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The Lacuna
The Lacuna | Barbara Kingsolver
In her most accomplished novel, Barbara Kingsolver takes us on an epic journey from the Mexico City of artists Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo to the America of Pearl Harbor, FDR, and J. Edgar Hoover. The Lacuna is a poignant story of a man pulled between two nations as they invent their modern identities. Born in the United States, reared in a series of provisional households in Mexicofrom a coastal island jungle to 1930s Mexico CityHarrison Shepherd finds precarious shelter but no sense of home on his thrilling odyssey. Life is whatever he learns from housekeepers who put him to work in the kitchen, errands he runs in the streets, and one fateful day, by mixing plaster for famed Mexican muralist Diego Rivera. He discovers a passion for Aztec history and meets the exotic, imperious artist Frida Kahlo, who will become his lifelong friend. When he goes to work for Lev Trotsky, an exiled political leader fighting for his life, Shepherd inadvertently casts his lot with art and revolution, newspaper headlines and howling gossip, and a risk of terrible violence. Meanwhile, to the north, the United States will soon be caught up in the internationalist goodwill of World War II. There in the land of his birth, Shepherd believes he might remake himself in America's hopeful image and claim a voice of his own. He finds support from an unlikely kindred soul, his stenographer, Mrs. Brown, who will be far more valuable to her employer than he could ever know. Through darkening years, political winds continue to toss him between north and south in a plot that turns many times on the unspeakable breachthe lacunabetween truth and public presumption.With deeply compelling characters, a vivid sense of place, and a clear grasp of how history and public opinion can shape a life, Barbara Kingsolver has created an unforgettable portrait of the artistand of art itself. The Lacuna is a rich and daring work of literature, establishing its author as one of the most provocative and important of her time.
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SamAnne
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Looking forward to #OutstandingOctober readathon! The weather has been fabulous the past 2 weeks in the Inland NW of USA so little time spent reading and little time w/ decent cell or internet. Need to catch up on #Scarathlon for #TeamBOOklovers! Need to read tagged—I‘m sucked in just 10 pages in! Want to finish Don‘t Fear the Reaper, Silver Nitrate and Beware the Woman. Weather is changing, time@for some cozy reading. @Andrew65

Andrew65 Great to have you with us, good luck 😁 5mo
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Chelsea.Poole
The Lacuna | Barbara Kingsolver
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Mehso-so

I read this a month ago for book club and I keep forgetting to post about it! There were moments in which I connected with this but I felt the most interesting part of the novel was the “lacuna”, the part that was left out.
My least favorite of Kingsolver‘s that I‘ve read and doesn‘t hold a candle to Demon Copperhead. Frieda Kahlo is an interesting secondary character, and I did like the setting but I cannot recommend this one.

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CollapsingLibrary
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Bailedbailed

I couldn‘t do it @Kshakal 😂 I kept trying to pick it back up, to get at least 35% in before bailing but I just had no interest in forcing myself through that. After doing a quick search online, I saw quite a few people felt this book was missing something and didn‘t feel as bad bailing. It just feels too disjointed and apathetic for me.

Kshakal Thanks for the update! 🤓 9mo
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CollapsingLibrary
The Lacuna | Barbara Kingsolver
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Welcome to the time of year where all my photos will be taken on my very messy balcony. My SO picked my next #blindbook and it‘s a reread of The Lacuna. I read this book about 4 years ago and just remember being confused for most of it. After reading the first 30 pages, I can see why. Going to try to be intentional with slow reading this time to try to cancel some of that

Kshakal This is one of the few books I have dnf‘d in my life 10mo
CollapsingLibrary @Kshakal I might be doing the same this time around too. Last time I read this I was really about quantity reading over quality so I added it to my reread stack thinking it was me but it might really just be the book 😂 10mo
Kshakal @CollapsingLibrary I will be interested to hear your take this time around! 10mo
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Cinfhen
The Lacuna | Barbara Kingsolver
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#ManicMonday
📕Lucuna
✍🏻 Jhumpa Lahiri
📺 Love Boat
🎤 Lady Gaga
🎵Lose Yourself, Locked Out of Heaven, Lovely Day

