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LeaKell
Velvet Was the Night | Silvia Moreno-Garcia
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Pickpick

At first I really didn‘t care much for the characters in Velvet was the Night but as the story progressed I found myself engrossed in this tale! A good historic fiction-ish mystery read.

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lil1inblue
Sidewalks | Valeria Luiselli
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Pickpick

⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ (5/5)

I intended to read this one essay at a time, but the essays flowed so well that I read it in 2 sittings. Excellent, thoughtful writing about maps, language (which was interesting given that I was reading it in translation), reading and books, and more. The writing style at different times reminded me of both Patti Smith and Joan Didion. I will definitely come back to this one, and will certainly read more by Valeria Luiselli.

TheKidUpstairs I just learned about this one recently, I'm excited to read it. I loved 3w
lil1inblue @TheKidUpstairs Ooh. That looks good. I'll need to check it out! 3w
BarbaraBB That sounds good. I loved her 3w
lil1inblue @BarbaraBB Adding that to my list, too! 3w
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lil1inblue
Sidewalks | Valeria Luiselli
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"Rereading begins in the comments written in the margins, the underlined phrases and scribbled footnotes; but especially in the objects left behind between the pages."
-Valeria Luiselli, Sidewalks, "Return Ticket"

I am loving this book of essays. Chance was on my side for this month's #bookspin.

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lil1inblue
Sidewalks | Valeria Luiselli
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Finally getting around to posting my #bookspin and #doublespin for March. I'm excited to finally knock Middlemarch off my TBR.

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Enjoy!! Good luck with Middlemarch, it's a long one!! 3w
lil1inblue @TheAromaofBooks Luck was on my side - Middlemarch is long, but Sidewalks is short! 😉 3w
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Marmie7
Certain Dark Things: A Novel | Silvia Moreno-Garcia
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My tbr for March. 19-20, I'm leaving open for mood reads. I had 4 mood reads this month💗 I read a total of 9 books this month.
#Bookspin #bookspinbingo
@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1mo
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diovival
Vlad | Carlos Fuentes
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I nodded to indicate that I was happy to be of service.
"Can I get you something to drink?" he added right away.
"Perhaps a little red wine," I accepted out of politeness, "if you'll be joining me."
"I never drink," said the Count, with a theatrical pause, "wine."

☠️

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diovival
Vlad | Carlos Fuentes
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Trying a new book and a new coffee shop tonight 📖 ☕

RaeLovesToRead Mmm matcha!! 🍵 2mo
diovival @RaeLovesToRead So good! Chai, matcha and lavender fogs are my coffee shop faves. 2mo
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StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego
Velvet Was the Night | Silvia Moreno-Garcia
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Mehso-so

I really couldn't stand Maite. She was whiny, immature, and ignorant. I get that it was a way to explain the political climate of 1970's Mexico, but it was distracting and often boring. Elvis's POVs were better, his naivete was more forgivable. It picked up in the end. This was a cover buy, which was definitely misleading.

Megabooks This felt really YA to me. 🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️ 2mo
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diovival
Certain Dark Things: A Novel | Silvia Moreno-Garcia
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Tonight I opened my library book bundle bag and am thrilled to see Silvia Moreno-Garcia was included in the stack! I am so hyped for #deweysreadathon tomorrow y'all 😆

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andioop
Velvet Was the Night | Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Mehso-so

I enjoyed a lot of this but i really wouldn‘t call it “good”