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Joined July 2017

🇦🇺. Lover of books and dancing!
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Good Omens by Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett
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The Rescuers by Margery Sharp
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Sing Your Sadness Deep by Laura Mauro
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Papillon | Henri Charriere
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It‘s been almost a year since my Dad passed away and to celebrate his memory I am doing a giveaway!
This was my Dads favourite book. Growing up I remember seeing this book on my parent‘s bookshelf. I loved being able to discuss it with him when I finally read it. To enter just share a book that reminds you of anyone in the world, and why. #MissmyDad ♥️
I will gift 2 books from someone‘s TBR list using a number randomizer. Picked March 22nd.

Librarybelle What a lovely gesture! ❤️ 2w
Rissreads Thankyou @Librarybelle It‘s the best way I could think of to honour his memory in a meaningful way to me. 1w
Jas16 Such a beautiful thing to do. The Diary of Anne Frank makes me think of my grandmother. I still have her copy of the book and can recall her encouraging me to read me when I was young and delighting in discussing it with me. 1w
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batsy ❤️ 1w
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ❤️❤️❤️ 1w
Billypar This is so nice - what a lovely tribute! The two year anniversary of losing my dad is coming up, so I'm going to work on a post for him. 1w
LeahBergen This is so lovely. ❤️❤️❤️ 1w
dabbe 💚💙💚 1w
LeeRHarry This is just lovely ❤️- it‘s getting on for two years since I lost my Dad and his favourite book was Treasure Island - I have never read it but I think I will this year, on his birthday in April. ❤️ 1w
Meshell1313 ❤️❤️❤️ I just recently watched both movies the one from the 70‘s and the remake. What a beautiful way to honor him! 1w
quietlycuriouskate ❤️ I have my mum's old copy of Moonfleet. I never once saw her reading, but she said she'd liked this one as a kid. It's set in Dorset, where we were from. 1w
BarbaraBB My dad had Papillon on his shelves too. He died 18 months ago. I now have his copy and will think of a post. Thank you for organizing ❤️💔 1w
Chelsea.Poole This is a great way to honor him ♥️ 1w
marleed Oh what a wonderful way to celebrate your dad. There are couple times when my dad let me select/have his BOTM selection. One was The complete works of Robert Frost and my copy has a very old stamp from BOTM on the end page. But the tagged was also my selection and we both read it. I was the last out of the nest and it became our tagline! I did come across an estate sale hardback copy a couple years back and snatched it up! 1w
Reggie ❤️This is lovely. I will be thinking about a post. 1w
CarolynM What a lovely idea❤️ I have an idea. I‘ll work on a post tomorrow. Hugs to you and everyone remembering their dads here @Billypar @LeeRHarry @BarbaraBB 1w
BarbaraBB Thank you @CarolynM 🤍 1w
Rissreads @CarolynM @reggie I‘m looking forward to it ♥️ (edited) 7d
Rissreads @Reggie @CarolynM I‘m looking forward to it ♥️ 7d
Rissreads @Jas16 what a lovely memory of your grandmother ♥️ 7d
Rissreads @Billypar I hope it gets easier over time but I still miss him. Thank you for sharing ♥️ 7d
Rissreads @LeeRHarry that sounds like a great idea! ♥️ 7d
Rissreads Thank you for sharing this memory ♥️ @quietlycuriouskate 7d
Rissreads @BarbaraBB yes it‘s a very popular book. ♥️ 7d
Rissreads @marleed what a wonderful way to remember your dad ♥️ 7d
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Good Omens | Gaiman, Neal
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Madness! This book was just bloody good fun! I laughed a lot! So many fantastic quotes. A joy from beginning to end and so clever! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Jari-chan What a gorgeous cat 😻 3w
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 3w
CarolynM My memories of this one still give me the giggles - the devil speaking to Crowley in Kylie Minogue‘s voice, for example🤣 1w
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Good Omens | Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett
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I‘m hearing ya Brian! I totally agree! 🧡

