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staci.reads
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Wow, so well done! It is bleak, mysterious, emotional, and compelling. It's feels relevant yet timeless. This novel is little, but it packs a punch on every page. It will haunt me. #Shesaid @Riveted_Reader_Melissa

Lesliereadsalot Wasn‘t it unforgettable? I‘m still thinking about it weeks later. 14h
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Riveted_Reader_Melissa
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If you are looking to buy our next read instead of borrowing it from the library… it is on sale today on both Kindle & Kobo

#SheSaid

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DebinHawaii
Merry Month of May | James Jones
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I can‘t believe it‘s June 7th & I haven‘t posted my May recap or June TBR yet! While I didn‘t get to everything I wanted to read in a very busy month, I managed to read 16 books & took part in: #SundayBuddyRead #SheSaid #NancyDrewBR #BobWhiteBuddies #EBBR
#AuthorAMonth #ChildrensClassicRead2025 #Roll100 (All 6 books!) #FictionalTraveler #ThematicCozies #MonthlyNonFiction2025 & several books for #SeriesLove2025

Read 12 fiction, 4 NF, 2 Audiobooks

DebinHawaii 3 Favorites were Everything is Tuberculosis, Summer at Tiffany & Look Before You Leap. 5d
MatchlessMarie You might start noticing tuberculosis references in everything else you read now, fair warning 😂 👀 5d
kspenmoll I have not gotten mine posted yet either 5d
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TheSpineView Excellent! 🤩📖 5d
Librarybelle Yay!! 5d
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Fantastic month!! 5d
Ruthiella Nice work! 😃 5d
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Jess861
Oh, Canada! | Per-Henrik Grth
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Helen Knott does not have as many books as some of the other Canadian authors we have explored but she does have these two memoirs. Either memoir will be a good but a hard read. Please let me know which book you would prefer to read for the July/August read of #OhCanada .

Anyone welcome to join in this easy going book club where we explore different Canadian authors every two months.

Ruthiella I like the idea of mixing in memoir! I vote for (edited) 6d
PurpleyPumpkin Oof these both sound like heavy but important reads. Hard to choose just one! So, I‘ll go with her first book. But I‘m happy to read either. 6d
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JenlovesJT47 I read Becoming A Matriarch and I loved it. It‘s a quick read. I downloaded the other one but haven‘t read it yet. Either is a good choice! 6d
kwmg40 Becoming a Matriarch is currently on my TBR list, so I‘ll vote for that one. 5d
JenlovesJT47 We read Becoming A Matriarch for #shesaid and everyone had a hard time finding a copy that wasn‘t super expensive. I do know a place where you can download them for free if you feel comfortable doing that. 5d
CarolynM I‘m behind with my #OhCanada reading, but I hope to join you for this one, whichever you choose 🙂 5d
JuniperWilde Let me know which one you chose. 4d
Jess861 @Ruthiella @PurpleyPumpkin @kwmg40 - thanks for your votes - noted 😊 1d
Jess861 @JenlovesJT47 - good to know - they are so easily available where I live in Canada. I didn't realize they were a bit harder to find in other countries. 1d
Jess861 @CarolynM - sounds good! 1d
Jess861 @JuniperWilde - Will do - I'll have another post with the book that is voted for. Going to give it a few more days in case people want to vote and weren't on during the week. 1d
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DebinHawaii
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#Read2025 #MonthlyNonFiction2025 #RealHistory

Finished last week for #SheSaid Elizabeth Packard was an amazing woman who I knew very little about until this book. She did so much to fight for her own rights but even more to fight for the rights of the voiceless—women & those with mental health issues, or really rather, those who were judged to be insane but were not & typically forced into asylums by husbands or male family members to silence ⬇️

Librarybelle This is a good one for #RealHistory ! 2w
tpixie @DebinHawaii this was an amazing read about an incredible woman! 1w
DieAReader 💖💖💖 1w
julieclair Wow. Stacking. 1w
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staci.reads
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Knowing now what Elizabeth Packard endured, fought against, and accomplished, it is infuriating (but not surprising) that her story wasn't commonly known history. It's an incredible story about resilience and advocacy and an all-too-relevant reminder about how hard and how recently our predecessors had to fight to earn basic rights for women in our country. Great read for May's #SheSaid selection! @Riveted_Reader_Melissa

staci.reads @TieDyeDude That's fantastic! Thanks for sharing. 2w
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MallenNC
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Kate Moore does a great job with women‘s history that isn‘t as known as it should be. Her narrative style reads very easily, even as the subject matter makes you madder and madder. It‘s hard on one hand to believe that women could be declared insane just for want to be learn, speaking her own mind, or even reading. I was really impressed by Elizabeth Packard‘s determination in her fight against injustice. Spoiler below. #SheSaid

MallenNC It was nice to read that Elizabeth was vindicated eventually but I hate that her husband and the doctor at the asylum never really got what they deserved for what they did to her and others. But that‘s real life. 2w
Suet624 I agree with all of this. I was so mad when I was reading this. 2w
MallenNC @Suet624 I felt the same way reading Radium Girls by her. Women were just not believed. It‘s infuriating. 2w
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vlwelser
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This was very interesting and well written. The author must have done an absurd amount of research.

#SheSaid @Riveted_Reader_Melissa

#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2w
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LitsyEvents
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repost for @Riveted_Reader_Melissa:

Next up for #SheSaid

Our next pick is fiction this month. And there are no chapters or parts. So read when you can, enjoy the spring or fall depending on where you are. And I will see you all at the end of the month to discuss this book.

Put in your library holds & interlibrary loans…. Make sure you request in translation for your area.

Julsmarshall The wait times from my library were wild but this one is so intriguing, I didn‘t want to wait. Ebook is only $9 so an impulse buy on this rainy day off seemed like a good idea :) 3w
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Riveted_Reader_Melissa
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Next up for #SheSaid

Our next pick is fiction this month. And there are no chapters or parts. So read when you can, enjoy the spring or fall depending on where you are. And I will see you all at the end of the month to discuss this book.

Put in your library holds & interlibrary loans…. Make sure you request in translation for your area.

vlwelser This is a great idea. I love being able to read at my own crazy pace. 3w
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AllDebooks I have this, count me in 😀 3w
Suet624 I've put a hold on it at the library! 3w
Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser it usually works well for our fiction reads, which tends to work out well in the spring and winter holiday season. I little more laid back….so you can get out and do picnic, graduation, garden things when the weather is good…and then holiday get togethers, planning, shopping, cooking things. This one with no chapters or sections just said, nope no structure. 😂 3w
Riveted_Reader_Melissa @Suet624 it‘s not very long, so plenty of time. 3w
vlwelser I thrive under no structure. 😂 3w
Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser I know, I kind of prefer it for fiction myself. Non-fiction can be more difficult that way. At least for me and for denser reads, for me breaking them down into section seems to help. But as always it really does depend on the book. 2w
Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser our last book could have worked really well as a end of the month discussion. Some of the more academically written it‘s nice to be able to talk about the specific things in different sections 2w
vlwelser I think with the last book because it was so long we all ended up on different timelines. Which made discussing it slightly disjointed 2w
CatLass007 My audiobook is broken up into parts, but discussing the book all at one time sounds great. Count me in. 3d
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