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The Fox in the Attic | Richard Hughes

#StorySettings Day 7: #Attic - bought this back in 2021 when we were still doing our #NYRBBookClub with @vivastory

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs Great cover 🖤🤍🩶 1y

sarahbarnes That cover is quite disturbing! 1y

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Creepy 😱 1y

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Leftcoastzen

The World According to Garp | John Irving

#TLT #ThreeListThursday In no particular order!
1. The World According to Garp- John Irving
2. The Catcher In The Rye - J.D. Salinger polarizing, yet I love it.
3.The Go Between - L.P. Hartley a bunch of us read it in the #NYRBBookclub a treasure , more people should discover it.
Everybody play!

dabbe

AmyG Garp 🙌🏻 1y

lil1inblue I'll always have appreciation for The Catcher In the Rye. My favorite teacher in high school assigned it, and it really tickled my brain at the time. It was independent study, so we worked in small groups for discussion and it really made it interesting. Then I revisited in college with a favorite professor, so I just have good memories of reading and discussing it. 1y

Leftcoastzen @AmyG can‘t get over it. Also, came upon it when my reading life was sort of tapering off,it pulled me back in. 1y

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Leftcoastzen @lil1inblue I was kind of surprised I wasn‘t assigned it in school. For good or ill love Salinger , especially all things Glass family. 1y

dabbe I'm making a list, checking it twice, and I'll make it available to all whether naughty or nice! Thanks for sharing. 💚💙💚

Catcher was a favorite of mine to teach. Loved The Go-Between; it reminded me of Atonement in a way. And I can't believe I've never read Garp. 😱 1y

Leftcoastzen @dabbe well , I get it though, when a book is really popular for a time I sometimes say I‘ll get to it , then I don‘t 😁 1y

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monalyisha

Turtle Diary | Russell Hoban

“Ocean. When I think that word, I want to be immersed in it and at the same time contain it all. Great green deeps of ocean. A medium of motion and being. And of course the sharks. Walking on the ground is not comparable to that underwater flying, green water touching every part.“

📸: Alison Bounce

vivastory This is one of the books I read with #NYRBBookClub It was one of my favorites. It didn't go in directions that I thought it would. In a good way. 2y

JamieArc This sounds kind of wonderful and that photo 😍😍😍 2y

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sisilia

Pilgrim Hawk: A Love Story | Glenway Wescott

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4⭐️ I reread this with my IRL bookclub and I loved it the same. My favorite character is Mrs. Cullen 😍 I can see myself in her 🤭 but not with a hawk. A raven is more likely 🐦‍⬛

Leftcoastzen Great read 2y

batsy Love this book! 2y

sisilia I read this 3 years ago with #nyrbbookclub … Glad to reread it this year. It‘s much better than his other book Apartment in Athen @Leftcoastzen @batsy 2y

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Reggie

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Twainy My input would be. Well, it‘s a book. With pages. And words. Next. 2y

TrishB 😂😂 somewhere between 1&2! With a few eye rolls. 2y

BiblioLitten 3!! Go for 3! 😄 2y

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batsy 3...but the heart says 2 😂 2y

Amor4Libros Agree with @batsy 🤣🤣 2y

Bette Hmmm, toss up, but 2 sure would be fun to watch. 😆 2y

rabbitprincess Definitely the baked goods option 😄 2y

Bookwormjillk 3 with a few diplomatic points thrown in because someone might feel the same but is afraid to say it 2y

dabbe Totally with @batsy on this. Would LOVE to see #2 in action, though! 🤣🤣🤣 2y

Enchanted_Bibliophile I want to do 2... But as a hostess I'd prefer 3 🤷🏼‍♀️ 2y

Cinfhen I find the BEST discussions are usually when I/we politely disagree on a book, but of course it‘s after I‘ve enjoyed the baked goods and had my fill of wine 🍷❤️😉 Go For It, Reggie! Burn the place down with your wit and charm xx 2y

Cinfhen And #CuriousMinds want to know…what was the book???? 2y

RaeLovesToRead I have totally number 2-ed at several book clubs before. In fact, I can think of several books I'm STILL ANNOYED ABOUT! 🤣🤣🤣 2y

RaeLovesToRead Also, a 4th option... have you considered sharing your opinion through the medium of Puppets? "Well personally, I enjoyed the book, but Mr Snuggles has a few things to say..." (at this time, whip out a hand puppet and let rip. If anyone complains, look innocent and point at the puppet #bookclubtactics) 2y

RamsFan1963 While option #2 would be the most emotionally satisfying one, I'd probably go with #3 so it least I'd get fed and could keep my negativity to a minimum. 2y

Ruthiella Definitely the sock puppet option! 😂 2y

Susanita You can‘t do worse than an old guy in my mystery book club who walked into our 7:00 at 6:59. He threw the book on the table and said he hated it. The meeting went downhill from there. (I actually liked the book. 🤷🏻‍♀️) 2y

Susanita @Cinfhen I find that the best discussions are when nobody likes the book so we spend the meeting trashing it. 😎 2y

Jas16 I was in a book club with one of my best friends and we strongly disagree about almost every book so we rarely had a meeting where everyone agreed. I think that makes it more interesting and you should share how you really feel. 2y

