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MicheleinPhilly

MicheleinPhilly

Joined August 2016

Bookworm. City girl. Pickles' mom. Occasional cranky ass. Couch panini. Librarian.
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Gladstone's Library (formerly St Deiniol's Library) | Hawarden, Flintshire, United Kingdom (Library)
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Surreal and splendid. #Gladstones24

Oryx Perfection 1mo
LeeRHarry Looks like your own private library in that photo 🥰 1mo
Estherhasredhair Ugh that place looks like a dream. 1mo
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AlaMich You can‘t beat England, man. 1mo
Deblovestoread Gorgeous 1mo
LeahBergen So beautiful 😍 1mo
MicheleinPhilly @LeeRHarry I‘ll need a private library of this size to accommodate all the books I bought! 😇 1mo
Suet624 Gorgeous! I‘m so glad you were able to be there. 1mo
LeahBergen Happy Birthday, darlin‘!! 😘😘 3w
MicheleinPhilly @LeahBergen Thank you, love! 😘 3w
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Gladstone's Library (formerly St Deiniol's Library) | Hawarden, Flintshire, United Kingdom (Library)
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One of the very few pairs of matching socks I packed. 😬 #Gladstones24

Chrissyreadit I love seeing all the gladstone posts. and i‘m impressed about matching socks. 1mo
Oryx Bombas make such good socks. 1mo
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Gladstone's Library (formerly St Deiniol's Library) | Hawarden, Flintshire, United Kingdom (Library)
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Just finishing up 3 absolutely glorious days at the happiest place on Earth. Thank you so much ladies for a truly spectacular weekend. 😘 #Gladstones24 #GladstoneNerds

squirrelbrain Yes, thank you to everyone who came - another fabulous weekend! ❤️❤️❤️ 1mo
julesG It was a wonderful weekend! 😘😘 1mo
TrishB It‘s been fab 😘 1mo
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Librarybelle ❤️❤️❤️ 1mo
BarbaraBB It‘s been surreal 😍 1mo
LeeRHarry It‘s been such a lovely weekend! 😊 1mo
Chelsea.Poole Gorgeous! Love all the photos! 1mo
RaeLovesToRead It's been a pleasure! 😊💕 1mo
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The Alternatives: A Novel | Caoilinn Hughes
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I was somewhat distracted by LIFE while reading this and I while I liked it, I didn‘t love it like I thought I would. I found the script portions to be superfluous and was bored to tears with any discussion of Olwen or Nell‘s work. But I do love a “sisters have messy ass relationships” story so it ultimately worked for me. #CampLitsy24

squirrelbrain Great review - I liked it too, but it didn‘t grab me like I thought it would. 🤷‍♀️ 3mo
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Sandwich: A Novel | Catherine Newman
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A pretty perfect summer novel. I felt like I was on vacation with this clan.

TrishB I enjoyed this one too 👍🏻 4mo
squirrelbrain I really liked it too. 4mo
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All Fours | Miranda July
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Pretty batshit but I‘m firmly in the “liked it a bunch” camp. I‘m not sure what that says about me. #CampLitsy24

sarahbarnes 🩵💯🩵 4mo
squirrelbrain 🤪🤣😉 4mo
BarbaraBB We‘re a great camp 😇 4mo
Suet624 I really liked it too and my 50-year-old daughter and I still talk about portions of it. 4mo
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All Fours | Miranda July
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It‘s a trainwreck I can‘t look away from. #CampLitsy24

Bookwormjillk Right??? 4mo
kbuggle Yeeeep 4mo
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kspenmoll Yes! This made me laugh! I am still reading it but have to take breaks! 4mo
Leftcoastzen 😂 4mo
CarolynM Perfect! 4mo
Kitta Omg yes 4mo
TrishB Absolutely! 4mo
Caroline2 Me too!! 😂 total train wreck but I couldn‘t look away!!! 👀 4mo
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Not only is Liz Moore an auto-buy author for me, she‘s pretty much an auto-5 star author. I‘ve read all but 1 of her books and I have adored each and every one. She is just phenomenal.

