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Gadolby
Bear: A Novel | Julia Phillips
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Panpan

I assume this book is a metaphor for domestic abuse? If I look at it through that lens I like it ok. If not, then I really didn‘t. Characters are irritating, whole story line is boring, nobody evolves. I wish the bear was interesting in some way. If you don‘t want to read it, the mom dies and the sister gets eaten by the bear 🤷‍♀️. To be honest, I legit lol‘d at that second one 😆

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Christine
Bear: A Novel | Julia Phillips
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I was so bummed to not finish this in time during #CampLitsy and therefore was thrilled to see it on @monalyisha‘s #AuldLangSpine list; will now have to go back and read the discussion that I missed! I found this very emotionally engaging, and the writing had me vividly picturing characters, setting, and scenes throughout. Have the film rights to this been purchased? 🤔 Would be great on screen.

Christine And no, this doesn‘t take place in California. I just love my state. 2d
Suet624 I live in Vermont but love your state too. Have spent lovely sections of time there. 2d
monalyisha Disappearing Earth bowled me over. I was so excited/nervous for Bear — and so happy when I wasn‘t disappointed! 2d
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BarbaraBB Glad you‘re reading it, it was my favorite #CampLitsy read. 2d
Christine @Suet624 We‘re both lucky to live in such beautiful places. 🩵 1d
Christine @monalyisha I‘ve had DE on my TBR forever!! Must make time for it soon. 1d
Christine @BarbaraBB So good! Second only to James for me. 1d
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mcctrish
Bear: A Novel | Julia Phillips
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OMG! I am just so frustrated with Elena and her stupidity! I would totally be Sam in this narrative and that‘s not fair. One description on the book jacket says “haunting fable” and that it is

BarbaraBB But it‘s good, right?! 3w
mcctrish @BarbaraBB it is. It‘s just a crazy juxtaposition of this beautifully described natural world against the chokehold poverty and illness has on the family plus the magic of this great bear and the spiral it produces 3w
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annamatopoetry
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Two thoughts: 1) very realpolitik that the two main places I've lived in my life has been shaped - and thus shaped me - my the glacial cover of the last glacial maximum.
2) it's kind of mind boggling how quickly Seattle has changed. All cities are engineered - the one I grew up in was half dug out of swamp land. But in Sweden that took hundreds of years (my hometown is over 800), Seattle is around 150, with a fire resetting to it 115 years ago.

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annamatopoetry
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"The nearest city of any size, Portland, with around twenty-five hundred people, was eight days by schooner."
That seems pretty slow for a ship? For reference, it takes three hours by car, or three hours by train (because especially west coast American rail is awful) now.

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TheSpineView
The Trail of Lost Hearts | Tracey Garvis Graves
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#12DaysofChristmas Day3 @Andrew65

My favorite book of March was The Trail of Lost Hearts by Tracey Garvis Graves (tagged).

Andrew65 Looks a good read. 4w
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annamatopoetry
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Christmas Eve morning book! With bonus featured embossing stamp, a birthday gift from @donut_jefa.
(and no worries, I'm not doxing myself, my name is common enough that there are hundreds if not thousands of people with my exact name combo)

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Lcsmcat
The Sea Runners | Ivan Doig
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Doig‘s language is rich and poetic and usually calming. But there‘s a lot of death in this slim novel, so while it occupied my mind, it didn‘t distract me enough on this fraught night. #bookspin @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2mo
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Readerann
Bear: A Novel | Julia Phillips
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Phillips‘ writing is mesmerizing. I feel a little guilty for disliking Sam, given that she had been through so much. I thought the ending foreshadowed a dismal future for her. Both she and Elena were interesting characters, though. 3.5*

Ruthiella Sam was so frustrating! 4mo
Readerann @Ruthiella No kidding! And I‘m not sure it was believable that Ben and Danny were SO nice to her. 4mo
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Floresj
Bear: A Novel | Julia Phillips
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While creative, I had a hard time liking the main storyteller. This would have been incredible if the sisters took turns telling this one. Fairy tale of sorts that has potential, but as the sister who does most things, I had a hard time feeling empathetic for Sam.