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Happy #Chatterday

How's your day going?

All welcome to join in the chitchat. ☕️

@Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie @sace @Cuilin @dabbe @tpixie @TheAromaofBooks

TheBookHippie Holding my breath 🎗️… I don‘t say much on this platform because IMTIREDOFHATE but today I‘m just holding my breath waiting to see what happens. Then next week is a whole other story. My brain cannot comprehend I once again need to know the rights of students and if ICE can come into the buildings. RAGE is an appropriate word for the day. I know ppl don‘t like the political for me today this is my reality. So I put a spoiler up. Oy. 14h

tpixie Great! Reading my daily read of Les Misérables for #READLESMIS. I‘m going to finally finish my #AuthorAMonth WhoseBody? ThankGoodness! And I just read JRR Tolkien‘s poem, Errantry which is very lyrical. @Daisey shared it with me! Tonight, I‘m going to a school fundraiser with my daughter. Several men cook samples of food and you go to each table to try them, & then you vote on your favorite. I‘m bringing baggies- it‘s always too much food ? 14h

tpixie @AllDebooks Thanks for the tag! 🩵📘🩵 14h

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TheBookHippie @tpixie Les Mis is such a zen thing everyday. ♥️ 14h

tpixie @TheBookHippie yes! Thanks for hosting!! 13h

Sace I finished my sixth book of the month and I‘m currently staying tuned to the weather in hopes of another bonus day off 🤣 13h

Sace @TheBookHippie I have been thinking about you. I‘m also holding my breath and anxious about next week. 13h

Bookwormjillk @TheBookHippie I hear you. I‘m dreading going to work in DC on Tuesday. Really relieved that it‘s so cold and apparently they‘re all going to stay inside. 13h

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie I fully understand how you're feeling and wish there was something I could do to make you feel better. Just know you're not alone. I think the whole world will be holding its breath on Monday. X 13h

AllDebooks @tpixie I love Les Mis. Tonight's event sounds fun. Enjoy. X 13h

AllDebooks @Sace lol, I get that wish. 🤣 13h

AllDebooks @Bookwormjillk I can't imagine how touh that's gonna be. My thoughts are with you. X 13h

Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick I'm just finally having my morning coffee. We are heading to Easton, PA today to have a belated holiday with my guy's cousin and her two sons (19 & 16). The father passed about 2 years ago and they all had similar interests. We like to spend time with the boys talking about superheroes and Legos. @TheBookHippie I am not looking forward to this week. You're all in my thoughts. ❤️ 13h

TheBookHippie @Bookwormjillk ugh thankful for small favours of the weather. Sigh. 13h

TheBookHippie @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick So sweet. Legos are the best! Hope you all have a wonderful time. ♥️ 13h

TheBookHippie @AllDebooks Yup. Just keep swimming!!! 13h

quietlycuriouskate @TheBookHippie I don't know what to say about Monday: still can't quite get my head around the fact that it's for real. 12h

tpixie @Sace snow days are fun! At any age!! 🩵❄️🩵 12h

tpixie @AllDebooks thanks! 😊 12h

dabbe @TheBookHippie Right there with you, my friend. Living in a border state has me very worried as well. I still can't even wrap my head around it. He loses and there's an almost-insurrection. We lose, and we're supposed to play nice in the sandbox. RAGE is the word. 🩶🖤🩶 12h

TheBookHippie @quietlycuriouskate SAME. 12h

TheBookHippie @dabbe ♥️💯 12h

Bookwormjillk @dabbe 👏👏👏 12h

Seabreeze_Reader @dabbie @thebookhippie Thank you to the Littens here for acknowledging & writing something about the upcoming IT event. I'm feeling a wide range of emotions. 🥺😤😱 (It's better to not feel isolated in our feelings/opinions, IMHO.) On Monday, I won't be watching any tv broadcasts. Even knowing it won't change anything at all, instead on Monday I plan to read a #bannedbook

