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RamsFan1963

Joined March 2018

LA Rams Fan, Book Lover, Old School Comics Fan, Hufflepuff and Retail Warrior
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Dhalgren | Samuel R. Delany
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It's pretty much the half way point of March, so hopefully everyone is reading, has read or has bailed on the February/March selection, Dhalgren. Looking ahead to April, the selection is Way Station by Clifford Simak. Should be a refreshing change after our previous chunkster
#ClassicLSFBC
@Bookwomble @Ruthiella @TheSpineView @BookmarkTavern @wanderinglynn @Readergrrl @Johanna414 @Lizpixie @BookBelle84 @Larkken @julesG @Deblovestoread @majkia

Ruthiella I bailed, but am looking forward to our April read! 😃 23h
RamsFan1963 @Ruthiella I respect anyone who bails on Dhalgren. It was a hard read, difficult writing style and disturbing imagery. I've never read Way Station, but judging from the other Simak books I have read, I'm sure it will meet more favorable reviews. 23h
Lizpixie I tried with Dhalgren but my brains having trouble with modern scifi atm so it just wasn‘t computing! I‘m hoping Way Station is easier🙏Though it is harder to find a copy under $50! 21h
RamsFan1963 @Lizpixie Go to Ebay. I saw several copies of Way Station on sale between $9-15 dollars 20h
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31/150 I read these when they originally came out in the 80s, but you gain a different perspective, like when you binge watch a tv series, reading several issues together. Alan Moore turned Swamp Thing from a meh superhero comic into one of the best horror comics ever written. His way with words, subtle but terrifying, and the art by Bissette & Totleben made this one of the best comics to come out
of the 1980s. 4 ⭐⭐⭐⭐💫

DieAReader 🥳Great! 1d
AnnCrystal Swamp Thing! I was truly obsessed with this character once. Speaking of binge watching a tv series, I have the newest series version on DVD...too perfect 😊👍. 1d
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Since I'm not working, I have more time to read (at least in theory). I hope to finish The Sheriff of Yrnameer and Swamp Thing Vol. 1 this weekend. I need to get started on The Man Who Fell to Earth for #LitsySciFiBookClub.
#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

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The Sheriff of Yrnameer | Michael Rubens
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The Bad Men set out at dawn.

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

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Mehso-so

30/150 While I think this audiobook was a little too long, it was an interesting look at the sexual politics during the reign of Charles II. After the defeat of Cromwell and his puritan forces, Charles II's reign was extremely hedonistic, more involved in frivolity and sexual conquest than running the nation. His many mistresses and lovers held more sway with the king than any of his ministers or advisors, affecting everything from foreign policy

RamsFan1963 to the nation's choice of religion. The treatment of women during this era was truly repulsive, passed from man to man, married off as mere children. 3 ⭐⭐⭐ 4d
DieAReader 🥳Doing great!! 4d
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1. Not my first name. My middle name is Wayne, and I'm named after my uncle on my uncle on my mother's side.
2. The obvious choice...We Need To Talk About Kevin
#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView
Wanna play? @audraelizabeth @Buechersuechtling @ReadingIsMyHobby @Onceuponatime @TheBookDream @Daisey @Bookishlie @Sharpeipup @Cuilin @ReadingFeedsTheSoul @Lucy_Anywhere @Onepageatatime88 @SpiderGoddess

TheSpineView Kevin is my son's name. Thanks for playing! 6d
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Oryx and Crake | Margaret Atwood
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Bailedbailed

#unpopularopinion I've seen a lot of good reviews for this, but I'm finding it boring and I can't get into it. I'll definitely hold on to it, maybe give it a try again at a later date.
#hailtothebail

IMASLOWREADER this is how it was for me too for the handmaids tale but once i got into it it was a great story 1w
KathyWheeler I had read a lot of bad reviews of it, but I liked it. 1w
jamield1911 I find MA to be so hit and miss! 1w
dabbe #hailthebail! 🤩🤩🤩 1w
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I am posting one book per day from my extensive, and ever growing, TBR shelves. Some are old and some are new, some were gifts and some I don't remember why I bought them.
#ABookADay2024