Hi @Allylu 👋

Cinfhen Thanks for the tag @CBee 💜 1y
Cinfhen Thanks for the tag @CBee 1y
Susanita New or old Love Boat? 1y
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Cinfhen Old Love Boat @Susanita 😉 1y
CBee @Cinfhen now I‘ve got The Love Boat theme in my head 😂😂😂 1y
Cinfhen Hahaha @CBee me too!!!! 🎶 Love, exciting and new
Come aboard. we're expecting you🎶
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CBee @Cinfhen it‘s just too catchy 😂😂 can‘t help it! (edited) 1y
peaKnit It exciting and new 🎵 oh man, I‘ve caught it too! 😂 1y
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AllDebooks
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Just finished The Lacuna - 4⭐️, which was almost a chunkster at 600+pages. I've started Storyland and hope to finish both these remaining titles by the end of the month.

#SuperSeptember readathon
@Andrew65

Andrew65 Brilliant 👏👏👏 2y
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AllDebooks
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#SuperSeptember #Readathon

Not doing too great on reaching my intended goals of finishing these 3 books. I will be happy to finish the tagged by the 25th and start the other two, to finish by the end of month.

@Andrew65

Andrew65 I‘m the same as you, hit a bit of a reading slump! Good luck with your reading. 2y
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AllDebooks
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Starting The Lacuna today amongst planning October's reads!! 🎃😍👻😍🎃

#SuperSeptember readathon goals are
**Finish the tagged to complete 2 lines on #bookspinbingo
**Read my #bookspin - The Way to the Sea by Caroline Crampton and #doublespin - Storyland by Amy Jeffs

Anything else will be mood reading and a bonus 😊

@Andrew65 @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! Good luck!! 2y
PaperbackPirate I loved The Lacuna! I hope you enjoy it too! 2y
Andrew65 Good Luck 😁 2y
AllDebooks @PaperbackPirate I'm sure I will. I'm a big fan of Barbara Kingsolver's writing. 2y
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LibraryCin
The Lacuna | Barbara Kingsolver
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Panpan

This would have been my 3rd ever (I think – maybe 2nd) DNF if I wasn‘t reading it for a challenge. As I do with books I‘m not liking, I ended up skimming, hoping something would catch my attention, but it didn‘t happen. Sadly, this is an author I usually like.

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Skygoddess1
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Pickpick

I really enjoyed this historical fiction book not only for the decades it covered but also because of the inclusion of so many well known historical figures like Diego Rivera and Frida whom the main character was friends with as well as for the mention of Zelda Fitzgerald and her death. I love that Kingsolver included even the darker aspects of US history like the Japanese internment. #AuthorAMonth

Soubhiville I‘ve always been drawn to this one because of the name and cover. Your review tells me I definitely should pick it up. (edited) 2y
Skygoddess1 @Soubhiville This was my first Kingsolver, I listened to it on audio while packing and found that the story held my attention the entire time and helped to make the packing more bearable 2y
Soubhiville Are you moving? 2y
Soubhiville Ah I just read your previous post. Best of luck with that! I hope it all goes smoothly. Moving is so much work! But also how exciting for you! 2y
Skygoddess1 @Soubhiville Yes, I‘m looking forward to moving in with my boyfriend, but man how I hate the process of moving. The movers come today for all my heavy furniture, like my piano and bookcases. Also the address I sent you is my new address. 2y
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AmyG
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The story of Harrison Shepherd…his mother leaves his father and raises him in Mexico…and his travels between Me ico and the US. The story has him meeting many famous people (Kahlo, Trotsky etc). This is the story of Harrison, a writer, and his quest for where he belongs.
A good book but not my favorite of hers.
And thank you insomnia-I have been reading like a fiend!
@Soubhiville #AuthorAMonth

Deblovestoread Good job putting insomnia to good use! 2y
Soubhiville I‘m sorry you haven‘t been sleeping well. I hope tonight is better for you. 2y
AmyG @Soubhiville Thanks so much. I go through these phases. It will pass. 2y
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KimM
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Pickpick

You can never go wrong with Kingsolver. Wonderful coming-of-age story of a Mexican-American boy during the Mexican revolution. Lots of good stuff about Frida Khalo and Diego Rivera. Inspired me to read a book on Frida Khalo for our book club. Highly recommend this one. I always love how her titles have 2 meanings.

