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Lesliereadsalot

Lesliereadsalot

Joined July 2021

Former restaurant owner, puzzle solver, constant reader, cookie baker, family gal
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I loved this book. Meet Bud, an obituary writer with a wry sense of humor and an amazing circle of friends. He‘s all about life and death, living and dying. I even wrote down this quote “We do not know where death awaits us: so let us wait for it everywhere. To practice death is to practice freedom.” Did I mention that I loved this book? I cried through the last 50 pages. I even loved the author‘s note and the acknowledgments!

AmyG Well, now I have to stack it if you cried. 🤣 8h
Lesliereadsalot I loved the characters and you will too. It‘s not high literature or anything, but a very compelling story of one schlubby guy. @AmyG 7h
BarbaraBB Sounds great! I‘ll definitely read it after this review! 10m
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Tilt | Emma Pattee
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One day in the life of extremely pregnant Annie, who has the bad luck to be shopping at IKEA on the day of a major earthquake in Oregon. We follow her all day, interspersed with chapters describing her past, as she speaks constantly to the unborn child she‘s carrying. I liked this book and it made me think about what I would do in a devastating circumstance like this one. Very provocative for #camplitsy25

squirrelbrain I really appreciated this, if that‘s the right word! 🤔 5d
Lesliereadsalot Yes, we don‘t know what it‘s really like for someone who finds themselves in such a tragedy. @squirrelbrain 5d
BarbaraBB This is the first review I read about this book. Excited to read it. 5d
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Reggie It‘s funny how audition had an actress in it and this one also has an actor. I laughed so hard when they‘re in that pregnancy class and he monologues. Also I loved how her and the IKEA woman had that rough initial interaction but really pulled through for each other in the face of danger. Great review. 5d
Lesliereadsalot My daughter is an actress and I could really relate to the husband with all his auditions and waiting for his big break. I‘m onto Woodworking and of course there‘s a theatre group! 🤣. @Reggie 5d
Lesliereadsalot It‘s an easy read and an interesting story. You‘ll like it! @BarbaraBB 5d
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Gabrile | Anne Berest, Claire Berest
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This book begins in 1908 in Paris, where Gabriele Buffet begins her adult life. She has a lifelong relationship with Francis Picabia, painter and poet, marries him and has four children with him. She has other relationships with Marcel Duchamp, Igor Stravinsky, Elsa Schiaparelli to name a few. Picabia is a horrible husband (many affairs) and a horrible father (never thinks about the kids for one minute). Hard to say why she stays with him ⬇️

Lesliereadsalot The whole book I‘m yelling at her “Get rid of this guy!!” She never can and this book is all about her cavorting with him all around Europe and the US. Not much dialogue which always drives me crazy. Not even a particularly interesting person. So there you have it. Will be happy to discuss at the end of the month when anyone who wants to read it will be done. #EuropaCollective @tpixie @BarbaraBB 1w
tpixie @Lesliereadsalot I think we are all a little frustrated and sad especially after reading The Postcard… 1w
TheBookHippie I‘m struggling…. I may bail 1w
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BarbaraBB So true. I just wasn‘t that interested in them and their lives. Especially since we never knew what went on in Gabriele‘s head. I did love the sad ending though. What kind of mother was she?!?! 7d
squirrelbrain Great review though! 7d
Cathythoughts Yes, great review ❤️👍🏻 7d
Lesliereadsalot You can bail, will not miss anything. @TheBookHippie 7d
Lesliereadsalot We tried! @tpixie @BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain @Cathythoughts PS: not winning any mother of the year awards. 7d
mcctrish So far, and I‘m struggling to pick it up when I have many other buddy reads going on, the part I like the most ( thx to @tpixie posting about it ) is finding the paintings of Picabia to match the chapters but I still can‘t stand him 7d
kspenmoll Well, should i bother?! 7d
Lesliereadsalot Yes, thanks to @tpixie The paintings were very interesting. I googled him to see more and they were kind of…meh. @mcctrish 6d
mcctrish @kspenmoll I bought the book so I‘m finishing it but I‘d probably bail otherwise 6d
tpixie @Lesliereadsalot @TheBookHippie @BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain @Cathythoughts @mcctrish @kspenmoll Like @mcctrish I bought the book & will complete it, but no one should feel compelled to finish unless they want to. I knew going in from The Postcard that I didn‘t like Francis or Gabriële (or their son Vincente even), but I was curious about their stories. I was hoping that with more of their backstories, I might have more sympathy for them. But no… (edited) 6d
Chelsea.Poole I agree totally with your review. I was intrigued at the beginning but it certainly went down hill fast. 6d
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Really liked this #CampLitsy25 book about a disabled Nigerian woman who writes a best-selling science fiction book. Mostly her point of view interspersed with chapters from her book, and the occasional voices of family members and her boyfriend. Did not see where this book was going, a total surprise. Very enjoyable!

