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Turner House
Turner House: A Novel The | Angela Flournoy
Jessica Hart has never forgotten Matthew Landley. After all, he was her first love when she was fifteen years old. But he was also her school maths teacher, and their forbidden affair ended in scandal with his arrest and imprisonment. Now, seventeen years later, Matthew returns with a new identity, a long-term girlfriend and a young daughter, who know nothing of what happened before. Yet when he runs into Jessica, neither of them can ignore the emotional ties that bind them together.With so many secrets to keep hidden, how long can Jessica and Matthew avoid the dark mistakes of their past imploding in the present?
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sherrisilvera
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August #bookspin karma

I had already decided to take this with me on a very quick getaway next week. Perfect timing!

@TheAromaofBooks

mrp27 Perfect indeed! Just realized we‘re both gonna be gone at the same time. 2y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2y
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behudd
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“The eldest six of Francis and Viola Turner‘s thirteen children claimed that the big room of the house on Yarrow Street was haunted for at least one night.”

#FirstLineFridays
@ShyBookOwl

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behudd
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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2y
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triplem80
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Mehso-so

My November #bookspin! I've had this on my Kindle for way too long, and after hearing so many good things about it, I finally checked it off my list. But...I was underwhelmed. It's not that I disliked the story -- I just found myself feeling pretty apathetic about it. I think this could be a hit for a lot of folks, but for me, it was just okay.

@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Great progress!!! 2y
sherrisilvera I'm 1/4 through and your words explain how I feel. 2y
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janeycanuck
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Lovely writing and I liked getting the snippets of Viola & Francis‘ past but I would have liked to sink further into some of the other stories - they left me wanting more!

Novel 1/3 for #NovelNovember

Ruthiella Agree! I loved this book but wanted more from the other siblings. 2y
janeycanuck @Ruthiella I want a whole book just on Lelah! 2y
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Erin.Elizabeth10
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Mehso-so

This month‘s book club pick! There were vivid characters, and it was interesting to read a book set in Detroit. Overall, I didn‘t love this book, but I think it‘s more a personal preference thing… it was well written and I‘m sure we will have good discussion!

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Hestapleton
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Finished my non-holiday #doublespin for December! I really enjoyed this family saga. I come from a big family, though not as big as the Turners, and identified a lot with the themes of identity and responsibility. Highly recommend. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Ruthiella I loved this book too. 😀 (edited) 3y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3y
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Ruthiella
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One of my favorite reads from 2016. This cover also makes me think of #fallcolors every time I see it.

#FallFinds

Cathythoughts This sounds like a good one 👍🏻stacked 3y
Ruthiella @Cathythoughts It was good family story, focusing mainly on the oldest and youngest child of a large family. 3y
Eggs Perfect 👌🏼🍁🌞🍂 3y
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Victoriahoperose
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Panpan

I know I have an unpopular opinion on this one, but I thought this was really slow. There were so many characters and different timelines that I had a hard time keeping everything straight and connecting to the story. I just didn‘t enjoy this as much as I had hoped I would.

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Jas16
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With the family matriarch‘s health declining it is time for the 13 Turner children to decide what to do with the family home, which is worth a lot less than is owed on the mortgage. Each of their Turners has their own role in the family and their own demons to battle but they share a love for their mother, a history of growing up in Detroit, and years of family lore. A good debut, I loved parts of this book but others were much less successful.

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SolitaryBookLover
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The Turner House touches on many topics; self care, psychology, addiction, family and marriage issues to name a few. A good book to me, is one that makes me think about wider issues, focuses on relationships while gives me some historical information and an insight into how other people live and their experiences. This totally ticks all those boxes and more.

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imabusybee
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Sometimes I let my husband just grab a book off my shelves Starting this now.

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Julsmarshall
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So good, especially loved on audio. This one has been on my #TBR for 5 years! Not sure why it took me so long but glad I finally experienced this gorgeous family drama. Taking place over 5 decades, we get to know this family of 15 with all their failures, squabbles and triumphs and I found myself cheering them on the whole way. Highly recommend!

lynneamch Thanks! I've been looking for my next Kindle read and this is available on Overdrive, so I'm in. 4y
lynneamch Oh my goodness. I had no clue it is Detroit-based, which adds to my enjoyment by recognizing streets and cultural references (Better Made potato chips) from my 1960s years. About 25% in and can't put it down. Great story. 4y
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Julsmarshall
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#currentlisten Audiobooks are the only good thing about a long commute!

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suzisteffen
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If I‘m reading this and The Round House at the same time, do I get some sort of real estate novel award? J/k, I‘ve been meaning to read this for like *FOUR YEARS* so it‘s really good to get started! #HooplaDigital

Lindy 🏠 📖 🏆 5y
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DivineDiana
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Mehso-so

The Turner Family live on Yarrow Street in Detroit for over 50 years. The father has died, and the mother has moved in with her eldest, Cha Cha. The haint, that he had first seen as a child, has returned, and he is tormented. There are 13 siblings, and the time has come to decide on the fate of the family Home. A story of love, growing up and figuring out what is real. As a member of a large family, I related to the siblings interaction.