MyNamesParadise I bought this one too! I haven‘t had a chance to read it yet, but glad to hear that it‘s good! I loved Long Bright River! 4mo
TrishB Well I‘m out again next week, guess I may have to buy! Only read one other so I‘ll have to have a look at her others. 4mo
squirrelbrain Yes @TrishB - you need to read this! 4mo
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AvidReader25 I thought this one looked good! 4mo
jlhammar I‘m in the middle of this right now—so good! 4mo
TrishB @squirrelbrain need to prioritise….. 4mo
Suet624 Hope to get started on this soon. 4mo
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James: A Novel | Percival Everett
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Wow. Just…WOW.

#CampLitsy24

Bookwormjillk Can‘t wait to talk about this tomorrow! 4mo
vivastory Looking forward to this! I was listening to a podcast today & apparently when Everett was in conversation w/ Ann Patchett, Patchett was praising Everett's partner's forthcoming novel 4mo
BarbaraBB Looking forward to our discussion too 🤍 4mo
BarbaraBB @vivastory That one sounds good too! 4mo
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Butter: Roman | Asako Yuzuki
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A light pick. Definitely a case of false advertising. There wasn‘t nearly enough murder talk. But I do enjoy food writing and was invested in Rika‘s journey. It just went on a tad too long. #CampLitsy24

BarbaraBB 💯 agree! 5mo
squirrelbrain Perfect review -I agree entirely! 5mo
sarahbarnes Agreed. 5mo
Suet624 Agree, but as I mentioned earlier it did inspire me to eat more rice with butter and soy sauce. 5mo
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The Killing Kind | Jane Casey
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Pleads guilty to stalking a woman. Sounds about right. 😤

Suet624 Grrrrrrr 5mo
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Oops, I did it again.

#bookhaul #bookmail

Ruthiella Nice! 👍 5mo
Tamra 👏🏾 I have Snow Road Station stacked. 5mo
Librarybelle Love this!! ❤️ 5mo
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Prairiegirl_reading 📚🩷📚🩷📚🩷 5mo
Deblovestoread Well done! Lovely stack. 5mo
kspenmoll Fantastic! Such wonderful choices! How did you stop?! 5mo
Leftcoastzen 😍booked up!⬆️ 📚📚📚 5mo
LeahBergen Oopsie! 5mo
squirrelbrain So many fab books - I want them all! ❤️ 5mo
Meshell1313 🙌love! 5mo
youneverarrived 😍😍 5mo
Suet624 Honestly though, what‘s a reader to do? 5mo
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Butter: Roman | Asako Yuzuki
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I just turned over my UK paperback copy of Butter and now I seriously can not stop laughing. #CampLitsy24

kspenmoll 😂😂😂😂 thanks for sharing!!!!!- i have a different edition. 5mo
LeahBergen 🤣 5mo
BarbaraBB That made me laugh too! 5mo
Caroline2 Ha!! 😂 when I see things like that, I always think of Monica from Friends shouting “It‘s not mayonnaise!!” (About low fat mayo). 5mo
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Clear: A Novel | Carys Davies
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Utterly lovely, quietly devastating. #ProcrastinatorsDoItBetter #CampLitsy

squirrelbrain Love the hashtag! 🤣 5mo
CBee I beat you - finished it tonight 😂😂😂 5mo
Suet624 So good. 5mo
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The List | Yomi Adegoke
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It‘s been a minute since I‘ve read a book in a single sitting but I literally couldn‘t put this down today. I loathe social media and influencers and the pitchforks brigade but for some reason will gobble up fictional narratives of their toxicity like ice cream. Incredibly compelling.

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ❤️ 🐾 6mo
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Unbelievably powerful. I‘m not a Rushdie super fan, because I haven‘t read all that much of his work, but was shocked and saddened when I learned of this attack. A lot of this resonated with me for personal reasons but even setting that aside, this was a remarkable portrait of physical and psychological healing.