@Reggie

squirrelbrain Great review - I‘ve only just started it! 1w
BarbaraBB I enjoyed this one too! Of course 👯 1w
Reggie I wanted to fight her family every time they had something to say. It was so frustrating. And then when she was almost kidnapped in Nigerian I thought the author was gonna kill her off. My shoulders were so high because I couldn‘t take it! lol And for some reason I cried like a baby with her going to space and the robots saving themselves and telling stories. Im so glad you liked it! 1w
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Did anybody watch this live Broadway production last night? It was magnificent.

kspenmoll It was magnificent as you said; beyond amazing. (edited) 2w
Deblovestoread I am so bummed I missed it. 2w
dabbe @Deblovestoread 🎯🩵🎯 2w
Lesliereadsalot Maybe it‘ll repeat. Keep your eyes open. @Deblovestoread 2w
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Air | John Boyne
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So happy to get the fourth installment in this series “The Elements.” Four unique stories, novellas really, all connected in ways that you don‘t see coming, each one its own journey. Highly recommend and a must to read in order. Try to get them all at one time as they‘re impossible to put down!

BarbaraBB Such a fabulous series 2w
Lesliereadsalot Really happy to have read it! The way the stories interlocked was so unlike anything I‘ve ever read. @BarbaraBB 2w
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Audition | Katie Kitamura
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Finished this short book in one day for #CampLitsy25. Who is this woman who narrates two different stories about her life, either or neither of which could be true? And what exactly is her relationship with young Xavier, is it good or bad? And her husband fits into both of these stories as well. A lot to unpack, will look forward to discussing in a couple of weeks.

squirrelbrain Yes, there‘s certainly a lot to unpack! 🤔 3w
sarahbarnes Agreed! Looking forward to discussing this one! 3w
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Gabrile | Anne Berest, Claire Berest
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Just a reminder to pick up a copy of the tagged book to read in June for #EuropaCollective. Feel free to comment anytime and we‘ll plan to discuss at the end of the month. Let me know if you want to be added or dropped from the tagged list. Happy reading!

BarbaraBB Thank you!! I‘ve got my copy and can‘t wait to restart #EuropaCollective 🤍 3w
tpixie Can‘t wait! 3w
Tamra I will catch you on the next one! 3w
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Joyland | Emily Schultz
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1. Got all my flowers into pots.
2. So many great books waiting for me.
3. Cutest bunny ever!
4. Korean fried chicken with grandson, which he‘d never tasted.
5. 3 Queen Bees.

#5JoysFriday. @DebinHawaii

mcctrish Bunnies have been the bane of my existence gardening - they should stay with the people who love them 🤣🤣🤣 4w
Lesliereadsalot I forgot they ate the tomato plants we tried to grow last year. Thanks for reminding me!! @mcctrish 3w
dabbe 🐝🐝🐝 3w
Lesliereadsalot Haha. Having fun with the Waffle game every day. Thanks for suggesting. 🩷 @dabbe (edited) 3w
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Even knowing most of what this book says, reading the details in real time is gripping. And of course we all know the ending, no twists, no surprises. There are so many what-ifs, so many sad stories. I never read books like this, but I‘m glad I read this one.

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I‘m on a roll, one good book after another! One old black and white photo causes Hannah to return to London from Australia. As we get to know her, we meet past generations of her family, who they were, how they lived. Her boyfriend Max seems so great, but he‘s a ghost from the very beginning, and as we learn about her past, he does as well. It‘s a sad story, but made quite the impression.

BarbaraBB Yes! I loved this one as well! And you‘re definitely on a roll! 4w
Ruthiella I will definitely pick this up at some point. I really liked 4w
Cathythoughts Lucky you on a roll 🥰 I have this on the shelf and I must read it. (edited) 4w
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I‘ve been meaning to get to this book for ages. 40 women locked in a bunker for years, not abused, just living their lives, day after day, guards bringing them food. How did they get there? What happens to their minds? How are they living like this? It‘s narrated by the youngest among them, the one who‘s thinking the clearest. I couldn‘t put it down.

sarahbarnes I still think about this one. So good. 4w
Lesliereadsalot Yes, really amazing. @sarahbarnes 4w
BarbaraBB So good. I still visualize that environment 4w
Lesliereadsalot Yes so awful. And never knowing how they got there. @BarbaraBB 4w
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Small Boat | Vincent Delecroix
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A very thought provoking 122 page book about an inflatable dinghy filled with migrants trying to cross the English Channel. Parts 1 and 3 are narrated by the coastguard agent who is in communication with someone on the boat, and part 2 describes what the people on the boat are actually going through. Short listed for the International Booker, brilliantly written, highly recommend.

