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eclectic-reader

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Joined March 2025

“They had only ever discussed books but what, in this life, is more personal than books?”-G. Zevin
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Untitled | Unknown
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I have now regained access to my old Litsy account @vivastory
I will be posting from there from now on. Thanks for the warm welcome back! Sorry for the confusion, you're all the best!!

wanderinglynn Huzzah! 🎉 1mo
LeahBergen That‘s good news! I was wondering why you started a new account. 1mo
sarahbarnes ☑️ 1mo
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Ruthiella Awesome! I didn‘t even recognize you incognito. 🥸😆 1mo
quietjenn Nice to see you again! 1mo
BarbaraBB So happy to have you back! 4w
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A recent essay collection from the founder of NYRB Classics. Looks very interesting!

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So happy to see that people are still doing #tuesdaytunes 🤘
Three of my favorite songs right now:
*Edith Frost Calling Over Time
https://open.spotify.com/track/2uGWfZhULc094jY5kTxt0L
*Mount Eerie Between Two Mysteries
https://open.spotify.com/track/1YyRRRrgFCCkVSBsQ3Pc0P
*Waxahatchee Catfish
https://open.spotify.com/track/6DVPrumoHEukExs6a76fAn
@tiedyedude

TieDyeDude Thanks for sharing! These were good songs for easing into the day this morning. 1mo
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Buffalo Hunter Hunter | Stephen Graham Jones
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Received in my @aardvarkbookclub box today. Have heard only rave reviews, which has me very intrigued. Will probably finish the ILT first. Loved My Heart is a Chainsaw.

CarolynM Glad to have you back, Scott. 1mo
Suet624 I'm looking forward to hearing what you think of it. 1mo
eclectic-reader @CarolynM Thanks!! 📚📚 1mo
eclectic-reader @Suet624 I'm hit & miss with some of his novels, but I have a good feeling about this one. 1mo
Suet624 That‘s funny. I was going to say he was hit or miss for me! (edited) 1mo
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#WhereAreYouMonday
I am all over the globe in Preston's latest essay collection: tracking a serial killer in Florence, discovery of human remains in the Himalayas, detailing the controversies surrounding one of the oldest skeletons unearthed in N America & in my favorite piece so far (link below) a plausible explanation for the Dyatlov Pass incident:
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/05/17/has-an-old-soviet-mystery-at-last-...

Leftcoastzen Undercover? Missed you ! 🕵️‍♂️ 1mo
eclectic-reader @Leftcoastzen Lol how are you? 1mo
Leftcoastzen As good as could be expected amongst the crazy times,my ability to concentrate enough to read is a little fragile, how you doin‘? 1mo
eclectic-reader @Leftcoastzen Crazy times indeed. Reading focus can definitely be challenging, for sure. Hope you get yours back! I had a lot of trouble reading over the winter as I had a lot going on, but things are starting to calm down now. 1mo
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Stinger | Robert McCammon
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As all of my books are currently packed from my recent move, I went to B & N this afternoon to reread The Monkey in Skeleton Crew. While there I was happy to find the tagged book, recently reissued due to an adaptation. I've had my eye on it for awhile but copies have always been pretty expensive.
@bookmarktavern
#sundayfunday

Graywacke Nice! I did some poetry shopping just yesterday, looking for some classicist-tilted poets. I bought used books by four authors: James Lasdun, Carolyn Kizer, Daryl Hine and Richard Wilbur. 1mo
eclectic-reader @Graywacke It's been a few years since I've read them, but I remember enjoying both Kizer and Wilbur. I've been meaning to check out Wilbur's translations of Moliere's plays. 1mo
BookmarkTavern Congrats on the find! Thanks for posting! 1mo
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Reggie I love Stinger so much! And boooooo to moving. Moving sucks. 1mo
eclectic-reader @Reggie Sooo many books 📚 📚 📚 📚 I think I stacked Stinger bc of your review. I got your package in the mail before I moved 💙💙 1mo
Reggie Yay, I‘m glad. If you‘ve read Under the Dome by King, you‘ve read Stinger, but Stinger is my favorite. 1mo
eclectic-reader @Reggie I have not read UTD yet I'm accumulating a King backlog, but I have yet to read any McCammoon which I *definitely* plan on fixing this year 1mo
Reggie Omg, you‘re sooooo lucky to get to read him for the first time. All of his books are on Hoopla. 1mo
eclectic-reader @Reggie For some reason I thought he had passed away and when I looked it up recently, I was surprised. I definitely need to read Swan Song and Stinger this year. 1mo
Reggie Let me know when you read Swan Song and I‘ll read it with you. 1mo
eclectic-reader @Reggie I plan on reading it soon, so I'll definitely tag you 1mo
Addison_Reads I'm down to join a Swan Song buddy read with you guys. Tag me too. 1mo
eclectic-reader @Addison_Reads That sounds great. I'll def. tag you! 1mo
Leniverse What happened to your old account?! 😱 Glad to see you anyway. And I've been meaning to read Swan Song for the past several months. I need a buddy read to get me started. 1mo
eclectic-reader @leniverse I'll definitely make sure to tag you when I start 1mo
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Skeleton Crew | Stephen King
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Watched last night. Deliciously unhinged. One of my favorite king adaptations. Not often that I rewatch a movie, but I'm seriously considering going to see this one again before it leaves theatres.

