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Librarybelle
Peony in Love | Lisa See
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A slow burning novel that explores seventeenth-century China customs and religion. At the center of this is the work The Peony Pavilion, a real piece of writing that was deemed controversial in its time (how appropriate that I finished this at the start of Banned Books Week).

Peony as a character grows in the novel, covering obsessive love and sorrow and in a way redemption. I didn‘t particularly like her, but her journey of self-understanding ⬇️

Librarybelle ⬆️ makes up for any negative thoughts I had toward her. I‘ve started a few of See‘s books but, as they all follow a slow burning narrative, I‘ve tended to put them to the side to try again later. I think this may be the first one by See that I finished. #LiteraryCrew #BuddyRead 14mo
Cinfhen If you want to try See again I highly recommend this one!! It was only a tad slow but the ultimate payoff was SO WORTH the time!!! 14mo
Librarybelle @Cinfhen Thanks! That is one I have not tried yet! 14mo
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LaraReads
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Finally got to finish this this morning. It was nice to sit around in my PJs in the quiet house, drink my coffee, and finish a book. Most of this I did ‘listen‘ to, and man does Julia Whalen do a phenomenal job at narration. But I got the book in a swap, so it was nice to alternate. I really enjoyed the descriptions of the world we all love so much: books/audiobooks. The romance was nice too. The ending a little cliche, but not enough to dislike.

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ravenlee
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I‘m upset with myself for having this for so long and just now reading it. To be honest, for several years I couldn‘t face hard reads because life itself is plenty hard. Anyway, this book…wow, it‘s hard to explain. Powerful but not heavy-handed, lyrical sometimes, and oh-so-believable. Just read it, ok? If you‘re like me and still haven‘t.

Tamra This is still sitting on my TBR shelves as well. 2y
Sleepswithbooks I recently read this 💛 2y
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jenniferw88
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Librarybelle I need to read more of her books! 2y
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azulaco
Charming Billy: A Novel | Alice McDermott
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Alice McDermott captures the complicated life of an alcoholic and those who loved him. Set in the Irish Catholic community of Queens in the mid-20th century, it‘s a portrait of a culture. Prompt 28 for #52BookClub23, #IncludesaFuneral.

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Cinfhen My bookclub is reading an Alice McDermott book in March - but I think I‘ll be away for the meeting date 2y
squirrelbrain I‘ve never heard of this author. 🤔 2y
Librarybelle I‘ve not read anything by her…this one sounds intriguing 2y
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LaraReads
The Dry | Jane Harper
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Really, really enjoyed this one! I don‘t read a whole lot of thrillers, but saw this one suggested in a #52bookclub23 group for #setinaustralia and it was a page-turner! Well, whatever an audiobook page-turner is. The characters are so interesting & the pacing is great. Quick without being confusing, even when the flashbacks are mixed it. And the author does a great job of making pretty much everyone seem like a suspect. I loved it!

LeeRHarry Glad you enjoyed it - Jane Harper always does an excellent job of creating a real sense of place too I feel 😊 2y
Librarybelle Love this series! 2y
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Cinfhen Yeah, it‘s a great series!! I just read the newest and I think it was my favorite 2y
squirrelbrain I love Harper‘s books too. 2y
KarenUK Only read this one… but really enjoyed it… great choice for the prompt! 2y
LaraReads @LeeRHarry yes! That‘s a really great description! 2y
LaraReads @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain this was my first Jane Harper, but I started the 2nd book this morning! 2y
LaraReads @Cinfhen I remember that book being your #lastfirst I think! Glad to hear you liked it even better! Excited to continue the series. 2y
LaraReads @KarenUK thanks! But now I‘m realizing maybe I should have used it for the #includesafuneral because I just started the 2nd book and could have used it for the Australia prompt 😂 (edited) 2y
squirrelbrain Oh, I shuffle prompts about quite often, so don‘t worry about that! 2y
Cinfhen Same @squirrelbrain !!! Go ahead and mix it around @LaraReads 🎉🎉🎉and good memory… Exiles was my #lastfirst 2y
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Deblovestoread
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The first in a new series has a lot riding on its shoulders. Not only does it have to have an interesting plot but is has to lay enough groundwork so you gain knowledge of and interest in the main characters so you want to continue on their journey. This book did an ok job of that and I am intrigued by the mystery man. However, it is sloppy editing to not notice when the wrong character is named from one page to the next.

#Pantone #GrayedJade

actualdisneyprincess I haaaaaate when characters get called the wrong names!!!!! 2y
Andrew65 That is bad editing! I love the look of the cover. Hopefully the next one can build and improve on this. Well done 🥳 2y
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TheSpineView Great job! Love the art deco cover. 2y
AmyG Bad editing - no excuse. Job poorly done. 2y
PuddleJumper Ooft, that's inexcusable. You got through it though! 2y
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squirrelbrain
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This was a book I #meanttoreadin2022 #pop23 but, despite knowing that it‘s about Ash‘s best friend Edi, who has terminal cancer and is in hospice care, I found it too much to start with so hibernated it. However, it ended up being heartwarming as well as heartbreaking. It‘s more about Ash, who is hilarious and a hot mess, but learns about herself through caring for Edi.

#netgalley - published next week in the UK

#tripledip

squirrelbrain It‘s no spoiler, given the subject matter, to say that this book #includesafuneral #52books23. And I‘m using this for #booked2023 #titlestartswithvorw 2y
squirrelbrain Oh, and it‘s my #doublespin too! 😁 @TheAromaofBooks 2y
Deblovestoread Quadruple play! 🙌🏼 2y
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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2y
Megabooks This sat in my Amazon cart for months, then I took it out. Perhaps I should put it back… Great review! I also have to be in the right mood for hospice reads. 💜💜💜 2y
Cinfhen I recently bought this as a #DailyKindleDeal @Megabooks 2y
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