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Owls31092
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Dilara
Farewell, Gul'sary! | Chingiz A?tmatov
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Gul'sary means buttercup. This beautiful golden stallion used to be the fastest in his part of Kyrgyzstan (or the USSR state of Kyrgyzia as it was then), but now, he is old and dying, as is his human (owner is not the right word, as a) he is quite independent and b) collectivisation). Chingiz Aitmatov is one of my favourite authors, so I have high hopes for this novel 🐎

Photo: Maria Itina

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HaynesIndex
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Mehso-so

An enjoyable short read. I was expecting a little more in regards to the structure of the Soviet Union‘s meteorological network and the work they did. It was less about that and more focused on the life in prison and brutality the meteorologist, Alexey Feodosievich, had to endure as a review on the horrors of the Great Terror. Paragraphs often hop in time which confused at times, but an overall good read for those interested.

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mabell
Winterland: A Novel | Rae Meadows
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#TLT

1. Snowman ⛄️
2. Homemade marshmallows!
3. Gloves, but mittens really do keep my hands warmer
4. Fuzzy socks
5. White lights on the Christmas tree - strict on this 😆
6. The Holiday
7. Neither really, but if soup it must be creamy 😄
8. Shop online
9. Traffic - with an audiobook!
10. Both 😊

What do you think @Gissy @Chili ?

dabbe I love cream soup, too! 💙❄️💙 3mo
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jeanie49
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Today on the Book's Delight we continue our author interview series with Alina Adams. We talk about history, writng and her books. Find it here: https://www.thebookdelight.com/2023/12/author-interview-alina-adams-author-of.ht...

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Cuilin
Winterland: A Novel | Rae Meadows
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TheKidUpstairs Those look spectacular! 😍😍 4mo
TheBookHippie Oh how lovely! 4mo
PaperbackPirate 😍 Can‘t wait for the happy mail! 4mo
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IndoorDame Such fun details!!! 4mo
Soubhiville Your stickers are so much fun! 4mo
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dabbe My eyes! 🤩🤩🤩 Gorgeous! 4mo
Deblovestoread The backs are so beautiful! 4mo
Texreader 💚💚💚 4mo
julieclair Oh my! Gorgeous! I can see I‘m going to need to up my sticker game if I‘m going to be a part of this group. 😂 4mo
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DinoMom They are so beautiful!!! 4mo
Cuilin @DinoMom thank you, I had fun 💕 4mo
kspenmoll Beautiful! 4mo
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LitsyEvents
Winterland: A Novel | Rae Meadows
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Repost for @PuddleJumper

Another December reading challenge with a bingo board! #wintercleardown is all about clearing down that TBR to make space for all the new books in 2024

Challenge is on Storygraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/79ed1701-bf5c-4b3d-97e5-1eeebab...

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Kshakal
Winterland: A Novel | Rae Meadows
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Pickpick

I have always loved gymnastics and this was a heartbreaking story based on the real life USSR gymnastics… while a slow start for me, it picked up the pace in the middle and then I couldn‘t put it down! Overall, a great historical fiction book!

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Quirkybookworm
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Panpan

Im not getting into it. The most irritating book of 2023!