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Princess-Kingofkings
Carnegie's Maid: A Novel | Marie Benedict
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The Wild Wood bookstore opened today. I was excited to meet the owners and support their new adventure.

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MsLeah8417
Seven Guitars: 1948 | August Wilson
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Pickpick

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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MsLeah8417
Gem of the Ocean | August Wilson
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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PageShifter
These Violent Delights | Micah Nemerever
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Mehso-so

I didn't find main characters likable and it was hard to relate to their relationship, but it was toxic. I appreciate how this showed things from isolated person's POV. And then how everything went toward destruction.

This was more like a drama, I started this thinking I would be reading a mystery and that was a mistake.

I didn't like the writing.

I would say this was super interesting read, this really made me see things differently.

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MsLeah8417
Jitney | August Wilson
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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BekaReid
An American Childhood | Annie Dillard
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“I began reading books, reading books to delirium. I began by vanishing from the known world into the passive abyss of reading, but soon found myself engaged with surprising vigor because the things in the books, or even the things surrounding the books roused me from my stupor.“

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julieclair
Carnegie's Maid: A Novel | Marie Benedict
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Why would Andrew Carnegie, the ruthless industrialist, use the bulk of his huge fortune to improve educational opportunities for poor immigrants? This speculative historical fiction novel provides one possible reason, immersing the reader in an engaging upstairs/downstairs type tale. The details of Andrew Carnegie‘s life, and also those of his Irish immigrant maid, Clara, are fascinating and feel well-researched. ⬇️

julieclair I really enjoyed this wonderfully entertaining and informative read. #24in24 #Pantone2024 (Spicy Mustard) #ReadTheUSA2024 (Pennsylvania) @Jas16 @aperfectmjk @BarbaraBB 1mo
BarbaraBB Great color combination 💛 1mo
Jas16 This sounds really good. 1mo
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Graciouswarriorprincess
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Books 29-34 of the year read.

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SailorJohn
Irreparable Harm | Melissa F. Miller
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You will like the main character Sasha. Quick read- lots of action

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Aimeesue
Emily, Alone | Stewart O'Nan
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O‘Nan is so good. Truly. The way he gets into the mind of an 80 year old widow is astounding. Although I‘m not 80, due to all my autoimmune diseases I have a lot of the same issues that Emily experiences - difficulty driving at night and judging spatial relationships, the attention and concern about every slightly- off ache or pain, the bird watching. So impressed. ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

BarbaraBB I‘ve loved some of his other books so am glad Ruth this recommendation! #stacked 9mo
BarbaraBB I now notice it‘s a sequel to the tagged book. Have you read that one? 9mo
Aimeesue @BarbaraBB I haven‘t, yet, but I plan to. It‘ll be interesting to look at the family backward I guess! 😋 9mo
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