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Deblovestoread

Deblovestoread

Joined September 2016

“I cannot live without books!”
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Before Your Memory Fades by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
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#BookedinTime #February #HailtheBail

I tried print and audio. A whole lot of telling going on and I‘m bored. I think I‘d be better off reading Mathilda Kschessinska‘s own Dancing in Petersburg.

@Cuilin @dabbe

Cuilin Absolutely #hailthebail I hope you have better luck with other prompts. 🫶 2h
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#ReadYourKindle

Rather than fill in the blanks for a new month I am going to keep with the same list so I can see progress rather than a blank slate. Currently reading Murder on Black Swan Lane. Good so far.

@CBee

random_michelle I've got a lot of those on MY kindle!

I just finished the third Lady Helena Investigates story--liked it!
I'm waiting for the next Secret Book & Scone Society book

Of course, now I have more books on my wishlist...

...and a new book I didn't need (it was on SALE! How could I refuse?!)
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rubyslippersreads I‘m so behind on this challenge, I think I‘ll just stick with my original list. 4h
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#TLT #ThreeListThursday

I do not reread much but I do have a few that I can‘t get enough of.

1) Joy in the Morning - Betty Smith
2) The Night Circus
3) Jane Austin

You all are invited to play along!

dabbe 1: new and now on the TBR; 2: I need to reread it jut because I know I missed a lot the 1st time around! 😂 3: any particular book of hers or all of them? Thanks for sharing. 💚💙💚 5h
Deblovestoread @dabbe My top 3: P&P, S&S, Persuasion 4h
Cheryl_Russell_BookNotes The Night Circus-great book to re-read. ❤️🖤 2h
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Enter Ghost | Isabella Hammad
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Another great read from the #WomensPrize longlist. A story of connection to family, work, homeland and navigating that in difficult circumstances.

Cuilin Glad to hear this as I have it on my Libby list. Looks like a long wait though. 8h
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I am reading but not doing well at sticking with plan. Here‘s my loosy goosy #BookspinBingo list.

@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2d
dabbe That‘s all I ever do! 🤩😂🤩 1d
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Quiet as a Nun | Antonia Fraser
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Went to the library book sale and scored our October #NunLit book. If I go back tomorrow it is $5 a bag. Might be able to get some good books for my LFL which I hope to have up by mid May.

jlhammar Yay, awesome find! Love that cover. 5d
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1) Foster and Small Things Like These
2) The Housekeeper and the Professor
3) Our Souls at Night

#TLT #ThreeListThursday

@dabbe

TheBookgeekFrau I loved Our Souls at Night 💕💕 7d
dabbe You've given me more for the TBR! Thanks for sharing. 💚💙💚 6d
AmyG Oh, how I loved Foster. 6d
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It‘s hard to say I enjoyed this book because it is so full of hurt, so full of ordinary human failings. It‘s raw and unflinching in its portrayal of a family who experience a horrific event, going back to the beginning and thru to the other side. 4.5 🌟

#WomensPrizeLonglist.

BarbaraBB Great review. An impressive book indeed. 1w
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1) Any holiday I can have both kids and my dad together is my favorite. Usually Thanksgiving and Christmas, sometimes Easter.
2) My dad or my daughter
3) Spending summer days at Soap Lake or Sun Lakes, camping at Salmon lake Sac, sailing on Lake Washington, or sledding down Suicide Hill

#WondrousWednesday

@Eggs

Eggs Thx for playing 🩵👌🏼🩵 1w
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#TuesdayTunes

@TieDyeDude bonus track had me out of my seat so I followed up with this one in my little dance party of one.

https://youtu.be/mEu8DrO9PbY?si=Fb2kYI8BibfDx1g7

AmyG Very nice. 1w
TieDyeDude Classic! Thanks for sharing 1w
rwmg Scrolling down and only able to see the picture I was wondering what a cay tome might be 1w
Deblovestoread Song title “Cry to Me” and oldie but a goody 😀 @rwmg 1w
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#NancyDrewBR

Phantom horses and a treasure hunt equal another fun outing with Nancy and her friends. Not as much danger as the first 4 books and I cringed a little with the “costumes” for the dance but a fun read.