Reggie Love the orange nails! 3w
Centique Fabulous nails! 2w
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Love Marriage | Monica Ali
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Bookclub book.
Did I like Yasmin? No I didn‘t, but there was a lot to like in this book. I was certainly invested in the story, there was so much going on. ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2

Rissreads @CarolynM this is a terrible review from me but I had a brain fart last night and couldn‘t think of anything to say! Oh well! 🤣 4w
CarolynM Sometimes I find it nearly impossible to say anything sensible about what I‘ve read. I started this one, but it didn‘t grab me. I will try again one day… (edited) 4w
Rissreads @CarolynM It did get better as it went along, and I got more invested. 4w
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Kindred | Octavia Butler
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This book had me thinking all the way through, run! No stay! No run! No stay! What a moral dilemma Dana faced as a slave. Protect myself or protect others? This book is brutal, some of the themes were so hard to read but it‘s a must read. A time travelling historical novel set in 1815 in the Antebellum South. In an interview Butler said ⬇️

Rissreads “I wanted to write a novel that would make others feel the history: the pain and fear that black people have had to live through in order to endure.” Mission accomplished 👏🏻 1mo
batsy I'm reading another (and my first) Butler: Parable of the Sower. So good, and too real. 1mo
maich I liked this one. The story I'll never forget 1mo
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Reggie This is easily in my top 10 since I started reading again in 2016. 1mo
Rissreads @batsy I loved Parable of the Sower too. That was my first Butler too 1mo
Rissreads @Reggie that‘s high praise! Top 10! 1mo
Rissreads @Centique thank you for gifting me this book. I just remembered where it came from! ♥️ 1mo
Centique @Rissreads yay! Im so glad you enjoyed it. Like you, this just blew my socks off. 🤯💔 1mo
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The Grapes of Wrath | John Steinbeck
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HALLELUJAH! A book this good, that I am only just discovering now! I had to see what all the fuss was about after @MrsMalaprop raved about this and talking with several students at school who have read it for their yr 12 English literature class. It gives me hope for the future when our kids can connect with such a classic.
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dabbe This book has resonated with me since high school. ❤️💜🩷 1mo
MrsMalaprop I‘m glad you loved it too. What a book 🤩. Imagine all the others out there waiting patiently for us to find them 📚😁. 1mo
SamAnne This had such an impact on me in high school. I want to reread. Even though I‘m a Steinbeck fan I‘ve yet to read East of Eden! That‘s happening this year. 1mo
Centique I remember this book shocking me and breaking my heart as a teenager 😥 1mo
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Foster | Claire Keegan
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This was PERFECT! How can something so short convey so much? I am in awe of Claire Keegan. Her sentences are beautiful but so precise. I am going to gush about her and this book to anyone who will listen. The world needs more foster families like the Kinsella‘s. More humans with heart. Kindness is undervalued in our world but not in this book.
Apparently there is a film adaptation, The quiet girl. Hopefully I can find it to watch.
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CarolynM Lovely review. I want to read more Clare Keegan. 2mo
Jeg The film got to me. It was beautiful. 2mo
Rissreads @Jeg that‘s good to know that the film isn‘t terrible! 2mo
Rissreads @CarolynM I‘d love for her to write a big book! 2mo
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My school bookclub book.
The parachute 🪂 says it all!

