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RaeLovesToRead

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Audition | Katie Kitamura
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I thought this was awesome.

After reading, I went on Goodreads and the reviews made me think I'd read it wrong!

If you've read it and you've got me on GR please read my spoilery thoughts and let me know what you think.

Because I wasn't confused until I read what others had to say!

Ruthiella I just commented on your GR review-my interpretation is the same. 👍 10h
RaeLovesToRead @Ruthiella Thank you so much... I now feel much saner haha. Reading it, I had an "a-ha! I get it" moment toward the end and it reconfigured the novel and things slotted into sense (while still being creepy and clever!) Then I read the other GR reviews and was like.... did we read the same book? ? Kitamura's style lends itself very well to ambiguity, but I definitely read Part One and Part Two in the way that I outlined in my review ? 10h
Caroline2 Oh I am really intrigued now. 🤔 reading other reviews it definitely seems like a marmite book. 8h
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RaeLovesToRead @Caroline2 I found myself very compelled! Read the book before you read my interpretation though 😊 7h
BarbaraBB I can‘t find your GR review! 4h
RaeLovesToRead @BarbaraBB Are we not friends, Barbara????? I'll try to find a link... 4h
RaeLovesToRead That's my profile. Can't seem to link to actual review because it just offers me "Edit"... if you look on recent activity it should be there 4h
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I'm Vinting again if any UK folks want to check out my Vinted profile.
Plan on uploading more stuff in future too.

https://www.vinted.co.uk/member/220756078-raewatts

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The Persians | Sanam Mahloudji
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This may not be the most popular offering on the Women's Prize shortlist, but I really enjoyed this entertaining family drama.

The Persians tells the stories of three generations of women ranging from the outrageously rich to the determined and revolutionary. We are taken from Iran in the 1940s to New York in the 2000s.

The characters are flawed and it took me a while to warm to them, but in the end I found a lot to like.

Soft pick.

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#wondrouswednesday @Eggs 😊
Thanks for the tag @TheSpineView 💕

1) Don't say pizza and naps. Don't say pizza and naps. Don't say pizza and naps.
I think the most important thing in the world is connection to others. Reading On the Calculation of Volume really drove this point home.

2) 😅📚🍑

3) It was probably something really juvenile like a fart 🤣🤣

@The_Penniless_Author @CBee Yours?

Jari-chan Pizza and naps. Definitely 😁 1d
Prairiegirl_reading Have pizza with others and then go home and have a nap. 😁 1d
CBee Pizza and naps!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻😂😂😂 1d
Eggs 😂🥳🤣 21h
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Perfection | Vincenzo Latronico
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#two4tuesday @TheSpineView

1) No, absolutely not. There is simply too much variety and diversity. It's impossible to encapsulate all the rich perspectives and experiences out there.

That doesn't mean we can't try!

2) The tagged is very Millennial and interestingly is based on a book that set about to encapsulate the 60s through a study of objects and a couple. I've not read it, but I'd be interested to know how much this one reflects it.

RaeLovesToRead @The_Penniless_Author What do you think, DeVallance? 2d
TheSpineView Thanks for playing! 2d
RaeLovesToRead @TheSpineView Great questions! 2d
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The_Penniless_Author @RaeLovesToRead I think I disagree with you and will expound in short order. 😄 2d
RaeLovesToRead @The_Penniless_Author I think maybe I'm taking this question more literally than everyone else. My relatives were mostly working down the mines in the 1920s, and to them The Great Gatsby would be about as alien as you can get. So I think literature can capture a particular time and place. But I don't think one book could capture all the voices of a particular decade or generation. 2d
RaeLovesToRead (Copied from your two4tuesday comments!) 2d
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Audition | Katie Kitamura
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Let's make June a perfect reading month!

#bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks

LeeRHarry I hope you get Fourth Wing… 😏 5d
RaeLovesToRead @LeeRHarry I'm about 100 pages in and I'm struggling to get into it.... 😬😬😬 5d
Luke-XVX You‘ve not read Eye Of The World? I thought you fantasy AF, practically Ren Faire! 4d
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 4d
RaeLovesToRead @Luke-XVX I am fantasy AF 😊🤣 but also literary, sci fi, dystopia, mystery, poetry, non fiction and all the other genres AF. If only there were more hours in a day.. 4d
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Heart Lamp is a worthy winner of the International Booker Prize 2025.

Translated from Kannada, this is a collection of short stories centring the lives of Muslim women in India.

