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Rachael_reads
Fever Dream | Samanta Schweblin
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Pickpick

Quick read. I‘d recommend. Kept the pages turning.

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TheEllieMo
Polo | Jilly Cooper
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Mehso-so

I feel bad about this rating, because Jilly Cooper is a bit of a National Treasure, particularly so in Gloucestershire, the county she and I both live in. This third instalment in her Rutshire Chronicles is, on the whole, a good book: though it‘s bold and brash, at its heart is romance and true love. But I can‘t ignore the domestic violence and animal cruelty in it 😩

Book 20/60, Page 5,930/18,000 #Read2025
#SeriesLove2025

TheSpineView It happens. Great job on pushing to the finish. 3w
DieAReader 🎉🎉🎉 3w
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Gleefulreader
Dislocations | Sylvia Molloy
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Pickpick

The last of three short translations that are heavier topics. This is written as a novel but seems to be the story of the author‘s friendship with someone now experiencing dementia, and her perceptions of the many changes and losses that dementia causes, both for the person afflicted and those around them. This is beautifully written with observations that stop you in your tracks.

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NickDaReader
Tender Is the Flesh | Agustina Bazterrica
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Mehso-so

In my opinion, this book was overhyped. I felt like instead of creating a great story for this dystopian world, the author focused mostly on how to make the next chapter more disturbing/disgusting than the last. Although I didn‘t completely hate it, I didn‘t love it either 🤷🏾‍♂️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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kspenmoll
The Suicides | Antonio Di Benedetto
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Sone library holds came in, so of course I just had to check out the New Books section! Libraries are the BEST! #libraryfinds #libraryholds

rachelsbrittain Nothing like a good library haul! 1mo
Bookwormjillk I really liked Challenger. 1mo
Suet624 These books look interesting! Enjoy! 1mo
Hooked_on_books Challenger is SO good! 1mo
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Soubhiville
The Gods of Tango: A novel | Carolina De Robertis
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I‘ve only read one other by this author- Cantoras, but I definitely will pick up her other books when I see them.

For fans of Sarah Waters and France‘s de Pontes Peebles. Historical Fiction that follows tango music‘s evolution in mostly Argentina, through the eyes of a young woman who chooses to disguise herself as a man in order to be accepted as a musician.

Slow moving but beautiful. Sapphic and sexy.

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BooksNBowls
Tender Is the Flesh | Agustina Bazterrica
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Panpan

This borderlines violence for the sake of violence. Maybe that‘s THE POINT, but I‘m just not pessimistic enough for this I guess. Disturbing. 2/5

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Centique
Elena Knows | Claudia Pieiro
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Wow - this book 🙌 I was reading it thinking how sad and harrowing it was to be experiencing Elena‘s Parkinson‘s and her grief at her daughter‘s death. And then Pineiro knocks you out as both Elena and the reader‘s eyes are opened to the underlying truths - the story behind the story. This is the sort of novel where you dont realise how clever it is until the end.
Photo: subterranean tunnel Waiheke Island

BarbaraBB Lovely review. She‘s become a favorite author of mine. Great photo too ❤️ 1mo
TrishB An amazing read 👍🏻 1mo
Lindy I agree. This book is brilliant! 1mo
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Soubhiville What a cool and creepy photo! 1mo
Centique @Soubhiville its a cool and creepy place! Theres a big old bunker down there too and they have a grand piano in there and recently had an event with a concert pianist. Apparently the acoustics are great. 1mo
Soubhiville Oh I bet they are! I‘d attend that, I bet you can feel every note. 1mo
Cathythoughts Great review and picture. Excellent book. 1mo
Reggie You, Lindy, TrishB, and Cathythoughts gave it the thumbs up. If I hadn‘t already stacked it I would. And that photo is wonderfully creepy to me. 1mo
Centique @Reggie you will definitely like it i think - and its quite short too! 1mo
Rissreadswithcats I loved this too and she is a must read author for me now. 1mo
Suet624 Oh, Elena. I‘ll always remember her. 3w
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lauraisntwilder
The Adventures of China Iron | Gabriela Cabezn Cmara, Fiona J. Mackintosh
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I'm sure this would have resonated a little more if I was more familiar with the Argentinian epic of Martin Fierro than just what I got from Wikipedia, but I think it stands on it's own very well. China Iron, or whatever name they're using at the time, is wonderful character. We're there for their coming of age and sexual awakening against the backdrop of the pampas.