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Hamlet
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Pickpick

Barbara Kingsolver is a talented writer. I was more interested in the historical characters & depictions at first than with the narrator, which seemed to be by design. The detail and sensory appeal in this story; the connections between Mexican, U.S., & international history; the inventive layers of storytelling; and the shifting notions of identity all work together seamlessly through meditations on art. My first Kingsolver read won‘t be my last.

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JamieArc
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We are doing a last winter retreat on the lake in northern Michigan. I‘m pretty sure the owners of the house snooped my GoodReads account and curated my perfect bookshelf. It has many of my favorite books and authors, including Joan Bauer, whom I never see people talk about.

emtobiasz Love Joan Bauer! 3y
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marleed
The Lacuna | Barbara Kingsolver
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Pickpick

Are you kidding me - the MC is a friend to Frida Khalo! Of course this is a pick for me!

...I change out the books on my living room shelf every 6 weeks or so to match the season. This is my ode to Back-to-School. Did I read this book to match the shelf - why yes I did! ...Oh, and if you are a fan of Kansas City - it‘s game day! Go Chiefs!!

RamsFan1963 With the pandemic mess going on, football season snuck up on me. I didn't realize tonight was the first game. Go Chiefs!! 4y
bookandbedandtea I love that you change the books to match the season! 👏👏👏 4y
Josee.lit.a.lu.et.lira What a fun and singular habit 🤩 4y
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Scochrane26 This book made me realize I don‘t know enough about Russian history or Kahlo. I‘ve tried to learn more since I read it. 4y
marleed @RamsFan1963 We are still living in super bowl heaven here! (edited) 4y
marleed @Josee.a.lu.lit.et.lira @bookandbedandtea It‘s such a fun thing to do. I converted a spare bedroom into a Billy-shelf lined library and those shelves are never in the same order because I‘m always trading out for my seasonal shelf. It‘s a great excuse to play with my books! 4y
marleed @Scochrane26 I loved this book because it was such an interesting perspective on history. I have a very European/American perspective so I really appreciate reading other views. 4y
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Cortg
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I stopped by our Little Free Library on my lunch break. It was a hot mess with books going in every which way. Being a good LFL stewardess, I organized it. There were tons of newly added books and lot that have been taken since my last visit 2 weeks ago! I brought the tagged book home for my TBR shelf.

BarkingMadRead We have one in our neighborhood and I‘m constantly straightening up. I‘m glad to do it, but when I volunteered at the time it was installed, I was told that they would take care of it, and brushed off 😂😂 cracks me up! 4y
Cortg @BarkingMadRun I‘m glad you straighten your neighborhood‘s! My daughter built this one and it‘s at a park. She had to add me to co-steward it for the project to be approved. At this point, I basically take care of it but I love it and it makes my ❤️ happy! 4y
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quietlycuriouskate
The Lacuna | Barbara Kingsolver
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Mehso-so

It's Barbara Kingsolver so it isn't BAD, but I put it aside for a week and wasn't in any great hurry to pick it back up. Despite having Frida Kahlo and Trotsky as secondary characters (and it can't be easy, fictionalising historical figures) it didn't quite come alive. I think the problem is Shepherd: he's a nice enough chap but comes across as so detached from his own story that I wonder how to goodness he's meant to hold the reader's interest.