sarahbarnes Scott! Hi! So good to see you back here! 😀 1mo
eclectic-reader @sarahbarnes Thanks! I hope that you've been well 1mo
eclectic-reader Have you seen this one @reggie 1mo
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BarbaraBB Wow it‘s you! This makes me so happy! I hope you‘re doing well 💕. Look who‘s here @Suet624 @Megabooks 1mo
eclectic-reader @BarbaraBB Thank you 🙂 I'm doing good. Ive had a pretty eventful winter but thankfully things are settling down now. I hope you are doing good and reading some great books 1mo
BarbaraBB So far this year I loved Playground and Wild Dark Shore. I hope you‘ll have time now to enjoy your eclectic books and wine again (edited) 1mo
eclectic-reader @BarbaraBB I'm not familiar with either one but will look into both 📚🍷 1mo
LeahBergen Yayyyy!! You‘re back!! 👏👏👏👏 1mo
Deblovestoread 👋 Scott, glad your back! 1mo
eclectic-reader @LeahBergen 👋 👋 I hope that you (& Johnny) have been well 1mo
Suet624 Yay!!!! Scott! You‘ve been missed. 1mo
eclectic-reader @Deblovestoread Thanks! I appreciate it. Hope you're doing well 1mo
eclectic-reader @Suet624 Hi, Sue 🙂 I appreciate it. I've missed litsy. Not many places like it. 📚📚💙 1mo
BethM There‘s no place like Litsy - glad you‘re back! 1mo
BookwormAHN Welcome back 😺 1mo
DGRachel SCOTT! So good to see you again. 🥳 1mo
eclectic-reader @BethM Thanks!! 📚📚 1mo
eclectic-reader @BookwormAHN Thank you 🙂 1mo
eclectic-reader @DGRachel Thanks 🙂 It's nice to be back 📚📚 1mo
CBee SCOTTTTTTT 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻♥️♥️♥️♥️ Sorry I haven‘t responded to your email (again). This year basically sucks lol and I feel like I‘d just be complaining 😳😂🤦‍♀️ @eclectic-reader (edited) 1mo
TrishB Hi 👋 I haven‘t seen this one! May have to search it out. Good to see you again. 1mo
eclectic-reader @CBee No worries, although I'm always available for any complaint so if you change your mind feel free to vent. I totally understand about crappy times. Hoping things will be on the mend soon 💙 1mo
eclectic-reader @TrishB 👋 Highly recommend. Will definitely be a favorite of the year. I hope that you've been well 1mo
CBee @eclectic-reader I know, and I‘m grateful 🙂 Same goes for you if you need a vent session! 1mo
Megabooks Soooo happy you‘re back!! I‘m kind of scarce because my dad had a second massive stroke, and my family is adjusting, but I‘ll have to keep an eye on what you‘re reading. 👀💜 1mo
eclectic-reader @Megabooks I'm so sorry to hear about your dad, Meg. 💙 1mo
Megabooks Thanks, Scott 💜 1mo
Reggie I have not seen this. I‘ve been trapped in the 30 something seasons of Beat Bobby Flay. I just put him in the background and go about my business. I haven‘t even been reading horror lately. Also, I‘m glad you‘re back. You have been missed! 1mo
eclectic-reader @Reggie If there's one food channel celebrity I think that is an actual good cook from my extremely limited viewing time the past few years, it's Flay. Thanks so much for the welcome back, friend (edited) 1mo
Addison_Reads Welcome back! I, too, was a big fan of this adaptation. I laughed, I gasped at some jump scares that got me, but most of all, I enjoyed every single demented moment. 😁 1mo
eclectic-reader @Addison_Reads Thanks! A very demented movie; in the best possible way. ☠ 1mo
Branwen Ooooooh I need to see this! 😱 1mo
eclectic-reader @Branwen As a fellow constant reader, I think that you will love it 1mo
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Current reads:
* 20 pages per day of Mansfield Park (it's wonderful reading Austen again, the nuances and the wit are one of the reasons I'm taking my time)
*2 essays per day in Preston's The Lost Tomb
*Starting dilouie's How to Make a Horror Movie & Survive

Bookwomble Hello, Scott 👋☺️ Nice to see you back on Litsy 🥳 1mo
eclectic-reader @Bookwomble Thanks 💙 I've been missing a non-toxic bookish space a lot lately. 1mo
CrowCAH Welcome to the Litsy family!!! 😊📚 1mo
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Graywacke Nice to see you posting again! 🤍 1mo
eclectic-reader @Graywacke Thanks! 📚📚 1mo
Jas16 So glad to see you are back! 1mo
eclectic-reader @Jas16 Thanks 😊 1mo
Branwen I'm so so so happy you're back, Scott! 😭💕 1mo
eclectic-reader @Branwen You're so kind, friend 📚📚💙 1mo
AshleyHoss820 Scott! Welcome home, my friend! 🧡📚 I had been looking for your posts! 😊 1mo
eclectic-reader @AshleyHoss820 Thanks 🙏 I greatly appreciate it 📚 I hope that you're doing well 1mo
AshleyHoss820 @eclectic-reader I am doing great! I hope it‘s the same for you! 😊 1mo
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