@dabbe on Litsy

Whose Body? | Dorothy Sayers

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#authoramonth @soubvihille
This is my 3rd Peter Wimsey novel (even though it's the 1st), and I can tell you that Sayers's novels get better in the series (THE NINE TAYLORS was superior to this one). Beware: the characters reflect the culture of their time, and some do express racial/anti-Semitic views. I low-pick it mostly because I adored Wimsey, whose foppish wit and slight arrogance reminded me of Percy Blakeney (aka The Scarlet Pimpernel).

CogsOfEncouragement I adore Harriet in this series. 1h

dabbe @CogsOfEncouragement She's not in this one, unfortunately. I think I'm going to have to find time to read this series. 🤩 20m

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dabbe

Double Wedding (Pam & Penny Howard, #4) | Rosamond Du Jardin

#SundayFunday @BookmarkTavern

I first read these books by Rosamond du Jardin back in middle school in the 70s. They are all about teen romance in the 50s and 60s--when you went to the malt shop after school, came home, and Mom had milk and cookies waiting for you while you sat at the kitchen table looking out of the window with the chintz curtains. Absolute nostalgia overload.

AnnCrystal 💝💝💝. 3h

dabbe @AnnCrystal 🩵🩶🩵 2h

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#25Alive
#guiltypleasure
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Who knew? 🤷‍♀️

Jari-chan Definitely not working from bed. Except you count sleeping as work? 🤔 3h

dabbe @Jari-chan That “works“ for me. 😀 3h

Ruthiella I‘m a Virgo and it does fit. I think in part, it‘s why I read: I‘m nosy! 😅 But I also like spending money…Maybe my moon sign is Leo? 3h

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Deblovestoread I do like to spend money on books! 📚💰📚 3h

Lesliereadsalot Sagittarius has nailed me! Just today was thinking about my next trip! 3h

dabbe @Ruthiella Mine doesn't fit. How is enjoying fresh flowers a guilty pleasure? I'm still ruminating on that one. 😂 2h

dabbe @Deblovestoread Me, too! Though I'm a Cancer. 2h

dabbe @Lesliereadsalot 🤩😂🤩 2h

ChaoticMissAdventures I am a Virgo and honestly this fits so well. I can't tell you the number of time I have texted my bffs with " you will never believe what is happening at the coffee shop" ? 2h

ChaoticMissAdventures @Ruthiella same!! So nosey! Tell me all the gossip I am not involved in ❤️ 2h

LiseWorks Yes 1h

dabbe @ChaoticMissAdventures 🤩 1h

KadaGul As an Aries ♈, I'm not a fan of reality TV, but if we're talking about TV series, count me in! 34m

dabbe @KadaGul 🤩😂🤩 22m

dabbe @LiseWorks 👍🏻 22m

Eggs Clever! now

Lunakay I'm a cancer and it's completely accurate 😂💐 now

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#poetrymatters
#wall
@TheSpineView

This song. 😭

Ruthiella I love this song! 🎶 🎵❤️ (edited) 3h

TheSpineView 💜🎶💜 3h

dabbe @Ruthiella I do, too! 😭 2h

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dabbe @TheSpineView 🩵🩶🩵 2h

Skygoddess1 White Nights is such a great movie! 58m

dabbe @Skygoddess1 Agree 💯! 🤩 19m

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dabbe

'Salem's Lot | Stephen King

#weeklyfavorites
@Reaad4Life

Can't believe we're heading into the last week of January! 😱

AmyG I‘m happy to you liked Salem‘s lot (did you?) 21h

dabbe @AmyG Loved it! Matt's reading HEARTS IN ATLANTIS, which I think I'll read after he's done. He's on a King kick! 🤩 18h

AmyG I envy you all reading these for the first time. 9h

dabbe @AmyG And I'm like, “Why the hell did I wait so long?“ 😂 4h

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dabbe

'Salem's Lot | Stephen King

“ 'SALEM'S LOT has to do with my own disillusionment and consequent fear for the future. In a way, it is more closely related to INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS than it is to DRACULA. The fear behind 'SALEM'S LOT seems to be that the Government has invaded everybody“ (King).

A writer who can take the time to get me to care about the characters and then horrifically dispose of some of them is a truly gifted writer indeed. He is THE KING.

Suet624 Real time fears. 23h

dabbe @Suet624 All too real. 🩵🩶🩵 22h

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The Winnie-the-Pooh Storybook Treasury | A.A. Milne

#25Alive
#gratitude
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 💛💛💛 1d

AnnCrystal 💝💝💝. 1d

dabbe @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🩵🩶🩵 22h

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dabbe @AnnCrystal 🩵🩶🩵 22h

Eggs Classic 🥲🥰😍 19h

dabbe @Eggs 🩵🩶🩵 18h

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The Valley of Fear | Arthur Conan Doyle

#NoPlaceLikeHolmes @Cuilin
#TheValleyOfFear
@LitsyEvents

Hi, Sherlockians~
Friendly reminder: our next SH read (and last novel in the canon) is THE VALLEY OF FEAR and is linked below (spoiler alert). Part 1's discussion will be on February 1st and will be led by @Cuilin.

P.S. If you'd like to be removed from this list, let us know.