Ruthiella Sounds intense. 😬 1mo
Lesliereadsalot Yes, can‘t stop thinking about it. @Ruthiella 1mo
Tamra Haven‘t read this yet, but I recently watched Stateless on Netflix re: refugee & Australian refugee detention center workers. Terrible tole on all sides. 😕 Inspired by true stories. 1mo
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Lesliereadsalot So very sad for everyone involved. @Tamra 1mo
BarbaraBB What a book right? I still can‘t get it out of my head. 1mo
Lesliereadsalot Definitely one I won‘t forget. @BarbaraBB 1mo
Cathythoughts Great review! I must get it 👍🏻❤️ (edited) 4w
Lesliereadsalot Yes, very worth your while! @Cathythoughts 4w
sarahbarnes Excited to get to this one! 4w
Lesliereadsalot It‘s very good, will enrich your life. @sarahbarnes 4w
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Thanks so much to everyone who recommended this book about an ordinary Irish family who is forced into a devastating situation. Is it possible 10 year old Lucy murdered 3 year old Mia? We learn the back story of every member of Lucy‘s household and what could have led up to this horrifying possibility. An excellent story about families, suppressed feelings and making peace with the world into which you are born.

Lesliereadsalot You‘ll like this one! @AmyG 1mo
AmyG Ha…I figured if you did, I‘d better stack it. 🤣 1mo
Cathythoughts Excellent review, I must try get to it 👍🏻❤️ 4w
Lesliereadsalot So well written with believable characters, one after another. @Cathythoughts 4w
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1. Went shopping for summer flowers. It was cold and rainy but empty so easy to navigate.
2. Finally found a use for a dish I bought in Seattle last summer, my first succulent garden!
3. Hubby and two grandkids looking good.
4. Excited to think about getting back to #EuropaCollective.
5. One Queen Bee, it‘s been awhile.

#5JoysFriday. @DebinHawaii

Tamra Yay for #Europacollective ! 1mo
dabbe 💚🩵💚 1mo
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Nobody's Fool | Harlan Coben
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Harlan Coben writes good mysteries and I think I‘ve read them all. This one kept me guessing til the end, what happened to wealthy Victoria Belmont on that fateful New Year‘s Eve and why did she disappear for eleven years. Sometimes you just feel like a good mystery told with humor and this book does exactly that. I particularly liked the narrator‘s class that he teaches to would-be detectives, No Shit Sherlock.

BarbaraBB I haven‘t read him while I am always in search of good thrillers. Any suggestions which one to start with? 1mo
Lesliereadsalot Try any of them, they‘re all stand alone. I like them but never remember the plots or even the outcomes! BTW, Saltwater was my favorite thriller this year. @BarbaraBB (edited) 1mo
BarbaraBB Thanks, I already stacked that one after your review! And I will try this author too! 1mo
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Lesliereadsalot Also, I went ahead and subscribed to Europa Editions newsletter to see what their new books will be. I noticed two: A Good Life by Virginie Grimaldi and The Cafe With No Name by Robert Seethaler. Heard back from lots of readers who are excited about #EuropaCollective! This will be fun! 🩷 @BarbaraBB 1mo
BarbaraBB Great! Will we let all participants nominate two or three books and the others can vote, like @jlhammar did before us? 1mo
Lesliereadsalot I was thinking you and I could suggest three books with descriptions and have everyone vote for one. What do you think of that less hassle idea? @BarbaraBB 1mo
Tamra @Lesliereadsalot I adore Seethaler‘s writing and have Cafe With No Name waiting on my shelf! 1mo
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Gabrile | Anne Berest, Claire Berest
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So…BarbaraBB and I are going to get #EuropaCollective back together in the fall. If you want to be added or dropped from the list, just let me know. Meanwhile, thanks to @tpixie we‘re going to read the tagged book in June and discuss at the end of the month.

@BarbaraBB @mcctrish @Jess_Read_This @GatheringBooks @tpixie @kspenmoll @Gleefulreader @LeahBergen @TheBookDream @DrexEdit @Sapphire @TheKidUpstairs @Aimeesue @Deblovestoread @charl08

GatheringBooks My order of the book just shipped. Cross fingers it gets here soonest! 🤞🏽 1mo
mcctrish My copy of Gabrielle has arrived and I‘m in for Europa in the fall 1mo
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kspenmoll Count me in please for the fall! I have Gabrielle (edited) 1mo
Sapphire Please include me for Fall! 1mo
charl08 Yes please (Autumn/ fall) 1mo
Gleefulreader I am SO SO excited we‘re doing the #europacollective again this fall! And very excited for Gabriele! 1mo
TheBookHippie Yes for FALL!!! 1mo
TheKidUpstairs Love it. I'm in for June, and definitely for the fall! 1mo
BarbaraBB Thank you Leslie! Super excited to get this started again with you! 1mo
lauraisntwilder Oh, yay! I'm in! 1mo
Chelsea.Poole I‘m in, for both! 1mo
willaful I'll probably be in intermittently. 1mo
JulietteReadsALot I'm in, I'll do my best to read the books on time ;)
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tpixie Thanks for doing this @Lesliereadsalot & @BarbaraBB I‘m in! I haven‘t read many, I just started last year, but I‘ve really enjoyed the Europa editions that I have read. I‘m excited for our sneak peek in June with Gabriële! 1mo
Tamra @Lesliereadsalot please add me to the list! 😁👏🏾 1mo
Lesliereadsalot I‘ve got you! @Tamra 1mo
Lesliereadsalot Do you want to be included? @Liz_M 1mo
squirrelbrain Yes, please add me to the list! 1mo
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War and Peace, I think. Two semesters of Russian novels in college!