Centique Yikes! It sounds like a lot of things that make me cranky all in one book 😂😂😂 2mo
Reggie I just came to say after six weeks I decided to have a cheat day and I ate the box. And I loved everything EXCEPT the vegemite. lol It was like a smoky bbq sauce with a crazy aftertaste. And I say that now but I am gonna save it maybe put it on some kinda meat later and see how that goes. Thank you so much, Rissa! 1mo
Rissreads @Reggie did you have the Vegemite on toast? Thin spread with lots of butter! Only way to eat it! I‘m glad you enjoyed the box of goodies. I also got your second book in the mail ‘Sole survivor‘. Thank you xxx 1mo
Reggie @Rissreads 🖤Yay glad you got it. I tried it on a cracker. Next time I cheat I‘ll try it your way. 1mo
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Out | Natsuo Kirino
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🩸 🔪 This book is brutal! Not for the squeamish!
1 woman kills her husband, 3 women cut up the body and get rid of it. And from there the fun and games begin. There were some great twists in this book. I loved it except for the ending. I had a huge issue with that! 🤮
Why hasn‘t this been made into a movie?

BarbaraBB Such an entertaining read! 2mo
batsy I loved this! Great review. 2mo
Centique Great review Nerissa! It would make a great movie 😍 2mo
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🎧 Very informative and unbiased ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

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All the Little Bird-Hearts | Viktoria Lloyd-Barlow
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This book reminded me of how in nature when there is a bird who is different or injured, so then all the other birds gang up on it and peck it to death. That‘s how I felt poor Sunday was treated by everyone around her, including her daughter Dolly. I had a sense of dread throughout waiting for Sundays heart to be smashed to pieces and mine with it. The hospital scene with her mother made me sob it was so brutal and cruel. It was refreshing to ⬇️

Rissreads Read about a neurodiverse adult who wasn‘t portrayed as ‘quirky‘. Sunday is an inspiration of how to live your life authentically and love yourself. 2mo
MicheleinPhilly I just finished this the other day. Dread is right. It felt weirdly suspenseful to me because I was on pins and needles. Such a beautiful but devastating book. 2mo
Centique Wonderful review Nerissa! This book broke my heart too 💜 2mo
sarahbarnes Great review! I agree. 2mo
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So small yet so mighty! 💪🏼
Loved it!

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BarbaraBB A Naomi Klein! I must check that one out! 3mo
Rissreads @BarbaraBB it‘s about how for a couple of years she kept being confused with Naomi Wolf. Very interesting! 2mo
BarbaraBB I checked if I was confusing her myself but I did mean Naomi Klein 😅 2mo
Rissreads Phew! 2mo
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#top23of23 Top 16 FICTION
Yep, I‘m late! @BarbaraBB @Cinfhen
I read 46 books this year and listened to 18. Very happy with that.

BarbaraBB So many good ones! 3mo
Centique Pew, Cold Comfort Farm, Life of Pi, Small Island & We Have Always Lived in the Castle are all faves of mine too. What a great reading year! 2mo
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The Summer Book | Tove Jansson, Thomas Teal, Kathryn Davis
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A fantastic start to my holidays! Reading by my friends pool (yes I did swim!) and eating fairy bread!
This is my book club book. It‘s a short, quiet, reflective read. It‘s a book about a 6 year old girl and her grandmother over one summer on an island. Not much really happens but it‘s beautiful and atmospheric. I hope to one day have grandchildren of my own who I can ramble around with in nature just enjoying life and each others company.

LeeRHarry Look at you with your fairy bread! 🥰 Happy New Year Nerissa 😊 (edited) 3mo
batsy It's such a gorgeous book and a lovely one to start the year with! 💛 3mo
BarbaraBB Lovely book, lovely setting! Happy new year! 3mo
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This book 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I‘m always trying to educate my 2 sons so that they will be good men. Allies to ALL women, not just the women they ‘know‘. Books like this one are so important to this journey.
I took my 2 sons and their 2 friends away for Christmas and gifted them all this book. 🤞🏼Fingers crossed they actually read it!

