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This is a great read as the US elections get underway. This book brings to light the foundations America was built on and how we got to where we are today. It was like a crash course in government. Curious what parts of this my book club will want to bring up to discuss next week. 😬

TheBookHippie I love her insight. I read her every morning. 2d
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I really loved RuPaul‘s story. It‘s one about belonging, finding your tribe and your place in life. Growing, maturing and becoming who you are. I hear you RuPaul, today‘s technologies and lifestyles are a far cry from the Limelight days. ❤️

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Iron Flame | Rebecca Yarros
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Lucky dog got a long 3 mile walk so I could finish this audio 🦮
Looking forward to book 3. Hopefully the wait isn‘t too long. I hope Yarros is typing away 😂

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Some local to me history about the Crownsville Hospital. This psychiatric hospital was built in 1910 for the black residence of Maryland. If it sounds familiar, this is the hospital Henrietta Lacks‘s daughter was in. It has a sad and ugly history but I‘m glad something good will be done with the property in the coming years.

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Starter Villain | John Scalzi
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My first Scalzi read and what a treat! A quick, funny, full of adventure ride that includes cats in management and dolphins fighting to unionize (I related with this aspect as we are in the same boat at work.) Greedy, wealthy villains and Charlie, an ex-journalist now substitute teacher caught in the middle after his uncle‘s death. Looking forward to rehashing the amusement of the story at book club this week!

AmyG My first, too, and I just loved it. An insane story that absolutely worked for me! 1mo
Ruthiella Such a fun read! 1mo
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A piece of historical American culture in Pottstown, PA. This story focuses on the Chicken Hill community and the black and Jewish immigrants that make this town their home. There are a couple of storylines in this book all tying the people together. I really enjoy McBride‘s writing style and storytelling. Great read if you‘re a literary, character reader.

DHill I just started this one today. 1mo
Cortg @DHill I hope you enjoy it! 1mo
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The Guncle | Steven Rowley
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I ADORED this book! Patrick‘s a Hollywood star taking a hiatus when his best friend and sister-in-law passes away from cancer. His brother informs him he‘s become an addict during Sarah‘s illness, is checking into rehab and wants Gay Uncle Patrick to take the kids to California during his rehab. It‘s a story about love, family, relationships and moving forward AND it‘s delightfully comical. Rowley narrates the audio and it‘s the best!

StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego This was so good! I pre-ordered the sequel on Audible. 💛 1mo
Cortg @StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego I can‘t wait for the sequel!!!! 1mo
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Fourth Wing | Rebecca Yarros
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20 hours of listening flew by while I was swept up in this dragon fantasy with a kick-ass heroine! Hopefully it‘s a short wait for the sequel because I‘m suffering a big ole book hangover.

Vansa The sequel's out already! 1mo
Cortg @Vansa Yes it is! I‘m waiting on my library eaudio hold. My daughter picked up the hardback at her college bookstore last week. Have you read it yet?! 1mo
Vansa @Cortg I did! But I don't want to give my opinion since you've not read it yet :-) 1mo
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This was a cute YA graphic novel about Paul who is visiting his brother in Taiwan for the summer. He spends most of his summer on the couch playing video games but decides to venture out to find a video game. He gets lost, makes some friends and has a memorable adventure. Oh to be young again! *the chopsticks were a gift from my sister when she lived in Taiwan for a year. Wish I had visited.

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Senior book club that I‘m working this afternoon and I finished just in time. The genre is cozy mysteries. I‘m not a big mystery reader but I did enjoy this book, though I don‘t see myself reading the others in the series. I most enjoyed the protagonist, young Flavia de Luce. She reminded me of a mix between Hermione and Scout. I liked that the story tied two mysteries together around a rare stamp in the 1950‘s.

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I came across an article the other day about this guy running for congress after John Sarbane announced his retirement in my state, Maryland. Dunn is a Capital police officer and worked at the Capital on Jan. 6th. I didn‘t know much about him and was curious. I started his audiobook yesterday and finished this morning. I was hooked! I talked it up at work today and I‘m recommending it for a book club book. It‘s short, about 6 hours.

