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Leniverse
Summer Reading | Hilma Wolitzer
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I picked only paper editions for the #14books14weeks so my summer reading challenge to myself is to actually read my #ReadYourKindle books in June, July, and August (yeah, we'll see how that goes 😅)
I think this is some good midsummer reading here; a mix of the cozy and the queer (or the cozy and the weird, but that has no alliteration 😆)

@CBee

LeeRHarry I need to get to the last Becky Chambers but I keep putting it off as I don‘t want the series to end. 2d
CBee Oooo, Olive!! Loved that one. 1d
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melissajayne
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Pickpick

4⭐️ Really liked how this dual-timeline novel was executed. A very chunky book, but definitely worth the read. #2025 #genremashup #historicalfiction #contemporaryfiction #literary #romance

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TheBookgeekFrau
Lost and Found: A Novel | Carolyn Parkhurst
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Great cover 💛 🦜 6d
Eggs Beautiful💚🩷💛 6d
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Roary47
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Panpan

2✨ I wouldn‘t say this book is bad, but I was expecting more. It was a nice cozy read with a bit of a mystery. It seemed to repeat itself a lot, especially in when Lydia should tell her daughter the truth about her dad. I really enjoyed the atmosphere this book provided of small town life close to the ocean. #ReadYourKindle

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vivastory
Summer Reading | Hilma Wolitzer
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Summer reading! Beach reads! WTF does that even mean?! Escapist literature? 19th C Russian door stoppers that have been clogging the TBR for years. Is it the new Emily Henry? Or Count of Monte Cristo? Littens, I need to know! Chime in in the comments with your 10 favorite beach read/TBR beach reads On July 1st I will use the advanced science of the random number generator to select a winner & gift a $30 gift card of yr choice.
#beachreadsfindaway

