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Going to the Dogs: The Hilariously Dark Thriller by the Award-winning Pierre Lemaitre | Pierre Lema�tre

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The story of a former member of the French Resistance turned expert hit-woman is humorous but turns very dark very quickly. Not for the faint-hearted.
TW for animal cruelty.

Third finish for #10BeforeTheEnd @ChaoticMissAdventures
Book 96 #Read2025 @DieAReader

ChaoticMissAdventures ✔️✔️ great progress! 22h

DieAReader ♥️Fantastic!! 14h

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vivastory

All Quiet on the Western Front | Erich Maria Remarque

I have not seen the adaptation, nor is this technically a song selection for #tuesdaytunes but rather a post to encourage you to read this incredible portrait of what warfare is really like. I think that it's very unfair to cast it as anti-war, as it is a realistic portrait of WWI trench warfare told in prose so evocative that it could have been published today. Magnificent!
PS-if you need a smile then watch the independent YouTube video (Cont)

vivastory of Obama surprising a plane full of veterans today, many Vietnam vets and this is literally their first time meeting a president....
@tiedyedude
*Without a doubt the tagged book is going on my favorites of the year (edited) 4d

Daisey This is such a great book, but I haven‘t made time to watch this adaptation yet. I also strongly recommend this WWI memoir of a German soldier:

Storm of Steel

vivastory @Daisey Yes! I did read Storm of Steel. I felt like the movie 1917 (last movie I saw before theaters closed due to COVID) felt very influenced by Storm of Steel. There did seem to be a bit more bluster & patriotism lurking beneath SOS than All Quiet IMO, although I do recommend both. Storm is definitely one that doesn't get enough attention, for sure 4d

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Leftcoastzen One of my all time favorite books 4d

TheBookHippie Just sobbed watching the Obama video. When I was “little” they spat at returning kids aka veterans (19,29,21) horrific. I agree about tagged book. 4d

JenP Wonderful book 3d

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Blueberry

Three Day Road | Joseph Boyden

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5 ⭐
I have read 2 of the 3 books in this trilogy of stand-alone stories and liked them both.

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Blueberry

Three Day Road | Joseph Boyden

#Weekendreads

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lauraisntwilder

Three Day Road | Joseph Boyden

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Another #OhCanada pick I never would've heard about otherwise. I found both of the dual narratives interesting, which isn't always the case. I haven't read many books about WWI and I appreciated the perspective of an indigenous Canadian.

Jess861 I love this cover! So glad you enjoyed it! 2w

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Ruthiella

Three Day Road | Joseph Boyden

#weekendreads

📕Finish up Three Day Road for #OhCanada

📗Continue The Woods in Winter for #FurrowedMiddlebrowClub

📘Continue Nevada for #OffMyShelf “orange cover”

📙Maybe finish Civil to Strangers for #10beforetheEnd

rachelsbrittain

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Jess861

Three Day Road (Revised) | Joseph Boyden

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Thoughts on the book? Thoughts on the themes? Thoughts on the author? Just thoughts in general?

Will you read more by this author?

Sorry for such a quick little post for the discussion at the end but I'm battling the flu and a cold right now and this is about as much thought as my head can put into anything right now 😆!

#OhCanada #Canada #CanadianAuthors #BookClub #BuddyRead #Discussion

Jess861 @lauraisntwilder @KathyWheeler @Ruthiella @CarolynM @LapReader @kwmg40 @Readergrrl @JenlovesJT47 @Tamra @PurpleyPumpkin @Kitta @DogMomIrene @Blueberry @BiblioLitten @JuniperWilde @Teresereading @mcctrish @willaful @Singout 2w

mcctrish I am so glad you kicked my butt to finally read this - I will totally read more JB. It should be required reading imo. The glimpse into what life was like for indigenous people, women especially, and the trauma of war 2w

Jess861 @mcctrish This turned into The Bird Family trilogy if you liked it. Through Black Spruce is the second book in the trilogy. 2w

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Ruthiella I‘m glad to finally read Boyden. I don‘t think I will continue with the trilogy, however. There‘s something about the writing style that doesn‘t grab me. But I appreciate this portrayal of the indigenous Canadian experience of WWI. Hope you feel better soon! ❤️ (edited) 2w

Jess861 @Ruthiella Sometimes writing styles are just hard to get into! Glad you didn't mind the book! Thanks so much...I look forward to not feeling like a bag of bricks has hit my head 😆 2w

lauraisntwilder I hope you're on the mend soon! This was a good one. 2w

Jess861 @lauraisntwilder Thanks so much! It's what happens with young kids - always sick, lol 2w

Blueberry I'm still reading. I realized I had already read the third on the series. Now I'll have to read the second. I do like his writing. 2w

Jess861 @Blueberry Glad you're enjoying it! It is definitely a solid book to get through even though it's not a huge page count (I found so anyways) 2w

kwmg40 I hope you are recovering. I started this book but got bogged down in the trench scenes and decided to put it aside for a while. I'll probably get back to it eventually. I've not read Boyden's other books but I've seen the movie adaptation of Through Black Spruce. I thought it was good, though it had gotten mixed reviews. 2w

Jess861 @kwmg40 Totally get it - I think that's what I meant about a solid book up above. Sometimes it's good to put a read aside for a bit! 2w

PurpleyPumpkin Hope you're on the mend @Jess861! I just finished this audiobook today and thoroughly enjoyed it. Excellent writing and the war scenes sometimes had me on the edge of my seat. I like JB but sometimes have a hard time getting started with his books. So, this was a welcome pick for me. Thanks for hosting! 1w

Jess861 @PurpleyPumpkin Glad you enjoyed it and were able to get through the book! Sometimes books work better on audio. 1w

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ShelleyBooksie

The Warm Hands of Ghosts: A Novel | Katherine Arden

@BookishMadHatter - thank you for my awesome #allhallowsreadswap package! I'm so excited to start the books and much on some tasty chocolate.
Thank you @MaleficentBookDragon for organizing a great swap.

BookishMadHatter So happy it made it to you on time. Not gonna lie, I went into panic mode when I was getting ready to order stuff and got the strike notice since I'm very remote and Canada Post is our only mailing option. Happy Halloween! And happy reading! 2w

MaleficentBookDragon I ❤️🖤❤️🖤❤️🖤Darcy Coates! 👻 2w

LeahBergen The tagged book sounds good! 2w

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melissajayne

Somewhere in France: A Novel of the Great War | Jennifer Robson

The Remembered Soldier | Anjet Daanje

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This is a supremely frustrating book. The writing is great, but it is in desperate need of editing. It goes on and on in a way that just makes it a slog, then finally perks up in the last quarter. The only reason I stuck with it was that I was determined not to bail on two #NBAshortlist for translated lit books in a row. If you try to read it and get bogged down, I recommend skipping forward to chapter 11 and going from there.

BarbaraBB Thanks for the heads up. I want to read it too but it‘s such a chunkster. I now know what to expect. 3w

squirrelbrain Gah! I was so looking forward to this one….. 3w

dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 2w

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