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britt_brooke

Earth | John Boyne

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Make dumb choices, win stupid prizes. A hauntingly written battle of conscience.

#TheElements

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britt_brooke

Earth | John Boyne

Been a while since I‘ve relaxed with a book at soccer practice. It‘s warm but pretty nice out! 📖⚽️

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Hooked_on_books

Earth | John Boyne

I know Boyne is well liked, but apparently he‘s as bad as JKR and I thought people might want to know.

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/aug/11/polari-prize-nominees-and-judges-w...

mcctrish This came up in my feed too 3mo

Prairiegirl_reading This is so disappointing. 😞 3mo

EKonrad Oof. So disappointing. 😢 3mo

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TheBookHippie I knew this. Also he‘s hugely antisemitic… covered in writing so you feel bad for the non Jewish person in his writing… hugely problematic. It is disappointing as I loved some of his books… there have been articles before about him. Not this huge however. 😵‍💫 3mo

lil1inblue Ugh. Gross. The statement from Polari gave me so much ick. 3mo

TrishB I‘ve been following this on Twitter….its been known for a while, sadly. 3mo

BarbaraBB Wow this is new to me. 3mo

Hooked_on_books @TheBookHippie @TrishB My guess is this story hasn‘t been as big as JKR because he lacks her level of fame. But it makes me glad I‘ve never read any of his books. I for sure won‘t now. 3mo

TheBookHippie @Hooked_on_books I loved The Hearts invisible Furies by him … then I read quotes from him on how there were good Nazis 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫. 3mo

marleed Oh dang. I‘ve loved his books but have now dropped him from my auto read authors. 3mo

AmyG NOOOOOOOO. Goddammit. @TheBookHippie WTF? (edited) 3mo

lil1inblue @TheBookHippie What the what now? 😵 3mo

TheBookHippie @AmyG yup even got into a war of words with THE Auschwitz Memorial and others …. @lil1inblue (edited) 3mo

Deblovestoread So incredibly disappointing! I don‘t know why I expect better from authors but I do. (edited) 3mo

Hooked_on_books @TheBookHippie Sure, all those good Nazis! What were the rest of us thinking? 😵‍💫 3mo

peaKnit @AmyG I think you were reading my mind with your comment. WTF indeed! 💩 3mo

CarolynM Seems a bizarre decision by Polari. I didn‘t know Boyne was problematic but I didn‘t much like the only one of his books I‘ve read so I wasn‘t planning on reading any more anyway. 3mo

Amiable DAMN. I love(d) Boyne‘s books. I‘d heard none of this. It feels like a kick in the stomach. 3mo

GingerAntics @TheBookHippie sounds like an author to avoid. 3mo

AmyG @Amiable Same. 😢 3mo

janeycanuck I heard rumblings about this a few years after The Heart‘s Invisible Furies came out but nothing definitive. How disappointing that he‘s still on this train. 3mo

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monalyisha

All That Life Can Afford: Reese's Book Club | Emily Everett

Such a pretty little stack. 📚

AmyG It is! 3mo

TheKidUpstairs Love the colour theme. It feels like a beach house palette 🎨 3mo

AnnCrystal 🤩📚💝. 3mo

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JacqMac

Earth | John Boyne

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“I dreamed that I dreamed about the musty grey soil of the island and the sweet perfume it emits after rainfall, a double remove from a place I will never visit again. My mother explained to me once… We find the scent comforting, she told me, because we want to believe there‘ll be a welcoming place for us one day, when we‘re buried deep inside it.”
Phenomenal. John Boyne never disappoints me.

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JacqMac

Earth | John Boyne

Hubby is at a late meeting. I‘m in my blanket fort with a flashlight. Shhh….

Clare-Dragonfly Sounds cozy! 6mo

PaperbackPirate Fun! 📖🔦 6mo

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GatheringBooks

I Like, I Don't Like | Anna Baccelliere

#DynamicDs Day 26: This may be a perfect example of #Divisive 😅 Review is forthcoming.

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 👌🏻 7mo

Eggs Excellent 👌🏼 7mo

squirrelbrain Hi Myra! Just thought I‘d let you know that the Backman didn‘t make it onto the camp longlist (due to publication date). Do you want to pick another one and tag me here so no-one else sees?! (The list is up to date now! 🤪) 7mo

GatheringBooks @squirrelbrain awwww that‘s too bad! 😭😭😭 i was super looking forward to it. I vote for this one instead

Memorial Days: A Memoir

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squirrelbrain Thank you! 🙏 7mo

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Gleefulreader

Earth | John Boyne

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After reading Water I moved immediately to this book and for a short book (148 pages) it dealt with a lot of big issues such as sexuality, sex work, abuse, and guilt. Again, a difficult read (and at times I struggled with the timeline of this book and how it fit with the previous, loosely connected book). Still, I am interested in finishing the series.

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ICantImReading

All That Life Can Afford: Reese's Book Club | Emily Everett

so-so

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This was a fine story, it just didn‘t really end up being my cup of tea. #reesesbookclub 🎧

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marleed

All That Life Can Afford: Reese's Book Club | Emily Everett

so-so

I‘m such a mood reader and I‘m sure I could sit with this book at another time and be completely entertained. American Anna moving on her own to London with the city itself very nearly a character is right up my alley. I just found every turn in Anna‘s story to be too predictable so I got a bit bored with this particular story.

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