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Goodreads @dariazeoli IG @plannedreads | DA-ree-uh. Vegan. Reader of books. Roller of eyes. NJ, born & raised.
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East of Eden | John Steinbeck
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Midweek watching, after finishing the book today.

#AuthorAMonth

TheBookHippie Enjoy! 17m
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The Red Pony | John Steinbeck
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Gabilan deserved better. I‘m only through the first chapter, but I‘m sad now.

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dabbe Get ready. 💔 1w
dariazeoli @dabbe Ugh. DNF‘d after Jody killed the bird because he felt like it and then mutilated its body. I am so not here for this. 6d
dabbe @dariazeoli I totally understand. I read it once and will NEVER read it again for all of those reasons. I get that life is brutal, but it's hard to see/read it in excruciating detail! 6d
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It seemed appropriate to finish this book yesterday, on International Women‘s Day, with Eve and Charlie. Although I wasn‘t sure about it at first, I really grew to enjoy the story and was eager to see how it all played out. It was hard not to root for our heroines.

Thanks to @BeckyWithTheGoodBooks for another great #ALSpine pick!

BeckyWithTheGoodBooks Yay! I‘m so glad you enjoyed it! 2w
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Y‘all, if Elizabeth freaking Taylor, at 32, though she was too old and too fat, it‘s no wonder so many of us are victims of unattainable standards.

Trashcanman Daria 🤗🤗! 3w
dariazeoli @Trashcanman George! How are you, sir? 💜 3w
Trashcanman @dariazeoli I'm taking it day by day. Trying to anyway. How are you? 3w
dariazeoli @Trashcanman Same; it‘s all we can do sometimes, right? 3w
Trashcanman @dariazeoli I don't know, I'm just waiting for the sun to shine. 3w
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The Summer Place: A Novel | Jennifer Weiner
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CSeydel Oh, that‘s so smart to do separate brackets for fiction and nonfiction! I was just noticing that NF was dominating my bracket so far - Now I‘m going to give fiction its own page 3w
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My Dark Vanessa | Kate Elizabeth Russell
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#readingbracket2023 #fiction

Still thinking about this book after finishing it earlier this month. It was an easy choice for winner this round.

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The Summer Place: A Novel | Jennifer Weiner
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You know how they say you hate what is mirrored about yourself in others? Well, as a person who often keeps things inside as if people are psychic, it‘s no wonder practically every character in this book pisses me off. Good lord! 😬😁🤔

Tamra Great review! I suspect the sentiment may hold some truth, or at least we fear it in ourselves. 3w
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Remembering Fred Rogers on the twentieth anniversary of his passing. He was such an integral part of my childhood - one of my first teachers. It‘s because of public television like Mister Rogers‘ Neighborhood, Sesame Street, and Reading Rainbow that I became a voracious reader.

Thank you, Mister Rogers, for creating a space safe for children to learn and imagine. It‘s you we like.

CBee My mom always said I learned to read from Sesame Street. And will always be thankful to and for Mr. Rogers ♥️♥️ 3w
Ann_Reads ♥️🤗 As a TV personality/role model for children, his gentle demeanor and kindness are greatly missed. There is no substitute. 3w
Librarybelle ❤️❤️❤️ 3w
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dabbe Mr. Rogers, Sesame Street, and [Hey, you guuuuuuyyyyyssss] The Electric Company ... a Gen X-ers childhood. Oh, and don't forget Schoolhouse Rock! #childhoodmemories ❣️ 3w
ElizaMarie I absolutely love Mr. Rogers. I really felt we (or I) needed him at the start of the pandemic. He made everyone feels so calm and just heard. The movies about him are total tear jerkers! I just love love love him (and Grover and Reading Rainbow). 3w
Dragon Love Mr Rogers and King Friday 💚🐉 3w
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Malibu Rising | Taylor Jenkins Reid
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I had these 3 TJR novels hanging on #MtTBR for various lengths of time, and #AuthorAMonth was the impetus to finally get them off the mountain! I enjoyed all of them, with Evelyn Hugo being my fave of the 3.