Reggie Good for you! One time I took a book of Rupi Kaur‘s poetry and I read that one that goes-Women let‘s not make battlegrounds of each other‘s bodies. We had catty girls at the time who were saying horrible things about the way women dressed or looked at our casino. When I read it nobodybut the guys got it. lol Hopefully your book fares better than my poem. 💚 3mo
Rissreads @Reggie well that‘s a bit depressing that the guys got it but not the girls. Yes it‘s true us females need to also be allies to all women and be kind and stop comparing and competing. We need to be other women‘s cheer squads! 3mo
MrsMalaprop Love it Nerissa. Here‘s hoping 🤞 2mo
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Old God's Time: A Novel | Sebastian Barry
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I‘m going to miss Tom Kettle, what a lovely man. A man who had suffered more brutality, trauma and heartbreak in his life than any man should. Yet despite this he was able to appreciate the joy of his family and was able to love them fiercely. Kettles mind is muddled because of this trauma (PTSD) and possibly dementia so the story goes back and forth between memories, realities and dreams. I liked the fact that this wasn‘t a standard detective ⬇️

Rissreads novel, and that he wasn‘t your standard detective. That would have been a disservice to Kettle. Who although he knew he was a simple man, few men have his empathy or emotional insight into human behaviour. Barry was able to achieve all this with his beautiful writing. What a fabulous book to end the year with! (edited) 3mo
Freespirit I loved this too 3mo
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Fascinating! This book went down many rabbit holes. “It all would be so ridiculous- if it weren‘t so serious.” I wasn‘t sure if I should laugh or cry over so much of this book. It nailed the world we are living in, where so many of us have no commonsense. I have admiration for Klein who has been mercifully mistaken, mocked and hounded for another‘s ideals, yet she can still show empathy to her doppelgänger. She deals with it all with such grace.

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Elena Knows | Claudia Pieiro
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Whoa, this book is so much more than it appears. Like the Tardis! The author‘s descriptions of Elena‘s Parkinsons were harrowing, the anguish of everyday tasks. The dispair of loosing a child. There is so much to say about this book but it‘s too hard without spoilers. I can see why it got so much Litsy love!

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@Centique Christmas just keeps on giving!
Thank you for this generous gift! Thank you for your friendship.
I can‘t wait to read these books! I got back from my little trip away to find I had a parcel! Litsy people are the best people! ♥️💚🤩🎄⭐️😘🥰🙏🏻👏🏻

Centique Yay! Sorry it didnt make it there for Christmas - and neither did my christmas card. I must get more organised next year! 3mo
Reggie Ooooh Kindred! ❤️ 3mo
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#aussiesecretsanta
@thegirlwiththelibrarybag

Thanks so much @CarolynM for my gifts! The mug with my name on is very cool! The scarf is divine, I can‘t wait to wear it somewhere and show it off! I love the books, all 3 of them! So spoilt! I just love everything. Merry Christmas Aussies, have a fabulous day! ♥️💚

thegirlwiththelibrarybag The grumpy Melbourne owl 😂🤣 I loved Motherthing - I listened to the audio, and being inside Abby‘s head was quite the experience. (edited) 3mo
CarolynM I‘m glad you‘re pleased🥰 and I hope you‘ll enjoy it all. Merry Christmas 💕😘 3mo
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My Name Is Barbra | Barbra Streisand
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I am a huge Streisand fan so this book didn‘t disappoint! What a phenomenal talent! I systematically worked through her movies (again) when I had Covid. I love that she is committed to various causes like climate change. So sad I never got to see her sing! I read and listened to this. It was a real treat to have her read her own book.

dabbe I saw her show at the MGM hotel back in the early 90s. My mom and I are huge BS fans ( Hello, Gorgeous!”), so seeing her with my mom is one of the best memories I have with her. She was stupendous. I‘ll be reading this if my sister ever gets done with it! 🤩 3mo
Rissreads @dabbe I‘m so jealous! But what a special memory to have of your mum. I have a similar special memory of seeing Rod Stewart with my Dad and stalking him afterwards! 3mo
dabbe @Rissreads Now THAT sounds like a story I'd love to hear! Mr. Sexy Man Himself! 🤩🤩🤩 3mo
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Awwwww @Reggie I must say when I got your card it really made my day. I won‘t go into why but just having someone write to me, to take the time to share their world with me, it really means a lot. Litsy is such a special place. I am so grateful for the friends I have made here. ♥️ The book arrived a few days later, thank you!

