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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.”

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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Love this one! 1w

Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks yesss 😭 1w

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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. 1mo

JenniferEgnor @bio_chem06 the book is almost always better! 1mo

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Robotswithpersonality

Riders of the Purple Sage: A Novel | Zane Grey

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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. 2mo

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. 2mo

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, 2mo

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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, 2mo

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. 2mo

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! 😍 2mo

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. 2mo

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. 😅 2mo

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 2mo

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Illuminaughtydenaughty

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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When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations on Voice | Terry Tempest Williams

What beautiful words 😭

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Cosmos_Moon_River

When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations on Voice | Terry Tempest Williams

After nearly losing my mother earlier this year and my father‘s passing this month, I picked up this book and it is really hitting. Just 25 pages in, I want to get a copy for every mother and everyone I know who has a mother.

Librarybelle ❤️❤️❤️ 4mo

Ruthiella ❤️❤️❤️ 4mo

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Bookwormjillk

The Lonely Polygamist: A Novel | Brady Udall

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This is the second time I‘ve read this and I find it oddly touching. I think it‘s a family of 4 wives and 28 kids but I kind of lost track.

ImperfectCJ I've been meaning to read this one since it came out. I was living in Utah at the time and remember being intrigued by the novel after hearing an interview with the author. I'm glad you've put it back into my awareness! 4mo

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Bookwormjillk

The Lonely Polygamist: A Novel | Brady Udall

“Sons of beekeepers!”

This book is full of the best swear replacements I‘ve heard in a long time.

DogMomIrene 😂😂😂 4mo

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Sharpeipup

The One with the Kiss Cam | Cindy Steel

Trying to read at the dog park but distracted by all the cuteness.

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marleed

The Christmas Promise | Richard Paul Evans

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I settled into this knowing I was reading a Christmas love story and forgetting there was a mystery involved. I was probably 2/3 in when I realized oh, wait a minute is this going to happen (insert spoiler here)… Well, yes that deed indeed go down, and yet it‘s still an RPE HEA. …I do love reading his little books this month even though it destroys my GR average page count for the year 😄

DogMomIrene Good to see someone else pays attention to that GR page average. I‘ve actually read several kid‘s illustrated books that I‘m not reviewing or I may post a review with no dates to keep my numbers up. Ohh, my OCD tendencies🤦🏻‍♀️ 4mo

marleed @DogMomIrene 🤣🤣 And unless I change up my reading stack, I don‘t have a single chunkster in the plans to compensate for all my tiny reads this month! 4mo

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