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I look over at my sister lying on top of the piano singing 'Graceland'. I don't know if it's the best song to dance to, but V's dancing anyway, slowly, with his arms loosely around Xabi's neck, looking the happiest I've ever seen him. Happier even than when he got a flip phone for Christmas.

🤣🤣

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charl08

Greta and Valdin | Rebecca Reilly

... but only in the special postgraduate areas designed for crying and printing out hundred-page documents...

ChaoticMissAdventures Making me want to read this again ❤️ 1w

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charl08

Greta and Valdin | Rebecca Reilly

Everything was going well with the dinner. No one brought up colonisation or euthanasia or the Springbok Tour.

ChaoticMissAdventures I hate to say it, I love the All Blacks but the Springboks are my team... I am American and really shouldn't have anything to do with Rugby, but I have gotten 4 friends VERY into it!
2w

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charl08

Greta and Valdin | Rebecca Reilly

Taken me a while, but getting into this now.
Which is a good job given that bookclub meets by the end of the month!

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monalyisha

Greta & Valdin: A Novel | Rebecca K Reilly

Anyone read any good, contemporary, offbeat, funny fiction lately?

Everything on my shelf seems to be diametrically opposed: weighty, dark, lyrical, and poignant OR a floofy romance. I‘m looking for something more like the titles pictured. Witty, modern, and not *necessarily* sweet (but it‘s okay if there‘s some sweetness, too).

*It should probably be noted that I‘m not a fan of massively unlikeable characters.

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I loved Margo 💜 3w

fredthemoose I recently read and enjoyed Fundamentally. It might be in that realm for you.

Fundamentally: A Novel

TheKidUpstairs Very interested in seeing what recs you get. I loved all three pictured, and these days they're definitely the feeling I'm needing from my books, too. One I really liked recently (it's from a Canadian indie publisher, so apologies if it's not easily available):

Molly of the Mall: Literary Lass & Purveyor of Fine Footwear

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squirrelbrain Have you read The Wedding People yet? I really liked the 3 you pictured, and this one as well. It feels like a dark theme, but it‘s not and it‘s also not as floofy as the cover would suggest.

The Wedding People: A Novel

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AmyG My favorites lately- Beautyland and The Wedding People 3w

monalyisha @squirrelbrain Sadly, I‘m not allowed to read that one yet. 🙈 My book club is reading it together this summer. 3w

monalyisha @AmyG Beautyland might work! I‘ll put it on hold. 💜 I remember really liking 2AM at the Cat‘s Pajamas (and thinking the ending was really strange). Feels like I read that about a million years ago! 3w

JamieArc I was going to suggest this book even though I haven‘t read it but have read his others except it doesn‘t come out until May 🤷🏻‍♀️

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squirrelbrain Gah - I think that would have been perfect! 3w

AmyG I didn‘t know she wrote Cat‘s Pajamas. Beautyland is just such a beautiful book. I hope you enjoy it when you get it. 3w

Bookwormjillk I second Beautyland. I also just started Back After This. I think it‘s technically romance but the parts that appeal to me are about how podcasts are made and the career parts. 3w

monalyisha @JamieArc There are actually a couple of his I haven‘t read, so I can backtrack to the titles I missed. Thanks! 3w

monalyisha Thanks, @Bookwormjillk! I like Linda Holmes (Flying Solo is my favorite of hers) but I think I decided I want to do that one on audio (since it‘s a podcast-related story). So, it will come sometime this year…but not now. Appreciate your suggestions! 3w

Bookwormjillk @monalyisha oh, good idea! 3w

quietjenn Maybe

I Hope This Finds You Well

ErikasMindfulShelf I‘d suggest anything by Kevin Wilson 3w

Chelsea.Poole This really makes me want to read Patricia as I love both the other books mentioned. Would The Husbands fit with this category? I adore J Ryan Stradal but his latest (Lakeside) would classify as too heavy, so maybe one of his others. Have you read any others from Rufi Thorpe? I loved (but again some heaviness)

The Knockout Queen: A novel

monalyisha Thanks, @Chelsea.Poole! I could try Knockout Queen. I‘ll put it on hold. I loved Kitchens of the Great Midwest and thought Lakeside was only okay. I suggested my library‘s traveling book club read Lager Queens when they met at the local brewery…but I didn‘t join them. 😅🙈 The Husbands may fit. Something about that one makes me keep not choosing it. Patricia is a bit different from the other two I featured but, clearly, I loved it. 3w

monalyisha @quietjenn I put it on hold! Thanks. 3w

monalyisha @ErikasMindfulShelf I put a whole handful of Kevin Wilson‘s books on hold for myself (per @JamieArc, too). When all of these come in, I‘ll sit down, read the first few pages of them all, and see how they hit me. Thanks, everyone! 3w

Suet624 @monalyisha I forgot about 2AM at the Cat‘s Pajamas! I really liked that one. I didn‘t realize it was the same author! I liked Beautyland too. 2w

CarolynM If you find anything as good as Greta & Valdin let me know. I loved that book so much! Thanks for reminding me about Molly of the Mall @TheKidUpstairs I got it when @Lindy reviewed it years ago, but never got around to reading it. This might be the right time🙂 2w

Lindy @CarolynM let me know what you think of Molly and the Mall if you read it. It pairs well with

Cold Comfort Farm (UK)

Lindy @monalyisha @squirrelbrain @AmyG @JamieArc @Bookwormjillk @Suet624 I add my recommendation to Beautyland. More are in a separate post: Lindy's post on Litsy https://litsy.com/p/TWx6UkJVRXBm 2w

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Deblovestoread

Greta & Valdin: A Novel | Rebecca K Reilly

#WeeklyFavorite

Loved this one on audio.

@Read4life

Read4life Fantastic! 💙🩷💙 2mo

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Moss_Croft

Living In The Maniototo | Janet Frame

youneverarrived

Greta and Valdin | Rebecca Reilly

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What‘s not to like about this book? Amazing characters, family, humour, writing and the character development 🙌 I feel like it did drag slightly halfway but that was probably my fault - it took me nearly the whole of January to read it and I feel like it‘s one of those that needs to be read in chunks. Still, absolutely loved it, especially the ending for Valdin 🩷 #readyourkindle

CBee

squirrelbrain Such a good book! 3mo

CBee Yay! So glad you loved it too! 3mo

youneverarrived @squirrelbrain @CBee I‘m glad I finally got to it 🤍 3mo

TheKidUpstairs I'm glad you loved it! It's so nice to read a book that celebrates complex, messy joy. 3mo

youneverarrived @TheKidUpstairs exactly that! 🩷 3mo

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Lesliereadsalot

Greta and Valdin | Rebecca K. Reilly

“I come back to the apartment and find the worst thing in the world.”

Almost bailed at the beginning of this fun and quirky book, but glad I stayed with it.

#FirstLineFridays. @ShyBookOwl

ShyBookOwl Glad it hooked u! 3mo

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BarbaraJean

Greta and Valdin | Rebecca K. Reilly

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I‘ve waited too long to review this and am having a hard time remembering the plot—but honestly, it doesn‘t feel like it matters since plot is not the main point here! I thoroughly enjoyed this character-driven book. Both Greta and Valdin were likable and relatable, and I loved spending time with them and their sprawling, quirky family. My main criticism is that there were about four too many characters! At times it was a challenge keeping track⤵️

BarbaraJean (Cont‘d) …of who was who and how they were all related. And adding additional POVs at the end felt a bit chaotic, but so did the plot at that point, so maybe it all works out. 😆 (edited) 4mo

CarolynM ❤️ Loved this one. 4mo

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