Most of them are splendid and showcase not only a warm writing talent, but also the layers of pain and hardship suffered in a patriarchal society.

There were only two that I felt lacked a point or direction.

Contemplative, human, heart-breaking.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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This one was special.

All the stars 😭💕

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

IriDas Same. I really loved the book. 2w
RaeLovesToRead @IriDas It was amazing and made me cry 😭💕 1w
uncommonlycozies I‘m so excited to read this! Gotta love a good tearjerker 🥹 given the themes- do you think that this is a book you can pick up at any time or would you plan for a specific time? 1w
RaeLovesToRead @uncommonlycozies I would say it can be read at any time. It takes place over the course of a whole year! The only thing I will say is that the first 30-50 pages were a bit slow.... but once I got into it it was absolutely amazing!!!! 💕💕 1w
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Mehso-so

I'm conflicted.

The writing is great. Sharp and subversive. Lots of social commentary. Centres trans experiences. Some amusing moments.

But I struggled to root for the characters because they were all so very selfish, and showed such little regard for each others' feelings and needs.

Made me miserable in the same way that All Fours and The Pisces did.

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Kitta I felt the same way about this. Couldn‘t connect in some way. I also disliked All Fours so you aren‘t alone! 2w
TheBookHippie Yup. Sigh. Although I feel this you gain something a bit - All Fours-no just no. 2w
RaeLovesToRead @Kitta @TheBookHippie I felt All Fours and The Pisces had more to recommend them as literary works, but Detransition, Baby more to offer in terms of expanding horizons. All of them made me feel miserable. 2w
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willaful Oh dear. Think I'll take this off my list. 2w
TheBookHippie @RaeLovesToRead I recommend this with caveat but All Fours never. 🫣😬🤷🏻‍♀️ 2w
RaeLovesToRead @willaful Don't let me deinfluence you! Peters is a good writer 2w
RaeLovesToRead @TheBookHippie Not even for people who really like interior decorating and infidelity?? Haha 2w
TheBookHippie @RaeLovesToRead 🤦🏻‍♀️ I think it‘s hateful to women. Period. 🤣🤣😫😵‍💫🤦🏻‍♀️ (edited) 2w
RaeLovesToRead @TheBookHippie I think the main character has internalised a lot of societies misogynistic views - the attitude almost taken verbatim from an essay of Susan Sontag's - The Double Standard of Aging (which I read just before All Fours). I didn't find the book hateful per se because it reflects the way a huge swathe of society thinks. But it MASSIVELY bummed me out because it was a reminder that society treats women like that. 2w
RaeLovesToRead @TheBookHippie Also, imagine spending all that money on decorating a motel room 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️ 2w
TheBookHippie @RaeLovesToRead it was advertised as how women are in midlife 😵‍💫 that was my biggest issue. Using it as truth … I did find it a hateful picture of women, and I think that in itself is problematic for me. I get the point, I just personally don‘t think it‘s productive. Also the privilege reeks out of the pages. Can you imagine!!!! On a motel room ?!?!?! Oy. 2w
RaeLovesToRead @TheBookHippie The idea that a woman's value is determined by her sexual desirability is absolutely a hateful concept, and so depressing. When I read it I felt sorry for the MC for buying into that so wholeheartedly, but also angry at her entitlement and the way she treated her family as secondary. And also annoyed that I'm not impervious to society's pressures myself. I saw it as a reflection on misogyny, but it's possible I give too much credit! 2w
TheBookHippie @RaeLovesToRead 😝 at my age I have zero Fucks to give for sure… but I never really did fall for the troupe, not that it wasn‘t used against me in my 20s 30s 40s … etc and now. It was her choice to be that way. That is a problem for me. 2w
RaeLovesToRead @TheBookHippie The MC is a problem, but as a book I both loved and hated it. I'm in the minority there though... everyone else on Litsy hated it 😄 I've been told the Kitamura for this year's Camp Litsy has similar vibes so I'm not sure what the debate will be like haha. 2w
RaeLovesToRead @TheBookHippie If you ever read The Pisces let me know 🤣🤣🤣 2w
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I'm only 2 stories in, but they've both been brilliant so far.

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Incredible.

An atmospheric imagining of the world, say, 10,000 years or so from now.

At first you will be completely baffled, but I dare you not to get drawn in.

This is a majestic parade of ideas told with such gorgeous simplicity and yet never failing to be entirely compelling.

Cast a spell on me.

Read it.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
(Plan to film a spoiler-free review shortly. Subscribe to the channel or check back if you want to watch!)