With the Daisy Jones series coming next month, I‘m glad I get to stay in Reid‘s world a bit longer this time around!

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Les Misrables | Victor Hugo
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If I‘m not mistaken, today‘s chapter is the longest thus far, as Jean Valjean struggles with making a choice between admitting his identity or letting another man go to the gallows in his place. What would you do on his shoes? 🤔

#LesMisCAD

IndoorDame I wish I had any sort of answer for that question! At first I thought him asking what would happen to all the people who now relied on him was just a rationalization, but then I realized that in a world without social services to fall back even if the question started out self serving, it isn‘t only that. He really does have to decide whose life is more valuable, or how many… I‘m glad I don‘t have a life that requires making that kind of choice! 3w
dabbe Who am I? #24601! 🤣❣️🤣 3w
dariazeoli @IndoorDame I‘m with you - not an easy choice in the least! 3w
dariazeoli @dabbe 🎵 Who am I?
Can I condemn this man to slavery
Pretend I do not feel his agony
This innocent who wears my face
Who goes to judgement in my place
Who am I?🎶
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dabbe @dariazeoli
Can I conceal myself for evermore?
Pretend I'm not the man I was before?
And must my name until I die
Be no more than an alibi?
Must I lie? ... 🎹
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I just clipped a tablet mount to my headboard and am expecting a Bluetooth page turner from Amazon tomorrow.

Have I reached peak bookworm or am I now in too much lazy territory?

dylanisreading Peak bookworm! 1mo
Bookwormjillk That is amazing! 1mo
Meshell1313 Perfect setup! Amazing! 🙌 1mo
dabbe Too cool for words. 😎 1mo
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My Dark Vanessa | Kate Elizabeth Russell
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I‘ve been listening to this one on my walks for coffee this weekend, wondering if anyone notices the disgust on my face as I scoff at Strane‘s abhorrent behavior. Today especially infuriated me as he threatened Vanessa with foster care if anyone found out what “they” were guilty of.

This novel is gripping. I hate that the plot is reminiscent of so many lived experiences.

EKonrad Did kind of a deep dive into the author after I read this. Seems like it might have been based on some of her own experiences (but she potentially fictionalized a bit). Very powerful book imo. 1mo
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I Am, I Am, I Am | Maggie O'Farrell
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#AuthorAMonth Kindle deals!

They‘re both from Random House, too, so eligible if you‘re signed up for Penguin Rewards.

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Amiable I loved “Isaac‘s Storm”—that may be my favorite Larson so far. 1mo
Cinfhen I‘ve been meaning to read this one - thanks for sharing 1mo
Lcsmcat Thanks for sharing! 1mo
AmyG I second Isaac‘s Storm. Wonderful. 1mo
Kristin_Reads Thank you for the heads up! 1mo
Andrew65 Thanks ❤️ 1mo
Bklover Thanks Daria!❤️❤️❤️ and thanks @Soubhiville ❤️❤️❤️ I just got them both! (edited) 1mo
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Victory City: A Novel | Salman Rushdie
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I had been wondering how Rushdie was doing since the attack on him last summer. Here‘s a new piece leading up to the release of his new book.

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/02/13/salman-rushdie-recovery-victory-ci...

Jas16 Thanks so much for sharing 1mo
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Les Misrables | Victor Hugo
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I am so mad right now 😡

#LesMisCAD

IndoorDame What a heartless way to leave them! 😡 1mo
TheBookHippie 💯 1mo
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One True Loves | Taylor Jenkins Reid
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I‘ve read the first two sections of this book and I‘m really enjoying it.

It could be too much nineties nostalgia this week, but I‘m really worried right now that Emma is going to pull a Kelly Taylor-esque “I choose me.” Should I prepare to throw this book across the room?

No, don‘t tell me! 😬😂

#AuthorAMonth

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I love reliving the BSC with these graphic novels!

Mr. Pike‘s Daddy Stew always made me smile because it reminds me of my mother‘s Mommy Soup.

