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Take Me Where the Good Times Are | Robert Cormier

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Very much felt like an elderly coming of age story for 70 year old Tommy who thought he could back to his old life. I kept hearing Billy Joel in my head, "then the king and queen went back to the green, but you can never go back there again." It also felt Twilight Zone-y as Tommy walked around Downtown not understanding why it all looked so different, and feeling like an "old fool" for thinking it'd be the same.

34/80

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DieAReader

Leftcoastzen That‘s an oldie 1d

TheBookgeekFrau @Leftcoastzen Yes it is. It's been sitting on my shelves since the 90s, and it was an oldie then 😂 I thought I had read it, turns out I hadn't 24h

DieAReader 🤭🤭🤭 23h

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The Mountaintop School for Dogs and Other Second Chances | Ellen Cooney

bailed

I thought the story would carry the weird writing style. I thought wrong. #HailTheBail

33/80

May #BookSpin @TheAromaofBooks

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dabbe #hailthebail! 🙌🏻 #betterbooksahead 4d

DieAReader #Next 👋🏻👋🏻👋🏻 4d

TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 3d

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People of the Book | Geraldine Brooks

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What a fascinating imagining of the people who shared in the life of an ancient text. It really brings to mind just how much was lost in book burnings of yore.

32/80

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Bookish.SAM I really liked this book! It was on my TBR for ages and when I finally read it I couldn‘t believe I waited so long! 🙂 1w

LiteraryHoarderPenny I loved this book!! 1w

TheBookgeekFrau @Bookish.SAM I hate when that happens, and it happens a lot 😂 1w

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TheBookgeekFrau @LiteraryHoarderPenny It was So. Good! (edited) 1w

LiteraryHoarderPenny @TheBookgeekFrau 👍❤️ 1w

Susanita One of my favorites! 1w

TheBookgeekFrau @Susanita I was so engrossed in it I actually lost all sense of time and place. It's a rare book that does that! 1w

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1w

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The Blue Bistro | Elin Hildebrand

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I always enjoy EH's books, especially her earlier ones. The characters feel more authentic and the stories less formula. This one drew me in so completely I felt like I was in the bistro watching the story unfold.

31/80

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janeycanuck I‘m making my way through her backlist, one book a month. Really looking forward to this one! 2w

TheBookgeekFrau @janeycanuck It has a little bit of a slow start, but before you know it you're deeply invested in this restaurant life. So good! 2w

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2w

DieAReader 💖💖💖 2w

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The Witches Are Coming | Lindy West

bailed

I think there was a point that was pro women, but it was lost in all the digressions #HailTheBail #BetterBooksAhead

29/80

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DieAReader #next 1mo

TheAromaofBooks At least it's off the list!! 1mo

julieclair Time to move on. 3w

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The Lords of Discipline | Pat Conroy

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Not my favorite Conroy. The descriptions of Charleston were long-winded and boring; and quite frankly, annoying. But the story, oh man, what a story! It was compelling, ugly, thought provoking, gripping, and worth reading.

27/80

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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1mo

julieclair I‘m adding this to my stack, and will skim past the Charleston descriptions. 😉 1mo

TheBookgeekFrau @julieclair That's exactly how to read it 😁 Outside of that it was so good! 1mo

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Sandwich: A Novel | Catherine Newman

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I really enjoyed this slice of life family story. Being close to the MC's age, there was quite a bit I could identify with.

26/80

April #BookSpin @TheAromaofBooks

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DieAReader 💖💖💖 1mo

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1mo

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March's End | Daniel Polansky

March Stats:

6 Total:
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TBRs: 4
DNF: 0
5 star: 1
NF: 1

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DieAReader, TheAromaofBooks, julieclair

DieAReader 🎉🎉Fantastic! 1mo

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Fabulous month!! 1mo

julieclair Great month! Which one was your 5 star? 1mo

TheBookgeekFrau @julieclair The Sun Down Motel 1mo

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The Sun Down Motel | Simone St. James

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Bravo Littens y'all were right about this book--I Loved it!! Never read anything like it and now I'm at a loss to start anything else 😂

21/80

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DieAReader 🥳🎉Excellent! 2mo

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Island of the Blue Dolphins | Scott O'Dell

so-so

History wise--interesting and enlightening; story wise--kind of boring.

20/80

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bookandbedandtea I loved this book when I was a kid! I think I was 10 or so when I got it from a book fair and I know I read it multiple times throughout middle school. Child-me was very impressed by Karana. 2mo

TheBookgeekFrau @bookandbedandtea I was trying to decide if child me would have been impressed. I think yes that she befriended the dog, but that's about it 😂 2mo

bookandbedandtea @TheBookgeekFrau I think I was impressed that she could survive on her own. 10-13 year old me knew nothing about providing for herself. 😉 2mo

DieAReader 🎉🎉🎉 2mo

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