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Disobedient | Elizabeth Fremantle

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Thanks to @TrishB for putting this on my #readersradar as I don‘t think I would have picked it up otherwise.

Even so, I found it rather slow in the first couple of chapters and, as I‘m a bit fed up of ‘feminist retellings‘, I considered bailing.

Then I suddenly became engrossed and wanted to learn all about the life and art of Artemisia Gentileschi at the start of the seventeenth century in Italy - a wonderful book!

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LeahBergen What a cosy setting! 😊 2y

Caroline2 Oh I‘m glad you liked it! 👍 I‘m still stuck on my current read (birdsong) I‘ve had so little reading time lately, it‘s taking me agessssss! 2y

TrishB I‘m so glad you stuck with it! 2y

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Wellness | Nathan Hill

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I finished this two days before the ToB longlist was published and hoped it would be on there.

It‘s a difficult book to review as it‘s so intense ( but fabulous); we follow Jack and Elizabeth as they first meet, and then look back to different parts of their lives and their (dysfunctional) childhoods. You‘ll recognise yourself in areas of this book, as well as your own relationships.

I liked the detailed offshoots about culture, pyschology ⬇️

squirrelbrain …art and much more, apart from one that lost / bored me a little bit. (Algorithms!) Tagging all of the ToBers from @barbarabb‘s post yesterday. (edited) 2y

squirrelbrain @BkClubCare @Megabooks @Hooked_on_books @Jas16 @cariashley @Well-ReadNeck @MicheleinPhilly @Larkken @suet624 @Deblovestoread @merelybookish @batsy @Readerann @Sophronisba @Chelsea.Poole 2y

squirrelbrain @rmaclean4 @kwmg40 @RidgewayGirl @RebelReader @jlhammar @Addison_Reads @ruthiella @sarahbarnes @ImperfectCJ 2y

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squirrelbrain And thanks to @megabooks for putting this on my #readersradar to enable me to request it from #netgalley, as it‘s not out in the UK until the end of January 2y

JamieArc I just started this and am really enjoying it. 2y

Ruthiella I hope this gets chosen for the shortlist because I need that kick in the pants. I really liked his debut and it sounds like this is more of the same-a big story with lots of moving pieces. 2y

MicheleinPhilly Maybe I‘ll read this after Boat. 2y

jlhammar Looking forward to this - loved The Nix! 2y

sarahbarnes Ohh, happy to see your review. I was curious about this one when I saw it on the list. Stacking. 2y

squirrelbrain Yes, that‘s just right @Ruthiella - a big story with lots of moving parts. I haven‘t read The Nix though, although I‘ve heard so many good things about it. @jlhammar 2y

squirrelbrain I think you‘ll like this one @MicheleinPhilly 2y

Hooked_on_books For a split second when I first saw your post I thought, dang, she‘s really dedicated to this list! But turns out you didn‘t crank out this long book in less than a day. 😂 I have the audio of this on hold from my library, so hopefully I like it as much as you did! 2y

Flaneurette I am currently reading this and as a GenXer I really feel seen, and not always in a good way! The audiobook is really great and I struggle with audiobooks in general 2y

MicheleinPhilly I really liked The Nix so I have high hopes for this. 2y

Deblovestoread Like @Hooked_on_books I‘m waiting on my Libby hold. Your review makes me doubly glad I put in my hold in after reading @Megabooks earlier review. 💜 2y

squirrelbrain @Hooked_on_books - I might be a swot but I‘m not that bad! 🤣 I think you‘ll all love it when you get to it @Deblovestoread @sarahbarnes 2y

squirrelbrain It is (embarrassingly) on point in many ways, isn‘t it? @Flaneurette 😬 2y

BarbaraBB Wonderful review! I bought it after @Megabooks review but haven‘t read it yet. Will now soon! 2y

Readerann Thanks for the tag! Now is when I pay close attention to the reviews on here to help me pick a few ToB longlisters to read. (I haven‘t read..a..single..one. 😔) 2y

Suet624 Loved the Nix. Can‘t wait to get to this. 2y

Jas16 I have it on hold at the library. It had a long wait and your review has made mw more impatient. 2y

merelybookish Another great review! I was feeling resistant but @Leftcoastzen made me reconsider. Although @Flaneurette comment is giving me pause. 😆 2y

youneverarrived Great review! I‘m looking forward to reading it when it comes out here. 2y

Megabooks This was such a good, twisty book. I did like the algorithm part, but I find that really interesting. You‘re in for a treat with the audio narration @Hooked_on_books ! Just fantastic! 2y

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Megabooks

Family Meal | Bryan Washington

Still taking pictures of books! 😂 I was downtown at the river for an appointment and snapped some at the bridge.