Riveted_Reader_Melissa Sounds like one we should both read… I miss Solo 1w
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29/150 I'm not sure how I missed this when it was first released, but I'm glad I've read it now. Neil Gaiman and P. Craig Russell together make magic in this beautiful Japanese story of a fox who falls in love with a Monk, and what she will do to save his life. The story is beautiful but heart wrenching, destined for tragedy. The artwork by Russell is amazing, I could see panels of this framed on people's wall as art. 5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

KathyWheeler I love this book so much. 1w
DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 1w
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Shock | Neil Gaiman, Jim Starlin, Bill Willingham, Marguerite Bennett, Cullen Bunn, Mike Carey, Brian Azzarello, Marc Guggenheim, Paul Jenkins, Frank Tieri
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28/150 I think they should have named this Shlock instead of Shock. Despite having writing talent like Neil Gaiman, Bill Willingham, Jim Starlin and Brian Azzarello, these stories were, for the most part, totally forgettable. It's a real shame because there is some gorgeous artwork by Charles Vess, Dave Dorman, Travis Moore, and Michael Zulli. Look at the pretty pictures because you won't remember the stories 10 minutes after reading them. 3 ⭐⭐⭐

DieAReader 👋🏻👋🏻👋🏻Next! 1w
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Oryx and Crake | Margaret Atwood
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1. Tagged
2. The King's Bed: Sex and Power in the Court of Charles II by Michael Walsh & Don Jordan
3. UFO: The Inside Story of the US Government's Search for Alien Life Here and Out There by Garrett M. Graff

#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

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Twistor | John Cramer
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I am posting one book per day (although lately it's been every other day or every couple of days. I'll fix that) from my extensive, and ever growing, TBR shelves. Some are old and some are new, some were gifts and some I don't remember why I bought them.
#ABookADay2024

TheBookHippie What a marvellous cover!! 1w
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Titanium Noir: A Novel | Nick Harkaway
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27/150 I didn't plan to go on a mystery binge, but my last 3 books have all been murder mysteries. Three very different worlds and types of stories. Here its gritty, detective noir, the gumshoe in a world of genetically altered supermen (and women). When a Titan is murdered, Cal Sounder is called in to investigate, which leads, as these things do, to a much larger conspiracy. I liked the gritty feel of this world
⬇️⬇️⬇️

RamsFan1963 the clear line between the haves (the Titans) and the have nots (everyone else). I was a little let down by the ending, though it made sense, it pretty much shuts the door on any possible sequel, which is too bad because this is a very intriguing world. 4 ⭐⭐⭐⭐💫 1w
DieAReader 🥳Awesome! 1w
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Oryx and Crake | Margaret Atwood
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Snowman wakes before dawn.

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

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1. Atlas of the Heart by Brene Brown
2. The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert
3. An Immense World by Ed Yong
I could probably add a dozen more...
#TLT #ThreeListThursday @dabbe

lil1inblue I really need to get to The Sixth Extinction. 2w
RamsFan1963 @lil1inblue I'd also recommend Under A White Sky. She's got a new book coming out later this month called H is for Hope: Climate Change From A to Z, I'm looking forward to reading that too. 2w
dabbe 3 for me to look into! Thanks for sharing. 💚💙💚 2w
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Gods & Lies: A Novel | Elizabeth Vail
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26/150 Quick and short (111 pages) but fun urban fantasy, a murder mystery involving gods, mystical creatures and magic. I found the mystery twisty enough to keep me guessing, but the main characters, Justix Tharros and roguish demigod Andy, were the reason I'd come back to read more books in this world. 4 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
26th book finished for #Readaway2024 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES @Andrew65

DieAReader 🥳Great 2w
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The Last Quarry | Max Allan Collins
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I am posting one book per day from my extensive, and ever growing, TBR shelves. Some are old and some are new, some were gifts and some I don't remember why I bought them.
#ABookADay2024

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25/150 I really enjoyed the first Thin Man novel, and while these two novellas aren't as good, they're still entertaining, full of Hammett's wit and excellent dialogue/banter between Nick and Nora Charles. The novellas read like the movie scripts they're supposed to be, so it's a bit off putting at first. 4 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
25th book finished for #Readaway2024 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES @Andrew65

