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AshleyHoss820

AshleyHoss820

Joined November 2016

I‘m tall…for a Hobbit. She/her. INTJ. Enneagram 5, with a 6 wing. Nebraska, 🇺🇸. 1,001 Books List Adventurer. English degree.
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Fantomas by Marcel Allain, Pierre Souvestre
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The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje
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1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
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As an avid fan of all things myth (from a multitude of cultures), this wasn‘t anything mind-blowing to me, but I absolutely had a good time reading it. I enjoyed her connections to modernity. I like her wit. It‘s always fun to take a feminist critique, which is what I often did with my own scholarly papers. It‘s important work, but it‘s also important to be accessible and Haynes accomplishes just that.

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I read this for a work group. I didn‘t hate it, I just think the people who need to apply it the most are not the ones reading the book. This was a good read, nonetheless, and we had some great conversations because of it.

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Goodreads has those little side challenges, and this was one of the qualifying books. This is not my preferred genre, so when I tell you this was a fun little smutty read, I mean it. I liked their banter, the premise was fun, it doesn‘t take itself too seriously. The Devil‘s Manor pops up in cities for centuries. Can you survive the week and earn your Devil‘s Boon? But is there more to Phantasma? Follow Ophelia to find out.

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Let Us Descend | Jesmyn Ward
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Jesmyn Ward has the gift of prose. I‘ll say that. I had a hard time putting this one down, even though it‘s a miserable subject. I can‘t add to the conversation about this novel, so I won‘t try. I‘ll only say that I will continue to read Ward‘s work.

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Thornhedge | T. Kingfisher
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This was a fun little read. This is a fairy tale retelling of Sleeping Beauty. What if the fairy gifts weren‘t to protect the Princess, but to protect others *from* the Princess? It really is a charming little novella. Give it a go!

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People of the 1800s must have been GAGGED when this book came out. Wells takes aim at several societal institutions, which may be why it‘s hard to nail down a central theme. Also, it‘s hard to escape the times in which this book was written. That said, I think it‘s a scathing indictment of “civilized” people. For all your pretenses at being better than anyone else, your behavior is no better than an animal‘s. 245/1,001 #1001Books

vivastory One of my favorites 2w
AshleyHoss820 @vivastory Mine as well! I always think about the duality of man and how we‘re not as civilized as we think we are. ☺️ 2w
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What if you killed someone? What if no one knew the crime had been committed yet? With an axe hanging like a pendulum over his head (will it land, will it miss?), our narrator returns home after killing a one-night stand. How does one deal with this internal knowledge? What does it reveal about oneself? 244/1,001 #1001Books

tpixie Wow! 2w
Daisey This is a 1001 title I don‘t recognize, but now I‘m intrigued. 2w
BarbaraBB I‘ve been looking for this book for years but never found a copy! 2w
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AshleyHoss820 @Daisey It was an interesting read! The narrative style takes some getting used to! 2w
AshleyHoss820 @BarbaraBB I am almost certain I found it on ThriftBooks! My copies are always in English if that makes a difference to anyone. ☺️ 2w
BarbaraBB Lucky you. I haven‘t been able to find an English copy! 2w
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Night Watchman | Louise Erdrich
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This is a soft pick for me. I really enjoyed the storyline based on her grandfather. I didn‘t hate Patrice‘s story, I just felt it could have been its own narrative? I‘m not sure. Either way, it‘s an engrossing read. Erdrich doesn‘t miss.

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Let‘s be clear: this is not close to the Disney-fied version. This story is basically, “Hey, what if we show everything that happens in nature, including Man hunting animals, in all its reality, from the *animal‘s* perspective?” And it works. This was cute, playful, maddening, and devastating. Here, read it. 📸: Instagram @ heartstriingz

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Judas Priest, this novel is a tough read. This is McMurtry‘s debut novel and it is a bleak, realistic, coming-of-age tale. Life on a Texas cattle ranch isn‘t easy. There are hard lessons to learn at such a young age. Unfortunately, Hud (the biggest pile of walking excrement I‘ve ever had the misfortune of meeting on a page) teaches Lonnie every lesson the hard way. First in a trilogy.

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Black Cake | Charmaine Wilkerson
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Much like the black cake in the book, good things take time, patience, skill. A woman dies and her two children learn there was more to their mother than they could have ever imagined. I normally don‘t read sweeping family dramas, but this one needs to be on people‘s radars. It was a lovely journey.