TheKidUpstairs Great review! 2w
BarbaraBB Fab review. You took much more from the book than I did. 2w
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"If you are a trans girl who knows many other trans girls, you go to church a lot, because church is where they hold the funerals."

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TheBookHippie Yup. I‘ve been to two. (Outside the 80s) 2w
RaeLovesToRead @TheBookHippie I'm so sorry 🫂💔 It's such a hard hitting sentence. The writing on the next few pages is irreverent, direct, and weaves between the political, the personal, and the practical. Torrey Peters is an impressive writer. 2w
TheBookHippie @RaeLovesToRead I got a lot out of this book. Funerals I went to were horrific- a 16 and a 15 year old, who died by suicide. 2w
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RaeLovesToRead @TheBookHippie That's so heartbreaking. Overall I'm not sure how I'd rate the book, but it's got some fantastic writing in it. I've got her new one too - Stag Dance 2w
TheBookHippie @RaeLovesToRead not sure how to rate it either. I have the new one setting here as well. There‘s good writing and it‘s just good to read experience of others. 2w
TieDyeDude 💔 2w
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Well my prediction couldn't have been more wrong!

Well done to Banu Mushtaq, Deepa Bhasthi and Heart Lamp for winning the International Booker Prize 2025!

I shall be giving it a read and reviewing it on my channel. If you want to hear my thoughts on the other nominees, I do a brief rundown in my prediction vid.

Every book on the shortlist was good 😊

BarbaraBB I agree! They all were good. And I didn‘t read the winner either 🤦🏻‍♀️ 2w
RaeLovesToRead @BarbaraBB I've just read the first story and I feel I may have underestimated it! Probably because the covers are so unappealing. I don't mind minimalist covers, but the text on the front and the monochrome doesn't work for me! 2w
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https://youtu.be/n7lrwXGOphc?feature=shared

I predict the International Booker Prize winner (announced tomorrow).

What do you think?

Am I right?

Gissy I haven‘t read them but I‘m intrigued to read On The Calculation and Perfection. I ordered On The Volume. 2w
RaeLovesToRead @Gissy My favourite is the one I'm currently reading (Under the Eye of the Big Bird) but my prediction is that On the Calculation will win.... we shall find out soon! 2w
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I've been so busy making videos about the International Booker lately that I've neglected reading for myself.

So I'm going to use @Liz_M 's #14books14weeks challenge as an opportunity to read some stuff that I want to read purely for Rae 💙

I decided to choose only from hardbacks that I feel frustrated at having neglected for so long.

Here are my choices 💕

Now where to even start????????

vivastory I see 6 here that I def want to read. Difficult choice! 3w
RaeLovesToRead @vivastory Which 6?????? 3w
vivastory Will of the Many, Titanium Noir, Death at the Sanatorium, Private Rites, God of the Woods, City & Its Uncertain Walls 3w
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RaeLovesToRead @vivastory I have a friend who is obsessed with Will of the Many so that is going to be a big priority! I also need some cheerful stuff so I'll probably pick the lighter stuff first 3w
vivastory I've heard only great things about it. The plot sounds like a Roman version of Traitor Baru Cormorant 3w
BarbaraBB Great stack Rae! 3w
Liz_M This is an excellent use of the challenge! Good luck on choosing one to start. 😁 3w
sarahbarnes Great stack! I loved Private Rites and am very curious about the Johnson and the new Murakami. 3w
RaeLovesToRead @BarbaraBB Why thank you! 😊 Check me out bragging about my stacks haha 2w
RaeLovesToRead @Liz_M I'm actually excited. This year I've been reading a lot of heavy stuff (and also light stuff that isn't my jam) so I'm hoping this will be fun!!!! 2w
RaeLovesToRead @sarahbarnes I really hope I like Private Rites because I loved Our Wives. (Also, I have it with both UK and US covers!) 2w
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A Leopard-Skin Hat | Anne Serre
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Told through her friendship with the "Narrator" in short vignettes, this is the story of a troubled young woman.

It was written shortly after the death of the author's younger sister, but it is not clear to what degree Fanny is based on her.

It is a moving character piece, that draws a vivid portrait of a complex, multi-faceted personality.

Some very good writing, but I had some issues with (what I assume was) the translation itself.

Graywacke Nice. I‘ll read this soon. 3w
Jas16 Just about to start this one. 3w
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https://youtu.be/gVzADNBbBaI?feature=shared

Wanna see some beautiful books??

willaful wow! 3w
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We Love You, Bunny | Mona Awad
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@Yuki_Onna @BeeMagical

Guys... I don't know if youve seen this yet but THIS IS NOT A DRILL!!!!!!!!!!!!