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Book Lovers | Emily Henry
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Taking a page out of @jenniferw88 ‘s playbook and doing separate brackets. Up first #readingbracket2023 #nonfiction

Deblovestoread I have one chapter left which I will finish tonight and it is riveting. 2mo
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The Sentence | Louise Erdrich
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I think I started off the year well! I definitely didn‘t stick to my planned TBR for the month, but I finished 2 #AuldLangSpine picks, one for #AuthorAMonth, and 3 off my owned TBR.

I will say, I‘m struggling to get into Harlem Shuffle. Whitehead is very hit or miss for me… might he be the year‘s first DNF? 🤔

#januaryrecap #januarywrapup

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As a human who reads, I feel judged.

Clare-Dragonfly I wish I could just swallow down all the books! The speed at which some people read it seems like that‘s what they are doing… 2mo
dariazeoli @Clare-Dragonfly I would also love a pill that helps with retention of what I‘ve read! My recall is for squat. 2mo
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Les Misrables | Victor Hugo
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Part One of the book is named for Fantine, and we finally meet her just over 100 pages in! It‘s interesting to hear about her before she was Cosette‘s mother.

#LesMisCAD

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Les Misrables | Victor Hugo
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If you‘re following along with our Les Mis chapter a day, I know we‘re only just getting to know Jean Valjean. Care for an interlude?

Randy Rainbow had released his first video of 2023, and the clusterfuck that was the Speaker vote(s) was just asking for this!

https://youtu.be/tXoJd4BoZTQ

#LesMisCAD

IndoorDame 🤣🤣🤣 2mo
Amiable “Susan Lucci vibes” 😄 2mo
TheBookHippie 👀🤣🤣🤣 2mo
marleed Omg - I will never hear Master of the House the same again. 2mo
dabbe Oh, how I love Randy 🌈!!! 🤣🤣🤣 2mo
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Book Lovers | Emily Henry
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I‘m a sucker for how Emily Henry writes banter. Throw in childfree leads in the book industry and I‘m trash for the story. I‘m also pretty sure Henry is an auto-read author for me. This is my second favorite read of the month 😉

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The month isn‘t over yet, but so far, Evanna Lynch‘s memoir is my top read for January. Often difficult and beautifully written, Lynch recounts her experience with anorexia, the troubling ways the system tried to help her, and what it‘s like navigating the world in recovery. You needn‘t be a fan of Luna Lovegood to admire Lynch‘s story.

I of course urge careful reading as the topics of self-harm and eating disorders are discussed throughout.

Soubhiville Oh! I didn‘t know this existed! I need it, she‘s one of my favorite characters! 2mo
Deblovestoread I didn‘t know about this either but definitely want to read it! 2mo
Deblovestoread @Soubhiville Went right over to Amazon to check it out and it‘s currently $4.99 on kindle. 2mo
Soubhiville Thanks @Deblovestoread ! Woo hoo! 2mo
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The Sentence | Louise Erdrich
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I‘m watching a swat team in California searching a van after a mass shooting while reading about George Floyd and Philando Castile and hell if this country doesn‘t make me incredibly sad in so many ways.

#AuthorAMonth

IndoorDame 💔 2mo
SamAnne ❤️💔 2mo
dabbe After posting today's #poetrymatters with the title “A Nation Under Siege“, I pretty much feel the same way.💔 2mo
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Amiable SO many ways. 😖🥺 2mo
TheBookHippie So so many. Now half moon bay… I‘ve been there a ton in the spring .. 2mo
tpixie 🌺🌺🌺 2mo
CBee I just finished this book and yep, feeling all the feelings 💔 2mo
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Full disclosure: I was a huge Dawson‘s Creek fan but I‘ve pretty much never seen anything else Busy Philipps has starred in. We‘ve lived very different lives, but were both born in 1979 and the chapter titles here show we both have great taste in music.