DocBrown I‘ve been using this in my Families and Society course the past couple years. My students have been enjoying it and they help me see things I wouldn‘t have noticed on my own. 5y
DivineDiana @mdhughes72 Great idea! There was a lot covered on that topic! It was my Book Club‘s choice, and I missed the meeting because I hadn‘t finished it. Had been looking forward to the discussion. 5y
Cathythoughts Brilliant quote 👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 5y
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mrp27
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Pretty 💛💛 5y
vkois88 I need to read the Alan Bradley books. I have one or two sitting and waiting to be read... 5y
mrp27 @vkois88 I'm behind on a lot of the Bradley books but they are really enjoyable! 5y
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DivineDiana
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This is the book that I did not finish for Book Club, but I am working on it! Chose not to attend the meeting. Just didn‘t feel right.

Leftcoastzen I really liked this book. I found myself thinking about it long after I had finished it. 5y
DivineDiana @Leftcoastzen I come from a large family, so it has been interesting reading about the family dynamics. 5y
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Cinfhen
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Going on pure word association/ first thoughts @JoScho
📖tagged book, haven‘t read it but it‘s on my TBR
🎥 Animal House ~ John Belushi
🎵 Our House by Madness
#ManicMonday
#EmojiMadness

Leftcoastzen Oops ,John not Jim. 5y
Cinfhen Thanks for catching that @Leftcoastzen 😊 5y
JoScho Love Animal House! 5y
KarenUK Love Madness! 💕 5y
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readtheworld
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Black History Month is coming to a close. In today‘s political climate it‘s especially important to celebrate the many and varied contributions Black Americans have made to our country and our culture. What books did you read in honor of Black History Month?

#blackhistorymonth #blackhistory #readdiversely #readdiversebooks #bookstack #bookpile

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Kimchacha
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A complicated story of a family struggling with their own demons. Beautifully written

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ErikasMindfulShelf
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These are the ones I‘m considering for #LMPBC
Any preferences or ones you‘ve already read? @LazyDays @cherinium @DarcysMom

LazyDays I haven't read any of those, they all look great! 5y
cherinium I'm not familiar with any of them. 5y
ErikasMindfulShelf @DarcysMom I didn‘t know your Litsy handle when I posted this. 5y
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DarcysMom I haven't read any of them - I am open to any of them. 5y
DarcysMom Looks good! 5y
cherinium Ok! 5y
LazyDays @irre looks interesting!😊 5y
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KaraDunn
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How to summarize a story about family, addiction, love, racism, the fractured American Dream, the recession, Detroit, ghosts... ? Just pick up a copy and allow yourself to become immersed in the Turner family‘s story.

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josie281
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Me: I‘m going to knock out this final! So I will go hide in my office and work!!
Drives to office: carpet cleaners are there
Drives home to get laptop to work at library: Library not open until 10!
So now I sit in the campus coffee shop which isn‘t open and type. It is kinda the best spot after all. Off to enjoy the quiet.
I am still blaming you, @mdhughes72 . You know I cannot ignore an assignment fully.
Hi,Litsy Peeps! I miss you!!

DocBrown @josie281 Mwa-ha-ha-ha-ha!!! 😈 6y
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Jas16
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I have been so excited about #24in48 that I made my TBR stack last week. This likely means that I won‘t feel like reading any of these books this weekend but nevertheless here is what I came up with. This readathon could not have come at a better time.

Bookzombie Isn‘t it funny how our moods change? Good luck! 🍀📚🎉 6y
LeahBergen My reading mood changes weekly. 🙄 6y
AmandaL I'm the same way! 6y
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quietjenn
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I've had this checked out forever. Probably I should get to reading.

cherinium I'm laughing at your arrangement of gummy bears! 😂 6y
Clare-Dragonfly I tried to read this a couple years ago. I wanted to like it and find out what happened to all the family members, but I just couldn‘t push through all the relentless unpleasantness. 6y
quietjenn @Clare-Dragonfly I think it's good, but it's been difficult to motivate myself to read it. I'm hoping that if I leave it so my only option at work, I'll get into it. 6y
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Branwen
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Picked up this book from the library for my book club this weekend. I'm about 50 pages in and I really like it so far! 😄

Leftcoastzen I read it when it first came out , not only did I really enjoy it , some of the actions, thoughts really stuck with me . 6y
Branwen @Leftcoastzen Im starting to feel the same eay about it! Also I'm loving it so much more than I expected to! 6y
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JanJan
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Finally starting this book- it has been on my TBR for ages.

