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Forty Rooms
Forty Rooms | Olga Grushin
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erzascarletbookgasm
Forty Rooms | Olga Grushin
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#augustabc #yellowbooks
One read, tagged book not read.

Eggs 💛💛💛 5y
Reggie The tagged book is WONDERFUL!!! 5y
erzascarletbookgasm @Reggie that‘s great to know! 💛 5y
NeedsMoreBooks Loved Tin Man 💛 5y
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Coycaterpillar
Forty Rooms | Olga Grushin
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a modern woman will inhabit forty rooms in her lifetime.For our protagonist, the much-loved child of a late marriage,the first rooms she is aware of as she nears the age of five are those that make up her family‘s Moscow apartment. We follow her as she leaves home to study in America, and slowly discovers sexual happiness and love. But her hunger for adventure and her longing to be a great poet conspire to kill the affair.

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DoonTheGoon
Forty Rooms | Olga Grushin
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These are the best 8 books I've read this year - though not all are from 2018. I can't say for sure which was my top pick... all we're excellent reads!!!

BookishTrish Forty Rooms ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ 5y
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radhikeey
Forty Rooms | Olga Grushin
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Congratulations @Nessavamusic for this splendid achievement and thank you so much for the #10klabourdaygiveaway opportunity!

2. I'd like to have the tagged book.
3. Anything but romance 😅

Nessavamusic Thank you for entering! 6y
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DoonTheGoon
Forty Rooms | Olga Grushin
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Pickpick

Lovely, well-written, relatable, and poignant. This book is very much like many of the dialogues I have with myself as a woman and as an artist. Quietly beautiful and masterfully crafted - this is easily one of the best books I've read this year.

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DoonTheGoon
Forty Rooms | Olga Grushin
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I'd take this over a tropical beach any day. Loving this book!!!

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DoonTheGoon
Forty Rooms | Olga Grushin
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Just about 50 pages in... gosh I already adore this book. ♡

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RealLifeReading
Forty Rooms | Olga Grushin
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Taking this book out today for some fresh air and sunshine while the boys have tennis class

ohyeahthatgirl I just saw a really good review for this! I hope it lives up to it. 6y
RealLifeReading @ohyeahthatgirl it is filled with such beautiful writing but it‘s also quite sad 6y
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RealLifeReading
Forty Rooms | Olga Grushin
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Back to reading this. Alas my cup is not as pretty but thankfully it is not cracked.

Melissa_J Is that a Honolulu Cookie Co. cookie? Man, I looove those! 6y
ReadingEnvy I loved this book and didn't think it got the attention it deserved. 6y
BookishTrish This book ❤️❤️❤️ 6y
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Chocamanda Honolulu Cookie Company!!! So delicious 😋🍪🍍 6y
Reggie This book, by the end, my heart hurt for the main character. Just so much compromising of one‘s self. 6y
RealLifeReading @Melissa_J yes!! My neighbor was in Hawaii and brought us an assorted box. I‘ve tried other Hawaiian cookie companies before but Honolulu is still the best!! 6y
RealLifeReading @ReadingEnvy yes exactly. I didn‘t know about it until I found it while browsing the library! She‘s such a great writer 6y
RealLifeReading @Chocamanda theirs is the best!! 6y
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RealLifeReading
Forty Rooms | Olga Grushin
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Power‘s out so I am going old school with an actual paper book today

I exaggerate - my tablet still works fine and I have LTE and the power is estimated to be back on in another 2 hours but the kids are all excited and have their torch lights ready and have been badgering me to get the candles out

Jabberwocky This book is so wonderful! I hope you love it 6y
MelissaSue81 See, I had to read on my phone when my power was out last week! (At least after dark!) 6y
DreesReads I loved this one!! 6y
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DivineDiana Oh my! You‘re having bad weather? 6y
RealLifeReading @Jabberwocky it is! I love the writing! 6y
RealLifeReading @MelissaSue81 luckily the power is back! (Especially since my phone battery was really low!!) 6y
RealLifeReading @AudreyMorris it‘s a beauty! 6y
RealLifeReading @DivineDiana not at all! Somehow the power was out for no reason - and just as I was opening our garage door to go out too! 6y
wanderlustforwords I love that we can click on the title and it gives the novel summary! This sounds killer! How is the writing? 6y
RealLifeReading @wanderlustforwords the writing is just beautiful!! 6y
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RealLifeReading
Forty Rooms | Olga Grushin
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Beef rendang, stirfried garlicky spinach and some panko pork chops accompany this absolute beauty of a book .

Leftcoastzen That looks soooo yummy! 6y
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RealLifeReading
Forty Rooms | Olga Grushin
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Reading a passage like this makes me sigh, sit back, and just luxuriate in the absolute joy of reading a book.

