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Graywacke
Hotel Du Lac | Anita Brookner
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While reading a 950-page edition of Thomas Malory, and the 900-page Collect Stories of William Faulkner, and waiting for The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny (came yesterday!), I‘ve started this wonderful 1984 Booker winner.

sarahbarnes I loved this one - the first I read by her. 2w
Graywacke @sarahbarnes this is only my second by under-appreciated Brookner. It‘s been fantastic, from page 1. 2w
squirrelbrain I loved this one too! 2w
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charl08
About Uncle | Rebecca Gisler
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Uncle seemed very pleased to hear that... I realized that this was the first time I'd talked about love with Uncle, and I think I remember that that April afternoon I was reading My Friends, by Emmanuel Bove, a book that tells the sad story of Victor Bâton, a war invalid who wants nothing so much as a friend to escape his solitude, and I never heard any mention of Catherine again, but I enthusiastically recommend Emmanuel Bove's My Friends.

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charl08
About Uncle | Rebecca Gisler
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Adding this to my list of Peirene's weirder books...
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Ever since their father died my mother and Uncle have remembered him with a sort of reverence, and they made a kind of funerary scarecrow that's supposed to be him, and what it is is a bolster pillow dressed in a kaftan and a sailor's cap that presides over the attic, and actually I suspect it was my uncle who initiated the project...

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sjc731
Eurotrash: Roman | Christian Kracht
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LitsyEvents
Voting Day | Clare O'Dea
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repost for @TheSpineView:

Voting is now open to choose our June selection of the #LitsySciFiBookClub #LSFBC
Please let me know if you wish to be added or removed from the tag list.

TheSpineView Thanks! 4mo
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StayCurious
Voting Day | Clare O'Dea
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Hey #LittensLoveRomance, it‘s time to vote for June‘s read. Here is the link: https://forms.gle/ZrYdYuur7rZGrZVk8 as always, let me know if you want to be added or removed from my main tag list. Also, I‘d love to hear your ideas for future month themes!

Kshakal I voted… can‘t wait! 😊 4mo
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BarkingMadRead Ohhhhh I actually own one of these already 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻 4mo
mcctrish I read The Wall of Winnipeg already and I really liked it. I voted for a different book 😢 4mo
OriginalCyn620 Voted! 4mo
OriginalCyn620 Off the top of my head, for themes, I thought of forbidden love, age gap, a secret royal, fish out of water, and grumpy/sunshine (might be especially fun if the FMC was the grump!). (edited) 4mo
TheSpineView Voted 4mo
Graciouswarriorlibrarian Voted! Thank you!😊 4mo
vonnie862 Voted! 4mo
vonnie862 I second @OriginalCyn620 on the themes. Others: second chances, marriage of convenience, disability rep, Latinx, Asian, POC... 4mo
CrowCAH Voted 🗳️ 4mo
julesG Voted. But I kind of want to read them all. 4mo
TheAromaofBooks Oh this is a fun theme!! Had to vote for the one that's already (unread) on my shelf 😂 4mo
Read4life Voted! 4mo
julieclair Voted! Some theme ideas: time travel, historical, tourist. 4mo
StayCurious @julieclair ooh time travel! Great idea 4mo
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Jari-chan
Eurotrash: Roman | Christian Kracht
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Pickpick

Not the tagged book, I guess Kracht's newest book isn't in the database yet.

I was sceptical about this, because after all the years since his last book my views and tastes have changed. But only a few pages in I knew, this is my favourite novel by him so far.

Loved the magical realism and the two plot lines that interfuse more and more. Not everyone will enjoy that, but I love it.

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BarbaraBB
Read the World | Pushpinder Khaneka
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#ReadTheWorld2025

In March and April I‘ve read 7 books set in or written by author from places around the world: #Italy #Switzerland #Iraq #France #Iran #Denmark #Mexico #Argentina

I have the #InternationalBooker to thank for most of these books!

mcctrish That‘s awesome 5mo
Ruthiella Nice work! 👍 5mo
Bookwormjillk Love that! 5mo
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Lesliereadsalot So cool! 5mo
GatheringBooks Oh wow! This is a fantastic collage. I plan on doing a half year post of all #ReadTheWorld2025 posts on GatheringBooks and this just might be central to that post - it‘s amazing! Which one is the book from Iraq? Is it Fundamentally, because I already have that one. 5mo
GatheringBooks @BarbaraBB i will move it up my TBR stack, then. 💕 5mo
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StayCurious
Voting Day | Clare O'Dea
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#LittensLoveRomance - it‘s nearly May already and that means it‘s time to vote for our next read. https://forms.gle/B4vAedu3PSXb2iW78 As always, please let me know if you want to be removed or added to the main tag list.

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StayCurious
Voting Day | Clare O'Dea
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#LittensLoveRomance - although we just had another snow storm where I live, it is in fact nearly April which means it‘s time to vote for our next read. We‘re going back to high school this month-vote here: https://forms.gle/jrYDzQttSkqUemcj9 and as always, let me know if you want to be added or removed from the main tag list.

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