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Rachel.Rencher
69: Sixty-Nine | Ryu Maurakami
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I just couldn't resist a book with a cheeky title, now could I???

MatchlessMarie Nice 👍 1h
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jenniferw88
Confessions of a Mask | Yukio Mishima
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BarbaraBB Curious about the tagged book! 3h
jenniferw88 @BarbaraBB it's going to be a readalong over 2 weeks on Substack with Henry Eliot - the substack is Read the Classics with Henry Eliot. I'll post a more detailed blurb below. 3h
jenniferw88 @BarbaraBB Mishima was born 100 years ago this year. This novel – his second – was the publication (in 1949) that made him a literary celebrity. Our narrator is the teenage Kochan, who loves his male classmate and masturbates over images of Saint Sebastian, but finds himself unable to reveal his true desires, hiding behind a mask of conformity. We will finish reading on the anniversary of Mishima‘s suicide by ritual seppuku. 3h
BarbaraBB Thanks! I read some other books by him. I hope you‘ll enjoy this one. 2h
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BarbaraBB
Mina's Matchbox | Yoko Ogawa
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Pickpick

Mina‘s Matchbox is a tender, heartwarming Japanese story that follows 12-year-old Tomoko, who spends a year with her family in Ashiya in 1972. Alongside her cousin Mina and a pygmy hippo, she experiences quiet, everyday moments that somehow feel magical. Even though nothing much happens the book‘s gentle tone, nostalgia, and simplicity made me slow down and cherish what I read.

📸 Mussels, local specialty in Zeeland

Aims42 Your picture is making my mouth water 🤤 Yum!! 3d
LeahBergen Those mussels! 😮 3d
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yourfavouritemixtape
The Bookshop Woman | Nanako Hanada, Catriona Anderson
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Pickpick

A quick read. But a book I would recommend to someone going through life-changing episodes. It is going to get better, if you take matters in your own hand. And it doesn‘t habe to be the obvious.

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BarbaraBB
Mina's Matchbox | Yoko Ogawa
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#FridayHappyReadingHour

My reading hour began early today, as did the wine! And I have been enjoying my afternoon a lot. I finished a pageturning detective and have just cracked this one open. Cheers everyone 🤍

mcctrish Making excellent choices 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 4d
monalyisha Sounds like a delightful day! 4d
Aims42 What a lovely sounding Friday! Enjoy!! 4d
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Bookwormjillk Sounds like a good day! Hope you like this one. 4d
Ruthiella Wonderful! Enjoy 😊 🥂 4d
Tamra Favorite time of the week! ❤️ 4d
squirrelbrain Hope you enjoy the book! It‘s quirky rather than completely weird…. 4d
Cathythoughts Cheers Barbara. I see I have this one stacked already 👍🏻❤️ 3d
youneverarrived Perfect ❤️ 3d
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stretchkev
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Mehso-so

Thought-provoking in places, but overall a pretty underwhelming read. Some ideas linger, about the 3/11 disaster, but the execution didn‘t quite land.

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yourfavouritemixtape
The Bookshop Woman | Nanako Hanada, Catriona Anderson
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I love browsing books. I can spend evenings navigating between Litsy and Goodreads and Google and wondering what to read next. But it‘s all online and sometimes lacks surprises and spontaneity. So yesterday I browsed my library‘s shelves without a list in hand. I picked up books, read the blurb, read the first sentence and maybe two or three in the middle and then decided whether I want to read more or not. And I really liked it.

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Cathythoughts
Butter: Roman | Asako Yuzuki
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#FridayHappyReadingHour Late again posting ! I‘ve had busy Fridays lately. Just starting this book 🤞🏻so far I like it , but it‘s early days. Have a lovely weekend everyone. Wine and olives for me 🥂🥰

BarbaraBB Perfect! Enjoy Cathy 💝 1w
Tamra Is there anything better than wine & olives? I could eat weight in olives! 😜 1w
mcctrish Delicious pairing ❤️ 1w
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Cathythoughts @Tamra I love olives too 🖤💚 1w
Aims42 Yum! That looked like a lovely looking Friday night 😍 I hope your book continues to be good 🤞 1w
Cathythoughts @mcctrish Yes ! 😁 1w
Cathythoughts @Aims42 Thanks ! I hope so too x 1w
quietlycuriouskate I started this one but didn't make much headway with it before the library wanted it back. I'm wondering about giving it another go. 1w
Ruthiella Cheers! 🥂 1w
Cathythoughts @Ruthiella Cheers Ruth 😁 1w
Cathythoughts @quietlycuriouskate I‘m just hoping there is a serial killer vibe … none so far. 😬🤞🏻 1w
dabbe I hope you like it better than I did! 🧡💜💛 1w
andrew61 Enjoy your weekend Cathy. 1w
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Karisimo
The Village Beyond the Mist | Sachiko Kashiwaba
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My #bookspin is a classic Japanese children's tale; my #doublespin just sounded fun for October!

Thanks as always to @thearomaofbooks for hosting!

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Enjoy!! 2w
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