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Bunny: A Novel | Mona Awad
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This book was batshit. It‘s amazing. I can‘t even tell you anything about it or it will ruin it, break the spell. Look, if you‘re also a bazaar reader, dive in. If not, dive in anyway. What‘s the harm, Bunny? Don‘t you want to belong, Bunny?

CogsOfEncouragement My daughter chose this for us to read together. I would have never picked it up on my own but I really enjoyed it. 3w
Avanders Batshit‘s my middle name… added to Amazon cart! 3w
Ruthiella Wasn‘t it fantastic, Bunny? You have the best taste, Bunny! 🐰😱😂 3w
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Ruthiella PS did you know there‘s a sequel due this September? 3w
Librarybelle It was so crazy…I really liked this one! So out of my usual read when I read it awhile ago. Looking forward to the sequel! 3w
AshleyHoss820 @CogsOfEncouragement I am so glad you enjoyed it!! Sometimes it doesn‘t go well when we read outside of our comfort zone, but sometimes we get a nice surprise! I was hesitant to read this because it had a lot of hype, but this one deserved it (in my humble opinion). ☺️ 3w
AshleyHoss820 @Avanders YEEESSS!! Join us, Bunny! 😂☺️ 3w
AshleyHoss820 @Ruthiella Your comment made me actually LOL. 😂 I did NOT know a sequel was in the works!! Oooo! Thank you for the heads up! 3w
AshleyHoss820 @Librarybelle It was so nutty, I loved it! I also feel it was incredibly intelligent and layered. I love when things work on multiple levels! I am now also looking forward to the sequel I just found out about!! ☺️☺️ 3w
Avanders @AshleyHoss820 😂 my own little bunny picked it as my next read, so soon… 🔜😈 3w
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I‘m late getting this up, but since my list doesn‘t change, no harm, no foul. ☺️☺️☺️ I‘m excited to figure this one out! It‘s a short month and my goal is to finish at least 4 books a month, so we shall see! Happy Reading, fellow Spinners!

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 4mo
nelsonmatt890 Do you happen to use Goodreads? I‘d love to add you what‘s your username? 2mo
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Time Spent Falling | Nick Holmes
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My final read of 2024. I didn‘t like this one as much as I did Downpour, but I do enjoy Holmes‘ poetry style.

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He killed her, but that‘s just the beginning. Robert and Gloria meet by chance and she convinces him to be her partner in a dance marathon. You get free food and a place to sleep as long as you last, plus a big payout if you win. In Great Depression-era America, that‘s a sweet deal. But Gloria wants a favor. This is bleak, American noir at its peak. 243/1,001 #1001Books

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Dusklands | J. M. Coetzee
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I‘m not sure how to feel here. There are two different stories. One story follows an an agent involved with the Vietnam Project, his obsession, and his descent into madness. The second story is about Jacobus Coetzee, a white settler in 18th century South Africa on a hunting expeditions that goes awry. I‘m not going to sit here and say I *enjoyed* spending time with either of these men, but I think that‘s the point. 242/1,001 #1001Books

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I‘m not one of those people that can give a glittering review of poetry, but I can tell you this was a nice book with which to spend my time. There were some poems I read twice, just to let them sink in. Definitely worth the read.

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The Fishermen: A Novel | Chigozie Obioma
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Wow. I bought this at Barnes & Noble as a blind-date-with-a-book promotion. It was wrapped up and the tag said “Cain and Able-esque” which is what sold me. Bonus: Obioma teaches at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, my home state. Four brothers fish in the forbidden river. A madman spits out one of his prophecies, changing the course for the family forever after.

