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This was entertaining and wryly clever right up until the end. I want to read the rest of the trilogy now. And I also want to visit Finland. They have an odd, almost absurdist turn of mind there, I think I‘d like it 😊 If you are not familiar with Finnish quirkiness, try this trilogy, or a book in the genre of “Finnish weird.” That‘s a thing. Johanna Sinisalo is a good author to start with.

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azulaco

The Moose Paradox | Antti Tuomainen

“The last time I was here was with Lizard Man and AK. Both men tried to kill me but ended up killing themselves instead.” Oh, is that all? 😂 This is the e-book for July at my library - unlimited copies, no waiting. I am enjoying its extremely wry Finnish humor. The fact that the abnormally serious and logical main character (autism spectrum?) has inherited a kids‘ theme park is amusing in itself. Now I want to read the first book in the series.

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Magpiegem

The Rabbit Factor | ANTTI. TUOMAINEN

We are still in Brittany, the weather hasn‘t been great but the rain is taking a break so I‘m enjoying one of my 40th birthday pressies (you are supposed to put ice in this Moët I‘m not an animal!) And continuing this thriller about an actuary and an adventure park.

SamAnne Looks lovely! Treat yourself! 1y

BarbaraBB Moët with ice! Enjoy ? 1y

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tjwill

Canary in a Cat House | Kurt Vonnegut

Check out the back!

Ruthiella Awesome find! 😃 1y

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tjwill

Canary in a Cat House | Kurt Vonnegut

My newest Vonnegut acquisition: a first edition collection of short stories. This collection is no longer printed because most of the stories also appear in Welcome to the Monkey House, which is still in print. It is in excellent condition for a 1961 paperback, and that cover illustration is fascinating.

britt_brooke, OrangeMooseReads, vivastory, Eggs

tjwill

Welcome to the Monkey House

wanderinglynn Great find! 1y

britt_brooke Oh, it‘s beautiful!! 🤩 1y

Eggs Absolutely 💯👍🏼🤗 1y

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Magpiegem

The Rabbit Factor | ANTTI. TUOMAINEN

I‘ve been on what can only be described as a kindle buying rampage 😬😬 10 books.. that must be a record. 99p each though. I couldn‘t say no!!

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The_Penniless_Author

K is for Knifeball: An Alphabet of Terrible Advice | Jory John, Avery Monsen

#manicmonday #LetterK @CBee @RaeLovesToRead

📖 Kitchen Confidential (Anthony Bourdain)
✍️ Franz Kafka
📽 The Karate Kid
🎤 The Kinks
🎵 Kookies (MF DOOM)

vivastory MF Doom 👏 👏 2y

RaeLovesToRead I always get the Kinks mixed up with the Kooks... 2y

The_Penniless_Author @RaeLovesToRead Do you also mix up the Beatles with the Bangles? 2y

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The_Penniless_Author @vivastory The best! 2y

RaeLovesToRead 🤨 2y

CBee @The_Penniless_Author 😂😂😂🫢🫢🫢 2y

The_Penniless_Author @RaeLovesToRead What about the Killers and Distillers? 😁 2y

RaeLovesToRead @CBee don't encourage him!!! 😅 2y

CBee @RaeLovesToRead I swear I‘m not 😂😂 I just LOVE you two though. Part of the reason I look forward to Mondays is that I get to read the back and forth between y‘all 😊😂 2y

RaeLovesToRead @CBee Randy is just pretending to be all edgy and punk rock. He actually spends all his time watching Keeping up with the Kardashians and listening to the Kooks. 2y

The_Penniless_Author @RaeLovesToRead @CBee I had to look up the Kooks, and apparently they sound like "a less energetic Thrills" (???‍♂️) or a "less mush-mouthed Libertines". I did have a Libertines album, so maybe I would like the Kooks! ? (Oh, and Keeping Up With the Kardashians has been off the air for years. Get with times, Watts! ?) 2y

CBee @The_Penniless_Author not to burst your bubble, but the Kardashians are on Hulu (unfortunately). They‘re like warts that won‘t go away 😂😂 2y

CBee @RaeLovesToRead 😂😂😂 2y

RaeLovesToRead There are definitely Kardashians on Sky! I don't watch them personally, but I know they are there! 2y

RaeLovesToRead I actually like the Kooks, so you probably wouldn't Randy. There are better K artists though - Kings of Leon, Kate Bush, Kasabian, Katy Perry... 2y

The_Penniless_Author @CBee @RaeLovesToRead Ah, but that's 'The Kardashians', the sequel/reboot of 'Keeping Up With the Kardashians'. Being a strict originalist, I refuse to acknowledge its existence 😑 2y

The_Penniless_Author @RaeLovesToRead Although I've never heard the Kooks, I KNOW they're better than Katy Perry 😂 2y

RaeLovesToRead @CBee He's got them all on DVD anyway, so it's a moot point. (I am using the US meaning of moot, not the UK meaning, R-D) 2y

CBee @The_Penniless_Author I‘m with you, I‘d really just like to pretend that it doesn‘t exist 😂😂 2y

CBee @RaeLovesToRead 😂😂 Wait, what does “moot” mean in Britain? 2y

The_Penniless_Author @cbee @RaeLovesToRead Yeah, this is the first I'm hearing that moot means something else in the UK 🤨 2y

RaeLovesToRead @CBee @The_Penniless_Author My understanding is that a moot point in the US is something irrelevant. In the UK, it's a point up for debate. 2y

CBee @RaeLovesToRead ah ha! And yep, that is definitely what it means here. I actually really love the word “moot” 🤷‍♀️😂 2y

RaeLovesToRead @CBee Are you in the US? (I assumed so, but I saw you liked Keane... I didn't realise they'd been popular there! 😄) (I love Keane 🥰) 2y

CBee @RaeLovesToRead I am! I love a lot of bands that aren‘t as mainstream here 😊 2y

The_Penniless_Author @RaeLovesToRead @CBee Interesting! So over there it's a point up for debate, and here it's a point no longer up for debate because (as you said) it's now irrelevant. I wonder how it got to have nearly opposite meanings? 2y

RaeLovesToRead Randy, I feel you should post a picture of beautiful Linus on Litsy to show everyone what a handsome devil he is when he's not booping a fish-eye lens 🤣🤣 2y

The_Penniless_Author @RaeLovesToRead I've had plenty of Linus pictures on here. Go look back through my history. 2y

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julesG

The Rabbit Factor | ANTTI. TUOMAINEN

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

I'm looking the rabbit in the eye when the lights suddenly go out. With my left hand I squeeze the tube of industrial-strength glue, with my right I hold the screwdriver, and I listen.

#20in4 #readathon @Andrew65

Andrew65 An intriguing start. 2y

MemoirsForMe 😳 2y

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Blerdgal_Fenix

Not Taco Bell Material | Adam Carolla

Random moment of guiltily pleasure and joy. I got a Mexican pizza!! Yes I know — I know but I couldn‘t resist. Mexican pizzas got me thru a lot of break ups, late night dancing, stress eating, and pregnancy. Shout out to bringing it back and needing heartburn meds lol #nostalgia #tacobell #badfood #memories

Liatrek 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 Me and mom went got one last Thursday and oh the memories ❤️❤️❤️ 2y

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