I‘m so glad this was on @BeckyWithTheGoodBooks #ALSpine list, as I‘d been meaning to pick it up for awhile and needed a nudge. Busy writes like she‘s chatting with the reader 👇🏻

dariazeoli …and doesn‘t overlook the poor choices and mistakes she‘s made along the way. Her enduring friendship with Michelle Williams after all these years makes me happy. 2mo
RowReads1 “Freaks and Geeks” is very worth watching. 2mo
BeckyWithTheGoodBooks I am also a huge Dawson‘s Creek fan! Yesterday was the 25th anniversary of the premiere! I‘m so glad you liked this memoir. I loved it. 😀 2mo
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Spare | Prince Harry the Duke of Sussex
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I‘ll take “Things I never expected to read about the Royals” for $200, Alex.

AlaMich 😂 2mo
CBee What the….. 🫢🫢😂😂 2mo
Ericalambbrown Huh?!?!? 2mo
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Ericalambbrown You‘ve gotta slap a spoiler down here in the comments! I gotta know what this was about! 😆 2mo
dariazeoli @Ericalambbrown Harry went to the North (or South?) poke right before William‘s wedding and got frostnip on his nose, ears… and southern extremity. The northern parts recovered but he was still feeling the effects down there as he waved William & Kate goodbye. I guess he felt poetic? 😬😁 2mo
Ericalambbrown @dariazeoli Bwahahaha!!!! OMG! I shouldn‘t laugh, but . . . . Thank you! 😆 2mo
marleed Your post wins the internet today! 2mo
GingerAntics 😂🤣😂 same 2mo
GingerAntics @dariazeoli @Ericalambbrown it was the North Pole before the wedding. The South Pole was later and apparently that time he had something called a “c*ck pillow.” Apparently these are little 🤷🏼‍♀️ thing (pillows?) that prevent frost nip in intimate places. There was far more discussion of his South Pole than I would ever imagine. 🤣😂🤣 2mo
Ericalambbrown @GingerAntics Sweet baby squirrel nuggets. . . I don‘t even know what to say 🤣🤣🤣 2mo
GingerAntics @Ericalambbrown 🤣😂🤣 2mo
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Les Misrables | Victor Hugo
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In the time that I‘ve read the first 50 pages of Les Mis, I‘ve also finished 6 books 😆

The first 14 days of #LesMisCAD acquaints us with the bishop who will play an important role in the life of a convict we haven‘t met yet up till this point!

IndoorDame I remember this intro from my last stab at reading this, so book 1 was a relaxing start. Tomorrow the hard work of actually parsing the rest of the story begins, but I‘m psyched to be back in this one. 2mo
LeahBergen Happy Birthday! 📚📚 2mo
dariazeoli Thank you @LeahBergen ! 2mo
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Spare | Prince Harry the Duke of Sussex
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Yeah, so if no one gets me this for my birthday later this month I am absolutely using a B&N giftcard I‘ve been saving because I don‘t have the patience to wait for 129 people before me 😆

wanderinglynn 😳 So then I had to go and check my library – 253! 🤣 2mo
DGRachel I preordered my copy on Libro.fm pretending that it was just to fulfill their preorder a book challenge prompt, but really I‘m a Gemini who secretly loves gossip and I can‘t resist a royal family train wreck. 🫣 There‘s no way I could wait months for a library copy. 2mo
rubyslippersreads My first thought was that you‘re 130th in line to the throne. 😂👑 2mo
Kerrbearlib Just requested it from my library & I‘m #175 in line. I may cave and buy it. 2mo
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Just finished my first #AuldLangSpine read and can‘t recommend it enough! I‘m ashamed to to admit my knowledge of Deaf culture is limited to what I saw in the show Switched at Birth, so I learned some surprising things here (Alexander Graham Bell, anyone?). I was also infuriated on behalf of Charlie, Elliot, and Sky.

My only complaint is how quickly the ending crept up. I wonder what comes next for everyone.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

BeckyWithTheGoodBooks I‘m so glad you enjoyed it! 2mo
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2023 is only hours old, but week one is in progress! I‘ve begun my #LesMisCAD journey, started two of @BeckyWithTheGoodBooks picks for #ALSpine, and even got the first freebie of my birthday month (thanks, Simon & Schuster!).

