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dabbe
The Mill on the Floss | George Eliot
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A richly detailed and emotionally complex novel that explores themes of family, societal expectations, personal freedom, and the tension between individual desires and communal obligations. Eliot presents flawed characters with nuanced motivations, making their conflicts deeply human. ⬇️

dabbe However, so much time was spent developing the characters, town, and story, that I felt the ending to be almost too abrupt and melodramatic. And a major #wtf ending! 😱 While imperfect, it remains a moving and thought-provoking work. 34m
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dabbe
The Mill on the Floss | George Eliot
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#weeklyfavorites
@Read4Life

It's the ONLY one I finished last week! 🤣

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dabbe
The Thin Man | Dashiell Hammett
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#threelistthursday #tlt @dabbe

Six better than last week. This list is killing me! 🤣 For my 3 faves, I went to book noir: two Hammetts and one Chandler.
1. THE MALTESE FALCON: “And when you're slapped you'll take it and like it.”
2. THE BIG SLEEP: “You were dead, you were sleeping the big sleep, and you were not bothered by things like that.“
3. THE THIN MAN: “Nora: “How do you feel?“
Nick: “Terrible. I must've gone to bed sober.”

ChaoticMissAdventures I have a canvas print of Maltese Falcon I loved the vibe of the book! 23m
dabbe @ChaoticMissAdventures How cool is that? You need to post a pic! I loved the book and movie so much that I taught an American film noir unit to my juniors as a reward at the end of the year. They loved it! To have them come into the room before class started and voluntarily talk about what they thought was going to happen next was priceless! 😍 11m
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willaful
Thursday Murder Club | Richard Osman
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I fondly recalled the Hipsters (they've all had hip replacements) from “Community“ reading this. Osman's gang is considerably more subtle & refined but equally willing to make use of stereotypes about being old & befuddled when it suits their purposes. And they're also heartbreakingly vulnerable to the issues of old age.

Didn't love the fat-shaming & copaganda, and was iffy on the moral ambiguity but the cast is so endearing I enjoyed it anyway.

lil1inblue The Community Hipsters cracked me up! This may be worth a read for me. 😂 46m
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InkedBookworm13
Cursed Cocktails | S. L. Rowland
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For June I decided to read some LGBTQ books for pride 🌈 I went into StoryGraph and filtered my TBR list to include LGBTQ tags and these were the first 20 that popped up. I let my d20 decide which 4 to start with.

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rachaich
Elsewhere | Gabrielle Zevin
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Oh this was sweet.
I needed something light and whilst the subject matter seems full of sadness, it's actually really uplifting and has a sense of happiness and love.
A truly cute little story that offers a different perspective on death.

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ShananigansReads
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TheSpineView I liked all the subplots in this one. 42m
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ImperfectCJ
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Nate isn't quite as annoying as George (of The Book of George), but his story also isn't as interesting. After an enjoyable beginning, it moves into Nate's reiterative internal justification for inconsiderate behavior that provokes, at best, a kind of tired irritation, much like the emotional arc of his love affairs. His hopelessness and oblivious privilege are mundane (albeit realistic and well-written).

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UnderworldAmusements
You Can't Win | Jack Black
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Ever dreamed of leaving it all behind? Of packing up your bindle, strapping on your best walking shoes, and hopping on the nearest train to... anywhere but here?

At least now you can read the real stories of the men who actually did it in our freshly restocked Hobo Literature collection.

Ride the rails with the most famous (and infamous) hobos, tramps, and vagabonds in history❗

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https://underworldamusements.com/collections/books/hobo

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Reggie
Victorian Psycho | Virginia Feito
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This. Was . Hilarious!!!!! This was Otessa Moshfegh and all her gruesomeness but with humor. Miss Notty is hired to be the governess at the Pound estate and nothing will ever be same again. She has a darkness inside her that is just itching to get out. One would be afraid for the family of the Pound estate until you meet them. Then, maybe, you‘re rooting for Miss Notty. Litsy this was great but for a lot of you it might not be. Take care. Pick!!!

BarbaraBB Fab review. Really want to read it! 2h
shortsarahrose Moshfegh with humor sounds right up my alley! 34m
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