The other pic is my new needle safe. I thought Nancy Drew fans and #LitsyCrafters would get a kick out of it.

Librarybelle Lovely needle safe!! 2w
bthegood love the needle safe 🙂 1w
Crazeedi Very cool needle safe!! 1w
AmyG That is awesome. 1w
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In Defence of the Act | Effie Black
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Tough subject matter but I loved this book so much. I loved how it spoke to chaos and trauma in your growing up years. I loved the journey to growth the MC made. It will stay with me. 5 🌟

#WomensPrizeLonglist

TW: Suicide, Disordered eating

BarbaraBB Great review. I felt the same 💔 2w
squirrelbrain Great review - I‘m looking forward to this, if that‘s the write thing to say considering the subject matter…. 2w
Cathythoughts Great review. I have it stacked already 👍🏻 2w
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The Survivors | Jane Harper
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#AuthorAMonth #52Bookclub24 #FeaturesanOcean

I listened to this in a day while stitching. It‘s an easy read, not a lot of tension with mostly likable characters. The story slowly unfolds what really happened during an unusually violent storm and the drowning of two loved men from a small community. 3.5 🌟

Librarybelle Good choice for the prompt! 2w
BarbaraBB I haven‘t read this one yet but enjoyed her other books! 2w
Hooked_on_books I love her books—great choice! 2w
Crazeedi I've liked all her books 2w
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2w
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Jane Eyre | Charlotte Bront
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#TLT #ThreeListThursday

1) Tagged is top of my list every time
2) A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
3) Anne of Green Gables

Come and play everyone 😀

Thanks for the tag @dabbe

julesG My #1 is the same. 😁 2w
Leftcoastzen Tree grows in Brooklyn, so good! 2w
Jari-chan Great choices! 2w
dabbe How did I forget Jane Eyre? “Reader, I married him!“ #oytothevey Thanks for sharing. 💚💙💚 2w
TheLudicReader Excellent choices. 2w
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I finished a book! The audio was good and the story mostly made me feel icky. And I still don‘t where the complete truth lies so the book did its job.

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#WondrousWednesday

1) Putting off the hard or unpleasant thing doesn‘t make it easier and it rarely is as bad as you think it‘s going to be.
2) Mostly retired tax consultant
3) Totally retired traveler

@Eggs

Eggs Agree #1! #3 sounds lovely 🥰 2w
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#Two4Tuesday

1) I hated my name growing up. My dad tells me he picked Debra from the actress Debra Paget. I think he said that in an attempt to get me to like it.

2) The tagged book is on my TBR and has Deborah as the MC.

@TheSpineView

TheSpineView Thanks for playing! 2w
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At the Post Office | Carol Greene
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Big mail day! My #LitsyFoundFamilySwap is on its way to Puerto Rico, due to be delivered on Friday. @KateReadsYA @Gissy

My #NaturaLitsySpringSwap cards are in the mail. I hope they arrive timely but I wouldn‘t hold my breath. Things seem to be arriving later and later in my world. I did receive my first lovely card from @dabbe today but I also received a Valentines card mailed 2/10 from @catiewithac . Come on USPS do better. @TheBookHippie