Graywacke I‘m eyeing this. It‘s on my bedside table. Glad you liked it so much. And, yeah, the whole religious violence thing is truly depressing. 6mo
squirrelbrain I found this fascinating - very raw and honest, but also (darkly) humorous in places. 6mo
BarbaraBB Great review Michele. I must definitely read it. 6mo
Suet624 I forgot that I purchased this one! Like you, I‘m not a super fan but the attack shook me. I can‘t wait until I stop grabbing books from the library and sit down and read my own books. 5mo
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This book is absolutely brutal.

LeahBergen Hello, Pickles! 😘 6mo
squirrelbrain I just started this one, after you mentioned it yesterday. Pickles is keeping an eye on you. ❤️ 6mo
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Butter: Roman | Asako Yuzuki
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Camping supplies coming in. And a couple of extras just because. #CampLitsy #bookmail

TrishB Good choices 👍🏻 7mo
Librarybelle I loved Watermelon! 7mo
AmyG Ha, I went shopping too…e-shopping. 7mo
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Ruthiella You have to be prepared for all eventualities! 7mo
BarbaraBB Camping supplies 🤣🤣 7mo
squirrelbrain Well, you need books to read at camp under the covers with a flashlight! 🔦 6mo
CarolynM Greta & Valdin is gorgeous. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did. 6mo
sarahbarnes ⛺️🎉 6mo
Megabooks I spy some uk covers! International bookmail is always exciting! 6mo
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Soldier Sailor | Claire Kilroy
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Holy. Moly. Exhausting, maddening, visceral, raw. Absolutely astonishing.

BarbaraBB Totally agree 💯 7mo
MicheleinPhilly @BarbaraBB I‘m so glad I don‘t have kids. Jesus. 7mo
squirrelbrain That‘s exactly what I thought after reading this. 😬 7mo
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BarbaraBB @MicheleinPhilly @squirrelbrain It‘s quite exhausting indeed but extra so because of that shit husband! 7mo
MicheleinPhilly @BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain The number of times I said “You prick” out loud while reading… 7mo
BarbaraBB 🤣 7mo
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Indie Bookstore Day haul. Top is a free ARC and Family Lore I found in a LFL on the way home. Support your local bookshops, folks! 📚📚📚

TrishB Great haul 😁 7mo
LeahBergen Wonderful! 👏 7mo
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squirrelbrain Great haul! ❤️😃 7mo
TieDyeDude Good stuff! 7mo
Suet624 Great selections!
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Let's Go Camping! | Jan Mader
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I‘ve spent way too much time obsessing over this!

#CampLitsy24

Deblovestoread I almost picked Sociopath. Glad to see it nominated! 7mo
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squirrelbrain Perfect timing - I‘m currently embroiled in creating the mammoth spreadsheet! 🤣 I read a review of Sociopath in the paper at the weekend - definitely on my TBR list! 7mo
MicheleinPhilly @squirrelbrain A mammoth spreadsheet. So basically it‘s like Christmas morning for you. 😉 7mo
Caroline2 Ohhhhh great choices! 😃 7mo
BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain @MicheleinPhilly A mammoth spreadsheet and Christmas morning 🤣🤣🤣 7mo
TrishB 😂😂 oh these look good….. 7mo
monalyisha I‘m not sure I‘d read Sociopath on my own but I think I‘d be very into reading it with a group! 7mo
Megabooks Another nomination for Liz Moore! I've also read great things about the memoir. My library's list is looooong! 7mo
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Come and Get It | Kiley Reid
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Welp! Another disappointing sophomore effort. There were elements I really enjoyed, but this felt like it could have used more cooking before serving. I will still eagerly read whatever she writes next.

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Come and Get It | Kiley Reid
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I ❤️ weekends.

Leftcoastzen Pickles! 8mo
Cathythoughts I loved her first book. Look forward to your thoughts on this one. 8mo
AmyG Awwww sweet Pickles. 8mo
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charl08 Amen. 8mo
squirrelbrain Aw Pickles! ❤️❤️❤️ 8mo
TrishB 🐶♥️ I‘m enjoying this one! 8mo
sarahbarnes How‘s the book so far? I‘ve seen mixed reviews. 8mo
LeahBergen Hello, cushy Pickles! 😘 8mo
MicheleinPhilly @sarahbarnes It took me a bit to get into but I‘m really enjoying it. 8mo
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Only 1 thing to do when it‘s pouring.