Susanita I just wish he would stop sending emails asking for campaign contributions every other day! 2mo
Cortg @Susanita Really?! I don‘t get political emails. Weird. 2mo
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I wasn‘t expecting so much memoir in this one. It‘s part science, talking about sea creatures and intertwines the animal‘s lives around the author‘s life; relationships, queerness, mixed race, fitting in etc. The author is very truthful about their experiences growing up and defining who they are as they mature and experience life. The book is cleverly articulated. The science part reminded me of An Immense World.

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The Reading List: A Novel | Sara Nisha Adams
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A couple of peeps have recommended this book to me. I decided to listen to it since it‘s not the type of book I tend to gravitate to. I enjoyed the characters, and theme of new friendships and the idea that it takes a village. Seeing how the books on the booklist affected each reader in a different way was well done. I‘ve read all of the books on the list except A Suitable Boy, so I‘ll have to read that one at some point.

DocBrown What are the books on this Reading List? Can I find them somewhere? 2mo
Cortg @DocBrown Life of Pi, Pride & Prejudice, The Kite Runner, Rebecca, To Kill a Mockingbird, Little Women, Beloved, and A Suitable Boy 2mo
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January‘s book club selection. I‘m glad this story was written as it‘s a great piece of history to know about. I recently learned about the Kindertransport from a children‘s non-fiction picture book I came across at work, Stars of the Night, and found this to be a nice historical fiction tie-in. The first half was kinda slow and boring but the story did pick up. ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2

Cortg @TheBookHippie Thanks for sharing this article! I had passed over this story recently and I‘m glad you brought it to my attention for me to read! I‘ll share it with my book club gals when we meet 😊 2mo
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This is my 2023 reading wrap up. I decided not to participate in any reading challenges this year other than Goodreads. I‘ll still have my monthly book club reads as well as the senior center book club reads that I plan to continue hosting each quarter for work. I‘m looking forward to 2024! The tagged book is one I‘m partway through starting the new year.

ChaoticMissAdventures Some years it is just nice to read what you want when you want! 3mo
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A Light in the Attic | Shel Silverstein
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Wrapping up the last of my #Pop23 reviews. This book brings back wonderful childhood memories. The memories are foggy but I loved the one-on-one attention my neighbor gave me after my triplet siblings were born. I believe she had a big part of my love for reading and I loved reading this one with her. It‘s always a comfort read for me. ~a book you wish you could read for the first time again.

squirrelbrain Lovely! ❤️ 3mo
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A Raisin in the Sun | Lorraine Hansberry
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I can‘t remember the last time I read a play but I love going to the theater to see plays and musicals. This book is a fantastic story of a black family in Chicago trying to make a good life for themselves and their children. The characters are complicated and made for a great story. #Pop23 ~a book you should have read in high school

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Such a delightful read to get in the spirit of Christmas! Tolkien wrote letters to his children from Father Christmas & friends for 20 years. You‘ll find some laugh out loud shenanigans happening in the North Pole with polar bears, snowboys, elves, and goblins as well as stunning illustrations! Tolkien‘s daughter-in-law/secretary edited this beautiful book to share with the world. #TolkienChristmas @Daisey Thank you. ❤️

JazzFeathers Beautiful review 😍 3mo
Cortg @JazzFeathers Thanks! 😊 3mo
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My Name is Lucy Barton | Elizabeth Strout
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I‘ve read Olive Ketteridge and I‘ve been looking forward to meeting Lucy Barton! I enjoyed Lucy‘s life and the way Strout chose to tell her story. It‘s a sad story but I really enjoy her characters, relationship dynamics and storytelling. #Pop23 ~a book you bought from an independent bookstore #ReadHarder23 ~read one of your favorite author‘s favorite books (Taylor Jenkins Reid)

BarbaraBB I loved this one and all the ones following it! 3mo
Cortg @BarbaraBB I‘ll have to make my way through the series! Thanks! 3mo
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Little Fish | Casey Plett
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I liked the overall story of Wendy, a 30 year old trans woman and the insight into her life in Winnipeg. Her trans friends, work (both sex work and at a store,) her dad and the mystery of her grandfather. It was sad but also hopeful. However reading about the amount of alcohol consumption almost made me nauseous and the sex was a bit much for my taste. All the triggers! #ReadHarder23 ~read a book about a trans character written by a trans author.