Reggie ❤️Yayy!! It got there. There is another book coming and it‘s a ridiculous one for when you need pure escape. Happy Holidays, Rissa! 3mo
Rissreads I‘m very spoilt! You have something coming from me too x 3mo
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CarolynM I‘m very glad it‘s arrived safely 🎄🎄 Part II will be on the way tomorrow. 3mo
thegirlwiththelibrarybag 😍😍😍 3mo
Rissreads Thank you @CarolynM for spoiling me x 3mo
CarolynM Tracking says the Part II was delivered on Wednesday 🙂 3mo
Rissreads @CarolynM yes it was! 3mo
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Blue Nights | Joan Didion
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This is my first Didion and I wish that it wasn‘t. I felt like it was all over the place and at times very hard to follow but I‘m thinking that someone suffering with acute grief would probably behave like this. But I think I‘m struggling with this because she is considered such an accomplished writer. I felt that it was quite often too vague where her daughter was concerned, especially when she was an adult. ⬇️

Rissreads I wanted to know her on a much deeper level. Loosing a child is unimaginable and I felt devastated for her especially the anguish she felt, questioning herself, if she was a good mother or not. I‘m definitely going to read The year of magical thinking next. I‘m hoping the writing blows me away as it has for so many others. 3mo
MrsMalaprop Haven‘t read this one. Hopefully you‘ll have a better experience with Year of Magical Thinking 🤞 3mo
Jeg I have this on my TBR shelf because I loved her magical thinking book so much. I think maybe you need to read that. It really does come before this one. I'm thinking it might explain a lot about where she was coming from in this one. 3mo
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This is the only vinyl record in my house. Alas I do not own a record player, but my daughter does! We both love Rod Stewart. This is a gift for her.
There is a Spotify playlist that lists every single song mentioned in the book.
As per ‘The forensic records society‘ rules there shall be no comments or judgements passed on the book. 🤣🤣🤣

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A House in Sicily | Daphne Phelps
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This is the house, Casa Cuseni, I stayed in last year when I visited Taormina, Italy. It has a very interesting history. I stayed in the room that Greta Garbo frequented. This house was the perfect place to stay, with its antiques, art and gorgeous gardens. The view of Mt Etna from our terrace was amazing! The house also has a dining room that contains a mural painted on the walls of its original owner Robert Kitson, his lover and their adopted ⬇️

Rissreads Child. Homosexuality was a crime at the time. To protect the men portrayed in the paintings, and to protect the paintings themselves because of the subject matter, the room was closed for 100 yrs and only opened in 2012. The book details the rich Sicilian lifestyle of the niece of the original owner Kitson. She became the guardian of the house and spent her lifetime preserving it. 4mo
Jeg I just read The 7 husband's of Evelyn Hugo. A fictional account of hidden gay Hollywood. So interesting to read your account of your visit. 4mo
Reggie Always having to hide.😢 great review! 4mo
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Foe | Iain Reid
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I thought this was excellent! I could feel myself waiting, tense for the real story to show itself, and it didn‘t disappoint me. I loved what it had to say about marriage and relationships. How one person doesn‘t feel seen or heard. I loved the ending. I saw the movie the day after I finished the book and I loved that too. The ending was different but for once it didn‘t annoy me as I could appreciate how this new ending added a whole new spin ⬇️

