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SusaninTX

SusaninTX

Joined September 2016

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Beartown: A Novel | Fredrik Backman
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Couldn't put this one down, but y'all! The tension! Could have triggers for some, but this one begs for discussion. #summerstooshort #mmdbookclub

SusaninTX Also loved Piecing Me Together! 8y
christineandbooks Anne picks great books! I am still trying to get over Beartown! 8y
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Piecing Me Together | Rene Watson
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Loved this one - highly recommend! I'm going to buy a copy and put it on my family's summer reading list.

lamaman2boys I picked it up from the library yesterday! I can't wait to dive in! 8y
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Piecing Me Together | Rene Watson
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Here's my May TBR from the library. Makes me want to go hide and read. 😊Think my family would mind? #MayTBR #MMDBookclub #momreads #bringonsummer

christineandbooks My library stack/May tbr is almost that big and also contains Piecing Me Together and Beartown. Can't wait. Also want to hide and read. Of course that's what I would always like to do...😁📚 8y
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Harry Potter e la Pietra Filosofale | J.K. Rowling , Marina Astrologo
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My souvenir from my daughter's Italy trip. How cool is this?!? 😍⚡️🇮🇹 #feelingloved

lamaman2boys That's amazing!! 8y
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The Dry | Jane Harper
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Loved this one - read it in a day! It's been a while since I've had a chance to sit down and do that.

Reviewsbylola That's always fun! Looking forward to this one. 8y
lamaman2boys I can't wait to read this one! 8y
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Listened to this one, and just never could care. Anybody else read it? Did I miss something? Counting it for my Newbery winner on #MMDreadingchallenge

smilingshelves I enjoyed it, but wasn't quite sure why it won the Newbery award. I liked The Inquisitor's Tale, one of this year's Honor books, better. 8y
SusaninTX @smilingshelves Exactly! This didn't read like a "stand out" like a Newbery should. 8y
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February reads shown above minus a couple of library books and ebooks. The Long Way Home was my favorite fiction this month, and it had some serious competition. #februaryreads #readingmyownbooks #diversebooks

EvieBee What a great reading month for you! 8y
Reviewsbylola Great month! I really want to read Another Brooklyn. 8y
lamaman2boys So many good books! 📚 8y
Cals90 Oh The Long Way Home. I don't often cry in books, but I did in that one! ❤️ Wanting to read Homegoing! Did you like that one? 8y
SusaninTX @Cals90 I liked it more than I thought I would. I was afraid "hype" would've ruined it, but it was very well done. A little tough to read in places, but lots of food for thought. 8y
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Homegoing: A novel | Yaa Gyasi
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First book of February. Amazed that this is her debut. Powerful story.

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I love this series, but oh. My. Goodness! This one was an emotional roller coaster! It absolutely gets 5 stars, though.

Cals90 Loved this one! 8y
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Sally never fails to encourage. Found this one at my local library and have been slowly working my way through it since the first. Lots of good reminders. And, it's my O title for #LitsyAtoZ

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Cold Comfort Farm | Stella Gibbons
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Enjoyed this one more than I thought I would! 1932 British satire...it will keep you giggling. This is C for #LitsyAtoZ

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Thought-provoking and familiar. H for #litsyAtoZ

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Loved this one. Short, but moving.

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A Monster Calls | Patrick Ness, Siobhan Dowd
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This is my first audio book this year (I'm trying to do more audio to help with time mgmt). It's only 3 hr 59 min so I was able to listen to the WHOLE thing today. It really gripped me right from the beginning. (Be warned: the author does a brief intro & he speaks very quick & choppy - I was afraid he was going to read it that way, but it's read be someone else, who did an excellent job.) Maybe I'll keep a cleaner house this year doing more audio

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Read this as part of this month's book flight for the #MMDBookClub. Counting it as my T title for #LitsyAtoZ Probably wouldn't have picked it up on my own, but did find it interesting.

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Heyer's books are perfect for bedtime reading on evenings when I have no brain power. Since the endings are so predictable, it's fun to just watch for the ways she attempts to mimic Austen's style. This is my V title for #LitsyAtoZ 😊

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Good cold weather comfort book. Thoroughly enjoyed (although I liked End of Your Life Book Club even more). This is B for #LitsyAtoZ challenge and my book about books and reading for the Reading for Fun #mmdreadingchallenge2017

Gulfsidemusing Looking forward to this one! I enjoyed the audio version of his earlier book. 8y
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First completion of the year! This will be my E for #LitsyAtoZ Not a lot of new things here, just reminders to stay focused as I plan goals. Had to laugh at myself...hard to read down my own bookshelf when I'm starting the year with a HUGE library stack. Oh well, the books on my shelves are used to waiting. 😊

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Finally remembered to post my Christmas haul! Good reading ahead...