KateReadsYA Thank you for the update :) 2w
TheBookHippie Mine has been slow as well! 😵‍💫 2w
KadaGul @Deblovestoread My relationship with USPS is a true love-hate saga. There have been times when they've lost my mail, sent it to the wrong address, or delivered it at their convenience. Yet, amidst the frustrations, there's a silver lining – their media mail service. It's been a lifesaver for mailing out books for my Little Free Library without breaking my bank 🏦, albeit just my back.#USPS 2w
dabbe 💚💙💚 2w
TieDyeDude Our Alaska post office told me that last year, when USPS did an audit, mail trucks were intentionally delayed to make it seem like they were less busy so they could cut funding. I don't know why the freakin' post office has become a partisan issue 🤦 2w
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1) Work is ramping up (tax season) so that will be most days and I need to make it to the post office.
2) a teacher because I loved school.
3) Road trip north to Victoria BC, east to Glacier National Park, south to Yellowstone, west to home.
4) Need to finish as I want to know what happens but spending time with these characters is 😬

@Cupcake12

Cupcake12 This is on my TBR! Very jealous of your trips planned. Thanks for taking part x 2w
rretzler Good luck with tax season from a retired CPA! I don‘t miss it one bit! 😁 2w
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#weekendreads

Just started Marion Lane from my #ReadYourKindle list. Hoping it will keep my interest.

Thanks to @CBee for recommending a thriller as a slump buster. Listening to None of this is True while doing other tasks. Although I don‘t really like any of the characters and my spidey sense thinks it‘s going in a direction I‘m going to hate, it is keeping my attention.

@rachelsbrittain

CBee Oh wow, you‘re welcome! That‘s probably my favorite Lisa Jewell 😂😅 It‘s keeping your attention so that‘s good 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻 3w
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#ItTakesAllKinds #Shelfie

My newest wall shelves. I am hoping to change it up with each season.

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

Ruthiella Very pretty! 😍 3w
LeahBergen Pretty Persephones! 🩶 3w
LiseWorks Those are lovely 3w
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Tamra I love the idea of a seasonal display! 3w
Eggs Beautiful! And great idea👏🏻 3w
dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 3w
MaureenMc Love! 💕 3w
kspenmoll Love your season idea! 2w
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The Postcard | Anne Berest
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The first 45% of this book was read a few chapters a day but yesterday I couldn‘t put it down. Whether it‘s due to the power of the book or a change in my slumpy status remains to be seen. But the book is powerful. It fleshed out some of France‘s history for me and gave me more understanding of what it means to be Jewish not just the history of the holocaust. On page 462 it talks about how “1925 and 1950 weren‘t so very far apart” and how ⬇️

Deblovestoread ⬆️ “1950 and 1985 weren‘t so very far apart”. Today feels not that very far apart from the beginning of that history. It is unfathomable to me. #Neverforget 3w
squirrelbrain That part about the years not being so far apart was really powerful. 3w
BarbaraBB So true. What an insightful review. #NeverForget 3w
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tpixie That was another poignant message in this book. 3w
AllDebooks Wonderful review. I hope to start this weekend 3w
jlhammar It really is powerful. I am currently listening to When Paris Went Dark (nonfiction-history) and it is turning out to be a good companion read. 3w
Deblovestoread @jlhammar thanks for the recommendation 💜 3w
tpixie @jlhammar ooo thanks 😊 3w
Aimeesue Unfortunately, all too true. A lot of this book resonates today. 3w
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#TLT #ThreeListThursday

Hard to pick just 3!

1)Tagged
2) Everything by Rick Bragg
3) Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal - Jeanette Winterson

Thanks for the tag @Read4life 💜. Tagging everyone so I can gather a huge list of recommendations 😁

@dabbe

dabbe That's what I'm doing, too! Thanks for these 3! 🤩😍😃 3w
Read4life You‘re welcome! 💙💙 3w
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The Librarianist: A Novel | Patrick DeWitt
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#LitsyTOB