LeahBergen Yep! 8mo
squirrelbrain Pickles is a very obedient book-rest! 8mo
batsy Pickles! ❤️ 8mo
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TrishB Looks perfect ❤️ 8mo
Ruthiella ❤️🐶❤️🐶❤️ 8mo
julesG Pickles looks very content. 8mo
BookmarkTavern Looks perfectly cozy! 💖 (edited) 8mo
BarbaraBB The best thing to do when it‘s pouring. And pickles seems to agree 🥰 8mo
Suet624 💕💕 8mo
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This was a sneaky little bugger. Presents as a straightforward mystery but is really a heartbreaking portrait of a family suffering from addiction, poverty, abuse, and neglect. I could have easily read about them for another 200 pages. #womensprizeforfiction

charl08 Looking forward to picking this one up! 8mo
kbuggle Just finished this on audio, and wish I‘d read it in print.. it didn‘t translate as something I really enjoyed, but feel like it may have, if it hadn‘t been narrated. 8mo
Cathythoughts Great review. I have this stacked , I must get to it 👍🏻♥️ 8mo
BarbaraBB Great review. Such a lovely book. 8mo
sarahbarnes On my list. 8mo
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I absolutely loved Miracle Creek so this was definitely a “sophomore slump” for me. While I appreciated the care she took in portraying Angelman Syndrome families, I think centering the novel from Mia‘s perspective was a mistake. I wanted insight into John and Hannah‘s thoughts too. The footnotes were a distraction.

squirrelbrain I really felt that the footnotes were a distraction too, particularly on audio. I didn‘t know when Mia had actually finished waffling on! 8mo
BarbaraBB I skipped the footnotes 🤦🏻‍♀️ @squirrelbrain 8mo
Caroline2 Argh that‘s disappointing! 🙄 8mo
Cathythoughts I preferred Miracle Creek. I enjoyed this one too though. 8mo
Suet624 I‘ve avoided this one. Not sure why. You make me feel okay with my decision. 8mo
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He gets it.

squirrelbrain ❤️ 9mo
Ruthiella 👍👍👍 9mo
LeahBergen Yes! 👏 9mo
Suet624 💕💕💕 8mo
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Desperately trying to get into something ANYTHING but I fear I‘m too distracted for this. Maybe I‘m just distracted by the tacos. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Jess Yum. Tacos. Good luck with that one. It was also on my list for this month and for some reason I read around it but never picked it up. 9mo
vivastory My local B & N is really pushing this book 9mo
LeahBergen Mmm…tacos 9mo
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Captivatedbybooks Chelly!!! When the weather gets better we need to do the long awaited bookstore crawl 🤣🤣 9mo
squirrelbrain It‘s not the right book if you‘re feeling distracted, I don‘t think. 9mo
Tamra Tacos = distraction 9mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I couldn‘t get into this one… 9mo
Suet624 Not sure this one will serve the purpose. 8mo
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Homebodies: A Novel | Tembe Denton-Hurst
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I wish this had received more attention when it was published last year. While I still found myself exceedingly frustrated by the MC, there was a lot of heart and humor here. But damn, you 20-somethings make piss poor decisions. 😜 A soft pick.

squirrelbrain Not one that I‘ve heard of…. 🤷‍♀️ 9mo
Megabooks I felt like I should've liked this but ended up bailing on both audio and print. Hmmmm... 9mo
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Heads up US-based #LitsyTOB24 procrastinators like me! #KindleDailyDeal

TrishB This isn‘t even available on kindle here. 9mo
squirrelbrain Yay! I really liked this one. 9mo
Librarybelle Oh! This is good to know! I‘m not reading with the group, but it sounds so interesting from all of the posts I‘ve seen about it. 9mo
Megabooks Thanks for sharing! 9mo
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Prima Facie | Suzie Miller
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I read this novelization of Suzie Miller‘s 1 woman show in a single sitting yesterday. Intense doesn‘t even begin to describe it. I was fortunate to have seen the play on Broadway and this expands on that, giving larger roles to Tessa‘s mum, brother, friends and co-workers. But this is still very much Tessa‘s story. Her heartbreak, fear, and RAGE are palpable. Highly recommended but please tread carefully.

