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BookishTrish

BookishTrish

Joined April 2016

Librarian * Dutch Learner * Cross stitcher * Horror Lover * Will read anything - especially if it‘s about Russia
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As a young boy, Christian dreamed of being a fashion writer for Vogue and living in NYC. This is the story of how his dream came true. It was kind and hopeful and I loved it. Thanks #netgalley for a copy of this audiobook - it felt like a friend telling you a story.

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I‘m grateful to my writer friend who called this collection a must-read. O‘Neill muses on the lessons learned passed down from her father - an eccentric sometimes criminal who taught Heather to love whimsy and to live with her whole heart. I cried.

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Good Girl: A Novel | Aria Aber
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Mehso-so

Read because of the #womensprizeforfiction shortlist, but this one was really not for me. Strong, evocative writing but utter aimless characters and plot.

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Mehso-so

I bought this brand new book from my library after spilling a full bowl of chicken noodle soup on it. I loved the peak inside the 1978 Met Gala and the Egyptology. The characters held my attention. As the improbable coincidences piled up, I lost interest but read on because: expensive soup accident.

Suet624 Bummer. 2d
Ruthiella I once spilled an entire cup of coffee on a book. Not a library copy, but still. 😬 2d
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Amma | Saraid de Silva
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I‘m genuinely surprised this didn‘t make the #womensprizeforfiction shortlist this year. Three generations of women are shaped, torn apart, and brought together by their secrets and tragedies. I‘m not usually one for reconciliation-after-estrangement narratives but I teared up at this one.

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Mehso-so

Tara lives November 18th over and over and over. I realize this is meant to be a seven-book series. The movement in book one is almost entirely internal - not bad, but not what I was expecting.

Ruthiella I definitely want to try this series but I‘m going to wait until all seven books are translated. 3d
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One Perfect Couple | Ruth Ware
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My daughter highly recommended this bonkers thriller and it did not disappoint. Survivor, some reality tv dating show plus a dash of an Agatha Christie closed door mystery. Loads of fun.

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Say Hello to My Little Friend | Jennine Capo Crucet
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A failed Pitbull impersonator tries to give his life structure and meaning taking cues directly from the movie Scarface. Oh, and kind of befriends a captive orca named Lolita. This was my kind of awesome and I was surprised at the low ratings.

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Hunchback: A Novel | Saou Ichikawa
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A virgin with a disability that keeps her indoors has a filthy inner life and strong resentment of able bodied folks. The narrative voice is so unrelenting and strong that I couldn‘t put it down. I‘m not sure what to do with the ending though. Are you? #manbookerinternational

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Mehso-so

A palate cleanser of a mystery that was slightly too easy to guess.

Beatlefan129 Yum, what kind of ice cream is that? 2w
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Perfection | Vincenzo Latronico
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Absolutely lives up to its name #ManBookerInternational

BarbaraBB I enjoyed this one too! 2w
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Say Everything | Ione Skye
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Gen X catnip

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Real Americans | Rachel Khong
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I really enjoyed Lily and Matthew‘s love story and was surprised when it changed to Nick‘s generation. I soon grew to love Nick‘s youthful idealism and felt for him as he got to know his biological father. I was less sucked in by May‘s storyline and the end felt a tad rushed. A light pick.

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Mehso-so

Grateful to #netgalley for access to this horror novel. On paper it‘s exactly my thing: Malerman, a demon, an unreliable narrator. In reality, the child narrator was repetitive and I wanted more demon than I got.

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Absolutely fabulous audio narration by the actor playing Anita. And the dual timelines stories are well done too. Highly recommended.

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Greek Lessons | Han Kang
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I can‘t lie - I didn‘t get it. I started in print and ended in audio. Both formats were a miss for me, but the audio was slightly better.

Hooked_on_books I hear you. This book was impenetrable to me. 4w
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A most excellent addition to the series. What a gut punch.

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I really enjoyed the setting, the love story, and the Wordle bits. (And was pleased I solved many of the Wordles before the MC.)

TheBookHippie Chucks!!!! 1mo
mariaku21 Cute purse 1mo
BookishTrish @mariaku21 Thanks! It‘s on its last legs but I still love it 1mo
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When I was a horror-loving Heathers-and-The-Craft-fanatic of a teen I would have been OBSESSED with this book.

thegirlwiththelibrarybag Always fun to reconnect with your younger self. 1mo
AlaMich Heathers! What‘s your damage, Heather?! 😂 (edited) 1mo
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Three Days in June | Anne Tyler
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Gerri from Succession reading to me is the treat I hadn‘t known I needed.

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Nesting | Roisín O'Donnell
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Dizzyingly claustrophobic story of a young mother trying to leave an emotionally abusive partner. (Pictured: the ice cream shop in Skerries the MCs visit in the opening scene)

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Dark. Feminist. Gothic. Angry. Dual timelines. Short chapters. Yesssssss

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Watch Out for Her | Samantha M. Bailey
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The token genre pick on this year‘s #CanadaReads shortlist. I‘ll bet it gets voted off first or second.

Blueberry I agree. 1mo
TheKidUpstairs I keep forgetting that the debates start on Monday. I'm hoping they are more engaging than the selections. It was a pretty underwhelming year, IMO, I liked a couple but didn't really love any of them. I was kind of excited to see a thriller pick, but did not like this book at all. 1mo
BookishTrish Prediction = confirmed 1mo
Blueberry I'm really enjoying the debates this year. Everyone is pleasant and respectful to each other and knowledgeable about all the books. They all give convincing arguments in favor of their books. 1mo
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Not nearly as wonderful as Johnston‘s fiction. This was a bit of a slog honestly, and I don‘t have high hopes for it on #CanadaReads. I think it‘ll be voted off first or second.