I get the real TOB emails and decided to see what happened in today‘s round with my morning coffee. I have to say I don‘t know anything about the judge Rufi Thorpe but her breakdown to choosing her favorite of the three was a hoot. And now I‘m off to check out her books. Even if you aren‘t into the TOB I think you‘ll get a kick out of this review. Here‘s the link:

https://www.tournamentofbooks.com/2024/play-in-match

ImperfectCJ Thanks for sharing! I get the emails, too, but I was saving it to read later. Your post (and link) got me reading it earlier, and I very much enjoyed it. I haven't read any of these yet, but now I'm looking forward to them (or at least to The Librarianist...the mention of an extended stream-of-consciousness section in The Bee Sting made me leery as I am working my way through Ducks, Newburyport and might never want to read SoC again). 3w
Deblovestoread @ImperfectCJ I am going to give The Bee Sting a pass but will read the tagged at some point. The Auburn Conference was an enjoyable listen. 3w
squirrelbrain So funny! 🤣 I loved ‘weenie-ish ways‘….and a lot of the other comments too. 3w
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BarbaraBB Such a great judgement! I now really want to read The Librarianist! (edited) 3w
jlhammar I so enjoyed her judgement! Fun and funny. Happy that I have The Librarianist waiting on my shelves. 3w
Hooked_on_books I get the emails as well and just loved this judgement—it was a delight to read! (Though I would have gone with The Bee Stint.) 3w
Chelsea.Poole LOVE Rufi Thorpe. I‘ll have to read her judgement. Thanks! 3w
Caryl It was a wonderful piece! I want to read the winner and a Rufi Thorpe title now. 💖 3w
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The Postcard | Anne Berest
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1) I just left Auschwitz, devastated.
2) Right now The Shire, green and peaceful.

@Eggs Thanks for the tag! 💜

Want to play @mcctrish @bthegood @staci.reads

mcctrish That‘s a good balance 3w
Eggs Thank you for playing and sharing 🤗🥰 3w
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#ReadYourKindle

Still only reading a few chapters a day of The Postcard so am not sure how I will do. The tagged book is short, The Batter of Life and Death is the 2nd in a series I‘ve been meaning to go back to, What the Dead Leave Behind is the beginning of a great sounding series and Marion Lane is a holdover from last month.

Hoping my reading mojo comes back soon.

@CBee

Aimeesue Reading slumps are hard. Hope you find something that clicks with you soon! 3w
CBee @Deblovestoread do you ever read graphic novels? Those have helped me get out of a slump before. Also, good thrillers help 😊 3w
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I know lots of us have been anticipating today‘s longlist announcement. I‘m quite surprised. Only 3 of these made prediction lists multiple times: Soldier Sailor, The Wren, The Wren and Enter Ghost. I‘ve only read Western Lane. Which have you read?

TheBookHippie I read the ARC of Nightbloom. That‘s it. 3w
ChaoticMissAdventures Finished The Wren this AM, but most of these were not on my list, I did waffle about Nightblook and heard Western Lane on a couple of peoples predictions. I am so glad they picked Enter Ghost, I have been wanting to read it, but thought it might be too political for them at the moment. 3w
squirrelbrain I‘ve read Western Lane too, and Ordinary Human Failings. 3w
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LeeRHarry Haven‘t read any but I‘m especially glad Enter Ghost is there. 3w
AnneCecilie I‘ve only read Western Lane and didn‘t love it. My library had 6 books and I‘m looking forward to reading those as they get in 3w
BarbaraBB I read Western Lane too and that‘s the only one. So lots of catching up to do! 3w
Jas16 Like you I have only read Western Lane 3w
LeeRHarry Just realised I forgot to say - yay for Kate Grenville! 🇦🇺 Years ago I was in Clunes book town sitting at the table next to hers in a cafe - way too nervous to say anything! 😊 3w
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#TuesdayTunes

I hadn‘t listened to this album in years but decided to last night and it did not disappoint. I loved it then and I love it now. Released 26 years ago it was one of the albums that got me through a rough patch.

@TieDyeDude

Want to share some favorite music @Read4life @Cupcake12 @ravenlee

TieDyeDude Very 90s folk rock, and I like it! Thanks for recommending. 3w
BarbaraBB Thank you! This is wonderful 🩷 3w
Read4life Thanks for the tag! 🤓 3w
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So excited to have this book to read and add to my Austen collection. Thank you for doing a giveaway, Anne!

