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Leniverse

Joined October 2016

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"The funfair folk know better than anyone how it is to be an outsider in a world that would prefer they didn't exist. Each and every one of them - those born freaks and those freakish by inclination, those with freakishness thrust upon them, those with it in the blood - understands the acrobatic feat of being oneself while surviving in the opposite ecosystem. (...) Better freaks than them have perished under the weight."

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Universality: A Novel | Natasha Brown
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Mehso-so

Overall I enjoyed spending an evening with this book, but it did feel rather unresolved. It's hard to discuss this book without giving spoilers, so suffice to say that I enjoyed what I thought was a mildly satirical piece full of stereotypes, but from there it moved on to a sequence of unlikeable characters and several truths about the media that are no revelation. I'm not entirely sure what the author wanted me to take away from this story.

RaeLovesToRead Similar feelings myself 6d
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The South | Tash Aw
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I think I might want to see how this saga about an ethnic Chinese family in Malaysia continues in the next book, but I'll be avoiding the audiobook. I kept zoning out during some landscape description and then realising I didn't know whose POV the narrator had switched to. He read everyone the same way, and occasionally there's a 1st person comment from the future self of the teenage son who is otherwise in 3rd person like the others. ⤵️

Leniverse It was difficult to keep track, and I found I didn't always care. I did like the contrasts and cultural tensions between generations and between city and country people, women and the patriarchal traditions, and between the Chinese immigrants and the Muslim Malay population, something I imagine will be developed further in the subsequent books. It might have been a soft pick if I had a visual text version. #Booker #BookerLonglist 7d
charl08 It's a series? How did I miss that? 🙄 7d
Leniverse @charl08 Yes, it's meant to be a quartet. I'm not sure which direction of the compass will be next, but I figure it will follow the son in the family through different stages of his life and different areas. So teenage visit to the countryside of the south. Next book maybe metropolitan area for university? I'm just guessing. 7d
charl08 @Leniverse that's so interesting! Thank you. 7d
squirrelbrain Yes, I agree with you - I struggled with understanding the POV on the audio but get the feeling it would work better in print. 7d
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Audition | Katie Kitamura
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I wasn't sure about the first part of this book, but the second won me over with the sheer creepy discomfort I felt when I read it. I think I might have to let it percolate for a few days before I decide exactly how I feel about it, but it was really cleverly done and a good choice by the #Booker judges. I suspect this might make my personal shortlist.
#BookerLonglist

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Postman Pat Has Too Many Parcels | John Cunliffe, Stuart Trotter
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@CrowCAH Hopefully this will be sorted out before the Keira Knightly book comes out in October! It should be fine since I believe the new exemption is for packages under $100, but we need the postal service to be actually running! Neither The Royal Mail or DHL is currently accepting any packages for the US. If all else fails I guess I'll have to find some American tourist to act as courier 🤣 (because that doesn't sound dodgy at all)

CrowCAH Oh my! I didn‘t think it was going to be that severe. The end of October is two months away, things may work themselves out. 🤞🏻 2w
Leniverse @CrowCAH Yes, I think once they figure out the paperwork and get through the backlog sending items as gifts should be possible again. It's commercial goods that will be difficult. Late October is probably a good time. After the chaos is sorted and before the Xmas rush! 2w
rockpools 😦 I‘ve obviously (and probably deliberately) been living in a bubble. How did I miss this?! 2w
Susanita Ugh. Everything he touches… 2w
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Mehso-so

I like books that have little or no plot if the writing is good and the characters interesting. Here the prose is good, but focussed on the minutae, the characters interesting but not allowed to shine. The pace is glacial. And the ending is 🤷🏻‍♀️🫤
I'm left feeling like I've been teased with bits and pieces of a good story, but instead of filling in the gaps Miller has given in to a Knausgardian impulse to describe how people brush their teeth.