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Before the Coffee Gets Cold | Toshikazu Kawaguchi
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I wasn‘t expecting this book to touch so deeply on emotions and humanity. The four stories were heartfelt and thoughtful. Though each was short, the stories were big and didn‘t leave me feeling a hole in the story. The flow of the writing took me a bit to get into maybe due to its translation or that it was written as a play, but I did like the style. I enjoyed getting to know these characters and I‘m looking forward to my bookclub discussion!

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Mrs. Dalloway | Virginia Woolf
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When will I learn to read the classics rather than listen?! This was a lot more than I thought it was going to be, so maybe I‘ll pick a physical copy up at some point but I did enjoy it. It‘s more of a slow read though to take it all in. #Pop23 ~a book that takes place entirely in one day

RaeLovesToRead Maybe I don't have to read Ulysses after all... 🤔🤣 3mo
Cortg @RaeLovesToRead I‘m not gonna lie, that one kinda scares me! If ever I decide to tackle it, I will remind myself a print format is necessary 😫! 3mo
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Trespasses | Louise Kennedy
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I enjoyed going back to 1970‘s Northern Ireland, a time & place I don‘t read about often. Cushla is a teacher by day and a bar maid at her family‘s pub in the evenings, living a quiet life with her alcoholic mom when she meets Michael. A secret affair begins…

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Abbott: 1973 | Saladin Ahmed
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1970‘s Detroit. Reporter Elena Abbott digs into flyers being distributed during a big election with the possibility of the first black mayor to be elected. There‘s a dark force working against her. I enjoyed reading this graphic novel but I felt there‘s a whole previous story I missed and another story not written yet? Too many holes, I needed more! #ReadHarder ~any book from the Ignyte awards list #Pop23 a book set in the decade you were born

dabbe Hello there, snuggly pup! 🖤🐾🖤 4mo
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I hosted the library/senior center book club this month and read In Cold Blood. One of the ladies read Furious Hours. She tied Lee & Capote together which I didn‘t know about and I got a little lesson in their history. I had no idea Lee Harper helped Capote do the research on this one and that they were childhood friends! As for the book, I enjoyed it but some of the story annoyed me. I added Furious Hours to my TBR. I‘m so curious!

Bookwormjillk I really enjoyed Furious Hours 4mo
TheLudicReader I think the character of Dill in TKaM is based on Capote. 4mo
Cortg @TheLudicReader I read about that! I also read Capote‘s first book has a character based on himself and one on Lee. 4mo
Cortg @Bookwormjillk Yay! I‘m going to give the audio a try after the holidays. 4mo
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Firekeeper's Daughter | Angeline Boulley
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American Heritage month! Though I could see where the story was going, I found myself looking forward to extra long walks and a lot of cleaning just to listen to Daunis‘s story of her life as part Ojibwe and what happens when an investigation is launched into a meth ring amongst her community. I put a physical copy in my Little Free Library and I really home someone takes it home to read ❤️ #ReadHarder23 ~read a YA book by an Indigenous author

5feet.of.fury I loved this book, loved Daunis. I just started Boulley‘s newest today but only got in a few pages 4mo
Cortg @5feet.of.fury I‘m looking forward to reading her new one after the new year! 4mo
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My Effin' Life | Geddy Lee
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Waiting for Getty and scored his new book! Any Rush fans around? #MGMNationalHarbor

