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Susanita

Susanita

Joined July 2016

Life's too short to read books you don't like.
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Wrong Place, Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister
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The Darkling Halls of Ivy by Lawrence Block
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Starter Villain | John Scalzi
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1. Give everyone as much grace as you can, including yourself.
2. 😎💃🏽🩵
3. The tagged book is hilarious!
#wondrouswednesday

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1. There have been some interesting answers to this question. For my part, I think it‘s possible for a book to define a generation, a Strong Sense of Time, if you will, but keeping in mind that no decade or generation is any one thing. That being said…
2. With the caveat that I haven‘t read it * I suggest the tagged book for the 1980s. The rise of investment bankers and various derivatives, etc. etc.
#two4tuesday on Wednesday

Susanita I read the first several chapters in serial form in Ladies Home Journal and was intrigued, but I never got around to reading the book (or seeing the movie) at the time. I do have the brick of a paperback on my TBR shelf for reading “some day.” 10h
TheSpineView Thanks for playing! 9h
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Road Fever | Tim Cahill
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Yesterday, once we seemed to clear the weather and traffic, I remembered I had this book on my phone from Libby. Good choice for a road trip!

It‘s also a good choice for #hyggehourreadathon because there‘s something very cozy to me about armchair travel.

My husband made chicken cordon bleu for dinner, and it was delicious! Now I‘m settled in with my book and the Yankees-Dodgers on TV. Trying very hard to ignore the news.

TheBookHippie ♥️♥️♥️♥️ 3d
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Next up in the Harbinder Kaur series #sundayfunday

BookmarkTavern What a gorgeous cover this one has! Thanks for posting! 3d
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The Great Deceiver | Elly Griffiths
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I‘m not sure what all happened this month that I only finished four books, but in any case the tagged book was my favorite. #wrapup

Bookwormjillk I think there was some sort of warp in time/space that made the month go too fast 4d
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We‘re on a little road trip. It‘s perhaps ill advised in light of the weather, but we were both getting kinda stir crazy. Am I reading in the car? Of course not. Just playing with my phone and hoping the traffic calms down soon. #chatterday

dabbe Have fun! 🤩 4d
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Red Dog Farm: A Novel | Nathaniel Ian Miller
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1. Tagged book from the free cycle group.
2. I mended the loose seam on my tote bag.
3. Violas!
4. The return of farmers market season.
5. TACOs & gumbo #5joysfriday

Leftcoastzen Well played!🌮🌮 5d
dabbe 💚💙💚 5d
BkClubCare Love the violas- such happy flowers 3d
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The Hobbit | J.R.R. Tolkien
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I‘m beginning to see a pattern here! A few books I‘ve read, some on my TBR, some I‘ve never even heard of the author, and some I‘ve read other books by the authors but not the ones on the list. These are the whopping 4/100 that I‘ve read. #TLT
1. The Hobbit
2. The Little Prince
3. Rebecca
4. Miss Lonelyhearts

Survey link: https://www.listchallenges.com/1001-books-you-must-read-before-you-die-list4

dabbe You described what ALL of us are experiencing perfectly!!! 🎯! I've never read MISS LONELYHEARTS--now on the TBR! Thanks for playing and sharing! 🤗 6d
Susanita @dabbe I read it for AP English and couldn‘t tell you much about it other than it‘s short. 6d
dabbe @Susanita The name reminds me of a character in Alfred Hitchcock's REAR WINDOW. 😍 6d
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My reading intentions for #jumpstartsummer were a bit ambitious! I got a lot of laundry done and did a little organizing, but I only finished the tagged book today. I‘ve started the other three but don‘t seem to be in the right frame of mind for any of them right now.

