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GIRL WAITS WITH GUN reads the headline of the newspaper in 1914, referring to the #truestory of Constance Kopp, one of America's first women to be named #deputysheriff. This fictionalized account has roots in history, found in sensationalized cartoons and headlines of the intrepid Misses Kopp. Constance is dragged into her battle with a corrupt businessman and rumored #BlackHander, showing that #goodpeople can't help but to #dogood. 18/365

Bookishlie This is on my tbr. Saw her at texas book festival like 3 years ago:) 3y

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Redwritinghood

The Good People | Hannah Kent

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I found this book immersive and dark. A good look at the way superstition and paranoia can catch on and overwhelm a community. Based on real events, the small farming community is steeped in fairy lore. A desperate widow tries to save her grandson, who she believes is a changeling. I enjoyed Kent‘s writing, which is sharp and focused. 4⭐️ #goodpeople And thanks to all the buddy readers.

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Cinfhen I‘m glad u stuck with it! I have a bit of FoMo over this one. I bailed early ☹️ 5y

TrishB Glad you enjoyed it 👍🏻 5y

erzascarletbookgasm Glad it‘s a pick for you. I gave it 4 stars too. 😊👍 5y

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Caroline2 It was a 4 star from me too! I love her writing and the characters! I was completely immersed in her world! 5y

JennyM Great review...and thanks for your reading company with this one. I didn‘t enjoy it as much as I hoped, but I still think Kent is a master of words. She sure does meticulous research! 5y

Mdargusch I thought it was beautifully written and I gave it 5⭐️ but I also listened to it on audible. I think the narrator with her Irish accent really pushed it over the top for me. 5y

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Redwritinghood

The Good People | Hannah Kent

#goodpeople Am I the only one still working on this one? I‘ve gotten about a third of the way through. Just made a latte, so I think it‘s time to sit back and knock a good chunk of this one out.

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Birdsong28 No I am still going I'm at about 73% last time I look as I'm on Kindle. 5y

Birdsong28 Keep going we will get there! 😀😀😀😀📚📖 5y

Redwritinghood @Birdsong28 Great! I‘m finding I like it. Her writing is very good so far. 5y

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Birdsong28 @Redwritinghood I am finding that it's not a book to just read a few pages of, that you have to read a good chunk of it to really get and enjoy it 😀📚📖 5y

Cinfhen Well a few of us ( or maybe just 2 ) bailed!!! 5y

Tamra It can get slow, but I enjoyed it. The pace picks up toward the end. 5y

Pricel101 Agreed @birdsong28 Love this author and looking forward to your review @Redwritinghood!

Burial Rites

Tamra @Redwritinghood I really like her writing too, I was entranced by Burial Rites! 5y

Birdsong28 @Pricel101 @Tamra I loved Burial Rites but not really feeling like that about this but I have come this far I WILL make it to the end! 😀📚📖 5y

TrishB @Cinfhen we did..... 5y

Pricel101 Go girl!!📚💥 5y

Tamra @Birdsong28 I don‘t think it‘s as good either. 5y

Redwritinghood @Pricel101 🤗🤗 5y

Redwritinghood @Tamra @Birdsong28 I loved Burial Rites, so I‘m hopeful about this one. 5y

LeahBergen There‘s my cup that you “made” me buy, too. 😍 5y

Caroline2 I really liked this one but it is mega bleak!! 5y

JennyM This one divided opinion - I sat on the so-so fence. 5y

ApplesandSpindles I have not read this one but I thought "Burial Rites" was fascinating and beautifully written. 5y

Redwritinghood @ApplesandSpindles I‘ve read both now. While I liked both, I prefer this one. 5y

ApplesandSpindles @Redwritinghood Ooohhh....Something to look forward to. Thanks! 5y

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emilyhaldi

The Good People | Hannah Kent

so-so

I did it. I finished the book!...kind of. I did skim 50-100 pages to get to the climax and the ending 🤷🏻‍♀️And wowza, Kent did not let up with the darkness

I am sad I didn't love this book like I loved Burial Rites. Both are very atmospheric and slow paced, but for some reason it didn't work for me this time. Fun to read with the rest of you #goodpeople though!!

