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Grapes of Wrath 75th Anniversary Edition | John Steinbeck

Ch 1: #beautifulwriting #devastating #notagreatstart #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @cuilin @lil1inblue @bookwormjillk @samanne @barbarajean @willaful @lapreader @librarybelle @crinoline_laphroaig @eeclayton @thearomaofbooks @deelew @kao @elizamarie 2mo

lil1inblue So evocative! I needed a glass of water after reading. 2mo

Cuilin I felt asthmatic reading this chapter. 😷 2mo

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Bookwormjillk The truth of the children looking to see what the adults would do 2mo

TheAromaofBooks When I read this several years ago, I remember enjoying the not-story chapters even more than the story chapters. I think Steinbeck's writing is so beautiful. 2mo

dabbe Oh, this novel. My heart weeps not just at the story of the Joads but at Steinbeck's sublime writing. 🩶🖤🩶 2mo

BookNAround I love that so many people like this book so much. It 100% is not for me (I loathe it). In fact, no Steinbeck book I‘ve ever read has been for me (I do still have high hopes for Travels with Charley though). 😂 2mo

BarkingMadRead @BookNAround this is my second attempt. Now I have to finish it 🤣 2mo

Austen_meets_Annie As a gardener from Oklahoma this makes me sad. 2mo

Bklover I love East of Eden so much that I am worried this one will be disappointing. 🤨 2mo

willaful This opening reminded me of the terrible fires of 2020, and a day when the sky was so red it felt apocalyptic. :-( 2mo

Bklover Hiya! Can you add me to the list? 2mo

BarkingMadRead @bklover absolutely 2mo

ElizaMarie I am behind - I ended up getting the Audio, because I went everywhere BUT a bookstore this weekend. Anyway, listening to Chapter 1 - I can tell I am going to enjoy this so far. It feels ominous (Also kinda going in blind, never tried to read it, never saw any of the screen adaptation - not sure how many there are). Excited to be in this group! 2mo

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BarkingMadRead

Frankenstein | Mary Shelly

Ch 3.1: #popswantsawedding #frankieasksforayear #offtoenglandwithhenry #beautifulwriting #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @mcctrish @bklover @peanutnine @kwmg40 @rubyslippersreads @dabbe @willaful @crinoline_laphroaig @lapreader @kao @thearomaofbooks @seabreeze_reader @sparklemn @librarybelle @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @bookwormahn @roary47 @elizamarie @jenlovesjt47 @julieclair 3mo

Sparklemn I really hope the creature has followed him and Henry to England and left the family in peace. However, I fear their journey may not end well. (edited) 3mo

Clare-Dragonfly I don‘t think this is going to go well for Henry… 3mo

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BarkingMadRead

Frankenstein | Mary Shelly

Ch 2.2: #beautifulwriting #ilovethiscreature #justtryingtogetalong #learningashegoes #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

Sparklemn I love love love the creature‘s innocence at the beginning of his story. Just trying to make his way in the world. 🙂 (edited) 3mo

Bookwormjillk He didn‘t know the language when he was first in the stone hut and now he speaks better than me on my best day. 3mo

ElizaMarie @Bookwormjillk I feel so bad for him. Also so in awe of his ability to adapt and how eloquent he is. 3mo

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Book 1, ch 1: loving all the covers so far! #shortchapter #boyandgirl #dorlcotemill #beautifulwriting #inlovewithmoistness #um #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @librarybelle @bookwormjillk @cuilin @mcctrish @deblovestoread @dabbe @julieclair @ruthiella @clare-dragonfly @thearomaofbooks @daisey @quietjenn @morr_books @leftcoastzen @kwmg40 @alldebooks @eeclayton @Sparklemn 9mo

Bookwormjillk This was a pretty chapter. Perfect for spring. 9mo

Morr_Books I loved the opening descriptions. 9mo

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Leftcoastzen Forgot to start 🙄😳 9mo

mcctrish benumbed arms - this a going to be lovely 9mo

Ruthiella The first chapter was a breeze. ❤️ 9mo

dabbe I think “moist“ was used in different forms more than once! 🤣 I love the setup to a long flashback of what happens at Dorlcote Mill on the Floss River. No dental floss here whatsoever! 🤩 9mo

Sparklemn “There is a remnant still of last year‘s golden clusters of beehive-ricks rising at intervals beyond the hedgerows…” Such beautiful writing! 9mo

Bklover So far so good! 9mo

AllDebooks This was a perfect opening, such evocative writing. 9mo

Leftcoastzen Very descriptive, I‘m interested. 9mo

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bibliobliss

Every Grain of Sand | David P. Wichman, Heather Ebert

“My life had taken off. I wasn‘t making anywhere close to ten thousand dollars a month, but I had more equity in living than I‘d had in decades on the street. Just as Jeff Stevenson had taught me all those years earlier, I saw how I could truly manifest and create my own life...

bibliobliss ...Immersed in a raw form of gratitude, I couldn‘t help thinking, Oh my God, I survived! I‘m clean and sober. I‘m not digging into a trash can or sticking a needle into my arm. Every day, a laundry list of joys flooded my mind.“

#currentlyreading #memoir #nonfiction #recovery #addiction #spirituality #sexuality #life #truestory #ReedsyDiscovery #newdiscoveries #DavidPWichman #readandreview #beautifulwriting #feelings #bookblurbs 6y

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ElisabethRose

Daughter of Smoke & Bone | Laini Taylor

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I loved this book way more than I expected. The world building surrounding this story is so unique and beautiful. I especially loved how we discovered it alongside the main character. With a lot of YA novels I can usually guess what's going to happen but there were so many twists and beautiful turns.
#youngadult #fantasy #beautifulwriting

TrishMcCallister Sounds interesting! I‘ll have to check it out 🙂 7y

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DragonAuthors

Life of Pi | Yann Martel

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This one's on flash sale, too. We read it when it first came out and still own it in print, on the shelves of our permanent collection. Lasting impressions: a haunting story told in a unique voice, with beautiful writing. Only $2.99 (usu $9.99) until midnight tonight Pacific / 3:00 am EST. https://amzn.to/2NgDIHi

#awardwinners #beautifulwriting #deals #sales #bargains

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LibrarianRyan

Lunar Chronicles Coloring Book | Marissa Meyer

Thank goodness I know what this says or I would be in trouble. I find other languages that do not use an English alphabet have #beautifulwriting #readingresolutions

Jess7

Meeko93 ❤👑 8y

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BarbaraJean

Arcadia | Lauren Groff

I recently bought these three together, and love the contrast between the title fonts. They‘ve been sitting on my shelf in a stack because I love looking at the spines all lined up! #beautifulwriting #readingresolutions

Jess7

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