CSeydel Ooh ooh for me it‘s a combination of murder mysteries (like Agatha Christie and other classic crime) and chunksters that feel like too much commitment to dig into during the “school year” (which still feels like a thing even though my kids are all in college now) 1w
Prairiegirl_reading I definitely don‘t want to cry on the beach so nothing too emotionally heavy. Also, can‘t be too physically heavy to carry in the beach bag. And, since I live in a colder climate, I don‘t want anything to do with winter or snow. Lessons in Chemistry was a good one for summer. Something good on audio - Talk to Me by Dolen Perkins Valdez was excellent although had difficult subject matter. Currently reading the tagged book,awesome so far! 1w
Aims42 For me, it‘s reads that are fun & entertaining and don‘t require much brain power to read because I‘m reading them outside with birds chirping or at a pool with children screaming 😆 1w
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AmyG One summer, when my kids were 2 (twins) and 4….I found a babysitter for 2 hours in the afternoon for the summer. While not on the beach, I spent every afternoon, locked in my bedroom, reading Ruth Rendell mysteries. Every one I could find (I was on a JAG). So beach reads to me are now mysteries. 1w
MemoirsForMe For me, it‘s a juicy, scandalous romance novel…a light, entertaining page-turner. Who wants to read anything heavy or deep while on vacation lounging on the beach? One of my early favorites from way back when was Jackie Collins‘ 1w
Tamra 😆 What a fun & funny post! I don‘t have any more of a clue than you do as to what is a summer or beach read. I‘ll tell you what I am going to read though 1w
TEArificbooks For me it is light fluffy read that doesn‘t require too much brain power. Nothing too literary or classics. I am also a literal beach reader as in if the book has a beach/pool/body of water on the cover then I read it in the summer. No matter the genre. I mostly like rom coms and mystery thriller or some summer camp horror for my summer beach reading. 1w
Deblovestoread For me it's something light and fluffy. Something that I don't need to finish the chapter before putting it down to go play in the waves. 1w
sarahbarnes Love this question! I don‘t like the beach, but for me summer reads are ones I can get completely immersed in - like an Atwood, a Murakami, an Atkinson. A page turner. 1w
Jas16 For me a beach read is something light that I can read and enjoy despite the distractions of being surrounded by other beach goers. It would also usually be a cheap mass market that I don‘t care about being damaged by water or sand. 1w
BarbaraBB For me it‘s books I‘m pretty sure of that I will like them because I am usually in a more sunnier country when I‘m on the beach (and I can‘t bring too many). So mostly a book I‘ve been looking forward to, that‘s supposed to be a pageturner and in paperback format(because of the sand) 🏖️ 1w
Ruthiella I had to make my own post because I had a good idea for a meme. 😂 I hope you don‘t mind! I am OK with heavier, serious books to read on the beach. I took Wolf Hall to the beach and to read in the car on the way there. 🏖️ But a good murder mystery can also be great. The main thing is that I have ENOUGH to read and having an e-reader is great for that. 👍 1w
CSeydel @AmyG oh I love that! 1w
willaful My favorite summer reads tend to be longer books I can really get lost in. Examples from the past are Doomsday Book by Connie Willis (used to reread it every summer) and Watership Down by Richard Adams, which might be one to reread! One I'm planning for this summer is Table for Two by Amor Towles. It's a great time for a new book by a favorite author. I also want to read the new Anne Tyler and John Scalzi books. 1w
Bookwormjillk It‘s hard to define but I know it when I see it. For me it‘s usually a combination of a new bestseller (I do read the new Emily Henry every year), a good thriller during a thunderstorm, a chunkster like Stephen King or Lonesome Dove, or a book set in a hot climate. I also tear through mysteries and audiobooks while traveling. I tend to not read a lot of nonfiction in summer aside from travel memoirs which I love. 1w
Bookwormjillk @AmyG love your story! 1w
Amiable For me, a beach read is whatever book that I happen to be reading the day that I‘m going to the beach. 🤷🏻‍♀️ Except for library books. I don‘t take library books to the beach. I don‘t want to incur the wrath of the librarians by returning a sandy, salty book. 😳😬😀 This is the book that I‘m currently reading so it will likely be carted to the beach at some point: (edited) 7d
Liz_M I like episodic books or short stories. My favorite past beach reads are The Arabian Nights, Dangerous Liaisons (epistolary novel), Tenth of December, 7d
TheKidUpstairs Sometimes it's chunksters, sometimes quick and cheerful, the most important thing is story. I need something totally engaging and transporting on the beach. And, like @Amiable said, NO LIBRARY BOOKS. Favourites that I read on summer/beach trips: Fayne, Poisonwood Bible, The Night Circus, The DaVinci Code. 7d
AmyG @Bookwormjillk Yes….Stephen King on a rainy, thundery summer day…perfection. 7d
TiredLibrarian I don't find that length matters to me; it has to be a really engaging and compelling plot. For me that's often mysteries. Summer's often when I catch up with my favorite mystery authors like John Sandford, Lee Child, or John Connolly. Or I might check out whatever the "buzzy" books of the moment are. 7d
Amiable @TheKidUpstairs Oh, I have “Fayne” in my TBR pile —did you like it ? 7d
TheKidUpstairs @Amiable Loved it. One of my favourites from the last couple of years (but definitely a chunkster!) 7d
Meshell1313 Ooh interesting! For me it definitely has to be a physical book- no can do a kindle on the beach. I always think Hemingway was made to read on the beach. Nothing like a solid classic! 🌊👙☀️⛱️🐚 7d
lynneamch I like reading about places when I am physically in that place. So, for me, a beach read has to be at least partially set in or near a beach. Love anything by this author, but especially 6d
TheBookHippie I read a lot of classic literature 🤣🤷🏻‍♀️ shocker I know. I generally read a ton of gardening books and nature books too. 5d
monalyisha I‘m with @Prairiegirl_reading! If I can avoid it, I‘d rather not cry on the beach. It has very little to do with public embarrassment and everything to do with avoiding getting sunblock in my eyes! 😉 In general, I do tend to gravitate towards easier reads on the beach. I like something I can easily put down, in case I want to swim; look for shells, sea glass, or cool rocks; or just close my eyes and enjoy the feeling of *total* repose. 5d
monalyisha As requested, 10 favorite beach reads are coming right up! 5d
monalyisha 1. Cinnamon & Gunpowder by Eli Brown
2. Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
3. Shark Heart by Emily Habeck
4. The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst
5. The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna
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monalyisha 6. World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments by Aimee Nezhukumatathil
7. How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures by Sabrina Imbler
8. Here for It: Or, How to Save Your Soul in America by R. Eric Thomas
9. Little Weirds by Jenny Slate
10. Why We Swim by Bonnie Tsui
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monalyisha Perfect image to accompany this post, btw. 😎📖🦖 5d
Reggie 1. Black Tide-KC Jones 2. The Great and Secret Show-Clive Barker 3. Everville Clive Barker 4. The Off Season- Jack Ketchum 5. Blue World-Robert McCammon 6. Tom Lake-Ann Patchett 7. Camp Ghoul Mountain Part VI- Jonathan Raab 8. Tim and Pete James Robert Baker 9. Black Wave by Michelle Tea 10. Our Share of Night-Marianna Enriquez 5d
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Kristy_K
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Pickpick

Overall I enjoyed the book, but I did struggle some with the characters. I think the alternating past and present chapters was right for this story, but I found it sometimes interrupted the flow too. The difficult topics were handled well and there was depth and emotion throughout that really carried the plot.

⭐️⭐️⭐️

#botm

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CaseyTheCanadianLesbrarian
The Fake: A Novel | Zoe Whittall
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Page-turning! Two people, a newly divorced 40-year-old straight guy (Gibson), and a 30-something lesbian (Shelby), whose wife has died recently and unexpectedly, get drawn in by a charismatic pathological liar and only figure it out after they meet. Femme dyke, anxiety, and grief representation with Shelby are extremely well done. I love Whittall's #queer characters, because they feel so much like the queer people I know IRL. Great #audiobook!

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CaseyTheCanadianLesbrarian
The Fake: A Novel | Zoe Whittall
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Oof I forgot how real Zoe Whittall's descriptions of anxiety are, so real it is hard to read sometimes as someone with anxiety. You can tell she is so familiar with it.

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Read4life
Always: A Novel | Sarah Jio
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I‘m glad I finally read this one. It‘s been on my shelf for a long time. It hit hard and showed how quickly life and circumstances can change. Will you look away, will you be persistent in helping, will you see past the first level and look deeper?

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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2w
Tove_Reads Sounds good! 2w
Andrew65 Excellent 🎉🎉🎉 1w
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