Litsy

A Boy at War: A Novel of Pearl Harbor | Harry Mazer

This is my #Roll100 books for January. My list this year is to hopefully clear out some shelf space from books I was gifted and haven‘t read yet. @PuddleJumper

PuddleJumper 🎉🎉 7h

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andrew61

Grey Bees | Andrey Kurkov

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My April reading was reduced as I started the books of jacob which was ridiculously big. This was a Christmas present and a brilliant story of a beekeeper in a Ukraine town bombed to the extent that only he, a personal riva, and his bees remain. I had only read death and the penguin before so I definitely need to read more kurkov soon.

Andrew65 This sounds excellent. 2d

sarahbarnes I still haven‘t finished Books of Jacob - I‘m about halfway through. 😳 1d

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BarbaraBB

Brotherless Night: A Novel | V. V. Ganeshananthan

#12BooksOf2024 #April

I learned so much about Sri Lanka and the Tamil Tigers in a very nuanced way. A wonderful read.

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Andrew65 Love books that add to our knowledge base, especially about other countries. 3d

Suet624 I honestly don‘t think I‘ll forget this book and some of the scenes in it. 22h

BarbaraBB @Suet624 It had a big impact 21h

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kimmypete1

As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow | Zoulfa Katouh

Day 3 brings you my book of the year, As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow. This book brought out the feels and has stuck with me for a long time. #12BooksOf2024 @Andrew65

Andrew65 Got me! Stacked. 2d

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Deblovestoread

Brotherless Night: A Novel | V. V. Ganeshananthan

#Top24in24

Thanks to whoever posted the tip about using this method on pic collage to get 24 books in one post easily.

This was a weird reading year for me looking back. Not as many 5 🌟 reads as last year. A lot more what I consider fluffy or easy reads and about 35 less books in total. A bonus was increased luck on #NetGalley. I am at 191 for the year and might finish one more.

Looking forward to a great year 2025 in books!

squirrelbrain Great list - we have quite a few the same! 3d

BarbaraBB So many favorites of mine too! 3d

Hooked_on_books So happy to see My Friends on your list! It‘s one of my top reads as well and I felt like it was a little overlooked despite being nominated for several awards. 3d

sarahbarnes So many great ones on here! And Vaster Wilds is on my TBR. Also thanks for the pic collage tip! 😁 2d

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BookDadGirlDad

Gates of Fire | Steven Pressfield

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Thermopylae. The Hot Gates. Gates of Fire. I'm actually having issues figuring out how to loudly exclaim the excellence of this work. It explores what drives the warrior to make the ultimate sacrifice. Spoiler alert: love. A worthy trip into the heart and soul of a warrior and those who aspire to be. Don't let this pass you by.

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KCofKaysville

It's What I Do: A Photographer's Life of Love and War | Lynsey Addario

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Pretty good personal account of a woman war photographer who came close to death a few times. She was in Afghanistan and other spots and was a captive in Libya. Includes some photos she took.

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MommyWantsToReadHerBook

Life: An Exploded Diagram | Mal Peet

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I ended up enjoying this a lot although words fail me a bit to describe why. Maybe it was being able to relate so closely to the descriptions of love and longing; he also has a gift to state some truth about a characters' life in a beautiful and startling way. Altogether, though, I wish the story was a bit less bleak!

CarolynM Great review. I find it difficult to articulate why I loved it so much too. The ending was pretty devastating 😢 5d

MommyWantsToReadHerBook @CarolynM I know! I lt just ripped away my whole anticipation of some redemption for all the pain he'd been through 😢 5d

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