(Photo screenshotted from Rare Birds Bookshop, Edinburgh's Instagram story)

🐰💕🐰💕🐰💕🐰

CatLass007 Why are there so many books in the last couple of years with rabbits or bunnies on the cover? 3w
CSeydel I spy a Miranda July book in the background 😅 3w
RaeLovesToRead @CatLass007 I've also noticed this. Bunny by Mona Awad was particularly unhinged though! 😁 3w
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RaeLovesToRead @CSeydel Haha yes! Along with a few books I've already read, shouldn't buy another copy of but LOOK AT THE NEW COVER haha 3w
CSeydel Oh haha I thought she had another one coming out but on closer inspection it‘s probably just The First Bad Man 3w
RaeLovesToRead @CSeydel I was thinking Convenience Store Woman and Rebecca... the new covers look 🔥🔥🔥 3w
CSeydel 😍🤩 3w
Ruthiella Hope it holds up to the first one! 🤞 I found Rouge disappointing. 3w
sarahbarnes What? A new Awad?! Very exciting! And yes like @CSeydel I also noticed that July, which I still need a copy of…. 3w
PirateJenny OMG, Bunny! 3w
vivastory Awad wrote a sequel to Bunny? 3w
RaeLovesToRead @Ruthiella Awad is hit and miss for me as well. But Bunny was amazing 🤣🤣 3w
vivastory I will def read this as I love Awad...but I'm going to be a bit hesitantly optimistic. Not sure Bunny needed a sequel (edited) 3w
RaeLovesToRead @sarahbarnes So excited!!!! 3w
RaeLovesToRead @PirateJenny For real, Bunny! 3w
RaeLovesToRead @vivastory I share your hesitant optimism!!!!! 😄 3w
BeeMagical STOP IT RIGHT NOW😱😍😍😍😍 2w
RaeLovesToRead @BeeMagical I KNOW RIGHT, BUNNY!!!!!! 2w
PirateJenny I just discovered this is being pubbed on my birthday! 2w
RaeLovesToRead @PirateJenny Ooh! Birthday present to yourself?? 2w
PirateJenny @RaeLovesToRead well I don't know who got the pub date wrong. It's going to be an unbirthday present to myself. 2w
RaeLovesToRead @PirateJenny Let's face it, you're getting the book regardless hahaha! 2w
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Perfection | Vincenzo Latronico
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This tale of millennial angst & dissatisfaction is based on the debut novel (Things) by Georges Perec.

Anna & Tom have all the trappings of a good life, but struggle to find contentment in a world of social media and expectation.

Sometimes a little overexplained, this short novel manages to pack in a great deal of social commentary and uses the couple as a single protagonist to discuss the modern condition.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Video review up at 7pm GMT

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Pickles is enjoying going outside now that the weather is warm. She has a mass of tissue causing problems up her nose and is now needing softer food. It's not something the vet can fix unfortunately, but we are giving her lots of love and she still seems pretty happy.

#picklescat #catsoflitsy

Bookwormjillk Aw, hang in there Pickles 3w
Bookwomble ❤️‍🩹🐈‍⬛❤️‍🩹 3w
Ruthiella 😻😻😻 3w
dabbe #preciouspickles Feel better, sweetie! 🖤🐾🖤 3w
Librarybelle Poor Pickles! ❤️ 3w
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Mehso-so

https://youtu.be/fb2CfEMAvrw?feature=shared

Have posted my review / discussion of this one.

Spoilers. But having said that.... there aren't many plot points to spoil 😁😁😁

I JEST!!!!

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https://youtu.be/IDSdg_etAkM?feature=shared

^ made a YouTube video showing off the books I bought in Istanbul

Sorry about the terrible audio on this one.

If anyone has read any Elif Shafak or Orhan Pamuk drop me a message... where should I start????

