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No! I Don't Want to Join a Book Club
No! I Don't Want to Join a Book Club: Diary of a Sixtieth Year | Virginia Ironside
9 posts | 3 read | 6 to read
Read Virginia Ironside's posts on the Penguin Blog. A screamingly funny and poignant story about embracing life beyond middle age Marie Sharp is heading toward sixty and is just fine with it. Shes already had plenty of excitement in her life: sex and drugs in the freewheeling sixties, career and children, marriage and divorce. Now shes ready to settle into a quiet, blissfully boring routine. No Italian classes or gym memberships or bicycle trips across Europe, thank you very much! Marie just wants to put her feet up and start doing old things. Shes even sworn off men! But as it turns out, life still has some surprises in store, the biggest of which is a new grandson on the way. Whats more, Archie, her old childhood crush, suddenly reenters her life, and her closest friend falls seriously ill. Armed with a biting sense of humor, Marie wrestles with a life that refuses to follow her plansand may still offer more possibilities than she realizes.
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kissmehardy
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Mehso-so

Of all the ironies, I had to read this for my book club. The character work is good, but I never truly cared about Marie's story. That stream-of-consciousness style of nattering on just isn't for me. #fiction

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LibrarianRyan
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Hey all, the 2021 #Overbookedclub is almost over for the year. Above is what they read. And they are getting ready to choose title for 2021. If you are looking for a bookclub, why don't you check them out. Hit the tag or @sblbooks for more information.

sblbooks Thanks for the tag. We normally pick historical fiction, but we sometimes read other genres. @megnews and I co-host every other month. Everyone's welcome! 2y
megnews Thanks for sharing @LibrarianRyan ! 2y
TheBookHippie So grateful for this group I found such wonderful reads! 2y
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LibrarianRyan
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I say I am not doing it every time! But alas, I just have to share Graphic Novels & Manga.

So if you are interested in those, join me. The sign up page is on @Suvata s page.

Because of work reading (judging season is upon me). I can do nor more than GN and Manga. I just won't have the time.

If there is not enough interest to fill my groups, I will back out and let someone else have the spots for different theme..

TThanks @Suvata 4 organizing

suvata You‘re welcome 3y
bibliobard I want to read graphic novels again with you 😍 3y
WanderingBookaneer I‘m signing up for the graphic novel under @BookishMarginalia ‘s name since I had signed up for poetry and #LGBTQYA 3y
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WanderingBookaneer I ended up using my name, but her email address. 😬 3y
BookishMarginalia 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 3y
LibrarianRyan @WanderingBookaneer yeahhhhhhh. For both. I did 3 last round. And Soon to be famous judging should start any time so I just won‘t have the time. 3y
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JennyM
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11 | #SeptemberDanes

Sorry, mate, but you and I have #NothingInCommon

BarbaraBB Well played 👏👏 6y
Kalalalatja 😂😂😂 6y
Cathythoughts Very good 🤣 6y
youneverarrived 😂😂😂 6y
Cinfhen TRUTH 🙌🏻 6y
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BookaholicNatty
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Said no #Litsy person EVER!!!!!!! 😂😂😂

Morr_Books Exactly what you said. I'm currently in 4 book clubs lol. 6y
Julie548 I want to join a book club...just haven‘t found one! 6y
Austen_Nerd I would love to join a book club!! I am in #LMPBC but, Sadly none are local 6y
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emilyesears
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Pickpick

A short, lighthearted read in the form of the diary of 60-year-old Marie Sharp. Marie is a strong-minded woman who lives in London and is both expecting her first grandchild and having to watch one of her dearest friends battle cancer. She also has recently sworn off men, but an old flame keeps popping up everywhere. Marie thinks 60 is the perfect time to lay back and let life pass you by. But life still has a few surprises yet!

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beccaeve
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I swore I wasn't going to try this, but the deal was too good... #botm

Here's a referral link, if anyone else wants to try! https://www.mybotm.com/d16cqvgz2wfm9529

Lucylovesreading Aha! Me too!! So broke right now but SUCH a good deal! 7y
beccaeve @Lucylovesreading Right?! Too good to pass up! My TBR pile will just have to keep getting bigger... 7y
Lucylovesreading @beccaeve ugh I know wish I could read 10x faster! 7y
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