Bookwomble I have this to read - good to hear you appreciated it. Back on my tbr radar! 😊 2w
DieAReader 🥳Great 2w
Andrew65 Brilliant 👏👏👏 2w
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First Strike | Diane Carey
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I am posting one book per day from my extensive, and ever growing, TBR shelves. Some are old and some are new, some were gifts and some I don't remember why I bought them.
#ABookADay2024

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Cold Storage: A Novel | David Koepp
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Bailedbailed

I only got 4 chapters into this before I knew it wasn't for me. I don't like casual infidelity, so the lead mc was a turnoff for me from the start. Maybe he got better later, but I didn't find the story interesting enough to carry on.
#hailtothebail

dabbe #hailthebail! 🤩🤩🤩 2w
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The Cruel Stars: A Novel | John Birmingham
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I am posting one book per day from my extensive, and ever growing, TBR shelves. Some are old and some are new, some were gifts and some I don't remember why I bought them.
#ABookADay2024

Lizpixie I‘ve been wanting to read this one! Let me know what it‘s like please🙏 I‘m currently reading Alastair Reynolds Prefect Dreyfus series and loving it so much I‘ll be acquiring the rest of his back catalogue as well. Then I thought I‘d try Ian Banks or Adrian Tchaikovsky. What did you think of those authors? 2w
TheSpineView This is on my TBR list too! 2w
RamsFan1963 @Lizpixie I'm a bit fan of Ian Banks, but I haven't read anything by Tchaikovsky yet 2w
CatLass007 I have a few books by Birmingham in my Audible library, also books by Alastair Reynolds, Iain Banks, and Adrian Tchaikovsky. They all are included with my subscription and I think it‘s a great way to discover new authors. Adding them to my library is one thing but having the time to listen to everything in my audio library or to read everything in my physical library is never going to be done in one lifetime. I want aaaalll the books. 2w
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Monday, Monday: A Novel | Elizabeth Crook
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1. I just got laid off from my job, so this week will be spent looking for a new one.
2. The Demon of Unrest by Erik Larson and Red Side Story by Jasper Fforde.
3. Science Fiction
@Cupcake12 #motivationalmonday

ShelleyBooksie Sorry to hear about the layoff. 2w
Ruthiella Good luck with the job search! 👍 2w
Deblovestoread Good luck 🍀 2w
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Jari-chan Fingers are crossed that you find a new job soon 🤞🤞 2w
Cupcake12 Good luck with the job hunting x Thank you for joining in x 2w
dabbe Sorry to read this, but here's to finding an even better job this week! 💚☘️💚 2w
AnnCrystal 🙏🤞that a great job comes your way! 2w
swynn Sorry to hear about the job news. Hoping for a brief successful search. 2w
TieDyeDude My department is forcing us to 4-10 hour days, which just doesn't work for our lives. I'm hoping to transfer within the company, because I dread the resume sending and cover letter tweaking. Best of luck. 2w
bthegood good luck with the job search - 💙 2w
Reggie I‘m sorry about #1. Best of luck on the job search. 2w
kelli7990 Good luck with the job search! 2w
Nutmegnc Hang in there!! I went through that last year. Found a job I love. It‘s so much work but you‘ll find something else!! 2w
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24/150 This should be required reading for every candidate for president. Instead of filling his cabinet with like minded friends and yes men, Lincoln chose his rivals for the presidency and members of the other party to create a cabinet that represented all the people and all the various political view points. It's not hard to understand why Lincoln is ranked #1 in every presidential poll. Goodwin is my favorite writer about presidents.

