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TheGreatKatsby

Joined May 2016

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Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
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Brown Girl Dreaming | Jacqueline Woodson
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Beautifully written. Exquisite.

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Wow! I know why students like this fable, but I hope adults don't miss the moral. Our prejudices kill innocence. This is an important book. I'm glad I read it.

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Raymie Nightingale | Kate DiCamillo
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Three girls, three difficult stories collide and little stars are born. Masterfully written, this is a quickly moving plot packed with layers of color, symbols, loss and re-birth. A beautiful read.

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We're All Wonders | R. J. Palacio
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We're All Wonders! So excited!

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Elegance of the Hedgehog | Muriel Barbery
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And this is just page 2!

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The Sky Is Everywhere | Jandy Nelson
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Wow, wow, wow! This girl can write right into that sweet spot of classic YA angst, quirky friends and anguishing first love. John Green and Rainbow Rowell, move over! Make some room for Jandy Nelson.

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The Essential Tawfiq al-Hakim | Denys Johnson-Davies
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THE PEOPLE OF THE CAVE (1933) by Tawfiq Al-Hakim. Trans. by Mahmoud El Lozy. Elias Modern Publishing House. Good question...

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Big Little Lies | Liane Moriarty
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Chapter 33. I've figured it out.

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Big Little Lies | Liane Moriarty
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Last day of Holiday Break. I couldn't help it. I needed a fun book to end on.

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No spoilers. The writing is so strong throughout, but somehow the catharsis is on the last page. I bawled like a baby.

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Larose | Louise Erdrich
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This is a beautiful book. Her novels give me a glimpse into the complex layers of Native American life which I will never know, yet somehow, I feel I know. She's an expert artist who creates a fictional world the reader wants to return to. She layers her stories from the points of view of multiple characters, telling without showing, generations, blending the ancient with the new. It's deeply spiritual and alive. And funny despite its seriousness.

MrBook Great review 😊👍🏻. 8y
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Bone Gap | Laura Ruby
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Story was slow and characters uninteresting.

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One reason this book is so great is because the first two parts, told in oblique stream of consciousness, leave a reader a bit disoriented and frustrated, but suddenly, in part 3, one discovers you learned more about the family than you thought. And, it all. makes. sense.

MrBook Stream-of-consciousness. Oh boy, lol. 8y
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Absolute Brightness | James Lecesne
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Mehso-so

Nice story, too many subplots. I will admit I couldn't put it down, but I also skimmed over paragraphs of detail and dialogue that didn't move the plot along. The story could have been half as long, and probably better had it been. I would be careful to recommend the book to younger YA readers because the subject matter is definitely mature--homophobia. It is however, a very realistic coming of age story for the narrator and protagonist, Phoebe.

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Bridget had all the Canongate myth series I didn't!

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Just starting!

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Mehso-so

Mildly amusing. Very quick read. Probably only college English majors and librarians will smirk smugly at the "texts." I only really laughed at the Edgar Allan Poe and Emily Dickinson texts. Skip the books you didn't read in high school.

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I can't make it through much of Anderson's fiction. Let's see how I do with the nonfiction.

Nebklvr Ohhhh...it is sooo good! 8y
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Loved this graphic portrayal of a very harsh reality. Part of my nonfiction for young adults collection, Grades 5 and up.

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Thought I should read this since I once acted in a play about his life. It's particularly interesting in light of many stories of WW2 resistance I've read lately.

Nebklvr Have read his "disciple" book and another but not the biography. How is it? 8y
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I had to quit. I became so enraged about the lack of ethics the earliest practitioners had when performing drug trials and surgical procedures on unsuspecting patients. Maybe this wouldn't have been such a big problem if I hadn't read THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS first.

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Like a misfit punk CATCHER IN THE RYE, Meno proves everyone's a phony and there's nothing new under the sun.

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Sport of Kings | C E Morgan
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Seriously, one of the best books I've read about Kentucky or horse racing. Echoes of Homer, Milton, Darwin, Wendell Berry, Ron Rash, Lee Smith, Barbara Kingsolver makes Morgan's work her own, thoroughly grounded and thoroughly new. A contender for the Great American Novel, if ever I've read one.

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The Road to Mecca | Athol Fugard
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Read this by accident today. Thought it was the other Road to Mecca. I'm making my Ramadan reading list, but this was a play about an eccentric and reclusive South African folk artist. Interesting story. Not necessarily a Ramadan Read, though.

Yazzhay Couldn't find a way to message you on this app, but I've got a brilliant book recommendation. Try reading "Being Mortal by Atul Gwande!" 8y
TheGreatKatsby @Yazzhay Thanks. I'll get it. 8y
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The courage of a mother.

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Sport of Kings | C E Morgan

On my cloud reader: A mix of Wendell Berry and William Faulkner with a dash of Ron Rash and Lee Smith for good measure. The hype is real.

TheGreatKatsby Seriously, one of the best books I've read about Kentucky or horse racing. Echoes of Homer, Milton, Darwin, Wendell Berry, Ron Rash, Lee Smith, Barbara Kingsolver makes Morgan's work her own, thoroughly grounded and thoroughly new. A contender for the Great American Novel, if ever I've read one. 8y
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Chapter 1 will break your heart.

Nebklvr This was so good, heart wrenching but eye opening as well....sorry, not willing to invoke any more body parts at this time. 8y
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Just started for kids' bedtime story. Teaching them autobiography.

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