Rissreads On the story. Reid helped write the movie version and said that he loved exploring the new ending. I do feel that you would have maybe not enjoyed the movie as much without reading the book as it provides you with a lot more information. Anyway as always I seem to love these weird, f#cked up story‘s based in the future. I did have an ulterior motive for watching the film as my daughter played a waitress but alas you couldn‘t see her. (edited) 4mo
Centique How wonderful that your daughter was in it though! Well done to her 🙌 4mo
Reggie I read Apt Pupil which has a wayyyyyu different ending than the movie and sometimes I think the difference just works. I think if it was made now they wouldn‘t change the ending though. Great review! 4mo
Rissreads @Centique she still got paid! 4mo
Rissreads @Reggie thanks! 4mo
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Tender Is the Flesh | Agustina Bazterrica
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This was BRUTAL! But I loved it! It will definitely not be for everyone! The depravity is endless. All animals must be eliminated due to a toxic virus that has swept the globe. As a result humans are manufactured for food, called special meat. The ending blew my head off!
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Reggie Ooof that ending. I kept wondering how he was gonna keep her a secret. I went vegan for 6 months after reading this. And my dad who I gave a copy to for a long time said he couldn‘t not think about where the meat he ate came from. 5mo
Rissreads @reggie it was so clever in how it made you think about things. How we all cope with the truth by using different language. Out of sight out of mind! Yes the ending. I must admit I was shocked how brutal they became with her. She was just an object to get what they needed. 5mo
GondorGirl Oh, I impulse bought the ebook of this one. It's getting moved to the top of the list! 5mo
CarolynM Oh dear! Think I‘ll skip this one🥴☹️ 5mo
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The Art Thief | Michael Finkel
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This book was bloody fascinating! An art thief who stole from various museums in Europe not to make money but to surround himself with beauty. 2 BILLION dollars of beauty! Displayed in one room! Over 200 heists across 10 yrs. Sometimes fact is stranger than fiction.

Lizpixie I LOVE that painting!! 5mo
Rissreads @Lizpixie I bought it from an artist in Athens last year on holiday. I can‘t remember his details off hand but when I do I‘ll send you them. (edited) 5mo
Lizpixie @Rissreads Thank you lovely!😘♥️ 5mo
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Rememberings | Sinad O'Connor
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This was really interesting! What a fierce woman. Sinead was brutally honest about her life, including her flaws. I listened to it and it was fantastic to hear Sinead read her story. So sad how it all ended up for her. Another beautiful voice gone too soon!

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1984 | George Orwell
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Ok this wasn‘t as powerful or as profound this time around as it was when I read it in high school. Yes at the time this was written it was phenomenal but now it just felt a bit heavy handed. Scary stuff though!

Jeg Have you read Anna Fundas book Wifedom ? About George‘s wife. Found her research on his writing of this book interesting. 5mo
Rissreads @Jeg yes that‘s what made me revisit this. Loved Wifedom! 5mo
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@BarbaraBB is having a giveaway to celebrate 6 glorious years on Litsy! Wooooo hooooo! An amazing litten and an amazing space!
#BBgiveaway
My most anticipated book for 2024 is Fourteen days: An unauthorised gathering by Margaret Atwood and other authors.
I tag @CarolynM and @MrsMalaprop to join in the fun! ♥️

BarbaraBB That seems a great read! Thanks for entering the giveaway ❤️ 5mo
CarolynM Thanks for tagging me, Nerissa😘 5mo
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Blue Nights | Joan Didion
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💙🩵#titlesandtunes 🩵💙
This book was an obvious choice for #blues. I can‘t remember who gifted it to me. Was it you @Reggie ?
The song was harder, I had lots so I‘m going to list them all.
Blue hotel Chris Isaak
Midnight blue Lou Gramm
Blue Monday New Order
Clearest blue CHVRCHES
Blue world Mac Miller
Cry in shame Johnny Diesel and the injectors
Thanks @BarbaraBB @Cinfhen
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Cinfhen Yay!!! We LOVE adding all the tunes 🎵🎶🎵 6mo
BarbaraBB Wonderful choices. And I loved that Chris Isaac song when I was young. 6mo
Reggie No, I‘m sorry, that wasn‘t me. 6mo
Centique Oh my god that Chris Isak song! I still love that album to bits 💕 6mo
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This was my book clubs latest pick. I listened to it. It was ok, a bit boring. I found her use of symbolism annoying and confusing.

