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quietjenn

Joined March 2016

professional reader, amateur sleuth, punk-ass book jockey
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Giant's Bread | Mary Westmacott
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Siren the reading afternoon curled up with our #lmwbr #marywestmacottbuddyread - rather cozy and perfect. Still sitting out my thoughts on that book, so going to peek at the discussion now!

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Hoping to finish up this mystery with lunch 🤞

Ruthiella How is it? On par with ? 5d
quietjenn @Ruthiella I enjoyed it. It's not quite as evocative of place as Fell, but I didn't figure it out until the end and continue to really like Inspector MacDonald! 5d
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What Happens in Fall? | Sara L. Latta
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Package posted priority, should arrive on Friday. #fffs #fff #fallingforfallswap #fallingforfallswap2023 @Avanders @Chrissyreadit

Chrissyreadit 🎉🎉🎉🎉 1w
Clare-Dragonfly Love the box choice 😆🍁 7d
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Really enjoyed this one. Her take on familiar characters felt mostly true, but I think it was smart to make the investigative team offspring. Both of whom I liked a lot. Looking forward to the sequel.

Tamra This sounds fun! 2w
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All Done by Kindness: A Novel | Doris Langley Moore
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What a terrific #furrowedmiddlebrowclub selection! Although I don't think I've ever felt so nervous reading a FMB book before! Everything was just so well done, with wonderful characters, inventive and sometimes very unexpected plotting, and just the right amount of romance. A very enthusiastic pick.

LeahBergen I was nervous, too! 😆😆 I was rooting for that family the whole time I was reading. 2w
jlhammar Same! I felt very invested and was so hoping for a happy and just outcome. It really was terrific. 2w
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Ruthiella So much that I did NOT see coming! I loved how it all wrapped up. 2w
batsy Yes, I felt somewhat anxious about how it was all going to pan out 😅 It was a well done ending! 2w
Cathythoughts Great review! Yes I felt the nerves too. I wanted justice 👍🏻❤️ 3d
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There Were No Windows | Norah Hoult
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Like others, I was a little uncertain about this #persephoneclub pick, given the subject matter. But, I'm so glad everyone else's reviews convinced me to pick it up, albeit slightly belated. It was a delicate but fair portrait, which I thought rang very true. Wonderful details and I appreciate how the humor helped lighten what could've been very grim. I also appreciate that we got to experience the book through lots of different viewpoints.

Tamra I loved it - I‘m so glad you decided to read it too. 3w
Cathythoughts Great review 👍🏻♥️ it‘s so well worth the read. X 3w
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jlhammar Yes, it rang so true. Wonderful review! So glad you gave it a try. 3w
LeahBergen Great review! 3w
BarbaraBB Glad you decided to read it. Great review 3w
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What Happens in Fall? | Sara L. Latta
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Look what was in my mailbox today, @Amiable ! Now to hide it away until October 🙂

#fffs #fallingforfall @Chrissyreadit @Avanders

Amiable Yay! Sorry to ruin the surprise -- although you don't know what is inside the box, and that's the best surprise of all! 😉 3w
Chrissyreadit 🎉🎉🎉🎉 3w
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Angel | Elizabeth Taylor
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Another brilliant book by Elizabeth Taylor. Didn't quite hit me in the feels as other books by her, but it's absolutely masterful.

BarbaraBB Good to know! 3w
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A Passage to India | E. M. Forster
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We found this copy in a Little Free Library a while ago, so I may dip into it, but will probably mostly read the version on my Kindle. #pemberlittens #hashtagbrigade

IndoorDame Pretty!!! 4w
batsy Nice! That's the copy I own, too. 4w
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Watson's Choice | Gladys Mitchell
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Didn't read this #goldenagecrimeclub pick until today, so will be peeking late into the discussion. It was ... fine? I always want to like Mitchell's books/Mrs. Bradley more than I do, but I've read worse. Faint praise, perhaps, but there you go.