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The New Years Party | R.L. Stine
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Another fresh slate of a year!! One of my resolutions is to stay off my phone as much as possible and read instead. 🤞🏻 I wish you all a wonderful year full of light and love. Here is my list, which will remain largely unchanged for the #BookSpin challenge. I look forward to this one every year! ☺️ Side note: I read the tagged book in HS and I still remember it fondly. ☺️

Bklover The 1001 book idea is great! I‘ll have to go find that book for next month! 5mo
Ruthiella Yes! The phone is a real time-suck! Good luck! 👍 5mo
AshleyHoss820 @Bklover The 1,001 list has really helped me discover new favorite books I never would have found otherwise!! 5mo
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AshleyHoss820 @Ruthiella It really is!! I don‘t mind this app or GoodReads, but the other social media apps find me just mindlessly scrolling when I could have been reading. 😕 Thank you for the good luck wishes!! 5mo
BarbaraBB Great plans! Happy New Year Ashley 🩷 5mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! It's scary how easy the mindless scroll is!!! 5mo
AshleyHoss820 @BarbaraBB Thank you, Barbara!! Happy New Year to you as well!! 5mo
AshleyHoss820 @TheAromaofBooks It so is!! I told my husband I lost 2 hours the other day because I got stuck scrolling. And I wasn‘t even enjoying it! 😒 I could‘ve been reading! I‘m really hoping to treat my brain better this year. 🤞🏻 5mo
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Listen, are there things that I‘d change? Sure. Overall, this was fun. Harry wasn‘t some Superman-style all-powerful boy-scout of a character. He‘s kind of a dick, but I think that‘s what kept me turning pages. I wanted to know what happened to everyone. It was worth it, just to meet Bob, to be honest. Anyway, I liked the universe and will read more. August‘s #BookSpin

TheAromaofBooks I've had this book on my TBR forever! I really loved Butcher's Codex Alera series, although I've heard they're quite different from the Dresden Files. 6mo
AshleyHoss820 @TheAromaofBooks One of the things people dislike about Butcher‘s writing is that he can‘t seem to write women well, which I can see. Also, Dresden is a bit of a jerkwad. 😂 So I went in to it lightly, knowing it was lightly problematic, but also pretty typical of male authors. I liked the universe he was building, though. The magic was interesting, so I would be willing to read more of this. I‘ll have to check out the one you mentioned too! 6mo
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Great Ghost Stories | John Grafton
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This is a collection of Victorian-era (if memory serves) ghost stories. Are they bone-chilling, jump-out-of-your-skin scary? No, but they‘re thought-provoking and fun, in some cases. There‘s usually a larger comment about society at play with Victorian stories. Anyway, give this one a go if only for The Monkey‘s Paw! ☺️ April‘s Double #BookSpin

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Hello Beautiful | Ann Napolitano
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This one wasn‘t for me, but I know it will work for so many others! It‘s a Little Women homage (which have not gone well for me) about 4 sisters and their messy, complex relationships and lives. I saw a lot of tell but very little show and that‘s just a personal pet peeve. If sweeping family sagas are your jam (as they *usually* are for me) I do think you‘ll like this. I‘m sorry I didn‘t. July‘s Double #BookSpin

TheBookHippie I bailed this book 😂😅😬. 6mo
AshleyHoss820 @TheBookHippie Oh my gosh, I‘m so glad to hear that! I was feeling so guilty, but I wasn‘t a big fan of Little Women to begin with, so any homage or Little Women-inspired books and I don‘t get along. 😰 6mo
TheBookHippie @AshleyHoss820 Actually I read Little Women with my grandma every winter and enjoyed it -although we did mock it a bit 😅. I don‘t typically get along with any homage books … 😂 I just thought this one was 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫. 6mo
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AshleyHoss820 @TheBookHippie I love that you have those memories! I have something similar with Little House on the Prairie, and I know those books can be hit or miss for people. 😄 I think you‘re right. Homage books just leave me making constant comparisons. This book, I felt, telegraphed everything. I was told how every character felt, but it didn‘t come through in their actions. I just couldn‘t get myself to like it, even though I tried! ☺️ 6mo
TheBookHippie @AshleyHoss820 Solidarity!! 6mo
TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! I'm at the end that loves Little Women so much that most homage books just annoy me 😂 6mo
AshleyHoss820 @TheAromaofBooks Little Women holds a special place in my sister‘s heart as well, and she feels the same way. We read Geraldine Brooks‘ March together and we both struggled with it because of the LW connection (for different reasons). But I also feel that LW, while not one of my favorites, is such a classic that it‘s hard to see it messed with in any way. ☺️ 6mo
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Is this my umpteenth re-read? Yes. And I don‘t care. This is one of my comfort novels, so I was glad I could use it to fulfill my Double #BookSpin prompt for July. I love Louis and his ever-present quest to simply understand what the point of his existence even is. I love Lestat‘s sassy ass. I‘ll read it again. I‘ve seen me do it.