@ravenlee

ravenlee You‘re welcome! I hope you find it as interesting as I did. 3w
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#SundayBuddyRead

Our September book is a kindle deal today.

@TheBookHippie

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1) Excited for the Women‘s Prize longlist tomorrow and a lunch date Wednesday.
2) Tagged
3) Historical Fiction

@Cupcake12

Cupcake12 Thanks for joining in and have a great week x 3w
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#BookspinBingo #February and #March

Still not reading much but have a March plan and bingo board. They are fun to make.

Thanks to everyone who gave me slump advice. I‘m trying them all. 😀

PageShifter Give yourself time. Sometimes it's refreshing to do other things, books don't disappear anywhere 🧡 4w
dabbe Gorgeous! 🤩🤩🤩 4w
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 4w
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I think the stats show that I‘m really sliding into a slump. I‘ve been trying to ignore it although I‘ve read only a few pages a day over the last week. It‘s been years since this has happened and I‘m not a fan. Send help. 😢

monalyisha Do you have any go to authors or genres for when this happens? Snappy dialog helps me! Also, epistolary novels (which are divisive, I know). 4w
TEArificbooks When I‘m in a slump I go to read the next book in a series that I like 4w
Kimberlone 11 books in a month is still a lot! A slump for me is only reading 1-2 books…I agree it sucks when you feel like you are getting off track though. 4w
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dabbe Maybe you need something fast and fun to get you over the wall. If it makes you feel any better, you kicked my butt in books read in February. I only read 6! 🤩 4w
TheBookgeekFrau Hang in there! Slumps don't last forever (they only feel like it) 😕 4w
Amiable I have a print subscription to The Atlantic magazine. I like the long-form journalism (which is easier to read in print than online, IMO). It‘s a good option when I‘m not feeling any of my current book reads because I get a sense of accomplishment when I finish an article. (edited) 4w
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#ReadYourKindle and #Bookspin lists for March. Looking forward to the numbers.

@CBee @TheAromaofBooks

CBee Looks great 😊 4w
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 4w
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Went a little nuts with BOTM picks for March. The Storm We Made is getting lots of Women Prize buzz and The Great Divide also got a couple of mentions. Murder Road is for July #SundayBuddyRead. The Fox Wife is #blameitonLitsy and Yours Truly was the only free finalist book I haven‘t read or don‘t already own. Looking forward to seeing everyone‘s choices.

AmyG I went a bit nuts (for me), too. 1mo
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#WondrousWednesday

The ocean is the most calming scent for me. It‘s where I go when I‘m stressed or struggling with something.
Roses. My grandma‘s favorite perfume was Tea Rose so I always think of her.
Ponderosa Pines baking in the sun. It means I‘m on vacation.

Want to play @Gissy @MaureenMc @BeeCurious @mcipher ?

@Eggs

Eggs 3 heavenly scents for sure 👍🏼 1mo
MaureenMc Thanks for the tag 😊 4w
mcipher Oooh those are all such nice smells! 4w
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I watched 10 or so booktube predictions for the 2024 Women‘s Prize over the last few days. Julia is the top predicted book with 9 mentions. I thought I would share the top 16 plus one bonus book. This was probably a mistake on my part because there are so many amazing books being mentioned that I want to read. It will be interesting to see which, if any, of these make the longlist. Which do you think should make the list?