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Show Boat | Edna Ferber
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Thank you so much for my riverboat journey, @tdrosebud - I love it! I'm so sorry that I flummoxed you with my vague travel wishes, but you did an awesome job interpreting it. Can't wait to dive in, so to speak. #staycationintime #staycatiinswap @DinoMom @Chrissyreadit

Chrissyreadit wow!! 😍😍😍 1mo
JamieArc That‘s so fun! I‘ll have to participate next year! 1mo
DinoMom Fun! 1mo
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tdrosebud I'm so happy you like it! I don't think others would have been as flummoxed. As I mentioned, I'm very much an overthinker when it comes to getting things for others as I want them to be happy. So I'm glad the direction I took was good. Enjoy! 1mo
quietjenn @tdrosebud understood 😊 it was great though! 1mo
UwannaPublishme Cheez-Its! 😋 4w
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Came home to my#staycationintime #staycationswap today! Thanks, @tdrosebud - looking forward to it! @Chrissyreadit @DinoMom

DinoMom Yay! 1mo
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It's an on the couch with a favorite writer sort of Sunday 🙂

Ruthiella I love Atkinson‘s Jackson Brodie novels. ❤️ 1mo
quietjenn @Ruthiella I‘d forgotten how good they are! But, at least that means I can now binge if I want to 😃 1mo
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Package in the mail to you, @tdrosebud - expected delivery on Thursday! #staycationintime #staycationswap

@DinoMom @Chrissyreadit

Chrissyreadit ❤️🎉❤️🎉❤️🎉 1mo
tdrosebud 😀 1mo
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Finished the July #nunlitquarterly yesterday, just slightly behind schedule. I don't think this quite worked for me as much as it did for many others. There were definitely bits I found interesting, but I just didn't vibe with Jane Christmas herself.

#nunlit

JamieArc I‘m in the middle of this and feel the same way. 2mo
jlhammar Thanks for reading with us! Completely understandable. Great to get different reactions to the book. 2mo
Suet624 Felt the same way. 1mo
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Vanity Fair | William Thackeray
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Going to try to follow along with the #hashtagbrigade, although I'm terrible at keeping to a reading schedule. And, the birthday has decided to read it as well. Will alternate between this and Kindle version. #pemberlittens

Ruthiella That is the same edition I have. 👍 2mo
quietjenn @Ruthiella 🐧 is always a solid choice! 2mo
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Life After Life: A Novel | Kate Atkinson
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Flying back this morning. Definitely mixed emotions today, but a big, fat book is a nice distraction.

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Flying Solo: A Novel | Linda Holmes
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Second book of the day! Wish I had more days like this 😉

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Have been on a family trip that has left little time for reading, but today is wide open, so hoping to finish this and maybe something else?

TheBee Oh please let us know how you enjoyed this! 📖 2mo
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Fell Murder | E.C.R. Lorac
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Like other Lorac's I've read, I thought this was a solid, well-plotted mystery, with good characters and a strong sense of place. Macdonald is appealing, down to Earth detective and I'm glad that so many of his adventures are being republished.

Ruthiella I‘m excited to get to this one. I‘ve started a “tradition” of reading hurriedly the #GoldenAgeCrimeClub picks the Friday/Saturday before the discussion. 😂 2mo
julieclair Need to get started! 😬 Really looking forward to it. 2mo
AmyG I enjoyed this one, too. 2mo
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batsy @Ruthiella Same 😂 2mo
batsy I'm looking forward to it. It'll be my first Lorac; I've heard only good things about her 🙂 2mo
quietjenn @Ruthiella @batsy that was my m.o. for the first few, but then I didn't get around to the last one and I am traveling this afternoon/weekend and it's a library book, so wanted to finish before I left 😃 2mo
quietjenn @batsy I think this is my fourth or fifth and I've really enjoyed them all! 2mo
quietjenn @julieclair hope you enjoy! I thought it read pretty quickly, so you should be good 👍 2mo
Cuilin I just finished an hour ago. Love the setting. 2mo
Suet624 I would buy that book for the cover alone. 1mo
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Miss Carter and the Ifrit | Susan Alice Kerby
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This was a pleasant slice of domestic fantasy, in which an everyday spinster suddenly finds herself in command of an ifrit, or genie, in the latter days of World War 2. I really enjoyed the relationship between Miss Carter and “Joe,“ as well as the sweet humor. He definitely shakes her life out of the commonplace, in the best of ways. Lovely descriptions, which must have been such a sensory delight to austerity readers.