Link: https://shorturl.at/l8wxN

Cuilin Thank you 🙏💛 1d

dabbe @Cuilin I better get reading! 🩵🩶🩵 1d

Cuilin @dabbe 😥 same 1d

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Librarybelle Thank you! 1d

AnneCecilie I‘ve started this one, and some references in the 1st chapter has me really excited 12h

dabbe @Librarybelle YW! 😘 4h

dabbe @AnneCecilie Ch. 1 with the cipher grabbed me right away! 🤩 4h

AnneCecilie @dabbe I was thinking more about the mention of a certain person 4h

dabbe @AnneCecilie Oh, yes ... that, too! 4h

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#poetrymatters
#lyricpoetry
#walk
@TheSpineView

Sorry if this song will now be in your head all day. 😂

TheSpineView 💜🎶💜 1d

dabbe @TheSpineView 🩵🩶🩵 1d

LeahBergen Stawp!!! 😆 1d

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Suet624 I still love hearing this song. 😊 22h

dabbe @LeahBergen They do the sand dance, dontcha know? 🤩😂🤩 22h

dabbe @Suet624 Oh, yeah, me, too! 80s music rocks! 🤩😂🤗 22h

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#5JoysFriday @debinhawaii

1. After what was to me one of the worst days in American history this past Monday, the sun did come out the next day. And the next... If you want to hear the best rendition of this song that I have ever heard in my entire life, here's the link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjyy4tYZFDc
2. Litsy and you Littens.
3. Matt. #always
4. Kate. #always
5. Pippa. #always

TheKidUpstairs I just heard Syndie's cover for the first time earlier today. So beautiful, absolute chills 💕💕💕 2d

AnnCrystal 🙏🇺🇸💝💝💝💝💝. 2d

tpixie @dabbe oh my! That brought chills and tears to my eyes!! Her singing was beautiful, and the whole video was just wonderful. Thanks 😊 ( my dad would always say - the sun will come up tomorrow- as a positivity affirmation) 2d

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wanderinglynn Wow! What a gorgeous voice. 2d

dabbe @TheKidUpstairs IKR? Chills and tears for me! 🩵🩶🩵 2d

dabbe @AnnCrystal 🩵🩶🩵 2d

dabbe @tpixie Your dad sounds like an amazing man. Chills and tears here, too! 🩵🩶🩵 2d

dabbe @wanderinglynn IKR? 🩵🩶🩵 2d

tpixie @dabbe 🩵💙🩵 2d

Suet624 I just watched the video twice, crying. Thank you. It‘s wonderful. 2d

TheBookHippie Every storm runs out of rain. 2d

TheBookHippie Song… gorgeous. 😭😭😭 2d

bthegood THANK YOU! I needed that🥰 1d

marleed Just a gorgeous rendition and hope that tomorrow comes again in 2028 🥰 1d

dabbe @Suet624 I keep watching it, too. It brings me hope. 🩵🩶🩵 1d

dabbe @TheBookHippie #truth 🩵🩶🩵 1d

dabbe @TheBookHippie IKR? 😭🩵😭 1d

dabbe @bthegood I did, too! We're in this together. 🩵🩶🩵 1d

dabbe @marleed #amen! 🩵🩶🩵 1d

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Mutts | Patrick McDonnell

#25Alive
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#positivity

AnnCrystal 💖🌳🐦🎶🐕💝. 2d

AmyG Especially now. 2d

MemoirsForMe 😍😍😍 2d

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dabbe @AnnCrystal 🩵🩶🩵 2d

dabbe @AmyG More than ever, right? 🩵🩶🩵 2d

dabbe @MemoirsForMe 🩵🩶🩵 2d

Eggs Sweet💭🕊️ 2d

dabbe @Eggs 🩵🩶🩵 1d

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#poetrymatters
#wake
@TheSpineView

TheSpineView 🤩🤩🤩 2d

dabbe @TheSpineView 🩵🩶🩵 2d

lil1inblue 💓 💙 💓 2d

dabbe @lil1inblue 🩵🩶🩵 2d

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The Voice of the Poet: Langston Hughes | Langston Hughes

#25Alive
#dream
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

AnnCrystal I select the sugary sweet! ☺️👍💝. 3d

dabbe @AnnCrystal 🤩😂🤗 3d

lil1inblue 🌟 💛 🌟 2d

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dabbe @lil1inblue 🩵🩶🩵 2d

Leftcoastzen So good! 2d

dabbe @Leftcoastzen IKR? 🩵🩶🩵 2d

Eggs 💚💭🩵 2d

dabbe @Eggs 🩵🩶🩵 1d

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Dorothy Parker: Poems | Dorothy Parker

#poetrymatters
#wait
@TheSpineView

TheSpineView Love this one! Great find 3d

dabbe 🩶🩵🩶 3d

lil1inblue This is one of my favorites. 💗 2d

dabbe @lil1inblue It's my first time reading it, and I adore it! 🩵🩶🩵 2d

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#TLT #ThreeListThursday @dabbe
New Survey: AP Literature Free Response Titles List #1 (1970-2024)
I really needed a list to take me totally away from the crapola of this week in the USA.
1. Survey link: https://www.listchallenges.com/litsy-ap-literature-free-response-titles-list-1
2. Share your score if you'd like.
3. Share your 3 favorites from the list or 3 that you might be interested in reading or a combo or whatever you'd like.
4. Tag a few!

DebinHawaii, Maria_Pulver, Kappadeemom, iread2much, Cuilin, AmyG, kspenmoll, TheBookHippie, BookNAround, catiewithac, TheLudicReader, jenniferw88, Deblovestoread, Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks, Sace, Kar2b, BookwormAHN, Sleepswithbooks, WorldsOkayestStepMom, TheBookgeekFrau, jdiehr, TheSpineView, Beatlefan129, ShelleyBooksie, Blerdgal_Fenix, LA1, Patchshank, Cupcake12, cinda.marie, PageShifter, LiseWorks, KadaGul

dabbe I'll post my faves later, but for the record: I've only read 20 from this list. So many ones I still want to read! 🤩 4d

Texreader That was fun. I‘ve read 11 and probably a few more, but I just can‘t remember. Easily my favorite was Dracula. 4d

Bookwormjillk I‘ve read 19 I think, but high school was a long time ago so I‘m not 100% which Shakespeare plays I read and which I just saw. Loved Dracula and Cry, The Beloved Country blew me away when I read it in school. 4d

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thebacklistbook 12. Mostly read for lit classes. 4d

rwmg 21

I'm guessing this is a school reading list but I don't really know what AP classes are or what to expect from them. 4d