Anne Frank's Diary: The Graphic Novel

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Librarybelle @TheBookHippie I was talking with my parents yesterday about how no one in my area has thought about those forced to leave the US and the impact this will have on the agriculture here. It‘s so sad. Rage away…I‘m with you! 12h

TheBookHippie @Seabreeze_Reader I‘m doing service for MLK day and not tuning into a thing. I absolutely agree we should speak up. Those who are celebrating would like us not to - and to be quiet, which is not my problem. 12h

TheBookHippie @Librarybelle many have left here (in November -about 60 percent). 12h

Librarybelle @TheBookHippie 😔 So very sad. By the way, have you read this…we‘re discussing it for #LiteraryCrew on Monday, and it‘s been a good read on speaking up in your own way against hate for a YA audience. I‘ve thought of you while reading the stories!

Take the Mic: Fictional Stories of Everyday Resistance

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Faranae I'm super sleep-deprived, but also excited because I finally have a fridge in my basement suite, so I can maybe start eating better. Anyone got healthy snack ideas? Nothing crunchy and it's winter here in the far North so produce will cost an arm and a leg. But baking is an option! 😻 12h

AnnCrystal 🫂💝.
@Seabreeze_Reader
@dabbe
@TheBookHippie
@Sace
@Bookwormjillk
@AllDebooks @quietlycuriouskate
@Librarybelle

It feels like we're reading an unrealistic sci-fi book...

My mom and I went grocery shopping yesterday. We stocked up a bit in case there's some kind of chaos and we're forced to shelter in place...that sounds ridiculous...this just all feels unsettling.

Keep praying for our wild in the forests, waters, and sky.

🇺🇸🙏🦅🇺🇲.
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TheBookHippie @AnnCrystal ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ 11h

TheBookHippie @Librarybelle yes we did this with young people for a book club ♥️♥️♥️ last go round … 11h

Sace @AllDebooks I love my job and my kids are the BEST, but being at home snuggled in bed reading is even better! 😊 11h

Librarybelle @AnnCrystal ❤️❤️❤️ 11h

Librarybelle @TheBookHippie It‘s a good book club book for teens! 11h

Sace @tpixie they certainly are! 11h

TheBookHippie @Librarybelle they very much liked it. 11h

AllDebooks @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick lego is the best invention. Have a fun time x 11h

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie 💙 11h

AllDebooks @quietlycuriouskate it's a dystopian nightmare, but unfortunately, irl. I'm still in shock 11h

AllDebooks @dabbe 💙 thinking of you all 💙 11h

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie @tpixie @sace @Bookwormjillk @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick @quietlycuriouskate @dabbe @Seabreeze_Reader @Librarybelle @Faranae @AnnCrystal And to anyone else who participates in #Chatterday 😊 Thank you for your responses. I started this as an open, safe space to discuss anything. I'm so pleased you all feel able to voice your worries, alongside all the good stuff. X 10h

AllDebooks @Seabreeze_Reader I'm with you 💯 x 10h

AllDebooks I'm changing today's #Chatterday tag to #RAGEaday. X 10h

AllDebooks @Librarybelle We had this issue after Brexit. No one thought about a ll the EU residents working in the UK that would return to their home countries. Take the mic was the best read. 👌 10h

AllDebooks @Faranae we love flapjacks. Various nice recipes in this article https://www.olivemagazine.com/guides/snacks-winter-walks/ 10h

AllDebooks @AnnCrystal human rights aside, the environment is my biggest fear. It's going to be completely neglected and plundered to the detriment of us all. 10h

Suet624 @TheBookHippie I‘m with you. If folks aren‘t upset about what‘s coming they just aren‘t paying attention or have no compassion. 10h

Bookwormjillk @AllDebooks ❤️ 10h

quietlycuriouskate @AllDebooks Thank you for holding the space. Yes, Litsy is a respite from the ongoing crapification of the world BUT at the same time, this mustn't be a place where folk feel they must be silent. I'm scared for the whole damn world and feel helpless, pretty much, but want to show solidarity with our friends in America. God, I never imagined that Brexit was just the warm-up act for this clusterfuck. 9h