#furrowedmiddlebrowclub

Ruthiella Great review. I found the relationship between Georgina and Joe quite sweet also. On thing that flummoxes me is the cover. It appears to have nothing to do with the story? I kept waiting for Miss Carter to open a used furniture store. 😂 2mo
quietjenn @Ruthiella Haha! But yes! I was looking at the cover today and found it such a curious choice. 2mo
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LeahBergen “Austerity readers” is so apt; they must‘ve been salivating! 2mo
Kimzey Thanks for the review! I‘ve finally gotten started on it. Enjoyable so far. 🧞‍♂️ 2mo
jlhammar Wonderful review! 2mo
batsy Lovely review. I don't think I'll be able to fit it in this month but want to read it when I can! 2mo
Cathythoughts Lovely review 👍🏻❤️ Like @batsy I‘m not going to fit it in this month, but it‘s on my shelf for the future. 2mo
julieclair Great review. I‘m about halfway through and really enjoying it! 2mo
CarolynM Great review. The austerity of the moment must have made all those luxuries so enticing! 2mo
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Gosh, but J. Ryan Stradal books give me all the feels. And bring out all the latent Midwestern pride.

Christine Yes to both! 2mo
vivastory Midwest represent 👏 2mo
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Doctor Thorne | Anthony Trollope
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Loved my time spent with the good Doctor, Mary, and all the assorted Greshams, Scatcherds, and other characters here. Trollope is just such a joy to read, and I'm so tempted to dive right into another, although I won't for many reasons. Probably 😉

#trollopeing #bandoftrollopes

Ruthiella I know what you mean. Despite my enthusiasm, it took me six years to read the Barsetshire Chronicles and four to read the Palliser series. 3mo
LeslieO Love that cover. 3mo
Leftcoastzen Yay! You finished! I misplaced my old 2nd half real book around the house , reading borrowed from Hoopla . Just finished chapter 28 , enjoying it very much! 3mo
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Tamra So many great reviews! 3mo
batsy I hear you! I've enjoyed the Trollopes we've read so far but it's hard to imagine diving into another right after 😁 Our languid #Trollopeing pace seems to work, lol. Love that cover. 3mo
CarolynM Glad you enjoyed. I‘m hoping to get back to it soon. And, yes, @batsy our languid pace seems right to me🙂 (edited) 3mo
Hooked_on_books I‘m with @LeslieO on that cover! 3mo
quietjenn @Ruthiella One nice thing about taking him so slowly is that with every book I'm delighted to be reminded about how great his writing is and how much I enjoy it. 3mo
quietjenn @Hooked_on_books @LeslieO I just couldn't resist buying the series in this edition, as they are all so striking (and I do love a matching but not matchy set). 3mo
quietjenn @Leftcoastzen Glad you found another option and that you are enjoying it! 3mo
quietjenn @batsy definitely feeling the need to change things up a bit, although I've not quite settled on how, which has meant dipping into a little of everything until something hooks. 3mo
quietjenn @CarolynM @batsy “languid“ is a great word for Trollope, I think. 3mo
LeahBergen Happy Birthday, my friend! ❤️📚❤️📚 3mo
quietjenn @LeahBergen thank you so much, Leah! 3mo
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The Farm in the Green Mountains | Alice Herdan-Zuckmayer
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Pretty stoked to have a few days off, a combo of "It's the end of the fiscal year, so take these leave days or lose them" + holiday + birthday. Plans are pretty minimal, but top of the list at the moment is finishing my current reads - first this, then Doctor Thorne.

