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Augustown | Kei Miller
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Set in Jamaica, a young Rastafarian boy comes home from school crying after his teacher cut off his dreads. His grandmother may be blind but she can see that this event will have serious repercussions. The story goes back and forth in time, giving us a deeper understanding of this town and the divides that bind but also separate its inhabitants. Miller manages a lot in less than 300 pages. #24in2024

BarbaraBB Great review. I‘ve been meaning to read this one for years 2d
squirrelbrain Sounds great - stacking. 2d
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Erasure: A Novel | Percival Everett
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My third book by Everett and I need to read everything he has written as soon as possible.

Tamra Isn‘t he incredibly imaginative?! 1w
DHill Same! 1w
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Like Happiness: A Novel | Ursula Villarreal-Moura
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When Tatum is approached by a journalist hoping for an interview about her experiences with an author recently accused of sexual assault she re-examines their past and realizes that their friendship was far from healthy and far from equal. Deftly written, it was easy to become immersed in this story and end up finishing it an afternoon. The ending fizzled for me, after so much build up, but i still really enjoyed it. Out 3/26

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The Dry | Jane Harper
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Another new to me author thanks to #authoramonth and one I will definitely read more from. I flew through this book. It was the perfect plane read for the journey home. I was fully transported away from my cramped seat to drought ridden Australia as I worried more about Aaron Falk than I did about the mystery he was roped into trying to solve.

vonnie862 I just got this one so I'm glad to hear that it's good! 2w
MaggieCarr Jane Harper is an auto read for me. Enjoy! 1w
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In 1958, Lily reluctantly leaves school to be a debutante the last year they are to be presented to the Queen. She wants to please her mother and grandmother as she submits to the endless soirées and meam girls. She makes friends and loses friends as she uncovers secrets and discovers what is truly important. Slow moving at times but I found the glimpse into the lives of debutantes at the time interesting.

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Fangirl Down: A Novel | Tessa Bailey
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It has been a rough week so a book that took me away from it all and actually got me to chuckle was a gift. Tessa Bailey has been hit or miss for me but this story of a grumpy golfer whose career is spiraling hiring his only remaining fan as his caddie was very much a hit. Bailey is known for her steamy writing and that does not hold back here which those who prefer closed door romances should consider. #fourfoursin24 #steamydreamy

Ruthiella Hope next week is better. ❤️ Thank goodness for books! 2w
Lauredhel Oh this one is on my TBR too. I hear you on needing light distraction - glad you found something to fit the bill 2w
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Julia | Sandra Newman
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An unplanned for flight gave me the time to read my final #litsytob24 title. I reread 1984 in preparation for this and I am glad I did as I had forgotten so much about the book including how Julia was initially portrayed. I think that helped me appreciate this book and reading more fleshed out version of Julia. Still a dreary world to visit but I liked this addition to it.

BarbaraBB I maybe would have liked the book more if I had reread 1984 too but I didn‘t feel like it. 3w
BarbaraBB Kudos for reading all the books 🙌🏽 3w
squirrelbrain I read 1984 first too, as I couldn‘t recall it from the first time around, and I‘m glad I did. 3w
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BarbaraBB @jas16 Please don‘t forget to vote! Just one day left before the start of the tournament 🤩 2w
Jas16 @BarbaraBB sorry- was searching for my old gmail account but just went ahead and created a new one. 2w
BarbaraBB Glad you voted! Did you need a Google account to vote? If so I need to change the settings because that shouldn‘t be necessary! 2w
Jas16 @BarbaraBB yes. I couldn‘t vote without one 2w
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The Librarianist: A Novel | Patrick DeWitt
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A #tob24 title that I was really looking forward to bur I found the lack of cohesion in the story off putting. Some sections I liked, one section I skimmed, and it just never came together for me and overall I was disappointed.