squirrelbrain Just started it…. Only read first chapter though and, of course, not having seen the play I don‘t know the story. (I deliberately haven‘t looked up any spoilers) 9mo
The_Book_Ninja Saw the play in London with Jodi Comer. She was superb 9mo
MicheleinPhilly @The_Book_Ninja I was completely gobsmacked by her performance. 9mo
Kitta I saw this on Broadway with Jodie Comer! It was incredible. So hard hitting. 9mo
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A true crime fictionalization that rather snuck up on me. I knew nothing about the case itself (and recommend going in blind) but the care with which Kyriacou drew these characters was really something. It‘s a gripping page-turner but it‘s also just a really lovely character study and a damning indictment of the British justice system. 👍🏼

squirrelbrain Such a good book - and definitely don‘t try to read about the real-life case beforehand. 9mo
TrishB I enjoyed this one too 👍🏻 9mo
LeahBergen Stacked! And I know nothing about this case, so 👍 9mo
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Day | Michael Cunningham
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I read The Hours at a very formative time in my life and it moved and changed me profoundly. I‘ve been sort of chasing that high with Cunningham ever since. And finally here, 20 years later, he has done it again. Devastatingly good.

GidgetsTreasures75 I adored The Hours. One of my favorites of all time. 10mo
squirrelbrain I definitely need to read this now. 10mo
Ruthiella You are so right about how a first book from an author can eclipse all subsequent efforts! I‘m glad lightning struck twice. ⚡️ 10mo
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LiteraryinPA I am so glad to hear this! The Hours was an important book for me too and I haven‘t loved any of his others nearly as much. This one is on my shelf! 10mo
AvidReader25 I loved The Hours, but haven‘t loved any of his others in the same way. I‘ll have to check this one out! 10mo
TrishB Looking forward to it 😁 10mo
Tamra I‘m glad you found it again! 10mo
BarbaraBB I have always looked for a Cunningham to match The Hours as well. And I enjoyed Days but The Hours still is my favorite (edited) 10mo
ClairesReads Oh this is so good to hear- I feel exactly the same about The Hours and just recently got a copy of this. 9mo
Suet624 I‘m excited to hear you caught the buzz again. I‘m on an endless wait list. 8mo
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Erasure: A Novel | Percival Everett
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Why Percival Everett is not one of the biggest names in literature is beyond me. The man is a genius and I‘m basing that on the TWO books I‘ve read. I‘m thrilled that I have such an extensive backlist to savor. No one does satire better.

Tamra I agree! He‘s amazing - so creative and doesn‘t condescend to readers. And satire is so difficult to pull off! (edited) 10mo
batsy Agreed! And I've only read two as well (not this one, though). 10mo
TrishB I‘m only on one but have one ready on my kindle! 10mo
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BarbaraBB Completely agree! Each book I‘ve read has been fantastic! 10mo
Ruthiella I think his next one, James, is going to probably catapult him up where he belongs, but for sure he was a best kept secret for decades it seems. I only was exposed to him because of the ToB in 2017 with 10mo
squirrelbrain I‘m only on one as well, @TrishB but I‘m listening to Huck Finn on audio so that I can read James pretty soon. I‘m going to keep an eye out for offers on Erasure due to American Fiction (the film). Or I might just buy it anyway! 🤣 10mo
MicheleinPhilly @squirrelbrain I think it‘s 2.99 right now. 10mo
squirrelbrain Ha! I was looking at buying the paperback but then noticed the Kindle Deal, so I may have bought it… @TrishB - you may wish to buy it too… 10mo
TrishB I have done @squirrelbrain 😁👍🏻 10mo
DHill I felt the same after I read The Trees! 10mo
lynneamch Oooh! Thanks! New author for me. I'm going to start with this one I can get on audio with Libby 10mo
sarahbarnes Agreed. This one is on my TBR. 10mo
SamAnne Completely agree. I‘ve read The Trees and Telephone. This is next up. 10mo
Hooked_on_books I‘m just starting this one and I completely agree! The Trees was my first from him and it knocked my socks off. Erasure will be my 5th of his and I‘ve acquired several more. I read this one last year and loved it: 10mo
MicheleinPhilly @Hooked_on_books I just bought that one! 10mo
vivastory I've also only read two books by him (The Trees & Telephone) & feel exactly the same way. Did you see the adaptation? 10mo
MicheleinPhilly @vivastory Not yet. Really looking forward to it though. 10mo
vivastory It's funny because recently I have had adaptation fatigue, but am very intrigued by both American Fiction & Poor Things 10mo
Suet624 I completely agree. The New Yorker just did a lengthy interview with him and it was quite interesting in a convoluted kind of way. I remember being so shocked when I read Trees. I thought he was a new author. You can imagine my surprise when I saw his title list. 8mo
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The first book from Gillian Flynn‘s imprint? And it‘s about a queer, tattooed, chain-smoking nun?