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Cuilin
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Loved, loved this book. 🇲🇽

#setinMexico
#biblioMaynia
#cincodemayo
#magicalmay

Scochrane26 This book made me realize I knew very little about Frida and Russian history. 4y
OriginalCyn620 👍🏻📚🇲🇽 4y
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Cuilin @Scochrane26 I knew nothing about Frida till this novel. 4y
Cathythoughts Sounds really good ! Stacked 4y
Cuilin @Cathythoughts I loved the main character Harrison in this book so much I missed him when I finished the book. Amazing writing. 4y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🇲🇽📚❤️ 4y
Scochrane26 Kingsolver is a favorite writer of mine. I‘ve actually gone to her restaurant (4 hours from me) after reading Animal, Vegetable, Miracle. 4y
Cuilin @Scochrane26 I love Kingsolver too. I haven‘t read that particular book though. Cool you went to her restaurant. 4y
Scochrane26 @Cuilin I still hope to meet Kingsolver someday. She‘s from my state but she hasn‘t done a signing or event here in a long time. 4y
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lynneamch
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A timely quote from many decades ago. The College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, Illinois is to host a unique collection of works by Frida Kahlo this summer. (Featured on storefronts there last Fall.) I hope it can happen. I was delighted to also see her painted on the wall of a Mexican restaurant recently. I thoroughly enjoyed this book #aboutanartist.
#MagnificentMarch @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @OriginalCyn620

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks That‘s awesome!!! 💗💗 4y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @lynneamch loved this one!!! 4y
TheBookAddict 🤞🏽🤞🏽 I hope it‘s able to happen. If so, I‘ll be there to see it! 4y
OriginalCyn620 Very cool! ❤️🎨 4y
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Dolly
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Almost missed this book sale yesterday . Now I hear today and tomorrow all remaining books are free!
It‘s 12 miles away, would you return?

cherinium Probably, if I had seen other books I was interested in. In my worldview, 12 miles is not very far at all. 5y
Dolly @cherinium I‘ve noticed that when free a 4 star book becomes a 5 star book and so on. 😆 5y
Hooked_on_books Yes I would! 5y
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PaperbackPirate
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When The Lacuna came out I got to hear Barbara Kingsolver talk about writing it & she signed my book! Reading it sparked my Frida fandom.
🇲🇽 Oops just realized I‘m a day ahead for
#Mexico
#letstraveljuly
@OriginalCyn620
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

TrishB I have quite a bit of Frieda stuff after reading that too!! 5y
OriginalCyn620 Awesome! ❤️ 5y
rretzler Just got back from Mexico and there was a surprising amount of Frieda merchandise in gift shops. She was an amazing and interesting woman! 5y
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squirrelbrain
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Much of this book was set #downinmexico - I loved it!

#wanderingjune

Cinfhen Woohoo!!! Really liked this book too!!!!Was going to be my choice !!!Good thing, I have a backup 💓😘 5y
starlight97 And I love the cactus! 🤤🌵 5y
BarbaraBB I just read and loved my first Kingsolver so am interested in more! 5y
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Hooked_on_books Is that little cactus a candle? It‘s so cute! 5y
TrishB Thinking cap back on....I think I have another idea, will just have to wait until I get home! Loved this book too 💕 5y
squirrelbrain Oops sorry @TrishB ! 😘 5y
squirrelbrain @starlight97 @Hooked_on_books yes, it‘s a candle - I don‘t think it‘ll ever get burnt - it‘s too nice! 😁 5y
squirrelbrain @BarbaraBB I‘ve only read two books of hers so far but loved them both...! 5y
BarbaraBB Which was the other one? 5y
Reviewsbylola What a cool candle! 🌵 5y
squirrelbrain @barbarabb- it was this one. Not sure which I liked best - very difficult to choose! 5y
BarbaraBB I‘ll bring that one on my vacation next month! 5y
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sophierayton
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Mehso-so

This is a tricky one to rate and review. For the first 2/3 I was not enjoying it, not really following what was going on and while I could appreciate Kingsolver's beautiful writing, the story just wasn't doing it for me. Then, it all came together and I felt like shouting “Yes!“ during some of the passages. So to round it off I land in the middle. Better to go out with a bang than have a good start and then fall flat. I still love Kingsolver.