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My Heart Is a Chainsaw | Stephen Graham Jones
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I can‘t shut up about SGJ. I didn‘t like this one as much as The Only Good Indians, but I still liked it. Jade Daniels isn‘t Final Girl material, but she does love a good slasher. When murders start occurring in her small town, could she actually be living in one? Or is Jade somehow involved? I‘ll be reading the rest of this trilogy and anything else SGJ wants to throw my way. My July #BookSpin (How am I still so behind on writing these!?)

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This volume collects the scripts from season one of the absurdly brilliant Welcome to Night Vale podcast plus behind-the-scenes introductions to each episode. This is my brand of weird and I feel no shame about that. Actually, I feel no shame or really any other emotion…I am suspended in a jar of jelly that isn‘t really jelly, just the consistency of what you know to be jelly. Send help. Or don‘t. It‘s whatever.

ChaoticMissAdventures I used to love this pod! It was so creative. The faceless old woman always gave me the creeps 😂 6mo
AshleyHoss820 @ChaoticMissAdventures I had forgotten how much I enjoyed it until I picked this up! I forgot all about Hiram, the 5-headed dragon. The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives In Your Home! So skin-tinglingly weird! ☺️ 6mo
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Salt Slow | Julia Armfield
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This was one of those short story collections that I sat with for a while before moving on. I didn‘t want this to end and that‘s the mark of a good short story. I had this on my GoodReads TBR for a while. I went in completely blind and I think that worked in my favor. Surreal fiction is, apparently, my jam.

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The Bishop's Bedroom | Piero Chiara
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The plot? Where? The Bishop‘s Bedroom? What about it? Did I miss something? Most likely. Do I want to go meandering with these two misogynistic weirdos again? I‘m good, thanks. I literally grabbed this at the library because of the cover and the blurb on the back and boy did that pay off in no way whatsoever.

MommyWantsToReadHerBook 😂😂😂 Love your review 6mo
AshleyHoss820 @MommyWantsToReadHerBook 😂😂 Thank you! They can‘t all be winners, I guess! 😂 6mo
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I am really digging science-fiction and/or speculative fiction short story collections lately. They‘re just hitting it out of the park. As with most collections, some stuck more than others, but it‘s a solid outing. I looked forward to each story, getting enveloped in each reality, and I look forward to reading more of Chung‘s work.

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The Fire Next Time | James Baldwin
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There really isn‘t anything I could add, or really should add, about James Baldwin‘s work, except to say, “Read him.” I fell madly in love with his voice when I read Go Tell It On the Mountain. You must read him.

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This was a fascinating memoir. Cole has a hole the size of a lemon in her brain, which went undiagnosed until her mid-twenties. Her struggle to adapt to life with, what she thought, were multiple learning disabilities would be tough to read if Cohen weren‘t so wry and engaging. It‘s worth the read for her perspective alone.

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I read Deesha Philyaw‘s The Secret Lives of Church Ladies and have been desperately chasing that high ever since. This collection of short stories came in clutch. Absolutely phenomenal. I wanted to turn around and devour it again so I could mop up any morsel I missed. Loved it. June‘s #BookSpin

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Shadows on the Rock | Willa Cather
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As a native Nebraskan, we love Cather, and I know why. She makes you see exactly what she wants you to see. Absolute descriptive power. This is a tale about the first European inhabitants of Quebec. Someone on GR described it as a stop-and-smell-the-roses type book and I would have to agree. It‘s a lovely, slow read. My February Double #BookSpin: OG BOTM Selection. Fun note: at the Cather museum, they said she loved fuchsia, especially as lipstick

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Damned | Chuck Palahniuk
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I am probably in a good place to give a so-so rating because I do typically enjoy Palahniuk‘s work. This one, while a lot of fun at first, petered out for me. I‘m not sure where he lost me, but he did. And that‘s okay. You can‘t win them all. A 13-year-old girl is poised take over Hell. I was unaware this was a series when I picked it up, so I‘ll hold off Judgement Day until I finish it. Maybe it‘ll all tie up nicely?