RamsFan1963 Her insights and detailed research brings her subjects to life, and you go away from reading as if you actually knew them. 5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (1st one for 2024!!) 2w
Amiable Fabulous book! I agree. 2w
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AllDebooks Sounds great! 2w
KathyWheeler I loved this book. 2w
DieAReader 🥳Great! 2w
Andrew65 Looks excellent, well done 🎉🎉🎉 2w
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23/150 There's always one thing you can be sure of with a Grant Morrison comic, it's going to be weird and will probably mess with your mind. He's like the PKD of comics, his stories deal with what is reality, what is imagination, and what makes us human. It can be a bit of a mindf**k at times, but usually work it. A bonus, the artwork by Frank Quietly is exquisite, so detailed and elaborate, you have to go back and look ⬇️⬇️⬇️

RamsFan1963 to see all the little details and familiar background characters you missed on the first read through. 3 ⭐⭐⭐💫 2w
DieAReader 🥳Great 2w
TieDyeDude Ooooo, I loved this character in the Doom Patrol TV series. Great creative team for this book; I'll have to seek it out. 2w
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22/150 After heavy books like The Dispossessed and Dhalgren, this was a nice palette cleanser. Fun and lighthearted, an alt-history weird western starring Doc Holiday, Billy the Kid, Geronimo and Thomas Edison. This is the second book in the series, the first is The Buntline Special, but you don't have to read it to enjoy this one.
4 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
22nd book finished for #Readaway2024 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES @Andrew65

DieAReader 🥳Great 2w
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Readathon: Occasional List : Geleentheidslys | Gauteng (South Africa). Education Media Service
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While I only finished 2 of the 3 books I wanted to finish for this readathon, I still consider it a success because I finished the 34+ hours audiobook trudge through Dhalgren. Finishing that felt like winning a prize to me 🤣
Thanks for hosting @Andrew65. See you again for March's readathons. #20in4 #FabulousFebruary

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I am posting one book per day from my extensive, and ever growing, TBR shelves. Some are old and some are new, some were gifts and some I don't remember why I bought them.
Day 61
#ABookADay2024 (playing catch up 😯)

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Slimy Underbelly | Kevin J. Anderson
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I am posting one book per day from my extensive, and ever growing, TBR shelves. Some are old and some are new, some were gifts and some I don't remember why I bought them.
Day 60
#ABookADay2024

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Dhalgren | Samuel R. Delany
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21/150 Hallelujah I'm finally finished!! Jesus Murphy this book!! OMG I'd forgotten how utterly bizarre and nonsensical, how surreal and unsettling the story could be. A man, who can't remember his name so everyone calls him the Kidd, comes to a city called Bellona which has been cut off from the rest of the world by some unknown disaster. He joins a street gang, writes some poetry and has a LOT of sex. That's about it. Is it science fiction?

RamsFan1963 If so then we are stretching the definition to its absolute limits. This is probably one of the hardest books I've ever had to sit through, its ugly, using lots of racist and sexist language. It's considered a science fiction classic, but I couldn't recommend it. I'm looking forward to reading something more pleasant, Way Station, in April. 2 ⭐⭐ 3w
dabbe #fanofthepan! 🤩🤩🤩 3w
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kelli7990 This sounds like a weird book. 3w
DieAReader 🥳Great! Definitely sounds a little odd to my ears🤔🤣 3w
Ruthiella Great review! 😂😂😂 3w
Bookwomble I feel my decision not to join in the read of this one is justified! 😄 Great review. 3w
MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm I think this cinches it. I‘m not going to bother finishing. I‘ll be returning it to the library today half read. 😅 3w
RamsFan1963 @MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm I think I'm going to have to apologize to the #ClassicLSFBC group. This was my selection and I remember it being better than it was. I expect a lot of pans and bails. 2w
MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm I don‘t hold you responsible for it. You never know with any book. And this one is toted as an SF classic so one would expect more from it. I‘m looking forward to Way Station. I‘ll be reading another Simak novel this month, funny enough, and it will be my first by the author. 2w
RamsFan1963 @MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm In my late teens early 20s, I got on a Simak kick and read several of his books. I think my favorites were They Walked Like Men and The Fellowship of the Talisman. It's funny I never read Way Station during that time. 2w
kwmg40 @RamsFan1963 I started this one but I'm struggling and will likely bail. No need to apologize for the #ClassicLSFBC pick! I was curious about Delany and now I know what his writing is like. Also, you need to experience terrible books to really appreciate the good ones. 😅 2w
kwmg40 BTW, Way Station is definitely more pleasant. I'm looking forward to a reread of it. 2w
CatLass007 @RamsFan1963 I bailed on Dhalgren. Did I miss the vote for March Litsy #ClassicSFBC ? 2w
RamsFan1963 @CatLass007 You didnt miss March's vote, since Dhalgren was such a big difficult book, it's the February & March selection. We are going to read Clifford Simak's Way Station in April 2w
CatLass007 @RamsFan1963 Thank you! Talk to you in April. 2w
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I am posting one book per day from my extensive, and ever growing, TBR shelves. Some are old and some are new, some were gifts and some I don't remember why I bought them.
Day 59
#ABookADay2024

