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Karisimo
Oranges | John McPhee
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When books collide! The tagged book has a whole chapter on orangeries and the other has a significant scene take place in the orangerie at the palace of Versailles (a location specifically mentioned in the first book)! A fun overlap of two extremely different books I happen to read at the same time! 🍊

Ruthiella Love that kind of bookish serendipity! 3mo
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Karisimo
Oranges | John McPhee
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#summersouls #fruity @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

This prompt reminded me that I want to read this one! Especially because I grew up in Florida in the town where Tropicana orange juice was made! 🍊

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 😍 5mo
Eggs Excellent 🍊🍊 5mo
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NotCool
Oranges | John McPhee
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Mehso-so

There‘s an interesting microhistory here, but there is also misogyny, racism, classism and utter cluelessness too. It‘s like being stuck with an older relative who is talking about something interesting and then casually says something terrible. For McPhee and the men he interviews the history of oranges is Florida based and white, and wealthy, and male.

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Eggs
An Orange for Frankie | Patricia Polacco
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Pickpick

Today I read this lovely Christmas book to the little humans. I never read a Polacco book I didn‘t like.
❤️🍊🧡

#Rushathon Day 11 @Andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🧡🧡🧡 11mo
dabbe I once read PINK AND SAY to a group of reluctant readers in 7th grade and ended up sobbing at the end. Most of them were boys, and one said, “You're weird, Mrs. Abbe.“ 🤣 #loveherbookstoo 11mo
Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 💛🍊🧡 11mo
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Eggs @dabbe 😜🤣 11mo
dabbe @Eggs 🩶❄️💙 11mo
dabbe @Eggs 🤩🤣😍 11mo
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LaraS
Oranges | John McPhee
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I haven't read this yet but I've got it on order from the library, based entirely on a quote from the book I read somewhere that keeps popping into my head for no reason:

Citrus does not come true from seed. What this means is: If you plant an orange seed, a grapefruit might come up. If you plant a seed of that grapefruit, you might get a bitter lemon.

#BatBrigade #scarathlonphotochallenge #Orange @clwojick @staycurious @catsandbooks

Catsandbooks 👍🏼🍊🧡 13mo
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Itchyfeetreader
Oranges | John McPhee
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Went for a covid booster, treated myself at the local independent bookstore. Inadvertently only bought orange books

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TheBookgeekFrau
Oranges | John McPhee
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Eggs Superb 🎃🧡🤗🍁 13mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Beautiful 🧡 13mo
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candc320
Oranges | John McPhee
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Well…still reading this one but at least it has an orange cover 🤣! It‘s actually pretty good but I‘ve had the hardest time concentrating on physical reading. Thank god for audiobooks! #scarathlondailyprompts #orange #scarathlon2022 #teamslaughter

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Charityann
Oranges | John McPhee
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TheSpineView Perfect 2y
Eggs 🧡🧡 2y
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