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VRM1975
The Anniversary | Stephanie Bishop
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willaful
Navigate Your Stars | Jesmyn Ward
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A beautiful little book, in which Ward talks about her hard road to fulfilling her dream of being a writer. This is for the people to whom things don't always come easily, who have to keep their vision in mind and take step after patient step to reach it.

#BookChain book #6
@TheAromaOfBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 5d
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DebinHawaii
Maya Angelou | Lisbeth Kaiser
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#25Alive!

A little #Laughter quote from the amazing Maya Angelou.

"My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry; to get my work done and try to love somebody and have the courage to accept the love in return." ???

Eggs Excellent 👌🏼 3w
dabbe 🩶🩵🩶 3w
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RaeLovesToRead
The Plot | Jean Hanff Korelitz
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Mehso-so

There's no copyright on plots, but nicking a good one can still have consequences... Jacob Finch Bonner is about to be massively inconvenienced.

This is a slow paced thriller that didn't quite manage to build enough claustrophobic dread and tension to make it worth my while.

Also the premise relies on "The Plot" being truly original and mind blowing, and it just... wasn't all that.

Not a bad read, but... unsatisfying.

AlaMich I agree! This one did not live up to the buzz, imo. 1mo
RaeLovesToRead @AlaMich It was fine, but when there is that IT WAS THE MOST STUPENDOUS AMAZING PLOT EVER expectation, the author is setting themselves up to disappoint the reader 😅 Should I read The Sequel? 1mo
AlaMich I haven‘t read it but I would say give it a miss. 1mo
The_Penniless_Author I feel like the only way to do something like that is to never reveal what "the plot" is. Just establish that everyone in the fictional world you've created agrees that this plot is the most mind-blowing thing ever created, and then let the reader imagine what it might be. Because unless you happen to be the greatest author in the world, trying to render something like that will always be a disappointment. 3w
RaeLovesToRead @The_Penniless_Author Yeah, but that's also a frustrating cop out haha 2w
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rachaich
Albatross: A Novel | Terry Fallis
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Well. I wanted to read this after listening to Books Unbound, my favourite podcast. But it's only available in Canada. I'd asked a Canadian friend to purchase it but she wasn't able to get a second hand copy. Brilliant husband got it for my Christmas present 📦. Thrilled!
Odd story but so readable. I loved the gentle humour throughout and the way it's a novel about writing and effort and rewriting.

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TheDaysGoBy
The Plot | Jean Hanff Korelitz
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@MaleficentBookDragon Thank you so much for my #jolabokaflod gifts! Can‘t wait to read the books and eat the chocolate! So generous as always 💕

Hope you have a wonderful holiday!

MaleficentBookDragon Happy Jólabókaflóð! Let me know how to like The Return. I just rerad it recently myself. 2mo
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kspenmoll
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Thank you so much @Meshell1313 for this book & chocolate! I love this author & am excited to read this #historicalfiction about Margaret Fuller, the heady times she lived in, & the transcendentalists she interacted with. I plan to start tonight right after our traditional lasagna dinner. I imagine you crafted the card? It‘s now an ornament on my tree! #jolabokaflodswap
Thank you so much for organizing this @MaleficentBookDragon !

bookish_wookish Ooo i love Tony‘s! So good! 2mo
Meshell1313 So glad you love it! Hope you have a great holiday! 🎄❤️💚🎉📚 2mo
Anna40 I love chocoloney chocolate - have you tried cookie with caramel? I could eat the whole bar in an hour 2mo
MaleficentBookDragon Happy Jólabókaflóð! Tony's is popular this year for the swap. Yum. 2mo
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monkeygirlsmama
The Plot | Jean Hanff Korelitz
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Mehso-so

⭐⭐⭐

The premise of this #audiobook caught my attention, bringing it onto my radar. However, the story itself bordered on boring for me. I did enjoy the twist and found myself more engaged in the later portion, but overall this was just a bit meh for me.

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rmaclean4
The Plot | Jean Hanff Korelitz
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Pickpick

Fun diverting mystery. 3 🌟

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ZTReader
Who Is Stan Lee? | Geoff Edgers

“Excelsior!”