LiseWorks I read only 8, but that's because I'm a Canadian, and our schools and universities have different books. Like where was most of Shakespeare stuff like Romeo and Juliette. 4d

bthegood ❤️💙❤️ (edited) 4d

PurpleyPumpkin I read 16 on this list and have many others on my tbr shelf. Many of these reads were from when I went to university. But I‘d like to get back to some of these. Thanks for posting!👍🏽 3d

BookNAround I‘ve read 46 but I do have 2 English degrees and did take AP English way back in the day. I have quite a few of the newer (post my long ago schooling) books on my shelves tbr. Also, I have read other books by a bunch of the authors but not necessarily their works on the list. (edited) 3d

Kar2b Only 6 for me. I haven‘t read All the Light We Cannot See yet, but I own it, so that‘ll take me to 7. 🤪 3d

TheSpineView Thanks for the tag! 😍 3d

Deblovestoread Thanks for the tag! 3d

dabbe @Texreader Yes to DRACULA, too! Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩶🩵🩶 3d

dabbe @Bookwormjillk Still can't believe I've never read CRY. On the TBR! Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩶🩵🩶 3d

dabbe @thebacklistbook Same here. Or ones I had to teach! 😂 Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩶🩵🩶 3d

dabbe @rwmg AP stands for Advanced Placement, and it is a literature course where if seniors can pass the AP literature exam (where these titles come from), they don't have to take English 101/102 in college. These are titles that the College Board (the ones who created all AP courses) deems are “works of literary merit.“ Obviously, that thought is up for debate. Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩶🩵🩶 3d

dabbe @LiseWorks Excellent point. Most titles are British and American, which is why those two subjects are taught in a lot of American high school courses. Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩶🩵🩶 3d

dabbe @bthegood 🩶🩵🩶 3d

dabbe @PurpleyPumpkin YW! Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩶🩵🩶 3d

dabbe @BookNAround #yahooyou! I knew you'd score higher than most--and you kicked my sorry English-teacher's ass! Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩶🩵🩶 3d

dabbe @Kar2b I own it, too, and have yet to read it! 😂 Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩶🩵🩶 3d

dabbe @TheSpineView YW! 😘 3d

dabbe @Deblovestoread YW! 😘 3d

BkClubCare I checked 31 but not that many were from HS but the past decade plus when I wanted to read more classics 🌟 Always fun to look at book lists 😂 3d

dabbe @BkClubCare I love book lists! It just makes the ol' TBR grow to infinity and beyond! 😂 Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩶🩵🩶 3d

LA1 Thanks for the tag! I‘m ranked #210, having read only 5 of the books. 😊 3d

dabbe @LA1 I sure found quite a few to add to my TBR; how about you? 🤩 Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩶🩵🩶 3d

bibliothecarivs I don't read a lot of fiction so I've only read 4. But Don Quixote, Elmet, and Dancing at Lughnasa are on my to-read list. 3d

dabbe @bibliothecarivs What type of nonfiction do you like? Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵🩶🩵 3d

TheLudicReader 17…not a great result. Lots of unfamiliar titles, too. 3d

peaKnit Oof 9% 3d

bibliothecarivs @dabbe I'm a nonfiction librarian and have wide interests but I usually read history, biography, autobiography, literary studies, cultural analysis, poetry, religion, nature & travel writing, and books about my favouite music, visual art, and films, with some politics, philosophy, science, and folklore sprinkled in. 3d

dabbe @TheLudicReader Same here. Mostly American and British authors, too. Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵🩶🩵 3d

dabbe @peaKnit You're in good company! 😂 Any you want to add to your never-ending TBR? 🩵🩶🩵 3d

dabbe @bibliothecarivs And I am #gobsmacked! 🤩 I would love to read more nonfiction, especially in history. Do you have anything to recommend for Tudor or 19th century British History or Colonial/Early American history? 3d

KadaGul Thank you 🫶 for the tag 🏷️. #Hello2025 🍀💜🌅💙 3d

Patchshank Thanks for the tag. I scored an 8 😂 3d

WorldsOkayestStepMom Thanks for the tag! I have read 14 of them. 3d

azulaco I scored 33. And actually I‘m embarrassed, because lots of these titles have been on my infinite TBR list for YEARS, so I should have read more of them. I did have a good high school and college education. A lot of the ones I read were assigned in class, or caught my interest after a related class discussion. I must admit that a couple, I‘ve only read excerpts of, so I kind of cheated. 3d

bibliothecarivs @dabbe yes! The Five by Rubenhold and the English Reformation by Jones. Currently enjoying Tomalin's biography of Thomas Hardy (b. 1840). If you're willing to go a little outside of the Tudor period, Dan Jones's books Summer of Blood and The Plantagenets are excellent. 2d

bibliothecarivs @dabbe

The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper

dabbe @KadaGul YW! 🩵🩶🩵 2d

dabbe @Patchshank You're in good company; most of us scored under a 20! Thanks for playing and sharing! 🩵🩶🩵 2d

dabbe @WorldsOkayestStepMom Yay you! Thanks for playing and sharing! 🩵🩶🩵 2d

dabbe @azulaco I say if you “dabbled“ in a book, it counts! Most scored under 20, so yahoo you! Thanks for playing and sharing! 🩵🩶🩵 2d

dabbe @bibliothecarivs I will look into all of these! Thank you so much for your help and expertise! 🤗 2d

dabbe @bibliothecarivs Ooh, I love JtheR stuff! 🤩 2d

DGRachel I managed a whopping 7. 😂 There were several others that I tried to read and bailed (glaring at Crime & Punishment) and a little sad at the number of authors I‘ve read, but haven‘t read the “right” book. I‘ve read a lot of Dickens and Cormac McCarthy, for instance. 😮‍💨 But also, I have to recommend a different translation of Beowulf. This one is 🤩

Beowulf: A New Translation

dabbe @DGRachel This survey only went through the letters A-C, so I bet your authors and other titles will be coming! And you're in good company; most of us scored 20 or under this time around. 😂 I'll have to check out your BEOWULF suggestion; thanks! Thanks also for playing and sharing. 🩵🩶🩵 2d

