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Something Wilder (Export) | Christina Lauren

"Lily Wilder's boots crunched through smooth gravel as she made her way from the barn to the lodge, surveying her favorite place on earth."

@ShyBookOwl
#FirstLineFridays (late)?

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Coffeymuse

Bears Ears: A Human History of America's Most Endangered Wilderness | David Roberts

@TheAromaOfBooks, I have two library books to read!

Both of these books have no challenges already assigned to them, so these are two I'm hoping to get to in July anyway!

The Tursten book in the 3rd in a series. The tagged book is a nonfiction book which is sadly relevant today.

#BookspinBingo

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Enjoy!! 2w

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bookandbedandtea

The 19th Wife | David Ebershoff

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This was good but was too long; both narratives felt too drawn out but the unusual format was intriguing. It was heartbreaking to consider the stories of women and girls forced into plural marriages and the effect it had on the children (and surplus boys) as well. Both timelines were interesting but I felt that the story of Jordan and his mother could have been fleshed out more.
Between a pick and a so-so.

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bookandbedandtea

The 19th Wife | David Ebershoff

It's a chilly morning for porch reading, but, as always, it's making me happy. Our road trip was fun but there's no place like home! I started this while we were in Moab, as I wanted to read something set in Utah, and I'm still plugging along.

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The King's English: Adventures of an Independent Bookseller | Betsy Burton

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An informative and emotional history of one of my favorite indie bookstore: The King‘s English in Salt Lake City, Utah.

I grew up visiting this store, and it was a true delight to learn how it came to be and how it operates. I really appreciated reading of the difficulties they‘ve dealt with. And many big name authors have visited! Also many, many book lists to peruse and take notes on! 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑

BookmarkTavern #Roll100 @PuddleJumper #UnstackMyShelf Local author 2mo

Leftcoastzen Great store! 2mo

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If I Can't Have You: Susan Powell, Her Mysterious Disappearance, and the Murder of Her Children | Gregg Olsen, Rebecca Morris

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#27
So sad..this book had more info than I thought...RIP Susan, Charlie and Braden. Sad that Susan has never been found.

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Eggs

The Mountain Between Us | Charles Martin

“And I remember that moment, when I knew. That you‘d broken loose in me the stuff that only love breaks loose.”

#Doctor

#DynamicDs

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Love this one! 3mo

Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks yesss 😭 3mo

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JenniferEgnor

Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith | Jon Krakauer

I went to a local library book sale this morning to find some books for my book nerd hospice patient (I found 7!!!), and picked this one up for me. The series on Hulu was pretty dark, I can‘t wait to dive in to learn all the details. There were a couple of copies and I was tempted to place one of them by The Book of Mormon.

bio_chem06 The book was so much better, I‘m my personal opinion. I thought the series was lacking something. 4mo

JenniferEgnor @bio_chem06 the book is almost always better! 4mo

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Robotswithpersonality

Riders of the Purple Sage: A Novel | Zane Grey

so-so

It's done! Apparently knowing a book exists outside copyright and can be fetched at any time for free by accessing Project Gutenberg or YouTube audiobooks means I do not make it a priority to actually finish it. With fairly LARGE caveats: the racist stereotypes of indigenous people tossed around in casual speech (no actual indigenous characters), 1/?

Robotswithpersonality 2/? and, despite the frequent attempts to note there are good Mormons, the pretty obvious bias of the writing against Mormons, and occasional condescending, patriarchal view of female characters, I was still rather impressed with this book.
The pacing and storyline is compelling, the characters are well fleshed out. 5mo

Robotswithpersonality 3/? Up until the last moment, you don't know for certain whether certain people will manage to stay together or live (happily ever after?), the stakes are heightened by various deaths and losses throughout the story. There are also a number of mysteries in the murky backgrounds of characters so you get dramatic reveals. 5mo

Robotswithpersonality 4/? As an atheist, I can only be happy to see a narrative where a woman who generously helped her community, opposed intolerance to aid the less fortunate, and did not surrender her agency to an undesirable partner, then recognizes the corrupt, cult-like, oppressive nature of the religion she was born and raised in, and took steps to separate her faith from observance of religious doctrine, 5mo

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Robotswithpersonality 5/? especially wrestling with questioning the revering of any religious leader as something more holy and powerful than any human should demand. I could have happily seen the God stuff done away with completely, but it's apparent that wasn't an option that occurred to Grey. I wish I had a better historical idea of whether this book was considered hateful towards a religious sect, 5mo

Robotswithpersonality 6/? an example of the prevailing attitude of the time, or groundbreaking in its own right.
While Jane's internal struggle, the discussion of religion, is the primary theme, there was a good deal of exploration around the theme of outcasts/isolation/loneliness (I can only imagine how many Wild West characters really needed a hug) and found family. 5mo

Robotswithpersonality 7/? Also, people figuring out where they draw the line in their own personal ethics, outside of scripture, especially in relation to looking after those they care about. Morally grey? 🤔 There did seem to be a lot of shooting at the end there.
I'd also like to take a moment to heap praise on Zane Grey's ability to describe a landscape and the experience of riding a horse. The atmosphere! 😍 5mo

Robotswithpersonality 8/? The colour and the light as it falls on rock and sage, reverence for paradisiacal safe havens where things are green and wildlife abounds. There are some lovely illustrations (paintings?) that come even with the Project Gutenberg digital version, but they don't hold a candle to Grey's words. 5mo

Robotswithpersonality 9/? And yeah, the way horses are described, the chases and escapes, this is as close as I'll ever come to being a horse girl. Sadly, not every beautiful beastie makes it out. [The dogs live. 🙏🏻]
It may have taken me seven months to get back to it, but I'm glad I read it. Will I pick up another Zane Grey? Maybe. Maybe I'll read the synopsis first, this time. 😅 5mo

Robotswithpersonality 10/10 I think it's fair to say my hunch that I could enjoy early Westerns has proved correct.
⚠️Mention of animal cruelty, animal death, period typical racist stereotypes, misogyny 5mo

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Thunderhead | Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child

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This was one of those instances where I completely stumbled upon this book. I really like Scott Bricks voice & I love to listen to audiobooks. So I was compelled to check it out and it was pretty thrilling and I did enjoy it. The ending really pleased me! I was also very happy to learn that this was part of a collection of books that Nora Kelly & characters are developed in and so the story continues! Much to my delight!

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