What is everyone selecting for Amazon First Reads? We get two this month… 🤔

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I can neither confirm nor deny that the lyrics to “Seasons of Love” are on loop in my brain, but I can confirm the stats pictured here for 2022.

I have my first 2023 reads queued up. Whether I‘ll be awake to crack them open at midnight remains iffy!

Happy New Year, bookish friends!

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Les Misrables | Victor Hugo
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Anyone who wants to join @MatchlessMarie and I is welcome to crack open a copy of Les Mis on Sunday for #LesMisCAD! We‘ll read a chapter each day in 2023 and finish up at the end of the year. Feel free to post with the hashtag if you‘re taking the plunge with us!

I‘ve been watching this YouTuber react to the 10th Anniversary Dream Concert as a first time watcher and it brings back great memories of my first intro to the story:👇🏻

dariazeoli 3 parts are up and Eponine hasn‘t even shown up yet. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUakgZ7IOKW-qKxgB9gRF24vGM-BpW3cD I just realized I lied; Debbie Gibson was my first intro to the musical when she played the role in the early 90s! (edited) 3mo
IndoorDame I‘d love to try and join you guys! I‘ve tried to read it before and never stuck with it, but I enjoyed the beginning, so maybe as a buddy read it work for me🤞🏼 2mo
dariazeoli @IndoorDame Granted it‘s still super early but I feel like this makes it easier to catch up if we miss a day or ten 😁 2mo
IndoorDame @dariazeoli I did get caught up this morning, but with something we‘re planning to read all year I expect we‘ll all be missing days along the way and getting caught back up 😁 2mo
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The tagged book was a charming way to wrap up this year‘s #AuthorAMonth reads. I‘m really pleased with most of the books I read this year. As far as authors go, I got to revisit some and discover some new favorites! Thanks as always, @Soubhiville , for organizing this each year! 📚♥️

#AAM2022

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Les Misrables | Victor Hugo
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I‘ve been reading Middlemarch throughout 2022 and will complete it this weekend; it was great to take it on in digestible chapters each week!

For 2023, I‘m considering tackling this beast. 365 chapters means daily reading, so I‘m a little intimidated. For those who have done this before, how did you fare?

MatchlessMarie I started it with a group a couple years back. But never finished. I was using serial reader. I would be willing to try it again lol 3mo
Lcsmcat I read it years ago, when my kids were small. I ended up setting it aside and coming back months later. But it is worth however much time it takes. Even the chapter on the sewers of Paris. 😂 3mo
xicanti I read it across 2.5 weeks (I remember it being a full month, but my journal from that time says otherwise) and found it a lot more absorbing than I expected. There‘s definitely a lot of padding, but even that‘s kind of fun to take in once you realize those are the bits Hugo wrote when he was short on funds and needed a high word count to pull in a larger paycheque. 3mo
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BookBelle84 I did it as a chapter a day. Sometimes playing catch up or reading ahead with the shorter chapters. Once you start I found it to be one of the easier classics to follow. I never made it through Anna Karenina. 3mo
JamieArc This is on my list to read and I would join you but I committed to read Middlemarch this year with a group of Littens 😊 3mo
DGRachel I read it for the first time in a week. I absolutely love this book. I got pulled away in the middle of a reread, though, and really want to try again. But, I say go for it, especially if you‘ve never read it before. I love Hugo. 3mo
dariazeoli Thanks for weighing in, @JamieArc @BookBelle84 @xicanti @Lcsmcat @DGRachel ! @MatchlessMarie I‘m going for it! What do ya say? #LesMisCAD? 3mo
MatchlessMarie I am down. Let‘s do it! 3mo
Amiable I read this for my annual chunkster challenge a few years ago. I aimed for 100 pages per week. I started on Jan. 1 and was able to finish it in mid-March, I think. Not my favorite classic, but I‘m glad I finished it. 3mo
MatchlessMarie Is the book in your photo the translation you are using? The first time I attempted reading Les Mis was through Serial Reader which is the Hapgood translation I believe. I might get this one though. 3mo
dariazeoli @MatchlessMarie It is - I believe it‘s the Julia Rose translation and it was only $5.99 on Amazon last week. I hear it‘s a good option so 🤞 3mo
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It‘s my first weekday of Christmas vacation, and I‘m spending the afternoon watching the final January 6 Committee hearing, where charges are expected to be recommended against the disgraced, twice-impeached traitor and former POTUS. I recommend Adam Schiff‘s book and I‘m grateful for the work of him and so many others during the hellscape of the past few years.