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Bailedbailed

I don‘t have the mental capacity currently to give this book the concentration it needs and no real desire to try again in the future. #litsytob24

dabbe #hailthebail! 🤩🤩🤩 3w
AmyG Yep 3w
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Hotel Du Lac | Anita Brookner
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Edith has been sent to a hotel during the off season to give time for the dust to settle back home. At first she is an observer of the other guests but then is slowly drawn into their orbit, piecing together their stories as the reader pieces together hers. I loved the way this story weaved itself together and how I didn‘t care much for Edith until I suddenly adored her. #24in2024

LeahBergen Wonderful review! I love this book. ❤️ 3w
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An older woman ends up caring for a parrot and living with a younger man she does not know during COVID isolation. That is the brief synopsis but this book takes us through all of her tangential thoughts on aging, writing, loneliness, Joan Didion and so forth and so on. I enjoyed this short audiobook but there wasn‘t enough heft to the story or her ruminations to make this stick with me. A light pick. #fourfoursin24 #garrotparrot

Lauredhel You found a parrot cover! Well done 3w
Suet624 Oooh, I forgot about this book. I need to find it. Great review. 3w
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A Little Life: A Novel | Hanya Yanagihara
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I went into this fully forewarned and was still emotionally devastated. Am I glad I read it? Yes. I think these characters will live in my head for years to come. I am, however, putting a warning label on the cover before I send it on to my sister.
#24in2024

AmyG Yep. This book will never leave you. 3w
Jilly6183 I read this probably 6-8 years ago and I still think of it regularly and my heart breaks again. It‘s very weird to recommend to people. “Hey read this book, it‘s long and it will wreck you forever, but trust me on this one?” 3w
squirrelbrain What @AmyG said. I‘m the same @Jilly6183 - people ask me what my ‘favourite‘ book is and I always say this one, but also that it‘s simultaneously the best and worst book I‘ve ever read. 3w
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AmyG @Jilly6183 Ha! Exactly. I tell people it‘s the saddest book I ever read and it‘s wonderful? @Squirrel It‘s in my top 3. 3w
sarahbarnes Wholeheartedly agree. 3w
Reggie I get soooo mad with the name of the book sections. Like The Happy Years and the way that one ends. I looked up from reading that book and yelled at the Hanya I had made up in my mind. What the effff Hanya!!!!!! Lol, I hope you had something sweet afterwards. 3w
Suet624 Agree with everyone about this book. 3w
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A Little Life: A Novel | Hanya Yanagihara
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Gotta love the random things you find in used books. What is the strangest thing you have ever found in one?

Chelsea.Poole I work in a library and we find all sorts of items. Used Qtips take the cake for the absolute worst 🤢 1mo
Chelsea.Poole Last week we found a birth announcement from the late 60s…Which is far from the oldest found! But we hope we‘ll be able to reunite the announcement with the “baby” it‘s announcing! 1mo
AmyG Omg 😳 1mo
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Jas16 @Chelsea.Poole Qtips?! that is disgusting. Who would do that?! But reuniting the baby with birth announcement would be sweet. 1mo
Suet624 Yikes! Qtips! 1mo
Ruthiella Only plane tickets, receipts, postcards, the usual. Never an X-ray! 😳 1mo
Lcsmcat I once found a business plan for a snow cone stand in a library book. 1mo
Jas16 @Lcsmcat I hope they were still able to open it! 4w
Jas16 @Ruthiella That is what I typically find too. 4w
Reggie Are you reading this right now? Let me know so I can light a candle for you. Lol 4w
Jas16 @Reggie I am. I was just commenting (complaining) to a coworker that I had been forewarned and had no one to blame but myself but my god is this book devastating. 4w
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Bride | Ali Hazelwood
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Vampyre Misery agrees to an arraigned marriage to Were alpha, Lowe, in the hopes of bringing peace to the two warring species but also to find answers she desperately needs. I needed a fun diversion this weekend and Hazelwood delivered with a great heroine, plenty of steam, and some interesting world building. I had some minor quibbles but overall hope she makes this a series.
#fourfoursin24 #lupinegoldmine

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A woman caring for her lifelong best friend while she is in hospice. While this book does not hold back on the tears and grief there is also laughter and the general messiness of life. As much as Ash frustrated me at times I still found myself wishing for a friend like her. Great on audio,

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Arcadia | Lauren Groff
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Taking place in four periods, this book focuses on Bit, first born child of a late 60s commune. We see Bit‘s life both growing up in Arcadia and dealing with the aftermath of commune life. As a result of his chaotic childhood Bit spends his life wanting to care for everyone around him. He idealizes the past despite seeing the toll it has taken on everyone. Yet through it all many stayed connected despite wildly diverging paths. #authoramonth

