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Jingo | Terry Pratchett

#OokBOokClub

Just a friendly reminder that we'll be reading #Jingo next! Dig out your books, put in your library holds, or place your orders! The next Discworld adventure continues on August 8th! Woohoo!

If anyone wants to be tagged/untagged for future posts please let me know! Happy to oblige!

#Discworld #SirTerryPratchett #TerryPratchett #PratchettPosse #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #EpicBuddyRead

julesG @dariazeoli @Soubhiville @GingerAntics @rubyslippersreads @Karkar @kwmg40 @Liatrek @khooliha @TheSpineView @BookmarkTavern @Jennifer3 @Fortifiedbybooks @willaful @SconsinBookyBadger @Balibee146 @Deblovestoread @TheAromaofBooks @Chrissyreadit @Lizpixie @BarbaraJean @AlaMich 9h

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julesG

Feet of Clay | Terry Pratchett

#OokBOokClub-ers, our Discworld adventure continues TODAY with #FeetOfClay!

Looking forward to our discussion next month!

Happy reading!

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julesG @dariazeoli @Soubhiville @GingerAntics @rubyslippersreads @Karkar @kwmg40 @Liatrek @khooliha @TheSpineView @BookmarkTavern 9h

julesG @Jennifer3 @Fortifiedbybooks @willaful @SconsinBookyBadger @Balibee146 @Deblovestoread @TheAromaofBooks @Chrissyreadit @Lizpixie @BarbaraJean @AlaMich 9h

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julesG

Men At Arms | Terry Pratchett

#OokBOokClub

Hello friends! Open discussion is in the FOLLOWING POST marked as a spoiler. Find the #MenAtArms post & tap "show me" on the spoiler tag to join in the discussion. Join in whenever you can! Today. Tomorrow. Next month! The post will always be up, just tag each other & we'll jump in to discuss with you. Feel free to chat about anything!

#Discworld #SirTerryPratchett #TerryPratchett #PratchettPosse #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #EpicBuddyRead

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julesG

Men At Arms | Terry Pratchett

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Welcome to the #OokBOokClub open discussion for #MenAtArms and #TheatreOfCruelty feel free to discuss anything! Don't forget to tag each other in the comments so your friends can see your reply. Have fun!

#Discworld #SirTerryPratchett #TerryPratchett #PratchettPosse #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #EpicBuddyRead

kwmg40 I enjoyed this one very much. I'd read it several years ago, but liked it even more on reread, mostly because I appreciated the return of Gaspode after having read Moving Pictures since. 8h

julesG Has anyone read the short story? 2h

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Jess861

In My Own Moccasins: A Memoir of Resilience | Helen Knott

Now that we are in July, the next #OhCanada read has started - In My Own Moccasins by Helen Knott. The first time we are exploring a memoir. This is a bi-monthly read so it will go until end of August. A few discussion points will be posted at the end for those who wish to participate. All are welcome to join in this easy going buddy read where we discover Canadian authors.

@litsyevents #BookClub #BuddyRead #Canada

Jess861 @lauraisntwilder @KathyWheeler @Ruthiella @CarolynM @LapReader @kwmg40 @Readergrrl @JenlovesJT47 @Tamra @PurpleyPumpkin @Kitta @DogMomIrene @Blueberry @BiblioLitten @JuniperWilde @Teresereading @mcctrish 3d

Ruthiella Looking forward to this one! 3d

mcctrish My library hold came in ✊🏻 3d

CarolynM I plan to get to this one soon🙂 3d

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AllDebooks

Strange Pictures | Uketsu

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My #Bookspin is Mansfield Park.
My #Doublespin is Strange Pictures for #buddyread with @julesG 📚

A slight contrast in subject matter. 😅

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Enjoy!! 6d

MaleficentBookDragon I really liked

Strange Pictures

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ImperfectCJ

Strange Pictures | Uketsu

so-so

The blurb describes this as “mystery horror,“ and I don't think it's a spoiler to say that it struck me as more one than the other. The writing often feels stilted and overly simplistic, but it's difficult to know if that's how the author writes or how the translator translates. I do really enjoy the premise, and it's a quick read with some fun puzzle-solving elements, although it reads to me more like a sketch of an idea than a novel. #BuddyRead

