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Riveted_Reader_Melissa
The Blind Assassin: A Novel | Margaret Atwood
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? Love it! I've had just this discussion about the mysterious and all knowing "They" people, who supposedly know everything, and have no problem telling everyone how they should behave, but who exactly is the "They" in 'they say....'

#BlindAssassinBuddyRead

Cinfhen This works so well for #rocktober #slipperypeople 7y
Ubookquitous Back when I was teaching "they said" was banned from discussion- students needed to point to an actual source or acknowledge that it wasn't a source and therefore needed to be researched. 7y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa @Ubookquitous I wish many more people would teach that way. It's a great way to learn to question things you sometimes take for granted and research who really put that info out there and what was their motivation for doing so, not to mention is it actually accurate information. 7y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa @Ubookquitous So great job teacher!!! 7y
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Natasha.C.Barnes
One Hundred Years of Solitude | Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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?Put away that gun
And this part is simple
Try to recognize
What is in your mind
God help us!
Help us lose our minds
These slippery people
Help us understand
What's the matter with him? (He's alright.)?

I can't remember exactly which character fits this best? I'm thinking of one who's sort of a scoundrel-I'm remember a drunken fight, perhaps with a gun? Perhaps José Arcadio, because he was also an insane one, so that fits too. #slipperypeople

Cinfhen Nice use of lyrics 💕 7y
BarbaraBB Wel thought of! 👍 7y
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TorieStorieS
The Saboteur: A Novel | Andrew Gross
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After really enjoying The One Man last year, I had high hopes for this one! Set in WWII and mainly Norway, the book is actually a simple, fast paced read that relies on telling and never fully develops any of the characters... but the clandestine nature involves some #SlipperyPeople #Rocktober

BarbaraBB Great choice! 7y
TorieStorieS @BarbaraBB Thanks! 😊 7y
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DebinHawaii
Huntress Moon | Alexandra Sokoloff
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Day 4 #UncannyOctober #Moon #Rocktober #SlipperyPeople Cara Lindstrom is a female mass/vigilante killer who has patterns that tie to the moon & Agent Matthew Roarke is the FBI agent who chases her in this (soon to be 5 book) series. Cara proves to be quite slippery in evading the authorities & Roarke, who has very conflicted feelings about her. The tagged book is the 1st & I just finished the #ARC of the 5th, out at the end of the month.🌖🌕😱📚

WarpedSweetness These sound really good! 7y
DebinHawaii @WarpedSweetness I really like them. They are pretty dark and twisted though. 😱😆 When I was double-checking the order of books online it said that there was TV series development talk which would be cool. Of course 'talk' is far from actually happening! 7y
WarpedSweetness @DebinHawaii I like dark and twisted! I looked them up on Goodreads and they really sound good. I saw that too when I was Googling them. Hopefully if it ever comes to pass it will do the books justice. 7y
DebinHawaii @WarpedSweetness Good point! Hopefully they will do it right if they do it! 👍 7y
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GypsyKat
Stiletto: A Novel | Daniel O'Malley
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This book has several slippery people in this book, literally and figuratively.

#SlipperyPeople #Rocktober @BarbaraBB @Cinfhen

vivastory I keep meaning to read these 7y
GypsyKat @vivastory They're really good! I'm hoping that they'll be a third one at some point. 7y
Dragon Loved The Rook! I really must read Stiletto 😀 7y
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GypsyKat @Dragon Ohhh! Things get REALLY interesting! 😁 7y
Dragon Excellent! I bought the ebook when it was on sale so it's a matter of fitting it in 👍 7y
Cinfhen Love the photo ❤️the covers are awesome & books sound great 👍🏻 7y
Kalalalatja A few days ago, I thought someone had placed a wet tea bag on a book cover. Today, I actually thought you had plunged a daggert through your book (😱😱). I can't handle these realistic, 3Dish covers. My heart jumps to my throat every damn time! 😂 7y
GypsyKat @Kalalalatja Haha! It does look convincing! 7y
GypsyKat @Cinfhen They're good! I forget though, are you into sci-fi/fantasy? If you are at all, then you would probably like these. I loved them, I've never read anything quite like them. 7y
Cinfhen I'm not but I'm always tempted by other Littens posts 😜 7y
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Librarybelle
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Poor Huguette Clark...she seemed to be surrounded by #slipperypeople the last few years of her life. #rocktober

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Cinfhen Such a crazy story! Good selection for today👍🏻 7y
BarbaraBB Yeah, great choice! 7y
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dariazeoli
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Magicians are #slipperypeople, if they‘re good at it. Houdini came to mind for this one. Of course, now I have memories of David Copperfield specials from my childhood.

#Rocktober

Natasha.C.Barnes Perfect. 👌🏼 7y
Cinfhen 🏆excellent choice 7y
BarbaraBB Well played! Very slippery! 😀 7y
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Centique
David Copperfield | Dickens Charles
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#rocktober #slipperypeople

I seem to be in Dickens Land for this photo challenge. But couldn‘t resist using the slimiest of slippery weasels - Uriah Heep. Dickens is on point with his nasty characters!

Cinfhen 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻well played 7y
Cathythoughts Great 👍 7y
BarbaraBB Excellent! 🙌 7y
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Libby1 Shivers. 7y
Centique @Libby1 isn‘t he horrible? 😱😱😱 7y
RohitSawant Great pick! 7y
merelybookish Dickens was so brilliant at naming characters! 7y
Centique @merelybookish yes - he had to be awful with that name! 7y
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Ash.on.the.line
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Frank Abagnale was a total slippery person. He slipped through cops and FBI's fingertips for years. Cashing bad checks. Passed himself off as a pilot, doctor, lawyer, and a teacher. All before he was 30!
I think he qualifies for #slipperypeople
#roctober

(Photo credit: google) Leo looks great 😂

KathyWheeler I haven‘t read the book but I loved the movie. 7y
Ash.on.the.line @KathyWheeler the book has more detail but I enjoyed the movie too! Leo and Tom did a great job! 😄 7y
Cinfhen Awesome choice 🥇 7y
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andrew61
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#slipperypeople #rocktober
I am loving my current read about Rosa the extremely slippery, manipulative and tough tartar mother in this book. I love this quote which sums her up as she confronts her weak husband about her daughter and granddaughter . Darkly funny im halfway through but it seemed a good excuse to post on this thread without physically hunting for a book.

Cinfhen Well done ✅ 7y
Lindy Thanks for reminding me about this dark and funny novel. I really enjoyed it. 7y
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