TheLudicReader It's unCanadian not to love Rush! 4mo
CSeydel Yeah! 4mo
Ruthiella I love Rush! 🤘 4mo
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Bookwomble They were the first band I saw live, 1980, the night before my high school biology exam, which was not a good idea, but fortunately I still passed 🎸🎓🤟😁 (edited) 4mo
Cortg @Bookwomble They were my husband AND my son‘s first concert too! My husband at 13, my son at 6. Hubby‘s english teacher (and family friend) took him and my son‘s 1st grade teacher was quite impressed he went and on a school night. I‘m glad you passed that exam! 4mo
Bookwomble Seems like they're a popular initiation to concert-going 😊 Biology was fine, but don't ask about my maths exam! 😄 4mo
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This was a gentle story that takes place in Vietnam. Maggie, born in Vietnam but raised in America, goes back to her birth country seeking information about her father. Along the way, friendships are born. And lots of Pho is eaten, leaving me wanting to stop for a bowl. #Pop23 ~a book by an author with the same initials as you

squirrelbrain Hooray - you must be nearly finished by now, as you‘ve read loads recently?! 4mo
Cortg @squirrelbrain I still have 4 on the top and 3 on the bottom! I started another audio yesterday but reading a work bookclub book that doesn‘t fit a category 😫 I‘m a bit behind but chugging along, we‘ll see if it gets completed. Time will tell. 4mo
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Ella Minnow Pea | Mark Dunn
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This is a clever satire about an island named after a man believed to have come up with a sentence using all 26 letters in the English language. After many years, the tiles holding the letters begin to fall and the tyranny of the local government mandates these fallen letters not be used in any way. Dystopia at it‘s finest. #Pop23 ~a book your friend recommended

Ruthiella I liked this one too. It was very clever and taught me the word “crepuscular”. 4mo
ChaoticMissAdventures I really enjoyed this one, I have read it a couple of times and am always amazed at how creative Dunn was in writing this. 4mo
squirrelbrain This has been on my radar for ever - I really must get to it sometime. 4mo
Cortg @squirrelbrain it was a fun read! Something different. 4mo
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The Argonauts | Maggie Nelson
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This is a raw memoir about love, family and gender. I really like what Nelson had to say and the experiences she shared. Parts of it were like being in her head. She would be sharing one story, and another would pop up and she‘d veer course and come back around with the original thought. Overall it was pretty good. #Pop23 ~a book with just text on the cover #ReadHarder23 ~a nonfiction book about queer history #Booked23 ~about reproductive rights

Larkken I loved this book. Glad it resonated with you too. 4mo
squirrelbrain Sounds fascinating! 4mo
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'Salem's Lot | Stephen King
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Ohhh, how did I not know Salem‘s Lot is a vampire story?! I do love a good vampire book and I loved King‘s version. Perfect October read! 🧛🏻‍♀️ #Pop23 ~a book published the year you were born #Booked2023 ~a modern take on a classic

squirrelbrain I didn‘t know that either….☺️ 5mo
BarbaraBB Well done!! 5mo
Graciouswarriorprincess I didn't know that either. 5mo
Cortg @BarbaraBB Thanks! 5mo
Cortg @squirrelbrain @Graciouswarriorprincess Whew! Thanks. I‘m glad to know I‘m not the only one who did not know this. 🙂 5mo
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I'm the Girl | Courtney Summers
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This one is a pretty risqué YA! It‘s good, kept my attention but I definitely liked Sadie better. #Pop23 ~a book with “girl” in the title

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Jacob Have I Loved | Katherine Paterson
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#Pop23 ~a book you read more than 10 years ago. I read this in 6th grade, living in Massachusetts at the time. Revisiting it in my adulthood as a Maryland resident, the eastern shore life is much more prominent. It made me sad as these islands are sinking and becoming inhabitable but it was fun to revisit this coming of age story.

Amiable Oh, I adored this book when I was a kid! 5mo
BarbaraBB Sounds so good (edited) 5mo
jlhammar One of my girlhood favorites! 5mo
Cortg @BarbaraBB It‘s an oldie but goodie! Published in 1980 it won the Newberry Medal in ‘81 5mo
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If I Survive You | Jonathan Escoffery
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Born to Jamaican parents that have immigrated to Miami, Trelawney‘s life is anything but easy. His parent‘s split up during his childhood, Trelawney going with his mom while his brother goes with his father. Trelawney has hardships fitting in, his lighter skin tone vs his cultural background and a batch of bad luck. You also get chapters from his brother and cousin. I enjoyed this audio and found his stories about earning extra cash entertaining.