Thank you for supporting the channel. I keep working on it 😊

lil1inblue My Name is Red by Orhan Pamuk was EXCELLENT. I highly recommend that one! 1mo
RaeLovesToRead @lil1inblue I have that one! 😊 1mo
RaeLovesToRead @lil1inblue Maybe this shall be my starting point!!! 1mo
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JenReadsAlot Istanbul by Pamuk.... I'm also hoping to get there one day 🤞 1mo
RaeLovesToRead @JenReadsAlot This also may be a good starting point 🤔🤔 I wish I was still there... such an incredible city. 1mo
RaeLovesToRead @JenReadsAlot I dragged my friends to the book bazaar and the Pera Palace Hotel library for drinks because they were in my 1000 libraries book 😅 1mo
JenReadsAlot That sounds amazing! Some day.... 1mo
Andrea313 I read the following by Orhan Pamuk a number of years ago and really enjoyed it: 1mo
Liz_M @RaeLovesToRead There's a 1000 libraries book?! 1mo
BarbaraBB Did you go to this museum? I loooved it: 1mo
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Bit late, but let's get back to Book spinning.
I'm off work today feeling absolutely awful.
Was in a reading slump before I started feeling ill 😵😵

willaful Hope you feel better soon. 1mo
dabbe Hope you feel better soon. 💙💚💙 1mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Feel better soon ❤️‍🩹 1mo
RaeLovesToRead @willaful @dabbe @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Thank you so much 💕 My body seems to have rallied a little. Just need my brain to catch up now! 1mo
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Mehso-so

Deathly boring and mundane as this might have been, it has BOTHERED me. And that's something.

It's basically Groundhog Day if absolutely nothing of any import or interest happened, but the very NORMALITY of it all is what makes it so terrifyingly chilling.

This was not a pleasant reading experience, and yet, there is a talent to making a reader feel they are going slowly insane, so I can absolutely see this book's worth as an experiment.

RaeLovesToRead @Hooked_on_books If you want my full review, it's on Goodreads 😊 and I will probably post a video review in the next week too! 1mo
Hooked_on_books I‘ve watched a few of your videos before so I‘ll probably do that—you‘re charming! I have a feeling this book is going to stick with you, whether you like it or not. 😬 1mo
BarbaraBB Great review. I hope to finish it too later today 1mo
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BekaReid I appreciate your honest review. I absolutely loved this one. It's her sentences and the ordinariness of life that drew me in. 1mo
RaeLovesToRead @Hooked_on_books Awww, thank you so much!!! If all goes to plan, I'll drop the video on Friday. I feel like i need some epic fantasy as a palate cleanser after all that loneliness!!!!! 1mo
RaeLovesToRead @BarbaraBB I kinda want to know where this one goes, but I'm not sure I can do it right now...... we shall see...... 1mo
RaeLovesToRead @BekaReid I'm glad you loved it. I suspect it may be a contender for winner this year. But I will decide my ranking once I've read the whole shortlist! 1mo
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Guys, I'm so bored.

Like... so bored.

This is literally Groundhog Day if NOTHING HAPPENED.

Hooked_on_books Oh no! I was completely absorbed and fascinated by this one. But not every book is for every person! 1mo
RaeLovesToRead @Hooked_on_books Did it fill you full of existential dread and make you want to rip your skin off in frustration? Is that a feature??? Or is it just me??? 1mo
BarbaraBB I enjoyed it too and am even reading the second book now! 1mo
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RaeLovesToRead @BarbaraBB I hate it and I feel like I'm being driven to insanity with the mundanity of it all.... BUT if that's the point then that's quite clever. Is this the point???? 1mo
BarbaraBB I am not even sure there is a point at all 😉 1mo
Ruthiella Oh no! 😬 1mo
RaeLovesToRead @BarbaraBB It's annoying me less than House of Leaves. But only a little bit less! 1mo
RaeLovesToRead @Ruthiella Send help! 😅 1mo
Hooked_on_books It‘s just you. 😉 For me it emphasized both the mundanity of life and the importance of connection, which the narrator really learns when she loses any meaningful way to connect. And I feel that sinks in slowly for her in a way I found so compelling. 1mo
RaeLovesToRead @Hooked_on_books I think that's kind of what I mean, but it's having a super claustrophobic impact on me... I almost wonder if it's a metaphor for depression or similar. 1mo
RaeLovesToRead @Hooked_on_books She's moved out now and I feel so relieved. Just the thought of living a parallel life listening to your partners million noises each day and doing NOTHING made me want to scream!!!!!!! 1mo
Hooked_on_books I think it could definitely be read as a metaphor for depression. Or would strongly impact someone who feels trapped in some aspect of their life. I think it‘s awesome how a book can affect us so strongly, whether we feel like we “like” it or not. And you might end up finding book 2 more interesting based on what you‘ve said. 1mo
RaeLovesToRead @Hooked_on_books The existential dread is through the ROOF!!!!! 1mo
BarbaraBB @RaeLovesToRead I loved House of Leaves too. Both more for the concept than the story. But I get that you are relieved since she moved out of the house. 1mo
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I MISS ISTANBUL 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

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Small Boats | Vincent Delecroix; Jeremy Harding; Helen
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Small boat was, by the end, every bit as devastating as I expected it to be.

