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JenniferEgnor

James Herriot's Dog Stories: Warm And Wonderful Stories About The Animals Herriot Loves Best | James Herriot

This was free at the library today…I grabbed it to give to my hospice patient. 💙

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BarbaraJean

Tales of the Alhambra | Washington Irving

“That book always makes me feel as if I had opened a little door and stepped straight into fairyland.
How I would love to see the Alhambra!”
—from “Salad Days” in Emily Climbs

How are you enjoying your reading of Tales from the Alhambra this week? Is it taking you to fairyland, as it does Emily? #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead #LMMAdjacent

TheAromaofBooks, julieclair

julieclair There are moments where it feels like fairy land, but to be honest, it has mostly felt like a slog. The writing and descriptions are beautiful, but there are too many details for me. Although I must admit it has piqued my interest in visiting Grenada and The Alhambra some day. However, I‘m ready for some action! 6h

rubyslippersreads I need to catch up. I‘ve always wanted to read this because of the Emily connection. 6h

julieclair I‘m not sure where I am vs. where we‘re supposed to be. I‘m listening on audio and there are no chapters referenced, either in the narration itself or in the “details” section on Hoopla. I‘m at the part where he has just climbed up to the ramparts to see the view. 25% of book read. 6h

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BarbaraJean @julieclair The first chapter, where they're traveling to Granada, was SUCH a slog. It's picked up a bit more now he's including some of the legends & stories from the past. And SO interesting that yours doesn't have chapter references! I'm reading a digital copy via Hoopla & there are chapter titles but not chapter numbers. Where I left off yesterday, he was talking about how misunderstood Boabdil is and is about to tell about the Abencerrages. ⬇ 5h

BarbaraJean I wonder if the audio just reads the chapter titles into the text. Would it help if I posted a list of the chapter titles tied to the dates for the week? (Although it's not like there are really spoilers to be careful of, probably reading roughly 1/3 each week is close enough for our check-in/discussion purposes!)

@rubyslippersreads Me too! I remember coming across it first in the Emily books & there was a reference to it in the journals, too. 5h

TheAromaofBooks I actually have been enjoying this. The writing is friendly and I like the way that he is so kind to/about everyone. He seems like a person ready to be pleased with what he finds instead of always looking for faults. I loved the chapter where he decided to sleep in the abandoned rooms and then found himself getting creeped out by the ambiance 😂 It's a little dense - I think I'm a chapter behind - but I quite like it. 3h

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shanaqui

Blood on the Tracks | Martin Edwards

Starting to get more than a little autumnal.

I have a long weekend now, after the travel and stress of this week. So enjoying rain against the window, a British Library Crime Classics collection, and videogames.

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AllDebooks

Haunted: A Novel | Chuck Palahniuk

October is creeping up on us. Does a #happydance 🖤🎃👻🖤

It's not too late to sign-up for #HauntedShelf hosted by @Puddlejumper

Link in comments.

AllDebooks Sign up form - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfs7yHyeyWN9K9pSE-dbPvoNTyyJ9RJVSoKDzbd... 8h

PuddleJumper 🖤🖤 7h

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Sarahreadstoomuch

Brokeback Mountain | Annie Proulx

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I loved this movie when it came out, but I had never read the story. Thanks to the publisher for sending me their reprint hardcover… my heart broke for Ennis and Jack all over again.

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mcipher

Arrival | Ted Chiang

A perfect kitty circle to say: my #fallingforfallswap #ffs has arrived! Soooo excited for this weekend @Graciouswarriorlibrarian ❤️ 🎉

Chrissyreadit, Avanders

Avanders 😻🍂🍁🧡 2d

Ruthiella 😻😻😻 2d

Bette 🐱❤️ 2d

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Leftcoastzen Awwww! Absolute cuteness! 😻👏 2d

TheBookHippie ♥️ 2d

dabbe 🖤🐾🤍 2d

ravenlee Oh my goodness! Adorable! 1d

Graciouswarriorlibrarian So precious and adorable!!!🥰 14h

Chrissyreadit 🧡🤎💛❤️💛🤎🧡 13h

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Gleefulreader

Fresh Dirt from the Grave | Giovanna Rivero

so-so

I read this book about a month ago and am just catching up on reviews now. I had noted it as a three star but… now I can‘t remember a single story in this collection. The stories are horror-tinged and dark is all I recall but nothing else made enough of an impact to linger. I guess that says everything.

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ShananigansReads

To Be Read at Dusk (UK) | Charles Dickens

I know I‘ve already posted my #HauntedShelf TBR but today I thought it was a good idea to put it all on one slide. So here we go. Revamped TBR post.

@BookwormAHN #BlackCatCrew

BookwormAHN Nice 🧡🐈‍⬛🧡 2d

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Mitch

Murder at the Vicarage | Agatha Christie

Oh my goodness. This is at the British Library! They have the most wonderful exhibitions always beautifully presented and usually only on for 3 months. Dame Agatha has a 6 month run! They‘re obviously expecting it to be busy! Can‘t wait 😝

Lizpixie Oh I‘m so jealous! I was first given a Dame Agatha to read at 7yrs old by my Auntie Lilla & fell in love with not just her but the whole genre. It was Sparkling Cyanide & I found a 1st Edition of it in a beautiful little second hand bookstore in Katoomba, Blue Mountains NSW & it‘s the star of my Dame Agatha shelf in my library. I would LOVE to see this exhibition!🤩 3d

Mitch When it comes @Lizpixie I‘ll post lots of photos so you can see it all! 2d

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BookwormAHN

Haunted: A Novel | Chuck Palahniuk

All right #BlackCatCrew this is how to get some points before #HauntedShelf officially starts on October 1st.
25pts for your October TBR. The number of books realistic or insane is up to you.
25pts for a book recommendation. Post a book you think would be fantastic for Fall.
10pts share the sign-up link.
Please remember to tag me. You are responsible for keeping up with your own points, but I love seeing your posts 🐈‍⬛
@PuddleJumper

BookwormAHN Here is the link for the Google document that the includes point system, bingo boards, readathons and more https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1E4W1geiK9TvLniayV03nUER_UbQ0pNIx 3d

BookwormAHN @Kenyazero @Texreader @Faranae @AmandaBlaze @ShananigansReads @Bookworm54 @julieclair @Charityann @Lin3han @JessClark78 3d

Kenyazero Tagged! 3d

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PuddleJumper 🖤🖤 3d

BookwormAHN @Kenyazero Nice choices 🧡🐈‍⬛🧡 2d

BookwormAHN @KT1432 🐈‍⬛ 1d

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