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Suet624
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Today I drove 2 1/2 hours each way to Manchester, VT to get another stamp on my independent bookstore passport. Northshire Bookstore is a premium store in a very wealthy town and they are much loved. I have 6 stores yet to go to and the ones listed on the right are far away. Boo. But Vermont is lovely so that makes up for it. I‘m now ready for my July CampLitsy25 read.

#CampLitsy25

AmyG 🙌🏻 3h
JenniferEgnor Indie bookstore passport??? Please tell me more! 2h
sarahbarnes That‘s such a cool idea. 2h
Suet624 @JenniferEgnor VT has a list of 20 independent bookstores (we have many more than 20 in the state) to visit this year & get stamps. The map covers the entire state (I posted the map earlier - I'll try to find it). They give you a little over a year to accomplish it because it takes time to get to them all! VT may look small, but many of the roads are two lane so it takes time to get anywhere. There is a prize but I don't know what it is! 2h
PurpleyPumpkin Love this idea! You look like you're doing very well on your journey. And you're finding new books too! A total win-win.☺️ 48m
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BekaReid
Firefly - Coup de Grce | Una McCormack
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“...seems to me more'n'more that the trick to getting by in this world is to hold to your principles, but not so rigidly that you can't move with circumstance.“

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totefairie
Artificial Condition | Martha Wells
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lil1inblue
The Dispossessed | Ursula K. LeGuin
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🌍 🙌🏻 9h
Eggs 💙 🌏 💙 8h
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Susanita
Starter Villain | John Scalzi
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Pickpick

First of all, that cover! The librarian who checked out my book haul went 😻and said she was looking forward to reading it too.

It reminds me of the movie RED for the novice thrown into a crazy situation vibe, with a strong side of H2G2 for the (foul mouthed) dolphins. Fast paced, very readable, and not subtle commentary on extreme wealth. The author is also a good follow on social media.

“In a dog eat dog world…be a cat.”

#authoramonth

Aims42 I suggested this for my IRL bookclub to read! I haven‘t read it but it‘s been on my TBR pile for a while. Ugh, now I might just read it without them since I don‘t know when they‘ll get around to selecting it 😆 11h
Ruthiella I thought this was fun. And I loved those potty mouth dolphins! 🐬😂 10h
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booklover3258
Dune | Frank Herbert
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Pickpick

This book took me over a year to read it but well worth it. Enjoyed the tome and all its characters.

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

https://youtube.com/shorts/HbnbUWHwb8Q?feature=share

Enjoy!

Texreader I should read this one someday. 22h
willaful @Texreader The audiobook is very good. 22h
Texreader @willaful Good to know! Thanks! 21h
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TieDyeDude
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Booksblanketsandahotbeverage Looks good! I read The Familiar last month and enjoyed it immensely. 1d
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Looks fantastic!! 23h
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Susanita
Starter Villain | John Scalzi
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1. Give everyone as much grace as you can, including yourself.
2. 😎💃🏽🩵
3. The tagged book is hilarious!
#wondrouswednesday

dabbe 🩵 your answers. Thanks for the tag! 😍 1d
Eggs Thx for playing 🥳 21h
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ChaoticMissAdventures
Automatic Noodle | Annalee Newitz
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Pickpick

Out according to GR on Aug 5, 2025

I thought this was cute and original. A group of robots fresh off a war that breaks California from the US start a noodle restaurant. Some are passionate about the noodles some just need to make their servitude payments. While some awful topics are touched upon (war, robot slavery, robot phobia) the book stays mostly light hearted as the motley crew try to figure out how to run a biz & who is review bombing

ChaoticMissAdventures 3.5 ⭐ I could have used more depth. The characters were distinct but surface level and we got one scene from one of why he might be where he is but nothing really on the rest. I am unsure if this will be a series and that is why but it felt a bit surface level and unbalanced on the characters. 1d
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jitendra.jani@Avanti.org.uk
Gridlinked | Neal Asher
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This was a great read for those intereseted in how AI can integrate into a Spacefaring community. The only stumbling block I came across was one of the main story arcs that included a rather boring character. It split the main themes of the story in two, leading to a little less momentum to carry through the journey of AI vs Giant Alien Dragon (sound super awesome, I know!)

Still - a good solid read overall.

#AvantiReads