Godmotherx5 Hope you enjoy the Lauren Graham book. 8y
Reviewsbylola I'm looking forward to the Will Schwalbe! 8y
Kirby i'm currently listening to Lauren Graham & went straight to amazon to order the Nancy Guthrie Bible that i didn't know existed until your picture! 8y
Kirby also - looking forward to hearing/seeing what you think of the new Katherine Reay :) 8y
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My daughter painted me my own ideal bookshelf for Christmas this year. Favorites from across various seasons of my life. I was stunned at the level of detail! The ends are getting cropped off here, but you can see the whole thing on my Instagram. ❤❤

Cals90 What a sweet idea! She is gifted! (edited) 8y
erista LOVE this! 8y
Reviewsbylola 😳😳😍😍 8y
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Lacythebookworm Awesome! 🙌😍 8y
Kfrost I love that "Hawk and the Dove" is on this shelf!! 8y
SusaninTX @Kfrost It's one of my favorites to read in winter. 8y
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Love that this one returns to the Surete story line, but the agony of the ending that leaves you hanging! May have to pick up the next book sooner than I intended! Kids don't need their presents wrapped, do they?? 😜

Cals90 Yes! The next one is so good! 8y
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Recessional | James A Michener
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And now for something completely different...My grandfather put me on to Michener back in the 80s. It's been a while since I read any of his books. This one has been sitting on my TBR shelf for a while. Any other Michener fans out there?

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Louise Penny wins my favorite new to me author discovered this year! Anyone else discover her this year for the first time? This is the book up next for me (I'm rationing myself to one a month to make them last longer. 😊) Thanks to @annebogel for putting me on to these! #allthebooksof2016 #happyhaulidays

ErikaSB I discovered her this year too! I have read the first two and can't wait to dive into the third! 8y
Cals90 Same! Probably my favorites reads of the year:). I read through the 10th one and am taking a break! Trying to pace myself through the last 2. 8y
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I'm only 38 pages in, but loving this memoir by a daughter whose father read to her nightly for eight straight years. Anybody else read this one?

Lucylovesreading I used to read to my parents every night before bed as a kid for half an hour. It's one of the things that shaped me into the voracious reader I am today! 8y
GAustin I have. I loved it. I loved it because of the relationship between them. I read it New when they were doing a book tour and Sunday Morning show did a piece on them. It encouraged me to read to my daughter more. I did not beat "The Streak" 7y
SusaninTX @GAustin The relationship was the best thing about it. I'd love to get it into the hands of more young parents to inspire the next generation. 😊 7y
GAustin @SusaninTX Yes! It's on my Favorite shelf for that very reason. I recommend it as much as I can without being obnoxious about it. 😁 7y
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#7 in the series. I just love these! Ready to visit Three Pines, eat at the Bistro and browse at Myrna's.

Cals90 Oh that bistro!! 😋 Love these! 8y
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Dark Matter | Blake Crouch
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Could NOT put this one down! Just be warned and have some free time available when you start.

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If you've got any middle grade readers in your life, check this one out. If you're a budding writer, google Beasley and read her story. I got to hear her at the Texas Book Festival this weekend and she was highly entertaining (and SO young! She and her sister are both recently published authors.)

Kimmiesuze Definitely going to check this one out! Always looking for good stuff for my seventh grader. 8y
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The Masqueraders | Georgette Heyer
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My October completions. Don't think there was a dud in the bunch, although The Masqueraders was my least favorite Heyer to date. It ended well but the first half almost made me abandon it...not her best work. The photo actually cut out a few, but I don't know how to edit it to fit. 🤔Oh well, here's most of them. 😁

Songsofhome That's quite a collection! 8y
Kimmiesuze I went to a book signing of As You Wish and heard Cary Elwes talk about filming The Princess Bride. He was so charming and funny. 8y
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Daphne: A Novel | Justine Picardie
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Have any of y'all read this one? I've had it on my TBR shelf since 2011! Pulling it down today to add to my November reading stack. I thought it would be a good companion for the MMD Book club flight.

Songsofhome That would seem a good flight indeed. Damn you, MMD, for tripling my already considerable TBR pile! :) 8y
SusaninTX Hahaha! I've had the same thought about MMD since joining the forum. It's making "prioritizing my reading stack" a new skill. ? 8y
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This is a good one for those interested in writing. (And for those of us who are just readers who enjoy reading about the writing process!) I borrowed my daughter's Kindle while I'm taking care of my mother and am surprised by how much more I like it than I thought I would.

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Wow. This is book #6 and picks up right where the last one left off. This one will pull at your heart! Highly recommend, but you really need to read these in order.

annebogel Love Louise penny. This is a good one. ❤️ 8y
Suelizbeth Love, love, love every Louise Penny book! Ganache is my favorite detective and I want to live in Three Pines. 8y
SusaninTX Yes, I'm right there with you, Suelizbeth! 8y
Literarydeb Adore Louise Penny, Inspector Gamache and the whole Three Pines gang! If you don't follow Penny on Facebook, and receive her newsletters, you really should. She is just delightful! This book was wonderful! But really, I would say the same about all twelve in the series! 8y
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Code Name Verity | Elizabeth Wein
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120 pages in and enjoying it so far. So glad it's cool enough in Texas today to actually enjoy being snuggled in a blanket to read! 😊#readathon

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Hide My Eyes | Margery Allingham
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Y'all, this is Allingham at the top of her game! And, even though it is #16 in the series, you could read it without having read the others because Campion only plays a minor role.

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These are the stacks I'm pulling from for #Dewey readathon this weekend. Everything from suspense to children's lit.

SusaninTX I'm still trying to figure out how this works y'all! Bear with me and my slow learning curve. 😊 8y
AvidReader25 Have fun! That's the most important thing. Also, I loved As You Wish! 8y
lamaman2boys That is a great stack! 8y
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