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Lolly Willowes | Sylvia Townsend Warner
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SYLVIA👏🏻TOWNSEND👏🏻WARNER👏🏻 This was a ✨DELIGHT✨ to read. Lolly, the unmarried sister, is to be taken into her brother‘s home after her father‘s death. She says, “nah, peace out.” Which is just *shocking*! Why wouldn‘t she want to be a servant in her brother‘s home, he‘s literally being SO GENEROUS. 🙄 Anyway, Lolly chooses this little town and, wouldn‘t you know it? They‘re all witches. Is Lolly one of them? If so, would it be *that* bad?

AshleyHoss820 Before I forget, this was my #BookSpin for March. AND shout-out to Book-of-the-Month club for making this little bit of feminist critique their VERY FIRST CHOICE in 1926! 😱😍 6mo
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I really struggled with reviewing this book. I think it‘s important. I think Mailer has a deep talent for writing. I just slogged through some of this while also being completely engrossed in other parts. So it‘s a so-so, for me. This was my April #BookSpin The-Most-Popular-Book-the-Year-You-Were-Born (1949).

TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 6mo
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There is, of course, nothing new to add plot-wise. This is Alice in Wonderland. The graphic novel adaptation is accessible to readers of all ages and the illustrations are lovely. I have started collecting different editions of this classic, and I‘m glad to add this one.

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Carmilla: Large Print | Sheridan Le Fanu
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“…and they were roommates!” 😂 Hear me out, a pre-cursor to Dracula, but it‘s a thinly-veiled reference to lesbians! I can imagine the pearl-clutching this induced in the late 1800s! This was a great read, especially when you get the edition with a lovely, insightful introduction written by the editor, Carmen Maria Machado, and illustrations by Robert Kraiza. If you love vampire lore, this is a must-read!

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I love the short story genre because you have to do so much in such a finite amount of time. Carver is one of the few who can do so much with so little. He just understands people, even if what you see isn‘t very fun to look at. Some of the stories are so woefully raw and human, you almost feel as though you‘re a voyeur, trespassing into someone‘s private existence.

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Station Eleven: A novel | Emily St. John Mandel
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This is another where I don‘t recall a lot about the plot, but I enjoyed the journey. This novel was written before the pandemic, so reading this in a post-Covid era is a bit jarring. It was a little too relatable. It‘s interesting how yearning for normalcy and human connection is so deeply ingrained in us. It‘s a good, contemplative read. May‘s #BookSpin

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This was the text for my art appreciation class. You think about art in layers. Notice how it makes you feel, but give the art space to take to you. Take the time to really look at it. Forget your pre-conceived notions. Let go of what you think you‘re supposed to “get” & just allow the art to tell you what it‘s up to. Combine what you see/feel/know, & you‘ll find you get more about art than you think. Art is not inaccessible, it‘s for everyone.

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The Anthropology class I took was a disaster, but this book was its saving grace. I actually enjoyed the readings and learned far more than I had expected. I encourage anyone to take an anthropology or sociology class if they can. I mentioned earlier that is it just so fascinating to know that you aren‘t all that different from someone from far away, yet you can learn new ways of existing as well. As we say with our boys, “Different, not less.”

Megabooks I fell in love with Cultural Anthropology in undergrad and ended up making it one of my minors. I don't use it much today, but I truly enjoyed studying it! 6mo
AshleyHoss820 @Megabooks Were I a younger woman when taking this course, I think I would have changed majors. I always wanted to go into forensic anthropology! It‘s such a feather in your cap and I love that you had that experience! ☺️🧡 6mo
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I‘m only giving this a so-so because some of her viewpoints were simply outdated. I did appreciate when she would call herself out for her negative attitude. She could have edited the book in her favor, but didn‘t. I loved learning about the cultural aspects of people living in West Africa. It is also so wonderful to see how connected and similar humans are and yet how we differ also, and not in a this-is-superior/inferior way, just different. ☺️

AshleyHoss820 By the way, Dettwyler was studying malnutrition in adolescents, which I think often led to her frustrations with the local people. There were some cultural differences in how adults perceive children which sometimes contributed (unwittingly) to the malnutrition. Sometimes, it was more a question of lack of access to necessary nutrients, which isn‘t much different than some areas in the United States. 6mo
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Troll's-Eye View: A Book of Villainous Tales | Ellen Datlow, Terri Windling
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I always find it a fun take when a classic tale takes the point of view of the villain. It served to remind us that perhaps not everything is as it seems. Maybe the hero in one narrative is a villain in another. I don‘t really remember too much, except it was a nice little YA-vibe story collection that I would read again. ☺️ March‘s Double #BookSpin

