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Karisimo
The Waters | Bonnie Jo Campbell
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Bailedbailed

I gave it a good shot but just didn‘t really care about the characters and no mystery to keep me hanging on. Anyone else?

dabbe #hailthebail! 🤩🤩🤩 5d
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Amiable
Tom Lake: A Novel | Ann Patchett
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Pickpick

I have a love ❤️/ meh 😏 relationship with Ann Patchett. (The Dutch House: ❤️; Bel Canto, Commonwealth and State of Wonder: 😏). Add this to the ❤️ pile. I adored this story—how it unfolded, the characters, the plot, everything. Read it! And take @dabbe ‘s advice and read “Our Town” first if you haven‘t already —it definitely adds a richer dimension to the experience.

dabbe This was my FIRST Patchett read; I got lucky! ☘️ I'll take your advice and read THE DUTCH HOUSE next. 💚💙💚 1w
Amiable @dabbe “Bel Canto“ is my aunt's all-time favorite book -- so while it wasn't a hit for me, I feel compelled to point out that it was a home run for others. For what it's worth. 😃 (edited) 1w
BarbaraBB I have a similar relationship with Ann Patchett. I liked this one best I think but she‘s still no favorite of mine. 1w
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Amiable @BarbaraBB I always feel like I SHOULD love her but then I usually end up feeling meh about the book. This one was great, though. 1w
BarbaraBB I know that feeling! I want to love her 😄. I feel the same about Barbara Kingsolver by the way! 1w
Amiable @BarbaraBB Ha ha, I‘ve been reading “Demon Copperhead” for 4 months now so I think I‘m with you on that one, too! 😄 1w
BarbaraBB 🤣🤣 1w
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Robotswithpersonality
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The perfect title. This story reads better if you consider it 'young woman moves to a small town and begins to make a life for herself' than if you consider it a murder mystery. But honestly, Baby the English Mastiff is 70% of why I kept reading. The book ends without solving/explaining much of the mystery, but series bait doesn't bother me when I'm happy to continue in this world of baking goodies and loving big dogs.☺️ Audiobook recommended.

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AmyG
Tom Lake: A Novel | Ann Patchett
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REPollock I‘m on the waitlist for this at two libraries! Really looking forward to it. 2w
Crazeedi It was so good 2w
dabbe Yes! 💚💙💚 2w
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Avanders I can‘t wait to read it! 2w
Librarybelle Loved this one! 2w
Amiable I just picked this up from the library today—diving right in! 2w
Lesliereadsalot My favorite book of last year! 2w
AmyG @Lesliereadsalot It will be a top favorite of this year. 2w
Reggie I love the daughter, Emily, so much. 1w
AmyG @Reggie Ah, Emily….a true first born. I so wanted to be in this family and live on their ochard. 1w
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mcipher
Tom Lake: A Novel | Ann Patchett
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My new bookcase - don‘t tell my husband, but I think I need to go on a buying spree to fill it up with books instead of cats 😂 (Current book club read tagged ♥️)
#shelfie

Tamra Love it! 3w
Cortg Pretty! I like the clean, minimal lines 😍 3w
Leftcoastzen Beautiful! Especially with cat!😂 3w
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Love it! 😍 3w
dabbe #kittyplusshelf = 🤩🖤🐾🖤🤩 3w
BarbaraBB Gorgeous shelves 🥰 3w
Bette Lovely. And lovely 🐈‍⬛ too 3w
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dabbe
Tom Lake: A Novel | Ann Patchett
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A lovely tale of a mother's “carnival“ past in summer-stock theater at Tom Lake, Lara feeds her three-robin-daughters with stories of her 20s actress life and first-love affair with Duke, a fellow actor. Set during the 2020 pandemic at a cherry farm in northern Michigan, Patchett weaves Lara's story between the past and present to show how to come to terms with the choices one makes and how to live an intentional life. Time now to reread OUR TOWN.

rubyslippersreads This is the book for my IRL book club in April, so I‘m glad to know it‘s good. 3w
dabbe @rubyslippersreads It was for me! 🤩😍😃 3w
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dabbe
Tom Lake: A Novel | Ann Patchett
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#WondrousWednesday
@Eggs (Thanks for the tag!) 😘

1. I'm on a cherry farm in northern Michigan. 🍒💚🍒
2. I would have loved to have been a teacher at Hogwarts. 😍

Play? @AmyG @Aimeesue @bthegood

AmyG Ha! I just posted. And northern Michigan sounds lovely! 3w
dabbe @AmyG Michigan's just a gorgeous state all-around! 🤩🤩🤩 3w
AnnCrystal 👏🍒🧺💝🧙‍♀️📚😉👍. 3w
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dabbe @AnnCrystal 💚💙💚 3w
Eggs Perfect❣️Love Wisconsin and Michigan 3w
dabbe @Eggs 💚💙💚 3w
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dabbe
Tom Lake: A Novel | Ann Patchett
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#BookSpin #DoubleSpin
@TheAromaofbooks

Here are my two choices! Thanks again for hosting, @TheAromaofbooks! 🤩🤩🤩

marleed Oh, I liked both. I predict good reading for you! 3w
TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Enjoy!! 3w
dabbe @marleed 🤩😍😃 3w
dabbe @TheAromaofBooks 🤩😍😃 3w
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MysticFaerie
Tom Lake: A Novel | Ann Patchett
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4⭐️/5⭐️

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quietlycuriouskate
Tom Lake: A Novel | Ann Patchett
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Well, if you're going to write a pandemic novel it's a good thing to be Ann Patchett, I guess. Oh, you know, the apparent *ease* of the thing!
I was afraid this would be a little too sweet for my taste but there were enough sharp cherries amongst the harvest that I ended up loving it. 🍒
(I especially loved Emily!)

kspenmoll Love your “ sharp cherries among the harvest”! 3w
Reggie Yes to Emily! I loved her a lot in here. 3w
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