DGRachel I truly hated Beowulf in high school, but Headley‘s translation was delightful (if you like modernizations). It literally had me howling with laughter. I highly recommend the audiobook. 2d

dabbe @DGRachel Now on the TBR! 🤩🩵🤩 1d

CogsOfEncouragement I‘ve read just 14 on the list. 7h

dabbe @CogsOfEncouragement You're in good company; most of us scored 20 or lower! Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵🩶🩵 4h

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#25Alive
#celebrate
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Cheryl_Russell_BookNotes Now that song is stuck in my head. 4d

dabbe @Cheryl_Russell_BookNotes Let's celebrate and have a good time. 🤩😂🤗 4d

Cheryl_Russell_BookNotes @dabbe 🥳🤣 4d

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Eggs Another classic 👏🏻👏🏻 4d

dabbe @Cheryl_Russell_BookNotes 🩶🖤🩶 4d

dabbe @Eggs 🩶🖤🩶 4d

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#poetrymatters
#waist
@TheSpineView

TheSpineView Perfect! Loved the line about not getting worked up. 4d

dabbe @TheSpineView IKR? 🩶🖤🩶 4d

lil1inblue 🌟 💙 🌟 4d

dabbe @lil1inblue 🩶🖤🩶 4d

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Well done, Fox News. Well done. 😂

AllDebooks 🤣🤣🤣 4d

Sace 🤣 4d

Cupcake12 😂 made me giggle 4d

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Enchanted_Bibliophile 😂🤣 4d

TheBookHippie 😂😂😂😂😂 4d

RedCurly In my language that means secrets :D 4d

dabbe @AllDebooks @Sace @Cupcake12 @Enchanted_Bibliophile @TheBookHippie @RedCurly ... there must have been an executive order against spell checking. 😀 4d

TheBookHippie @dabbe They can spell? 4d

dabbe @TheBookHippie 😂😂😂 4d

julesG 🤣🤣🤣 4d

Sleepswithbooks 😂😂😂 4d

Susanita Must have been the DEI hire editor. 4d

lil1inblue 😂 😂 😂 4d

AmyG HAHAHAHAHAHA! 4d

ChaoticMissAdventures 😂 😂 Perfect. 4d

Magpiegem This is brilliant! 4d

TheLudicReader 😂 4d

TheBookgeekFrau 🤣🤣 4d

dabbe @julesG 😂😀😂 4d

dabbe @Sleepswithbooks 😂😀😂 4d

dabbe @Susanita Exactly! 😂😀😂 4d

dabbe @lil1inblue 😂😀😂 4d

dabbe @AmyG 😂😀😂 4d

dabbe @ChaoticMissAdventures 😂😀😂 4d

dabbe @Magpiegem 😂😀😂 4d

dabbe @TheLudicReader 😂😀😂 4d

dabbe @TheBookgeekFrau 😂😀😂 4d

Meshell1313 🤣🤣🤣 4d

Read4life 😆😆😆 3d

dabbe @Meshell1313 😂😀😂 3d

dabbe @Read4life 😂😀😂 3d

BiblioLitten 😆😆😆 2d

dabbe @BiblioLitten 😂🤩😂 2d

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Bartleby: The Scrivener | Herman Melville

#Two4Tuesday
@TheSpineView

1. The only thing I don't like about retirement is that I couldn't do it my entire life. 😂 What I liked least about teaching was dealing with some honors' parents. “Why did Johnny only get 98/100 on his essay? Please explain in detail why you took off 2 points.“ 🙄
2. Tagged. It's not a book but a very long short story. Whenever tasked to do anything, Bartleby would answer, “I'd prefer not to.“
All are tagged.

TheSpineView Kudos to you for having to deal with the parents. Thanks for playing! 5d

Suet624 I‘m with you on retirement. Why didn‘t I start sooner? 5d

dabbe @TheSpineView Anytime! 🩶🖤🩶 5d

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dabbe @Suet624 IKR? 🤩😂🤗 5d

Susanita Right??? 5d

dabbe @Susanita 🩶🖤🩶 5d

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#25Alive
#favewinterfood
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

New England clam chowder. 🙂

Lesliereadsalot Yum!! 5d

Eggs Yummm 😋 5d

MommyOfTwo Yum 5d

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dabbe @Lesliereadsalot @Eggs @MommyOfTwo IKR? 🤩😂🤗 5d

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Yum 😋 4d

dabbe @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🩶🖤🩶 4d

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#poetrymatters
#wain
@TheSpineView

TheSpineView Perfect! Love the nostalgia in this poem 😍 5d

dabbe @TheSpineView 🩶🖤🩶 5d

Suet624 💕💕💕 5d

dabbe @Suet624 🩶🖤🩶 5d

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How I'm handling today. 🩶🖤🩶

kspenmoll This is fabulous! 🩶🖤🩶 6d

Kerrbearlib Love it! 6d

Soubhiville Same 6d

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dabbe @kspenmol 🩶🖤🩶 6d

dabbe @Kerrbearlib Does this count for you wonderful #mentalhealthmonday? 🩶🖤🩶 6d

dabbe @Soubhiville 🩶🖤🩶 6d

Aims42 🙌🙌🙌 6d

Sarahreadstoomuch Absolutely! TV is off, audiobook is on!! 6d

WorldsOkayestStepMom YES! 6d

Amiable Amen, sister! 🙌🏼 6d

JanuarieTimewalker13 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 6d

Deblovestoread ✊🏼💙 6d

Kerrbearlib @dabbe oh yeah! 🎯🎯🎯♥️♥️♥️ 6d

JenReadsAlot Love ❤️ 6d

dabbe @Aims42 🩶🖤🩶 6d

dabbe @Sarahreadstoomuch 🩶🖤🩶 6d

dabbe @WorldsOkayestStepMom 🩶🖤🩶 6d

dabbe @Amiable 🩶🖤🩶 6d

dabbe @JanuarieTimewalker13 🩶🖤🩶 6d

dabbe @Deblovestoread 🩶🖤🩶 6d

dabbe @Kerrbearlib 🩶🖤🩶 6d

dabbe @JenReadsAlot 🩶🖤🩶 6d

MemoirsForMe 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 6d

dabbe @MemoirsForMe 🩶🖤🩶 6d

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#25Alive
#fvwinterdrink
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Hot buttered rum. I have this rarely, but when I do ... sheer heaven. 😊

