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TheBookgeekFrau

Joined January 2018

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Here One Moment | Liane Moriarty
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Cooking up some gravy and meatballs for tonight's family dinner, and starting this new one. A love a quiet Sunday!!!

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I just love Stassi and enjoyed seeing her evolve and grow from "the devil" to an incredible woman and mother.

There was a little too much repeated material from her other books, she kept real about motherhood.

64/62

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Happy Saturday

dabbe I can't? 😭🤣🤗 1d
TheBookgeekFrau @dabbe If you can, you're my hero!! 😂💜 1d
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An interesting read of resilience and forgiveness and strength.

63/62

And this makes for the 2nd Bingo on my July-December #BookSpinBingo board @TheAromaofBooks

#MountTBR #ReadAway2024 @Andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1d
DieAReader 🥳Excellent 18h
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Big Plans | Bob Shea
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When book mail comes in time for the weekend 😁💞

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"Darkness surrounded me, deep in the heart of the forest, as I ran for my life."

#FirstLineFridays
@ShyBookOwl

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Starting this while waiting on delivery at my daughter's new place while she finishes up paperwork and gets the keys 😁

Cuilin I remember reading Not Without My Daughter and that movie too. 😢 5d
TheBookgeekFrau @Cuilin I remember the commercials for the movie, but I never saw it. I already added the book to my wishlist 😁 5d
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Reached my 2024 of 62 books!!

This was in large part due to #BookSpin and #ReadAway2042 Thank you @TheAromaofBooks @Andrew65 @DieAReader and @GHABI4ROSES for hosting these challenges 💜💞

Looking forward to seeing how much more I read 😊

GHABI4ROSES Beautiful. May we strive to reach more goals in such a graceful way!!!! 6d
DieAReader Fantastic! So awesome to be able to reach & exceed our own goals🤓❤️‍🔥📚 6d
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bookandbedandtea Way to go! 6d
julesG Congratulations! 6d
TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Fantastic progress!!! 5d
TheBookgeekFrau @julesG Thank you! 💜 5d
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Something Wilder | Christina Lauren
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Mehso-so

Loved the characters. But the whole dad always gone in search of treasure, riddle clues, treasure hunt story was so very a Quantum Leap episode/The Pacifier with lovers instead of sisters/a family. Also, I might be losing my taste for romance stories? 🤷🏻‍♀️

62/62

#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

#MountTBR #ReadAway2024 @Andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES

DieAReader Sounds a bit busy🤷🏻‍♀️ 6d
TheAromaofBooks I just remember thinking that the blurb for this one was kind of misleading. It just felt like it made a strong turn into completely different territory out of nowhere haha 5d
TheBookgeekFrau @TheAromaofBooks A little bit with the Bradley thing. Idk, it just my favorite 5d
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In Twenty Years | Allison Winn Scotch
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Eggs Looks good 😊 6d
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School Ties | Deborah Chiel
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 👍🏻 1w
Eggs I need to watch this❣️ 7d
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Beartown: A Novel | Fredrik Backman
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Eggs Oh I loved this series-but I don‘t think I‘ve read the 3rd one… 1w
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 👍🏻 1w
TheBookgeekFrau @Eggs I've only read this one. Someday I plan on reading the others 1w
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Something Wilder | Christina Lauren
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"Lily Wider's boots crunched through smooth gravel as she made her way from the barn to the lodge, surveying her favorite place on earth."

#FirstLineFridays
@ShyBookOwl

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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Looks good! 😊 1w
Eggs Really enjoyed this one ☝️ 1w
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#SchoolSpirit #Apple

On my wishlist

Eggs 🍎🧡🍏 1w
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Something Wilder | Christina Lauren
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And now onto a #BookSpinBingo read that is lighter and fun

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I skimmed a good portion of this because the information was repetitive. The information itself, however, is crucial and fascinating; from the Dark Web to China's chemical industry to solutions for the problems there's a lot here. The biggest problem is no one is actually taking what they think they are.