SilversReviews I hope it turns out to be a great read. 6y
Michael_Gee Mine too! 6y
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JanJan
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My puppy, Charles Wallace, makes me happy! @CareBear #happytaxdaygiveaway

PenguinInFlight Awww! I love his name!! He‘s a cutie. 😍🐶 6y
Jess7 Precious! 6y
BookwormAHN So cute ❤ 6y
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theresidentromantic That is a perfect name! Did you enjoy the movie? 6y
JanJan @theresidentromantic I really liked the casting, and thought they did a good job! It is one of my favorite books, so I kept my expectations in check for the adaptation. 6y
Meeko93 Love the name 😊 6y
CareBear What an adorable face! Thanks for entering. 6y
xicanti He's so cute! 6y
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ReadingGlasses
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An absorbing family saga that I couldn‘t put down!
- @malloryomeara

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DyAnne
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“There are few moments more telling, more ripe with the possibility of humiliation, of implied derision or unwanted sympathy, than when a lover returns from the bathroom after sex.”

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DyAnne
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It‘s hard to believe this is a debut novel. It‘s easy to see why Flournoy received so much praise.

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theshrinkette
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Jumping back and forth between present day and the Turners initial move to Detroit, Flournoy gives us perspectives from several of the Turners on their personal issues, as well as as their family home on Yarrow Street and their memories and connection to it. Cleverly woven in is a commentary on poverty, race, and class as pertaining to Detroit's history, landscape, and housing crises. A well-crafted, well-paced, multigenerational story.

PatriciaU Great review! 6y
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theshrinkette
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I fell asleep reading this book last night, so close to the end. So naturally this morning I'm not getting anything done until I finish reading. #LitsyPartyofOne

tpixie 🎉👏🏻🎉 6y
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theshrinkette
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Deep in the literary fic zone these days. #nowreading

Louise Here in the arctic zone of MA, it's amazing to see a Litten in flip-flops! It's like another world! Is that what they wear deep in the world of literary fiction? 😊 6y
Tamra Yes, the pics with beaches, sandals, t-shirts, greenery messes with my brain for a couple of seconds. 🤪 6y
theshrinkette @Louise Bahahaha it's a balmy 70 degrees here in Bangalore (yup, that's winter). 6y
Louise Bangalore sounds wonderfully exotic to me here in my little New England town! I looked up some pictures, and it looks like a big mix of the historic and the modern. Do you enjoy living there? 6y
Louise @Tamra Yes, exactly! 😂 6y
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Bookpearl
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Mehso-so

I didn‘t fall in love with the characters like I thought I would. I loved the fact that they took care of their mother and the saying we all grew up in the same house but have different opinions about how we grew up rang true for this family.

S3V3N I didn't like this book. I bailed on it. Members of my book club encouraged me to finish it stating it gets better. I still didn't like it. 😂😂 6y
Bookpearl I wasn‘t a fan either and don‘t see the hype surrounding this. We ended up giving it a 3. 6y
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TsahaiMakeda
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This was such a great read! Flournoy carries all the characters throughout the entire story. Not easy to do! Superb writing here.

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TheNextBook
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This was a really well written book that centers around what it means to be a family, to struggle with addiction, to contemplate ghosts and to move toward the present. It was an easy to read novel that felt true. It takes place and Detroit and many issues discussing race and poverty were discussed. All in all I really enjoyed it.

And just like that I only have 4 more books to read off this list!!!! Yeah!

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TheNextBook
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I need a break!!! Not from books, of course not 😂 I‘m just really looking forward to this four day weekend that begins as soon as I get off work tomorrow! I have been taking care of so many little things that I haven‘t been able to read as much as I want! Until tomorrow. I just want to read. And read.

By the way this book is really good. I love the way Flournoy examines family, history and relationships! So good.

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TheNextBook
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Just started this today and so far I‘m really enjoying it. Flournoy‘s writing is lending itself nicely to this story of a family home. I‘m invested. This is another book off my “must read” list as well!

JamieArc Detroit ❤️❤️ 6y
Bookpearl This is our book club pick for this month! I can‘t wait to dig in, I‘m thinking I‘ll crack this one open over the thanksgiving break. 6y
MicheleinPhilly This book. ❤️ 6y
MaureenMc So good! 6y
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JanJan
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TBR. I️ try to limit myself to this little lamp bookshelf. It is very full.

readordierachel Some good ones there! The Argonauts is excellent 👍 6y
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Bookpearl
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Pearls pick for the month of November. I‘ve already started and see I will be unproductive tomorrow.

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BooksintheDelta
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"Everybody can't be wrong all the time. Sometimes it's gotta be you."