As with @Bookwormjillk this book didn‘t hit quite right. I liked it but not as much as I thought I would considering the topic, and it was longer than it needed to be. ⬇️

Susanita It would be interesting to read this book in “real time” along with the rhythm of the short season, but reading it over the span of a few days I thought he repeated himself a bit. And yes, I know MLB has a lot of issues around corporate ownership and capitalism, but I think he laid it on a little thick. I did, however, appreciate the reference to Charlie Slowes of the Nationals radio team. 1w
Bookwormjillk Always a disappointment when a book isn‘t what I think it should be ⚾️⚾️⚾️ 1w
TheSpineView I'm a mood reader. So I get the "right frame" mind thing. Thanks for joining in. 1w
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A Front Page Affair | Radha Vatsal
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1. Sharon, Stephanie, Barbara, Lily
2. Kili is the first cat I have named.
3. Capability (“Kitty”) Weeks from the tagged series. #wondrouswednesday

Eggs Thx for playing 🥳 1w
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Starter Villain | John Scalzi
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1. I don‘t know yet!
2. Tagged!
#two4tuesday

TheSpineView I enjoyed Starter Villian! Thanks for playing 1w
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1. After washing four (or was it five?) loads of laundry yesterday and the day before, today I turned my attention to organizing. I found a bag of “stuff” that contained, among other things, a pen and post-it pad from the Qatari government that I must have picked up at some event. I happily threw them in the trash.
2. Organizing and getting things done gives me a sense of accomplishment that helps my mental health. #mentalhealthmonday

TiredLibrarian @Susanita Good for you! Wish I had your ambition! 1w
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I‘m not reading this now for #hyggehourreadathon but I was reading it earlier. Better than reading the book, I‘m talking about it with a friend of my husband‘s we joined for dinner. I‘m sitting in the ghost seat in front of a column!

TheBookHippie Oh fun!! 1w
AllDebooks Lovely x 1w
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I‘m not much of a cryer while reading books. Too many tears and I can‘t see what I‘m reading! However, this book definitely got me in the feels. #sundayfunday

BookmarkTavern I‘ve been hearing that this is an emotional one! Thanks for posting! 1w
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These are the books I have out from the library and want to read for the #jumpstartsummer readathon. I also have one or two on my shelf that I might read in addition to or instead. 😎

Tonight I‘ll be at a ballgame and brought the tagged book to read beforehand if I don‘t see any of my friends. Otherwise it‘s laundrypalooza and maybe a little swimming (since I picked up the pool passes today) and of course reading.

TheSpineView They all look good. Enjoy 2w
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1. I took my cat to the vet for some bloodwork and had a chance to hang out with Holly the office cat.
2. Friday night I went to a beautiful wedding.
3. I submitted some good news to the Daily Beans podcast and heard it on the air!
4. My friend has been raving about the French Asian bakery, Tous les Jours, and I had lunch there. Everything was delicious.
5. Good long call with my friend in Colorado.
#5joysfriday

dabbe 💙💚💙 2w
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The Great Deceiver | Elly Griffiths
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I wasn‘t expecting to read this in May, but it became available after having been hard to find for months. So I read it in three days! It would have been two, but I was tired after a long day.

This is the seventh book in a series I started reading years ago for #whodunnitbymail back in the day. Thanks to @PatriciaU for suggesting that first book!

While this series has the “bones” to continue, I got strong conclusion vibes.
#serieslove2025

TheSpineView Fantastic! 2w
Andrew65 I love her Ruth Galloway series if you haven‘t read them. 1w
Susanita @Andrew65 I will probably start that once I catch up with her Harbinder Kaur series. 2d
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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd | Agatha Christie
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Interesting list! Books I‘ve read (7/100), a few from my TBR, some I‘ve never heard of in my life, and some by authors I have read just not the ones on the list. #TLT

Surely there will be more Agatha Christie in the next batch? Survey link: https://www.listchallenges.com/1001-books-you-must-read-before-you-die-1900s

Highlights:
1. The Call of the Wild
2. The Great Gatsby
3. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