61/62

#DoubleSpin @TheAromaofBooks

#MountTBR #ReadAway2024 @Andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES

DieAReader Interesting🤔🥳 1w
TheBookgeekFrau @DieAReader It really was! And the news stories don't even scratch the surface of it 1w
DieAReader 📚Stacked! 1w
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TheAromaofBooks Great review!! 1w
TheBookgeekFrau @DieAReader Just don't let the repetition frustrate you; skimming is your friend 😄 1w
DieAReader @TheBookgeekFrau 🤓Thanks. I‘ll keep that in mind, it‘s not something I generally think of😂 (edited) 1w
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Villians: Wicked Tales | Serena Valentino
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29/50 58%

3 favorite villains:
Darth Vader
Hannibal Lecter
Michael Corleone

#ThreeListThursday #TLT

dabbe Excellent choices! Thanks for playing and sharing! 🩶🧡🩶 1w
TheBookgeekFrau @dabbe 🧡🩶🧡 1w
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Just came across this post from Little Free Library

To access the Book Ban map go to LittleFreeLibrary.org >About Us>Banned Books>Book Ban Map
EDIT: I had to use the website search feature to find the map

kspenmoll What a great idea!!! 2w
TheBookgeekFrau @kspenmoll Yes! And you can get a list of titles per state 2w
KadaGul I'm so thrilled that Little Free Library is sharing a list—it's absolutely fantastic! 🤩🤩 2w
TheBookgeekFrau @KadaGul 🙌🏼🙌🏼 2w
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Lords of Discipline | Pat Conroy
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Eggs 🩵🥳🩵 2w
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#SchoolSpirit #Professor

Written by my college professor

Eggs 🖤💛🖤 2w
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks So cool! 😎 2w
tournevis I just started my class on Pseudohistory this afternoon! Great minds and all that! 2w
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TheBookgeekFrau @tournevis Well of course, we're both on Litsy! 😂 Seriously though, great minds being alike--that course sounds hugely Interesting! 2w
tournevis @TheBookgeekFrau The first class went marvelously and they seem to the up for the challenge! 👽 2w
TheBookgeekFrau @tournevis Cool!! May many good questions be asked 🤨😊 2w
tournevis @TheBookgeekFrau Hope so too! 🤞 2w
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Thankfully my #DoubleSpin is proving to be much better; 16 pages and I'm still wide awake 😂

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Siddharta | Herman Hesse
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Bailedbailed

And, yeah, that's a big ol' #HailTheBail

I thought maybe 20 years after my first attempt to read this that I could actually do it. Nah-uh. Could bearly keep my eyes open for 15 pages 🥱

Thankfully, it's finally off my TBR shelf!

60/62

#BookSpin @TheAromaofBooks

#MountTBR #ReadAway2024 @Andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES

TheBookgeekFrau @dabbe Yes and Yes!!!! 🙌🏼💜 2w
TheAromaofBooks Some books are a bit of a relief to just DNF and move on! 2w
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I had forgotten about this 😱😱 2w
TheBookgeekFrau @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks They were in the news again recently. I don't remember when or why, but I think they're still together 🤷🏻‍♀️ 2w
Eggs They were married and had 2 daughters. She died of colon cancer in 2020 2w
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TheBookgeekFrau @Eggs Yes, thank you! I knew there was something 2w
Eggs YW! He was only 12 years old when she seduced him 😳 yikes 2w
TheBookgeekFrau @Eggs It was a crazy story! She had the baby in jail and she was raised by him and his family until her release 2w
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Siddharta | Herman Hesse
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#BookSpin and #DoubleSpin for September

Starting Siddhartha today

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Enjoy!!! 2w
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BookSpinBingo | Untitled
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No Bingo for August, but soooo close

#BookSpinBingo

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Fantastic month!! 2w
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August | Judith Rossner
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August Wrap-up

9 total:
1 DNF
#BookSpin✔️
#DoubleSpin✔️
#MountTBR 9

Favorite of August: After The Fist Death

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I get Erma Bombeck's humor more now 😁 This was a great nostalgic read bringing me back to my 20s and earlier; fun!

