The Giver of Stars: A Novel | 
pickI didn‘t want to put this book down and consider it a must-read. It follows the lives of horseback-riding librarians in rural Kentucky, outcasts or misfits in their town, who develop relationships with each other and their beautiful surrounding countryside. I LOVED the characters and enjoyed every minute of this book.
pickI flew through this one! I loved the idea of horseback riding librarians spreading reading to people who don‘t have access. It wraps up almost too tidily, but was also satisfying. Trigger warning for domestic abuse.
pickI really enjoyed this. I‘m a sucker for a book about female friendships with women who are strong and defy convention. That being said, these particular women really are a bit more ahead of their time and place, arguably, unrealistically so. It didn‘t bother me, but it was something that caught my attention throughout the book. Also, there are some passages, that to me, felt a bit too melodramatic or just cliche. Still, a really good read.
This morning I settled on my desk and pressed play on my headphones expecting to listen to tagged book. Instead, this song cones blaring out. Unexpected, but it managed to wake me up on this cold morning.
Starting in on this one.... I've been hearing good things! 😊
🎄1. so far 162
🎄2. 75 books
🎄3. The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes
🎄4. the warm comfort food
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1. 175 books so far!
2. 165, I will way surpass that this year!
3. Tagged, excited to read it for my book club
4. Christmas!
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I am using the tagged book for this prompt for my #52booksin52weeks challenge.
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pickVery good. Interesting characters and ideas shows how the power of reading can bring together a community. Based on true events.
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Spent most of my day reading on the balcony in this awesome 80 degree weather 😎☀️
“Because something else had changed too, something fundamental. Alice had discovered how, for a woman at least, it was much easier to feel anger on behalf of someone you cared about, to access that cold burn, to want to make someone suffer if they had hurt someone you loved.”
pickAnother excellent JoJo Moyes book! A bit rough to read in some parts. It sure did make me grateful to be a women in this day and age! I would definitely recommend this one! 💜
pickThe author packed a lot of issues into this book while still offering the reader a good story. It would be a great book club title. 👩🏫
I haven‘t posted or read in 3 months! It‘s been a very long and emotional 3 months with my water breaking at 29 weeks and being on hospital bedrest until baby Henry was born at 32 weeks. He was in the nicu for 7 weeks and is home now! Need to get back to reading to help my emotions. Starting with The Giver of Stars! Hoping it will get me back in the swing.
pickGertie and I both give this one a resounding five stars!
Such an atmospheric story of hope and redemption. I tore through it. A lot of unfortunate fathers and father figures in this one, but the trailblazing women forge on. #papadontpreach #movember
Lazy Sunday‘s are for curling up with a book while your husband and son nerd out on the computers. Happy Sunday my fellow readers
pickI wanted to read the tagged book before reading about the controversy over the similarities with Book Woman. I couldn‘t help comparing the 2 because of the subject & after learning about the similar plot lines. I really enjoyed The Giver of Stars until toward the end when i became less interested in a major plot line. There were a few times when Moyes seemed to point out something that was already obvious to the reader. 👇
pickI like this book quite a bit and why I didn‘t love it is really my problem. I‘m discovering this about myself inside fiction wrapped in fascinating history to which I know little... I‘m often less engaged in the love interests of the characters than I am in those characters negotiating the history to which I am reading. So my minor disappointment was more about me than the quality of the book.
pickAnd this is why JoJo Moyes is an autobuy author for me. A story of two women who became unlikely friends, faced adversity, found love and themselves in a small Appalachian town in the 1930s filled my heart.
The first of three books about the pack horse libraries I‘ve somehow lined up to read within two months. Julia Whelan is reading the audiobook and I‘m loving her reading and Moyes‘ characters.
pickBased in a small mining town in the 1930‘s, the heart of this book is really about how books and reading can bring a community together. Although with some heavy issues like inequality, racism, sexism, and bigotry, this book made me feel things. Angry things. Raging against the patriarchy kinds of things. I would definitely recommend this one to anyone who likes historical fiction with feminist tones. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
pick#ReeseWitherspoon Book Club November 2019 pick
Wow! I was very impressed with this book. I will admit that I only read it because of the “plagiarism“ accusation and because it was Reese‘s book club pick and I‘ve been reading all of those. This was such an interesting story about women in rural areas organizing a traveling library of sorts. I‘ve read articles about these small organizations but this is the first novel that I‘ve read about it. 5🌟
pickGreat book- really enjoyed the audio version. Characters that you truly wanted to embrace.
pickJust finished listening to this audiobook and it was brilliant. Such a good story with memorable characters. I would highly recommend.
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I‘m doing some #AudioCrafting today. My cousin/BFF is getting married in the spring, and we‘re going wedding dress shopping on Saturday. She doesn‘t want to wear a veil, and instead wants a sunflower wreath. So I‘m making her one out of the sunflowers that were in my wedding 14 years ago. I‘m not so presumptuous to assume that she‘ll wear it on her wedding day (though if she does I‘d love it) but I want her to have it when she‘s trying on dresses.
WoW! Love this book and what a great story💕
Reese's November pick! I ordered this from #botm for November already!
Well, I did want the paperback, but not anymore. Why is it so much more than a hardcover? Maybe I need to visit the bookstore.
Reece‘s November pick. So glad I picked it for BotM. I have read The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek about the same topic and I was debating getting the book or not due to the plagiarism controversy.
The Book of the Month picks are up, friends! I'm really excited about my picks! 😍 I love Kiersten White SO much. She writes such excellent strong female characters! And The Secret History is a book I've loved forever so I'm finally getting a copy of it! #botm
panLove this cover 😍
The story . . . eh, not so much. The characters were written well, but the story was just boring; except for the flood scenes. Three times I almost gave up, but liked the characters too much to leave them. However, I skipped 80 pages toward the end and just skimmed the last few pages for a sum up on the characters.
pickPlagiarism scandal or not, I loved this book! Jojo Moyes gave us a perfect historical fiction novel, with all the bells and whistles. Beautifully flowing prose, likable characters, stunning descriptions of Kentucky landscapes, and a story plot that was never dull or overwritten. This book was heartwarming, joyful, and at times heartbreaking, and I would love to see more historical fiction novels from this author.
pickIf you love historical fiction - this is one for you. I absolutely loved this book and couldn't wait to get back to it each night.
Highly recommend! Full review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2771671108
pickFantastic narration! Thoroughly enjoyed this audiobook. It was even better because it was inspired by true events, based on the packhorse traveling library in the mountains of Kentucky during the Great Depression. I wasn‘t aware of the history, but a great read for all book lovers!!! I highly recommend the audio version.
I finished this book yesterday (review to come), but I highly recommend. Hope everyone is having a great Sunday!