Lauredhel You're making great progress! 1mo
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Canadian Boyfriend | Jenny Holiday
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This was the type of audiobook that makes me walk a few extra blocks so that I can keep listening - great narration and a story that is sweet but not lacking in emotional oomph. Both characters learn some hard lessons on their journey and I always love well done character growth. What I didn‘t love was the blown out of proportion conflict. It was frustrating not necessary at all. #foursfoursin24 #balletcrochet

Lauredhel \o/ 1mo
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I want to delve into more of Rash‘s backlist since his latest book was one of my favorite reads of 2023. A sheriff on the verge of retirement becomes ensnared in one last case that complicates relationships important to him. This is my third book of his and the one I have liked the least but I am still so enamored with the way he writes. His characters were vivid as was the sense of place, I was just underwhelmed by the mystery at its center.

BarbaraBB I am going to read this author too because of you and @Megabooks reviews. I have The Caretaker on my shelves ! 1mo
Lauredhel A shame the mystery was disappointing, but I'm glad the rest was enjoyable. 1mo
Jas16 @BarbaraBB I really loved that book and hope that you do too. 1mo
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It took me awhile to become entranced by this one which was not helped by the fact that at first part of this book is almost verbatim the end of Bodies of Light. While this wasn‘t my favorite of Moss‘s books I did end up very much entranced and wanted more and more of Ally‘s life ( I could have done with less of Tom‘s journey). I am ready to buy all of books she has written. 2024 may end up the year of Sarah Moss for me.

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Bailedbailed

I‘m disappointed to be bailing on one of my #24in2024 selections but it has been on my shelves for over seven years so removing it is still a victory of sorts. The way that this book was written was really fun but I just wasn‘t connecting.

dabbe #hailthebail! 🤩🤩🤩 1mo
BethM I liked this one but bailed at book two. 1mo
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I keep going back and forth on my rating for this one. I think I appreciate this book more upon reflection than I actually enjoyed reading it. I expected more of a mystery and liked that it was a much more than that but had issues with the pacing and found the narrator really annoying. An unlikable character can be great but I really needed a break from her. A light pick. #litsytob24

BarbaraBB One I still need to read. I will temper my expectations! 2mo
squirrelbrain I agree - I liked it but there were some issues too. 2mo
Megabooks I really was tired of her by the end! This was definitely bottom half of the choices for me. Nice review! 2mo
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I somehow managed to get sick again but thankfully had the perfect book to curl up with in bed all day. Set in three periods, the lives of five women are all connected by a stately home and its gardens. Friendship, heartache, determination and romance course through their stories as they create, protect, and restore gardens that mean so much to each of them.

#fourfoursin24 #laurelfloral

Soubhiville I‘m sorry you don‘t feel well. I hope it passes quickly. What is that beautiful plant? It‘s so unusual. 2mo
Tamra Yuck to sick, Yay for a good book! 2mo
Jas16 @Soubhiville Thanks Soubhi. It is a red veined nerve plant or Fittonia. It is easy to care for (I have managed to keep it alive for a few years now) and pretty. 2mo
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AmyG I was also going to say how lovely your plant is! Feel better. 2mo
Lauredhel I hope you're feeling better soon! 2mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Oh no! I hope you get to feeling better ❤️‍🩹 2mo
Mimi28 Lovely plant I hope you feel better soon 🤗❤️🙏🏽🫶🏽😊😎😉 2mo
Jas16 @Mimi28 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Lauredhel @AmyG @Tamra Thank you all. I am just being whiney because I spent half of December sick. I will be good as new in a few days. 2mo
Texreader I hope you feel better soon!! 2mo
Reggie Half of December?!!!! Yikes. I hope you feel better, chica. Also, I loved this book. I cried the last 75 pages. 2mo
kspenmoll Feel better! So sorry you have been sick so much- you‘ve earned a whine!!! I adore this book for so many reasons. 2mo
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Rouge | Mona Awad
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Sometimes you avoid an author because you are sure their books aren‘t for you and then you give one a try anyway and find out you were totally right.
#litsytob24