LoverofLit ❤❤❤❤ 6y
BookishTrish Looooove this book 6y
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BookishTrish
Forty Rooms | Olga Grushin
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Jabberwocky Oh right!! Thank you! 6y
ReadingEnvy Ooh I loved this book! 6y
Reggie Wow, how nice. 6y
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Jabberwocky
Forty Rooms | Olga Grushin
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Whoops I slipped 😅 This is one of those books that I can see myself reading again and again, and I just needed to own a copy. Thank you again @BookishTrish 💖

BookishTrish 😘❤️❤️❤️ 6y
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BookishTrish
Forty Rooms | Olga Grushin
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Welcome home to my #LMPBC #seatosea pick. I can‘t wait to flip through and see what insights you ladies have shared. Huge thank you @Jabberwocky for the extra goodies. That memoir looks perfect for me.

niha923 Wow! And that bookmark is perfect 😍 6y
Jess7 Cute😆! 6y
BookishTrish @niha923 It certainly is! 6y
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Zelma I love that the chocolate is just camouflaged in the book stack. 😆 6y
Jabberwocky Glad everything arrived safely and looks good to you!! 6y
BookishTrish @Zelma When you‘ve good kids a little camouflaged treat is a very sweet thing 6y
Reggie I loved loved loved 40 Rooms. 6y
BookishTrish @Reggie Me too! And it was wonderful to have the chance to share it. 6y
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Jabberwocky
Forty Rooms | Olga Grushin
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Wow. Just wow. In a word, I am stunned. I loved the book, of course. I just feel like I‘ve been hit over the head with something heavy and need to lie down for a while to absorb the novel. Or maybe read it again immediately? I don‘t know. So good. Thank you @BookishTrish #seatosea @Andrea4 @FantasyChick

BookishTrish So glad you loved it; it touched me deeply. I can wait to pour over everybody's comments if you need to spend more time with it. It's been such a pleasure reading with you ladies 😘 6y
Tamra Anxious to read! 6y
Jabberwocky @BookishTrish I might take you up on that. I‘m just so in awe. I‘m going to need to buy all of her books immediately. I‘ve loved this group so much it blows my mind. I somehow missed the sign up for round 2, but I‘ll be sure to jump in for 3! 6y
tammysue Stacked😁 6y
BookishTrish Back at you, babe! To Round 3! 6y
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Jabberwocky
Forty Rooms | Olga Grushin
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Roll up the rim is over, so that means it‘s iced coffee season, -18 weather be damned.

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Jabberwocky
Forty Rooms | Olga Grushin
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I‘m about halfway through and this book is amazing. It‘s really bringing home so much of the melancholy I‘ve been feeling of late. I don‘t have words to express myself really... I‘m going to need to own a copy. I‘ve had so much time to myself to read lately and it‘s been lovely but it doesn‘t satiate the desire to keep reading and to stay detached from my own wold... #seatosea @BookishTrish @FantasyChick @Andrea4

suvata Agreed. It‘s a wonderful book. 6y
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Jabberwocky
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First of all I ADORE that this book looks like this. I think the conversation we are having through the pages is magical. #seatosea
Second of all “I do not want ... a small life — a life of mundane concerns, of fulfilled expectations...”
Is this life so bad? At 23, to be brutally honest, this is exactly what I want. I want to be content with day to day life. 🤔 @BookishTrish @FantasyChick @Andrea4

BookishTrish I'm so looking forward to reading everyone's thoughts on this one! 6y
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Jabberwocky
Forty Rooms | Olga Grushin
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It was a crazy busy day of errands and running around, but I did pick up a couple of little things for myself. I‘ve been looking for a pouch for my daytimer and pens to go in my purse, and I couldn‘t resist the chocolate or a new ‘gratitude blend‘ for my diffuser. Now it‘s time to curl up and enjoy. 😌

Christine11 I love your purse! 😍 6y
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Jabberwocky
Forty Rooms | Olga Grushin
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Look what arrived today! I‘m so excited to dig into @BookishTrish s pick for #seatosea 😍 It‘s also a little bittersweet for me, being the last pick to read from you ladies! I‘ll also be sending out some special parcels with this one once it‘s finished 😘 @FantasyChick @Andrea4

BookishTrish 😘 6y
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Andrea4
Forty Rooms | Olga Grushin
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What kind of life are you leading? What kind of life do you want to lead? Are you leading multiple lives at once? How will you be remembered? How will YOU remember?
This is a haunting tale- the nostalgia is thick like dust in a long forgotten room, both beautiful and tragic to look at.
#seatosea #LMPBC #ReadingWomenChallenge
Mailing it out today @Jabberwocky
@FantasyChick @BookishTrish

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Andrea4
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Going to sneak in quiet time this morn to finish this so i can send it away before work! Otherwise tomorrow, with working 9-5 and then orientation from 5-10, I would not be able to!
#seatosea #LMPBC @Jabberwocky @FantasyChick @BookishTrish
#ReadingWomenChallenge

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Andrea4
Forty Rooms | Olga Grushin
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@Jabberwocky I indeed do have a furry buddy (well 2 but she's hiding) where as this one has been curled up in a ball all day- the perfect companion for #petsandpaperbacks
#dogsoflitsy
#LMPBC #seatosea

Jabberwocky So cute! 6y
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Andrea4
Forty Rooms | Olga Grushin
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Bookartbookmarks ❤️❤️❤️❤️ 6y
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Andrea4
Forty Rooms | Olga Grushin
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Look what I started tonight!!!! It's great!!! #seatosea #LMPBC @FantasyChick @BookishTrish @Jabberwocky
Also, fulfilling yet another #ReadingWomenChallenge requirement!

