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Yenya1954
The Violin Conspiracy | Brendan Slocumb
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This novel about a black musician who loved music more than anything other than his sweet grandmother Nora. As a black boy without any means to buy a good instrument. The story took Ray around the world as he played for audiences. The violin was stolen, then a huge investigation took place. The end was a bit predictable but I enjoyed it. 4.25/5

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Soubhiville
The Violin Conspiracy | Brendan Slocumb
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I loved this one. The way the author talks about music made me feel like I was there playing with the main character, a violinist. I did feel like some bits were unrealistic, specifically the ease of crowdsourcing funds, but it wasn‘t enough to deter my enjoyment of the book. Look forward to reading his next book!

Here‘s a little blep face from Sietje.

vlwelser Omg 💘 2w
Bookwormjillk I really like his books 2w
ShelleyBooksie Sietje ♡♡♡ 2w
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bookishbitch Oh what a cutie!! 2w
MemoirsForMe How sweet is Sietje! 😍 2w
Yenya1954 Loved this book. Love Sietje and you❤️❤️ 7d
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DebinHawaii
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#CoverStories

Non-fiction/true crime #Feather book. I finished this one last month & enthusiastically recommend it. It will be on my 2025 favorites list. 🪶📚

Eggs Sounds so good! 1mo
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Dragon
The Violin Conspiracy | Brendan Slocumb
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This wasn‘t just a mystery about a violin 🎻 heist it was a thoughtful exploration of the life of a talented young musician who has to overcome prejudice and poverty. I‘m not a classical music fan but this author has such beautiful descriptions of the violinist‘s feelings while playing. A great choice for Black History Month

lynneamch Loved it! Maybe this one even more 2mo
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DebinHawaii
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#Read2025

One of my #Roll100 Feb picks (#82 Any Non-Fiction) & also a #BlameItOnLitsy rec from @Kitta (on one of my posts about The Art Thief she recommended this one in the museum theft true crime genre). In this case a 20-year-old American flautist & fly-tying enthusiast steals 299 rare bird skins from a UK museum. I‘d have thought all the detail on fly-tying would have bored me but I found it & the crime fascinating. It reads like fiction.

Texreader Yes! It was such a fascinating book. A testament to excellent writing 2mo
DieAReader 🤓💖Excellent!! 2mo
Kitta I‘m glad you liked it!! I was worried too it would be too much especially about the fly fishing (feathers and bird info I like because I‘m a biologist 👩🏻‍🔬), but it‘s a great book. Definitely crime fiction! I ended up reading the Art Thief and loved that too! (edited) 2mo
PuddleJumper 🎉🎉 2mo
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DebinHawaii
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#FeelinTheLove

You know it‘s become a weekly habit for more than you when the airport barista knows your name & starts looking for your mobile order when they see you walk up. 😆
Headed to Hilo for the day.

I think I‘ll be able to finish the tagged book on my flights. It‘s pretty interesting & I‘m learning about the #WeirdLove & obsession some people have for feathers & the Victorian art of salmon fly-tying. 🎣

TheBookHippie 😅♥️ 2mo
Eggs 🧡☕️ 🪶 2mo
kspenmoll It just might be that she remembers you because of your sparkling personality! 😀 2mo
DebinHawaii @kspenmoll Hah! That‘s sweet but I‘m not that sparkly ✨at 5 AM! 😵🤣 2mo
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DebinHawaii
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A little late posting my February #Roll100 picks but here goes:

#60 Any Retelling (of Sense and Sensibility-also reading for #Pemberlittens #JaneAustenThenAndNow ) Would work for #6 Any Kindle too since it‘s been in my Kindle TBR a while.

#42 Any Mystery (also reading as part of @JacqMac ‘s #AuldLangSpine list)

#82 Any Non-Fiction (a library e-book loan)

I‘m excited about all 3 of these! 📚

PuddleJumper 🎉🎉 2mo
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ncsufoxes
Grief Is for People | Sloane Crosley
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Read in 2024. After my dad‘s sudden death last year I read some grief related books to see if it would help pull me out of my reading funk. This one was a low pick for me (probably because I wasn‘t in the right headspace). I can get her trying to make sense when someone you love passes unexpectedly. TW: because she does speak at length about the suicide of her close friend, as she‘s grappling with her experience.

charl08 I did something similar: found some wonderful and some completely missed the point (for me). 3mo
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HeatherBookNerd
Grief Is for People | Sloane Crosley
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Crosley experiences loss upon loss within the same few months, the most devastating being the death of her best friend. Crosley‘s dexterity with language and phrasing is remarkable. She writes with wit and precision and depth about grief in a way that makes it more tangible, easier to grasp where she finds herself emotionally. She‘s honest, angry, isolated, and trying to piece together what brought her to such a standstill. It‘s riveting reading.

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