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majkia

Grimdark series with betrayal, hatred, black humor, and a ton of flawed characters. The black humor is the draw for me.

#Roll100
@PuddleJumper

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Billypar
Illiad | Homer
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#TuesdayTunes @TieDyeDude
This week I'm going to recommend Open Mike Eagle's podcast 'What Had Happened Was' where each season he interviews an artist or figure significant to hip hop. Making the interviews season-long instead of varying by episode means you get about a memoir's worth of stories. I found it via a Spotify recommendation because I'm a longtime fan of Questlove's podcast, and he's the interview subject for Season 4 👇

Billypar So I already knew going in that Questlove, who definitely has the gift of the gab, would go into exhaustive detail on the making of The Roots' first four albums, and I was not disappointed. Open Mike Eagle lets him take the reins mostly, but he's got good instincts about when to jump in for a quick clarifying question or reaction. If you're a Roots fan, I highly recommend, and if not, then I recommend first becoming a Roots fan 🎶 🎛🎚🎧🥁🎤🎶 2d
Billypar I also highly recommend Open Mike Eagle's music: this is my favorite album of his: https://open.spotify.com/album/1VDnqZVFSg0xVF104kaIix?si=ubit5ZU-Rxmm4jxp3D8yOw 2d
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BarbaraBB I love some hip-hop so will absolutely check this out! 1d
TieDyeDude That is so cool! I became aware of Open Mike Eagle through his guest appearances on the Thrilling Adventure Hour. He was always a highlight. I will have to check this out; love the Roots and Questlove. Questlove seems like a very interesting individual. His other projects are so diverse. Have you seen the Summer of Soul documentary? 21h
Billypar @BarbaraBB The Roots reference so many other hip hop acts in their music that the podcast touches on quite a bit - enjoy! 15h
Billypar @TieDyeDude I didn't know about the TAH but I've also seen him on the Netflix doc History of Swear Words. So he clearly enjoys a variety of projects! Questlove has definitely reached mogul status between okayplayer, his new publishing company, his Oscar, and books. I've seen the first half of SoS but got interrupted and have been meaning to watch the rest. It's great to see how much original footage he was able to use. (edited) 14h
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Eggs
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Still on my shelf 🥴 19h
Eggs It‘s so good 🥲 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks (edited) 16h
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CatLass007
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Pickpick

#ReadAway2024 Based on a true story, this was a wonderful book. It takes place in London during WWII when thousands of people who lost their homes to the Blitz lived in an unfinished Tube station. In Bethnal Green the library was destroyed on the first night of the Blitz and the Head Librarian is killed. Clara is the head of the library built in the Tube station. In spite of the sad things that happened, some things are happy. The author (cont)⬇️

CatLass007 interviewed 100 librarians in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the 1922 opening of the Bethnal Green Library. The quotes from these librarians that open each chapter are bittersweet to me. In England there is a statute that requires free libraries to be opened. The love of reading and respect for librarians doesn‘t seem to exist in the US anymore, if it ever did. There were many characters and the resolutions of their stories may (cont)⬇️ 2d
CatLass007 have been dragged out a little but that‘s a minor issue. The love of reading is such a strong presence in this book that I still give the book 5 stars out of 5. 2d
DieAReader 🥳Awesome!! 2d
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451Degrees
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Pickpick

A most excellent read based on the true story of Lyudmila Pavlichenko, famed WWII Russian sniper with over 300 confirmed kills. Mila‘s life goes from quiet scholar, to the front lines of Odessa, all the way to a press tour in America to bolster US and Soviet relations during the war. Very much enjoyed this read from both a historical aspect and the liberties the author took fictionally.

Readergrrl Book sounds exciting, but your cat is stealing the show! What a beauty!! 2d
AmyG Yes, a really beauty! 😻 2d
Kappadeemom Beautiful kitty! 2d
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Yuki_Onna
Thistlefoot | GennaRose Nethercott
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#ItTakesAllKinds @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs
#RoadTrip
#Mythical
#War
#Fantasy
#WithMurder

I love love loved this book! 🐥🦵🏃🥀🖤🏚️💂📝🖋️🕯️🎻🪄🎭⚔️🚬⚰️🪦🗿🦿🐔🗣️

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🖤🖤🖤 3d
Eggs 🖤🧡🖤 2d
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Yuki_Onna
Wind-Up Bird Chronicle | Haruki Murakami
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#ItTakesAllKinds @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs
#War

Yep, I wrapped the book, as I lugged it around for months while I was reading it 😅

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 👍🏻 3d
Eggs Well done 👍🏼 2d
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KCofKaysville
Crusade in Europe | Dwight David Eisenhower

I am starting Ike‘s war memoirs from 1946. I am into that era!

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maich
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#hyggehour #hyggehourreadathon #litsolace #naturalitsy #currentlyreading
A sad book. Usually I'm avoiding that kind of books. But this year I'm reading out of my comfort zone.

@AllDebooks @TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

Chrissyreadit 💛💛💛 4d
Chrissyreadit i cannot read sad books (or when i do it‘s very rare) 4d
maich @Chrissyreadit same for me. 4d
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MariaW
Im Westen Nichts Neues | Erich Maria Remarque
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Pickpick

Finally finished this one with my own class of 8th graders this week. Most of the boys wanted to read it because they have watched the movie. They thought it would be easy read, but they forgot Mrs Wolff is their teacher. Of course I had them tackle different problems while reading, not only consuming it. We‘ll see if it was worth it.