SOLD!

TrishB What‘s not to like! 10mo
LiteraryinPA Whoa, this wasn‘t on my radar at all and sounds great! 10mo
jlhammar I‘m planning to read this in June. Looking forward to it! The second in the series will be out in March 10mo
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marleed I really liked this book and will continue with the series! 10mo
Caroline2 Ohhh 😮 10mo
Caroline2 Meh it‘s not on special here. 🙄 but I‘ve added it to my tbr list. Thanks for the heads up! 👍 10mo
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Sugar, Baby | Celine Saintclare
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I went into this with mild trepidation as I haven‘t really been getting along with novels about 20-somethings lately. But I needn‘t have worried. This is a confident and compelling debut that sheds light on “sugar babies” and the world they inhabit. Saintclare weaves race, class, and religion into the narrative in a totally organic and compelling way. Nice pick @AardvarkBookClub !

AardvarkBookClub 💜💜💜💜💜 10mo
squirrelbrain Great review! ❤️ 10mo
LiteraryinPA Hi Michele! This is a weird question, but could I pick your brain some time about Philly‘s bookstores? I‘m actually planning to open an indie bookstore, and I‘m trying to find the right SE PA location. Is there any place that has a cool Main Street and doesn‘t already have a bookstore? Any ideas are welcome! Thanks so much. 10mo
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After reading 2 books that shattered me back-to-back, I knew I needed a frothy and fun palate cleanser. Abbi Waxman always fits that bill. And bonus: Nina Hill appears in this one too!

squirrelbrain Sometimes a bit of fluff is just what you need! 10mo
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All the Little Bird-Hearts | Viktoria Lloyd-Barlow
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Thus far 2024 has been the year of reading emotionally devastating books. I don‘t know if it was the title that had me expecting something else, but this is one that will stay with me for a very long time. Just exquisite.

BarbaraBB So glad you feel this way too. I loved it, though my heart broke for Sunday 💝 11mo
Amor4Libros Loved this one, too!! ❤️ 11mo
squirrelbrain Gorgeous book - one of my favourites of last year, and my top Booker read, but 😭😭😭 11mo
Suet624 I still feel for Sunday. 10mo
Rissreads Yes I think I will be thinking about this one for a long time too. 10mo
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I wanted to ease into 2024 with something warm and familiar. As always, Osman did not disappoint but he also stuck a knife in my heart and twisted it a few times for good measure.