Tamra Enjoy your downtime. ☺️ 3mo
Ruthiella Sweet! Enjoy. 😃 3mo
mabell Sounds wonderful! Have a lovely birthday! 3mo
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youneverarrived Enjoy your time off 🤍 3mo
quietjenn @Tamra @Ruthiella @mabell @youneverarrived Thank you! It's been super lazy, but lovely 😁 3mo
Suet624 I liked this book a lot but I also live in Vermont. Curious what you thought of it. (edited) 3mo
quietjenn @Suet624 I really enjoyed it! I loved her observations about life in America and found so many of the vignettes charming and interesting. 3mo
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Doctor Thorne | Anthony Trollope
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After being a very distracted and moody reader, coupled with this being our busiest time at work (which leaves me inclined to do Not Much when I'm not there) I have finally started #trollopeing again and am all about it! And, with this lunchtime reading, right at the midpoint.
#bandoftrollopes

Tamra Yay for getting your reading mojo back! 3mo
batsy I'm enjoying this one! I'd forgotten that Trollope is not one to speed read through but I kinda love how he forces me to slow down and pay attention lol 3mo
quietjenn @Tamra indeed! I missed it 😏 3mo
quietjenn @batsy I am as well. So much of the pleasure with him is just letting yourself sink into and go with it. 3mo
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Daddy's Gone A-hunting | Penelope Mortimer, Valerie Grove
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A deftly written portrait of post-war life, so close and suffocating to housewife Ruth. The writing is terrific and the atmosphere expertly wrought. Is it any wonder that the second wave of feminism came along? #PersephoneClub

Tamra Wonderful review! Duty bound Ruth 🫤 3mo
LeahBergen Great review! And oh, yes… wasn‘t the life suffocating? Yikes. 3mo
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Cathythoughts Excellent review 👍🏻❤️ I‘m still way behind with this one. 3mo
jlhammar Yes, suffocating! Great description. 3mo
rubyslippersreads Suffocating is the perfect description. 3mo
Aimeesue Nice review! Spot on. 3mo
Cathythoughts Just finished. Great review. I loved it. 3mo
CarolynM Great review. I wanted to say something about the claustrophobic atmosphere but couldn‘t come up with the right words. I think you‘ve nailed it. 3mo
Karons1 Love ❤️ that cover ! Can‘t get it here now in the uk 🇬🇧 for love nor money 💴 😕 2mo
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I won't say that I've been in a reading slump, but I will say that narrative hasn't been holding my attention very easily, lately. Perfect opportunity for working through some non-fiction.

Ruthiella This book has been on my TBR for forever! 3mo
quietjenn @Ruthiella it's a good one for dipping in and out of. 3mo
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Reading about my favorite, while waiting for my car inspection and yearly maintenance.

Cathythoughts ♥️ 📕 🚗 4mo
Tamra I‘m waiting for my daughter to be done with her hair braiding appt. Love to scroll through Litsy & read. 😌 3mo
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Fear For Miss Betony | Dorothy Bowers
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I am, perhaps, not the only one spending time with this book today ...? #goldenagecrimeclub

jlhammar You are not! I‘m about a third of the way through and enjoying it so far. Hope to make some good progress yet this afternoon. 4mo
Tamra I‘m looking forward to your review! 🤞🏾 4mo
batsy Trying to squeeze in as much as I can 😅 4mo
Ruthiella You are not alone! I just finished it! 4mo
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I may be on my lunch break, but my mind is at #CampLitsy23 😎

squirrelbrain Hooray for camp! 🏕️ 4mo
AmyG I am enjoying this one. 4mo
Chelsea.Poole It was my lunch break reading today too! 4mo
Tamra Anxious to hear what you think of this one! 4mo
BarbaraBB Mine too! 4mo
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Doctor Thorne | Anthony Trollope
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It's been a good day for #trollopeing! I always kind of forget how a) funny and b) smart AT can be. #bandoftrollopes

Liz_M I have that same edition 4mo
Tamra That is a beautiful edition! Stacked 4mo
dabbe I'm ashamed to say I've never read him. What would be the first book you'd recommend? 😍 4mo
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AlaMich I‘m always meaning to read him. Too many books, etc etc 4mo
batsy Those Oxford editions of Trollope are stunners 😍 4mo
CarolynM Good for you, getting started! I‘m hoping to start in the next day or two. 4mo
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Yoked with a Lamb | Molly Clavering
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Almost forgot to post about our #FurrowedMiddlebrowClub read, although I did enjoy it, despite some frustrating bits that others have already mentioned. I'm not sure how much of it will stick with me, but the scene seeing was lovely and the characters I liked, I liked enormously. Will certainly read more by Clavering.

