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Bookwormjillk
Dandelion | Jamie Chai Yun Liew
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A decent read about an immigrant family in Canada. In order to learn the truth about her mother the main character travels to Brunei and Malaysia. #FoodAndLit (still) #ReadingAsia

Texreader I didn‘t finish Asia either!! 2mo
BarbaraBB So good you‘re still reading the world! 2mo
Catsandbooks Fantastic! 🇲🇾 2mo
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Librarybelle I did not finish Asia… #somanybookssolittletime ! 2mo
Bookwormjillk @Librarybelle I *might* finish this year? I have high hopes for Oceania too. Africa and the Americas on the other hand- maybe 2026. 2mo
Librarybelle 😁 2mo
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Librarybelle
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Combined #BookReport and #WeeklyForecast :

I started off strong last week, completing a few books and continuing with various #buddyread selections. Some books had to go back to the library, so are on pause.

This week, I anticipate completing a couple #buddyread titles and also going through my library book stack - my eyes are way bigger than my belly #somanybookssolittletime .

My IRL book club meets this week too, so I must start that book.

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TheAromaofBooks
Sourcery | Terry Pratchett
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Pratchett has been on my radar for quite some time, but I've never actually jumped in. So when @julesg said that the #OokBookClub was starting over, this seemed like a great time to give his writing a whirl. I enjoyed but wasn't mind-blown by this one, but the consensus seems to be that it isn't his best, and this was still an easy pick. I'm looking forward to working through some of these, as I found the characters, world-building, and humor ⬇

Librarybelle Nice! I‘ve yet to read anything by Pratchett! 7mo
BarbaraJean Ohhh, I hadn't seen that #OokBookClub was starting over... I may have to jump into that! Because I need more buddy reads 😂 I've only read Pratchett's Tiffany Aching series, and then Mort--and I loved all of them. 7mo
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TheSpineView Great job! Currently working on this book. Maybe will finish tomorrow. 7mo
Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏 7mo
julesG @Librarybelle you can always join us for a book or more 😉 7mo
Librarybelle Thanks, @julesG ! Maybe someday I will pick up the book… #somanybookssolittletime 7mo
TheAromaofBooks @BarbaraJean - Yes, and that group runs from the 8th of the month to the 8th of the next month, so if you want to join you still have over a week to read the first book!! 😁 7mo
BarbaraJean @TheAromaofBooks My thought exactly!! I just checked it out on Hoopla…😁 7mo
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Hooked_on_books
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This is a really interesting look at how three women who became queens quite young had intersecting lives and experiences. My main complaint about it is that there were so many Elizabeths, Marys, and Catherines at the time that it got a little confusing. So for me this is a low pick but well worth reading.

MommyWantsToReadHerBook "So many Marys, Catherines and Elizabeths" ??????? 7mo
Librarybelle I have this on my shelf and really want to get to it soon! #somanybookssolittletime 7mo
squirrelbrain I need to get back into this one. 7mo
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Librarybelle
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How I loved this one! Think Rachel Joyce‘s The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry and Kathleen Rooney‘s Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk, with a bit of Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal.

Jenny is 77 years old, loves to bake, loves her husband of nearly 60 years Bernard, and has a secret. She also impulsively applies to be on a British baking competition. The story weaves between past and present through her recipes. ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Librarybelle ⬆️⬆️⬆️It‘s a story about love, sacrifice, and finding oneself, no matter how old you are. It‘s a remarkable debut novel by Ford, who seems to capture so much emotion and can evoke so many feelings through Jenny‘s stories. Family recipes have power. Have tissues at the ready for this one. #192025 #2024 #52BookClub24 #Publishedin2024 9mo
thegirlwiththelibrarybag Sounds lovely, I‘m going to request it from the library. 9mo
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Hooked_on_books Oh good! I have this out from the library and I look forward to it even more now! 9mo
Librarybelle @Hooked_on_books Hope you enjoy it! 9mo
ReadingOver50 Sounds great. Just requested it from the library 9mo
CatLass007 It looks good. My library doesn‘t have it yet but I‘ve asked them to notify me when it‘s available. 9mo
julesG You're not helping me here. 😭😂😂 #MountTBR 9mo
Crazeedi This sounds good, adding!! 9mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 9mo
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Bluebird
The Essex Serpent | Sarah Perry
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Soooooo. I tried reading this book a year ago, but I couldn‘t get into it and set it aside. Love the cover, love everything about the book blurb, and enjoy the writing. This book totally seems my cuppa! I picked it up again for #literarycrew read, but after 25% I‘m giving up. #hailthebail. It‘s just not working for me. 🙈