Tamra Shoot. This is the only one on the long list I was tempted by. 3w
Leniverse @Tamra A lot of people seem to like it. There were parts that worked well for me, but just not as a whole. But I also expected it to be more a story of two households isolated in an unusually harsh winter, but that was a really small part. It was just.... People being people. While it happens to be winter. 3w
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Tamra @Leniverse 😒 Yes, I expected the setting to play more of a role. 3w
Leniverse @Tamra I mean, it definitely wouldn't have been the same book if it was set in summer 😂 But I'm from Norway and this book just didn't rate all that high as I measure the bleak isolation of a harsh winter. 3w
RaeLovesToRead The Europa edition has such a pretty cover 😍 But it's not out until November. I'm about to brush my teeth if you want the deets just let me know and I can send you a lengthy description. Might add in some Ducks, Newburyport style ponderings if you are lucky 🤣🤣 3w
BarbaraBB That‘s too bad. I bought it too and now it seems like it‘s going to be a looong boring read 3w
bibliothecarivs I haven't keep up on the Booker list this year and would have sworn from the cover design that book was several decades older than it is. 3w
Leniverse @bibliothecarivs I think that's intentional, as the book is set in the early 1960s! 3w
Leniverse @RaeLovesToRead I'll pass, thanks 😂 3w
Leniverse @BarbaraBB Hopefully you will enjoy it! Seems like a marmite book. 3w
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I didn't get very far on my #ReadYourKindle selection in July. Trying again with these August books. (And might still try to catch up on July 😅)

@CBee

CrowCAH Leno, I have a request to make of you, since you live in the UK. It has to do with getting a signed book from Waterstones. Could you email me to discuss details? cynthiaannehurt at gmail dot com 2w
CrowCAH Thanks for your quick response, Leni! I replied to your email 📧 2w
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He was lying on a varnished wooden board, the top of a boxed-in radiator.

#FirstLineFridays
@ShyBookOwl

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Model Home: A Novel | Rivers Solomon
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Excellent and eerie. I loved it. That feeling of I'm not even sure what I'm reading right now, but I'm here for it. Dysfunctional family, generational trauma, mental illness, and a house that may or may not be haunted. 👌

BarbaraBB Excellent book, I thought so too 1mo
Caroline2 Oh sounds fab! Stacked. 👍 1mo
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Never Flinch: A Novel | Stephen King
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Me reading Never Flinch: I am wise to your tricks now, Mr King. When this turns suddenly supernatural and horrific, I'll be ready. Just, please don't make 'Sista Bessie' be magical.
Me, currently at 270/410: Wth Stephen? Is this going to stay mundane? The villains, while definitely in need of therapy, seem mainly pitiful, and even Holly reads as mostly neurotypical here. 🤷🏻‍♀️
(Fully expecting to have to eat my words by the end)

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I would not be at all surprised if this wins the Pulitzer next year. Clever, emotional, full of literary and pop culture references and quirky characters, it's the death of dreams and the endurance of friendship. It gave me a lump in my throat but also, at one point, made me laugh until I had tears in my eyes. It would have been a five star read except for the ending.

squirrelbrain I just bought this last week (a signed copy!). I‘m thinking it will be on the Booker Longlist. 2mo
Leniverse @squirrelbrain I will be really surprised if it isn't on the Booker! 2mo
squirrelbrain I *might* do a prediction list this year (I have a tentative one already) and this will be on it. 2mo
Leniverse @squirrelbrain Ooh, yes. Do it! I'd love to see your other picks. 2mo
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My #ReadYourKindle books for July. Two international Bookers and two crime novels! And both crime novels are the first in a very long series 😅 I think I'll aim for one crime one Booker and then see where the month is at. (Meanwhile I am also reading all those massive Cosmere books on my Kindle, so it is getting a workout 😂)

rubyslippersreads ❤️❤️❤️ Sue Grafton! 2mo
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It's been a long time since a book brought this many tears to my eyes. I'm not sure I could have read it when my children were younger. But it was also a real eye opener with a lot of fascinating information about medical history and innovations. A remarkable story featuring a lot of ordinary people showing remarkable compassion.
The #WomensPrize for non-fiction list was really strong again this year, and this is a worthy winner.

#WomensPrizeNF

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An Aeluon, an Akarak, and a Quelin walk into a long-haul short-stop and end up in lockdown for a few days. The Laru host and her kid try to cater to their needs. They all learn a few things about themselves and the universe. Unlikely friendships are forged. Nothing much happens, and I didn't need it to. Possibly my favourite of the series.

#ReadYourKindle

julesG 🎉🎉 3mo
Ruthiella This and the second are my favorites. 3mo
Leniverse @Ruthiella Agreed! 3mo
LeeRHarry Oooh that sounds promising! 3mo
Leniverse @LeeRHarry The Aeluon in this story is Pei from the first book. The one who has an illicit interspecies affair with the human ship's captain. I ended up pausing and re-reading half of the first book because it's been so long I could hardly remember a thing. 3mo
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Raising Hare: A Memoir | Chloe Dalton
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I love it when a book gives me really interesting information about something it had never occurred to me to think about. I am now officially a fan of hares. I really didn't think that a book about a woman's lockdown project of looking after a hare would be all that interesting, but it really was.

