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trigeekgirl

trigeekgirl

Joined February 2019

Professional Squint. Reader of Many Genres. Hufflepuff.
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Anatomy Of A Rose: Exploring The Secret Life Of Flowers by Sharman Apt Russell, Sharman Russell
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The Library Book | Susan Orlean
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Oh no! Not a fiction fiend! Whoever would want to be THAT?? 😆

Aimeesue 😂😂😂 4y
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The Library Book | Susan Orlean
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I have a fuzzy assistant. #catsandbooks #helping

TheBookStacker I‘m rereading this for my book club for next month! 4y
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Mehso-so

I think it is possible I am too analytical a thinker for this book. The lyricism in the writing obscured the plot to a degree that I found distracting. I could see the intent of the authors and I enjoyed the premise, but I had to fight through the imagery and word choice.

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Dumplin' (Dumplin' #1) | Julie Murphy
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Look, sometimes you need to read something a little fluffy and ridiculous about small town Texas life.

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The German Midwife | Mandy Robotham
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This book has also been published as A Woman at War, and I think that‘s a better title. The main character is at war in many ways, and seeing her navigate the various levels is interesting. The author also clearly understands her subject and I enjoyed the medical/scientific aspects.

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How To | Randall Munroe
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I‘m mostly a print reader, but Wil Wheaton‘s narration was so good for the last Randall Munroe that I decided to try this one too. Totally worth it.

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Swordheart | T Kingfisher
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I would read pretty much anything Ursula Vernon writes. Her blend of humor and world-building is just my cup of tea. This book is what happens if you cross Terry Pratchett, Douglas Adams, and a D&D campaign. It is hilarious and smart and definitely worth the $1.99 that it‘s currently being offered at.

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The Dressmaker's Gift | Fiona Valpy
Mehso-so

Once again I have read a book set in two time periods and once again I think one time period was much better presented than the other. I still liked the book, but the uneven writing/storyline means it‘s not a pick for me.

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The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek | Kim Michele Richardson
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I really liked how this novel combined two true things: Blue People and Pack Librarians. The characters aren‘t drawn to be total angels or devils and the realities of life in that time are presented realistically. Recommended for fans of medicine or history.

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Game of Queens | Sarah Gristwood
Mehso-so

This should have been fascinating, but I feel like the subject was just too big. There were too many people and places and dates, even for a book that was focused on people/places/dates so it all felt a little jumbled.

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This was a great blend of American history, medicine, and botany, which is pretty much my catnip. The sources are exhaustive and there are many useful illustrations scattered throughout the book. Recommended for anyone who likes the three topics above.

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Bellewether | Susanna Kearsley
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I picked this up on a recommendation and really enjoyed it. The Seven Years War isn‘t something I recall very well from school, so it was interesting to read something in this time period.

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I was determined not to buy more books until my TBR pile was less likely to have Godzilla at the top of it, but this subject and cover design got me.

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This was a delight, from start to finish. It was on a summer reading guide (which I have had variable success with in the past) and I am so glad I gave it a shot. The characters need each other in a way that is healthy and the dialogue is very snappy. It‘s not Tolstoy, but sometimes you don‘t need Tolstoy. You need Evvie Drake Starts Over.

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Ayesha at Last | Uzma Jalaluddin
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This was such a fun book. It‘s sort of a P&P retelling, but it was also its own book. I have read (and bailed on) more than one retelling that just tried too hard. This wasn‘t one of them.

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“To me, the truth doesn‘t ruin anything. Why should understanding the universe diminish our wonder at it?” That right there is the essence of being a scientist, as far as I am concerned. I seek to understand, but it doesn‘t diminish my wonder.

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Victoria's Daughters | Jerrold M. Packard
Bailedbailed

This book was a freebie, so I feel no guilt in bailing on it. Between the typos, the snide tone towards most of the women in the book, and the incorrect statements (with no citations to even attempt to back them), I gave up.