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BooksintheDelta
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This podcast is so good with discussion and analysis and author insights. Just listen to a random episode if you don't see a book or author that you know. It's all entertaining! #somanydamnbooks

Tamra Thanks for the tip - always looking for more bookish podcasts. 7y
BooksintheDelta You're welcome @Tamra ! I like this one better than any of the others I've found so far. If you have any to recommend I'd like to check them out! 7y
Tamra @BooksintheDelta well, definitely Reading Envy, hosted by @ReadingEnvy! I also like The Readers, What Should I Read Next, Reading Women, Adventures with Words, Book Cougars, All the Books. 7y
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Tamra @BooksintheDelta any others you would suggest? 7y
BooksintheDelta Thanks, @Tamra! some others I listen to are BBC World Book Club, Book Fight, Book Nerd 7y
BooksintheDelta Oh and Book Worm has a nice scholarly approach. 7y
Tamra @BooksintheDelta thank you! 7y
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EchoLogical
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I loved this book and I'm not sure if it's the book itself or the way in which I strongly relate to the Turner family (my dad is the middle son of nine children).

⭐⭐⭐⭐

#litsypartyofone plus one! @Ambrosnazzy
#TBRBingo @WhatDeeReads

Jinjer Who is that cute little child? 7y
WhatDeeReads So glad you enjoyed it! 7y
EchoLogical @Jinjer That's my sweet girl. 😄 7y
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EchoLogical @WhatDeeReads Me too. I could picture these characters as my own family members. 7y
Jinjer @EchoLogical so cute! 7y
CouronneDhiver Adorable! 7y
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BooksintheDelta
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Cannot stop thinking about this story... Can't put my finger on why but these characters are living inside my head now.

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Quirkybooknerd
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Nice looong weekend

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EchoLogical
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Tamra I started this and for whatever reason got interrupted. I do plan to go back. 7y
EchoLogical @Tamra It's not too bad so far. I'm not that far along into it but I'm curious to see how it'll all play out with so many people involved. 7y
MallenNC I liked The Turner House! I can't remember a lot of detail (which is typical for me!). 7y
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minkyb I enjoyed this. Hope you continue to. 7y
EchoLogical @MallenNC Same! I remember reading things but details escape me. Lol 7y
EchoLogical @minkyb Glad to hear it. I'm hoping to finish it tonight but life keeps getting in the way. Lol 7y
MallenNC @EchoLogical I hate when I say I've read something and someone asks me details! 7y
EchoLogical @MallenNC Me too! It's usually my husband asking about a book I recommended to him. I'm always like "just read it for yourself!" ??? 7y
MallenNC That's the right answer 7y
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EchoLogical
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So I let my kid pick my next book. Looks like I'll finally get around to reading this two years after I bought it from the 2015 #DBF. I've heard great things about it and the author was a sweetheart when I met her at the festival. here's my bingo card for #TBRBingo. Also gonna make this my #awesomeautumnbooks post about #siblings because there are 13 Turner children in this family! 😱😱😱

@WhatDeeReads @Jess7

Megabooks You've got a lot of great ones on there! 7y
EchoLogical @Booksandcooks Glad to hear it! Any recommendations on what to read next? 7y
Megabooks I'm Judging You! 7y
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Megabooks Or Pachinko if you're up for heavier and longer. Judging is short and funny. 7y
MicheleinPhilly The Turner House was my favorite novel the year it was released. So 2015, I think. Loved it. 7y
WhatDeeReads I DNFed this novel. I hope you enjoy it more than I did. 7y
EchoLogical @Booksandcooks I've had I'm Judging You riding around in my car for at least 2 months, unfinished. I actually follow Awesomely Luvvie on social media but I couldn't get into it for some reason. 7y
EchoLogical @MicheleinPhilly @WhatDeeReads I'm crossing my fingers that I like this one. I've been on a roll lately, hopefully this doesn't end my streak. Lol 7y
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shawnmooney
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While it showed promise, this wasn't a great novel. There were some well drawn, colorful Turners, who I cared about. The family was so large that half of them barely made an appearance, and the family was not together enough— the few scenes of large family gatherings were my favorites. The novel seemed hung up on bizarre episodes, such as accidental intergenerational urination. I also didn't love the writing itself. Unsatisfying.

courtney I agree--the scenes with them all together were great! Too many of them without their own moment though made it hard to care about a lot of them though. Also, when the ending came I was like ".....?" 7y
Angelala007 But you didn't bail!!! 😜 7y
Lindy I'm sorry this one left you unsatisfied. I enjoyed revisiting it via the quotes that you posted on Litsy. 7y
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shawnmooney @Angelala007 Yes, it was one of those where I thought it would be bumped up to iat least a four star read if it got better by the end, but it didn't. I kind of regret not bailing now. 7y
zsuzsanna_reads Intergenerational urination? Ugh. 😬 7y
Zelma It is her debut so I am eager to see how she grows as a writer. 7y
minkyb I enjoyed this and would definitely check out her next book but totally see what you are saying. 7y
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