarbaraTheBibliophage And I‘ll probably pick a prompt for #nonfictionchallenge2022 but right now I can‘t decide! @Riveted_Reader_Melissa 2y
Cinfhen I have this one but I‘m still not really compelled to listen🎧 #MaybeSomeday 2y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @Cinfhen I hear that. My reading goal this year is less challenges and more mood reading. I‘m just not feeling all the planning!! (Of course, I‘m still doing three challenges and finishing up one from 2022 … so we shall see …) 🤪 2y
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Cinfhen It‘s a long time until 2023 so I‘m not gonna push myself to rush through challenges 😉plus I‘m listening to this audio for #BlackOwnedPublishingHouse and it‘s really good 2y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @Cinfhen Sounds like a plan!! Enjoy the leisure! 2y
Cinfhen Thanks 😘😘 2y
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Megabooks
Grown | Tiffany D. Jackson
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Mehso-so

I enjoyed the beginning of this ripped-from-the-headlines YA thriller more than its ending. The beginning is fairly realistic grooming and abuse of a teen singer by an artist based on R Kelly. But by the end, she‘s zooming around town trying to solve the mystery of his death on her own. I think the unbelievability of her crime-solving skills turned this into a so-so. Great narration on the #audiobook, though.

Megabooks @Cinfhen Eh, I don‘t think you‘d enjoy this. 3y
Cinfhen 👍🏻😘 3y
NovelNancyM I agree; I found the beginning and middle much more plausible than the ending.
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Megabooks @NovelNancy yeah, the first parts were solid then it went off the deep end. 2y
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Megabooks
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@Hooked_on_books is right. This provides a lot of nuance to the story of the story of the Blackwell sisters. I found myself relating more to Emily‘s love of patient care rather than Elizabeth‘s determination to educate more women. (I wonder if Elizabeth‘s reluctance had to do with an infection that cost her an eye during training.) I did not know that both sisters taught schoolchildren within 30 miles of me (and hated doing it) before ⬇️

Megabooks ⬆️ attending medical school. Overall I was impressed by the lengths both women went to to attain their degrees. I‘d definitely recommend this for a deeper understanding of their story. #audiobook 3y
Cinfhen After reading your review and @Hooked_on_books I think im taking a pass😆too many other books I want to read!!! 3y
Hooked_on_books Oh man, Cindy, you‘ll be missing out! But frankly, this is a bit of a niche book, so I understand someone passing on it for other fare. Glad you liked it, Meg! @Cinfhen 3y
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Megabooks @Cinfhen I agree with @Hooked_on_books that you‘re missing out on an interesting piece of history, but I can also see why Holly and I would find it more interesting. Thanks for getting this off the TBR pile, Holly!! 3y
Hooked_on_books 👏🏼👍🏼 3y
Cinfhen I‘ll keep it on my #MaybeSomeday list @Hooked_on_books @Megabooks ❤️ 3y
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TrishB
The Star Of The Sea | Joseph O'Connor
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#humannature #movember
Quote from book I‘m just finishing!

Cinfhen How perfect! How was this book?? It‘s on my #MaybeSomeday list 4y
Cathythoughts Perfect quote ! I look forward to your thoughts on Pius Mulvey 👍🏻❤️ 4y
TrishB @Cinfhen finished on bus on way to work! Review later. 👍🏻 4y
TrishB @Cathythoughts just getting them together! 4y
Kalalalatja I‘m feeling this quote today! 😄 4y
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GrilledCheeseSamurai
Great North Road | Peter F. Hamilton
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#RedRoseSeptember #HitTheNorth

I haven't actually read this yet. It's from the 'ol tbr pile. Picked it up a couple years ago at a used book sale. 🤷‍♂️

I like the author though so I plan on getting to it...someday. 😜

@arlenefinnigan @Cinfhen

arlenefinnigan That sounds VERY complicated! 5y
intothehallofbooks That cover is incredible!! 5y
Cinfhen Story of my life #MaybeSomeday 😂 5y
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GrilledCheeseSamurai @arlenefinnigan That's probably why I haven't started it! 😂🤷‍♂️ 5y
AlaMich I liked this a lot, although it would have benefited very much from some thoughtful page shaving. Like about 200 pages, if I remember correctly. 5y
GrilledCheeseSamurai @AlaMich Its a chunkster for sure. I'll get to it one day. ☺️ 5y
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GatheringBooks
North and South (Revised) | Elizabeth Gaskell
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#RedRoseSeptember Day 5: #HitTheNorth reminded me of this classic reviewed by Iphigene: “Gaskell‘s novel is a reflection of a changing era. Take Margaret, a woman raised in the South where things were traditional—women don‘t shake men‘s hand or work in factories. Ironically, her so called conservatism (unfamiliarity with the Northern Ways) is a misfit to the south.” Her full review here: https://wp.me/pDlzr-1B

arlenefinnigan I've never read any Elizabeth Gaskell, I really should. 5y
Kimberlone I really love this book (totally underrated) and the bbc miniseries is super good too. 5y
Cinfhen Hmmmm, another one for the #MaybeSomeday #IHopeToo pile 😁 5y
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