squirrelbrain I don‘t think this author is for me either. 2mo
Ruthiella I definitely have authors where I‘ve come to that conclusion. It‘s kind of freeing ultimately-books you don‘t have to read. 2mo
TrishB Bunny was enough for me! 2mo
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CBee After trying to read Bunny, and being too horrified to continue, I don‘t plan on reading anything else of hers 😳 2mo
ChaoticMissAdventures I loved All's Well, i wasn't as shocked by Bunny as others but I can understand why people do not like it. It is good to know what authors are just not for us! Surrealism is often really divisive. 2mo
Deblovestoread I‘ve not read Awad yet as I‘m 99% sure she is not for me. I have Rouge waiting for me at the library and I will be 100% shocked if I finish it. 2mo
Chelsea.Poole Same. 2mo
BarbaraBB @ChaoticMissAdventures I feel exactly like you about Mona Awad 2mo
Megabooks Yes, that definitely happens! 2mo
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Northanger Abbey | Jane Austen
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I never pass up an excuse to read Jane Austen and for this month‘s #authoramonth I revisited the novel that I think I have read the fewest number of times. It deserves better treatment from me because I forget how much this book makes me chuckle. I think Catherine Morland is one of Austen‘s most entertaining heroines.

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Bodies of Light | Sarah Moss
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I am excited to finally dip into Moss‘s backlist and this story of Ally, who studies to become on of the first female doctors in England, and her cruel and controlling mother made me want to stop reading anything else. I love Moss‘s writing, the beauty and the tension she created had me looking for the sequel at my library before I was even halfway through. #24in2024 #fourfoursin24 #gurneyjourney

Lauredhel Ooh, this sounds intriguing. 2mo
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Wellness | Nathan Hill
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My feelings for this #litsytob24 book are jumblesd I am one of the few who didn‘t love The Nix and was planning on skipping this and yet I read this chunkster in almost one sitting. There was some skimming, because man does it get wordy, but of course it does since it takes on everything from open marriages to disinformation. I ended up intrigued by where it would go next even as I was getting annoyed by it. I ended up liking it despite myself.

AmyG Same here. I bailed on The Nix and only read this as I won a copy from Goodreads. Loved the last 200 pages. 2mo
BarbaraBB Yes it could have benefited from some editing but I couldn‘t stop reading either! 2mo
rachelk I loved this book! I was a fan of The Nix but thought this was even better. 2mo
KathyWheeler I didn‘t love The Nix either, but I bought this one because it sounded interesting. I‘m glad to hear that people who didn‘t like The Nix are liking this one. 2mo
Megabooks I think that‘s why I like his on audio because it lends itself (to me) for skimming some of the wordier parts. Plus Ari Fliakos is 🔥🔥🔥🔥! Excellent review! 2mo
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Thank you so much @Soubhiville for such an incredible package! I am all set now for this year‘s #authoramonth. Honestly the challenge was prize enough but I am really excited to read these and appreciated the addition of a book from my wishlist.

squirrelbrain Amazing gifts! ❤️ 2mo
HettyG That Ozeki book was challenging but I have never forgotten it, and there is an interview with the author on Ezra Klein‘s podcast where she talks about the book, also amazing! I hope you love it! 2mo
AmyG I‘m reading the Ozeki book,too. Great package! I loved The Little Stranger….and Sarah Waters in general. (edited) 2mo
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Jas16 @HettyG I am excited to read it and will definitely check out the podcast. Thanks for putting it on my radar! 2mo
Jas16 @AmyG I have read a couple of other books by Waters that I have enjoyed and so glad to have an excuse to explore more of her works. Do you have a favorite? 2mo
AmyG So far, Fingersmith is my favorite. I still have to read The Tipping Point and Affinity. Saving those for AAM. What‘s yours? (edited) 2mo
Jas16 @AmyG of the couple I read Fingersmith was my favorite as well. 2mo
Soubhiville So glad it arrived! Enjoy 2mo
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Lovesick Blossoms | Julia Watts
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Another easy read for the plane ride home and another light pick. Samuel is married to Boots, a professor several years her elder. They love each other but aren‘t in love as they are both gay and using their marriage for protection from 1950s persecution. When Samuel meets and falls in love with the wife of Boots‘s colleague their fragile peace is threatened. This was an affecting story but still left me feeling not fully satisfied. #Litsytob24

Megabooks Yes, there was something I found unsatisfying about the character arcs. 2mo
Lauredhel Congrats on your progress 😀 2mo
BarbaraBB Just finished it too and recognize what you say about it. 2mo
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This was an easy book to start and finish on the plane today. It doesn‘t ask much of the reader just provides sweet little tales of discontented people who meet a librarian who recommends seemingly random books that end up altering their lives. I did wonder often how it made the #tob24 list as it is such a simple read. A light pick.