@BookmarkTavern #SundayFunday

BookmarkTavern I never got to that one! 😅 Thanks for sharing! 1mo
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Bad Nature | Ariel Courage
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For some reason, it took me ages to finish this book. An interesting story about Hester, dying of cancer, who decides to quit her job, drive across the country and murder her most horrible father who she hasn‘t seen in years. Along the way she picks up John, whose life mission is visiting Superfund sights and they continue on their journeys together. A soft pick as I never really identified with these two characters.

Reggie This sounds so crazy. I‘m in, stacked. 1mo
Lesliereadsalot Will be interested in your opinion as I was the first to review @Reggie 1mo
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Fridays with the Wizards | Jessica Day George
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1. This week is all about the kids and me in Charleston and Savannah!
2. Angel Oak Tree outside of Charleston
3. Captain Jim on tour of Charleston back alleys
4. Birdgirl statue at the Telfair Academy in Savannah
5. Have never been in such an amazing bookstore as E. Shaver! Room after room, books stacked on the stairs, lots of cats

#5JoysFriday. @DebinHawaii

kspenmoll What a wonderful trip! I have bern there only once, always wanted to go back to both cities. Some day… 1mo
dabbe What a trip! 💙💚💙 1mo
Lesliereadsalot @kspenmoll @dabbe We had so much fun! I didn‘t even mention Callie‘s Hot Little Biscuit, where I had goat cheese and strawberry fig jam on a biscuit that was to die for. But the bookstore…knocked my socks off. 🩷🩷 1mo
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Fridays | Andrew Johns
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1. So many restaurants in Naples! First up is Turtle Club, feet in the sand and view of the Gulf of Somewhere. That‘s hubby Norm and a turtle carved in a bench “Welcome to our paradise “
2. Banana bread French toast at Baleen‘s, also at the beach.
3. There‘s a fig jam and goat cheese burger nestled between the chips at Brooks Burgers.
4. Mango shrimp and crispy duck to die for.
5. Off to Charleston with the kiddos.

#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii

Bookwormjillk Enjoy! 2mo
tpixie Wonderful! Have fun! 2mo
TheBookHippie Yum yum yum! Enjoy! 2mo
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dabbe 💚💜💚 1mo
Reggie 2, 3, and 5!!!! Sound so delicious! 1mo
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The Perfect Divorce | Jeneva Rose
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So…the story is kind of far-fetched. Murders, kidnappings, double-crossings, lots of bad people. I just don‘t get what makes a book like this so popular. It was ok, but so much going on at the end I could hardly keep it straight. A fast easy read tho.

BittersweetBooks I‘ve been wondering whether I should give one of her books a try, but your review is exactly what I‘m afraid of. Maybe one day… 2mo
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The Perfect Divorce | Jeneva Rose
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1. Definitely laying down. I like to stretch out and get comfy.
2. The Perfect Divorce, a beach read from the first page. Old murder, new missing woman, lawyer vs soon to be ex husband lawyer…the usual. This book is #1 on the New York Times best seller list?

@TheSpineView #Two4Tuesday

ElizaMarie Been interested in this one! I am glad you are loving it. I will have to bump it up on my #TBR 2mo
TheSpineView Sounds interesting. Looking forward to your review. Thanks for playing 2mo
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The Fall of Hyperion | Dan Simmons
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Book 2 of the Hyperion series, continuing the story of a group of pilgrims who are traveling together and doing their part to get rid of the bad guys and save the entire universe. Same interesting characters from book 1 and this book follows them all to their conclusions. Really liked it and when I feel like 1200 more pages of sci-fi I‘ll pick up books 3 & 4!

Ruthiella I really need to read the first book! 😬 2mo
Lesliereadsalot It‘s a good series! Books 1 and 2 go together and books 3 and 4 go together, so it‘s easy to take a break. @Ruthiella 2mo
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Small Great Joys | Danielle Carriere
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This week is all about food in Florida.
1. Coconut Jack‘s for coconut shrimp with raspberry Melba sauce.
2. Cafe Gourmand for a lemon crepe followed by an apricot crepe.
3. Harpoon Harry‘s for the shrimp Hawaiian salad with coconut creme dressing.
4. Thrilled to find Miss Mae and her coconut cake at the farmers market. Obsessed with coconut this trip!
5. Super fun air fryer in our condo, plastic, easy to clean.

#5JoysFriday. @DebinHawaii

dabbe 💜💚💜 2mo
TheBookHippie I love a good air fryer!! 2mo
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Reggie Mam, I am trying to be on a diet. Get out of here with this post! Lolol so happy for you. It all sounds delicious. 2mo
mcctrish Just delicious 😋 (edited) 2mo
Lesliereadsalot It‘s just fun to go to new restaurants and eat different food than we have at home. 🩷🩷 @Reggie @mcctrish 2mo
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Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy
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1. No physical library, just books on shelves and wall units and tables and sometimes the floor. Maybe 100. I‘m on vacation or I would go count.
2. Wild Dark Shore was amazing!

