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mandarchy
Bessie the Motorcycle Queen | Charles R. Smith Jr.
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As usual, I'm wrapping books and having to pause before taping down the dust cover. #underthedustcover

TieDyeDude 😍 I can't say I haven't bent the cover of a hardback backwards to see what is under the dust cover of a library book 1mo
mandarchy @TieDyeDude I'm totally guilty, too 1mo
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ImperfectCJ
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1. Yes! I love a manual transmission and wish I could still get one in the US. We rented a car in Madrid one time, and they gave us a huge upgrade when we said we could drive a manual transmission. They were so relieved that we didn't need an automatic after all the Americans in line before us. One of the reasons I want to live in Europe, at least for a few years.
2. Tagged!
@TheSpineView #Two4Tuesday
Thanks for the tag @The_Penniless_Author !

ImperfectCJ Well, my reasons for wanting to live in Europe are different (and growing as 2024 wears on), but the manual transmissions are a significant bonus to the idea. 2mo
Amiable I'm with you! My husband and I want to live in Europe for several reasons -- including 2024! 😬 We also both know how to drive a stick so that isn't a problem. 2mo
TheSpineView Thanks for playing! 2mo
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Nicos
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Pickpick

Very interesting depictions of South America just before the millennium. Also good if you like motorcycles.

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BarbaraBB
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Bailedbailed

I‘ve been listening to this book for a few days but after a strong beginning I kind of lost what the book was about and couldn‘t make myself really care. So I am bailing. The good news is that I started another audiobook (I Have Some Questions For You) and that one is able to hold my attention so far! #1001books

squirrelbrain I can imagine that Questions might be good as an audiobook as it meanders along (that‘s the kind of audio I like anyway!) 5mo
Megabooks @squirrelbrain and Barbara I read questions on audio and agree that part is well done even if I didn‘t enjoy the plot. Hope it‘s working for you B! 💜 5mo
BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain @Megabooks I thought it would be better to do it audio because it is so long and many Littens were disappointed by it in the end 5mo
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Daisey
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Mehso-so

I seem to feel much the same as many other Litsy reviewers about this book. There were descriptive parts I thoroughly enjoyed, like the section about riding a motorcycle on the salt flats, but overall it was a long listen that often lost my full attention. I‘m not sure what I was supposed to get from it, and it definitely jumped around confusingly at times.

#audiobook #1001books #Reading1001
#TBRTakedown September 2023

Daisey 📷: Photo from my #audiowalk a few days ago with Luthien 6mo
Ruthiella I love Rachel Kushner, but I can‘t put my finger on why she works for me and not for others. 6mo
dabbe Hello there, Lovely Luthien! 🖤🐾🖤 6mo
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LibrarianRyan
Bessie the Motorcycle Queen | Charles R. Smith Jr.
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Pickpick

4.5 ⭐ When ever I read this title, Jim Goche starts playing in my head. He was singing about Roller Derby Queen, but I easily change it to Motorcycle Queen. I think Bessie would have liked it. Bessie was a woman before her time. She was free with her own set of wheels to take her any place at the flip of a penny. This book does an excellent job of giving the reader a window to her world. The author made poetry, and did not miss the hard,

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Andrew65
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 💛📚 8mo
Eggs Excellent choice 👏🏻👏🏻 8mo
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CBee
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Pickpick

I decided to read this today as my #inmemoriam pick for #booked2023. Beverly Cleary was one of my favorites as a kid, but I‘d never read the Ralph books! Loved the letter at the beginning written by Kate DiCamillo. Beverly Cleary was such a gem 💚💚

TheBookHippie Now you have to watch the original movie ♥️ (1986) 11mo
CBee @TheBookHippie oh my gosh, there‘s a movie?? I definitely need to find that. Thank you! 💚💚💚 11mo
TheBookHippie @CBee should be on Amazon yet I think it‘s a dollar 🤣 11mo
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CBee @TheBookHippie a dollar! That‘s expensive tho 😂😂😂 11mo
Cinfhen I agree!!! Beverly Clearly really was a gem!!!! Her books our timeless 🙌🏻💜 11mo
jesseastin Oh, I remember reading this as a child! I‘ll have to revisit it again. Thanks for the memory! 11mo
CBee @jesseastin 💚💚💚 11mo
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Lindy
Girl on a Motorcycle | Amy Novesky
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Julie Morstad‘s delicate, whimsical illustrations capture the free spirit of a French woman who made a solo trip on a motorcycle around the world in 1973. The text is by Amy Novesky, who interviewed Anne-France Dautheville at her home near Paris before writing this, and includes the challenges she faced like mechanical trouble, falls & harsh weather. But the people she met were wonderful. (Dautheville wasn‘t a girl btw; she was 29.) #kidlit

tpixie I hate how ‘Girl‘ is used for adult women. But the book sounds great! 12mo
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