Ruthiella Yes, this was a nice introduction to a new author! DSP has re-published a number of Clavering‘s novels, so it‘s likely we‘ll run into her again! 😃 4mo
CarolynM Yes, I‘m keen to read more of her too. Nice review. 4mo
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Cathythoughts Nice review ❤️ I really enjoyed this one, and would also like to read more of her too. 4mo
jlhammar Yes, I'd definitely be interested in trying another Clavering, see how it compares. Glad you enjoyed! 4mo
Tamra Agreed, overall there were many enjoyable aspects of the novel. This was my first of her books and I‘d be game to try another. 4mo
MaureenMc @quietjenn @CarolynM @Ruthiella @Cathythoughts @jlhammar @Tamra I‘ve read this Clavering, & really enjoyed it. It‘s supposedly based on her friendship with D.E. Stevenson 4mo
Tamra @MaureenMc thank you for the suggestion! 4mo
LeahBergen Nice review! Yes, I‘m up for reading more by Clavering, too (especially when I need something cozy and non-taxing 😆). 4mo
LeahBergen @MaureenMc I have that waiting on my shelves. 👍 4mo
Aimeesue More Clavering is clearly called for! 4mo
quietjenn @MaureenMc Ooh, that may be a good one to try as the next one! 4mo
quietjenn @Ruthiella @CarolynM @Cathythoughts @Tamra @LeahBergen @Aimeeue This is my second, as I read “Dear Hugo“ sometime last year. I really liked that one! Oh, just realized via Goodreads that I also read “Near Neighbors“ via a group on their earlier this year. That was great! So, I guess I am not so unfamiliar with Clavering as I thought 😆 (edited) 4mo
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The Light Years | Elizabeth Jane Howard
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I have finally begun my journey with the Cazalet family! Not at all surprised to report that once I was able to get a hold of the sprawling cast of characters, I was All About it. Really going to try to pace myself with this series, and make it last in 😏

JenniferP I loved this series so much! Enjoy!
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MaureenMc 🙌🎉😁 5mo
LeeRHarry I really enjoyed this series, hope you do too! 😊 5mo
Ruthiella I need to continue with these books ! 5mo
BiblioLitten I have to pick up the second book. I‘m stalling but I loved the first book so much that I know I would be very engrossed even if it takes me a long time. 4mo
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Miss Buncles Book | D.E. Stevenson
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A cozy sort of day rereading a favorite. It holds up!

Leftcoastzen Aww ! Cute reading buddies 😻😻 5mo
Aimeesue I love that one ❤️ 5mo
dabbe Da sweetest kitties! 💙🐾🐾💚 5mo
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mabell @gissy just sent this one to me! ❤️ I‘m looking forward to reading it! 5mo
Ruthiella 😻😻😻 5mo
Gissy @mabell I heard is good and that is the first one in a trilogy. Looking forward for comments @mabell 5mo
LeahBergen A favourite of mine, as well! 5mo
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The Franchise Affair | Josephine Tey
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My second time around with this one and while it definitely has it's cringey, dated bits, I still got rather liked it and it made me think that perhaps another reading of Tey's others might be in order. I mostly read the library ebook, but thought y'all would appreciate this rather worn, checked out many times since the 80s copy that I also used. #goldenagecrimeclub

dabbe I love a well-read book. #heaven 💙 5mo
AmyG I‘m enjoying this one! 5mo
Tamra The blurb sounds good! 5mo
Leftcoastzen Well loved ! Wish my library kept older books. 5mo
batsy I enjoyed this though I do recall the cringey bits. Hoping I can find time to squeeze in a re-read. 5mo
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Jill the Reckless | P. G. Wodehouse
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First outside-at-lunch reading in a long, long time. I've missed it.

TheBookHippie Oh bliss indeed! 5mo
Tamra 😍 What a treat. 5mo
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The Land Of Spices | Kate O'Brien
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I loved the current #nunlitquarterly selection. As is often the case, the beginning was slow going, as I got a handle on the different characters. But from pretty much chapter 3 or 4 on, I read it in one big gulp. Anna and the Reverend Mother completely won my heart (and made me cry more than once).