Texreader I really didn‘t like this book. Not at all like what I thought it would be 9mo
Librarybelle Good try, but nothing wrong with no longer reading a book. #somanybookssolittletime 9mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I‘ve seen lots of similar reviews 🫤 it‘s on my shelf and I‘m in no hurry! 9mo
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tpixie @Bluebird I‘m sadly not enjoying this so far either. I‘ve restarted it 3 times today. I fell in love with the cover and wanted to do the #literarycrew #buddyread but I may bail also. I‘m not good at bailing, though. We will see 🐍💚📗 @Librarybelle 9mo
Hooked_on_books It is an excellent cover! I have this one, but after mixed reviews early on I‘m a bit hesitant to try it. I may go the same way you went! 9mo
tpixie I wish he were the audiobook narrator! https://youtu.be/Hrz43MGvF9M?si=77bwc68AhB7WL2Eb 9mo
tpixie Also he says, “Bear in mind, if you are a good reader, you will discard a book mercilessly if after the first 40 pages or so you haven‘t gotten into it” 9mo
Bluebird @Texreader glad I‘m not alone! 9mo
Bluebird @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Hooked_on_books yes, no need to rush to it, plenty of other books out there! (edited) 9mo
Bluebird @tpixie thanks for the link! He‘s so enthusiastic! The book he describes sounds fabulous—but not what I experienced. I agree with you! I‘d have loved to try it with him as the reader. 9mo
Bluebird @tpixie @Librarybelle i‘m not great at bailing either. I think it‘s because I‘ve read some gems that were slow to start. However I‘m getting better and now consider bailing at about 20% read. Most of my books are long, so 40 pages seems too few. Guess I‘m not ‘a good reader‘ 😂 9mo
tpixie @Bluebird 😂 I did decide to bail this am. I‘m trying not to feel bad about it 💔 9mo
CatLass007 @tpixie You gave it a fair shot. That‘s all anyone can do. You have to know your own mind to be able to bail. 9mo
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Ruthiella
The Rachel Incident: A novel | Caroline O'Donoghue
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I really enjoyed this coming-of-age novel set in Cork during the 2008 recession. It‘s narrated by the Rachel of the title, looking back on her college years and is about navigating adult life, the callousness of youth, abortion rights in Ireland and as an underlying plot point, the power of friendship. The enduring friendship between James and Rachel was for me the core of the novel.

I‘m using this for #Booked2023 “About Reproductive Rights”

Amiable Sounds great —stacking! 1y
Ruthiella @Amiable I hope you enjoy it. Though I came of age 20 years earlier, it rang true in my estimation. (edited) 1y
Cinfhen Nice!! I started this one on audio but it wasn‘t clicking - #SoManyBooksSoLittleTime 😩 1y
Ruthiella @Cinfhen It happens! 😃 1y
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Librarybelle
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My combined #BookReport and #WeeklyForecast :

Just one title finished this week! I did start a book but could not connect with the writing style and decided to set it down for now - maybe I‘ll come back to it someday. #somanybookssolittletime

Can you believe we‘re into September the end of this week??? My forecast includes the upcoming #BuddyRead titles.

I am off work this week, so I plan to have some much needed reading time!

Cinfhen Enjoy your week!!!!! You definitely deserve a vacation❣️❣️❣️ 1y
Librarybelle Thank you, Cindy! @Cinfhen 1y
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to my fellow DNFers lol #somanybookssolittletime

dabbe 🤣🤣🤣 1y
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Megabooks
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My grandmother‘s sister had a BA in Home Economics and taught Appalachian households to use electric appliances in the 1940s. Because of that, I have always been curious about HE. Dreilinger traces its history from its founding in the mid-19th c to today. It began as a cutting-edge field, but after WWII lost some of its seriousness, however post-pandemic there‘s been a resurgence. She looks at Black, white, and Latinx practitioners.

Cinfhen It actually sounds fascinating….but #SoManyBooksSoLittleTime 😉 1y
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