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Part of My World | Jodi Benson
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What‘s everyone reading today? Ariel is my favorite Disney Princess - she has been since I was 10 or 11 and heard “Part of Your World” for the first time.

I had no idea Jodi Benson had written a book till I saw it in the new release section at the library the other day. I also had no idea how important faith is to Jodi. While I can‘t say I relate, I‘m interested in hearing about her life. So here we go!

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I was scrolling Tik Tok a few minutes ago instead of reading and saw the sad news that Bob McGrath has died.

We‘ve lost Luis & Bob in one year. It‘s sad to see these faces from our childhood go away, isn‘t it?

AmyG Oh no. He lived in Teaneck. I remember seeing him on the street once. 😢 (edited) 4mo
CBee How sad 😔 4mo
Jas16 So sad. 4mo
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IamIamIam Aww, such a big part of childhood! 4mo
dariazeoli @AmyG Not gonna lie, I‘d have been a little star struck. I‘m pretty sure he went to the same doctor as a friend of mine. The people in your neighborhood, indeed! 4mo
AmyG Oh, I get it. I was so thrilled when I saw him. 4mo
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I thought @monalyisha suggesting we make an About Me post for #AuldLangSpine was a great idea, and I know tomorrow‘s start to the work week means I‘ll be busy, so early is better than late!

I‘m looking forward to reading from your list, @BeckyWithTheGoodBooks !

#ALSpine #aboutme

monalyisha I‘m so glad I asked folks to do this! I‘m looking forward to reading all of them and responding more deeply. 💓 4mo
Bklover Loved reading this! We definitely have Stephen King in common. You did leave out one thing though. You are an excellent friend. I have never felt a part of things in my life and you always made me feel like I belong here at Litsyland. You don‘t know this but your kindness gave me light spots in a dark time. ❤️ 4mo
wanderinglynn I‘ve done NaNo since 2008 too! 🙌🏻 4mo
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BeckyWithTheGoodBooks This is lovely. I‘m excited to be matched with you! Stephen King is also a favorite of mine and I am planning to start a chronological read in 2023! 4mo
dariazeoli @Bklover Missy! That is so sweet of you to say, especially because I‘ve been feeling like a horrible citizen of Litsyland for quite awhile now. I‘m so glad I know you, and I‘m honored to have been even a tiny light when you needed one ❤️ (edited) 4mo
dariazeoli @wanderinglynn Yes! I love that the madness continues years on! 4mo
dariazeoli @monalyisha Thank you so much for keeping this interesting and fun every year! I appreciate all the care and work you put in for all of us ❤️ 4mo
dariazeoli @BeckyWithTheGoodBooks Oooh, I love it! I‘ve been terrible at making progress, so you may catch up before too long 😉 4mo
Bklover ❤️❤️❤️ 4mo
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It‘s always exciting when the #ALSpine match lists arrive, and @BeckyWithTheGoodBooks has great picks to choose from! As usual, I‘m going to take my potential reads beyond January!

The checked books are ones I‘ve already read, so to start 2023 I‘ll be reading a couple from my owned TBR 📚and a couple library reads 🔍. I already have True Biz waiting on my airplane moded Kindle, and Night Film was a #NYWD pick I never got to a couple years ago.

monalyisha Oh, I like your emoji/symbol system! I thought this nonfic pic looked totally engrossing. 4mo
dariazeoli @monalyisha Thanks! And that book is definitely one I‘d like to get to in 2023. I can‘t believe the tsunami was that long ago 4mo
BeckyWithTheGoodBooks This is awesome! I will get organized and post soon! ❤️ 4mo
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Two weeks till Christmas vacation means I‘m in the home stretch, right? Working for a greeting card company can feel like being an elf this time of year. Visions of my last few 2022 reads are dancing in my head as I start to think of that 2023 TBR stack! I‘m considering a Harry Potter reread, Rowling be damned!