#2forTuesday. @TheSpineView

TheSpineView Same for me. No one room dedicated to books. However, books are in every room, even the kitchen. Thanks for playing 2mo
Lesliereadsalot @TheSpineView Thanks for giving us stuff to think about! 🩷 2mo
BooksandCoffee4Me @TheSpineView Yes, here too. And those that don‘t fit are in the garage. 😐 2mo
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Lesliereadsalot @BooksandCoffee4Me Hmmm…had not thought of the garage! 2mo
TheSpineView @BooksandCoffee4Me I wish I had use of the garage. That is totally my husband 's space. 2mo
BooksandCoffee4Me @TheSpineView It helps that my husband and adult sons love reading as much as I — and the garage is really storage for all the things. 😂 2mo
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Belle Greene | Alexandra Lapierre
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I‘ve had this book on Kindle for months, way back when it was the last book for #EuropaCollective. Finally got around to it! A very interesting story about Belle Greene who became the chief librarian for J.P. Morgan in the early 1900s, all while passing as “white” even though her parents were descended from slaves. It‘s amazing how far we‘ve come from when having a single drop of black blood disqualified someone from so much.

Tamra I think about the Morgan family & Belle and the tragedy of her nephew not infrequently. 2mo
BarbaraBB I‘ll bump it up my TBR. I‘ve got a copy for #EuropaCollective as well. We should bring that reading club to live again! 2mo
Lesliereadsalot You have so much going on already! On one hand, I found every book we read from Europa to be interesting and valuable. On the other hand, I‘m not too good with having to be “responsible” for reading something. If you want to try to bring #EuropaCollective back to life together, I‘ll give it a shot. What do you think @BarbaraBB ??? 2mo
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Lesliereadsalot Yes, very sad and I can‘t stop thinking about it either. @Tamra 2mo
BarbaraBB I‘d like that. We could check out if the former participants are interested and then maybe start again in the fall (after camp)? (edited) 2mo
Tamra @BarbaraBB @Lesliereadsalot yes! I really enjoyed the Europa reads! 😁 2mo
BarbaraBB @Tamra That‘s so good to know! We can revive it! 2mo
Lesliereadsalot OK, I‘m in! Let‘s talk about it after camp. I‘ll work on getting the former participants list together over the summer. 🩷. @BarbaraBB 2mo
BarbaraBB Great ❤️🧡🤍 2mo
tpixie @BarbaraBB @Lesliereadsalot @Tamra I wrote a post last month or so about reading a #EuropaCollective in June. I better post it now so people can get the book! 📕 it‘s by the author of The Postcard- written with her sister- about another grandmother (edited) 2mo
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1. Listened to podcast with two people trying to start a Jewish museum in Chicago. Loved their enthusiasm!
2. Excellent shrimp and scallop salad with pineapple-mango dressing and key lime pie colada.
3. Michelbob ribs in Naples, Florida. Had to “Take a picture with Mick”.
4. Two queen bees.
5. 90s and sunny every day in Florida. Lots of reading at the pool for hours…heaven!

#5JoysFriday. @DebinHawaii

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Saltwater: A Novel | Katy Hays
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1. I do carry cash for small transactions. Recently had a Lyft driver who I tipped in cash.
2. Boy does money affect these characters, a group of manipulative liars!

@TheSpineView

AmyG I am listening to this now. Quite the family. 🤣 2mo
Lesliereadsalot Every time I guessed what would happen, I was so wrong! @AmyG 2mo
AmyG I‘m enjoying it but this family is bonkers. Ha, just the way I like it. 2mo
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Friday's Girl | Charlotte Bingham
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1 Still doing my French toast thing! This one is stuffed Bavarian cream (shared with a friend)
2 Three favorite shows streaming again.
3 Beautiful display of tulips caught my eye
4 One Queen Bee
5 Off on vacation tomorrow! Really looking forward to a break.

#5JoysFriday. @DebinHawaii

sherrisilvera I love Hacks! 2mo
Bookwormjillk Safe travels! 2mo
Lesliereadsalot I remember you like Bavarian cream! Thanks for your thoughts 🩷 @Bookwormjillk 2mo
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MemoirsForMe Happy Vacationing! 🎉 2mo
Lesliereadsalot Thanks! Draft coming up 🏈. @MemoirsForMe 2mo
MemoirsForMe I haven‘t been keeping up with the draft. You‘ll have to fill me in when you get back. At least we know our Bears would never allow Rodgers anywhere near us! 😉 2mo
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Ran out to get book 2 as soon as I finished book 1. Tara continues to be stuck on November 18th, but in this volume she begins to plan out her life, how she will continue to live day after day. Book 3 coming out in the fall, and yikes! there will be 7 books in this series. These books are very different from anything else I‘ve read, and that makes them valuable to me.