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Tamra I agree with you, not as compelling as Burial Rites. 5y

Reviewsbylola Pretty sure I was bored to tears by BR. Def skipping this one. 5y

JennyM I‘m dittoing you. I felt exactly the same 😘 5y

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erzascarletbookgasm Same! I‘m kinda sad I didn‘t love this as much as I loved her debut. 5y

TrishB Agreed, but couldn‘t even finish this one! 5y

Cinfhen I should have skimmed to the end too!! I‘ve already wrapped and shipped my book off!!! I think Kent might be one of those bleak writers 🤨 even BR was brutal!!! 5y

Caroline2 I‘m about half way through now and I‘m liking it! 🤷‍♀️ it‘s dark and bleak like BR but maybe I‘m just in the mood for that at the mo! 😆 5y

emilyhaldi I can relate! @Caroline2 I LOVE dark and bleak most of the time but this was just a little too slow I guess. Glad you are liking it!! 5y

emilyhaldi It's dark @cinfhen from what I gathered from my skimming, Nance convinces Nora to drown the boy in a river to release the fairy that's inside of him... And they do. They go to trial for the murder of the boy and somehow get off not guilty 🤷🏻‍♀️ The end 😳 5y

Cinfhen Ha! That‘s perfect ~ thanks, Em!!! So glad I bailed when I did!!!!! 5y

Mdargusch Shocked you didn‘t like it more. 5y

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Cinfhen

The Good People | Hannah Kent

Real life distractions might be hindering this book right now because I find myself slowly drifting away every time I pick it up. I agree the writing is lovely but the subject matter and elements of magical realism are not working for me. Sorry my #GoodPeople , I think this book is going back into #hibernation 🐻

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TrishB Same 👍🏻 I don‘t think I‘ll be tempted to pick back up though. 5y

RadicalReader @Cinfhen gorgeous book cover totally beachy 5y

CoffeeAndABook Too bad it‘s a disappointment, man that cover is so alluring. Sometimes it‘s just wrong time, wrong book. It‘s been happening to me a lot lately 🤷🏼‍♀️ Hope you pick up a real page-turner next 🤞🏼☀️😙 5y

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JennyM Sleep well in your hibernation #GoodPeople. It was more of a slog reading this one than Burial Rites and it was soooo bleak!!! 5y

Cinfhen I know what you mean @TrishB I think I‘ve tried this book before ... I‘ll give it one more go and then into the Litsyverse it flies @JennyM @CoffeeAndABook @RadicalReader The cover is definitely a stunner!!!! 5y

Birdsong28 It taking me ages as well! Glad I have done this buddy read with you. Hopefully you can pick it up again in the future. 📚📖 5y

Cinfhen I always feel bad bailing on a buddy read @Birdsong28 but sometimes it really is wrong book wrong time 5y

Crazeedi @Cinfhen very true, sometimes a book just doesn't work. Move on 5y

Cinfhen Do u want me to send it to you @Crazeedi ???? 5y

Crazeedi @Cinfhen what a sweet offer! I have not read anything by this author, I just read the description, and I think I might enjoy! My email crazeedi73@gmail.com. get in touch so we can exchange addresses, email etc. Thank you tons😊❤ 5y

erzascarletbookgasm @JennyM I agree, this is slow in the earlier parts, unlike Burial Rites. @Cinfhen too bad it didn‘t work out for you. 5y

emilyhaldi Bummer. I'm going to try reading a little more today and see if it makes me want to keep going... 5y

Tamra Bailing is better than regretting! 😁 5y

RohitSawant The 🐻 emoji is criminally underused! 5y

Redwritinghood That‘s too bad. Seems to be a really split decision on this one. 5y

Reviewsbylola Magical realism rarely works for me. 5y

Cinfhen Hahaha @rohit-sawant #SaveTheBear 🐻 5y

Cinfhen I‘m happy I let it go @Tamra @erzascarletbookgasm @emilyhaldi @Redwritinghood @Reviewsbylola but can someone please tell me how it ends 😂 5y

Mdargusch @Cinfhen @reviewsbylola the magical realism didn‘t bother me since it‘s based on a true story and the peasants of Ireland really based their life on the work of fairies. Sorry you could not get through it, but I‘m glad I read it so thanks for the buddy read! 5y

Cinfhen I always feel bad bailing on a buddy read but my heart just wasn‘t in this one @Mdargusch I‘m glad it worked for you. Hannah Kent is an amazing author so I feel a little guilty that I didn‘t stick with it more. 5y

Suet624 @Mdargusch ooohhhh, your description might have just sold me on this book! 5y

Mdargusch It‘s definitely not getting much Litsy love @Suet624 🤷🏼‍♀️ 5y

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erzascarletbookgasm

The Good People | Hannah Kent

I‘ve finished this #GoodPeople buddy readers. Will post review later when more or all have completed theirs. Sigh, always the women who suffer much in these stories.

