WomenReadWomen2019

The Radiance of the King | Laye Camara, James Kirkup

Final NYRB Bonus Question!
We've read so many great novels during this book club - do you have a favorite? Or a top 3-5?

Billypar @arubabookwoman @BarbaraBB @batsy @catebutler @daena @DrexEdit @emilyhaldi @GatheringBooks @LeahBergen @Leftcoastzen @Liz_M @Megabooks @merelybookish @mklong @quietjenn @readordierachel @Sapphire @sarahbarnes @sprainedbrain @Vansa @vivastory @youneverarrived 2y

Billypar (Image by artist Ismael Hipolito Djata) 2y

vivastory My top 5: Cassandra at the Wedding, Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne, The Go-Between, The Vet's Daughter, Katalin Street. (Hon. mention to During the Reign of Queen of Persia for the impromptu read through of Margaret Laurence w/ the #manawakans ) 2y

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LeahBergen My top 5 (which I whittled down from 12!): The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne, Cassandra at the Wedding, A Month in the Country, School for Love, and Good Behaviour. @vivastory 2y

LeahBergen My next top 5: The Go-Between, Black Wings Has My Angel, The Vet‘s Daughter, Lolly Willowes, and The Expendable Man. 🤣🤣 2y

LeahBergen @vivastory Yes! I‘m so thankful the Queen of Persia set us off on that Margaret Laurence buddy read. ❤️❤️ 2y

Liz_M Some of my favorite discussions were for The True Deceiver, Queen of Persia, Iza's Ballad and The Other 2y

vivastory @LeahBergen I'd def. put Good Behaviour, Expendable Man, Black Wings Has My Angel & Month in the Country in my next top 5 👏 👏 2y

vivastory @Liz_M The Other was one that I had read once before & I def enjoyed it more the second time around bc of the discussion 2y

merelybookish Well this is a tough question! I gave 5 ⭐ s to A Month in the Country, The Hearing Trumpet, Turtle Diary, A Game of Hide & Seek, Cassandra at the Wedding. But I have several others that I gave 4 ⭐ s to that could also qualify as faves. I really appreciate how this book club introduced me to writers I want to read more of (Taylor, Compton-Burnett, Comyns, Hardwick, Keane, etc.) 2y

merelybookish Thank you Scott for this experience! And my apologies for pooping out on the last book. @vivastory @Billypar 2y

merelybookish Nicely done @LeahBergen 😆 2y

vivastory @merelybookish Like I said, if you ever see this one in the wild def grab it. I think you'd find it interesting. I def plan on reading further works by authors that this group introduced me to. 2y

Liz_M @vivastory Thank you so much for organizing the best bookclub on Litsy! I will miss it even though I often missed the discussions. I read this months selection a few years ago and am traveling today. So sad to not be able to participate fully, @Billypar 2y

BarbaraBB I already made a collage of my top 5 that I‘ll post now to inspire all who haven‘t read the gems we read with this bookclub! Will tag you all. Thanks Vinny for the thoughtful questions re our final book! 🤍 2y

BarbaraBB @LeahBergen 🤣❤️ 2y

GatheringBooks Great Q! In 2019, there were books I couldn‘t read along with you all because of our #WomenReadWomen2019 reading theme. But my faves are still by female authors: Iza‘s Ballad, Katalin Street, The True Deceiver, Free Day, and In The Freud Archives. 2y

GatheringBooks Thank you, everyone, for making this so memorable and so much fun! Loved our discussions! Thank you to @vivastory most of all for bringing all these readers from across the globe together every month. 2y

quietjenn I only participated in Round 2, so all my picks are from the last year and a half - During the Reign of the Queen of Persia, Lolly Willowes, The Go-Between, The Vet's Daughter, & Good Behaviour. My list could easily be longer! I so appreciated the discussion of all the books, even ones I didn't love (or totally understand). I'm planning to still try to read at least one NYRB book a month, & will probably start with some of the Round 1 favorites! 2y

Billypar @vivastory @GatheringBooks @BarbaraBB @Liz_M @merelybookish @LeahBergen This was a tough call, but here goes: 1. The True Deceiver 2. The Dud Avocado 3. Katalin Street 4. Lolly Willowes 5. Hons and Rebels. 2y

Billypar Cassandra at the Wedding was before I joined, but it sounds like I really need to prioritize that one! 2y

vivastory @GatheringBooks Great choices! Nearly all of my choices were by female authors. Thank you for your thoughtful contributions each month! 2y

vivastory @quietjenn Terrific choices! In case I haven't mentioned this I have a bookshelf on my GR account of all of the selections we read since the beginning:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/53745996-scott?ref=nav_mybooks&shelf=nyrbb... 2y

vivastory @Billypar Thanks for co-hosting this month! Those are wonderful selections. I rec Hons 7 Rebels to someone a couple of months ago & they loved it! I really need to read more work by Jessica Mitford. 2y

quietjenn @vivastory thanks for sharing the bookshelf! 2y

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AnneCecilie

A Winter's Promise | Christelle Dabos

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In this book we meet Ophelia, who can read the past of objects and travel through mirrors. One day she is told that she‘s engaged to a man from an other ark. Shortly afterwards, he comes to take har back to his ark. A world completely different to the ark Ophelia is born. Once there, hardly anything is at it seems.

