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Christinak
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Next up. Working on books I feel like I‘m the only person left who has not read it yet.
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AshleyHoss820
Swan Song | Robert R. McCammon
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Pickpick

Oh man, did I go on a JOURNEY with this one! I was up and down. Midway, I was lagging. But I pushed through and I‘m glad I did. Evil cannot survive in the face of Hope. Think of what humans can be. Create the future you want. Make your inside face more beautiful than your outside face. 😊 I cared about the characters. Were there flaws? Sure, but I don‘t think they detract from the overall feeling this left. #PBSGreatAmericanRead

AshleyHoss820 📸: Subterranean Press 4y
vivastory I've had this on my shelves for awhile. I was thinking of starting it soon. I know some people say they like it more than The Stand. 4y
AshleyHoss820 @vivastory It was on my shelf for quite some time as well! It kept staring at me, so I decided to spend the summer with a chunkster..but I read it FAST. It‘s decent sci-fi. The supernatural element isn‘t quite necessary. It can be a bit heavy-handed occasionally with the religious undertones. I didn‘t like the sudden racism towards the end toward one of my favorite characters. Overall, I enjoyed the overarching message of the power of hope. (edited) 4y
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AshleyHoss820 @vivastory Doggone it! Now I gotta read The Stand so I can compare! 🤣 That ones also been simultaneously intimidating me and beckoning me from my bookshelves! 4y
TrishB I loved this one 👍🏻 The Stand just beats it for me, but this is a worthy contender. 4y
vivastory @AshleyHoss820 I ended up flying through the Stand when I read it last November. 4y
vivastory @TrishB Hmm..I just might have to bump it to the top of my TBR 4y
AshleyHoss820 @TrishB Oh, that is good to hear! Now @vivastory is going to bump up Swan Song and I‘m going to dive into The Stand! 😂 Thank you both for the encouragement! 😊 (edited) 4y
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AshleyHoss820
Watchers | Dean Koontz
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Mehso-so

I know this is an unpopular opinion and I am SO sorry! I just went back & forth with this one. I wanted more of Einstein and The Outsider. The end was honestly so good. I really did love Einstein so much. I just didn‘t need to be hammered with all that detail and I could‘ve used less Travis/Nora. (Again, I‘m not big on romance.) So I‘m just not sure how I felt about this. I didn‘t love it, but I didn‘t hate it either. #PBSGreatAmericanRead

Karkar I think this is a great drawing of The Outsider. 3y
AshleyHoss820 @Karkar Yes, it is! I loved Einstein and the Outsider plot was so interesting! ☺️ 3y
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Christinak
Dune | Frank Herbert
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CrowCAH I‘m very much looking forward to seeing this movie!!! 4y
MaddestMax Such a phenomenal book (series...mostly)! I can‘t wait for the movie, but the Lynch film will always have a special place in my heart. 😊 4y
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Christinak
Rebecca | Daphne Du Maurier, Dame
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Christinak
Lonesome Dove: A Novel | Larry McMurtry
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Pickles Gap... It had only sprung up because a fool from north Georgia named Wesley Pickles had gotten himself and his family lost in the mesquites for about ten days. When he finally found a clearing, he wouldn‘t leave it, and Pickles Gap came into being, mainly attracting travelers like its founder, which is to say people too weak-willed to be able to negotiate a few hundred miles of mesquite thicket #without losing their nerve.”
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Christinak
Their Eyes Were Watching God | Zora Neale Hurston
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Pickpick

This is so beautifully written. With vernacular dialogue and lyrical prose she illustrates the story with her words. As soon as I shut this book I wanted to read this all over again.

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Christinak
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“But I don‘t want to go among mad people," Alice remarked.
"Oh, you can‘t help that," said the Cat: "we‘re all mad here. I‘m mad. You‘re mad."
"How do you know I‘m mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "or you wouldn‘t have come here.”
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Christinak
A Separate Peace | John Knowles
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“It wasn't the cider which made me surpass myself, it was this liberation we had torn from the gray encroachments of 1943, the escape we had concocted, this afternoon of momentary, illusory, and separate peace.”
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Christinak
The Outsiders | SE Hinton
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''Soda fought for fun, Steve for hatred, Darry for pride, and Two-Bit for conformity. Why do I fight? I thought, and couldn't think of any real good reason. There isn't any real good reason for fighting except self-defense.''
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readordierachel I love how well-loved/worn that cover is. Seems fitting somehow. 6y
JazzFeathers Adored this as a teen. And l like those see this obviously loved copy 😊 6y
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