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Butterfinger
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Pickpick

I have read several biographies of Bronson and Louisa, but did not know May(Amy) was a leader in her passion. Not only growing up with Transcendentalists and being offended by her portrayal in her famous sister's book, she knew several renowned artists of her time. I learned so much and stayed on Google to learn more about May's art. She was very independent and did not want Louisa's monetary aid once she was established.

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Addison_Reads
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Pickpick

I read Oscar Wilde for the first time 2 years ago and fell in love with his writing. When I saw this historic fiction book based on his marriage and relationships, I was instantly intrigued. The book is slow going, but I really enjoyed it. It felt well-researched, and I thought the struggle for Oscar between his love for his family and his desire to be true to himself was written in such a beautiful, bittersweet way.

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BookNerdMama
Diva: A Novel | Daisy Goodwin
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This book was really fantastic until the last bit. It just sort of...ended. Author just didn't stick the landing. It felt awkward and piecemeal. But most of the book was really very good, and I'd still recommend it.

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Andrew65
I Was Amelia Earhart | Jane Mendelsohn
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9th book finished for #Read2025 and #JumpStart2025 @DieAReader @LizPixie

I was looking forward to this short audiobook but felt quite underwhelmed by it. Disappointing as I was looking forward to finding out much more about this remarkable woman. It had a nice creative lyrical style, but was lacking in depth and detail.

Lizpixie At least it had some redeeming points.👍 3w
DieAReader 🫂🤞🏻Hopefully your #Next book is better. 3w
Andrew65 @DieAReader Thanks, you win some you lose some. 3w
Andrew65 @Lizpixie It did. 3w
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Mirazzles
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I read “Anne of Green Gables” for the first time two years ago, and since then, I‘ve become obsessed with everything Lucy Maud Montgomery and Anne Shirley. 💛

Ruthiella Do you know about #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead hosted by @BarbaraJean ? They are all about Anne and LMM! 3w
Mirazzles @Ruthiella no, I didn‘t know anything about that! Thank you! 🥰 3w
BarbaraJean @Ruthiella Thanks for the tag! @Mirazzles We have several parallel LMM buddy reads right now, reading through her complete journals and interspersing re-reads of her novels and related books (ones she mentions in her journals or books that have been compared to her books, etc.) We‘re finishing up Vol. 3 of the journals this week and start Anne‘s House of Dreams next week. You‘re very welcome to join any part of it that catches your fancy! 3w
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Mirazzles @BarbaraJean that would be nice! How do I join? Just read and comment ? 🥰 5d
BarbaraJean @Mirazzles I have several tag lists and I can add you to any or all! Then you just read and comment as desired! We have discussions on Saturdays and the pace is roughly 100 pages per week. The overall buddy read is #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead and the tags are: #LMMReread, #LMMJournals, and #LMMAdjacent for books related to LMM and her books. I‘ll go tag you for our current schedule and then also the poll I have up for future #LMMAdjacent books! 5d
Mirazzles @BarbaraJean that‘d be awesome! Thanks so much! 🥰 5d
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Jerdencon
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I had mixed feelings about this one - I found the story of Hattie McDaniel fascinating and heartbreaking… I definitely felt angry and sad at times at the blatant racism she had to endure - my issue was the fact that it was written in first person… for some reason I felt that her internal dialogue was just too much. Overall I‘m glad to have read it and learn about her life - thanks for putting it on the list @MallenNC #auldlangspine @monalyisha

Butterfinger Interesting!!!! 3w
MallenNC I‘m glad you read it. I put it on my list because I thought it brought needed attention to Hattie McDaniel‘s life beyond Gone With the Wind. 3w
TheBookHippie Read the ARC and had the feeling it wasn't her voice I was reading. I'm not sure. 3w
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SilversReviews
Diva: A Novel | Daisy Goodwin
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This book is headed on an adventure!! 😀

Be the first one to find it in a Little Free Library at 301 Freeport Road, Blawnox, Pennsylvania, to help it start its travels!!

Let‘s see how far it goes!!

Will it stay in Pennsylvania or will it be taken states away or countries away?

Can‘t wait to see where it will be found and enjoyed.

Happy Travels, Diva!! 😀

Thank you to @the.threaded.project for helping books spread the love of reading!!

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LapReader
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I picked these up from the Book Swap on the way home from pole dancing on Monday night.

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Jerdencon
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