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Maggie4483
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I don‘t know about anyone else, but I‘m over this summer nonsense. So I‘m manifesting Spooky Season by declaring it Summerween. And my #Bookspin for this month fell right in line with my plans (I promise I made my list before looking at the numbers).

JamieArc Me too! I‘ve begun to start living in Fall-gust. 1mo
Maggie4483 @JamieArc I haven‘t heard Fall-gust yet. I love it! 1mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1mo
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BookmarkTavern
Rinkitink in Oz | L Frank Baum
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Mehso-so

The royal kingdom of Pingaree is invaded & decimated. It‘s up to young Prince Inga, visiting King Rinkitink, & an irascible talking goat named Bilbil to rescue the people & restore the kingdom.

A fun, solid plot w/ interesting characters. I loved Prince Inga & how determined he was to rescue his people. But I disliked how Rinkitink was entirely useless, & I feel like I would have liked this better if it was just Inga & Bilbil together.🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑

JenlovesJT47 I have got to get caught up!! Have you thought about doing a buddy read of the Dorothy Must Die series after we finish the originals? It‘s SO good! I think that the little prequel novellas are actually better than the main series. ♥️ 1mo
BookmarkTavern @JenlovesJT47 Oh that might be fun! I know I own the first one somewhere. 😁 1mo
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Clare-Dragonfly
Rinkitink in Oz | L Frank Baum
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Pickpick

Lots of fun new characters in this—I liked Prince Inga, King Rinkitink, and especially Bilbil the talking goat. It has an actual plot, too, which made it even more fun. However, Oz is barely relevant. The title is strange since not only does Rinkitink only spend a couple of chapters in Oz, he‘s not even the main character. Why not call it Prince Inga in Oz? #BeyondtheYellowBrickRoad

BookmarkTavern I don‘t know! Maybe Rinkitink sounded more marketable? 🤷🏼‍♀️ 1mo
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JenlovesJT47
The Wizard of Oz | Frank Baum
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Click your heels three times
and repeat after me: there‘s
no place like home. 👠

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #moviehaiku #wizardofoz

🌈🌪️🌈🌪️🌈🌪️🌈🌪️🌈🌪️🌈🌪️🌈🌪️🌈🌪️🌈

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the.maddielo.library
Pickpick

The characters are well-rounded and realistic. I've always had a soft spot for Galinda's journey, but the main focus is on our beloved Elphaba. She has a rough start but learns how to accept herself, her flaws, and her knack for being labeled a trouble-maker. This book deals with heavy content such as racism and genocide. It had me pulling out a dictionary several times, and I've read this multiple times- a sign of a truly good read.

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BookmarkTavern
Toto | A.J. Hackwith
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Pickpick

When Toto & his human Dorothy are swept away in a tornado, he was not expecting a land of magic, political feuds, & revolution. Being a Good Dog was going to get him taken away by Animal Control, so it‘s time to see what a Bad Dog can do.

I laughed out loud so much. A modernized retelling, poking fun @ a lot of tech bro culture & far right wing masculinity, while also providing loving references to the wide spread cultural impact of Oz.🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗

BookmarkTavern #Lucygirl When I realized who the wizard was, I had to put the book down as I actually cackled. #14Books14Weeks @Liz_M (edited) 2mo
Aims42 I have a hold at my library for this book, it sounds soooooo good!!! 2mo
rubyslippersreads Glad to see you‘re reading this with your little dog, too. 😂🧹 (edited) 2mo
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Sace I want your bookmark. I‘m adding this to my wishlist now. Sounds fun! 2mo
Beatlefan129 And your bookmark is perfect ❤️ 2mo
Suet624 Ooohhhh, sounds great. 2mo
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 2mo
Read-n-Bloom Love the bookmark 😂 2mo
AnnCrystal 💕🐕🐾🐶💝...🆒📚🔖🐾💝. 2mo
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Toto | A.J. Hackwith
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Doctor‘s appointment: Boo!

Toto‘s Point of View: Yay!

AnnCrystal 🙏🏼💝. 2mo
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BookmarkTavern
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It‘s here! 💚🩷💚🩷💚

Part two of a movie musical based on a stage musical based on a book based on a movie musical based on a book. Phew!

#BookAdaptations

Semi serious question. I‘ve been going through my books trying to get rid of some (none so far 😅) and I found my copy of Wicked I tried to read back in high school. Should I give it another go?

https://youtu.be/BRt-qexTWy4?si=riPJksD-LycwtNTp

Soubhiville In my opinion, no. I read 2 of his books years ago and honestly don‘t like his writing style at all. The blurbs on back of his books sound so good, but I have ended up really not liking them. 3mo
rubyslippersreads I love the Wicked musical and The Wizard of Oz in general, and I did not like the Wicked novel. (edited) 3mo
BarbaraJean I vote no as well. I loved the musical and hated the book. I really liked the tagged book by the same author, which I‘d read years before, so I WANTED to like Wicked, but I did not. Go with your high school self‘s opinion! 3mo
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BookBr Just to play devil‘s advocate, I LOVED the book and disliked the musical. I thought Maguire really created a solid vision of an Oz for adults, if that makes sense. Lots of weird fairy tale elements to love too. 3mo
Prairiegirl_reading I also vote no. I thought it was a disappointment. 3mo
Susanita I liked his book about the tooth fairy but bailed on Wicked. 3mo
willaful I liked his children's books but didn't get into Wicked. 3mo
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BookmarkTavern
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🎶 We couldn't be luckier, I couldn't be happier🎶

💚🩷💚🩷

#BookAdaptations #SLC #SLCLitsy

shortsarahrose So cool! I‘m seeing the touring company in July with my mom and sister. 4mo
dabbe 🤩😍🤩 4mo
AnnCrystal 🆒🎭👍🏼💝. 4mo
IMASLOWREADER so cool to see it live… 4mo
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Jen2
Toto | A.J. Hackwith
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Pickpick

Fabulous

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