ShananigansReads I‘ve always wanted to try one. 6d

DebinHawaii Yum! 😋 6d

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Yum 😋 6d

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Bookwormjillk Do you have a good recipe? It never works when I try to make it. 6d

dabbe @Bookwormjillk We usually have it at a Jamaican restaurant, but this recipe is solid. https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1019800-hot-buttered-rum?searchResultPositio... 6d

dabbe @ShananigansReads It is to die for. 🤩 6d

dabbe @DebinHawaii 🤩 6d

dabbe @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🤩 6d

Bookwormjillk @dabbe thanks! 6d

dabbe @Bookwormjillk 🩶🖤🩶 6d

Eggs Oh I remember drinking this in Minnesota (in “another life”) when it was under 0 degrees F 🧊 5d

dabbe @Eggs Wowza! That's cold! 🩶🖤🩶 5d

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#poetrymatters
#wail
@TheSpineView

TheSpineView Good one!❤️🐾 6d

lil1inblue 🩵😻🩵 6d

dabbe @TheSpineView 🖤🐾🖤 6d

dabbe @lil1inblue 🖤🐾🖤 6d

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Les Miserables (Illustrated) | Victor Hugo

#SundayFunday
@BookmarkTavern

Hoping this one counts 'cuz I know a major uprising is coming! @TheBookHippie
#readlesmis

TheBookHippie It counts!!! 1w

dabbe @TheBookHippie Yay! 🩶🖤🩶 1w

BookmarkTavern Definitely counts! Thank you for sharing! 💙 7d

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dabbe @BookmarkTavern 🩶🖤🩶 6d

tpixie How timely! #READLESMIS 🩵📘🩵 2d

dabbe @tpixie ❣️🇫🇷❣️ 2d

tpixie @dabbe ooh! Great emojis 🥳 2d

dabbe @tpixie 🤩😂🤗 2d

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#weekendreads
@rachelsbrittain

A little of each one each day. My brain so far hasn't imploded ... yet. 😂

monalyisha Omg. 😂 1w

Ruthiella Yikes! Don‘t pile them up on your nightstand! It‘s a bookalanche hazard! ☢️😂 1w

dabbe @monalyish @Ruthiella I think I have the FOMA disease. 😳😂🤗 1w

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Bookwormjillk That‘s quite a combo @dabbe 😂 1w

CSeydel Got some chunksters tucked in there! 1w

Lesliereadsalot I liked Jonathan Strange, long as it was! 1w

dabbe @Bookwormjillk IKR? From depressing to heartwrenching to boring (talking to you, Lark Rise) to scared out of my wits! 😂 1w

dabbe @CSeydel Those are my year-long reads--only 4-5 pages a day. Thank God. 😂 1w

dabbe @Lesliereadsalot Good to know! I'm enjoying it so far! 🤩 1w

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The Return of Sherlock Holmes | Arthur Conan Doyle

#weeklyfavorite
@Read4Life

Read4life 💙📚💙 7d

dabbe @Read4life 🩶🖤🩶 6d

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#25Alive
#AuthorYouLove
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

A different take. My two favorite cartoonists AND authors of all time. It's not just their drawings that move my soul but their words as well. 🩶🖤🩶

AnnCrystal 💝💝💝. 1w

MemoirsForMe Totally agree! 😍🙌🏻 1w

dabbe @AnnCrystal 🩶🖤🩶 1w

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dabbe @MemoirsForMe 🩶🖤🩶 1w

Eggs Well played👏🏻👏🏻 7d

dabbe @Eggs I try. 🩶🖤🩶 6d

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The Collected Works of Isaac Rosenberg: Poetry, Prose, Letters, Paintings, and Drawings | Isaac Rosenberg

#poetrymatters
#waif
@TheSpineView

TheSpineView 🤩🤩🤩 7d

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The Return of Sherlock Holmes | Arthur Conan Doyle

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Published in 1905, this collection of short stories brings back the legendary Sherlock Holmes, whose apparent death at the Reichenbach Falls in “The Final Problem“ had left fans in despair. In most stories, Doyle manages to recapture the magic that made Holmes a global sensation in the first place; however, some of Holmes's deductions rely on fortunate or improbable circumstances, straining the suspension of disbelief for more critical readers.

Daisey, erzascarletbookgasm, Cuilin, CogsOfEncouragement, AnneCecilie, Born.A.Reader, Aimeesue, Larkken, Librarybelle, mom2bugnbee, Chrissyreadit, Read4life, StayCurious, Sace, CatLass007, Mollyanna, curiouserandcurioser, eeclayton, dabbe, IndoorDame, kelli7990, TheAromaofBooks, 5feet.of.fury, Tineke, Fr3NcHtOaSt, Blackink_WhitePaper, RayHallucinogen, Pageturner1, PageShifter, AllDebooks, AnnR, kimrenee, aroyse, CrystalE02

Kerrbearlib I've never read Sherlock Holmes before - I should check out one of his books. 1w

dabbe @Kerrbearlib They're my favorite! If you'd like to join us, check out #NoPlaceLikeHolmes. Very low pressure and lots of fun. 🩶🖤🩶 1w

eeclayton It's interesting that he doesn't only “recapture the magic“ by bringing SH back, he even gets rid of Watson's wife and career to put them both back into the Baker Street flat and recreate their original situation. 1w

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AnishaInkspill this is helpful in reminding me how much I want to read these, distracted with other reads and so it gets pushed so far back that it's easy to forget, so yeah, this is helpful 1w

TheAromaofBooks @eeclayton - Right?? I felt like that was a little hard on poor Watson 😂 1w