Tamra It was very poignant in parts! 5mo
JamieArc So looking forward to this one. 5mo
jlhammar Yay! So glad you loved it. Wonderful review! 5mo
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marleed I can‘t wait to read this. I‘m a bit stressed over my annual responsibility to cook, prep, and host my book club this week. I‘m saving this book for my weekend after, so I can give it my full attention. 5mo
LeahBergen I‘m just on chapter two right now and waiting to get “stuck in”. 🙂 5mo
batsy I think I've been reading it in bits (got to chapter 3) and should devote some time to getting stuck in. Lovely review! 5mo
rubyslippersreads I haven‘t finished yet, but am really enjoying it. 5mo
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Thinking a lot about this notion (from Persephone's book page), as I sort out my thoughts and feelings for our #PersephoneClub pick, which I read yesterday. It's fascinating and moving and there's some knockout writing. And yet?

“So there are two ways of reading As It Was and World Without End. One is as a love story, the other is something more complex: a wife‘s description of a marriage which is partly ‘true‘ and partly wish fulfilment.“

jlhammar Yes, exactly! I‘m almost done and I‘ve got some complicated thoughts and feelings that are going to be difficult to articulate. 6mo
willaful I need to get started. Unfortunately, I could only get ahold of the first book. 6mo
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Tamra It‘s definitely more complicated than it seems at first blush! @quietjenn @jlhammar 6mo
CarolynM I enjoyed the first part, haven‘t got started on the second yet. 6mo
Cathythoughts I‘m still only at the beginning… need to get a move on. 🙈 6mo
LeahBergen I have the same thoughts! I definitely felt that “wish fulfillment” in parts from Helen. 6mo
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Agnes Grey | Anne Bront
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I'm Not Great at chapter-a-day, but have been inspired by #pemberlittens to pick up Agnes Grey, and will probably finish today.

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So Big | Edna Ferber
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Very much loving this one!

Ruthiella Edna Ferber was HUGE in her day. Why is she not studied like Fitzgerald or Hemingway? 🤔 6mo
quietjenn @Ruthiella good question! I'm so eager to read more. 6mo
TracyReadsBooks Loved this book! 6mo
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Wine of Honour | Barbara Beauchamp
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Using my break to finish up this #furrowedmiddlebrowclub title, which I appreciated more than liked. I found the writing a bit plodding and I didn't really connect with any of the characters. I did like the focus on the demobbed dealing with life on Civvy Street, the contrast between those who served and those on the homefront and that Beauchamp didn't shy away from class issues. I just wish it were a little more heart and a little less head.

catebutler I'm finishing up today, and my thoughts and opinions reflect yours. 6mo
Ruthiella I agree that none of the characters were particularly sympathetic. Not even Helen. But I did like it for its real time glimpse of the immediate aftermath of WWII for some Britons. 6mo
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quietjenn @Ruthiella yes, I thought it really worked as a snapshot of this time. 6mo
CarolynM Yes, the characters were there as representatives of particular experiences more than fully fleshed out people. Still an enjoyable read for me. 6mo
batsy I too found the writing a bit plodding. It did feel like a life-like snapshot into a particular time and place, especially since the characters were not wholly likeable and we could see them from the start with their warts and all 🙂 6mo
jlhammar Great to get your thoughts! I hear what you‘re saying about heart vs head and the writing. It really was different (interesting is the word that kept coming to mind), but I quite enjoyed it for what it was. 6mo
LeahBergen I found the writing made it initially a bit hard for me to get into to the story but I ended up enjoying it. 6mo
Cathythoughts I really enjoyed this book. I felt there was a depth to it. I didn‘t notice the plodding writing 🙈. I enjoyed it for what it was too @jlhammar👍🏻♥️ 6mo
Jess_Read_This As a late to reading it group member, I‘ve been loving reading all the different experiences everyone has had reading this book! Great review! 6mo
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And now reading this, which was inspired by @Jen2 posting about it.

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Just as excellent as if heard and as I expected. I suspect this one will linger.