PaperbackPirate Lol I only had The Call of the Wild and The Great Gatsby! 2w
Daisey I haven‘t gone through this list yet, but I can say there‘s only one Agatha Christie on the entire combined 1001 list. 2w
Susanita @Daisey Wow!!😟 2w
dabbe You summed up this list perfectly! MOST on this one, I was like 😳! #TFPAS (Thanks for playing and sharing) 😊 2w
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Solito: A Memoir | Javier Zamora
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1. It‘s inspiring to know that I‘m standing on the shoulders of a lot of strong women (and men) who worked to make the world a better place.
2. I‘ve been thinking about the tagged book lately in light of current events. Amazing story!
#wondrouswednesday

ImperfectCJ Solito is the June pick for our library branch book club...I haven't started it yet, and I'm encouraged to hear you enjoyed it! 2w
Eggs Thanks for playing 🥳🤩 2w
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Thank you for the goodies! Especially the bookmark just when I‘m looking for one! The note is sweet as well. ❤️

dabbe Yay! 💚💜💚 2w
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Summer book club selections from the Jewish Women‘s Archive: https://jwa.org/programs/bookclub/bookshelf

Suet624 Thank you. I missed this announcement. 2w
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1. I went down a linguistic rabbit hole and settled on Cornish as the ancient (extinct) language I would like to learn.
2. I‘ve read a handful of books translated from Japanese, and they‘re all interesting. There‘s a whole subset of Japanese mysteries, and I‘d like to read more of them.
#two4tuesday

TheSpineView Cornish would be interesting. Thanks for playing 2w
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1. Long story, but I had to skip one of my fitness classes today. I was able to attend the other one, though, and that restored some balance (literally and figuratively).
2. Ignoring the news isn‘t really an option in our household, but I have some podcasts I can listen to that help counteract the gaslighting.
#mentalhealthmonday

TheBookHippie Sigh. Hang in there. 2w
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The Spy Coast: A Thriller | Tess Gerritsen
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Best laid plans! I‘ve already finished one of my choices for #14books14weeks but no worries because I have a replacement in mind. HOWEVER…I can‘t believe we‘re nearly at Memorial Day weekend already!

I‘m not a big fan of spy thrillers, but this had some compelling elements and should lead to an interesting book club discussion.

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The Spy Coast: A Thriller | Tess Gerritsen
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This book came off the hold list earlier than I thought it would! Since it‘s for next month‘s book club and the library doesn‘t have many copies, I‘m going to read it now so I can return it for the other members.
#hyggehourreadathon

Susanita I‘m also watching the Subway Series 😄⚾️ 2w
Chrissyreadit ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ 2w
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Hawaii: A Novel | James A. Michener
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StoryGraph says it‘s this chunkster by James Michener. In fact, four of the top ten in length are Michener books. I went through a phase in high school and college where I gravitated to his epic books, and there are still a few that I need to work through on my TBR list. #sundayfunday

While there are some random features I miss from Goodreads, I appreciate that StoryGraph allows for sorting by page length.

BookmarkTavern Wow! That‘s really fun that you‘ve got multiples from the same author. Thanks for answering! 2w
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Road Fever | Tim Cahill
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1. Trivia last night didn‘t earn us any prizes, but I got a book recommendation.
2. I created my list of 14 books and in the process streamlined my StoryGraph tags.
3. Last Friday: program on aging which included a cooking demo, peonies seen during my walk at the lake, town hall with my congresswoman.
4. She liked my USNA shirt. Annapolis is part of the district as well as where she lives.
5. Cookout on Saturday. More in comments.
#5joysfriday

Susanita Because I needed to make a dish to take to the cookout, I missed another local event that turned unexpectedly exciting due to a fire at a food vendor. Then someone tried to drive down the closed street because they had to get to work but instead got arrested. 3w
Aims42 Omg, all that happened at one local event?? 😳😆 3w
Susanita IKR?! 3w
dabbe 💙💚💙 3w
mcctrish I laughed out loud but seriously oh my gosh 3w
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Anna Karenina | Leo Tolstoy
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Better than last week (10 out of 100) but still not great. One I read grudgingly and hated, some I never heard of in my life, and three I especially liked.
1. Anna Karenina
2. The Picture of Dorian Gray
3. Journey to the Center of the Earth