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Caroline2
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Pickpick

I loved the first half. His childhood was fascinating, esp in the boys school then Mexico with Frieda and Trotsky! Loved it! Then the second half dragged a bit for me. ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

Cinfhen I‘m sorry it dragged for you!! I found the entire book engaging and a really well rounded story. I‘m in awe of Barbara Kingsolver 5y
squirrelbrain Just the same as me then, @Caroline2 ! 😁👍 5y
Caroline2 @Cinfhen that‘s ok! I still really enjoyed it. Such beautiful writing! 💖 5y
Caroline2 @squirrelbrain Yep! I think it would have been a better book with some more editing. 👍🏻 5y
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squirrelbrain
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I adored the first half of this book, enjoyed the third quarter but grew (a little bit) impatient and bored with the last quarter.

However I‘d still highly recommend this book overall. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

MommyWantsToReadHerBook Loved this one! 5y
CollapsingLibrary I found this one hard to get into, though the beginning was the most interesting 5y
DivineDiana Loved it! 5y
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TrishB Glad you liked it 👍🏻 5y
Caroline2 Yes! I know what you mean!! I‘m really struggling through the last 100 pages now! Could have done with some editing I feel! 👍🏻 5y
squirrelbrain @Caroline2 - keep going, you can do it! A shame though, it does spoil it a bit... 5y
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squirrelbrain
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Pickpick

I adored the first half of this book, enjoyed the third quarter but grew (a little bit) impatient and bored with the last quarter.

However I‘d still highly recommend this book overall. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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squirrelbrain
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I‘m nearly halfway through and loving it so far! How are you getting on @Caroline2 ?

TrishB That‘s a lovely pic 😁 we have some Pimms ready too! Enjoy the rest of the book. 5y
ChasingOm This looks like a little slice of heaven. ❤️ 5y
Caroline2 Wow, you‘re doing better than me! I‘m on page 206 but yes, loving it so far! 👍🏻 5y
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Caroline2
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I‘m diving in ladies....! Exciting!! 😯 @TrishB @Cinfhen

TrishB A nice long bath with this book, enjoy 😘 5y
Cinfhen Hope you enjoy!!! Keep us posted 😊 5y
squirrelbrain I might go for it soon too...it‘s on my TBR shelf @TrishB @Cinfhen 5y
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TrishB @squirrelbrain 🤞🏻 hope you enjoy too! 5y
Caroline2 @TrishB such a good bath! My youngest has tonsillitis so it‘s been a longggg day! 5y
Caroline2 @Cinfhen 50 pages in and loving it so far! 😀 5y
Caroline2 @squirrelbrain yay! We could go for a loosey-goosey kinda buddy read!! 😉 Its got me hooked already...! 👍🏻 5y
squirrelbrain So many books, such little time! I‘ll see if I can start it this week. Sorry to hear about the littlest...😷 5y
LapReader I‘m halfway through. My first Kingsolver. 5y
Cinfhen I‘m glad you‘re hooked!!! #GoForIt @squirrelbrain #LooseyGooseyBuddyReads are the best (edited) 5y
squirrelbrain @Cinfhen - I may just have to substitute one of the books I‘d already chosen for the coming weekend‘s #campervancaper 😁 5y
Cinfhen Ha!!! Great hashtag @squirrelbrain (edited) 5y
Caroline2 @squirrelbrain Thanks, he‘s on the mend but why are they always ill on the holidays?! 🙄 Yes!! Too many books and all wanting to be read. No pressure though! 😉 5y
Caroline2 @LapReader oh which one are you reading? Are you liking it?? 5y
Caroline2 @squirrelbrain @Cinfhen awesome hashtags! 😎 5y
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Cinfhen
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This book was EPIC! I am in awe of Barbara Kingsolver. She made the decades of history fly by. So many famous people graced these pages and I was enthralled. “The past is all we know of the future” Using the premise of diary entries and correspondences 500 years of Mexican history is beautifully recorded and shared to create this powerful story of friendship, censorship, art and politics! I LOVED it!!! #politicalIntrigue #Booked2019