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Crewe Train | Rose Macaulay
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Reading my first Rose Macaulay this weekend.

jlhammar I've been wanting to try her! I've got this one on my shelves 7mo
quietjenn @jlhammar I have that one on my Kindle and it sounds good! 7mo
LeahBergen I haven‘t read her yet either but I‘ve somehow managed to acquire a few old Viragos. 😄 7mo
batsy I was just rearranging my shelves yesterday and thought to myself that I need to get to this one! Look forward to your thoughts. 7mo
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O Caledonia | Elspeth Barker
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A little odd, a lot of wonderful.

vivastory I've been eyeing this one on my shelves 7mo
TrishB Loved this one ♥️ 7mo
Cathythoughts Looks interesting! I see I have it stacked already ♥️ 7mo
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Tamra Me too, but it must have been awhile ago because I didn‘t recognize it. Sounds so interesting! 7mo
jlhammar So looking forward to this one! 7mo
LeahBergen It so is!! 7mo
quietjenn @vivastory I feel like this is very much your type of book! 7mo
quietjenn @Cathythoughts @Tamra @jlhammar I think it's well worth getting to! 7mo
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Spending lunch with a biography for your readers remind me lots of when I was a Front Lines Librarian, instead of a Behind the Scenes Librarian. I was *much* better read in MG and YA lit then.

But anyway! Started this. #kindredspiritsbuddyread

batsy Enjoy! I liked this one. 7mo
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I just love a book of connected short stories. And I remember watching the mini-series of this way back when.

TheBookgeekFrau I love Gloria Naylor's books 7mo
quietjenn @TheBookgeekFrau I've only read Bailey's Cafe but loved that one. So far, this is terrific! 7mo
TheBookgeekFrau @quietjenn My absolute favorite was Mama Day. Sobbed like a baby; it was great 7mo
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Centique @TheBookgeekFrau me too! I love that book so hard! 7mo
Centique This one is so good too. Brutal in parts but so brilliantly done. It was one of my top 10 reads a few years ago 7mo
quietjenn @Centique @TheBookgeekFrau I will definitely be adding that one to the tbr pile. 7mo
jlhammar Really enjoyed this one. I also loved Bailey‘s Cafe and Mama Day. Naylor is so good! 7mo
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Well, huzzah! We were sitting watching TV tonight when we heard a noise out front and my #llwbs box was in the door when we went to see what it was. Only two+ weeks later and it definitely looks like it's been through some stuff. But hooray! And thank you so much, @AmyG - it's wonderful and so perfect for bathtime self-care. The candle and soap smell amazing and the books are perfect. Thank you so much and I hope your trip is going great.

AmyG Huzzah! 7mo
AmyG You are so welcome. I am so happy it got there! 7mo
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Ruthiella I love a Happy End! 👏👏👏 7mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Woohoo 🎉 7mo
quietjenn @AmyG me too and thank you for being a gem throughout this whole thing 7mo
quietjenn @Ruthiella they're pretty great 😃 7mo
AmyG I am just so thrilled all is well! 😘 7mo
Bookgoil Hooray! It survived! 7mo
sisilia The Door 😍 It‘s one of my favs 7mo
kspenmoll Lessons in Chemistry is fabulous! Enjoy! 7mo
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Whose Body? | Dorothy L. Sayers
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Didn't finish rereading this before yesterday's #goldenagecrimeclub discussion, but don't think I would've added much to it. It's ok, I guess, but later books are so much better. Glad it wasn't my actual intro to Whimsey & co.

batsy That's what I thought, too! If this was my first I think I'd have been put off. 7mo
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My Life in Middlemarch | Rebecca Mead
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Figured now might be a good time to finally read this one, with all things MM fresh in my mind.

jlhammar I‘ve had this on my shelves for years. Haven‘t read it yet so look forward to your thoughts! 7mo
quietjenn @jlhammar Same! I'm actually attending this library copy with a digital arc in my files. 🫤 7mo
JenniferP A really enjoyed this! 7mo
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Ruthiella Oh yeah! I forgot about this book. I too will take special care to see what you think. Maybe I‘ll pick it up if you like it. 7mo
quietjenn *alternating, not attending. Someday I will proofread thoroughly before posting ... 7mo
kspenmoll I read this after my first read of Middlemarch- thinking of rereading it. 7mo
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