CoverToCoverGirl My motto is there isn‘t any book that‘s to everyone‘s taste. Your views are your views. In a book club everyone‘s point of view should be appreciated… But I would certainly enjoy option 1 & 2. Now that would be a book club meeting to remember.. especially so it there was popcorn involved !🍿🤣 (edited) 2y

Cinfhen Oh the joys of bookclub @Susanita !!!! 2y

Reggie @TrishB @BiblioLitten @batsy @Amor4Libros @Bette @rabbitprincess @Bookwormjillk @dabbe @Enchanted_Bibliophile @Cinfhen @RaeLovesToRead @RamsFan1963 @Ruthiella @Susanita @Jas16 @CoverToCoverGirl Thanks for everyone‘s input. Turned out 6 out of 8 of us didn‘t care for the book. So whewww! 😅 2y

RaeLovesToRead What was the book? 2y

Reggie @RaeLovesToRead @Cinfhen the book was The Enchanted Hacienda. 2y

vivastory The most memorable #NYRBBookClub discussions for me were at the opposite ends of the spectrum: they were months when the vast majority loved the selection or the months when they hated it 2y

merelybookish I was hoping for an exciting report and am slightly disappointed to hear it was all quite civilized. 😂 2y

Bookzombie I quite like all three options and probably would pay to see #2 in action. I‘m glad your discussion went well though. 🙂 2y

sarahbarnes Would‘ve given a lot to see option 2! 😁 2y

Rissreadswithcats Aghh Reggie, isn‘t life wonderful! ♥️ 2y

Centique Oh my god i wish id seen this earlier and could have begged you to mske some drama. 😂😂 Perhaps next time you could say “im going to express my opinions in the form of interpretive dance” and then stomp all over the baked goods 😂😂 2y

Centique My only book club experience though (which i may have said already) was a bunch of very polite women lawyers who would grit their teeth about the book i chose and say “i just dont like books about people who make bad decisions” 🤯 2y

kspenmoll Seems like #2 is the winner! I agree with many here. There is more to discuss when people have divergent views. 2y

kspenmoll By the way, Happy Litsyversary!!! 7 yrs🎉🎉👏🏻 2y

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BarbaraBB

Katalin Street | Magda Szabo

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The past is never settled in this unsettling novel by Magda Szabo.
The murder of young Henriette in WWII has a lasting effect on all of the three families that had been peacefully living closely together in Budapest until the. Her death is symbolic for all that happens in the book during the war and the communist period afterwards. In their complicated attempts to save one another, the characters are just as likely to destroy one another. ⬇️

Texreader, Librarybelle, Catsandbooks

BarbaraBB I have now read three of her books and all are fantastic. My favorite is

Iza's Ballad

BarbaraBB #pop23 #YearIWasBorn
#FoodAndLit #Hungary #NYRB
#192025 #1969 @AshleyHoss820 @RaeLovesToRead @KarenUK @Cortg @squirrelbrain @kelly_the_bookish_sidekick @Misshel @ruthiella (edited) 2y

Ruthiella Awesome! I still need to read her. 2y

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BarbaraBB @Ruthiella I missed out when the #NYRBBookClub read this one. But am glad I finally catched up! 2y

vivastory There is a new one, recently published by NYRB

The Fawn

vivastory BTW I still can't decide if I liked this one or Iza's Ballad more 2y

Catsandbooks Fantastic! 🇭🇺 2y

Librarybelle Stacking! 2y

BarbaraBB @vivastory I forgot about that! Have you read it already or heard good things about it? 2y

vivastory @BarbaraBB I haven't read it. I received it last week in my NYRB order. Definitely looking forward to it. 2y

batsy This was a pick for me, too! I think I prefer Iza's Ballad a bit more (these are the only two I've read). 2y

Suet624 Szabo. 💕 2y

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sarahbarnes

Cassandra at the Wedding | Dorothy Baker

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I finally read this book during my long weekend away after seeing rave reviews from #nyrbbookclub. I loved it so much and can count Cassandra as one of my favorite characters in literature. ♥️ Exquisitely written and a fabulous story.

Suet624 Still top of my list as a fantastic read. 2y

batsy I can still remember when we first read it for #nyrbbookclub! So good. 2y

Ruthiella Great novel with a difficult protagonist. 2y

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BarbaraBB So glad you read it and felt like we did - not that I doubted that 😀 2y

vivastory One of my favorite reading experiences of all time, wisely nominated by @barbarabb to inaugurate the #NYRBBookClub 💙 2y

sarahbarnes I could‘ve guessed that this one was nominated by @BarbaraBB @vivastory! Such a great book I agree. 2y

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Leftcoastzen

Psychoanalysis: The Impossible Profession | Janet Malcolm

Ever since the #NYRBbookclub read Malcom‘s In the Freud Archives , I seem to be finding Malcolm‘s or they keep finding me. Goodwill!

batsy Wow, nice find! Love the serendipity. This is one I really want to read. 2y

Leftcoastzen @batsy Serendipity one of my favorite things , I need to go slow enough to let it happen!😃 2y

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