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Notes from an Apocalypse: A Personal Journey to the End of the World and Back | Mark O'Connell

#scarathlon #octoberbookspin #booklist #hhc #halloweenhexescoven

Clwojick, StayCurious, dabbe, TheAromaofBooks

TheBookHippie Oooooo!!!! 1y

Clwojick You‘ve got some good ones on there! Enjoy! 🖤 1y

Gissy Hi! Is your Litsy tbr updated? 🤗🤎🤎🤎🍁🍂🍁🍂 1y

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Chrissyreadit @Gissy i think so- sometimes i find random books i missed but it is getting better. What JDRobb books did you want? they are all unclaimed- you can have any/all 1y

Chrissyreadit @Gissy I was so wrong! i am updating it now! 1y

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 1y

dabbe #earlybird = 20 pts. + 1 for posting = 21! 🧡🎃🧡 1y

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Cinfhen

The Echo Chamber | John Boyne

so-so

Here, John Boyne takes on what he calls the “wokesters”. This novel is a scathing tongue in cheek look at social media, cancel culture, influencers, Twitter wars, gender identity and a slew of other hot button topics. Book contains loads of witty dialogue and clever word play, but it was far from subtle. Enjoyable narration 🎧 #LongAssFlight
#MoreMehThanYeah
#BorrowNotBuy

TrishB, Andrew65

TrishB Agree totally 👍🏻 I‘m a bit fed up of books on social media for now. This one was bitter in the extreme. Hope all is well that side of the ocean! 3y

Andrew65 Like you I enjoyed the narration, and think it would have been tougher as a physical read. Overall enjoyable enough but by his standards a disappointment. Think as @TrishB said his bitterness came through and I think that impacted on the writing. 3y

BookBelle84 I listened to an interview with him about how he was attacked by social media and sent death threats after his last YA book. Thats where the basis for this one started. It lead him to depression and he left twitter. I think it makes for an interesting take from someone who has been a target of 'cancel culture' and the negative impacts of social media. 3y

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Cinfhen Yes @BookBelle84 @TrishB @Andrew65 I was aware of his recent Twitter / cancel culture episode and I honestly feel for JB. I agree, it made for an interesting perspective and was probably a healthy way for him to work through his feelings. Parts were very funny and insightful but his anger was a little too heavy handed. The bitter tone took away from some of my enjoyment ~ it also became a bit too goofy/ cartoonish ~ started to dragggg 3y

Megabooks Still on the fence about this. Great perspective!! You too @TrishB @Andrew65 @BookBelle84 3y

Andrew65 @Megabooks I was still happy to read it, I read mine as I needed to review it for NetGalley, but it is John Boyne so I would still have read it. 3y

Andrew65 @Cinfhen I wasn‘t aware of his Twitter experience until @TrishB mentioned it. You can see how that experience would affect someone. 3y

erzascarletbookgasm Oh bummer! I love some of his other books. Hope everything‘s good, and not too much jet lag 💕 3y

Cinfhen Had a better day yesterday @erzascarletbookgasm and this book feels more like a Lionel Shriver read…very sarcastic wit. I‘ll be curious to see more reviews. I forgot to say @TheAromaofBooks this was my #OctoberBookSpin 3y

TheAromaofBooks Great progress!!! 3y

Suet624 Feels like a Lionel Shriver read? Count me in. 3y

Cinfhen It‘s an odd book @Suet624 but yes, I totally got Shriver vibes 3y

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Cinfhen

Spinning: A Novel | Michael Baron

Super excited for my #OctoberBookSpin and #DoubleSpin @TheAromaofBooks

Andrew65 The Echo Chamber is a very different book for John Boyne, will be interested to hear what you think about it. 3y

TrishB Agree with @Andrew65 3y

Cinfhen Did you both not enjoy @TrishB @Andrew65 ?? I haven‘t seen too much press around the book 3y

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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3y

Megabooks Interested to see what you think of both!! 3y

TrishB I think I‘ve worn out the welcome mat for books about social media. I‘d love you to read it so we can discuss! 3y

Andrew65 @Cinfhen It was enjoyable in its own way but an interesting take on the characters. 3y

BarbaraBB I didn‘t even know about this new Boyne 🤦🏻‍♀️ 3y

Cinfhen Now I‘m really excited to read/ listen 🎧 I picked up the audio from Audible the other day @Andrew65 I only knew about it @BarbaraBB because it was in a #weeklyforecast from @TrishB I‘m not sure the book is even out yet in the US!? 3y

TrishB I read it in holiday in August- but it looked like it was only out in the U.K. then. 3y

britt_brooke I just found out about the new Boyne yesterday! He flies ways under the radar sometimes. I don‘t think it‘s out the US yet. Lmk what you think! (edited) 3y

Cinfhen Will do @britt_brooke I agree his last book had VERY LITTLE BUZZ 🐝 3y

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House of Hollow | Krystal Sutherland