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1w

dabbe @eeclayton So true! I have to admit, that's my favorite place to find them! 🤩 1w

dabbe @AnishaInkspill If you ever want to join us, c'mon for the ride! #NoPlaceLikeHolmes 🩶🖤🩶 1w

dabbe @TheAromaofBooks 🩶🖤🩶 1w

AnishaInkspill @dabbe 💛 thank you, and I appreciate the open invite 7d

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Mutts | Patrick McDonnell

#25Alive
#snowycover
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Kerrbearlib Cute cover! 🐶🐶❄️❄️ 1w

dabbe @Kerrbearlib 🩵❄️🩵 1w

TheSpineView Adorable 1w

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Eggs How fun!! 1w

dabbe @Eggs 🩵❄️🩵 1w

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#poetrymatters
#wagon
@TheSpineView

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The Adventure of The Second Stain | Arthur Conan Doyle

#NoPlaceLikeHolmes @cuilin
#TheSecond Stain

Our last story in THE RETURN OF SH! Next up, the final novel, THE VALLEY OF FEAR. The 1st discussion will be over Part 1 (chapters 1-7) in TWO weeks: February 1 (already February!!!) The 1st discussion will be led by @Cuilin. The 2nd discussion will be over Part 2 (chapters 1-7) on February 22nd and will be led by @dabbe.

Thoughts, Sherlockians?

Librarybelle I was definitely thinking about Jane Eyre and poor Bertha! It actually made me think more of that whole situation versus any other Holmes‘ stories. 1w

dabbe @Librarybelle Yep. She tried to kill Jane and Rochester. And to use “Creole“ to show a woman who is impassioned. Prejudice, anyone? 😳

I also thought of “The Naval Treaty,“ “A Scandal in Bohemia,“ and “Charles Augustus Milverton“: a story with a stolen document, a story where a personal something is hidden, and a story with blackmail.“ Doyle needs some new tropes! 1w

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The Adventure of The Second Stain | Arthur Conan Doyle

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Librarybelle Yeah, just odd. I‘m not sure why Holmes wanted to protect Lady Hilda and yet not mention that security is a bit lax for important political correspondence. 1w

Cuilin Exactly, there‘s a spy in the government, we‘ll just sweep that under the carpet too. 1w

dabbe @Librarybelle @Cuilin ... could SH be like “Well, I've done my job. You asked me to get the document; there it is. I'm outta here.“ 😂 1w

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Cuilin @dabbe he‘s like “That‘s Mycroft‘s problem” 😆 1w

dabbe @Cuilin Oh, man, EXCELLENT observation! 😂🙌🏻😂 1w

AnneCecilie Holmes mind works in mysterious ways, but I like your take on it @Cuilin 😝 1w

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The Adventure of The Second Stain | Arthur Conan Doyle

Librarybelle This did seem a bit convoluted, and the whole “steal one letter to get another letter” scheme seems a bit flimsy. I think Conan Doyle was really sick of these stories. 😂 1w

eeclayton I guess it makes sense to keep the document and use it against the potentate in the future if necessary. What I don't understand is why it seemed safer to carry the letter home instead of putting it in a safe. 1w

Cuilin It was all very melodramatic. What was in that letter? We‘ll never know. 1w

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dabbe @Librarybelle At least he didn't kill SH this time around; I think he knew he might be writing some more! 😂 1w

dabbe @eeclayton And Hope did that for days! When the government safe isn't good enough but your little box in your bedroom is, what does that say about national security? 1w

dabbe @Cuilin Inquiring minds want to know! 😂 1w

AnneCecilie This reminded me of an other of Doyle‘s stories where the same plot device was used. For the wife it‘s the fear that her husband will find out she has had feelings for someone else. As several other have already stated it doesn‘t make sense for the husband to carry his letter back and forth and was does it say about government security? 1w

dabbe @AnneCecilie I also want to know why Mrs. Hope's husband wouldn't forgive her; it seems Victorian expectations for wealthy women were nearly impossible to uphold. 1w

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The Adventure of The Second Stain | Arthur Conan Doyle

Librarybelle This was another one that is not as suspenseful as other stories in the collection. It was just okay for me, not one of my favorite stories. 1w

eeclayton It was a clever plot, but I felt a little underwhelmed about the ending. 1w

dabbe @Librarybelle There seemed to be a lot of talking and not much doing. Even Holmes states that “only one important thing has happened in the last three days, and that is that nothing has happened.“ 😂😴😂 1w

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dabbe @eeclayton I thought it was clever to the point of really having to suspend my disbelief. 🤩 1w

AnneCecilie I liked it well enough. I think I was more shocked during the first paragraph than about the conclusion. I can not see a retired Holmes as a bee-farmer. 1w

dabbe @AnneCecilie Who wants no more notoriety either! It is difficult to swallow, isn't it? 1w

AnneCecilie It most definitely is 1w

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Salem's Lot | Stephen King

#FirstLineFridays
#ShyBookOwl

“Almost everyone thought the man and the boy were father and son.“

tpixie I read this book when it first came out as a teenager. I absolutely loved it. But from then on until probably finally in my 30s 😂 when we got a big black lab, I had to always make sure all the windows & draperies were closed at night time so I would not see a vampire out my window!!! 🪟 🧛🏻‍♂️ 😱 1w

Bookwomble @tpixie The vampire at the window element of Salem's Lot always put me in mind of the story The Vampire of Croglin Grange - very spooky! 1w

tpixie @Bookwomble ohh! Dare I read that?! 1w

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dabbe I'm in for a good scare, aren't I? 😱 1w

tpixie @dabbe yes! Although since you‘re an adult, you might do better than 14- 15-year-old me! 1w

tpixie @Bookwomble I found the vampire of croglin grange! https://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks06/0605661h.html (edited) 1w

dabbe @tpixie The 15-year old me who saw the original FRIDAY THE 13TH in the movie theater (so dating myself) still checks under her bed every night before she goes to bed. 😂 1w

tpixie @dabbe 🩵🩵🩵 I have to have at least a sheet over me- no matter how hot I am- a simple sheet can protect me from the bogeyman!! If it‘s off, he will come! And I never allow my feet or arms to hang over the bed! 😂 1w

dabbe @tpixie We are the best wimps, aren't we? 🩶🖤🩶 1w

tpixie @dabbe yes! We are!!! 🩵🪼🩵 1w

Bookwomble @tpixie Croglin Grange was first published in 1900 by an archdeacon, so it's not gory, but it is spooky. Nice find on Gutenberg 😊 I think it's only 5 or 6 pages, so should be a quick read 🧛‍♂️ 1w