Aims42 Someone was definitely chopping onions at my house while I read this 🤨😪😭🧅🔪 It was such a great book though! 11mo
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 11mo
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Run Time | Catherine Ryan Howard
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It‘s been a minute since I‘ve had the time and mental wherewithal to do a single sitting read. This isn‘t great literature but was sufficiently creepy and fast-paced to keep me glued to the screen today. Thankful I finished it before sunset. 👍🏼

BarbaraBB She‘s a great writer of pageturners indeed! 11mo
squirrelbrain I‘ve only read one book by this author, but found it a good ‘pageturner‘. 11mo
LeahBergen I‘ve liked a couple of her books. 👍 11mo
TrishB Some creepy turns in this one 👍🏻 11mo
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Tom Lake: A Novel | Ann Patchett
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Does anyone write about marriage and family better? I had to set this aside over Christmas as I needed total silence and full immersion. While it isn‘t my favorite of hers, her mind is a marvel. 👍🏼

BarbaraBB Great review and photo. 11mo
TrishB Agree ❤️ 11mo
squirrelbrain Yummy! 😋 11mo
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sarahbarnes Curious which books of hers you really like - I‘ve actually never read her and get mixed reviews on where to start. 11mo
MicheleinPhilly @sarahbarnes My favorites have been Commonwealth and The Dutch House. I have a few more I still haven‘t read though. I liked Bel Canto but HATED the ending. I didn‘t really get on with State of Wonder but I‘m definitely in the minority on that. 11mo
sarahbarnes Very helpful! I definitely want to read something of hers one of these days - thanks for the recs. 11mo
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Merry Christmas, Litsy fam!

Bookzombie Merry Christmas! That‘s a great reading spot! 11mo
LiteraryinPA To you too! 11mo
AmyG Merry Christmas 🎄 11mo
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Ruthiella Merry Christmas! 🎄 11mo
Jess Merry Christmas to you too! 11mo
JenReadsAlot Merry Christmas 🎄 11mo
squirrelbrain So cosy! ❤️ 11mo
Leftcoastzen Merry Christmas 🎄 11mo
Mimi28 Merry Christmas 🎁🎄❤️ 11mo
CarolynM Merry Christmas 🎄🎅🤶 11mo
batsy Merry Christmas! 🎄 11mo
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The Other Half | Charlotte Vassell
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This was great fun. Exactly the type of witty, twisty, satirical brain candy I needed to get through the slog this week. And now, freedom!

BarbaraBB This is one I would have loved to read this last week too 😂 11mo
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This was fun to dip into over the course of the week BUT at about 2/3 of the way through, she completely abandons the Christmas theme. The stories were still enjoyable, it just seemed odd. Still a pick as she is a master.

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The Other Half | Charlotte Vassell
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This seems like just the type of fun, snarky, “rich people behaving badly” novel I need in my life right now. #bookmail

vivastory I love Aardvark 11mo
LeahBergen It sounds good! 11mo
AardvarkBookClub Oh it‘s an “eat the rich” crime caper that spares no punches! 💸👊 11mo
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Prairiegirl_reading @AardvarkBookClub I had this on my list and I couldn‘t quite figure out why but now I know!! Thanks for this! 👍🏼 11mo
Caroline2 I‘ve just bought this in my kindle too. It sounds like fun! 🤩 11mo
TrishB I have this on the pile 👍🏻 one of our alumni! 11mo
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Cosby is an auto-buy author for me. His writing is just so assured and propulsive and damn near cinematic. I loved every page. Just *chef‘s kiss*

