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Emilymdxn
Real Life: A Novel | Brandon Taylor
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2/13 #booker2020

I wasn‘t sure if I‘d like it at the start but the precise, quiet style grew on me so much and I wound up loving it. The writing was so still but there was so much violence and darkness underneath. Wallace was so different from me but this sucked me into his head and life, which is what the best books do I guess. Having read so few books from the list so far I can‘t call it yet but I think this should be shortlist-worthy

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MrsMalaprop
Apeirogon: A Novel | Colum McCann
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Making a start on this beauty 😍. I have not read a single book on the #booker2020 long list that was announced this week.

This long-listed book was loaned to me by a friend who loved it. So I‘m goin‘ in. #currentlyreading

JennyM I‘ve been so curious about this one for a while and especially now it‘s on the list. The cover really is beautiful. Hope you enjoy (edited) 4y
Rissreads This does sound fascinating! I look forward to your review but I think I will still stack it for now. 4y
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Emilymdxn
Apeirogon: A Novel | Colum McCann
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@StayCurious here‘s my #readinglater stack for the next couple weeks! I‘m embarking on the #booker2020 long list with these two that I bought today. I‘m really excited as there‘s so many books and authors I haven‘t heard of #summerfunbucketlist

JamieArc I ordered these two today as well, along with three others from the Longlist. (edited) 4y
BarbaraBB I‘ll be following your thoughts on both. I‘m not sure yet which longlisted books I‘m going to read. @JamieArc 4y
JamieArc @BarbaraBB I‘m not sure how many I will get through but the other ones I want to get to are Real Life (I have high hopes for this one), Redhead by the Side of the Road, and possibly Love and Other Thought Experiments. 4y
charl08 I ordered these two too. Will look out for your comments. 4y
ChasingOm Oh wow, the tagged sounds fantastic. 4y
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Emilymdxn
Such a Fun Age | KILEY. REID
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The #booker2020 long list is here! I‘m afraid I‘ve been in a bit of a reading slump the last couple weeks. The old mental health hasn‘t been the best ever. I‘m hoping to read some of them but I‘m reading slow and trying not to put pressure on myself. I‘ve only read Such A Fun Age and other than Hilary Mantel and Anne Tyler I‘m not familiar with any of these authors. Book shopping time! What do you guys think of the list?

Andrew65 Hilary Mantel is the only one I know. Will she make it a hat-trick of wins. 4y
KVanRead @Andrew65 @Emilymdxn The Mantel is every bit as good as the rest of the trilogy so by that measure she could do it, imho. I‘ve only read two others here, Tyler and Reid, both good but not even close for me. 4y
KVanRead @Emilymdxn Sending you virtual 🤗🤗🤗 4y
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Emilymdxn @Andrew65 @KVanRead I adored wolf hall, then I bought bring up the bodies and it‘s so long I just can‘t make myself do it even tho I know I‘ll love it when I try. I think I‘ll try bring up the bodies soon but I‘m honestly not sure if I‘ll make it through the mirror and the light before the shortlist comes out 4y
Emilymdxn @KVanRead I really enjoyed such a fun age, not a bad book at all, but when I read more from the list I can imagine finding things I like better. I just bought Apeirogon and How Much Of These Hills Is Gold today 4y
Andrew65 @Emilymdxn Simon Vance did a great job of the audiobook for Bring Up The Bodies. He really brought the book to life for me. I‘m still to read The Mirror and the Light which is another big book. 4y
KVanRead @andrew65 @Emilymdxn I was going to suggest audio too. Like you Emily I was feeling daunted by the size of TMATL, but the audiobook made it a breeze and Ben Miles‘ narration is outstanding - I understand he played Cromwell in the stage play and he really embodies the man as well as doing a great job with the other characters. 4y
Andrew65 @KVanRead That‘s good to hear. 4y
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missberlyreads
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I hope I get to vote for Cory Booker for President of the United States in the near future!

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#united #corybooker #Newark #NJ #politics #Booker2020 #audible #memoir #getlit #justread #kvnreads17