Kalalalatja And now I know what I‘m reading for that prompt ☝️ 5y
JamieArc I see this book get lots of mixed reviews, but I loved and think it‘s one of the special books of hers. 5y
DivineDiana A favorite!!! ❤️ 5y
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Leftcoastzen I‘m glad you liked it I did too. 5y
BibliOphelia I always forget that this is out there and I haven‘t read it - thanks for the reminder! 5y
Cinfhen I‘m not sure why I let this book sit for so long... I think it was #PageCountPhobia but I really LOVED it @Kalalalatja @JamieArc @DivineDiana @Leftcoastzen @BibliOphelia and now my hubby said he‘d like to read it 😱THAT should be interesting 5y
Leftcoastzen Wow 😲 5y
Kalalalatja I would love to read his review of it! 5y
Cinfhen Yeah, me too @Kalalalatja 🤣😂🤣we‘ve NEVER shared a book before @Leftcoastzen Not so sure this was the one to start with 😜 5y
TrishB ❤️💕 great review. One of my favs too 5y
Caroline2 Great review! It‘s sounds fab!! I‘ve just grabbed it off the tbr shelf and on to the bedside table pile! 👍🏻 5y
Centique You‘re gonna join the #chunkstersquad Cindy! Great review 😍 5y
Suet624 I remember being so impressed with how much she packed into the story. 5y
Cinfhen I think I‘m ready to tackle one of your favorites @Centique 5y
Cinfhen This book was super immersive @Caroline2 @Suet624 such amazing skill to tie so much history into one book 5y
GatheringBooks oh this is a chunkster i‘ve had on my shelf (unread) for like forever now. 5y
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Cinfhen
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500 pages in and I can‘t put this book down! I‘m completely engrossed. The amount of research and historical detail is incredible. What begins as an overview of Mexico‘s glorious early days soon becomes a passionate story of Frida Kahol, Diego Rivera & Lev Trotsky told through the eyes of an unforgettable character, Harrison Shepherd ( a mix between Owen Meany & Cyril Avery) Just as good as Poisonwood Bible. I‘m hooked!!!! Images from Google

Crazeedi Cant wait to get my hands on this! Sounds awesome!! 5y
Cinfhen I‘m happy to send u my copy but it might be awhile @Crazeedi my hubby WANTS to read this book!!! Im shocked but he said it sounds fascinating. Im not sure he‘s gonna like it but we will see. I still have another 170 pages to go. 5y
Crazeedi @Cinfhen I'm sure I'll get it eventually! Thank you for the offer! When you're all through let me know, I'll see if I've gotten it. Thank you cindy! 5y
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Crazeedi @Cinfhen I know my girls are going to want to read too😍 5y
TrishB Soooo glad!! I loved it ❤️ went straight on a Frida buying binge afterwards! 5y
Cinfhen I can see how I‘m going to be doing the same @TrishB I‘m also wondering how much is fact and how much is fiction. This book is fantastic!!! So glad it was calling to me yesterday @Crazeedi it‘s been sitting on my shelf for months!!! 5y
AmyG Wow. This sounds so good. And UGH...it‘s n a box....somewhere....in a packed storage unit. I won‘t find this until The fall, maybe. I am so thrilled to have this book to look forward to. 5y
Cinfhen Ugh!!!!! Storage boxes 😫😫😫 try your library @AmyG 5y
Bklover Sounds good! 5y
Kaye Sounds great , thanks for the tag so I saw your update. I‘ll be bumping it up. 5y
TrishB I have a proper NF biography of Frida ready - just needed some space from the fiction first. 5y
squirrelbrain Sounds fab - I have this on my TBR shelf. I may bump it up now... 5y
BookwormM I loved this one 5y
Kalalalatja Sounds amazing! 5y
Cinfhen Just finished...excellent story...5 Stars @squirrelbrain @BookwormM @Kalalalatja @kaye @Bklover (edited) 5y
Caroline2 Oh this sounds fab!!! It has officially moved bed up my tbr pile! 👍🏻 5y
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Cinfhen
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Dear Barbara Kingsolver, Please don‘t disappoint me!!! Your 670 page tome is calling to me on this sunny Friday ☀️Taking a break from the dragons and “fair folk” that hang out around the Invisible Library 🐉🧚🏻‍♀️