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Wrong Place, Wrong Time | Gillian McAllister
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Starting this book club choice, I thought I‘d be slugging through it, but I really enjoyed the listen! I do love a good time travel book and was intrigued by the time loop Jen was stuck in as she continued to go back in time putting the pieces together after her 16 year old commits a murder.

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The Dog of the North: A Novel | Elizabeth Mckenzie
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I adored this book. It was funny and quirky and just when I thought the worst had come for poor Penny, I turned the page and her story got more outrageous. It was a fun read overall.

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Not my cup of tea but I‘m also not the audience for this one. Celine & Brad did remind me of a high school neighbor, family friend. I thought the book did a nice job of bringing anxiety and OCD to the story without it overpowering the plot. #Pop23 ~romance with a fat lead #ReadHarder ~romance w/ bisexual representation
Also, I hate the wording for this prompt and Celine is ‘heavy‘ not necessarily ‘fat‘

5feet.of.fury It‘s really personal preference, but the word “fat” is being reclaimed. 5mo
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Fantastic audio production, but could you expect anything less from Tom Hanks? This book is different in a great way. I loved not only getting to know the actors and actresses throughout the shoot, but the background of how the film came to be and the behind the scenes people that make everything run smoothly. Interesting and I learned a little something about the movie business.

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I Will Survive: A Children's Picture Book | Dino Fekaris, Frederick J. Perren
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This song has always been a favorite of mine and so I‘m sharing that the song has become a Vox book 😂 If you‘re not familiar, Vox books are picture books that read (or in this case sing) along with the reader. Cheers to the next generation of strong, independent women! #Pop23 ~a book with a song lyric as it‘s title

TheBookgeekFrau This song is so timeless!! I had the privilege of seeing Ms. Gaynor preform it live when I was 8 or 9, I'll never forget it 🤩 6mo
Cortg @TheBookgeekFrau Lucky you! 6mo
squirrelbrain Cute! 6mo
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I adored all the characters in this story; each of their eccentric personalities will stay with me a while. I loved how the story unfolded, how Elsa learns about and befriends her neighbors and the connections the neighbors have to one another. Elsa‘s emotions are raw and real in dealing with so much. I also really enjoyed the fairytale aspect of the story. And the ending is the typical feel good Backman ❤️ #pop23 ~a book you bought second hand

TheBookgeekFrau I Loved this book so much; the story, the writing, the weaving of the fairytales {sighhh} So Good 6mo
rwmg In case you didn't know, there is a sequel 6mo
Cortg @rwmg Yep! It‘s on my TBR! Thanks ☺️ 6mo
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Tom Lake: A Novel | Ann Patchett
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A simple storytelling story of a mom who tells her grown daughters of the summer she spent at Tom Lake in a theater production and her relationship with a special someone who became a famous actor. The story also ties in with her chosen life on a farm. Extra points for Meryl Streep‘s narration. #Pop23 ~a book that comes out in the second half of 2023

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I enjoyed this #popsugar23 ~ a book about or set in Hollywood. Actress Kitty Karr passes away and unexpectedly leaves her fortune to another wealthy Hollywood family. The story goes between present day Elise tying up Kitty‘s estate and learning Kitty‘s secrets to Kitty‘s life growing up and how she made it in Hollywood. This one has Lessons in Chemistry and Evelyn Hugo vibes.

squirrelbrain Sounds great! 6mo
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I‘ve enjoyed listening to this one over the last couple of days. Lesbian, atheist, hypochondriac Gilda lands a job as a secretary at a Roman Catholic Church. Most of this book is spent in Gilda‘s anxiety ridden head. Funny parts around a kinda sad story.