Survey link: https://www.listchallenges.com/1001-books-you-must-read-before-you-die-1800s

Thanks to @dabbe for putting these together every week! #TLT

dabbe Ooh, I'm dying to know which one you “grudgingly hated“ so that I can cross it off my TBR list if it's there! 🤣 Love your choices. Thanks for playing and sharing. 💚💜💚 3w
Susanita I read this grudgingly in English (11th grade?) and hated it: 3w
ChaoticMissAdventures These are three of my favorites too! 3w
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“…Immigration is now a matter of national security, which explains irrational decisions and unnecessary delays…”

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Little House in the Big Woods | Laura Ingalls Wilder
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🌹I loved Dr. Seuss and later the Little House books.
🌺🌺 Kinsey Millhone and Sam Gamgee
🌷🌷🌷I read The Diamond Eye for April and gave it 4 stars. #wondrouswednesday

Eggs Loved Diamond Eye 💎 👁️ 3w
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14 Weeks | Jessica Gadziala
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Between #authoramonth and #bookclub selections and #camplitsy I filled out most of my list for #14books14weeks & just needed a couple more from my TBR.

TheBookHippie I gotta get my list together! 3w
BarbaraBB Great stack. #CampLitsy definitely helps! 3w
Liz_M It looks like you're going to have a fabulous reading summer! 3w
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I‘m a little behind the pace this month. Not sure which of these I‘ll be reading next. #serieslove2025

TheSpineView They all look good. Enjoy! 3w
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I Let You Go | Clare Mackintosh
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1. I recently read a book by Clare Mackintosh for book club, and I liked it.
2. I still have the tagged book on my TBR list. #two4tuesday

marleed I loved the tagged book! 3w
TheSpineView Great book. Thanks for playing 💜📖 3w
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I made some progress this week and should finish this in a couple days. #hyggehourreadathon

AllDebooks ❤️ 3w
Chrissyreadit ❤️❤️❤️❤️ 3w
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Molly Weasley is fierce! Especially when she “dispatches” Bellatrix. #sundayfunday

BookmarkTavern That scene lives in my head rent free! Thanks for posting! 3w
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Nothing says Public Service Recognition Week like arresting a mayor for trying to inspect a facility in his own city.

There‘s been so much happening, I never shared this thought from a measly three months ago. I agree that the government is already too small for the size of the population and the complexity of issues faced. Just my two cents as a #longtimefed but you can read the article via the link in the comments.

TheBookHippie Agree. 4w
Bookwormjillk Yup. Very worried about cybersecurity also. 4w
TieDyeDude And they'll say that states should be stepping up, but there is so much corruption and mismanagement of funds at the state level, I can't imagine what it would look like with no federal oversight. This stuff takes years to coordinate, you can't just flip a switch and say “Figure it out.“ 😡 3w
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Fun fact! The first year I volunteered at the National Book Festival (2017), I was an usher in the main conference hall. Vance was one of the featured authors, but it was before he lost his mind and sold his soul. As I recall he was an interesting speaker and was well received. So it‘s particularly galling that the current regime has fired the Librarian of Congress under blatantly false pretenses.

Texreader The tagged was an interesting book but I ultimately gave away my copy because.. obvious reasons. And this, this is a travesty. But sadly not surprising 4w
lynneamch Evidence the people doing the firings are unqualified for their positions and completely ignorant of the ramifications. Ugh! 4w
Suet624 He‘s lost his mind to Opus Dei. 4w
Susanita @Suet624 him and Sebastian Gorka too 4w
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Official Congressional Directory | United States. Congress, W. H. Michael
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There‘s a little bit to unpack from last night‘s town hall with my congresswoman. As a first-term representative from a blue state and district, she acknowledged that she has limited tools at her disposal at the moment, but she‘s definitely using them.

