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melissajayne
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5⭐️ Really liked this memoir and it was really well done. It was incredibly informative and heartbreaking. #2025 #nonfiction #memoir #canadian #drugaddiction

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CSeydel
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#TuesdayTunes

Bears Den, “Spiders”
https://youtu.be/QLYdoN6pEHg?si=DWiyiSaT62pS4Ze5

Love, I‘m trying.

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Robotswithpersonality
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A lovely time. It's a treat to encounter a mix of humble and enthusiastic maker who is also a writer, meaning the description of their discovered passion is that much more a joy to read. I loved the journey from haphazard, curious, to more knowledgeable, but still eager. There are shenanigans, but there's also beautiful descriptions of nature, of appreciating the time spent. 1/?

Robotswithpersonality 2/? The market for memoirs in the range of 'person dissatisfied with work/life discovered new path/hobby' is inexhaustible, but that doesn't devalue a particularly well-done version, especially when the cynicism/exhaustion is cranked way down and the joy of new discovery is cranked up. It never felt too hokey, but it does feel wholesome, even if not every choice made would pass a safety check. 23h
Robotswithpersonality 3/? I did notice a couple repeats in work recounted that make me think certain chapters may have had their first iterations as separate articles, but overall the chronology is engaging. Even if you're not sure where a chapter is going at the start, you end up seeing the linkages by the end.
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Robotswithpersonality 4/4 While I'm happy Hutchinson has found fulfillment in his carpentry business, I am also glad he is still billed as a writer, and this as his first book, so hopefully I can look forward to more. 23h
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TheBookgeekFrau
Double Take: A Memoir | Kevin Michael Connolly
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 👌🏻 1d
Eggs Just unimaginable 🙏🏻 1d
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Eggs
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Lindy
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In my latest Friday Reads booktube episode: artisan cheese touring on Vancouver Island; Victoria gardens; and 6 books.

https://youtu.be/B4BlfSUOVi0

#trans authors #OzFiction #kidlit #memoir #Gaza

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Lillie
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2 5* reads in March! Sharks Don't Sink is such a compelling dive (excuse the pun) into academia, in particular, what Black women/WOC have to deal with in order to advance.

The second 5* is Wild Dark Shore, a gripping, gothic tale of a woman who is found close to death on the shores of a small research island. How did she get there? Why is she there? And what are the caretakers of the island hiding?

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Blueberry
Angela's Ashes: A Memoir | Frank McCourt
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Eggs Excellent 👌🏼 5d
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Eggs
The Glass Castle: A Memoir | Jeannette Walls
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“Things usually work out in the end."
"What if they don't?"
"That just means you haven't come to the end yet.”

#DoubleLetterTitle #DynamicDs

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm Loved this one. 💔 6d
ShelleyBooksie What a book. Loved it. 6d
S3V3N I loved this one. 6d
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lilpumpkin2.0
Making a Scene | Constance Wu
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April 2, 2025 DONE! Now I wouldn't say this was a fabulous, fantastic, over-the-top read, because it wasn't. I am going to be more truthful and say that it was entertaining and easy to understand. It was the kind of book where you learn about one's life. This was not a "deep" book; it was a surface level book. Therefore, I give it 3/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️