#WomensPrizeNF #WomensPrize
#14books14weeks book 1

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tpixie Stacked! 3mo
LeeRHarry Glad you enjoyed it. 😊 3mo
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Raising Hare: A Memoir | Chloe Dalton
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Indeed!

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Butcher and Blackbird | Brynne Weaver
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Bailedbailed

DNF at 31%
I don't get the hype or why this even has a mainstream publisher. Was it popular on Booktok or something? You can find better self-published books on KU. Dark? Please, there's zero depth or emotional attachment so it doesn't feel dark. Romantic? The courtship is more painful than the torture scenes. Comedy? A light tone and irrational characters isn't enough to make it funny.

#HailTheBail

julesG I'm glad I gobbled it up on audio, this way I didn't notice the shortcomings. 😁 3mo
Leniverse @julesG Hah, yes I can see how good narrators might make a difference. 3mo
monkeygirlsmama I enjoyed this one in #audiobook format despite it not being my typical genre. I agree that the narrators definitely helped bring it home for me. 3mo
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Summer Reading | Hilma Wolitzer
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I picked only paper editions for the #14books14weeks so my summer reading challenge to myself is to actually read my #ReadYourKindle books in June, July, and August (yeah, we'll see how that goes 😅)
I think this is some good midsummer reading here; a mix of the cozy and the queer (or the cozy and the weird, but that has no alliteration 😆)

@CBee

LeeRHarry I need to get to the last Becky Chambers but I keep putting it off as I don‘t want the series to end. 3mo
CBee Oooo, Olive!! Loved that one. 3mo
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Good Girl: A Novel | Aria Aber
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Mehso-so

It's frustrating, because this book has such potential for greatness and so many strong insights about a whole slew of important themes, but it focuses mainly on a toxic love affair. And I am so tired of books about barely adult women in unhealthy relationships with older men.

#WomensPrize #WomensPrize25

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Good Girl: A Novel | Aria Aber
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More regret for everyone!

julesG True, but depressing. 3mo
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Just days after picking my books for #14Books14Weeks I go book crawling with @Caroline2 and end up with this haul 😅 Now, of course, I want to read these instead 😂 (as well?)

squirrelbrain Fab haul! ❤️ 3mo
Suet624 Understood. 3mo
sarahbarnes I get it. 3mo
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When I started putting books together for #14books14weeks I realised that between Camp Litsy and other buddy reads I already have 14 books lined up for summer. And I'll be reading those anyway, so I decided to challenge myself to also read 14 books without a group schedule. Most of these keep getting pushed back because of those scheduled reads. Well, now these are scheduled too. Not shown in reading order. Banana for size.
@Liz_M

intothehallofbooks I loved The Eyes of the Dragon! 3mo
Leniverse @intothehallofbooks Nice! I don't know much about it. Just that it's fantasy and King wrote it for his children and other young readers. 3mo
tpixie Great stack! I loved The Gunslinger series Is that 💚Backman‘s 3mo
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RaeLovesToRead BANANA FOR SIZE 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 3mo
Leniverse @tpixie It is, yes! I haven't read anything by him yet as I feel weird reading Scandinavian lit in English, but my brother got me that one and Beartown in Norwegian. 3mo
Leniverse @RaeLovesToRead It seemed an opportunity too good to miss😂 3mo
tpixie @Leniverse I would love to be able to read his books in his own language. They are beautiful in English, but the primary language would be magical. Loved Grandmother & Ove - they are my favorites. 🩵 I waited a long time to read Beartown because I‘m not interested in hockey. But it‘s so much more than hockey…. 3mo
Leniverse @tpixie To be fair, they are originally written in Swedish. But that's similar enough to Norwegian it's more like they're different dialects. I have no trouble understanding it when spoken, but in writing it gives me a headache ? In Norwegian it's similar enough that I can "hear" it in Swedish internally. In English it often doesn't feel right and I keep wondering what phrase/word was this in the original? 3mo
BarbaraJean Yesssss the banana 🍌😂😂 3mo
tpixie @Leniverse that‘s great. The two languages have enough overlap for that. And I agree with @BarbaraJean I love your banana. 🍌🤩💛 3mo
Suet624 Good luck! That‘s a lot of reading! 3mo
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Crooked Seeds: A Novel | Karen Jennings
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The #WomensPrize always picks one weird one that nobody likes. This year it's Crooked Seeds, and I actually did like it. In a future New South Africa water is rationed and the government is reclaiming private property. Compensation is not forthcoming because the economy has gone to shit. Deirdre is a middle aged alcoholic with a massive chip on her shoulder, and bases her whole identity around being an amputee. Something is found buried in the ⤵️

