Litsy

I am amazed at all of the nominations for #camplitsy this year. This was a really tough decision, and there are so many more I‘m just as interested in reading. But after spending an enjoyable afternoon reading as many blurbs as I could, I wound up voting for these 6. I wonder if any of them will wind up on our camp roster. We‘ll see!

Thank you so much to our hardworking hosts!

Megabooks, squirrelbrain, BarbaraBB

Bookwormjillk I have high hopes for Bear! 2d

Soubhiville @Bookwormjillk me too, Disappearing Earth was just so good. 2d

Megabooks I‘m hoping to see Phillips at Parnassus in July! Nice choices. Thanks for voting! 2d

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JamieArc Bear feels likely to make the list. It got one of my votes too! 2d

BarbaraBB Great choices. I want to read Bear too. And Plaka! And A Woman of Pleasure and The Alternatives! (edited) 2d

Caroline2 Great choices! I want to read Bear too. 😃 1d

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Bookwormjillk

Funny Story | Emily Henry

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I didn‘t vote for this one for #CampLitsy because I don‘t want to wait until June! For me summer starts when I get the new Emily Henry.

BarbaraBB So fun. Enjoy! 2d

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 💙💙💙 2d

JenReadsAlot I got mine today as well! 2d

Larkken haha, I had a bunch of books on that list that just went straight into my tbr and will not be pausing for camplitsy too 😄 1d

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Deblovestoread

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Back from taking hubby to the airport. A great day for peace and quiet to peruse the #CampLitsy longlist.

@BarbaraBB @Megabooks @squirrelbrain

BarbaraBB Enjoy! I have spend hours with it, only to still have 28 books I can‘t choose between 🤣🤣 4d

squirrelbrain Enjoy! ❤️ That‘s exactly the number I started with! @BarbaraBB 4d

BarbaraBB I know @squirrelbrain it is spooky again! But I am really stuck now, I do eant to read them all 😀 4d

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squirrelbrain Maybe we should have #autumncamp and #wintercamp too! 🤣 @BarbaraBB 4d

JenReadsAlot @squirrelbrain Yes!! 4d

BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain @JenReadsAlot 🤣🤣 (edited) 4d

Megabooks I'm still going through the choices! I hope you have as much fun as I'm having! 4d

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monalyisha

Bear: A Novel | Julia Phillips

Well, #CampLitsy, I've only gotten through the B's on the longlist & there are already 5 books I want to vote for. This is going to be a *process.* 😅

I'm so excited about the tagged, though, which I didn't nominate and which I am ABSOLUTELY selecting. I loved Disappearing Earth so much and I didn't realize she had a new book coming! Thanks to the nominator!

Megabooks, squirrelbrain, BarbaraBB

Bookwormjillk I think that‘s a must for me too! 4d

jlhammar I also loved Disappearing Earth so can‘t wait for Bear. This is going to be impossible! 4d

squirrelbrain It‘s so difficult to choose isn‘t it?! I ended up with 28 books on my first round of highlighting. 4d

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ChaoticMissAdventures I am planning on taking allllll week to the very last day to vote. There are so many options! 4d

monalyisha @ChaoticMissAdventures That sounds like a healthy and reasonable plan! I'll probably just hyperfixate all morning while drinking endless cups of coffee. 😉 4d

squirrelbrain So funny that you have entirely opposite approaches to this! @monalyisha @ChaoticMissAdventures 4d

ChaoticMissAdventures @squirrelbrain monalyisha I easily get “Overwhelmed paralysis“ or what I wlike to call, “This is too much I am taking a nap Syndrome“ LOL I took one look at the list and went and took a walk 😂 😂 I am so cuper excited though! My TBR is already growing. 4d

monalyisha @ChaoticMissAdventures @squirrelbrain What was it that Tolstoy said? “All obsessive readers are obsessive in their own way“? 4d

BarbaraBB I love this! I was super hyped too! I am still in the midst of narrowing it down! But Bear will definitely get my vote (I was one of the people norminating it!) 4d

BarbaraBB @ChaoticMissAdventures I love your approach too and how in real life I know no one who would react to a longlist like we do, in all our different ways. And that is what I love about Litsy 🩵 @squirrelbrain 4d

monalyisha @squirrelbrain After making my way through the whole list, I've got 24. I wondered how near my number would be to yours! I'm going to pause for a little road trip but I'm both looking forward to and dreading narrowing it down later. 😊 4d

Megabooks I'm so excited for Bear as well. I've signed up to see her on book tour at Parnassus! 🎉 🎉 🎉 Glad you're enjoying the longlist. 4d

squirrelbrain It‘s the difficult bit next Alyisha… 🫤🤪🤣 4d

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AmyG

Attack from Within: How Disinformation Is Sabotaging America | Barbara McQuade

#WeeklyFavorites @Read4life

Read4life 💙🦋💙 5d

squirrelbrain Hi Amy - on #camplitsy you voted for the God of the Woods. Unfortunately it didn‘t make the shortlist - it doesn‘t come out in the UK until July. Would you like to pick another one? Just tag me on here with your choice and I‘ll add it. Sorry to give you more of a dilemma, just when you thought you had it all sorted! 🤣 4d

AmyG @squirrelbrain Thank you! I will instead pick Bear. Not a problem. 4d

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Lindy

Suitable Boy | Vikram Seth

Old landlords sue the state to keep their lands.
Crushed corpses rot upon the holy sands.