BarbaraBB Good to see you here again 🩷 6mo
AshleyHoss820 @BarbaraBB Thank you!! I joined the working world after graduation and my free-time has been so different! 🧡🧡🧡 6mo
BarbaraBB Yes that‘s a completely new phase. A good one though, I hope! And you have been reading at least 😀😀 6mo
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AshleyHoss820 @BarbaraBB Not nearly as much as I used to read (earning an English degree required a lot of that), but I am still reading! I hope you are still taking awesome pictures! ☺️ 6mo
BarbaraBB I hope I am 💚 6mo
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June is here and Summer too! It‘s my 21st anniversary on the 14th and I think I‘ll celebrate like we did last year: I read, he fishes. Otherwise we might find some fun NebraskaLand Days stuff to do. ☺️ Happy Reading, fellow Spinners! #bookspin

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Cinco de Mayo | Rachel Grack
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It‘s my birthday month! And my birthday happens to be on the absolute baller holiday of Cinco de Mayo! Here‘s my May #BookSpin list! I‘m juggling multiple reads, as usual, but I‘m excited to catch up on reviews soon! Also, I GRADUATE IN 3 WEEKS!!! Wooo! Bachelors of English, at your service! Anyone wanna hire me? 😂😂😂

Sace Happy Birthday and congratulations on graduating! 13mo
AshleyHoss820 @Sace Thank you so very much!! ☺️🧡 13mo
JackOBotts Congratulations on your graduation!!!! 🥳🥂 13mo
AshleyHoss820 @JackOBotts Thank you!! ☺️🧡 13mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! And congrats on making it through college - so exciting!!!! 13mo
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The Case Worker | Gyorgy Konrad
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This book was a trip. The narrator is a social worker who mostly works with children (I think). I enjoyed this behind-the-scenes look, the disjointed nature of the narrator‘s thoughts. Social work, work with the public in general, can you leave you feeling jaded and cynical, and maybe even a little deadened to things that should shock you. I look forward to reading more by Konrad. 241/1,001 #1001Books

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AshleyHoss820 @BarbaraBB That is so good to hear!! I‘m excited to read it! Thank you! ☺️ 14mo
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This is my last semester of school (yay!) and I only needed American Sign Language II to complete my degree audit. However, because of grants and scholarships, I needed to be full-time. I decided to take a geography class…for fun…😂💀 Anyway, I was dreading this b/c it is NOT my forte, but the book is highly readable. It also helps that the professor is kind, massively organized, and efficient. Bonus: it has helped me when reading novels too! ☺️

tpixie Great learning experience! 14mo
AshleyHoss820 @tpixie Yes! Very much! 14mo
LiteraryinPA Good for you for trying a class out of your comfort zone! 14mo
AshleyHoss820 @LiteraryinLawrence Thank you! ☺️☺️☺️ 14mo
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The Bluest Eye | Toni Morrison
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I‘m sorry, this was her FIRST NOVEL!? Hang it up, everybody else, b/c dang. I know Morrison is going to chew up my soul and spit it out, but I can‘t help but keep coming back for more. Every story in here is painful. You see Pecola through a child‘s narrative. That‘s where Morrison‘s magic lies: her ability to weave and manipulate language. It‘s beautifully written, but it‘s also mean and hard and angry. As it should be. 240/1,001 #1001Books

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I won‘t add anything new to the discussion, so I won‘t try. It reminds me of the adventure novels popular w/ boys in the Victorian era, but fantasy. I want to thank Christopher Tolkien for taking his father to task about remembering the small details of his bedtime story so that we could all benefit from it. The original NPR broadcast was stellar & should get a listen, if you‘re so inclined. Know what Aragon‘s shirt is made of? Husband material.

tpixie lol husband material 😝 14mo
AshleyHoss820 @tpixie 🤭🤭🤭 It‘s just so true! ☺️😂 14mo
tpixie @AshleyHoss820 👏🏻 👏🏻 14mo
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Again, I listened to the original American National Public Radio broadcast. Other than some different pronunciations than we‘re used to, this was another stellar performance. This was also around the 3-hour mark. If, like me, you‘re familiar with the story and just want to have some ear candy while crafting, give this a listen!