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RebeccaRoo7
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Pickpick

Listening to this book made me think of my granddad, who was a watchmaker. He worked as a Timekeeper for a railroad station located in my small hometown in Kentucky. At the time of his death, when he was 87, we found 5 clocks he was working on in his workshop. There was even a beautiful German cuckoo clock waiting to be delivered back to its owners. This book covered so much material but was so enjoyable. I will end up buying the hard copy.

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TheKidUpstairs
The Order of Time | Carlo Rovelli
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An interesting read. Rovelli brings a sense of poetry and playfulness to a complex topic that makes it engaging and accessible. I think I'd still need another listen (or five) to begin to grasp some of the strands here, but it is worth exploring. (And with Benedict Cumberbatch narrating the audio, I don't mind spending extra time listening!)

#AuldLangSpine @Sapphire @monalyisha

monalyisha I‘m sure I‘d feel similarly! 3mo
Sapphire I agree about Benedict Cumberbatch! I found this book originally because one of my favorite authors recommended it on her fb page - Mary Doria Russell. 3mo
TheKidUpstairs @Sapphire I've always looked Rovelli's books at the library and then passed them over, too intimidated, so I appreciate the push to try. I'll definitely read others now. I've never read any of Russell's work either, which is your favourite? 3mo
Sapphire The Sparrow is my favorite and had the most impact on me personally. But Dreamers of the day is timely now with all going on in the Middle East. I loved Doc as well. Each of her books is very different. The sparrow has been called “Jesuits in space” but is also probably the truest to her roots as an anthropologist. 3mo
rabbitprincess Hahaha the Benedict Cumberbatch narration is the reason I have this book 😂 3mo
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jennirl
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first books of the year are MORTAL FOLLIES by Alexis Hall (which i described as sexy mayhem with Napoleonic War jokes to a friend) and SAVING TIME by Jenny Odell which is even more intense and philosophical than HOW TO DO NOTHING and i am 1000% here for it.

(pink theme is accidental)

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BekaReid
Switch | A.S. King
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#top23of23 part 2 listed in the order completed. And there's actually 24 total. Just couldn't cut any on the list 😉

IndoorDame Love this list! The last week of the year is always so dangerous for my TBR! 3mo
BekaReid @IndoorDame I know what you mean! Too many amazing books to keep up with! 3mo
TheBookHippie I love Clarice!! 3mo
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batsy Great list! The Forbidden Notebook would definitely be on mine, as well. And I read Plath's journals years ago and loved them. 3mo
BekaReid @TheBookHippie yes! I adore Clarice's writing!! 3mo
BekaReid @batsy thanks. It's always hard to pick my “top“ books so I try to focus on those that made an impact/stuck with me. The Forbidden Notebook was definitely one of those! And Sylvia Plath's journals ♥️ 3mo
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JenniferEgnor
The Time Keeper | Mitch Albom
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Pickpick

This was a quick read and there was never much detail or depth into the characters or their lives. The story asks, what will you do with the ‘time‘ that is given to you? Choose wisely. Words of Oscar Wilde come to mind: to live, is the rarest thing in the world…most people exist, that is all.

Shown: an old funerary symbol with a strong message. Taken at Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, SC.

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JenniferEgnor
The Time Keeper | Mitch Albom
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Try to imagine a life without timekeeping. You probably can‘t. You know the month, the year, the day of the week. There is a clock on your wall or the dashboard of your car. You have a schedule, a calendar, a time for dinner or a movie. Yet all around you, timekeeping is ignored. Birds are not late. A dog does not check his watch. Deer do not fret over passing birthdays. Man alone measures time. Man alone chimes the hour. And, because of this, man

JenniferEgnor alone suffers a paralyzing fear, that no other creature endures. A fear of time running out. 4mo
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Sharpeipup
Now | Antoinette Portis
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A lovely book that highlights the beauty of being present and savoring the now.
#childrensbook #bbrc @librarianryan

LibrarianRyan Nice. 5mo
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Sarahreadstoomuch
Switch | A.S. King
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Bailedbailed

Um, no. I couldn‘t with this. I have the book but was doing the audio because I needed something when driving. And as much as I have liked A.S. King‘s strange stories in the past, I just don‘t think this was meant to be on audio. I got 33% in and I really can‘t tell you anything; I‘m just so confused and don‘t have the mental capacity to focus on it

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Morr_Books
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Mehso-so

I finished my 8th book for #SummerEndReadathon. I really enjoyed parts - like the history of time - but mostly this book was kind of boring and a bit pointless. I feel like time is mostly dictated by society now. I'm also on the side that it is going too quickly. Maybe when I am retired (many years from now), time will be my own and hopefully will go a bit slower.
@TheSpineView

TheSpineView Great job on finishing despite being bored. 6mo
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COG
Time Keeper | Mitch Albom
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