Leniverse (cont.) garden of her "reclaimed" family home that threatens the life story she's been telling herself. Seemingly every two pages something grim and gross happens, or something horrific is revealed or hinted at. At just over 200 pages it is a compelling, quick read that doesn't become too dreary for the reader to cope with. 4mo
charl08 Ha! I liked it too. But I agree 3mo
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The Coin: A Novel | Yasmin Zaher
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My current audiobook. I'm only 24% in, so not entirely sure where it's going, but it looks like nowhere good 😅 The MC is an utterly unlikable ball of narcissism and unresolved trauma. I can't help thinking that if the Women's Prize really had to have rich people immigrant problems , this is a better choice than the boring Persians. And if they wanted women being gross and transgressive, All Fours has nothing on this woman's skincare rituals.

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Warbreaker | Brandon Sanderson
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I found a crossover! The storyteller that gives Siri (and us) the entire backstory to the realm. The name was nagging at me. The passage in the photo might not refer to events in The Final Empire, but there is a Hoid there. (Reading on kindle can be handy. I did a search on his name in the books.) He's the beggar-informer in book 1 who makes Kelsier angry enough to reveal more than he intended. And I think the one Vin decided not to approach in 3

JacqMac That is a great find! I didn‘t notice it. I think I have to pay more attention. Lol 4mo
julesG Hoid pops up a lot. 😉 And that's from me who got a lot of background info from friends who love the series, but I DNF'd the first book. 😬 4mo
Meshell1313 Oooh wow! Fabulous!!!! 4mo
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Small Boat | Vincent Delecroix
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Based on a real event where 27 migrants drowned in the Channel because the British couldn't get to them in time and the French wouldn't help, even while the boat was still in French waters. A semi-stream-of-consciousness narrative where the French navy emergency dispatcher tries to justify her actions and her words, refusing to bear the collective guilt and responsibility of society. Powerful and uncomfortable. #InternationalBooker #Booker

BarbaraBB Very uncomfortable indeed. One of my favorites for the prize! 4mo
Suet624 Oh gosh. I didn‘t know that‘s what the book is about. But of course I have to read it. 4mo
Graywacke I‘ve heard a ton of praise for this. Looking forward to it. 4mo
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I thought Neneh Cherry's memoir sounded like a niche choice for the #WomensPrizeNF shortlist, but you don't need to be a fan to get a lot out of this book. It's a time capsule. It's the emerging music scene and countercultures of NYC in the 70s and London in the 80s. It's Jazz history. It's about being bi-racial and with family ties to three continents. It's about food, friendship, addiction, the AIDS epidemic, art, and an unconventional life.

dabbe “We always hang in a buffalo stance
We do the dive every time we dance ...“ 💚💜💚
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Yes!

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Christ on a Bike | Orla Owen
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My #readyourkindle numbers for May. Christ on a Bike is a repeat from an earlier month, so I should really prioritise that 😬 Will I get to any of them? Maybe. I managed one in April 😅
@CBee

BarbaraBB Christ on a Bike is good! 4mo
CBee One off the list is great! 😊 4mo
sarahbarnes Memory of Men is on my list! 4mo
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"I had been trying to be invisible - trying to blend in - when, of course, in Sweden I couldn't. And while being in the States would always be a relief because it was a place of colour, even there I still didn't entirely fit in because of being Swedish and from an unconventional background. I had always been aware of my in-between-ness.
But after that first time in London, I never felt compromised in the same way again."

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This was great! I have little interest in the French Impressionists, and knew very little about Gauguin (most of which turned out to be inaccurate), but this was highly interesting and superbly entertaining as well as informative. What a character! What a life! The book also includes a lot of prints and photos of artwork, on high quality paper. I'm sad this didn't make the shortlist for the #WomensPrizeNF

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Readathon storybook: Oshindonga & English | Dorian Haarhoff, Linekela Shipindo Moshindonga, Sarie Maritz
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Thing 2 likes to have a lot of options, including non-fiction and manga. He's currently reading The Murder of Roger Ackroyd.