vlwelser That is an amazing list. And I read quite a few of them already. This did prompt me to look up Penance. Dangerous indeed. 1mo
Ruthiella I‘ve read only Pet and The Rachel Incident and think both are worthy contenders. 👍 1mo
BarbaraBB I loved Pet and Rachel and was less impressed by Julia, Let us Descend, Tom Lake and Land of Milk and Honey. I am excited to check out the ones I haven‘t heard of. 1mo
Chelsea.Poole I‘ve been watching some as well. I like this list you put together! Some I‘ve read and enjoyed and others I‘ve been thinking of reading. I‘ve seen this one a few times and I think I‘m going to give it a go 1mo
squirrelbrain I‘ve read a lot of these, or have them as library holds just in case 🤓. Interesting that Julia is top - I‘ve been watching all the vids and knew it was a popular choice, but not the favourite. 1mo
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Perfect Tunes | Emily Gould
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#TuesdayTunes

Haven‘t listened to Eva in quite a while but this popped up this weekend reminding me how much I love her voice. Gone too soon. 💔

@TieDyeDude

TieDyeDude Geez, what a sad story. Thanks for the recommendation! 1mo
BarbaraBB Lovely post! 1mo
rubyslippersreads ❤️ her. She did a lovely rendition of “Over the Rainbow.” 1mo
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willaful I love her cover of “Fields of Gold.“ 1mo
TheBookHippie Oh I loved her!!! ♥️ 1mo
marleed A sister made a video for my brother‘s memorial. (My father always said he had 5 daughters each of whom had a brother🤣). Each sister requested one song be incorporated. Mine was I Know You By Heart from Eva Cassidy‘s Songbird album. 1mo
Deblovestoread @marleed I love that! 1mo
kspenmoll Her voice is gorgeous. 💜🩷 3w
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Romantic Comedy | Curtis Sittenfeld
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#Two4Tuesday

1) My mother would not let me get my ears pierced so I once came back from an overnight Girl Scout trip with peace sign earrings that looked as if they were pierced. She didn‘t find it funny 😆

2) The tagged book is set around a SNL type show.

Tagging anyone who would like to play.

TheSpineView I bet you Mom was not happy at all. Thanks for playing! 1mo
AlaMich My dad would not let me pierce my ears either until i turned 18. He would never give me a reason. 1mo
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#Roll100 #AudiobookEdition

Hope to get to the tagged and The Forty Elephants.

@PuddleJumper

PuddleJumper 🤞🤞 1mo
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Florida | Lauren Groff
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It helped to read no more than one story a day and while the writing was good I‘m sitting here wondering what was the point. #AuthorAMonth #52Bookclub24 #personalphobia #snakes

Librarybelle I‘ve seen mixed reviews for this one. I have a copy but have yet to read it. 1mo
BarbaraBB I recognize that feeling! 1mo
TheAromaofBooks Great review!! 1mo
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1) On today‘s list: groceries and clean bathrooms
2) Tinkerbell “All you need is faith, trust and a little bit of pixie dust”
3) longer days, sunshine and being able to throw my windows open

Tagging everyone

@Cupcake12

Cupcake12 My girls loved Tinkerbell when they were younger. I know what you mean about windows being open. Thanks for joining in x 1mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I hate bathrooms lol 😂👎🏻 1mo
mcctrish I had bathrooms yesterday and groceries today and I‘m with @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I HATE cleaning bathrooms 1mo
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Wellness | Nathan Hill
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“He lives alone on the fourth floor of an old brick building with no view of the sky.”

#FirstLineFridays
@ShyBookOwl

sarahbarnes Just started this one last night! 1mo
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Readathon: Occasional List : Geleentheidslys | Gauteng (South Africa). Education Media Service
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A readathon when I need one! Still trying to finish up the #LitsyTOB selections. I‘m almost half through Biography of X and just started Wellness. And I‘m reading a story a day to finish Florida for #AuthoraMonth. Hope to have these read by the 29th and maybe start a couple more.

Thanks @Andrew65 for hosting! Love the choose your own goals motivation! Join us!