BarbaraBB My thoughts exactly 😀 2mo
squirrelbrain Yes, I enjoyed it too, but wondered why it had made the longlist, never mind their shortlist. 2mo
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I expected to thoroughly love this one but it just didn‘t gel for me. I think the story meandered a bit too much and a few too many characters. I was invested in the central story but it often felt as if it was pushed to the side. So much love for this title, I am bummed that I don‘t feel the same. #litsytob24

BarbaraBB It seems no one does! Very curious where I‘ll end up with this one 2mo
squirrelbrain I felt the same as you. 2mo
Chelsea.Poole Same. 2mo
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I bailed unfortunately! I really wanted to love it! (edited) 2mo
Reggie Chica, I think the Tob list is not for you this year. I haven‘t seen you give so many so-sos in a while. 2mo
Jas16 @Reggie There are definitely positives and negatives to reading books you wouldn‘t otherwise have picked up. I honestly would have read this one even if it hadn‘t made the list. 2mo
janeycanuck I‘m a third of the way through the audio and each time a new chapter starts, I feel like I‘m back at square one with the characters. I think I need to restart it and listen in long chunks. 2mo
Megabooks Yes, very surprised that it was such a best of 2023 pick! 🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️ 2mo
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Us Against You | Fredrik Backman
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When I made my list for 24in2024 I purposely added a few titles that I owned sequels to in the hopes that I would get through those as well. So success in that respect but if I didn‘t love Beartown as much as everyone else, I REALLY didn‘t like this one as much as everyone else. I don‘t love the way these are written and didn‘t care about the politics. The end was emotional but felt manipulative . I loved Ove but won‘t carry on with this series.

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Boys Weekend | Mattie Lubchansky
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I don‘t read many graphic novels but I was pleased to see one make the cut for #tob24. I am glad my library had it so I could give it a try although it ended up not being for me. I appreciated the parts about Sami spending time with friends from before they came out as trans. I don‘t really enjoy the supernatural horror parts.

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The Rachel Incident: A novel | Caroline O'Donoghue
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Two college aged friends, broke and unsure about their futures, stumble through bad decisions, relationships, and bad decisions about relationships. This was charming and relatable and even as I cringed a bit I also saw parts of myself in my twenties in Rachel. A winner from the #litsytob24 list.

BarbaraBB So good! 2mo
Megabooks Yay! 2mo
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Herman Melville, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Mark Twain, Walt Whitman, and Fredrick Douglas are brought together at conference to discuss literature, freedom, and the future of America. The teacher who brings them together has good intentions but no practical experience with projects of this scope so things do not go entirely to plan. This was a short but engaging audiobook that shows how much things have and haven‘t changed.
#tob24

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Mercury: A Novel | Amy Jo Burns
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Marley grows up constantly moving with her single mother but once she meets the Josephs all she wants is a permanent seat at their family dinner table. After she becomes an integral part of the family and the business they run together Marley realizes that everything she thought she wanted might not be what she actually needed. Told through differing perspectives which added depth to this family drama. Whole heartedly recommend.

jdiehr This is what I chose for Book of the Month 😁 3mo
Jas16 @jdiehr oh awesome! I hope you like it as much as I did. 3mo
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Beartown: A Novel | Fredrik Backman
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First read of 2024 and one off of my #24in2024 stack. After a glacially slow start, this became a much more emotional read. I didn‘t love it as much as many other Littens have but I still pulled the sequel off of my shelves so that I can see what happens to these characters next. A light pick.

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Such a fun way to end my reading year. Lucky for me the sequel comes out next month!

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I can officially declare Shark Heart the winner of my #readingbracket2023. This was hard because I always seem to save incredible books for the last couple of months of the year but The Caretaker really was my favorite in a month crowded with worthy contenders. Shark Heart is the book I have recommended to others the most and the one that most surprised me so it had to take my top spot.