This is the 20th time we take part in the twice yearly #Deweys #24hourReadathon ! Ten years of family readathons.
#RaisingReaders

There will be no pic of Thing 1's #readathon stack, as he's audiobooking The Raven Cycle for the umpteenth time whilst working on his Final Project for his Art & Design course.

Ruthiella Great pile! Enjoy! 😊 4mo
julesG Love your family tradition 4mo
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Readathon storybook: Oshindonga & English | Dorian Haarhoff, Linekela Shipindo Moshindonga, Sarie Maritz
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The Spouse goes for a smaller #readathon stack. And tbh he will probably just read Nights at the Circus until his head spins and then either fall asleep for three hours or wander off to do something else (like prepare food, because I'm for sure not going to do it today 😂)

#Deweys #24hourReadathon

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Readathon storybook: Oshindonga & English | Dorian Haarhoff, Linekela Shipindo Moshindonga, Sarie Maritz
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It's #readathon time! My stack has a bunch of short reads for when I need a break from the chunksters. My kindle is there to represent The Hero of Ages and Warbreaker that I need to catch up on for the #CosmereBuddyRead 😅

TheKidUpstairs Great stack. I'm really looking forward to reading Small Boat! Can't wait to hear your thoughts 4mo
BarbaraBB Such a great stack. Enjoy! 4mo
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The Modern Fairies | Clare Pollard
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Sparkling, darkly elegant, and deliberately crude. A fictionalised account of the courtly intrigue and censorship under Louis XIV when French folktales were given the name "fairytales" and standardised in the female-dominated literary salons. Some wild historical info, and a lot of dark tales and fates.

LeeRHarry Looking forward to picking this one up. 4mo
Leniverse @LeeRHarry It's nice and short, which fits with the fairytale theme. 4mo
JamieArc I‘ve had this on my shelf for a while and haven‘t really seen anyone talk about it. Good to see the review! 4mo
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Murder at the Spring Ball | Benedict Brown
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Soft pick. I probably shouldn't have read this directly after an Agatha Christie. Where she is charming and witty, this was charming but silly. And the plotting and false leads weren't half as fiendish. I also didn't entirely buy the 1925 setting. However, the mystery and the unlikely grandfather & teenage boy detective team grew on me, and I might give the next book a go at some point.

#Eastercrime

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The Seven Dials Mystery | Agatha Christie
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Not one of Agatha Christie's best, but great fun nonetheless. It definitely showcases her sense of humour. It's pretty much a spoof spy thriller, with all the characters acting like they're something out of Wodehouse. For a while I was sure I had worked out the solution to the mystery, but of course I hadn't 😂

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The Modern Fairies | Clare Pollard
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Did she really, though? First of all, it's "hear, hear", not "here, here", and secondly, this takes place in France so she would be a lot more likely to say "well said" (Bien dit!)

And the book was doing so well up until now.

Ruthiella Oh my! 😬 4mo
Susanita 🤦🏻‍♀️ 4mo
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The Seven Dials Mystery | Agatha Christie
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Time for some classic #Eastercrime
I read (and watched) a lot of Agatha Christie in my teens, and the premise of this one sounds familiar, but I can't remember who the killer is or why. Hopefully it won't come back to me as I read 😅

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Very unsettling mystery! And a fast read. I would have done the whole thing in one go if I hadn't made the mistake of starting it just before midnight. As it was I still read half the book before going nervously to bed 😅

I have the sushi cover, and I just have to say that it has absolutely nothing to do with the book. At all. Unlike the other one which features clues from the story.

BarbaraBB I have the left one. Very curious now. I‘ll read it soon 5mo
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This book has been described to me as cerebral crime/horror, and I sincerely hope that it's dark and unwholesome and full of fiendish puzzles.

#Eastercrime

BarbaraBB I bought this one too thanks to Stefanie‘s review. So intriguing! 5mo
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The Persians | Sanam Mahloudji
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How did BOTH of these books make it to the #WomensPrize shortlist? Wasn't one (more than) enough?
They both feature serious broader issues that affect women, but take a tone that is supposed to be funny and have protagonists that nobody can identify with.
They're both about privileged women who implode their lives because rich people have trauma too. That's 1/3 of the #shortlist (maybe more 😵, I haven't read them all yet).
Why?