Deblovestoread I have book 2 from the library. Glad to hear you are enjoying it. 2mo
Lesliereadsalot I thought it started kind of slow but then really picked up. Stick with it! @Deblovestoread 2mo
BarbaraBB I picked up book 2 too! Will read it soon In Dutch all seven of them have been translated but it feels weird to change to Dutch now so I think I‘ll wait for October too. I guess I‘ll have enough to read until then 😇 (edited) 2mo
Lesliereadsalot I really liked where this book went! @BarbaraBB 2mo
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Only 38. I took 18th and 19th century Russian lit in college, so I did have those long ones! I might have read more, but can‘t really remember. 🤔

#TLT @dabbe

dabbe We should be able to count them by the page, right? 🤣 Thanks for playing and sharing. 💙📚💚 2mo
Lesliereadsalot Haha…yes! 🩷 2mo
BooksandCoffee4Me @dabbe And those of us who had to read several repeatedly — with 6 classes every year for 20 years kind of repeatedly. 🫤 2mo
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dabbe @BooksandCoffee4Me #amensista!!! 🎯🩵🎯 2mo
Lesliereadsalot Pretty sick of those huh? @BooksandCoffee4Me 2mo
BooksandCoffee4Me @Lesliereadsalot I confess I may have groaned out loud when I came to The Giver and to Call of the Wild on the survey. (edited) 2mo
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Counting Backwards | Binnie Kirshenbaum
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It‘s a long few years for Addie, whose husband is diagnosed with Lewy Body Dementia in his 50s. She narrates the book throughout all the stages, sometimes with humor but mostly with despair. No kids, they had each other and their cats and lived a happy life until this came along. It reads like a true story, and I can verify this having lived through dementia with my mother and mother-in-law. She‘s a survivor and I understood her perfectly.

BarbaraBB Not sure this is for me right now, with my own mother diagnosed with dementia as well. It sounds very good though. 2mo
Lesliereadsalot I‘m so sorry. Book is definitely not for you right now. I‘ve had a few years of distance. PS I ordered Moon Road which really sounds like my type! 🩷 @BarbaraBB (edited) 2mo
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Counting Backwards | Binnie Kirshenbaum
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1. Hubby is a tax accountant so ours was filed a month ago.

2. Dementia

@TheSpineView Thanks for the tag! 🩷 #Two4Tuesday

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Couldn‘t put this short novel down. The Danish author writes of a woman who is stuck on one day in time, every day for her is that same day. I of course thought it would be like Groundhog Day, but it‘s not at all as it‘s mostly about her feelings and thoughts and emotions. What to do about her husband and her future consumes her every waking moment. It‘s a thriller in an odd sort of way. Excited to read book 2!

Cathythoughts Great review! Stacked. ❤️ 2mo
Lesliereadsalot I think you‘ll like it! @Cathythoughts 2mo
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Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy
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This book is amazing, truly! A family lives alone on a remote island off the coast of Antarctica, protecting a seed bank until the next supply ship arrives. When a woman washes ashore, all their lives are changed forever. It‘s a story of hope, of secrets, of lies and of course of love. Narrated one chapter at a time by each character, we slowly learn their stories. My favorite book of this year so far. Highly recommend!

Amor4Libros This sounds so good, stacked! 😊 2mo
BarbaraBB It's my favorite of the year so far too. She is a fantastic author. You'll love it @Amor4Libros 2mo
Deblovestoread Also my favorite. And if you haven‘t read her first two you should. Can‘t wait to see what she writes next. 2mo
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Lesliereadsalot Oh boy! 2 more! Thanks for suggestion 🩷 @Deblovestoread 2mo
Lesliereadsalot Great minds etc etc! @BarbaraBB 2mo
Amor4Libros @BarbaraBB @Lesliereadsalot Already on my wishlist at the library 🤗 2mo
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Happy Campers | David Shaolian
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My favorites by a mile! Thanks for hosting, you‘re the best! 🩷🩷🩷

#CampLitsy25. @squirrelbrain @Megabooks @BarbaraBB

Ruthiella Oooh! We have two in common! Though I‘ve not read any of my nominees. 2mo
mcctrish Wild Dark Shore is on my list 2mo
sarahbarnes Tokyo Suite is on my list! 2mo
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Lesliereadsalot You will love these books! 🩷🩷🩷🩷 @Ruthiella @mcctrish @sarahbarnes 2mo
Cathythoughts Great ! Saltwater looks good, I had missed your review of it .. stacking. 2mo
Lesliereadsalot It‘s so good! And Wild Dark Shore is really something. @Cathythoughts 2mo
Cathythoughts Yes. I‘m definitely getting Wild Dark Shore. It‘s not out yet here. ❤️ 2mo
BarbaraBB I so want to read Tokyo Suites!! 2mo
Lesliereadsalot Such a good story. And the narrators are so complex. @BarbaraBB 2mo
Megabooks Salt Water is one that has been calling to me from the library. Great nominations! 2mo
Lesliereadsalot Thanks. Litsy and the New York Times pointed me toward them! @Megabooks 2mo
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Colors | Marie Vendittelli
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Fun quiz! Are we the only yellow readers? @MemoirsForMe