JennyM Friday flowers 💐 5y
TrishB 🤞🏻🤞🏻 I loved this ❤️ 5y
Caroline2 Oh I‘ve had this on my tbr shelf for agesss but I‘ve always found the size intimidating! 😳 be interesting to see what you think of it?? 5y
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Lcsmcat I don‘t think it will disappoint. I loved it. 5y
Kaye One of the ladies at our local bookstore recommended it. She said it‘s just as good as Poisonwood Bible. I can find no higher praise than that comment. I purchased it but have yet to read it. 5y
Cinfhen Today‘s #FridayFlowers are stunning @JennyM extra joyful xx I LOVED Poisonwood Bible so my expectations are pretty high @kaye @Lcsmcat @TrishB @Caroline2 and so far it‘s very good. Descriptive but good! 5y
AmyG I have this....somewhere. Please let us know what you think. 5y
DocBrown Just now finishing another Kingsolver book! 5y
Crazeedi This looks like another one to add to my stack. Interested in your final opinion 5y
Cinfhen I know this might seem strange @AmyG @Crazeedi but I‘m getting lots of Owen Meany vibes from the young protagonist of Lacuna. This book is really full of humor and I‘m quite happy 😃 5y
Cinfhen Which book of her‘s @mdhughes72 ??? I recently read but didn‘t really like 5y
DocBrown That‘s the one! I wasn‘t sure about it at first but it grew on me. 5y
Cinfhen I felt like the two timelines didn‘t really morph well and I felt like Kingsolver was trying to touch upon TOO many hot topics @mdhughes72 5y
AmyG Owen Meany vibes? ❤️❤️❤️❤️ 5y
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gradcat Great! 👍 5y
SoManyBooksNotEnoughTime excellent quote 🙌 5y
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Mehso-so

⭐️3/5 I didn‘t love this like I hoped. I found it hard to get into and didn‘t understand what it was about until I was almost finished with it.

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I‘m constantly torn between my strong feminist ideals and wanting to just be a trophy wife so I can sit around and read all day with no responsibilities.

I‘m supposed to be cleaning but not even my audiobook can tear me away from The Lacuna and to my responsibilities today.

Slajaunie I have been a strong woman for years. I ready to settle down and be a trophy wife. I‘m tired. 😁 5y
Penny_LiteraryHoarders This was my one of my few favourites so far this year. Loved the audiobook. 5y
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Pickpick

💕♥️💕♥️💕♥️💕💖💖
Honestly. SO MUCH LOVE for this audiobook!!
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
I loved every moment of the 19 hours and 15 minutes spent listening to it.

LauraBeth I haven‘t read this Kingsolver and have been curious about it - glad to see you enjoyed it! 5y
Penny_LiteraryHoarders @LauraBeth so much inside. History, sweeping story. Kind of eerily similar to events going on today. I've got 2 other chunky Kingsolver's I plan reading this year too: The Poisonwood Bible (own both hardcover and audio) and The Prodigal Summer. 5y
LauraBeth The Poisonwood Bible is one of my all-time favorite books! 5y
Penny_LiteraryHoarders @LauraBeth I've owned it for YEARS!! Now I can't wait to dive in! 5y
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Since I‘ve discovered I can only read so much War and Peace in a day, throwing this into the mix to help me survive my double shifts!

DivineDiana I loved this one! ❤️ 5y
CollapsingLibrary Unfortunately today was so slow at work instead of reading the entire staff sat around and talked so I didn‘t get very far but I‘m intrigued 5y
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I have been enjoying this audiobook immensely! Narrated by the author and with music sprinkled throughout, this has been an excellent and sweeping story!

