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TheKidUpstairs
Disappearing Earth | Julia Phillips
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Two sisters disappear from a city on the Kamchatka peninsula. Over the following year, the ripples from this event pass ever outwards through the lives of the women of this isolated landscape. This is not a traditional mystery, but rather a study of a place and its people, its women in particular, and the various ways violence - physical, sexual, societal, patriarchal - touch their lives. Beautifully, thoughtfully rendered.

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TheKidUpstairs I can see why this one is so beloved by so many Littens. It is suffused with the atmosphere of this singular place and its diverse people - cold, strong, lonely, unsettling. I will add my voice to the chorus, highly recommended. 2h
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TheKidUpstairs
Disappearing Earth | Julia Phillips
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#WhereAreYouMonday @Cupcake12

I've been bone watching more than reading lately, my brain is just not up for it, but when I do read I'm loving this one, set on Russia's isolated Kamchatka Peninsula

📷 Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky from The Lonely Planet

BarbaraBB I loved this one too. 3d
sarahbarnes I also loved this one! 😀 3d
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booklover3258
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Nope couldn't get into it.

For the rest of my review, visit my Vlog at:

https://youtube.com/shorts/mzuf-azZtb0?feature=share

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TheKidUpstairs
Disappearing Earth | Julia Phillips
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Waiting on a washing machine repair tech (5 people in a house with a broken washing machine - the piles are taking over!). "Sometime between 9 and 1." I know I could be doing other chores, but it feels like if I start on something, I could be interrupted right away, so instead, I read.

monalyisha Oh, I loved this one. 🩵 1w
BarbaraBB Me too! 1w
TheKidUpstairs @monalyisha @BarbaraBB I'm loving it so far. The style of it, a catalytic event rippling out through the lives of a community, reminds me of one of my favourites from last year: 1w
monalyisha @TheKidUpstairs Adding Falling Animals to the TBR now! 1w
BarbaraBB That means I should read Falling Animals! 1w
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bookandbedandtea
WHEEL OF FORTUNE | Thane Gustafson
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TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Enjoy!! 3w
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DGRachel
Disappearing Earth | Julia Phillips
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This is both my #doublespin for March and the March pick for the Morbidly Curious Bookclub. I didn‘t realize that it‘s built around the kidnapping of two young girls, but as soon as the girls were approached by a man, my whole body went “nope” and turned off the audiobook. I can‘t bear to see how it turns out. Posting my DNF for the #bookspin record. I see high praise for it here, but it‘s not for me.

TheAromaofBooks Certain plotlines are a nope for me, too - plenty of other books out there!! 1mo
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BBowling
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This book spells out Trumps Russia and Putin connections for decades leading up to his winning the election in 2016. It also brings to light the infiltration of Russia into many aspects of the Republican Party and on a lesser scale into the Democratic Party. Trump is joined at the hip to Putin. Just as Victor Orban is. Russia is a huge factor in American and European politics. Deeply depressing and well documented book.

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Graywacke
The Beginning of Spring | Penelope Fitzgerald
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Frank Reid and 1913 Moscow. Penny has a way. Frank is a curious character, tolerant of everything. When his wife leaves the country without warning, taking the three kids and then sending them back, however much it was killing him inside, he continues along independent, making terrible decisions, while remaining tolerant of all collapsing Russia‘s foibles. A fantastic little novel.

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Kitta
Snowdrops: A Novel | A.D. Miller
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First snowdrops coming out in Prospect Park!

ShelleyBooksie Beautiful 1mo
Kitta @ShelleyBooksie thank you! 1mo
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Abailliekaras
Patriot | Alexei Navalny
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A remarkable book. Brilliantly written and with great humour and insight into Putin‘s Russia & the arbitrary legal system & capricious targeting of his opponents. Heartbreaking because we see what a great leader has been lost, but inspiring & uplifting as he shows what is possible. It sounds bleak but it was so engaging I couldn‘t put it down. Also a beautiful portrait of his marriage to Yulia. Highly recommended.

TheBookHippie I agree- I gave this 5 stars. 1mo
Abailliekaras @TheBookHippie such an important read. 1mo
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