Ruthiella I guessed Yellow for a non-Litsy friend because she‘s a very empathetic and heart over head kind of person and she got Blue! 🤔😂 I think we‘re all a little of each category. 2mo
MemoirsForMe I guess we‘re the only ones who wear our hearts on our sleeves. Or maybe Bear fans gotta have heart. 😁😁😁 2mo
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Lesliereadsalot Haha. An appropriate yellow heart! @dabbe 2mo
dabbe @Lesliereadsalot I aim to please! 🤩 2mo
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52 Fridays | KamalaDevi McClure
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1. One amazing lunch! Nachos and coconut shrimp, not to mention a Pina-Rita rimmed in toasted coconut.
2. Puzzle of the week. I love romantic puzzles like this one.
3. Pumpkin Spice tea on a cold morning really hit the spot.
4. Hebru Brantley, Chicago muralist, interviewed on Chicago Humanities Tapes.
5. One Queen Bee, always fun to get it.

#5JoysFriday. @DebinHawaii

dabbe #yayqueenbee! 💙💚🩵 2mo
Lesliereadsalot I‘m always shocked when I do get one! BTW, I noticed you went to opening day. If you‘re a sports fan, are you playing Connections with the sports theme? @dabbe 2mo
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Hunchback: A Novel | Saou Ichikawa
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This is one peculiar book, clocking in at only 90 pages. Through the eyes of the narrator, we learn about the life of severely disabled Shaka, her fantasies, her dreams. She‘s so resentful of able-bodied people, especially when it comes to reading a book which she has so much trouble with. A soft pick for me, I doubt I‘ll be thinking about this again.

Amor4Libros I liked this one, too! 😊 2mo
BarbaraBB I unexpectedly keep thinking of this book and the author‘s face 🤷🏻‍♀️ 2mo
Lesliereadsalot You know, I keep thinking about the author‘s face too. Glad you mentioned that as I thought it was just me. 🩷 @BarbaraBB (edited) 2mo
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Lesliereadsalot Such a strange little book! But with a big message 🩷 @Amor4Libros 2mo
sarahbarnes Picking this one up at the library today! 2mo
Lesliereadsalot Will be interested in what you think of this one. Take a look at the author too, @sarahbarnes 2mo
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Moviegoer | Walker Percy
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Saw 77/116. Before Covid, I saw everything at a theatre. Streaming is my theatre now!
Faves: Women Talking, Poor Things, The Banshees of Innisheer, Lady Bird, Silver Linings

@dabbe

dabbe A major W🤩WZA! You've given me a few for my TBW! Thanks for playing and sharing. 💙💚🩵 2mo
Lesliereadsalot Don‘t miss Women Talking 🩷 @dabbe 2mo
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1. Freesia has always been my favorite, so fragrant!
2. I‘m grateful that my family and friends all have their health. Grateful that I appear to still have all my marbles (maybe hubby wouldn‘t agree!). Grateful that my parents brought me up with unwavering love and instilled a lot of confidence and the feeling I could accomplish anything.

Thanks @Deblovestoread 🩷

#WondrousWednesday

MemoirsForMe Love fragrant flowers like freesias! 2mo
TheLudicReader I also love freesia. 2mo
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Saltwater: A Novel | Katy Hays
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Do not miss this book!! This is one gripping murder mystery with so many twists and turns. Great character development, a really good story and what an ending. Not kidding here, this book checks all the boxes. I was up half the night reading it. Thanks @Amor4Libros

Ruthiella Sounds fantastic! 2mo
Amor4Libros I'm so happy you loved it! 😃 2mo
Lesliereadsalot You‘ll love it! 🩷 @Ruthiella 2mo
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Lesliereadsalot Really a gripper! 🩷 @Amor4Libros 2mo
AmyG Ooooooooo …just put a library hold on this. Thanks! (edited) 2mo
Lesliereadsalot You won‘t be sorry! 🩷 @AmyG 2mo
TheLudicReader I just bought this one on Saturday. 2mo
Lesliereadsalot You‘re in for a treat🩷 @TheLudicReader 2mo
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So many of you guys loved this book. And so did I! Having just finished two short story collections (North Woods, also amazing, and Show Don‘t Tell, bailed on that one), I wasn‘t too excited about a third one. But these stories have such interesting characters plus they‘re written in pairs, each one with a connecting story. Every single one called out to me. So happy I found it due to #LitsyToB25.

BarbaraBB Glad you enjoyed it too, even though I was almost sure you would! 3mo
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The Tokyo Suite | Giovana Madalosso
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Really liked this Brazilian novel from Europa Press. If #EuropaCollective was still around, this would be my recommendation. Why does Maju, nanny for a well-off family, decide one day to kidnap the little girl she watches? The story alternates points of view between the nanny and the mom. Richly drawn characters and a good story!

sarahbarnes This one is on my list! Glad to see you liked it. 😊 3mo
BarbaraBB Stacking! Sounds very good! 3mo
Lesliereadsalot Read it in one day…I was really drawn in! @sarahbarnes @BarbaraBB (edited) 3mo
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The Tokyo Suite | Giovana Madalosso
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“I‘m kidnapping a child.”