She mentioned the importance of phone calls no matter what color your district is, and that including a personal story provides more impact. So let‘s keep it up! #longtimefed #psrw

Librarybelle My rep refuses to have a town hall meeting. The phones also go unanswered to his office, so it‘s so sad. I‘m glad there are reps out there willing to stand up and hear the voices of all of their constituents. 4w
Nebklvr @Librarybelle Of my reps, only one has someone to answer phones consistently and one sends replies to reiterate the party line. However, I use 5 calls and try to call multiple times a week. If they are going to make me miserable then i will return the favor. (edited) 4w
Susanita @Librarybelle @Nebklvr Another feature of 5Calls is that you can keep tagging your rep as unavailable so it contributes to their aggregate stats. As well as being a pest. 😎 4w
Librarybelle Good to know! 4w
AlaMich What a bunch of cowards they all are!! 4w
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Library of Congress | Washington, DC (Library)
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I realized late last night that I hadn‘t made a post for #psrw and #longtimefed but I was tired and needed to go to bed. Today I‘ll post twice! As I wait for the start of a town hall with my congresswoman at the library, I‘m absorbing the news that Carla Hayden, the Librarian of Congress, has been fired. Not a surprise I guess, but nonetheless I‘m done with the National Book Festival for the foreseeable future. I‘ll BBL with another post.

TheBookHippie Such sadness. I feel just awful for her. 4w
Librarybelle I was so numb when I read the news. Such a travesty. 4w
charl08 😱 4w
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Chrissyreadit I suspect there will not be a national book festival this year tbh. 4w
Chrissyreadit When can we take our country back… 4w
ncsufoxes My mom & I were going to plan on going this year since I now that live close to DC. I suspect that there won‘t be one since these bottom feeders don‘t like books. If there happens to be one I‘d support if the resistance was in charge of it not them peddling Vance & Hegseth‘s books. These people are 🤬 4w
kspenmoll 😱 so sad. @Chrissyreadit That is the question… 4w
Susanita @ncsufoxes @Chrissyreadit I have wondered about that too, but for what it‘s worth I‘m already getting emails about it since it‘s the 25th anniversary. No authors announced yet, and some may now decline to participate (a la Kennedy Center). 4w
StaceGhost @Chrissyreadit this is completely surreal it was such a beautiful event last year 4w
Chrissyreadit @Susanita or it will be a republicans/right wing fest of major propaganda proportions 4w
Chrissyreadit @StaceGhost @Susanita @kspenmoll @TheBookHippie @ncsufoxes @Librarybelle @charl08 We need an ALTLibrary (like the altnationalparks) And to have the National Book Fest focus on banned books and authors- !!!! 4w
Susanita @Chrissyreadit I like the idea of Alt LOC. Alt NPS, Alt Dept of Education, and Rights and Reason (FKA Alt Smithsonian) have good info too. 4w
Chrissyreadit Ah!!! i did not know they all had alt sites! hoping on IG - any substacks? although sometimes i‘m overwhelmed like the roof is caving and foundation crumbling simultaneously 4w
Chrissyreadit @Susanita @ncsufoxes @Bookwormjillk maybe we should consider a bookstore crawl meet up? 2 then lunch then 2 more? I had fun going to a couple different ones with @wanderinglynn (edited) 4w
ncsufoxes @Chrissyreadit I‘d be up for a meet up/bool store crawl. I‘m in Frederick, MD & don‘t mind driving towards DC or where there are more bookstores. 4w
Susanita @ncsufoxes @Chrissyreadit I would be up for that! Frederick is in the middle between us and has the Curious Iguana. 4w
Susanita @Chrissyreadit I don‘t know about instagram but some are on Facebook and Bluesky. Maybe Substack too… 4w
TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit YES!!!! ALT everything!!! Ughhhhh 4w
Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie come spend a weekend here for a book crawl! I will make my daughter give up her room for you! 4w
TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit if my next testing is a -okay I‘m cleared for travel by car & train! 4w
Susanita @TheBookHippie I hope you can come! 4w
ncsufoxes @Chrissyreadit @Susanita I‘d be up for meeting anywhere: MD, VA, DC. Doesn‘t have to be Frederick. I love The Curious Iguana but it‘s the only bookstore here besides B&N 3w
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1. Book club winery visit with snacks. If you look closely, you can see me in the background at the counter.
2. Free map of Rohan from the game store.
3. Azaleas next to the side door at church.
4. Double header at the ballpark.
5. The website tomanlorenzo.com has given me joy for many years, especially during Oscars and Met Gala weeks.
#5joysfriday

