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99 Problems
99 Problems: Superstars Have Bad Days, Too | Ali Graham
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Poor Superstar. All the money and fame in the world wont prevent him from having a bad hair day. Or stepping in gum. Or not being able to fit into skinny jeans, or watching helplessly as a scoop of ice cream falls from its cone. Or so an unnamed Superstars life is ingeniously imagined in this very funny book. Inspired by but not based on Jay Zs monster hit 99 Problems, illustrator Ali Graham riffs on what might be the real problems afflicting a world-famous music mogul who also happens to be married to the foremost diva of our time. Begun as a Tumblr, which went viral almost instantly, 99 Problems is a highly conceptual gift book showcasing 99 full-color illustrations of a cartoon character who looks just like a certain legendary rapper, and the often ordinary and sometimes fantastical things that happen to him. And thats where the book finds its hilarious, compulsive hookin an age that worships celebrity and assumes, somewhat enviously, that fame and fortune can protect one from lifes travails, what if that just werent true? Theres a surprising, underlying warmth here. Even when the author dips into flights of pop culture fantasySuperstar on the bow of the Titanic; Superstar whipping up a bad batch alongside Walter White from Breaking Badthe recognition of shared kinship is strong. Its a cartoon version of celebrity, but like the best cartoons, its edgy and knowing, yet sweet, too.
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SassyBookworm
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What a day! Not only was my work day super busy but my notifications kept going off about new books dropping to my #Libby library shelf! I‘m reading the center book, had 2 checked out to start after, then 3 dropped today! 2 of which weren‘t supposed to drop for at least a month or more! It‘s a good problem to have but I had to delay at least 3 of them til later (I‘m not that fast of a reader).

#SassyBookworm😏 #BookwormProblems #HistoricalFiction

Suet624 When it rains it pours. 8mo
SassyBookworm AND another book just dropped!!! 🤯 I should have played the lottery today! 🤷🏼‍♀️🥴 8mo
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SRWCF
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I got 99 problems, but a book ain't one.

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teebe
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OR~ when the “blurb” is a quote from the book that tells you absolutely nothing about the plot 😡

BeansPage THANK YOU!!!!! 5y
zezeki I hate when they do that! 5y
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LibrarianRyan
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@TimSpalding @Litsy I just wanted you to see what I was talking about with my last tag. This is a screenshot of my comments and activists at 4:33 cST and no where does it say I was tagged by @Mynameisacolour

charl08 This makes me want to get an iPhone. 5y
TimSpalding @LibrarianRyan A few things to check for me? 1. Is this still true. Your screenshot shows this was quite recent, so I just want to check it wasn't just delayed by a few minutes. 2. Can you drag DOWN on the screen? Does it fix it? 5y
LibrarianRyan @TimSpalding I did that a few times before I tagged you and nothing worked. But now it shows up. 5y
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Braden_VS
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Took 10 minutes

Cfischbuch You gotta like a quick read once in awhile. Was it any good? 5y
MrsBabki I don‘t know what this is, but I love a 10 minute read. Maybe I can up my page count to catch Braden R. (edited) 5y
Braden_VS It was ok 5y
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BarbaraJean
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Yes. All of these: Yes. Especially the last one. What to do with authors who write in multiple genres? 😩 (C.S. Lewis and Madeleine L‘Engle, I‘m looking at you.)

GrilledCheeseSamurai I hate those overly sticky price tags! 🤬 6y
Aswenson Ditto on the price tags! 6y
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LibrarianRyan
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I know they have been working on LT all weekend, but there are still problems here on Litsy. A few of us have mentioned this happening. I was notified that @IamIamIam (sorry) tagged me in a comment. I open the app on my phone and it's not in the conversation section. I open my iPad and have zero notifications of any. Type. None. But I scroll to the original posts and there is the comment. The book is The Invention of Hugo Cabret.

IamIamIam Awwww!!! I'm so sorry! Hope you get this resolved soon! 😔🤗 6y
LibrarianRyan @IamIamIam there are a few of us this is happening to. It happened before the merger as well but not as wide spread. 6y
Kaye That happened here yesterday for a few hours too , Ryan. It didn‘t last long. My husband even noticed and asked why the little bell had gone silent. It‘s working again after a short time. I probably missed comments during that time too. 🤔😐 6y
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Char @LibrarianRyan if it is just the Litsy feed. Have you verified that under your profile options that "Show feature posts" is off? 6y
kgriffith @LibrarianRyan Have your notifications been restored? We‘ve been unable to replicate today, but I did see what you‘re talking about myself a few weeks ago. 6y
LibrarianRyan @Char yep. And now they are back. But it has been happening a lot lately. 6y
LibrarianRyan @kgriffith they just came back up in the last few minutes. It's 12:07 Chicago time. 6y
kgriffith @LibrarianRyan Thanks very much, I‘m glad you‘re back to good. Please do email litsy@LibraryThing.com or tag @Litsy with any bug reports or features not performing as expected. 6y
Ddzmini So LibraryThing is up now 😳 6y
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GypsyKat
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Has anyone else noticed that (when Litsy is actually working) lately it‘s been taking FOREVER to load? It‘s quite frustrating. I know these kind of takeovers can take time, but it‘s just a bummer!