Family Meal was great! 5⭐️ I didn‘t care for Memorial, but FM was a win! Got v attached to the characters.
Proulx is a master of capturing stark lives in the American West.
Black Sheep was 💯💯 campy horror fun!! 😈 #aardvark
I didn‘t enjoy The Road as much as I hoped. By the end I was just tired of it. 🤷🏻‍♀️

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squirrelbrain Ooh, I quite liked Memorial so I might try Family Meal. It was published last week over here, but is still on NG so I‘ve just requested it. Thanks for putting it on my #readersradar! 😘 2y

JenReadsAlot I didn't care for Memorial either, but might give that one a shot! 2y

sarahbarnes Glad to hear you liked Family Meal - stacking. 2y

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BarbaraBB Interesting! I am definitely in for Family Meal and I am surprised Proulx still writes! She belongs to another era imo 😉. And I was underwhelmed by The Road too, years ago. Great photos Meg 🩷🩷 2y

peaKnit I have Family Meal up next! 2y

Megabooks @BarbaraBB the Proulx is from another era…the library checked it into the collection in 2005 or 06. 😂😂 I just found it browsing! 👍🏻 and thanks! 💜 2y

LeahBergen I could use some campy horror fun! 2y

BarbaraBB Oh wow, it is indeed! I didn‘t read this one though, back then. 2y

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @LeahBergen me too!!! 2y

LeahBergen @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 😁 2y

Larkken I love Washington. I used to live in Houston and he evokes the city so well, and yet from so far outside my own experience with it! Have you read the tagged book of interconnected short stories?

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Cinfhen

Share Your Book Report | Lisa Owings

Other than The Laughter, which was super compelling ( great rec @sarahbarnes ) nothing else really stood out 🤷🏼‍♀️I did enjoy Looker, Don‘t Forget and Marie Antoinette but I don‘t think they‘re gonna stay with me. Once again I‘m in this weird kind of funk… where it‘s difficult to find books that captivate me. Hoping for some better reads this coming week.

sarahbarnes I‘m glad you liked it! It‘s one of the better books I‘ve read so far this year! 2y

Bookzombie I‘m sorry your funk hasn‘t passed. I‘m still struggling too. 2y

TrishB Hope this week improves. 2y

Cinfhen Thanks so much @TrishB I hope you at least enjoyed your week off @Bookzombie and I know the reading will return for both of us!!! 2y

Cinfhen I‘m so glad you put Laughter on my #ReadersRadar @sarahbarnes I haven‘t really seen it mentioned too much 2y

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The Sleeping Car Porter | Suzette Mayr

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BIG THANKS to @Jari-chan and @TrishB for putting this book on my #ReadersRadar - I absolutely loved it 🥰 Baxter is a young black man who works as a sleeping car porter in 1920‘s Canada, when train travel was an elegant mode of transportation . He‘s often treated poorly by the guests and management where he must hide his personal feelings and serve the needs of his compartment travelers in hopes of garnering a tip for his services. Lovely 🎧

Cinfhen #CoverCrush 2y

Jari-chan Oh, it must be nice as an audiobook! So happy you enjoyed the book as well ❤️ 2y

Cinfhen Audio was wonderful but I think the book had illustrations based on audio descriptions @Jari-chan The reader was so good though. He really brought Baxter to life. 2y

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Jari-chan @Cinfhen I might need to try the audio version as well, I'm intrigued 🤭 2y

TrishB Glad you enjoyed. He had a challenging life 😞 2y

squirrelbrain I have this one borrowed from the library, and have had for a while. The Booker list is getting in the way at the moment. 😃 2y

Cinfhen Yes, his story was sad @TrishB and I don‘t think things got much better for porters 50 years later 😢Read it soon @squirrelbrain I think you‘d like it. Audio was wonderful 2y

TheKidUpstairs My absolute fave from last year. Totally deserved it's Giller Prize win. I imagine it would work really well on audio, the rhythm of the writing was so much a part of it. (There were no illustrations in the physical book) 2y

Cinfhen Ohhh interesting @TheKidUpstairs because the audiobook describes posters and trains and it seemed like the descriptions were based from photographs or illustrations 2y

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Cinfhen

None of This Is True: A Novel | Lisa Jewell

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Thank you IG for putting this book on my #ReadersRadar 🤖I admit I was having HUGE bouts of #FOMO and on a whim started listening to the audio!!!!! RIVETING!!! This book was definitely written with audio in mind as the story unfolds as a podcast. Two women who share a birthday meet serendipitously at a pub. This random encounter leads to a twisted, tragic event. Really fun! Im already putting fourth Lisa Jewell as a nominee for #AAM 2024 😜

JamieArc Going to stack add this in Libby right now 🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏻‍♀️ 2y

Cinfhen Definitely go audio @JamieArc 🎧❣️🎧❣️ 2y

Megabooks She‘s hit or miss for me but I agree always best on audio!! Great review! 2y

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Cinfhen

My Husband: A Novel | Maud Ventura

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I‘m not sure I would have cared as much for this book in print, but as an audio- I loved it! I was completely gripped by the unhinged musings of our narrator who‘s CONSUMED with her husband and the privileges her marriage to him extends her. I had My Sister the Serial Killer mixed with My Lovely Wife vibes. Good fun!! Thanks to @Reviewsbylola for putting this on my #ReadersRadar

