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BarbaraJean
Crazy Rich Asians | Kevin Kwan
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Um… you‘d think that by the time the movie tie-in edition was published, they‘d have corrected stuff like this. TBH, I‘ve already been low-key annoyed reading this—reading about the massively rich just doesn‘t land well right now—and dumb errors like this aren‘t helping. Can‘t guarantee I‘ll be in a good mood about this one at book club on Sunday. 😬 At least it‘s a quick read!

Vansa The book/series start off satirising the clueless uber-rich but then ends up saying they're the good people, it really irritated me. Reflective of the massive privilege the author comes from🤷🏾‍♀️ 1w
JamieArc What is this even supposed to say??? 1w
BarbaraJean @JamieArc I‘m assuming it‘s supposed to be “A melodious peal rang through the room.” I think it should be a peal of something (laughter, bells, whatever)—and personally, I think “chime” would be more appropriate for the context—but at least “peal” wouldn‘t suggest that there‘s some kind of giant ringing orange rind rolling around. 1w
JamieArc @BarbaraJean 😂😂 Exactly was I was imagining! 1w
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xicanti
Sister Snake: A Novel | Amanda Lee Koe
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1. Casey got an adorable haircut. He‘s no longer at risk of heat stroke in the middle of winter from the shear wealth of hair on his body!

2. I started SISTER SNAKE tonight and I immediately feel all OMG about it. Is this the book I‘ve been waiting for? I sure hope so.

TheBookHippie Such a cutie! Enjoy your read. 1mo
Texreader He‘s so adorable! Nice haircut!! 1mo
dabbe #cutehaircutcasey! 🖤🐾🖤 1mo
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xicanti @TheBookHippie @Texreader @dabbe he‘s so much happier when he‘s not a giant fluffball. 1mo
dabbe @xicanti My buff cocker Caramel felt the same way. She LOVED when the hair between her toe pads was trimmed! 🤩 1mo
xicanti @dabbe toes trims are the best! Casey‘s feet become little mops when they‘re fuzzy. It makes life awkward for him. (edited) 1mo
dabbe @xicanti #truth! Their fur is so beautiful and silky, but man, can it grow! 🤩 1mo
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CrystalE02
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I liked this book. It told a different story about WWII that I didn't know about. The people in this book were great. I rated this book a 3 out of 5 stars.

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xicanti
Sister Snake: A Novel | Amanda Lee Koe
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This week‘s library haul. I‘m taking next month off from American writers and artists (something I usually do in February but couldn‘t swing this year due to some ARCs and imminent library holds), and while I‘ve got a couple more American-authored titles in the pipeline for next week, my holds list already reflects Murica-Free March‘s mandate. Today I picked up stuff from Canada, Japan, and Singapore. #MFMarch

TheKidUpstairs I'm interested to see your review of Girl Runner. I was intrigued by it on the Canada Reads long list. 2mo
BkClubCare ❤️ 2mo
xicanti @TheKidUpstairs I think I kept all the longlist titles on my holds list. Chances are I‘ll wish at least one of them made it to the shortlist in place of something that did. 2mo
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BookishTrish
Sister Snake: A Novel | Amanda Lee Koe
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Absolutely blown away by how much I loved this book. A fantastic tale of two sisters with a long and complex history. There is so much love between them despite their differences.

Cortg Is this your noodle? Too cute! 3mo
BookishTrish @Cortg sadly no. This lil one was an honoured guest at my local library 3mo
Cortg Fun guest! 3mo
DimeryRene Yes!!! What a fun guest. The first time I touched a snake was at my local library as a kid. 3mo
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TheBookgeekFrau
Crazy Rich Asians | Kevin Kwan
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I loved this one and the movie 🎥 I still need to read the others in the series! 3mo
TheBookgeekFrau @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks The other books were just as entertaining! I thought the movie was ok, I feel like a lot of the humor was lost since it was in the footnotes 3mo
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Andrew65
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My favourite read in Novembers for #12Booksof2024 was this latest book by Heather Morris.

This tells the story of women taken prisoner by the Japanese in World War II and the horrific time they had in the far East Prison camps. This one has all the feels and think I even prefer it to the her European prison camp books.

Also a notable mention for The Templar Secret by Scott Mariani, the last book in one of my favourite all time series - Ben Hope.

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Sace
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4/4⭐️

A nice ending to a delightfully escapist reading series.

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charl08
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They were screening an English film, and she wasn't entirely able to follow the plot, but at least there wasn't much talking. A pretty woman with yellow hair seemed unhappy, despite apparently having lots of money, maybe because she kept getting attacked by birds. Siew Li wasn't sure what she'd done to make the birds angry, but maybe there wasn't a reason, who knows how bird brains work...