AmyG Agree! 12mo
Megabooks 💯💯💯 12mo
Suet624 Agree 12mo
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Tamra Very cinematic! 12mo
Hooked_on_books The man is a fricking genius. I love his books! 12mo
batsy Nice! I've yet to read him. And this book is on so many year-end lists so I'm keen to get to it. 12mo
MicheleinPhilly @batsy You must rectify that! 12mo
TrishB He‘s very good to follow on Twitter/x whatever too. Very humble. 12mo
MicheleinPhilly @TrishB I‘ll take your word for it. I gave up on that shitshow YEARS ago. 11mo
TrishB @MicheleinPhilly I still follow the book and footie people 😁 11mo
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Ugh!: A Bug! | Ned Crowley
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Suet624 Darn it! That stinks. 12mo
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squirrelbrain That‘s *really* bad. I‘d read nearly half of the long list, but only 6 of these, and hibernated a further 3 because I didn‘t love them. There‘s not a single book on there that I loved and plenty that most Littens have really disliked. Meh - I don‘t think I‘ll bother with the shortlist. 12mo
kwmg40 Oh no! I haven‘t looked at the list yet but heading over there now with some trepidation. 12mo
RebelReader I may try a couple of these, but I definitely will not be completing it. Oh well, I‘m still gonna read a couple from the long list too just because! 🤷🏼‍♀️ 12mo
Hooked_on_books Jesus, what in the hell are they thinking?!? This thing is a mess! Although I‘m kind of delighted to see Boys Weekend on there. 12mo
Deblovestoread Well that‘s disappointing. 🙁 12mo
BkClubCare Yeehaw, what a wild list IMHO 12mo
Bookwormjillk Cold People? Really? 12mo
jlhammar Interesting…I‘ve only read the McBride and Aoyama so far (enjoyed both). I have a feeling I might not get on with several of these. I hate that cover of Big Swiss so much that I‘ve been avoiding it. I‘ll probably give as many of these a shot as I can over the next 2+ months (depends on library availability for some), but will not hesitate to bail if I‘m not feeling it. 12mo
Jas16 This is really disappointing. I definitely won‘t be a completionist this year 12mo
Ruthiella I will give them all a go if available from the library, but I agree. There are a lot listed where my Litsy and Goodreads friends were meh or negative about them. 12mo
Megabooks Yikes!! 12mo
Megabooks @squirrelbrain I hate not to be a completist, but I have no desire to read Brainwyrms after your review, and you probably don‘t want to read Cold People after mine! 😂😂 12mo
sarahbarnes Interesting. Most of the books I either liked or want to read off the long list aren‘t on here. 12mo
Megabooks @Hooked_on_books I‘m very excited to get to Boys Weekend! 12mo
squirrelbrain No, I‘m not completing the list this year either @Jas16 @Megabooks 🤷‍♀️ 12mo
BarbaraBB I am shocked.. Most of them I really don‘t want to read and the three I did read I didn‘t enjoy that much. So what now? 12mo
kwmg40 I'll read some of the books on the list but definitely won't be a completist this year. Actually, I've never completed the list but I usually put in a good effort. Not this year. 12mo
ImperfectCJ Wow, there is little overlap between the ones I am excited about from the long list and this short list. I'm going to have to think carefully about whether I want to be a short list completist this year or not. 12mo
Chelsea.Poole 🙈 “ugh” is right! 12mo
Addison_Reads I'm just going to keep reading as many on the long list as I can, but this short list just doesn't really impress me. 12mo
cariashley Oof I‘m still digesting! I‘d read barely any of the long list and only had a few of the shortlist books on my radar. Really not sure how to proceed! (edited) 12mo
Well-ReadNeck Humph. I don‘t mind a weird book or two, but I feel like there are just too many on this list and just for shock value. Of the longlist books that I haven‘t read, it‘s uncanny how many chosen were at/toward the bottom of my “want to read/interested to read list” Bummer. 12mo
batsy I've barely read most of the longlist books yet, but I did enjoy Big Swiss and I thought The Guest was interesting. But other than that I'm with @sarahbarnes these were not quite the books I was drawn to from the longlist and don't know if I'll read much of the shortlist. 12mo
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Idlewild | James Frankie Thomas
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I did NOT expect to enjoy this as much as I did seeing as I‘m almost 30 years out of high school. But I found it to be really witty and touching. My only quibble was wanting to spend more time with Fay and Nell in adulthood. #TOB24

Ruthiella This one is sounding more and more like a must read, regardless of whether it makes the shortlist or not! 12mo
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TrishB On my after Christmas buy list! 12mo
squirrelbrain Yay - I‘m glad you liked it too! Always a worry when you rave-review something first, in case everyone else hates it! 😮‍💨 12mo
BarbaraBB I have purchased a copy after @squirrelbrain ‘s review. Glad you loved it too. 12mo
BkClubCare 😎 12mo
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Little mac ‘n cheese before diving back into the TOB longlist. It‘s so wonderful to have such a reliable friend. I hope Angela writes this series forever. ❤️