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“Because I keep reading and feeling this yes, right here, again and again, and it‘s not that I‘m agreeing with anything—it feels like the opposite, that I‘ve gotten so much wrong, but yet I‘m loved and, if I ask for forgiveness, I can be forgiven and it can be spring. And that compels me to change. All the grace and mercy and love that‘s there for the asking, for the receiving, is not a fairy tale.”

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This was a recommendation from a Summer Reading Guide. I appreciated that the author didn‘t treat his character negatively due to his non-neurotypical characteristics and it was quite cute to see him interacting with the love interest. It was probably even more funny to me because I not only know people like the main character, I probably am the main character sometimes. 😂

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I‘m on a boat with a million activities and what did I do first? Found the Library and got a book (never mind that I have at least ten ebooks with me...)

Riveted_Reader_Melissa You know your priorities! 👍 5y
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Found this in an airport bookstore and decided it needed to come with me.

Eyelit 💙💙💙 5y
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I‘ve read two previous books by this author and so far this one is just as good as those. If you want books about strong, scientific-minded women in history, give this a read.

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There is a reason the kids used to call me Book Freak in school. They never understood why I didn‘t find that to be insulting....

TheBookgeekFrau So true! 5y
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Normal people wonder if they‘re packing enough underwear for a long flight and long trip. I worry about whether I‘m packing enough books. Fortunately, they‘re ebooks, so I‘ll just check out lots and if I don‘t finish them all? Better than running out!

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The Kiss Quotient | Helen Hoang
Mehso-so

I first tried the audiobook of this. Nope, not getting into it. Then I tried the traditional book, and I made it through, but I put it down several times. The side characters were far more interesting to me than the main characters, which moved it from a pick to so-so. It also moved it from a bail to a so-so.

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You know you read too many books when ... you see a book that looks really interesting, so you check it out. You read a bit of it and it seems kind of familiar, but it‘s not on your library history, so maybe you haven‘t read it? You read more and yep, you‘ve already read it. That‘s when you realize you‘ve read so many books that this one has scrolled off your library history.

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This book has been on my physical TBR pile for months. I own it. But I‘m going to be travelling, so I just got it from my library‘s electronic database because ebooks are much easier to transport. So tell me, Littens ... have you ever done this? (Please tell me I‘m not the only one.)

Hestapleton Absolutely! Some books I like better on ebook vs print, so I‘ll borrow a kindle copy of a book I already own 🙈 5y
xicanti I do this whenever I travel and I want to read a thick print book while I‘m away. It makes luggage WAY easier, especially if I want the title as my plane book. 5y
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I really enjoy books about spies and spying and cryptography, but was skeptical about a fictional story rather than the nonfiction I usually read. The story was a little uneven (as others have noted) and I did enjoy the WWI sections more than the WWII sections, but overall it‘s still a pick. Be sure to read the Author‘s Note at the end.

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The Girl He Used to Know | Tracey Garvis Graves
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This was a good book, but also a hard one to read. I saw myself in Annika so many times, which was both endearing and uncomfortable. The romance was sweet and I believed the characters‘ growth and journey. There‘s a twist at the end that I didn‘t love, but it didn‘t change my rating. Overall, I was glad to have received this ARC and glad to have read it. #tghutksmartbitches

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A Fish Caught in Time: The Search for the Coelacanth | Samantha Weinberg, Fourth Estate
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Sometimes my undergrad degree in Zoology is a little more apparent. This is one of those times, because I found this little book on the search for, discovery of, and science about the coelacanth very interesting. It‘s a bit older (copyright 2000), so there‘s more that we know about the coelacanth now, but it‘s still a good history with some nice humor (and, since the author is British, a few digs at the French!).

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A Fish Caught in Time: The Search for the Coelacanth | Samantha Weinberg, Fourth Estate
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Spider expert. Hobbit. Hopefully he never ran into Shelob...