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This is my first time reading this. How has it taken me so long? I watched the movie The freedom writers and decided to start it straight away! Wow! This was just so much more than I thought it would be. I loved how progressive Anne is, and a feminist too! I knew that Anne died but it was still a devastating blow when it came. “Will I ever be able to write anything great, will I ever become a journalist or a writer?” Yes you do Anne! ♥️👏🏻

BarbaraBB Beautiful review ❤️ 6mo
Rissreads @BarbaraBB Thank you 6mo
Centique This is the most heart breaking book 💔 6mo
Jeg Have always loved this book and got to visit where she stayed in Amsterdam. Amazing and strange at the same time to be standing where they had hid for all that time . 6mo
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I forgot about this book. I listened to it for my school bookclub. Not something I would ever pick up but it was better than I thought. Kept me interested and guessing.

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Big Swiss: A Novel | Jen Beagin
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I‘m really not sure what I think of this book. Not one of the characters are likeable but it‘s refreshing to read about such fucked up women. The sex scenes grossed me out. The animals being described like humans were the real stars of this book. This book was sometimes funny, sometimes sad, sometimes gross and sometimes appalling! Yep, I enjoyed it…….I think! 🤣

BkClubCare I agree 😂 6mo
sisilia I love the cute cover 😍 6mo
MrsMalaprop But what did your book club think? 6mo
Rissreads Most felt the same as I did. One member gave it 5 stars and one hated it! Most hated the characters but found it amusing. @MrsMalaprop 6mo
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Big Swiss: A Novel | Jen Beagin
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I‘m thinking this book fits the #titlesandtunes #dramaqueen theme? I chose this book for my bookclub based on @batsy review and all the comments. The animals in the story have me intrigued.
I love Blondie and this song ‘Rip her to shreads‘ was an easy pick.
@Cinfhen @BarbaraBB

batsy Hope you enjoy it! 7mo
Cinfhen Fabulous picks!!! 7mo
Suet624 Really enjoyed this book. I hope you do too. 😊 7mo
Rissreads I loved this book even though I didn‘t like one person in it! The animals throughout were entertaining. This book was out there but in a good way. Quirky sometimes and serious other times. 6mo
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George Orwell the man, is a shit!
Eileen O‘Shaughnessy his wife has been erased from his history, as is so often the case.
I‘m filled with rage and sadness for her.
What a tremendous book. Anna Funder is a phenomenal writer! I also loved Stasiland and will search out everything else she has written.

Jeg This is my favourite book so far this year. What an eye opener. I love all her books. I was amazed at the research that went into this book. She is amazing. Have heard or seen her speak about this book? (edited) 7mo
Rissreads @Jeg no I haven‘t but I would love too! Maybe she will come to Perth for one of our festivals 🤞🏼 7mo
MrsMalaprop @Jeg She did a launch here at the UWA Club, but it sold out quickly. I heard her speak about it on Radio National. Thought I had a copy of All That I Am to loan @Rissreads but I can‘t seem to find it 🤔 7mo
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Untitled | Untitled
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Oh dear, no wonder I have no money! 🤦🏼‍♀️🤣🤷‍♀️😬

TrishB But you have books ♥️ 7mo
batsy Relatable 😆 7mo
MrsMalaprop 🤣😂🤣 7mo
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This book was so distressing! It‘s so well written and researched. Hooper handles everyone involved such as the victims, firefighters, police and the arsonist himself, with such respect. The devastation to the environment and the animals is heart breaking! It‘s a sad story all round for every single person. I think I will be thinking of this for quiet awhile.