TheBookHippie Loathe … privilege for sure. Makes me sick. So many issues with All Fours 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫 5mo
RaeLovesToRead Hahaha... I both loved and hated All Fours 5mo
Texreader I dnf‘d All Fours within a few pages. Ugh. I see I should stay away from the other one as well. 5mo
BarbaraBB I agree. Privileged people‘s are often not that interesting. The shortlist is disappointing (as was the longlist imo) although I loved All Fours. It just feels like that one has had its moment months ago. 5mo
Kitta I really disliked All Fours. I don‘t understand the hype at all. 4mo
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The Fellowship was a lovely idea with memorable characters, but it seemed like the book had more descriptions of clothes and food than puzzles. (And there were inconsistencies!) It was also terribly wholesome and life-affirming and full of mindfulness-style wisdom. And since I'm a total grouch I found the sum total to be a bit dull.

julesG Ooooookayyyyyyy. I might not read it. 5mo
Leniverse @julesG I mean, it didn't actively annoy me like Before the Coffee Goes Cold, but it had a little bit of that same feel to it as those types of books. 5mo
Leniverse @julesG Or, it did annoy me a bit when the book made a point of the guy wearing Oxfords, not brogues, and then after that he was a man who liked to wear brogues for the rest of the book. If the author makes me read all about their fashion choices, he can at least remember them himself! (Yes, grouch mood activated 😆) 5mo
julesG I didn't like Before the Coffee Goes Cold and I'd definitely feel grouchy about the same inconsistencies. 5mo
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Easing into #Eastercrime with this book that isn't really crime (I think), but a mystery and a lot of puzzles. It's also one of my #ReadYourKindle picks for April.

julesG This is also on my Kindle. 5mo
Leniverse @julesG It was a 99p deal in November or December 😂 5mo
Caroline2 I started this last night for Easter crime. Loving it so far! 👍 5mo
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Very interesting and informative, but a bit technical at times.

The TL;DR summary:
People are the worst. We destroy everything with our greed and short sightedness. But not all is lost, and some people are doing awesome things. To save the oceans (and our future) we need to work together globally, but also give the local people of each area a say. And we need to cut carbon emissions. By a lot. Immediately.

#WomensPrizeNF #shortlist

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Step 1 - Get the governments of poor countries to sell you fishing quotas for a steal
Step 2 - Overfish their waters, wreak their coastline, and destroy the natural habitats of the area
Step 3 - When the impoverished former local fishermen of the area risk their lives getting to Europe in search for work, call them "economic refugees" and "illegal migrants" and deny them entry.

??

Suet624 Ugh. 😩 5mo
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My nominations for #CampLitsy25 before I overthink it too much 😅

@squirrelbrain @megabooks @barbarabb

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squirrelbrain Great choices! I have Universality on hold at the library. 5mo
BarbaraBB Model Home is very good. Excited to check your other choices 5mo
julesG Buffalo Hunter is on my list too. 5mo
Ruthiella Yep, it‘s easy to get overwhelmed by choice! Great list 👍 5mo
Caroline2 Ohhhh all of these sound really good!!! 👍 5mo
Megabooks I was hoping someone would nominate The Buffalo Hunter Hunter (and some other horror). Great list! 5mo
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My Little Easter Egg | Sara Gillingham
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Whether or not you celebrate Easter, you can join in the Norwegian tradition of #Eastercrime
Over the next two weeks, read a crime novel (true crime counts), or anything with a mystery. Bonus for reading outdoors. Watch an Agatha Christie re-run, or a new crime show. Play a board game (bonus if it's Cluedo or other sleuthing game) or do a trivia quiz or a jigsaw puzzle. Go for a walk, then eat all the best foods and treats. Tag me in your reads!

Avanders Love this 5mo
Librarybelle That‘s so cool! 5mo
Caroline2 Oh yay! This sounds fab, gonna check my tbr and pull out some crime choices. 👍 5mo
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I forgot to post my list, but here are my #ReadYourKindle books. I'm quite eager to read them all, but will I actually do it? Probably not, since my kindle also contains 3 books from this year's #WomensPrize for fiction, 1 from the #InternationalBooker and the #CosmereBuddyRead books 🤷🏻‍♀️ I know it all counts, but damn I really want to read these four as well.

@CBee

CBee I feel your pain! 😂 5mo
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Viking poo 💩