TheBookHippie All lovely!!! ♥️ 4w
Aims42 💛🧡🩷 4w
dabbe 💚💜💚 4w
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Jane Eyre | Charlotte Bront
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Ouch! Since there‘s only 6, I might as well include them all. I liked or loved these five.
1. Jane Eyre
2. Pride & Prejudice
3. Sense & Sensibility
4. Mansfield Park
5. Wuthering Heights
This one I hated, and it didn‘t help that I had to read it twice!
6. The Scarlet Letter
#TLT

Survey link: https://www.listchallenges.com/1001-books-you-must-read-before-you-die-1700s

ChaoticMissAdventures I think the best thing about the scarlet letter is in the movie Easy A when Olive jokes about how she knows everyone in class just watched the movie because they kept talking about Demi Moore in the bath 🤣 4w
dabbe I'm with you on all of your choices! And here's to higher scores as the years move forward! #byebye1700s Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵📚🩵 4w
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Susanita @dabbe I‘m looking forward to moving through the years! In my defense, there were some other authors I‘ve read, just not those particular books. 4w
dabbe @Susanita Between you and me, I would have counted them! 🤣 Like if I read FAUST, it should count, play be damned! 😍 4w
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Apparently it‘s “terrorism” to expect due process for all? Fun fact! As a #longtimefed I had a passing acquaintance with Seb G when he worked for an organization downstairs from my office. He struck me as a bit grumpy and kinda “out there.” He has some books in the Litsy database, but I‘m not going to highlight them in any way.

Bette Huh. Soooo, if you go to a protest and have a sign that says: Free Garcia…you could be arrested? Just wondering as protests are coming up, like the “No Kings” one in June. 🙋‍♀️⁉️ 1mo
Leftcoastzen Disgusting! They keep doubling down on absurdity and lies! 4w
TheBookHippie Ughhhh 4w
Suet624 Disgusting 4w
ncsufoxes I just can‘t with these people anymore. I‘m trying to be all about peace & happiness but also saying 🤬off 🤬under my breath daily. I‘m over here cursing again with RFK & trying the Autism registry thing again but using Medicaid & Medicare data. 🤬🤬🤬 4w
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A Very Woodsy Murder | Ellen Byron
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1. Tagged book was a giveaway 😄
2. I keep a reading journal with reviews/blurbs, sometimes post reviews on Litsy, and fill out the review questionnaires on StoryGraph.
#wondrouswednesday

Eggs Good for you on #2!! 4w
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I worry about this too. When we finally get this 💩show behind us, there will be a lot of work to do. Who would want to work for such a capricious employer?
#longtimefed #psrw

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/lawmakers-fear-doge-cuts-will-drive-aw...