dabbe She is one of our state's treasures! I remember that Loehmann dressing room too well! 😂 2w
TheBookgeekFrau @dabbe 😂😂 I have a vague memory of going into a Loehmann's communal dressing room once with my mother and grandmother. I think I made a comment about someone's girdle, but that's all I remember about it. 2w
dabbe @TheBookgeekFrau It had a round ottoman type place in the middle so you could sit, but yeah, everybody got to see everybody! Girdle! 😂😂😂 2w
TheBookgeekFrau @dabbe Yes!!😂 As for girdles--I was fascinated by my grandmother's; as well as her housecoats, and her slippers that had heels on them!! 🤣🤣 2w
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In the mood for something light and easy

bthegood My mom used to read Erma Bombeck years ago so I started to read them - they are so funny! I haven't thought about her books in years - thanks for the reminder of some good reading and memories with my mom! 2w
Leftcoastzen That‘s cool ! 2w
TheBookgeekFrau @bthegood I love that! You're welcome🥰 I used to love to read her column in the newspaper. Granted I was way too young to really appreciate her humor then, but she sounded just like my mother! (edited) 2w
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MidnightBookGirl My mom had tons of her books and I read them all the time as a kid, lol. 2w
TheBookgeekFrau @MidnightBookGirl My mother had a few, too! But for some reason I preferred reading her in the newspaper. Maybe it made me feel more grown up 😄 2w
JanuarieTimewalker13 Love Erma Bombeck! 2w
bookandbedandtea I haven't thought about Erma in decades but I'm going to find some of her books now!! Like others have mentioned, my mom had her books. I also remember reading her in The Readers Digest. (Wonder if that's still a thing 🤔) I read them and they made me laugh like crazy but realize now I was too young for true appreciation. 2w
TheBookgeekFrau @bookandbedandtea It's funny, while I get her on a whole different level now, I still find myself laughing because she sounds like my mom. I'm also enjoying the nostalgia of the world of my youth. And of course, some things are some timeless it's amazing. Definitely worth looking for her books! 2w
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Thanks for the tag @dabbe 💞

#5JoysFriday

1. Finished an amazing book this AM

2. My daughter got approved for an apartment within walking distance

3. It's cool enough for no a/c (today, anyway)

4. The Mr. Is adjusting well to his hearing aids and talking to him is so much more enjoyable without all the repetition

5. Snagged a decent hiking day pack at Goodwill for $14😁

kspenmoll #2!!!! 2w
dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 2w
DebinHawaii Excellent list of joys! 💛💛💛 Thanks for joining in & helping spread the joy! 🤗 2w
TheBookgeekFrau @DebinHawaii 😊💕 And thank you for hosting this every week!! Sometimes I need a reminder to savor my blessings 💜💜💜 2w
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After the First Death | Robert Cormier
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Whoa. Talk #AboutABook that's #ShortButPowerful ?

How the hell I've had this book 38ish years and thought I read it is just beyond.
Minus the peep show era of Times Square this book could have written today. The ultra fine line between "good" guys & "bad" guys is timeless.
I've got a book hangover to nurse

58/62

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#MountTBR #ReadAway2024 @Andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES

DieAReader 🥳Awesome! 2w
dabbe This one was a hum-dinger! 🤩 2w
Eggs Stacked! 2w
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TheBookgeekFrau @dabbe It really was!! I'll be thinking about it for a longgg time 2w
TheBookgeekFrau @Eggs And Oh, so worth it! 2w
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2w
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Same Difference | Calida Garcia Rawles
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@dabbe Thank you, ma'am for the tag 💜💜

This time around my score is 42/100 - So many of the older movies are just titles from conversations

Three favorite songs this time are:
🎵Old time rock n' roll
🎵Rainbow Connection
🎵Lose Yourself

#ThreeListThursday #TLR

dabbe I think my score's going down, too! Thanks for playing and sharing! 🧡🩶🧡 2w
TheBookgeekFrau @dabbe 💜💜💜 2w
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TheBookgeekFrau @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I Love, Love, Loved it! 2w
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After the First Death | Robert Cormier
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Since I posted about Cormier for #AboutABook and this one happens to be on my #BookSpinBingo board I figured why not.