Based on actual events and told mostly from the perspective of a rescue co-ordinator, this short book explores attitudes to migration, guilt, responsibility and our collective culpability and complicity when it comes to global inequality.

Powerful, and ought to be widely read.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

BarbaraBB A must-read indeed 1mo
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Greenteeth | Molly O'Neill
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Greenteeth is a sweet novel full of folklore and friendship.

Overall, I enjoyed this book. I often describe myself as "allergic to whimsy", so wasn't sure this would be my cup of tea, but it was lively, heart-warming, and stuffed full of legends.

I did find it dragged a little at times, but if you like stories of fae and magic, this had fairytale vibes and I cared what happened to the characters.

⭐️⭐️⭐️

Susanita That cover! 💚💚💚 1mo
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And a bookshop! 😁

dabbe 😍 1mo
Branwen I feel like we need this saying on a shirt! 😂 1mo
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Found a library 💕

CatLass007 Looks like heaven! 1mo
xicanti I want to sit in here alllllll day. 😍 1mo
TiredLibrarian Beautiful! 1mo
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Ruthiella Oh my! 😍😍😍 1mo
dabbe When can I move in? 😍 1mo
TheSpineView I need one of those! 1mo
Branwen Absolutely gorgeous! 1mo
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When you walk all the way to the book bazaar but it's closed already 😭😭😭

TheBookHippie This is horrific!!! 😬🫣😝 1mo
Soubhiville Oh no! 1mo
Clare-Dragonfly Tragedy! 1mo
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Ruthiella Bummer! 😕 1mo
5feet.of.fury 😩😭 1mo
dabbe B😭😭 H😭😭! 1mo
RaeLovesToRead @TheBookHippie @Soubhiville @Clare-Dragonfly @Ruthiella @5feet.of.fury @dabbe I may try again tomorrow... although after today's *ahem* book excursion i may not have enough room in my suitcase 😬😬😬 1mo
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Forgot to post this...

What colour reader are you?

I'm orange and purple striped 🧡💜🧡💜🧡💜

BennettBookworm I‘d never heard of this- thank you! So cool! And I loved your video! 1mo
ShelleyBooksie I'm red with 0% purple - heheh. 1mo
RaeLovesToRead @BennettBookworm Which colour did you get?? 1mo
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RaeLovesToRead @ShelleyBooksie Not a fan of weird stuff, huh? 😄 I do enjoy a good thriller from time to time. 1mo
BennettBookworm I got purple! ☺️ 1mo
RaeLovesToRead @BennettBookworm Purple readers unite!!!! 💕💕💕 1mo
BennettBookworm 😍😍😍 1mo
BennettBookworm Looking at the other colors, though, I think anecdotally I‘m also SUPER yellow 🤩 1mo
RaeLovesToRead @BennettBookworm I hate having my emotions poked at haha... I'm all about the World-building and Weirdness 🧡💜 1mo
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This is from the Papier Insta page. They do beautiful notebooks.

Guys, when you're down in the dumps what do you read?

- Sad, reflective books to reflect your mood?
- Cosy, cute books to raise a smile?
- Immersive fantasy worlds to escape into?
- Twisty mystery plots to distract your attention?

julesG Re-reads of favourite books. Often something not too challenging... You know me, either Murderbot, 10 Things That Never Happened, something fluffy with or without 🌶️ or The Chronicles of St Mary's. 2mo
julesG 🫂🫂🫂 2mo
RaeLovesToRead @julesG Is Chronicles by Genevieve Cogman? 2mo
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RaeLovesToRead @julesG Ah, no Jodi Taylor.... maybe I would like them..... TO VINTED!!!!! 2mo
Ruthiella Twisty Mystery 100% Agatha Christie if possible. 2mo
Susanita Mysteries or rereads 2mo
RaeLovesToRead @Ruthiella @Susanita I think I prefer mysteries to get me out of a slump too 💕 2mo
BookmarkTavern Old favorites. And poetry, particularly nature poetry! 2mo
julesG Cozy mysteries set in the early 20th century with lots of banter? 2mo
julesG Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman sounds good too. Or go for a bit more bonkers adventures in(!) books with Jasper Fforde's Thursday Next 2mo
RaeLovesToRead @julesG I'm taking notes!!! 1mo
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Mask of Mirrors | M A Carrick
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Masquerade vibes! 💕💕

Branwen 😍😍😍 1mo
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Are you planning on buying some books any time soon?

