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Louireads
American Dirt | Jeanine Cummins
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A truly great and moving book that had me on the edge of my seat at times and close to tears at others. I would highly recommend this book, especially in times like these, when immigration is such a widely discussed topic in the media. This book tells the stories of the people behind the numbers.

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TheBookgeekFrau
American Dirt | Jeanine Cummins
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Yes!! 🙌🏻 3mo
TheBookgeekFrau @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Was the first one to come to mind 🙌🏼🙌🏼 3mo
Eggs A compelling read! 3mo
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Reggie
American Dirt | Jeanine Cummins
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Mehso-so

I told myself I would never read this but I am so starved for in person book chat I thought why not. And that is totally on me. I didn‘t care for it. Can‘t wait for bookclub tomorrow.

AmyG I bailed on this. I get it. 8mo
Prairiegirl_reading This is how I ended up reading The Goldfinch. It‘s my most hated book of all time! My book club met on zoom through 2020 and I told them I wanted my time back even my 2020 time that‘s how much I disliked it. The sacrifices we make for book club eh? Lol!! 8mo
BarbaraBB Even my 2020 time lol 😜 @Prairiegirl_reading (edited) 8mo
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Cathythoughts I bailed on this one 😐 8mo
CarolynM Thanks for validating my decision not to read it😆 8mo
batsy Yeah, not on my list 😆 Have you read the reviews by Myriam Gurba and Parul Sehgal? So good! 8mo
sarahbarnes I share your sentiments on this one. 8mo
Centique Like @CarolynM said. Thank you for taking one for the team! 😘 7mo
Suet624 I‘ve been able to avoid this one. 7mo
Reggie @Prairiegirl_reading @AmyG @BarbaraBB @Cathythoughts @CarolynM @batsy @sarahbarnes @Centique @Suet624 the librarian who picked it framed the author as being a victim of cancel culture and it went down hill from there. Someone said it was just jealousy and other people were so upset on her behalf. I was the only dissenter and it was quite the ride for an hour. lol however, it didn‘t mean we left the meeting as enemies and that‘s why I really 👇🏼 7mo
Reggie like this group even though the books they‘ve picked so far aren‘t my thing. Some of the stuff they say is hilarious. There are two guys who love to take one thing and run way far away off topic until this very old lady who I like, Dolores will slam her book and say let‘s get back to the book. Just fun stuff. 7mo
Prairiegirl_reading @BarbaraBB lol! That‘s what I said while leaning in to my zoom camera! Lol! I really hated that book. 7mo
Prairiegirl_reading @Reggie I‘m glad you found a group you enjoy!! Even if the books aren‘t your favourites. 😊 7mo
Suet624 Like @Prairiegirl_reading said, I‘m glad you found a group you enjoy to hang with. Clearly you have a lot more patience than I do. I might be grinding my teeth as they talked about cancel culture. 7mo
BarbaraBB That‘s wonderful Reggie! To have found such a group and to be so open minded ❤️ 7mo
BarbaraBB @Prairiegirl_reading I must remember that, it‘s hilarious even though it is sad of course 7mo
Centique Oh wow - starting off by saying shes a victim of cancel culture. That was really setting the tone! I wonder if theyve read Yellow Face yet - that would raise a few more complicated questions 🙄 Well done you for enjoying the group dynamic - im glad they can disagree without it getting personal 👍💕 7mo
Rissreads Dolores sounds fabulous! ♥️ 7mo
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TheBookgeekFrau
American Dirt | Jeanine Cummins
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I‘ve tried twice to read this and can‘t finish it. Idk 🤷🏻‍♀️ why! 8mo
TheBookgeekFrau @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks It wasn't a can't put down book; but I found the story quite compelling. I wouldn't sweat not finishing it. You're not missing out on anything earth shattering 😊 8mo
Eggs I liked it! But it was exciting on audio with a great narrator👌🏼 8mo
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nanuska_153
American Dirt | Jeanine Cummins
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Pickpick

Lydia and her son hide in the shower while a group of sicarios murder their whole family,they have to escape Mexico and cross the border before the cartel catches them. Through their story we catch a glimpse at the horrible things the migrants have to endure to try to find a better life.I was on the edge of my seat all through the book, there's no rest here, and the writing is so immersive that even when I stopped reading I was afraid the cartel⬇️

nanuska_153 were going to kill me. I recommend it, but it's not for fainted hearted. 10mo
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
American Dirt | Jeanine Cummins
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I still haven‘t read this one. It may be my next one!

#involvesjourney
#NewYearNewBooks

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ElizaMarie Is this the one that had all that controversy tied to it? I had wanted to read it, but then I heard there was such drama, then I forgot what the story was. I am interested to hear what you think of it. 10mo
JenReadsAlot Very good! 10mo
jdiehr This one has been sitting on my shelf for at least 2 years 10mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @ElizaMarie yes! I will let you know! 10mo
Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Great choice! Loved it. Y 10mo
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Kshakal
American Dirt | Jeanine Cummins
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Eggs Perfect 🤩 This was a good read for me 10mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I need to read this one! 10mo
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mrp27
A Seed in the Sun | Aida Salazar
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Pickpick

August #bookspin

An informative novel in verse about a young girl and her migrant farming family during the Delano grape strike lead by Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta. Well done.

TheAromaofBooks Great progress!!! 1y
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mrp27
A Seed in the Sun | Aida Salazar
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August #bookspin pick is a middle grade novel in verse. Looks like it‘s gonna be good one. Still working on last months pick but I‘ll get to it. Eventually.

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Enjoy!!! 1y
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