Well that‘s a showstopper if I‘ve ever read one!

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

Cathythoughts Well , that‘s a stack ! ❤️😬 3mo
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Joyland | Stephen King
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1. Puzzle entitled Good Hair. I thought it was beautiful!
2. See the tiny rocket on the left? Daughter sent this image from Cape Canaveral.
3. Anybody catch this viral image of two kids with Obama taking a walk in the background?
4. Wow, my incredible library now has pick up lockers RIGHT NEAR MY HOUSE! I can walk there.
5. Really happy this week to have Litsy in my life.

#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii

kspenmoll Thst puzzle is beautiful! 3mo
AmyG I loved the Obama photo bomb! 3mo
TheBookHippie That puzzle is stunning!!! 3mo
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Lesliereadsalot I just loved it! 🩷🩷 @kspenmoll @TheBookHippie 3mo
Lesliereadsalot It really made me smile! 🩷 @AmyG 3mo
dabbe 🩵💙🩵 3mo
Bookwormjillk The photo bomb has been cracking me up. Although peak bloom was absolutely wild this year (nice weather + a weekend) so I'm not surprised they didn't notice him. 3mo
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Show Don't Tell: Stories | Curtis Sittenfeld
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I used to really like Curtis Sittenfeld. I thought her first two books were amazing, Prep and Rodham. But ever since then…meh. I dutifully start each one but then disappointment sets in. This is a short story collection. Read the first three, didn‘t get any of them, bailed. Maybe they‘ll speak to someone else, but it wasn‘t me.

Cathythoughts I remember really enjoying American Wife. But then I got excited and bought another couple of hers … not as good at all ! 3mo
Lesliereadsalot Forgot about American Wife! It was really good too. @Cathythoughts 3mo
Ruthiella I loved Prep and liked American Wife and Romantic Comedy. I didn‘t like Sisterland. So she‘s hit or miss for me. 3mo
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Lesliereadsalot The misses are adding up for me! @Ruthiella 3mo
BarbaraBB That‘s quite the warning. I feel the same about her but haven‘t read this one yet. I did love her other short story collection 3mo
Lesliereadsalot I feel, with a short story collection, at least the first few should grab you. At least the first one! Maybe there would be some good ones later on, but she lost me. @BarbaraBB 3mo
BarbaraBB The first one must draw you in I agree. And I am not a real short story fan in general. Well, I guess I‘ll read it one day 🤷🏻‍♀️ 3mo
Lesliereadsalot So…I noticed another reviewer had mentioned three of these stories were her favorites, so I went back to find those three. One was one I had already read (ominous!) and the other two were ok, nothing to get excited about. I tried! @BarbaraBB 3mo
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I don‘t know how I came across this sweet, sweet book (maybe The New York Times?), about the relationship between 90 year old Eddie and 20 something Bella. These characters really came to life for me, along with all the other people who have been part of their lives. Some readers might find it cheesy, but I found it charming.

mcctrish I am loving it and I don‘t know where I read about it either. I read another book by the author that I found on a list about books that feel like a hug and this has a similar vibe 3mo
Lesliereadsalot Right…it‘s one big hug 🤗🥰! @mcctrish 3mo
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BooksorBooks | Las Vegas, NV (Bookstore)
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Litsy has opened up so many doors for me. As a constant reader, I relied on newspaper book reviews and word of mouth. Just following the handful of people I follow on Litsy, my book world is now so wide open. And now I‘m able to bring these books to my friends and relatives, a win for everyone! To those I follow: you have changed my life 🩷

#50KGIVEAWAY. @CSeydel

BarbaraBB ❤️ I feel the same about Litsy and the people I follow and their contribution to my reading world! (edited) 3mo
AmyG Yes! I wouldn‘t have read half the amazing books I have read if not for people on Litsy. And that means you two…. @BarbaraBB @Lesliereadsalot (edited) 3mo
Lesliereadsalot That‘s so sweet. I feel lucky to have found you two!🩷🩷 @AmyG @BarbaraBB 3mo
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Deblovestoread So many wonderful books I wouldn‘t have found without Litsy and Litten friend recommendations. So glad you are here! 💜 (edited) 3mo
dabbe #ditto! 🩵💙🩵 3mo
CSeydel It really is a great way to keep up with new - and old - books 3mo
Lesliereadsalot So glad I follow you guys! 🩷🩷🩷 @Deblovestoread @dabbe @CSeydel 3mo
BarbaraBB @AmyG same ❤️❤️ 3mo
Reggie You have also brought a lot to our table! 🖤🖤🖤 3mo
Lesliereadsalot 🩷🩷🩷 @Reggie 3mo
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