Cinfhen @BarbaraBB I DO think you‘d like this one!!! 2y

BarbaraBB Thanks!! I‘ll look it up! 2y

thegirlwiththelibrarybag Unhinged musings. Say no more! 2y

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Cinfhen Ha!! Glad you can relate @thegirlwiththelibrarybag - if you have the option of audio, then highly recommended the audio!!! 2y

thegirlwiththelibrarybag @Cinfhen, I‘ve added it to my audible wish list 🤩 2y

Chelsea.Poole I‘ve had my eye on this and now I know I need this! 2y

Megabooks Stacked!! 2y

Cinfhen Yay!!! Share your thoughts after you get to My Husband @thegirlwiththelibrarybag @Chelsea.Poole @Megabooks it‘s a short listen - which I think worked really well! 2y

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JillR

Devotion | HANNAH. KENT

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I loved this. Perfect slow-burn historical fiction. A Lutheran community leave their home in Prussia to travel to a new colony in Australia. The ship voyage alone takes 6-months. The sense of place as we travel with them, their fear in facing the unknown, was written so well. And the second half? Well, I was not expecting that, alllll the feelings. I‘ve got that sadness at leaving Hanne and Thea behind that you only get with a great book.

Cathythoughts Great review! Stacked. 2y

JillR Thanks @cathythoughts ! 2y

Cinfhen Ohhhh! I‘ve been wanting to read this one ☝🏼 Thanks for putting it back on my #ReadersRadar 2y

JillR You‘re welcome @cinfhen , hope you get to it and enjoy! 2y

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Thirst for Salt | Madelaine Lucas

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Gorgeous debut - the writing is lush and evocative. 💯 for you @BarbaraBB @KarenUK ❣️❣️❣️ A young woman looks back on a summer love affair with an older man. It‘s a slow burn, very much character driven but absolutely stunning and vivid. I owe a HUGE thanks to @squirrelbrain who put this book on my #ReadersRadar 💗

LeeRHarry Had this one on my radar, and on my library holds list - mainly because it‘s a debut by an Australian author but also because it sounds really good - so therefore glad that you enjoyed it 😊 2y

squirrelbrain Now I‘m DEFINITELY going to have to buy it, aren‘t I?! My #netgalley request hasn‘t come through yet. 😕 It did quite well on the #camplitsy voting, but not quite well enough. 2y

Cinfhen I‘m really happy to send you my copy @squirrelbrain xx I‘m pretty sure I have your address saved on file xxx 2y

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Cinfhen I loved the Australian setting @LeeRHarry I think you‘re gonna really like it 💘 2y

BarbaraBB Great! I have pre-ordered the paperback edition, can‘t wait! 💕 2y

Cinfhen It‘s SOOOO your type of book @BarbaraBB 2y

JamieArc I‘m really looking forward to reading this one this summer! 2y

Cinfhen I loved it @JamieArc but I can‘t really say why this book resonated so much🤷🏼‍♀️can‘t wait to hear your thoughts when u get around to reading it 2y

sarahbarnes I just picked this one up from the library! Glad to see you liked it! 2y

squirrelbrain That‘s so kind of you Cindy, ❤️but it‘s really not that expensive over here. Probably cheaper than the postage for you to send it to me. 😬 2y

Cinfhen Ok @squirrelbrain but if you change your mind lmk xx BTW - it‘s available on Scribd 2y

Cinfhen @sarahbarnes I‘ll be curious to hear your thoughts ♥️ 2y

squirrelbrain Ooh well-spotted Cindy; it wasn‘t on there last time I looked. It‘s in both formats too… I wonder which would be best? 2y

Cinfhen I have a feeling it would be great on audio too @squirrelbrain 2y

KarenUK Not heard of this one… thanks for sharing! Sounds great…💕 2y

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The Memory of Animals: From the Costa Novel-winning author of Unsettled Ground | Claire Fuller

#BookMail #BuyBuyBookDepository 💚🙌🏻I had the good fortune of pre-ordering several books from BD before the #CampLitsy23 announcement 📣and two were selected! Excited for this one @BarbaraBB @Megabooks @squirrelbrain and @KarenUK for putting Animals on my #ReadersRadar 💕💕💕

squirrelbrain I‘m really looking forward to this one too! 2y

JamieArc Looking forward to this one as well! 2y

Cinfhen I‘m so happy @squirrelbrain @JamieArc that I ordered both this one and

Birnam Wood

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JamieArc @Cinfhen I probably wouldn‘t have read Birnam Wood on my own. While I liked The Luminaries, I think a lot went over my head so I was afraid this one would be too smart for me too 😂 So really, it‘s the perfect book to be reading with others. 2y

BarbaraBB I am happy you ordered the right ones! I read Birnam Wood and it‘s a great book to read and discuss together! @JamieArc 🤎 2y

Cinfhen I TOTALLY agree @JamieArc I too was a bit intimidated to tackle Wood on my own😆 I‘m excited to read and discuss with the group @BarbaraBB I know you gave it 5 stars!!! 2y

BarbaraBB It is not difficult, very engaging but also quite disturbing 2y

TrishB I‘m really looking forward to this one too 👍🏻 2y

KarenUK 😍😍😍 2y

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