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This was recommended to me and thrillers aren‘t my favorite genre. This one took a hot minute to get into but eventually I looked forward listening. I thought the twists were clever, but too far fetched or too many for one story?! Overall it was an okay read. #Pop23 ~a book about a holiday that‘s not Christmas (I‘m going out on a limb, using the British definition of holiday)

SamAnne I felt the same. 6mo
squirrelbrain Nothing wrong with our definition of holiday! 🤣 I did the same thing for this prompt, anyway….. 6mo
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An autobiographical graphic novel by Craig Thompson. Craig shares his story growing up in central Wisconsin, his first love, and Catholic upbringing as well as his struggles with his faith and identity. Beautiful story and amazing art ❤️
#Booked2023 ~Quiet YA book

Cinfhen I‘ve heard this GN is terrific 🥰thanks for the reminder 7mo
Cortg @cinfhen No problem! 7mo
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El Deafo | Cece Bell
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A friend from bookclub has been wanting me to read this for a while now. It‘s a great middle grades graphic novel to highlight deafness or really any disability. It touches a lot on feelings and being different from your peers. #ReadHarder23 ~a graphic novel that represents disabilities
#Pop23 ~a book with a rabbit on the cover

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My Dark Vanessa | Kate Elizabeth Russell
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An extremely disturbing book that I could not put down! Fifteen year old Vanessa‘s relationship with her teacher is today‘s Lolita on steroids. Russell did an amazing job of putting me in Vanessa‘s head as a 15 year old and continuing into adulthood.
#Pop23 ~a book about forbidden romance

squirrelbrain This one was so good! 7mo
rachelk I couldn‘t put it down either. 7mo
Ruthiella I thought this book did an excellent job at showing how the damage and denial last into adulthood. 7mo
Cortg @Ruthiella Yes! I‘m really impressed with the writing. I have such a book hangover now. 7mo
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The Fifth Season | N. K. Jemisin
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I‘m not sure what I missed with this one! I was really looking forward to this story with so many glowing reviews but for whatever reason, I just couldn‘t get into it. The world building and characters were good so it was either the writing or the story itself or most likely a combination of the two. #Booked2023 ~Afrofuturism book

Cinfhen I tried this one, but I bailed early on! It does have mostly good reviews 7mo
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I‘m not usually a fan of short stories. They always seem to leave me feeling unfulfilled and wanting more. These short stories were different. Twenty-one stories from authors of color; many different backgrounds, cultures and nationalities, all sharing a story about their time living in the America‘s southern states. Just a little snippet, enough to make you think but not necessarily needing more.

Cortg #Readharder23 read a book of short stories
#Pop23 a book that fulfills your favorite prompt from a past challenge/a book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads
#Booked2023 a short story collection
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Cinfhen Sounds great! 7mo
squirrelbrain Well done on all of the prompts! 😃 7mo
Cortg @squirrelbrain Thanks 😊 7mo
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Saint X | Alexis Schaitkin
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Pretty good listen! This is a story based around a cold case murder but it dives deep into white privilege and racism. I liked that you get to know the characters involved with Alice‘s final night as the timeline slowly unfolds. Narrated by Alice‘s much younger, awkward sister, the reader learns the effects of her sister‘s murder that she‘s carried with her throughout her life. #Booked2023 ~Sunshine Noir

Cinfhen I really thought this was a great audio production! I Excelled choice 😎 7mo
BarbaraTheBibliophage I‘m curious to see how the TV production of this compares. It‘s on Hulu and doesn‘t look like it‘s rated well. That doesn‘t mean I won‘t try it, though. 7mo
Cortg @BarbaraTheBibliophage If you decide to give it a try, you‘ll have to report back and let us know your thoughts! 7mo
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BarbaraTheBibliophage We liked the series but didn‘t love it. It suffers from some of the frustrations of the book but also is very true to the story and issues. Wish the ending twist was different … 6mo
Cortg Thanks @BarbaraTheBibliophage I rarely watch TV but love hearing your feedback! I do like when the screen versions stay true to the book. 🥰 6mo
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