Holy smoke! Momentous moments in this chapter! I don‘t usually get on with courtroom drama but Vikram Seth managed to make even that compelling. But little Bhaskar is my main concern. I hope we don‘t have to wait to long for an update.
#SuitableBoy2024

azulaco, Leftcoastzen, KathyR, bekakins, squirrelbrain, RebelReader, jlhammar, RaeLovesToRead, kassandrik

jlhammar So tragic. “Within fifteen minutes more than a thousand people were dead.” 😭 I was so relieved when Bhaskar was found. Hoping he recovers. 5d

Lindy @jlhammar Yes, so very tragic. @KathyR mentioned elsewhere that Seth based this incident on a real event in 1954 at the Kumbh Mela: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954_Prayag_Kumbh_Mela_stampede 5d

KathyR Even though Bhaskar is a minor character, I was impressed with the way that Seth made him stand out as a lovable & talented kid whose disal 5d

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KathyR Oops. ...whose disappearance put me on edge, his possible death was a heartbreaking thought. Kabir is the hero of the day, in recognizing him, contacting Mahesh, and convincing his father to visit regularly, but nobody present know what Lata & her mother know about his feelings for Lata. 5d

bekakins Poor Bhaskar - that chapter had me with my mouth hanging open, thank goodness he was found! 5d

squirrelbrain Only just caught up today - #camplitsy spreadsheets mean no time for reading. Such a terrible episode, even more so that it is based on a true story. 4d

Lindy @KathyR @bekakins Yes, Bhaskar is a good example of the way Seth describes and deploys his minor characters to maximum effect. These people seem real to me. 3d

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Susanita

Five Little Ducks | Raffi

1. A mama duck with several babies hanging out at the community center.
2. I bought a shredder. (Yes, I know I need to get out more.)
3. First pedicure since Christmas.
4. Selecting nominations for #CampLitsy (there‘s still time).
5. Singapore noodles at a new-to-me restaurant, and some of the proceeds went to a local cat rescue organization.
#5joysfriday

DebinHawaii

Bookzombie A new shredder is great! 6d

DebinHawaii Love your joy list! 💛💛💛 A new shredder is awesome & I can‘t wait for #CampLitsy24 🏕️📚 I‘m a big fan of Singapore noodles & nothing is cuter than baby ducks! 🐥 Thank for joining g in! 5d

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TheKidUpstairs

Blessings | Chukwuebuka Ibeh

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Heart wrenching and emotional, with moments of beauty, joy, and love. It's a wonderful debut, engaging crafted, filled with genuinely human characters at their best and worst.

Be prepared, there is no real resolution in the ending. Personally, I loved that, but I know that doesn't work for everyone! I found that lack of finality echoed the balance of heartbreak with just the slightest light of hope that Ibeh walks so beautifully.

#ARC

squirrelbrain The ending didn‘t work for me, but I really dislike non-endings. 😬 1w

TheKidUpstairs @squirrelbrain I totally get that. I think I'm in the minority for how much I like non-endings! 🤣 I'm excited to see what Ibeh writes next - he's SO young! 1w

squirrelbrain Hi Megan, I saw on one of the #camplitsy posts that you wanted to read this one but it didn‘t have a release date over there. It‘s a bargain on Amazon right now so I‘ve ordered you a copy and will send it on in the next few days. I hope you like it - I loved the ARC and I think you will too but it‘s very ‘of my era‘ and set in Yorkshire as well.

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TheKidUpstairs @squirrelbrain thank you so much!!! 1w

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BarbaraBB

The Wild Laughter | Caoilinn Hughes

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It might be the excitement around the nominations for #CampLitsy but I can't get invested in this book and am putting it aside for now. The language, the fact that nothing much happens in the first 100 pages.. I call it quits for now.

#ATY24 - Sound related word in title

jenniferw88

JenReadsAlot All the posts are exciting and distracting!! 1w

BarbaraBB @JenReadsAlot Right?! 1w

squirrelbrain I can‘t concentrate either… 🤣🤪 1w

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Bookwormjillk

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