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Lizpixie
I'm Glad My Mom Died | Jennette McCurdy
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Bk2 of #AwesomeAugust #readathon is done. Wow. What a totally depressing book that was. Compelling & well written, but so sad. I grew up with an emotionally manipulative mother so it brought up a lot of stuff for me, but she was nowhere on the authors mothers level! If I wasn‘t #audioknitting to it, I prob would‘ve been bawling my eyes out. As it is, I dropped stitches from blinking back tears😢 #BookspinBingo #NonFictionBingo2022 #litsycrafters

Freespirit Books can bring back all sorts of memories😓 2y
Andrew65 Great total, hopefully the next book is more uplifting. 👏👏👏 2y
TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 2y
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Lizpixie
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Bk5 of July & Bk4 of #JubilantJuly #readathon is done! Another brilliant NF from the author about a double agent, but this one is an MI6 agent spying for Russia. Philby was one of the “Cambridge Five” a group of communist leaning University friends that became KGB informants. Three became MI6 while two worked for Bletchley Park & the Foreign Office. All were responsible for many deaths of agents & sympathisers & the failure of many ops. It was👇👇

Lizpixie …a huge embarrassment for the British & an outrage to the US whose agents were also delivered into KGB hands. Philby never felt remorse for anything he did,putting communism before anything or anyone else. This is also about the man who felt the biggest betrayal by Philby. Nicholas Elliott joined the service with him & looked up to & protected him for many years whilst knowing nothing about his true self. #BookspinBingo #NonFictionBingo2022 2y
Maria514626 This sounds good! I‘ve been so curious about Philby. Thanks for the recommendation! 2y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2y
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Lizpixie
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Bk4 of July & Bk3 of #JubilantJuly #readathon is done. This is the story behind the #metoo movement that started with the set of articles published in the NYTimes. Ronan Farrow & the NewYorker get most of the credit but it was actually these two reporters who first chased down & published Ashley Judd & other victims stories while dealing with Weinstein‘s machinations. Very well written. #BookspinBingo #NonFictionBingo2022 #Pageathon

Maria514626 Ooh. This sounds good. Well not good. There‘s a fascinating story in The New Yorker about how Harvey Weinstein lost control of his criminal trial. Shudder. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/06/06/harvey-weinsteins-last-campaign 2y
emmaturi I liked it too. Very fascinating how it all went down. It's been made into a movie too. 2y
SamAnne This was so good. Read it along with Farrow‘s Book. 2y
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TheAromaofBooks Great progress!!! 2y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa @emmaturi I didn‘t know it was made into a movie too‘ 2y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa @SamAnne I read it with Farrows too, both were excellent 2y
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Lizpixie
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Bk2 of July & Bk1 of #JubilantJuly #readathon is done! Yay!🙌 The audiobook read by the author was a fantastic listen, it‘s a story I‘d never heard before. I‘m highly tempted to use this months credit on his story of Kim Philby, the English double agent. Oleg Gordievsky was a rising star in the KGB but the raising of the Berlin Wall turned his loyalty to democracy. Risking his life, he provided more secrets to MI6 than any other spy before 👇👇

Lizpixie until his cover was blown by an American CIA agent turned KGB informant. Interrogated & followed he became the only spy to be smuggled to safety from inside the Soviet Union. Loved it! #BookspinBingo #NonFictionBingo2022 #AudiobookChallenge2022 2y
tpixie Sounds awesome 🤩 2y
Maria514626 This sounds fantastic! 2y
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Riveted_Reader_Melissa Sounds really good! 2y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2y
Andrew65 going strong 👏👏👏 2y
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Lizpixie
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Bk1 of January 2022 & #JumpStart2022 is done! And it‘s Bk3 of #NewYearSpecial #20in4 #readathon. Plus I got a ton of #audiojournaling RC for this year & this crossed off a few prompts already🙌I freaking loved this book! I highly recommend the audiobook, read by Dave as he‘s so funny & personable, it‘s like having a story told by a mate over a few beers. Awesome man, awesome writer.❤️ #NonFictionBingo2022 #Roll100 #Pop22 #AudiobookChallenge2022👇

Andrew65 Doing great 👏👏👏 2y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa That sounds like a book I need to add to my TBR list! 2y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2y
Clwojick Way to go! 2y
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