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And I also rate The Flophouse Years - hippies in Dorset , England - and a weird-ass religious cult lurking in the recent past. Ooh-er, I wrote that one.

Thank you @PageShifter and @TheSpineView!

1. Depends! I rarely change into a completely different outfit during the day but I typically wear comfortable trousers at home and will put something less embarrassing on when I go outside. And then, I'll add/remove layers, jumpers, warm socks, etc. as needed.
2. Tagged book is a retelling in modern times of the Paris Commune, which started with seamstresses. MC organises sewing workshops.

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Such varying views on this one. It's the story of a striving-to-be utopian commune in western NY in the 60s, where our protagonist, Bit, takes us through his childhood to adulthood-- to a futuristic, dystopian pandemic in the city. My first book by Groff, the writing is lush and poetic, sometimes overwhelmingly so. However, that didn't stop me from caring about Bit and his journey towards peace. I'll read Groff again.

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“The women in the river, singing.“

I still have a stack of books that I used up renewals on to read through. Yet here I am checking out two more books. Both new to me authors Lauren Groff for #authoramonth and out of view Kiersten White for a fable bookclub.
@Soubhiville

Groff explores a man‘s mixed feelings about the commune he was raised in as he ages from childhood to 50. While I liked some of the characters, I strongly disliked the first 25% where Bit was a child narrator. Those rarely work for me. His later life as a teen and adult were more interesting, but overall this isn‘t anywhere near my favorite by her.

Sorry I haven‘t been around. Prep for Dad‘s cancer surgery tomorrow has been rough. 🙏🏻💙

Taking place in four periods, this book focuses on Bit, first born child of a late 60s commune. We see Bit‘s life both growing up in Arcadia and dealing with the aftermath of commune life. As a result of his chaotic childhood Bit spends his life wanting to care for everyone around him. He idealizes the past despite seeing the toll it has taken on everyone. Yet through it all many stayed connected despite wildly diverging paths. #authoramonth

@Soubhiville Here's another Kindle deal for Groff.
#AuthoroftheMonth. $2.99

Thanks to #AuthorAMonth, I finally got this one off the never ending TBR!

@Soubhiville

The Expectant Detectives turned out to be a very entertaining read.

Read my full review here: https://wp.me/p27gOm-ORt