Humor me, reader - what elf name would you give me? What would yours be?

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Happy New Year! | Greg Roza
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I figured I would sync my Goodreads shelves in preparation for #AuldLangSyne, but it added my To Read shelf to my Read list!

@monalyisha - Sorry if I made things harder! I‘m trying to correct but I have a huge TBR shelf!

monalyisha Ah! No apologies necessary — I feel for you! 🙈 4mo
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I‘ve been vegan for thirteen years today. Thinking of my fellow vegans, and of those who are a voice for the voiceless. Thank you for choosing compassion, on Thanksgiving and every day.

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So, um, I may have a teeny memoir problem 😬

I‘m enjoying listening to Ralph Macchio talk about The Karate Kid and just started Matthew Perry‘s new book today. Looking forward to the other 3 as they come in… hopefully not all at once!

TheBookHippie 😂♥️ 5mo
MommyOfTwo Ooo those top two both sound good. Put audio on hold, they are both several months out lol 5mo
Deblovestoread I started the Perry today and have Rickman‘s waiting. My daughter bought Tom‘s so I have that to look forward to as well. Great for #NonFictionNovember 😊 5mo
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I seriously can‘t deal with Elon Musk‘s Twitter takeover. I gave up on Facebook years ago.

Haggling with Stephen King for a checkmark. Something tells me one of them needs the other more. Hint: it‘s not Sai King.

AmyG Ha! I saw this, too. I don‘t think I will be on Twitter much longer. I read that Jack is starting a new social media site…Bluesky. (edited) 5mo
sprainedbrain My twitter days are coming to an end… 5mo
Megabooks Musk is just unhinged! 5mo
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Thank you to those who gave advice on whether the cardboard backing makes a difference on cube shelving! I‘m giving it a go without. I moved mostly read books to the shelf yesterday. Don‘t ask how many unread books are still stacked elsewhere 😬 #shelfie

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For those of you who don‘t follow my bookstagram, I‘m looking for bookshelf advice! Can I get away with no cardboard backing? It‘s a 12 cube shelf.

vivastory I have wondered the same thing 🤔 5mo
psalva I have what looks like the same shelves. I have some cubes with cardboard and some without. I have cats so I set them up like steps and I have attached them to each other with brackets and also bracketed them to the wall. I have double stacked books on them as well. But I think they would be safe without the extra brackets and the cardboard as long as you put heavier books on the bottom and don‘t have too much on them. Hope that helps. Good luck! 5mo
psalva Just to be clear, the brackets are because we have cats and they climb on them. So, if you have pets or young children they might need that extra support. 5mo
Laughterhp I have these (not 12 cubes) and I think we have some that have cardboard but not all. I don‘t think they‘re there for support. I have a 9 cube and a 6 cube and have never had an issue. 5mo
Liz_M The backing does not provide support per se, but it does provide rigidity and keeps the unit from parallegramming. If the shelves are moveable you should borrow a hammer and attach the backing. 5mo
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Whatever your feelings on Jo Rowling and what it means to separate art from the artist, we lost Robbie Coltrane today, and he embodied the character of Rubeus Hagrid as perfectly as anyone could. Rowling‘s transphobia can‘t deaden the example of friendship and chosen family that The Keeper of The Keys and Grounds provided to anyone who spent some time in the wizarding world.

Wands up, wizards.

Soubhiville 😢💔 5mo
JacqMac My trans daughter and I agree. He was a fabulous Hagrid. And a good human. 5mo
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Ann_Reads 😢🪄 5mo
kspenmoll 🥲 5mo
Read4life Well said. 🪄 5mo
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