ChaoticMissAdventures I have Shark Heart on my TBR for January and this makes me so excited to get to it! 3mo
Jas16 @ChaoticMissAdventures I hope you end up loving it as much as I did. 3mo
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Let Us Descend | Jesmyn Ward
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I went into this with really high expectations and truly loved parts of this book. The writing was gorgeous and Annis‘s story harowing . However this is only a light pick for me because while I typically enjoy magical realism, overtime I found the spirits increasingly distracting from what I found powerful about the novel. Less would have been a lot more. #litsytob24

BarbaraBB I felt the same about the spirits. 3mo
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It took awhile to decide but I finally picked my last read for 2023 (the tagged book) and decided to start my 2024 reading with one I have been meaning to get to for for years, Beartown. Thanks @BookNAround I love making these very important decisions with you every year.

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It was so hard to put this book down and go to work yesterday. I wasn‘t expecting to love it as much as I did, but from the first page I was hooked. #litsytob24

JamieArc Can‘t wait to get to this one! 3mo
ChaoticMissAdventures I love this author so much! 3mo
BarbaraBB Such a good read! 3mo
5feet.of.fury It‘s so intense! Definitely a page turner 3mo
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Dayswork | Chris Bachelder, Jennifer Habel
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I was oddly charmed by this book. I am not really a fan of Melville but I appreciated witnessing someone else‘s fanaticism for him. Set during the pandemic the narrator dives into various biographies and discusses his life, work, and different accountings of pivotal moments. As she contemplates Melville‘s marriage her own patient husband is the frequent recipient of her anecdotes and musings including late night texted pictures of moss. #tob24

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The Lost Journals of Sacajewea | Debra Magpie Earling
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The writing style made this book a chore which is truly unfortunate because the story of Sacajawea told underneath it all is heartbreaking and brutal. #tob24

BarbaraBB That is a pity. I haven‘t decided yet if I will try this one 3mo
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Starter Villain | John Scalzi
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A book that does its cover justice. I, too, would want to be a villain if it meant I got to hang out with the cats and dolphins in this book. So much fun.

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Vita Nostra | Sergey Dyachenko, Marina Dyachenko
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Reggie! I cannot thank you enough! I wish I could start reading now but I know how I will be spending my Christmas evening. You are the best!

BennettBookworm That Reese‘s display is 🤤 3mo
Reggie Happy Belated Merry Christmas! I hope you enjoy them. ❤️ 3mo
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Two teens on the opposite side of a horrific event, Sasha is asleep on the bus when Richard sets their skirt on fire. Was this a teenage prank gone awry? A serious hate crime? Somewhere in between? This book delved in both of their lives before and after the incident in a way that is both balanced and compassionate.

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Happy Place | Emily Henry
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After canceling my plans due to the cold that will not go away I paused my reading plan and pulled this book of my shelves. I could not have chosen a better consolation prize. I love Emily Henry and spending a few hours tonight reading about a couple pretending to still be together for a vacation away with their old friends, filled with great banter, emotional growth, and the HEA my heart needed was exactly what the doctor ordered.

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Mistletoe Malice | Kathleen Farrell
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I picked this book up when I was in London because everything written on the cover screamed that it was meant to be mine. A dysfunctional family at Christmas perfect for fans of Barbara Pym?! Yes please! And it delivered all of that and more. Unhappy people making each other miserable full of cutting barbs, relationships frazzling, people walking off in a huff, and a servant who hates them all. This might be my favorite Christmas book ever.

LeahBergen Yes! I have this waiting on my shelves! 👏👏 3mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Merry Christmas 🎄 ❤️ 3mo
Ruthiella You had me at “Barbara Pym”! 👍 3mo
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Jas16
Mobility | Lydia Kiesling
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Mehso-so

I liked this one less than everyone else seems to have. While it has a lot of important things to say they felt too buried under Bunny‘s skin care regime and thoughts about her weight. I wanted far less of the coming of age aspect and far more of the weighty topics. #litsytob24

squirrelbrain Still waiting for this to come out over here…. 3mo
BarbaraBB I see what you mean. That was a bit annoying indeed yet I loved the rest of it. 3mo
Larkken Omg. Have you read Rouge? I had a moment where I didn‘t look at the book just the review and was wondering why Bunny was a character in Rouge. Haha, now I‘ll somehow get it in my head that Mobility is an Awad mashup. 3mo
Jas16 @Larkken That is so funny. I haven‘t read Rouge yet but will definitely remember this when my library hold comes in! 3mo
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Jas16
Go as a River: A novel | Shelley Read
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Pickpick

This book started off as nice distraction from the winter cold I am trying to conquer but by the end my heart was all in a tangle and all I wanted was one more chapter.

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