I can‘t remember the last time I was this involved in the life of a character.

AnneCecilie When I wasn‘t reading this book, I wondered what would happen to Ophelia. I now need to get my hands on the second book in this quartet. I‘ve already checked, and the third book is out this fall. I‘m so glad you had this on your #WomenReadWomen2019 list so I finally read this @GatheringBooks 4y

AnneCecilie #ReadEurope2020 France @BarbaraBB @Librarybelle 4y

AnneCecilie I‘m going to count this as my first chunkster with just under 500 p for #YearOfTheChunksters @TheReadingMermaid 4y

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BarbaraBB You‘re having a year of the chunkster? How brave! 4y

AnneCecilie @BarbaraBB I will definitely read other books too, but I thought I should focus more on reading the bigger books on my tbr. 4y

Librarybelle Great review! 4y

Crazeedi Love the cover, nice synopsis💞 4y

BookwormM Sounds amazing 4y

GatheringBooks Very happy to see your review. I also liked how Ophelia is not your traditional heroine, and how she is frequently described as mousy, nondescript, and unattractive. I have the second book in the series but still waiting for the third book to be translated before i begin binge-reading them. :) 4y

BiblioLitten The cover is gorgeous! 4y

AnneCecilie @GatheringBooks I don‘t think I can do that. I hope to get my hands on the 2nd book as soon as possible and read it in February. If that is just as good as the 1st, I just have to start the countdown. 4y

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AnneCecilie

A Winter's Promise | Christelle Dabos

Next up for #WomenReadWomen2019 hosted by @GatheringBooks

I‘m a little late in starting this, but hope to take part in the discussions as soon as I finish

umbrellagirl Beautiful cover. 4y

GatheringBooks great!! hope you‘re enjoying the book as much as i did. no discussion prompts for the book but would love to hear what you think about it. have yet to read the 2nd book in the series 4y

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Quiet Girl in a Noisy World: An Introvert's Story | Debbie Tung

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#HollyJollyReading Day 28: Fats‘ review: “It‘s basically an introvert‘s Bible, in comics form. Any introvert would relate to Debbie‘s social experiences. It‘s a #nice addition to the growing list of books about introverts. (Someday, we will rule the world.)” Full review of her feature of three graphic memoirs by female artists for #WomenReadWomen2019: https://wp.me/pDlzr-kSD

OriginalCyn620, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

OriginalCyn620 🙌🏻📚😊 4y

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The Bear and the Nightingale | Katherine Arden

I am finding this to be the perfect winter read. #WomenReadWomen2019

Gezemice Love your polar bear! And cute photo of you too :) 4y

BarbaraBB Great pic 😘 4y

Aimeesue That is a FABULOUS winter read. Even the spring parts felt chilly. 4y

Eggs Great photo🤗 4y

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The Last Wish: Introducing the Witcher | Andrzej Sapkowski

#HollyJollyReading Day 23: I have a feeling this is going to be my #HolidayMovie - but more like a TV series binge. Brought the first two books with me as well here in the US for my January reading which marks the end of our #WomenReadWomen2019 theme and the start of our #ReadIntl2020 theme where we feature international/translated titles from all over the world.

OriginalCyn620, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

OriginalCyn620 I want to watch this too! 4y

Areader2 I have read the first two in the series then read one of the two short stories just bought the second, I don‘t have Netflix 😩but I think I will have to get just for this series, casting for Geralt 😍 4y

Kalalalatja My bf and I binged the first four episodes yesterday, and it is great! 4y

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Akata Witch | Nnedi Okorafor

This amazing whirling dervish seemed like the perfect backdrop for Akata Witch. He swirled and whirled for 15 minutes. Finally found the time to do the touristy thing here in Dubai with the camel ride during the sunset, the quad bike, falcon show, and belly dancing and barbecue dinner. What a full and wondrous day. #WomenReadWomen2019

Velvetfur That all sounds fantastic! 😁 xx 4y

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Akata Witch | Nnedi Okorafor

While ze husband and teenage daughter conquer the red dunes in their quadbike, I shall take a moment here in the shade and catch up on my reading. #NerdModeOn. #WomenReadWomen2019

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Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History | Vashti Harrison

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#GratefulReads Day 29: This #BlackInTheTitle nonfiction is perfect for #WomenReadWomen2019. While there were familiar names included in this compilation of mini-biographies such as Ella Fitzgerald, Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman, Wilma Rudolph, Rosa Parks – among others; there were also a few unknown-to-me formidable females. My full review: https://wp.me/pDlzr-kb9

OriginalCyn620, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

TheKidUpstairs We just received the board book certain of this for my daughter's bookshelf, at a shower thrown by my library colleagues. It's a beautiful book!

Dream Big, Little One

OriginalCyn620 👍🏻📚🖤 4y

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When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations on Voice | Terry Tempest Williams

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#GratefulReads Day 24: There is a build-up of power in this narrative written by a Mormon woman. While I thought, initially that we had very little in common – her persistence in inviting me over to drink her words has loosened me up, and made me extend my hand in solidarity, in shared womanity, in friendship. This is a #memoir that will stay with me for a long time to come. My review: https://wp.me/pDlzr-l4F #WomenReadWomen2019

OriginalCyn620, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ❤️❤️❤️ 4y

OriginalCyn620 👍🏻📚 4y

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