Kaye Amen 6y
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The_Heeler_Booklife
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Hey guys if I am not following back or responding to a conversation it is because my notifications show that I have x amount of notifications, but under activities and conversations it shows nothing. I reported it to Litsy already.
#problem #bookstagram #littens #litsy

Jess7 Same here! I think a lot of people are having this issue. It seems like it might sort of be working for some people. The activities tab is starting populate again for me but not the convos tab. 6y
The_Heeler_Booklife @Jess7 mine keeps showing the numbers, but not anything in the log. I am getting notifications on my phone saying some people have commented on a post. So, that helps a bit. 6y
Jess7 It now says I have one notification in convos but no recent notifications. I figured it might be on this post so I came back to it. Hopefully this bug will be fixed quickly! 6y
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Jess7 I don‘t get notifications on my phone besides in the app, so I‘m working blind here 😮 6y
The_Heeler_Booklife @Jess7 that‘s tough. I only get notifications on my phone for my posts, but not other posts that people tag me in. I have to look that up on here. I do hope they fix this bug soon. 6y
Jess7 Fingers crossed they will 🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼 6y
ephemeralwaltz Mine was doing that too but they appeared again. 6y
Johanna414 I‘ve had similar issues a couple times recently 6y
Jess7 Omg I think it‘s working for me too!!! Yay!! 🤗🤗🤗🤗 6y
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Yeah_I_Read
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😫😫

Sungirl79 Lol yes!!! 6y
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LittleWonder
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"I got 99 problems, but a book ain't one!"

List one #LittenProblem - you know, the funny things we face, difficult bookish choices we have to make!

Have fun and let's laugh a bit! ????

Jess7 "I've got 99 problems, but finding book recommendations ain't one" #Litsylove 7y
LittleWonder Amen!!! @Jess7 😂🤣 7y
rubyslippersreads Trying to figure out where I can squeeze in more bookshelves. 😄 #littenproblems 7y
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Sarah83
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😂

Joanne1 @Fernoppy this might apply to online bookstores as well. 7y
Lmstraubie Yup! 7y
Fernoppy @Joanne1 I think online bookshops are even worse! They're open 24/7 so I can buy a book whenever I feel like it - which is often 😜 7y
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Bks4Wrms
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I've also got 99 books but they aren't a problem! 📚📖📚📖📚📖📚📖📚📖📚📖📚📖📚📖📚 #LibraryHaul

Mommamanzi Haha this is awesome!!! 7y
Reviewsbylola 😂😂😂👍🏻👍🏻 7y
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BookishFeminist
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😂😂😂

But really. DON'T TOUCH MY BOOKS. 💀🔪

[Grabbed from The Wild Detectives.]

DeborahSmall 😂 I have a few books i specifically stock up on. This year it was 'You' by Caroline Kepnes 💕 7y
auntie_jenn amen!! 7y
rachelm I had to do this with Amelie DVDs. I have personally bought four copies because everyone kept TAKING mine! 7y
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CuriousG I have several books that I have both my personal copy and one or two 'lending' copies. I'm afraid my husband thinks I've finally lost my marbles, but he is humouring this habit so far. Lol 7y
BookishFeminist @DeborahSmall oh I need to read that one! I read a really similar and super fucked up one earlier this year that I've heard is way creepier than You but similar- it's a stalking book. Have you read it? You'd prob love it! One of my faves this year 7y
BookishFeminist @rachelm 😂😂 I hate when things keep disappearing on me! I still haven't watched Amelie and need to fix that 7y
BookishFeminist @CuriousG 😂😂 yea I have a few that I grab extras of when I see on sale or cheap somewhere. It's a good thing! 7y
MrBook 😂😂😂👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 7y
Merethebookgal 😂👏💯 7y
DeborahSmall Thank you! Stacked, looks great definitely a priority buy💕 7y
Jinjer Ugh, one of my BFFs has had some of my books for 3 years now! Keeps forgetting to bring them when we meet up to do something. 7y
Zelma I usually don't care about books being borrowed indefinitely, but one friend has two I haven't read yet. When I asked about the, he didn't even remember the titles much less where they were. 😡 7y
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