Image of Killarney landscape above.

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Pricel101 Oh lovely post! The women always suffer the most. Hannah Kent is a fave 🙏 LOVED

Burial Rites

Redwritinghood Looking forward to your review. I‘m way behind. I haven‘t even started yet! 5y

emilyhaldi Certainly a lot of suffering in this one! 5y

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Leftcoastzen I want to be there. 5y

Cinfhen Gorgeous imagery 💚I‘m having trouble staying interested. I think timing is off for me. 5y

Tamra I‘m hoping to finish this afternoon if I can get some uninterrupted couch time. 🤞🏾🤞🏾 Definitely a sense of foreboding and while fairy folklore isn‘t something I have ever been interested in, I‘m getting thru it and learning a lot. I feel such pity for people ruled by arbitrary gods and supernatural phenomena. 5y

TrishB Gorgeous pic 💕 Look forward to your review. 5y

Mdargusch Their lives just seemed so miserable. 5y

Birdsong28 Getting slowly through this currently at 26% on #Kindle 5y

erzascarletbookgasm @Pricel101 I loved her debut too! 😊 5y

JennyM It was certainly bleak! 5y

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erzascarletbookgasm

The Good People | Hannah Kent

I love maps in books! I‘m reading the tagged book, where Nora was taking a ten-mile walk to Killarney..and it says she saw this place and that place...I keep referring to the map to see where she was travelling. 🙂
#GoodPeople

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TrishB Cool 👍🏻 5y

TrishB Not got that far yet 😁 5y

Cinfhen I like book maps too 5y

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Redwritinghood I love maps in books too. 👍🏻👍🏻 5y

Christine11 I love a book map! 😊 5y

JennyM Hope you‘re enjoying so far 😘 5y

Pricel101 I LOVE travel literature even better if there are maps! 🌎 5y

Mdargusch Darn. No map on the audio version. 🙃 5y

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Cinfhen

The Good People | Hannah Kent

“People are always a little afraid of what they do not recognize” #GoodPeople I have a feeling this little line is going to be a MAJOR theme 😢

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TrishB Yep 😔 started on commute this morning! 5y

Redwritinghood A major theme for most epochs in human history! I haven‘t started yet, but plan to get to it this weekend. Hopefully, I can catch up. 5y

Cinfhen I‘m reading it slowly @Redwritinghood it‘s sad! 5y

JennyM ❤️ 5y

Mdargusch You would be right on that assumption. 5y

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Cinfhen

The Good People | Hannah Kent

“She did not understand how Martin‘s body could seem so small. In life he had been a bear of a man, had carried her on the night of their wedding as though she was nothing more than sunlight.” Hannah Kent is a true wordsmith. #GoodPeople

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Christine11 She is a great writer - Burial Rites is amazing! I‘ve got this one but haven‘t read it yet 😊 5y

Librarybelle I loved this book! Burial Rites is still my favorite, but she is such a lyrical author. I may have to reread this one this year! 5y

Crazeedi This is a book on my TBR list, it sounds so good. An author I have not read (edited) 5y

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Cinfhen Do u own a copy @Crazeedi ? If so, join our buddy read!! You should too @Christine11 we only started today 💜 5y

Cinfhen I agree @Librarybelle her sentence structure is beautiful 💚 5y

Crazeedi @Cinfhen I do not own a copy unfortunately 5y

Cinfhen I‘ll send u my copy after I‘m done reading it @Crazeedi 😊 5y

Mdargusch I loved that she was as light as sunlight. Great quote! 5y

Christine11 @Cinfhen If I finish the one I‘m reading now pretty soon I definitely might join the buddy read! Thank you 💖 5y

Cinfhen Jump in whenever @Christine11 5y

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