Blueberry This is the only one of the shortlist that I have been unable to get. 1mo
BookishTrish Prediction = confirmed 1mo
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Holy moly did Ma-Nee live through some terrible terrible shit. Her empathy, compassion, and generosity shine through. I found the tough parts really tough to listen to and so it‘s my third pick for #CanadaReads winner this year.

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Dandelion | Jamie Chai Yun Liew
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Im not one to read about estranged mothers so personally this was not a read I enjoyed. I‘d say this is my second choice for #CanadaReads winner for the year. It was pretty straightforward but I think it‘ll resonate with a lot of Canadians. Many of us deeply understand the feeling of not being fully one culture or another.

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Having read all of the #CanadaReads shortlist, this is my pick for the 2025 winner. I‘m unsure if it‘s passing similarities to last year‘s winner will hurt its chances (serious social topic + elements of fantasy / social justice). I listened and will have to reread soon - there‘s a lot to unpack with this one.

Blueberry I agree 😄 !! 1mo
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Fundamentally: A Novel | Nussaibah Younis
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Thanks #netgalley! I had zero expectation going into this Women‘s Prize longlister and was still surprised how much I liked it. A heartbroken young woman distracts herself from her feelings by taking a job with the UN rehabilitating ISIS brides. It‘s funny, and frustrating, and really made me think.

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Oligarchy | Scarlett Thomas
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Bought on a whim. Read in a day. I love a twisty turny political thriller.

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The Bright Sword | Lev Grossman
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It took me three months to read this chunkster. I had (too) high expectations because of how much I love The Magicians trilogy. The first third felt disjointed at times and going was much easier when I moved from book to audiobook. Between a pick and a so so.

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Utterly unputdownable.

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Death Before Dishonor | 50 Cent, Nikki Turner
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A most excellent quick read about a man and the two women who love him.

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When Maddy learns she has BPD, she needs to learn how she wants to be in the world, overcome self-doubt and fear, and rebuild her family‘s trust in her. This book was nothing short of incredible.

LeeRHarry I‘m glad you enjoyed it - I recently DNFed it as I couldn‘t get on with the character of Maddy. I have loved this author‘s other books. 😊 3mo
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Dan Brown never disappoints. This 1998 thriller about NSA surveillance was clearly ahead of its time.

tpixie Great book. Cute flamingo 🦩 3mo
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Three teens return from the dead and are asked to fulfill a series of magical tasks by their music teacher in this slow burning fantasy. I really loved the familial relationships between Daniel and Carousel, Susannah and Laura and Ruth, Mo and Maryanne.

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The Baltimore Boys | Joël Dicker
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Unexpectedly sad tale of a family whose inability to be vulnerable with each other leads to tragedy.

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Another twisty thriller to make the gym more bearable. Not McFadden‘s best.

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The Gift | Freida McFadden
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The gift of the Magi - but make it twisty

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Mehso-so

I loved the author‘s first book and had high expectations for this one. I LOVE reading about Russian ballerinas. I‘m not sure why, but I feel like I was being kept at a remove from these characters. It was difficult to root for them or empathize.

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The Housemaid | Freida McFadden
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Read because I keep seeing this book everywhere. Devoured because it was delightfully ridiculously twisty and I had no idea where we were going to end up.

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A Volga Tale | Guzel Yakhina
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An uneven chunkster about one man in a German settlement in Russia on the banks of the Volga. It couldn‘t quite decide if it wanted to be history, fairytale or magic realism - or maybe was purposefully speaking to these genres and I missed the point.

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Daughter of Doctor Moreau | Silvia Moreno-Garcia
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A well-narrated story of the natural daughter of a scientist who creates human-animal hybrids.

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Caledonian Road: A Novel | Andrew O'Hagan
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Unlikeable people connected in intricate ways and just generally making the world worse. I‘m not making this sound like the pick that it is.

CarolynM My favourite book of 2024. It made me angry, but it made me laugh too. 3mo
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Sister Snake: A Novel | Amanda Lee Koe
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Absolutely blown away by how much I loved this book. A fantastic tale of two sisters with a long and complex history. There is so much love between them despite their differences.

Cortg Is this your noodle? Too cute! 3mo
BookishTrish @Cortg sadly no. This lil one was an honoured guest at my local library 3mo
Cortg Fun guest! 3mo
DimeryRene Yes!!! What a fun guest. The first time I touched a snake was at my local library as a kid. 3mo
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Under Loch and Key | Lana Ferguson
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Purchased on vacay because the tagline is chef‘s 😘

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I really didn‘t know what I was getting into from the cover / blurb. This was a lot deeper, darker, and more reflective than I was expecting. I would never have bought it for my MIL for Christmas if I‘d had trigger warnings. Oops - we shall see how she likes it.

vlwelser This was in my top 3 for 2024 4mo
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What a page turner! The world building was masterful and the stakes consistently high. I loved this story of a group of human scientists taken prisoner by an alien species.

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The Accomplice: A Novel | Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson
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A most excellent holiday travel companion. Loved both narrators. Shades of SA Cosby.

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Michael Crichton but make it deep.

daena One of my top reads this year! 4mo
Chelsea.Poole I love the cover on this one. 4mo
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Interesting if slight. Off to do a deep@dive into golden moles.

Chelsea.Poole Also fascinated by golden moles! 4mo
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