AmyG Trump just wants loyalists in everything. He doesn‘t care if they are qualified or not. 1mo
Susanita @amyg At least he‘s drained the swamp 🙄 1mo
Bookwormjillk I agree. Who would ever consider that a viable career path now? 1mo
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ncsufoxes I keep saying all these people don‘t want the federal government but once all of their services are gone or harder to get they‘re going to realize how important government is. Also people don‘t realize how much the government does for them till it‘s not there. And/or their state taxes get more expensive (FDA, EPA). It is sad too to know how much expertise is being lost. 1mo
ncsufoxes My son is a junior in college & he was really interested in studying invasive species in grad school. He said he‘s not going to go that direction because the main place to get jobs in that area is the USDA & right now he feels the government won‘t be a reliable place to get a job in the future. 1mo
marleed As a retired federal employee (army) I feel so defensive of today‘s civil servants. I saw a statistic somewhere of who‘s lost federal jobs and a large percent are women or people of color. I don‘t think Doge cares who is hired next so long as they are MAGA. So much for the HATCh Act. 1mo
Susanita @ncsufoxes I feel so bad for young people right now, such as your son and my niece, who are looking for jobs and the rug has been pulled out from under them. And you‘re right, I think a lot of people don‘t really understand the interplay of state and federal functions and especially budgets. 1mo
Susanita @marleed Yeah, the Hatch Act is one more restraint he‘s just obliterating this time around. 🤬 1mo
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Erasure: A Novel | Percival Everett
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1. After I was reading my Kindle in bed and dropped it on my nose when I fell asleep, I mostly stick to reading while sitting!

2. I‘m just starting this today, so I‘ll let you know…

#two4tuesday

ElizaMarie I am part of the #BooksFallingOnFace club too!!! 1mo
TheSpineView I just commented on another post about how my Dad did that. It was so funny to find him sleeping with a book over his face. 1mo
mcctrish Are you even a reader if your book/kindle/kobo doesn‘t fall on your face ? 1mo
Cheryl_Russell Ouch! 1mo
Susanita @mcctrish Good point! 1mo
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The House Guest | Hank Phillippi Ryan
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Is it really a #shelfsweeper if I DNF‘d and offloaded it before it actually got to my shelf?

Tagged book was a giveaway at Malice Domestic. Psychological thrillers are a mixed bag for me, but I figured I‘d give it a try. After three chapters I decided it wasn‘t for me.

My book club had a social gathering on Saturday, and I brought it along with me for someone else to try.

Ruthiella It totally counts, IMO! 1mo
BookmarkTavern Absolutely counts! 1mo
Tove_Reads It‘s off your shelf now, so counts. 1mo
Bookwormjillk I think it counts! 1mo
Andrew65 It most definitely counts because it‘s still clearing your backlog of books. Not even heard of this book. 1mo
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Even if we could set aside the rampant disinformation influencing the current regime‘s justification for ripping the guts out of federal government agencies (which is a very big “if” to take into account), it just doesn‘t make sense to do it the way they‘re doing it. As we‘ve already seen, they fired people they really shouldn‘t have fired.

True budgetary and policy analysis takes weeks if not months to accomplish properly. #longtimefed #psrw

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I DNF‘d two books this weekend! Luckily, I also stopped at the library for a the tagged book. It‘s clever and fun & goes great with lasagna. #hyggehourreadathon

Chrissyreadit 🤣🤣🤣 1mo
IriDas Goes great with lasagna? I'm gonna have to look at this one. :) 1mo
AllDebooks 😂 1mo
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I would love to visit Viv‘s coffee shop in Thune for the cinnamon rolls alone. #sundayfunday

Enchanted_Bibliophile Same 🥐 1mo
TheKidUpstairs Oh my gosh, YES! This book made me CRAVE baked goods 😂 1mo
BookmarkTavern Yes, yes! All those pastries sound so good! Thanks for sharing! 1mo
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The #longtimefed is back for Public Service Recognition Week. When I was working, this week usually passed with little fanfare other than a nice boilerplate message from POTUS and maybe one from our Director. This year it‘s a joke at best.

TheBookHippie 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫 1mo
Suet624 😩😩😩 1mo
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