TheBookHippie @quietlycuriouskate RIGHT?!?! 9h

TheBookHippie @Suet624 💯 9h

AnnCrystal 🫂👍 @AllDebooks the environmental threat is going to be truly scary 😢🙏. Unimaginable dreadfully nightmarish...thank you for creating this safe space. (edited) 7h

dabbe @AllDebooks 🩶🖤🩶 7h

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vlwelser

Unnatural Death | Dorothy L. Sayers

so-so

This was fine. It's entertaining. I heard that these get better, but I might stall here at three.

#AuthorAMonth @Soubhiville

#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks That's where I am stuck. 7h

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Texreader

Unnatural Death | Dorothy L. Sayers

I‘m moving on to the third book in the series for #authoramonth @Soubhiville

Also #serieslove @TheSpineView @Andrew65 and #LitsyAtoZ #letterU

TheSpineView Fantastic! U is a difficult letter. 18h

Texreader @TheSpineView It is so I‘ve purposefully been reading through the series, which is so-so, so I could get this u book. 15h

Andrew65 Hope you enjoy it. 9h

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tpixie

The Complete, Annotated Whose Body? | Dorothy L. Sayers

@bookishbitch Pt 2 - What Oscar Wilde said.

( Pt 1 see previous post re: Fox Hunting 🦊 🐴 🐶 😢)
Last bit: It was banned in Scotland in 2002 and the rest of United Kingdom in 2005
#AuthorAMonth

Soubhiville

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Morr_Books

Whose Body? | Dorothy Sayers

I am happy that #AuthorAMonth gave me an excuse to finally read this book that has been on my Kindle for probably more than a decade. However, I am not loving it as much as I expected. Is it just me?
@Soubhiville

TheBookHippie I BAILED 😅😵‍💫🤷🏻‍♀️😩🤪 1d

Read4life It‘s not just you. 😣 1d

Susanita It‘s not just you! 1d

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inthegreensandblues I think I'm going to bail on this book too. I cannot get into it! 1d

Leniverse It's definitely one of the weaker ones. Sayers got better with practice. I suggest moving on to book 2 instead. Clouds of Witness. It has more of a drawing room feel to it. Everybody's gathered and someone gets murdered, and Lord Peter has to manage his family (as one of them is the main suspect) 1d

Soubhiville It seems a lot of folks don‘t love it. Mentions of some problematic mindsets indicative of the era it was written. But it‘s short so most people seem to be powering through it. 1d

dariazeoli What a relief that I‘m not alone on this ship. I didn‘t like it much, either! 1d

tpixie I‘m slugging along. ChatGPT says Gaudy Night is her masterpiece, but that maybe one should read Strong Poison 1st to better understand the development of Wimsey and Vane‘s relationship. 1d

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Skygoddess1

Whose Body? | Dorothy Sayers

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Lord Peter Wimsey is definitely no Sherlock Holmes, despite his comment that he feels like Holmes as he works to solve the mystery. Thank god for audiobooks as I‘m not sure I would‘ve finished the book if I‘d read the physical text. I found that the flow of the book wasn‘t the greatest and the ending was quite abrupt. I may give the next book in the series a try just to see if the writing improves. #AuthorAMonth

Soubhiville

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tpixie

The Complete, Annotated Whose Body? | Dorothy L. Sayers

Pg 205 (Part 1)

Fox Hunting 🦊 Yuck! 😡
It was banned in Scotland in 2002 and the rest of United Kingdom in 2005
Incredible it took that long to band it sounds so cruel. #AuthorAMonth

Soubhiville

Soubhiville Yes truly terrible. 2d

tpixie @Soubhiville I remember hearing that these fox hunts were horrible, but I just thought it was because it was unfair that they use dogs and horses to chase a fox instead of just walking. It was so much worse…. 2d

bookishbitch What did Oscar say? 1d

tpixie @bookishbitch lol 😂 I‘ll post it and tag you!! After I posted that I thought well I kind of left that hanging… 1d

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Melismatic

Whose Body? | Dorothy L. Sayers

Had a doctors appt today so decided to take a full “mental health” day from work, treat myself to brunch and a mani, and start in on my #AuthorAMonth pick on audio.