MrsMalaprop Is it your copy? Would love to borrow it when we next catch up 🙏. 7mo
Rissreads @MrsMalaprop yep! Will bring it Saturday night x 7mo
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The Last | Hanna Jameson
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Negatives first. Wtf is with this author over using the term ‘She spread her hands‘, ‘he spread his hands‘. It was so annoying, it appeared at least a dozen times throughout the book! Also I don‘t think it needed the side plot of the mystery.
Ok positives now. I love a good end of the world novel, and this was great. I just find these types of stories so compelling!

BarbaraBB I enjoy this kind of novels too. Totally agree with the side plot. But.. I never noticed the spreading of hands 🤷🏻‍♀️😂 7mo
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This book brought out my insecurities of getting old and being lonely. A charming but sad story.

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Yellowface | R F Kuang
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💛💛💛💛Two very unlikeable main characters but I liked the book. A book about cultural appropriation cleverly written by an Asian author writing about a white woman. I learnt lots about publishing and what goes on behind the scenes, most of it questionable and not good. This book highlights how addictive and toxic social media can be and the devastating effect it can have on one‘s mental health. I was dissatisfied with the climax of the story, ⬇️

Rissreads I felt it was far fetched and silly. (edited) 8mo
CarolynM Nice review. The ending was a little silly, wasn‘t it? Lots to think about in the rest of the book, though. 8mo
Rissreads How are you doing Carolyn? Getting everything with your parents sorted out? X @CarolynM 8mo
CarolynM Getting there🥴💕 8mo
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Lonely Planet Egypt | Lonely Planet
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I‘m off to Egypt in September 2024 so I‘m doing some research! I‘m being a bit cheeky and I‘ve actually picked 2 songs. Walk like an Egyptian by the Bangles and All over the world by ELO.
I love #titlesandtunes, it‘s so much fun! ♥️
Thanks @BarbaraBB @Cinfhen
#TheWorldIsMyOyster 🦪

Cinfhen We like cheeky ☺️and a trip to Egypt sounds AMAZING 🙌🏻❣️ 8mo
BarbaraBB Nothing better than planning and researching your trips. Enjoy!! 8mo
batsy How exciting! Egypt is on my bucket list for sure 🤩 8mo
Reggie How exciting! 8mo
Centique Exciting! 7mo
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Pageboy: A Memoir | Elliot Page
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A brutally honest and raw reflection of Elliot‘s life so far. I am happy he has finally found peace but I‘m always saddened by how long these things take. The wasted time because of the push back from society, the disapproval and hate. Just be kind people, it shouldn‘t be this hard. ♥️🌈

LaraReads ❤️❤️ So true, everything you said! 8mo
julieclair Amen. So true. 8mo
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How devastating that in so many ways women are still fighting the same battles as in the 1960‘s. Most of this book just wasn‘t believable but I still enjoyed it, good holiday read.

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I really enjoyed this biography, the oral history of Princes life told through interviews. It certainly covers all the topics! #SexDrugsAndRockAndRoll
I chose the Prince song Chelsea Rogers as it‘s such a fantastic dance song and not well known. I think it will make a great addition to this months playlist.
#titlesandtunes
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Cinfhen I don‘t think I know this Prince song!!! Must go listen 9mo
Rissreads @Cinfhen it‘s very funky! 💜 9mo
Cinfhen What a fun song! Miss him 9mo
BarbaraBB Prince must be on the list indeed! And the book seems great too. 9mo
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Limberlost | Robbie Arnott
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#Ozfiction 🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎
I devoured this book and the story of Ned growing up in Tasmania on an apple orchard. The descriptions of the land, water and animals were divine. This passage really spoke to me as I too sometimes feel like this.
Ned was thirty. When would the natural competence of other men come to him? He knew he had worth. Knew he had qualities that were of value…..But he longed to be more surefooted, for his adult self ⬇️

Rissreads to be more resolved. To be a person who was complete. 9mo
MrsMalaprop 🥰 Loved it too 9mo
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