ImperfectCJ Photo: “Three Guys,“ by my son at age 3, December 2012. 6d

Sace Love the art! 6d

BarbaraBB Great illustration! I am almost done with the book and am liking it so far. Especially the guessing! 5d

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julesG

Strange Pictures | Uketsu

#BuddyRead @thegirlwiththelibrarybag @BarbaraBB @sarahbarnes @ImperfectCJ @AllDebooks

Last chapter - let's see how all the dots are connected

ImperfectCJ I finished the book last night, and I'm a little underwhelmed. I think the description of the book as "mystery horror" threw me off. It doesn't seem like horror really to me. And after reading Butter, I can't help seeing the plot as at least a little misogynistic. I agree with the comment earlier wondering if there was something off with the translation, although I do like the sentence that describes rocks the size of rabbits on the trail. 6d

julesG @ImperfectCJ misogyny unfortunately seems to still be part of Japanese culture. Maybe the descriptions of the murders is considered horror? I'd just call it a mystery. 6d

thegirlwiththelibrarybag So tempted to read these comments - but I know I should wait 😝 6d

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thegirlwiththelibrarybag @ImperfectCJ @julesG - it was shelved in the horror section at the bookshop but I‘d agree - it‘s a mystery. I haven‘t read Butter - is the similarity that they are both about female serial killers? 5d

julesG @thegirlwiththelibrarybag I'd have to ask my daughter where exactly in the bookshop she found the copy, but I'd guess it was on a table with lots of Asian literature rather than the horror section. But, horror is a genre she likes too. 5d

julesG I haven't read Butter. It was part of Camp Litsy last year and I forgot to read it in time and the comments about fat shaming and misogyny didn't really make me want to read it. It was also Waterstones book of the year but doesn't seem to have sold like fresh butter - or like warm bread rolls, or sliced bread (German phrases about something selling really well). 5d

ImperfectCJ @thegirlwiththelibrarybag Butter was unique in that, written by a woman writer, it called out misogyny in Japanese culture while not trying to make the female serial killer likeable. This one seems to reduce women to abusers or killers or passive victims with no commentary about the contributing social structures that make them so dependent. 5d

BarbaraBB I have finished the book too and enjoyed it for its unique form. No horror to me but an interesting mystery and very Japanese - although not as much as Butter, which I think your should read @julesG 😀 . 3d

julesG @BarbaraBB 🤣🤣🤣🤣 after all this time, after all the piles of butter I ignored??? 3d

BarbaraBB 🙌🏽 yes! 3d

sarahbarnes I finished the book today and agree that it‘s not horror, but I did enjoy the mystery and puzzle aspects of it. And that it was very Japanese writing. I liked it better than Butter myself. 3d

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BarbaraBB

Strange Pictures | Uketsu

I just started this very weird Japanese mystery. So many layers and clues and I feel like everything is important while I have no idea why! Fun!
You can still join our #buddyread. @julesG has been posting about each of the four chapters.

thegirlwiththelibrarybag, sarahbarnes, ImperfectCJ

julesG Everything seems to be a clue, but you need to continue for it to make sense. When you read the next chapter, you see the puzzle pieces slotting together, but still there's no final picture to admire. 6d

sarahbarnes Starting here this morning! 6d

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LitsyEvents

Burial Rites | Hannah Kent

Repost for @Librarybelle

Great discussion so far for The Chelsea Girls! Our next #LiteraryCrew #BuddyRead is Kent‘s historical fiction account of the last woman set to be executed in Iceland.

Read at your own pace. Discussion on July 31st. I will post periodic check-ins throughout the month. All are welcome to join! I know several are planning to join in for the discussion!

See original post at https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2879329

Librarybelle Thanks for reposting! 6d

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