Peter Wimsey‘s gleeful singing about dead bodies & murder investigations is…something else. 😂🤷🏻‍♀️

Soubhiville

dabbe #yahooyou! 🤩🤩🤩 2d

RowReads1 Very pretty 2d

all_4_kb Nails are fab 2d

tpixie 💜💜💜 2d

Melismatic Thanks @dabbe @RowReads1 @all_4_kb @tpixie 💖💖 2d

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Eyelit

Then Again, Maybe I Won't | Judy Blume

@Soubhiville thanks so much for the #authoramonth winners box! I‘ve been looking forward to the Nicole Chung and Stephen Graham Jones (and have an excuse to read them sooner now having physical copies) - and the rest will be read in their appropriate months later this year. Much appreciated, friend! 🥰📚📬💕

Soubhiville You‘re welcome! I‘m glad you plan to keep participating 🙂. I‘ll be reading Shadow and Bone too, I‘ve had it for a couple years so it‘s about time! 3d

tpixie Congrats 🎉📚 🏆 2d

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Soubhiville

My Favorite Authors | Thomas Costley

We‘re halfway through January already #AuthorAMonth readers. I hope you‘re enjoying your time with Dorothy L Sayers.

If you want to start thinking about February you may want to put a hold or order in for your Roxane Gay books. I highly recommend watching some of her interviews at various author events on YouTube as well. I‘ll post links to one or two in February. Happy Reading! 📚🙂❤️

Soubhiville @TheBookHippie @dabbe @CatLass007 @willaful @Jess @Eyelit @JenReadsAlot @BarkingMadRead @Laughterhp @TheSpineView @tdrosebud @Bookwormjillk @Melismatic 3d

Soubhiville @AllDebooks @Deblovestoread @Caroline2 @Texreader @TheAromaofBooks @AmyG @Skygoddess1 @JacqMac @Amiable @PurpleyPumpkin @vlwelser @DogMomIrene @Karisimo 3d

Soubhiville @Caryl @jhod @Andrew65 @tpixie @vonnie862 @MrsV @Sace @MemoirsForMe @Zuhkeeyah @SconsinBookyBadger @Read4life @staci.reads @DHill @Mimi28 3d

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Soubhiville @inthegreensandblues @Larkken @gossamerchild @peanutnine @Yenya1954 @anishainkspill @dariazeoli @BarkingMadRead @CoffeeNBooks @Jess861 @julieclair @Teresereading 3d

Soubhiville @Bklover @Singout @jhod @DebinHawaii @Gissy 3d

Soubhiville As always just let me know if you‘d like to be added or removed from tag list. I‘m working with the new 2025 list, hopefully I haven‘t lost anyone in the switch. 3d

Amor4Libros I would like to be added to the list, please! 🤗 3d

Soubhiville @Amor4Libros you are added. 🙂 3d

AmyG I am going to read Bad Feminist….I know I have it somewhere. 🤣 (edited) 3d

tpixie 🥳🥳🥳 3d

Andrew65 I‘ve read Whose Body by Dorothy L Sayers, and managed to source a couple of Roxane Gay‘s books. 3d

Melismatic Im planning to read Difficult Women. I read Bad Feminist years ago and really enjoyed! 3d

DHill I‘ve got in the queue for February.

Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture

Amor4Libros I‘ve read Hunger and loved! Planning to read Difficult Women. Thanks for adding me @Soubhiville 3d

TheBookHippie I have this ready to go I‘ve read everything else she‘s written.

Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture

julieclair Thanks for the heads up to get our holds in! 1d

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