If so, consider going to Bookshop.org.uk and choosing Station Books!

You would be supporting my buddy Laura and her partner Ross in their little business down in Tunbridge Wells!

If you live nearby, why not check out the shop 😊

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The Lamb: A Novel | Lucy Rose
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Here are my #camplitsy2025 nominations!
Sorry... I put 5 instead of 4 because I'm TERRIBLE AT THIS SORT OF THING.

- The Lamb by Lucy Rose
- Who Wants To Live Forever by Hanna Thomas Uose
- The Ladie Upstairs by Jessie Elland
- I Want to Go Home but I'm Already There by Roisín Lanigan
- Fair Play by Louise Hegarty

Check out these synopses!!!!! What do you think??

I'm also up for The Dream Hotel, but it's already been nominated lots!

Sace I was waffling about I Want To Go Home as well. 2mo
Sace Oh! And there was another I wanted to nominate but I was afraid to post five 😂 2mo
RaeLovesToRead @Sace I hope @BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain and @Megabooks don't disqualify me 😬😬😅😅 2mo
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Megabooks Definitely not DQed!! Thanks for the great nominations!! 2mo
Ruthiella Awesome list of possibilities! 👍 2mo
Ruthiella @Sace You should nominate your extra pick ( unless someone else already has) so it‘s at least on the longlist! 2mo
BarbaraBB No problem at all of course. I am very intrigued by I want to go home! Great choices! 2mo
Sace @Ruthiella I think I might! 2mo
squirrelbrain I nearly nominated The Lamb…. 2mo
Caroline2 Yes!!! Lamb! I completely forgot about Lamb. Thanks for nominating. I will defo be voting for that for the shortlist. 👍 2mo
RaeLovesToRead @Megabooks Can't wait for camp!!!! 🥰🥰 2mo
RaeLovesToRead @Ruthiella Why thank you 😁😁 2mo
RaeLovesToRead @BarbaraBB The title spoke to me 😊 2mo
RaeLovesToRead @squirrelbrain @Caroline2 It's been big in the UK... not sure how popular it's been abroad! I think it would be an interesting pick!! 2mo
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On a Woman's Madness | Astrid Roemer
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This poetic novel follows Noenka, a woman in Suriname, who leaves her (awful) husband to make her own way in life.

It is written in a confusing and disjointed way that made it difficult to follow, but the writing was gorgeous and powerful.

Agree this may be a good pick for fans of Toni Morrison.

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Small Boats | Vincent Delecroix; Jeremy Harding; Helen
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I've just noticed how devastating this cover truly is

BarbaraBB That is so sad! 2mo
sarahbarnes Oh wow. I am very tempted to order a copy of this one. 2mo
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Mrs Sneezy says good evening!

#picklescat #catsoflitsy

dabbe #preciouspickles! 🖤🐾🖤 2mo
tpixie Why! Hello 👋🏻 2mo
wanderinglynn So cute! ❤️🐱 2mo
Leftcoastzen Awww ! 😻 2mo
Branwen PICKLES! 🩷 1mo
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International Booker Shortlist 2025 reaction video.

Only managed to predict ONE book correct :/

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I'm back and still rambling about books 😵😵😵

Guys, I am exhausted.

Anyone else been staring into space for about a week? No? Just me 🥲

Hope you're all doing OK.

dabbe Good to see your lovely face! Hang in there! 🩵💚💙 2mo
RaeLovesToRead @dabbe Awwww 🫂💕 2mo
marleed Here‘s to April ☔️📚📖 2mo
RaeLovesToRead @marleed Huzzah!!!! 🎉🎉 2mo
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Join me in the Trans Rights Readathon 21st March - 31st March

Lift up trans voices all year long 🏳️‍⚧️🩵🩷💛💜

Video above demonstrates some trans and non binary authors on my TBR

#transrightsreadathon
#transrightsreadathon2025

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Pickles appreciates all the love and support 💕💕💕💕
I will pass on all the hugs and scritches

dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 3mo
quietlycuriouskate How is she doing today? 3mo
RaeLovesToRead @quietlycuriouskate I'll be down to see her shortly. She's happy, just snuffly and sneezy. She has become very fussy in her old age. Loves a cuddle 😊 3mo
jenniferw88 Send Pickles my love! 3mo
RaeLovesToRead @jenniferw88 I gave her many cuddles! 😊 3mo
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Mrs Dribbles has a blocked nose and I'm really worried about her.
Please send Pickles good luck. She saw vet this morning and may need investigating.

