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britt_brooke
Earth | John Boyne
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Pickpick

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Make dumb choices, win stupid prizes. A hauntingly written battle of conscience.

#TheElements

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britt_brooke
Earth | John Boyne
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Been a while since I‘ve relaxed with a book at soccer practice. It‘s warm but pretty nice out! 📖⚽️

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Hooked_on_books
Earth | John Boyne
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I know Boyne is well liked, but apparently he‘s as bad as JKR and I thought people might want to know.

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/aug/11/polari-prize-nominees-and-judges-w...

mcctrish This came up in my feed too 5mo
Prairiegirl_reading This is so disappointing. 😞 5mo
EKonrad Oof. So disappointing. 😢 5mo
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TheBookHippie I knew this. Also he‘s hugely antisemitic… covered in writing so you feel bad for the non Jewish person in his writing… hugely problematic. It is disappointing as I loved some of his books… there have been articles before about him. Not this huge however. 😵‍💫 5mo
lil1inblue Ugh. Gross. The statement from Polari gave me so much ick. 5mo
TrishB I‘ve been following this on Twitter….its been known for a while, sadly. 5mo
BarbaraBB Wow this is new to me. 5mo
Hooked_on_books @TheBookHippie @TrishB My guess is this story hasn‘t been as big as JKR because he lacks her level of fame. But it makes me glad I‘ve never read any of his books. I for sure won‘t now. 5mo
TheBookHippie @Hooked_on_books I loved The Hearts invisible Furies by him … then I read quotes from him on how there were good Nazis 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫. 5mo
marleed Oh dang. I‘ve loved his books but have now dropped him from my auto read authors. 5mo
AmyG NOOOOOOOO. Goddammit. @TheBookHippie WTF? (edited) 5mo
lil1inblue @TheBookHippie What the what now? 😵 5mo
TheBookHippie @AmyG yup even got into a war of words with THE Auschwitz Memorial and others …. @lil1inblue (edited) 5mo
Deblovestoread So incredibly disappointing! I don‘t know why I expect better from authors but I do. (edited) 5mo
Hooked_on_books @TheBookHippie Sure, all those good Nazis! What were the rest of us thinking? 😵‍💫 5mo
peaKnit @AmyG I think you were reading my mind with your comment. WTF indeed! 💩 5mo
CarolynM Seems a bizarre decision by Polari. I didn‘t know Boyne was problematic but I didn‘t much like the only one of his books I‘ve read so I wasn‘t planning on reading any more anyway. 5mo
Amiable DAMN. I love(d) Boyne‘s books. I‘d heard none of this. It feels like a kick in the stomach. 5mo
GingerAntics @TheBookHippie sounds like an author to avoid. 5mo
AmyG @Amiable Same. 😢 5mo
janeycanuck I heard rumblings about this a few years after The Heart‘s Invisible Furies came out but nothing definitive. How disappointing that he‘s still on this train. 4mo
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monalyisha
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Such a pretty little stack. 📚

AmyG It is! 5mo
TheKidUpstairs Love the colour theme. It feels like a beach house palette 🎨 5mo
AnnCrystal 🤩📚💝. 5mo
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JacqMac
Earth | John Boyne
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Pickpick

“I dreamed that I dreamed about the musty grey soil of the island and the sweet perfume it emits after rainfall, a double remove from a place I will never visit again. My mother explained to me once… We find the scent comforting, she told me, because we want to believe there‘ll be a welcoming place for us one day, when we‘re buried deep inside it.”
Phenomenal. John Boyne never disappoints me.

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JacqMac
Earth | John Boyne
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Hubby is at a late meeting. I‘m in my blanket fort with a flashlight. Shhh….

Clare-Dragonfly Sounds cozy! 7mo
PaperbackPirate Fun! 📖🔦 7mo
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GatheringBooks
I Like, I Don't Like | Anna Baccelliere
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#DynamicDs Day 26: This may be a perfect example of #Divisive 😅 Review is forthcoming.

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 👌🏻 8mo
Eggs Excellent 👌🏼 8mo
squirrelbrain Hi Myra! Just thought I‘d let you know that the Backman didn‘t make it onto the camp longlist (due to publication date). Do you want to pick another one and tag me here so no-one else sees?! (The list is up to date now! 🤪) 8mo
GatheringBooks @squirrelbrain awwww that‘s too bad! 😭😭😭 i was super looking forward to it. I vote for this one instead 8mo
squirrelbrain Thank you! 🙏 8mo
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Gleefulreader
Earth | John Boyne
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Pickpick

After reading Water I moved immediately to this book and for a short book (148 pages) it dealt with a lot of big issues such as sexuality, sex work, abuse, and guilt. Again, a difficult read (and at times I struggled with the timeline of this book and how it fit with the previous, loosely connected book). Still, I am interested in finishing the series.

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ICantImReading
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Mehso-so

⭐️⭐️💫

This was a fine story, it just didn‘t really end up being my cup of tea. #reesesbookclub 🎧

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marleed
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Mehso-so

I‘m such a mood reader and I‘m sure I could sit with this book at another time and be completely entertained. American Anna moving on her own to London with the city itself very nearly a character is right up my alley. I just found every turn in Anna‘s story to be too predictable so I got a bit bored with this particular story.