ShyBookOwl On my tbr for YEARS 1w

tpixie @Bookwomble thanks!! 1w

dabbe @ShyBookOwl Me, too! I'm a bit terrified to read it! 😂 1w

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#5JoysFriday
@debinhawaii (thanks for the tag! 🩶🖤🩶)

1. The Wolf Moon on January 13th.
2. Last week with President Biden. 😭
3. Matt.
4. Pip.
5. Kate.

All are tagged.

tpixie Oh the moon has been beautiful! The night my mother died there was a super moon. I remember my sisters & I holding onto each other and looking at it & thinking of Mom when we left the hospice that night. 🌕 I think about her all the time, but these super moons really make me think of her. As a female, I‘ve always been drawn to the moon. 🌙 1w

TheBookHippie 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 1w

TheBookHippie I went out last night and sat with the moon…. Fine I was talking to the crow… casting spells.. 1w

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Susanita Moon Child here! 🌝 1w

dabbe @tpixie What a lovely, heartfelt memory. Thanks for sharing. 🩶🖤🩶 1w

dabbe @TheBookHippie Any hexes? 🤩😂🤩 1w

dabbe @TheBookHippie #ditto 😭😭😭 1w

dabbe @Susanita La bella luna! 🩶🖤🩶 1w

Kerrbearlib #2 😭😭😭 1w

Kerrbearlib Pip and Kate ♥️♥️🐱🐱🐾🐾 1w

AnnCrystal 💝🇺🇲🦅💝🙏🇺🇸💝💝💝. (edited) 1w

dabbe @Kerrbearlib #sowithyou 😭😭😭 1w

dabbe @Kerrbearlib 🖤🐾🐾🖤 1w

dabbe @AnnCrystal I'm trying. 🩶🖤🩶 1w

AnnCrystal @dabbe it's a little too scary, this unknown we are all walking into 🥺💝. 1w

peaKnit I am nervous. I was reading the tagged book last night and the losses Iranian women suffered felt all too familiar…going backwards…😢

The Lion Women of Tehran

dabbe @AnnCrystal At least we're in it together, right? 🩶🖤🩶 1w

dabbe @peaKnit #thedarkages 🩶🖤🩶 1w

AnnCrystal 🥲👍 @dabbe hope has more endurance 🫂🙏✌️💝. 1w

kspenmoll Thank you all for this conversation.🩶🖤🩶 @AnnCrystal @peaKnit @Kerrbearlib @Susanita @TheBookHippie @tpixie what a lovely memory 1w

TheBookHippie @dabbe a few perhaps 👀 1w

TheBookHippie @peaKnit I freak out about once daily. 1w

dabbe @kspenmoll 🩶🖤🩶 1w

dabbe @TheBookHippie 👍🏻❣️👍🏻 1w

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A Tree a Day: 365 of the World�s Most Majestic Trees | Amy-Jane Beer

#Naturalitsy
@Alldebooks @TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

Absolutely adoring this one! My husband's even reading it along with me! 🌳💚🌳

Soscha I‘m already 19 days behind of a tree, flower & bird of the day. ☹️ 1w

dabbe @Soscha The tree ones are short and sweet; hopefully your others are, too! 🩶🖤🩶 1w

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Breaking the Chain: The Guard Dog Story | Patrick McDonnell

#25Alive
#1stBk25
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

This. 🖤🐾🖤

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 😓💔 1w

Eggs 🩷 🐾 🥲 1w

dabbe @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🩶🖤🩶 1w

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The Odyssey | Homer

#poetrymatters
#wag
@TheSpineView

For me, the saddest passage in this epic poem.

TheSpineView That is sad. 😥 1w

dabbe @TheSpineView It'd get me every time I taught it. 😭 1w

kspenmoll Totally. So poignant. 1w

dabbe @kspenmoll Argo is probably the only character I totally cared about, too! 😂 1w

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Out of the Dust | Karen Hesse

#TLT #ThreeListThursday

This retired English teacher's score sucked! 😂 Though the 17 books I did read were not from childhood but from my years teaching middle school. My 3 choices are for the following reasons:
JOHNNY TREMAIN: #love
OUT OF THE DUST: #lovetoinfinity--in my top 5 list of fave books of all time!
CHARLOTTE'S WEB: Only an Honor winner? #wtf?

Here's the link if you haven't played yet: https://shorturl.at/kosig

Texreader I only read 3 1w

dabbe @Texreader If I hadn't taught middle school, I would have read 0! You're in good company; most of us scored less than 20. 😂 Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩶🖤🩶 1w

Texreader @dabbe I do have some on my bookshelves I hope to read someday. 1w

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Texreader @dabbe What subject did you teach? 1w

curiouserandcurioser I read 42 1w

dabbe @Texreader English! So you'd think I would have read more of these! I mostly taught high school, though, so zero Newbery winners for that age group! 🤩😂😘🤩 1w

dabbe @curiouserandcurioser Ya kicked my retired-English-teacher butt! Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩶🖤🩶 1w

dabbe @Texreader Same here. Plus I want to reread JOHNNY TREMAIN again. I have my original teacher copy with all of my notes in it--same for OUT OF THE DUST. 1w

curiouserandcurioser It was fun to play:) 1w

dabbe @curiouserandcurioser Yay! I love taking polls! 🤩😂🤗 1w

DogMomIrene I got 17 too😂 A mix from my childhood & teaching years. That committee, though. Sometimes they pick books that may be all fancy pants literary, but good luck enticing a child to read it. 1w

dabbe @DogMomIrene #truth 🩶🖤🩶 1w

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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | Arthur Conan Doyle

#25Alive
#favebk24
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Hands down this one. A reread many times over and still my fave. #sherlocked

Aims42 Love this cover 🤩😍 1w

dabbe @Aims42 It's quite quirky, isn't it? 🤩😂🤗 1w

Aims42 @dabbe ‘Quirky‘ is the perfect adjective for it 😁 It‘s so fun 1w

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dabbe @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🩶🖤🩶 1w

Eggs 🩶❤️🖤 1w

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#waffle
@TheSpineView

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#TLT #ThreeListThursday @dabbe
New Survey: All of the Newbery Medal Winners from 1922-2024!
1. Take the survey: https://www.listchallenges.com/litsy-full-list-of-newbery-medal-winners
2. Share your score if you'd like.
3. Share your 3 favorites from the list, 3 you think should have been on the list, 3 you'd like to read ...
4. Tag a few!