Librarybelle ❤️❤️❤️ 3mo
Bookwormjillk Aw hang in there Pickles 3mo
sherrisilvera 😘😘 3mo
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Deblovestoread Aww Pickles! Hope it passes quickly 3mo
wanderinglynn ❤️❤️❤️ lots of love to Pickles! 3mo
kspenmoll I hope Pickles gets well soon!😻😻Poe & Em send their good wishes! ❤️ 3mo
AmyG I hope it‘s nothing serious. 3mo
JenReadsAlot Frankie and I are sending lots of love your way! 3mo
Leftcoastzen I hope Pickles feels better soon ! 3mo
LeahBergen Sending ❤️❤️❤️❤️! 3mo
ImperfectCJ Camille and Silo are sending healthy kitty vibes Pickles's way! Respiratory ailments in cats always make me super nervous. I hope you get answers and Pickles feels better very soon. 3mo
dabbe Oh, poor Pickles! Feel better soon, l'il lovey. Sending 🩵💙🩵 to you and your mamma. 3mo
Susanita Hang in there Pickles! 3mo
Ruthiella Poor Pickles! 😿 I‘m sure the doctor will be able to help. 🤞 3mo
Gissy Positive thoughts for Pickles 🐈 ♥️♥️♥️ 3mo
DaveGreen7777 Sending prayers and positive energy to Pickles! 🙏 3mo
quietjenn Be well, Pickles 💚 3mo
julesG Get well soon, Pickles!!! 🫂🫂 (imagine it's scritches not a hug) 3mo
JessClark78 ❤️❤️❤️ 3mo
lil1inblue Good luck, Pickles! 😻 3mo
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The Compound | Aisling Rawle
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I want this book and I love the cover.

My friends hate the cover!

Who is right? Haha

AileenRR Love the cover! 3mo
Sparklemn Love it! 2mo
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Hunchback: A Novel | Saou Ichikawa
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If you want an uplifting story with positive representation RUN FOR THE HILLS.

This is a powerful and subversive piece of writing that provokes and challenges the reader to examine the ableism around them.

It explores the realities of living with a severe physical disability and the ramifications on sex, self esteem and fulfillment.

I'm not sure why Enriquez described it as 'uproariously funny'. Stunning nonetheless.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

BarbaraBB Great review. 3mo
Liz_M 😂 “run...“ 3mo
Deblovestoread Great review! Waiting for my libraries copy to arrive as I‘m first on the hold list. 3mo
RaeLovesToRead @BarbaraBB @Liz_M @Deblovestoread Thanks 😊 If you want to hear my further thoughts (with SPOILERS) I discussed it on my channel https://youtu.be/83O6fTUidYU?feature=shared 3mo
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Havoc | Christopher Bollen
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This was brilliant.

A creepy suspense novel set in a hotel in Luxor. Starts innocent enough and then gets dark really fast, approaching psychological horror.

The protagonist is a woman in her 80s who has been hotel hopping and meddling in others' beeswax since the death of her husband. SHE IS ABOUT TO MEET HER NEMESIS.

Highsmithian was right. This was right up my street.

eclectic-reader Love a Highsmith comp. Adding to my tbr 3mo
RaeLovesToRead @eclectic-reader I loved it! Let me know what you think! 3mo
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The Honey Witch | Sydney J. Shields
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@Prairiegirl_reading Also cosy fantasy plans ahead........

Prairiegirl_reading I‘m looking forward to both! 3mo
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The Bookshop Woman | Nanako Hanada, Catriona Anderson
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@Prairiegirl_reading This isn't the whole lot, but I have something of a collection of Japanese and Korean cosy healing fiction... my plan is to read the lot and make a video about which are best... it may take a while though hehe

Prairiegirl_reading 😍😍 3mo
KLyn1 I just finished the Hyunam-dong Bookshop - so good!! 3mo
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Read books. Be kind. Stay weird.

Also cake.

dabbe I never met a 🍰 I didn't like. 💚🩶💚 3mo
Texreader Brilliant post!!! 3mo
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Amiable The best life advice EVER. 😍 3mo
Texreader @Amiable Ditto! 3mo
Ruthiella Great shirt, great message! 😍 3mo
julesG Great Shirt!!! 3mo
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