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The Wee Free Men | Terry Pratchett
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Crivens! and crochet. (C to C shirt in progress) #crochet #audiobook

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Becoming | Michelle Obama
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I don‘t tend to read political autobiographies, but the sample chapter for this ebook was interesting enough to put myself on the seemingly endless library hold list. I wasn‘t disappointed when I finally got to read the rest of it. Mrs. Obama is, by turns, funny, poignant, and serious as she tells her story.

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I‘ll say it up front — this book is going to be uninteresting to a lot of people. It‘s a biography and exploration of the life of a doctor in the American Civil War. It‘s essentially a book at an intersection of history and medical science. However, if you happen to be a weirdo like me who likes that niche of a niche, it‘s fascinating.

GlassAsDiamonds I too, shall join you in this niche!!! (Stacked!!!) 😊😊😊😊 5y
TheBookgeekFrau It actually sounds quite interesting; stacked! 5y
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Dancing on a Moonbeam | Kate Perry, Kathia Zolfaghari
Bailedbailed

I wanted to like this book. It had an interesting premise, a dancer heroine, a quirky hero, and a little forced proximity drama. Also, it was free, which tends to lower my expectations. Unfortunately, I just couldn‘t care about any of the characters and some plot elements made me irritated. I won‘t be deleting the ebook, but for now it‘s a bail.

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The Snowy Day | Ezra Jack Keats
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Any time it snows I remember how much I loved reading this book when I was a wee little bookworm. I think it‘s time to find a copy again.

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When Breath Becomes Air | Paul Kalanithi

I had met her in a place where she was a person, instead of a problem to be solved.

StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego Hope you're enjoying Litsy so far 📖💖 5y
Crazeedi Welcome to Litsy !!🎉🎉 5y
Eggs Welcome to Litsy 🌷🌷 5y
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Dancing on a Moonbeam | Kate Perry, Kathia Zolfaghari

#HufflepuffProblems or possibly just #OverlyPracticalPeopleProblems: a character has just decided they don‘t need to get building permits for a renovation, because what could go wrong? And all I can think is “Noooo!”

sprainedbrain Hufflepuff problems! 😂💛 5y
Ericalambbrown Welcome to Litsy! How you love it here! 📚❤️😊 5y
RaimeyGallant Indeed! And welcome to Litsy! #LitsyWelcomeWagon Some of us put together Litsy tips to help new Littens navigate the site. It's the link in my bio on my page in case you need it. Or if you prefer how-to videos, @chelleo put some together at the link in her bio. 5y
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Cinfhen Ha!! Your comment has me thinking of another reader, meet @GlassAsDiamonds she shares your worries!!! 5y
GlassAsDiamonds 😂😂😂😂 @Cinfhen I laughed so hard! @trigeekgirl - I hadn‘t even finished your quote before thinking “MORON GET THE DAMNED PERMITS THIS WILL GO BADLY WRONG”. 😂😂😂😂😂 Welcome to Litsy, you‘re among friends here! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 5y
trigeekgirl @GlassAsDiamonds I‘m so glad I wasn‘t the only one. And surprise surprise, the character has now been cited for not having the permits. 5y
GlassAsDiamonds @trigeekgirl 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️ wow... couldn‘t see *that* coming ... 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️ I literally have no sympathy. None. (Let me guess, they‘re surprised/ hurt/ offended that they‘re being cited???) 5y
Eggs Welcome to Litsy 🌸 5y
trigeekgirl @GlassAsDiamonds Definitely surprised and upset, but not nearly enough (in my opinion) at the builder who told them they could skip the permits. 5y
GlassAsDiamonds @trigeekgirl 😱🤦🏻‍♀️😱🤦🏻‍♀️ That‘s lawsuit territory! (Tell me someone sued?!?!) 5y
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The Girl He Used to Know | Tracey Garvis Graves
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Thanks to #tghutksmartbitches for the ARC. I‘m loving it so far.

the.bookish.valkyrie Looks like a great book to get an ARC for! Welcome to Litsy! 📚🎉💕 5y
DarcysMom Welcome to Litsy! 🤩 5y
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Megabooks Welcome to Litsy! 👋🏻📚 5y
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