Wanna play? @TheBookGeekFrau @TheBookHippie @TheLudicReader
CONSIDER YOURSELF TAGGED! 🙂

DGRachel OMG. Apparently, even as a child I had a thing against book award winners. I‘ve read 1 from this list and DNFd another. That‘s it. 🤣🤣 2w

Butterfinger Before I do the survey, my all-time favorite is Rifles for Watie. I hope I can get it read to my class this year. 2w

peaKnit Oh boy…I‘ve read 3! 😳 2w

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TheBookgeekFrau Thank you for the tag. This is right up my alley as I've recently started reading all the school age classics I never read in school!! 😁 2w

thebacklistbook 6/100 and that's counting book to movie adaptations. 2w

TheLudicReader 🤣 5! 1w

PuddleJumper I have read 0! 1w

dabbe @DGRachel @peaKnit @thebacklistbook @TheLudicReader @PuddleJumper We're all in good company! 🤩 I have a feeling most of us will have some books to add to our TBR--if we want to read children's books that is! The 17 books I read were ones I read while teaching middle school in the 90s! 😂 Thanks for playing and sharing. 🤩🤗🤩 1w

dabbe @TheBookgeekFrau I bet you'll kick my butt! 🤩 1w

dabbe @Butterfinger On the TBR! 🤩🤗🤩 1w

Faranae Oh goodness, only 9 here myself, and most of those because of my blog. Some of these I'm eyeballing like “oh, that's gonna be very yikes isn't it?“ 1w

dabbe @Faranae IKR? Some of those book covers and titles made me go 😱! Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩶🖤🩶 P.S. You're in good company; most scores today were under 20! 😂 1w

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The Adventure of The Second Stain | Arthur Conan Doyle

#NoPlaceLikeHolmes @Cuilin
#TheSecondStain
@LitsyEvents

Hi, Sherlockians~
Another interesting discussion this past Saturday. Our next SH read, “(TAo) The Adventure of the Second Stain“, is linked below (spoiler alert). Discussion will be on JANUARY 18th and will be led by @dabbe. It's the last story in THE RETURN OF SH! Happy 🐫 Day.

P.S. If you'd like to be removed from this list, let us know.

Link: https://shorturl.at/83JbV

Librarybelle Thank you! 2w

dabbe @Librarybelle YW! 😘 Loved the #NancyDrewBR questions today! 🩶🖤🩶 2w

Librarybelle Thanks! ❤️ 2w

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#25Alive
#lastinglove
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Time to listen to some Howard Jones. My 80s man! 🤩

Cuilin I love him!!! He‘s playing in Boston next month. Tempting 🤔 2w

dabbe @Cuilin You lucky duck! You need to go so that I can live vicariously through you! When I was in college at U of AZ (1986!!!), I worked for the arena and was usher at a lot of concerts ... one being his show! I was stationed right in front of the stage and got his autograph! Which is somewhere in a box in the garage. I hope. 🤩 My fave song is “No One is to Blame“--got me through a big breakup with my high school BF and 1st husband. TMII? 😂 2w

Cuilin @dabbe nope, I love it!!! I love Things Can Only Get Better and I remember singing What Is Love? with my sister and other Irish students on a bus in France. We were part of a cultural exchange program. Good times. 2w

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peaKnit Oh Howard Jones, a piece of teenage history! 1w

Eggs Perfect 🤩 1w

dabbe @Cuilin 🩶🖤🩶 1w

dabbe @peaKnit IKR? 🤩😂🤗 1w

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#wade
@TheSpineView

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The Cruelest Month: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel | Louise Penny

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I can't help but compare this to the tv series CRIMINAL MINDS. Not for the murders (CM is much more gruesome) ... but for the people. I adore Three Pines and its eccentric dwellers. I care about them now (this is Book #3 in the series) and am invested in what happens to them. The mystery is also fascinating and involves a deadly seance at the town's proverbial haunted house on a hill, but it's the villagers that keep me wanting to read more.

TheBookHippie We are currently watching the Brady Bunch 🤣 it‘s Winnie‘s favorite 🐶 2w

willaful I have this one to read. My husband wants to go faster than I did! 2w

dabbe @TheBookHippie A much more enjoyable watch, to be sure! 🩶🖤🩶 “Here's a story ...“ 2w

dabbe @willaful My husband is following me, so he's like “Can you hurry up? I'd like to get to the next one, please!“ 😂 2w

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The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | Arthur Conan Doyle

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@TheSpineView (thanks for the tag! 😘)
Thanks also for the tag, @peaKnit! 😘

1. The fact that I don't have to sob into the abyss because it's another day sweltering past 110º is what I love most about winter. Seriously. ❄️
2. Of course, it's Sherlock! This story is the only one in the canon set around the holidays, and it has all the feels for a holiday story and mystery. #sherlocked

Play? @Cupcake12 @PageShifter @wanderinglynn

TheSpineView Can't begin to imagine the heat. Yikes! Thanks for playing 2w

wanderinglynn Thanks for the tag! 2w

dabbe @TheSpineView 🩶🖤🩶 2w

dabbe @wanderinglynn YW! 😘 2w

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