I may have already read this back in the early 90s; or maybe not. Back then I shelved all books together and I ended up overlooking a few TBRs when I quickly learned to separate them.

dabbe OMG! This was the FIRST book I taught on my own as a student teacher to seniors back in spring 1994!!! It's my fave of his! 🧡🩶🧡 3w
TheBookgeekFrau @dabbe All these crazy coincidences!! 🤗 💕 I just can't believe I've had this book since ~1992 and never read it, but thought I did 🙇🏻‍♀️ 3w
TheBookgeekFrau @dabbe 🩶🧡🩶 3w
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Sometimes a quick, predictable, comfort read is the perfect thing.

57/62

#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

#MountTBR #ReadAway2024 @Andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES

DieAReader Sometimes, that‘s just what we need❤️‍🔥🤓 3w
TheBookgeekFrau @DieAReader 🙌🏼🙌🏼 3w
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3w
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I Am the Cheese | Robert Cormier
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 📚👍🏻 3w
dabbe I ADORE Robert Cromier! #anotherthingwehaveincommon 🩶🧡🩶 3w
Eggs ❤️ Cormier❤️ 3w
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TheBookgeekFrau @Eggs He's such an underrated author 3w
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 😍 3w
Eggs Excellent 👌🏼 3w
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Ms. Macomber has me hanging-out in a fictional town called Oceanside, WA with a HS teacher named Hope.

#WhereAreYouMonday
#WhatsYourJobMonday

mandarchy That's funny, there's an Oceanside in Oregon. 2w
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Starting this one this morning #coffeeandabook

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The Hotel Nantucket | Elin Hilderbrand
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Love her books! 3w
Eggs Recently read this 🫶🏻👍🏼 3w
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Sweet September | Tricia Goyer
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September (really?!!) #BookSpin #DoubleSpin list 🍁🍂

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3w
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Dark Apprentice | Kevin J. Anderson
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As a second book in a trilogy, this one was good. It advanced the story with interesting build-ups and cliff hangers. And I'm sorry but, Threepio floundering as a nanny to twin toddlers is just comic gold 😂

56/62

#BookSpinBingo #MountTBR #ReadAway2024
@TheAromaofBooks @Andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES

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DieAReader 🥳Great 3w
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Awesome cover 📚🩵 3w
Eggs Perfect🩵🤍🩵 I loved this one 3w
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Innocence | Dean Koontz
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dabbe 🩶🖤🩶 3w
Eggs Oooo I love it - just want to jump into that scene *sigh 🤍❄️🩶 3w
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks So pretty ❄️ 3w
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American Dirt | Jeanine Cummins
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Yes!! 🙌🏻 3w
TheBookgeekFrau @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Was the first one to come to mind 🙌🏼🙌🏼 3w
Eggs A compelling read! 3w
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Dark Apprentice | Kevin J. Anderson
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"The huge orange sphere of the gas planet Yavin heaved itself over the horizon of its fourth moon."

#FirstLineFridays
@ShyBookOwl

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#AboutABook #YouGifted

This was everyone's Christmas gift one year; spreading laughter is spreading joy

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 👍🏻 3w
Eggs LOL 😂 3w
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Untitled | Unknown
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I scored 81/100 which is no surprise having grown up with a movie buff father 🎞️📽️

These two of my favorite songs are directly tied to memories of my Dad:
🤠 Raindrops Keep Falling on my head
🐦 Zip-a-dee-doo-dah
And bc Bette Midler
🥀The Rose

#ThreeListThursday #TLT

dabbe Yay for your dad! 🤩 I sang “The Rose“ at a high school choir concert when I was a sophomore; I was horrible next to the Divine Miss M! 😂 Thanks for playing and sharing! 🩶❤️🖤 3w
TheBookgeekFrau @dabbe There are few who aren't horrible next to the Divine Miss M; therefore I bet you were great! 🎤💜 3w
dabbe @TheBookgeekFrau ❤️😘💙 3w
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Dark Apprentice | Kevin J. Anderson
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Started this last night
#BookSpinBingo

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