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Domain | Steve Alten
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I am posting one book per day from my extensive, and ever growing, TBR shelves. Some are old and some are new, some were gifts and some I don't remember why I bought them.
Day 58
#ABookADay2024

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The Long Afternoon of Earth | Brian Wilson Aldiss
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I am posting one book per day from my extensive, and ever growing, TBR shelves. Some are old and some are new, some were gifts and some I don't remember why I bought them.
Day 57
#ABookADay2024

Decalino Oh wow, I read that book as a kid and loved it, but I'd forgotten the title. Thanks for the reminder! 3w
Bookwomble @Decalino This was published in the UK as Hothouse, and I loved it too 😊 3w
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Westside | W M Akers
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20/150 I wasn't sure you could fill a book with just one year and make it interesting, but the author did it. 1932 was a pivotal year for the US, as the Great Depression worsened, the country decided it had had enough of Hoover and his indifference to the plight of the common American, and chose to embrace Roosevelt's big government socialism.
FDR isn't one of my favorite presidents, but there's no denying that the economic policies ⬇️⬇️

RamsFan1963 under Hoover was only making things worse, and a radical readjustment was needed to save the country. This might sound dry and academic, but it's actually very lively and the narrator does a spot on imitation of FDR and Hoover. 4 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 3w
DieAReader 🥳Great 3w
Andrew65 Fantastic 🎉🎉🎉 3w
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Hoka! (Hoka, #3) | Poul Anderson
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Playing catch up...
I am posting one (or two) book per day from my extensive, and ever growing, TBR shelves. Some are old and some are new, some were gifts and some I don't remember why I bought them.
Day 54 & 55
#ABookADay2024

AlaMich When I see Hoka now, i immediately think of the shoes. 😂 3w
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Playing catch up...
I am posting one book (or two) from my extensive, and ever growing, TBR shelves. Some are old and some are new, some were gifts and some I don't remember why I bought them.
Day 52 & 53
#ABookADay2024

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Readathon: Occasional List : Geleentheidslys | Gauteng (South Africa). Education Media Service
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February hasn't been a good month for me. A good long readathon is just what I need to boost my spirits.
My goals:
Finish Dhalgren for #ClassicLSFBC
Finish The Doctor & The Kid
Finish 1932: FDR, Hoover and The Dawn of A New America
Finish 2 or 3 graphic novels
Read 30+ hours

Good luck to everyone joining in.
#20in4 #FabulousFebruary @Andrew65

bthegood hope this boosts your spirits🙂 (edited) 4w
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19/150 I really wanted to enjoy this book, because of my life long fascination with the Roman Empire and it's people, but I sadly found it dry and academic. There's a lot to learn here about how the Romans viewed this pandemic, its effects on the social, economic, and political arenas, but it's missing the human element. I never got a true feeling of what the average Roman experienced during the plague, the author kept the story at a distance.

RamsFan1963 3 ⭐⭐⭐💫 19th book finished for #Readaway2024 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES @Andrew65 4w
DieAReader 👋🏻👋🏻Next! 4w
TieDyeDude Bummer, sounds like there is a lot of potential in that event for many stories. I was not aware of this plague. 4w
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Wanderers: A Novel | Chuck Wendig
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Day 51
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I am posting one book per day from my extensive, and ever growing, TBR shelves. Some are old and some are new, some were gifts and some I don't remember why I bought them.
Day 50
#ABookADay2024

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1. 2015. I moved from Virginia to West Virginia
2. The Supernatural Enhancement by Edgar Cantero. The main characters move into a house that may or may not be haunted.
Thank you for the tag @audraelizabeth
#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView

TheSpineView Thanks for playing!💜📖📚 4w
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The Refrigerator Monologues | Catherynne M. Valente
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Extreme Venomverse | Ryan North
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18/150 This is definitely for diehard Venom fans only, anyone else might be left scratching their heads. Carnage is sweeping the multiverse, killing various incarnations of Venom. We get to see various people as Venom, but that's about all there is. The artwork varies between gorgeous and detailed to very cartoony. 3 ⭐⭐⭐
18th book finished for #Readaway2024 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES @Andrew65

DieAReader 🥳Great! You‘re on🔥📚🤓 1mo
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I am posting one book per day from my extensive, and ever growing, TBR shelves. Some are old and some are new, some were gifts and some I don't remember why I bought them.
Day 48
#ABookADay2024

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I am posting one book per day from my extensive, and ever growing, TBR shelves. Some are old and some are new, some were gifts and some I don't remember why I bought them.
Day 47
#ABookADay2024

The_Book_Ninja I like Stableford 1mo
Jari-chan Love that cover! 1mo
Bookwomble The cover looks like Ian Miller's art style, which I really like. 4w
RamsFan1963 @Bookwomble You have a good eye! The cover was done by Ian Miller 👍👍 4w
Bookwomble @RamsFan1963 He's pretty distinctive, and I've a free bike with his covers 😊 4w
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Boys Weekend | Mattie Lubchansky
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17/150 Sammie, a newly out transgender woman, is invited by her best friend to join him and their college buddies at El Campo, a swanky floating resort, for his bachelor party. The guys are pretty much jerks, refusing to see Sammie as a she now, inforcing male stereotypes on her. This is an odd mix of gender drama, social satire (all the men talk in business buzzwords and marketing lingo), paranoia and Elder Gods horror. I thought parts ⬇️

RamsFan1963 of the story were a little heavy handed and lacked subtlety, but overall I liked Sammie. 3 ⭐⭐⭐💫 1mo
DieAReader 🥳Great 1mo
Andrew65 Well done 👏👏👏 1mo
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Holliday was cutting into his steak at the Sacred Cow when a large shadow fell over his table.
#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

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Chicago: a satire | Thomas P. Johnson, Lawrence J. Gutter Collection of Chicagoana (University of Illinois at Chicago)
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1. Chicago - Its hard to top the Cell Block Tango.
2. The Greatest Showman - I can sing "From Now On" over and over again.
3. Inherit The Wind - One of the greatest dramas ever
#ThreeListThursday @dabbe

TieDyeDude Great list! 1mo
dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 You've also reminded me of 12 ANGRY MEN, another great courtroom drama in the deliberating room. Thanks for sharing! 🩷💜❤️ 1mo
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Beautiful Chaos | Gary Russell
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I am posting one book per day from my extensive, and ever growing, TBR shelves. Some are old and some are new, some were gifts and some I don't remember why I bought them.
Day 46
#ABookADay2024

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Dhalgren | Samuel R. Delany
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It's about midway through February and I just wanted to check in and see how everyone is doing with the February/March #ClassicLSFBC selection, Dhalgren.
Started it yet? Enjoying it? Finding it baffling? Ready to bail?
I've found it as surreal, hallucinogenic and unsettling as I remembered it from years ago.
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TheSpineView Not started yet. Plan to read in March. 1mo
CatLass007 I haven‘t started it yet, but soon. 1mo
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Ruthiella Started it and finding it baffling! 😂 I think a woman just turned into a tree? (edited) 1mo
MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm I‘m on page 116. There are moments where I‘m struggling through it and it reminds me of some of the pretentious works I‘ve read in creative writing classes. Then there are other times where I‘m completely enthralled with the style. Mostly I just hope The Kidd finally takes a shower before having intercourse with another character. 🤣😂🤣 1mo
MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @Ruthiella I‘m still not sure whether that was an actual occurrence or some sort of hallucination. 🤷‍♀️😅 1mo
BookwormAHN My library hold should be in soon. Sounds interesting so far 😸 1mo
Roary47 I am unable to get around to this one. 😞 I‘ve been busier than expected. 1mo
kwmg40 I've not started yet but hope to do that soon! 1mo
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