TrishB I loved this too ❤️ 5y
Penny_LiteraryHoarders @TrishB 💗 so much to love inside it! 👍 5y
TrishB I went away and read loads of back history stuff it was that interesting! 5y
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Penny_LiteraryHoarders @TrishB yes!! I'm doing the same!! 😁😁 5y
Kaye One of the ladies at our local bookstore was raving about this one 😊 5y
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Epic. Explores massive global events through a highly intimate lens.

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Written in 2009. Set in 1946. #timewarp to reading it 2019.
#MusicalNewYear @vivastory @Cinfhen
“When anything happens,the commentator has to speak without a moment‘s pause for gathering wisdom. Falsehood and insanity are preferable to silence... The talkers are rising above the thinkers.”
(Here‘s us, dreaming of a return to sense.)

Cinfhen I have this on my shelf too!! Can‘t wait to pick it up...only thing holding me back is the size!!!! 5y
vivastory That's such a fantastic quote 5y
Tex2Flo @Cinfhen It is not a quick read, but I‘m enjoying learning about Mexico before and after WWII. Exactly the way I like my history—with lots of daily life interspersed. 5y
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Cinfhen I read Poisonwood Bible for the first time last year and was blown away (edited) 5y
Tex2Flo @Cinfhen Poisonwood is my favorite of hers so far. Didn‘t get as big a bang from the Bean Trees, but it‘s a dear friend‘s favorite. (edited) 5y
Cinfhen I bought Bean Trees too, haven‘t read it yet but I did bail on 5y
DivineDiana I loved this! 5y
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#friyaintro @howjessreads
1. Transport, reading minds is too scary for me.
2. The Lacuna by Kingsolver about Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo
3. To say YES to more social events instead of holding up and reading
4. Flowers with Olivia Colman
5. Got it 👍💕✌🏻

KarenUK If number 3 means I see you more, I‘m all for it! 💕💕💕 5y
Tex2Flo @KarenUK that is exactly what it means. Working out the border-agoraphobia stuff. 5y
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The Lacuna
#quotsyjan19 @TK-421 #9process
...pan dulces made with wheat-flour dough. Puffy and soft with a grit of coarse sugar on top, filled with pineapple, sweet and tart from the oven‘s wood smoke. ..pan dulce is no easy trick. The vanilla has to be from Papantla. The flour is ground in a stone metate.

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🎉 I‘m about to see Barbara Kingsolver in Seattle. I fell in love with her back in graduate school. (That was the ‘90s.) 🎉

Reviewsbylola Very cool!! 5y
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Every once in a while, I come across a book that I don't want to see end. Of course I want the well written conclusion, but also I dread the closing of the book. For me, this was one of those. It was beautiful and tragic at the same time, full of the prose that Barbara Kingsolver is known for. "The Lacuna" will stick with me, much like "The Poisonwood Bible" has. ??????

Cinfhen Oooooh!!! I picked this book up recently!! Now I can‘t wait to read it!!!! #HappySunday 💕 5y
WorldsOkayestStepMom @Cinfhen I can't wait to read your review of it! 5y
Cinfhen I only recently read Posionwood Bible and it blew me away!!! Can‘t wait to delve into another Kingsolver 5y
WorldsOkayestStepMom @Cinfhen I loved Poisonwood Bible! 5y
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The Lacuna | Barbara Kingsolver

"If you're standing in the manure pile, it's somebody's job to mention the stink. Those congressmen are saying we have to call it a meadow of buttercups instead of a cesspool."

Found this rather fitting after the shit show that was America today. #BelieveSurvivors #IBelieveHer

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"A novel! Why do you say this won't liberate anyone? Where does any man go to be free, whether he is poor or rich or even in prison? To Dostoyevsky! To Gogol!"

So much truth in these words! I often read to escape my own thoughts. It distracts me from the chronic pain I have and gives me space to relax again. ?

TrishB So true 💕 6y
Sace ❤️❤️❤️ 6y
mabell Books are a wonderful escape. ❤️❤️ 6y
WorldsOkayestStepMom @mabell without a doubt! 6y
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