WEEKENDREADS

mrp27

Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam | Elizabeth Partridge

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Thinking of all those who have served while reading the tagged title this weekend. 🇺🇸

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shawnmooney

Queen James | Gareth Russell

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kspenmoll

A Bird in the Hand | Ann Cleeves

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rachelsbrittain

Lesliereadsalot Noth Woods is so good! 5d

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Ruthiella

The Law and the Lady | Wilkie COLLINS

#weekendreads

Trying to get to my #Roll100 picks before the end of the month! 🤞

rachelsbrittain

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sebrittainclark

Wearing the Lion | John Wiswell

ebook: Wearing the Lion by John Wiswell
audiobook: The Incandescent by Emily Tesh

#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

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TheSpineView

Untitled | Untitled

#WeekendReads @rachelsbrittain

These two books are my focus for today and tomorrow. Happy Reading everyone

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monalyisha

Cunning Folk: Life in the Era of Practical Magic | Tabitha Stanmore

Fiction: Juno Loves Legs (book club)
Nonfiction: Cunning Folk (just started)
Audio: Of Time and Turtles (nearly done)

I just cracked open the middle book this morning & I‘m already slightly obsessed (despite the fact that it has endnotes, which make me want to rip my hair out; fortunately, it seems like they‘re mostly just crediting source material & I can ignore them without missing anything). Also, how gorgeous is that cover?! 🤩

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rachelsbrittain

rachelsbrittain Oo that one sounds super interesting! I'm going to have to check it out 👀 6d

monalyisha @rachelsbrittain YES! I think what‘s been most fascinating to me so far is the close overlap of priests and “cunning folk”, religion and “service magic.”

I was under the impression that anything smacking of magic would‘ve been condemned as witchcraft & grounds for getting a person (usually a woman) hanged during the trials. But it seems like “cunning folk” were largely safe and well-regarded (even the women!). 5d

monalyisha @rachelsbrittain And priests could/did employ and sometimes even WERE “cunning folk.” Practices included finding lost things or people, healing, etc. And the exact rituals are hugely fascinating!

I know my understanding is different because my witch trials history is US-based (I actually lived in Salem, MA for a spell) while the author‘s from the UK & digging into the history there. But still! 5d

rachelsbrittain That's fascinating! 4d

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