BarbaraBB Hope you are enjoying the #LitsyToB ones 🦃 1mo
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Hello Beautiful | Ann Napolitano
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#LitsyTOB #52Bookclub24 #4POVs

I liked this book well enough. Maybe a bit too long, and while I liked most of the characters I didn‘t feel they were fully developed. I did feel seen when Alice described being pestered by coaches to play sports due to her height recalling one of my most cringeworthy moments in high school. And the new sentence I‘m finding in books I hate “getting the answer to a question you didn‘t know you had”. 3.5 🌟

Librarybelle I‘ve heard lots of good things about this one! I picked it up as a #BOTM …I‘ll get to it one of these days! 1mo
Ruthiella I‘ve not yet noticed that phrase, but I will now! 😃 I definitely understand the appeal of this novel, but it didn‘t quite come together for me. 1mo
julesG That phrase 🙄🙄🙄 I've noticed it, too. Does the reader get a book for free when that phrase turns up and the one with the unconsciously held breath? 1mo
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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1mo
Megabooks That is a terrible sentence!! 1mo
squirrelbrain I shall be looking out for that sentence now! 🤣 1mo
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#Two4Tuesday

1) When we moved into our new home in 1998 I don‘t think either of us thought it would be our forever home but here we are.
2) lots of moving in my current read Hello Beautiful

Want to play @Librarybelle @AmyG @Ddzmini ?

@TheSpineView

AmyG Thank you for the tag! I just posted. Ha, forgot Hello Beautiful. 1mo
TheSpineView Thanks for playing! Happy Tuesday 1mo
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When Sinead passed I went on a deep dive listening to all my favorites and searching for unknowns. I had never heard of John Grant but this is now a favorite.

https://youtu.be/PV8eoV5pQAk?si=eQLlKQO2DqhMxMNy

#TuesdayTunes

@TieDyeDude

And thanks to all participating for all the awesome music recs!

BarbaraBB Have to check him out! 1mo
Bookwomble @Deblovestoread @BarbaraBB John Grant is fantastic! Both as a solo artist and in his earlier group, The Czars. 1mo
TieDyeDude Thanks for the recommendation! I haven't heard of him either. 1mo
Deblovestoread I‘ll have to check out the Czars. Thanks @Bookwomble 1mo
UwannaPublishme @catiewithac Did you see this? 1mo
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#MotivationalMonday

1) a couple of work days, one last PT appointment and a friend and I are starting a coffee and craft date.
2) I cannot get Flowers (Miley Cyrus) out of my head … please send help 😂
3) Top of the list would be Queen w/Freddie but I‘m not opposed to seeing them with Adam Lambert

Want to play @TheLudicReader @swishandflick @TieDyeDude @WildAlaskaBibliophile

@Cupcake12

Cupcake12 Queen - yes. Adam lambert 😍 have a good week and thanks for joining in x 1mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Yes to number 3!!!! 1mo
BkClubCare 💐!!! Love the 🎶 song 1mo
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Deblovestoread
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According to my IPad my screen time was up 20%, I‘ve watched a ton of Friends episodes and haven‘t read very much at all. Love, Theoretically was #52Bookclub24 #WomeninStem and just ok for me. I am behind on both buddy reads and decided to DNF #TheBros. Enjoying The Biography of X. And have still only read one of the stories from Florida. 🤞🏼 for a better reading week. Next up Hello Beautiful and Let Us Descend.

Crazeedi Great progress! 1mo
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Deblovestoread
The Rachel Incident: A novel | Caroline O'Donoghue
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#LitsyTOB #TBRTarot #Bookspin

My early twenties were a long time ago but I really connected with Rachel‘s story in many ways. 4.5 🌟

@rmaclean4 @kwmg40 @BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain @RebelReader @jlhammar @Addison_Reads @Ruthiella @sarahbarnes @ImperfectCJ @Well-ReadNeck

BarbaraBB I felt the same! 1mo
Suet624 This was an unexpected surprise. 1mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1mo
CBee Looking forward to getting to this one soon! 1mo
Ruthiella Same! 1mo
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