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Andrea4
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It's all here! Thank you all for the lovely goodies! I will just mail goodies separately at the end- makes more sense now! I am slightly confused as to how many dolls to take, 2?
#seatosea #LMPBC @Jaberwocky @FantasyChick @BookishTrish
Great day to come home to this- did so many errands including thrift store hunting for job attire! I scored big! Woot! I feel so happy 😄😄

BookishTrish Take as many dolls as you like as long as Ariel has some too 😘 6y
Andrea4 @BookishTrish thank you!! They're so sweet! 6y
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FantasyChick
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Happy 2018 Littens!!! Finally found time for my #decemberwrapup. Not bad considering what a busy month December was. 10 books read: 3ARCs (which I'm way behind on), something from my TBR I've been meaning to read for a long time and the #LMPBC #seatosea pick. Not sure what my top pick would be, either the tagged book or Breaking Free. Now time to get some well needed cleaning done 😊

Eggs Nice list!! Happy New Year 🎆 6y
Tadams4 Happy New Year! Enjoy! 6y
BookishTrish Glad you liked my pick ❤️ 6y
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FantasyChick
Forty Rooms | Olga Grushin
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Well ladies, after reading the first couple chapters I really didn't think I'd like this book...but it's brilliant! I did feel a little depressed when I finished though. @BookishTrish how about you? Im not going to put much into a review here because I don't want to give anything away, but it's really a thinker! Can't wait to hear everyone's thoughts.
#LMPBC #seatosea
@Andrea4 @Jaberwocky

BookishTrish I was so sad to let go of Mrs Caldwell. I loved spending time with her and really felt 'understood' by the writing. Such a beautiful book. 6y
RebelReader @FantasyChick @BookishTrish You've both convinced me! Stacked! 6y
FantasyChick @RebelReader I really think it's a must-read! I was surprised with how pulled into the story I got. I'd love to hear your thoughts when you read it 🤗 6y
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FantasyChick @BookishTrish I had a lot of mixed feelings when it came to her. I ended up writing a separate note after reading it. So many thoughts and not enough margins lol 6y
Jabberwocky Hi I have just now finished it and yes 100% slightly depressed. But in a good way? Idk. 6y
FantasyChick @Jabberwocky It's a weird feeling when you finish, isn't it? Almost like there really isn't a way to place it lol 6y
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FantasyChick
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Just a little Friday night reading 😊
#LMPBC #seatosea
@BookishTrish @Jaberwocky @Andrea4

suvata I really enjoyed that book. 6y
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FantasyChick
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I'm not one to make a #TBR because I never follow it. It seems like work to plan a book an I enjoy it less. However, The tagged book is my #LMPBC #seatosea book for the month. The other two, I'm hoping I'll try and read this month, plus the next ACOTAR book and a couple #ARCS.
#reindeerreads
@Jess7

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BookishTrish
Forty Rooms | Olga Grushin
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I got this book for Christmas last year and I'm so glad I get to share it with the #seatosea girls. I love when you find a book you feel really understands you. What gorgeous writing! Anyone read Grushin's other books?

Jabberwocky So excited to get my hands on this! 6y
quietlycuriouskate I remember enjoying this one. 6y
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BookishTrish
Forty Rooms | Olga Grushin
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Sorry to say goodbye to Mrs Caldwell 💔@fantasychick I should be posting it out to you by the end of the week.

ReadingEnvy I loved this book! 6y
FantasyChick Looking forward to it!!! Hoping to get my book finished this week to send out to @Andrea4 🤗 6y
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BookishTrish
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Sick day reading view

Mollyanna Beautiful view! Hope you feel better. (edited) 6y
Kmmsellers I hope you feel better soon! 6y
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DreesReads Feel better! I loved this book. 6y
cobwebmoth Lovely view, but I hope you feel better soon! 6y
BookishTrish @AudreyMorris Thanks! And I loved it too. I just finished it and my stomach hurts which is usually a sign of good writing. 6y
TheLibrarian Feel better soon! 6y
[DELETED] 206653737 Nice view feel better! 6y
AmyG Feel better. 6y
minkyb Feel better. 6y
batsy I hope you're feeling better soon. That view should help 😍 6y
BookishTrish @TheLibrarian @bookish22 @minkyb @AmyG @batsy Thanks guys! I've watched like 5 hours of This Is Us and drank so much tea. 6y
TricksyTails Hope you're feeling better! 🤗 6y
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BookishTrish
Forty Rooms | Olga Grushin
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If you look closely you'll see the book I'm trying to read for #seatosea has become a cat mattress #KAL at its finest #CatsofLitsy

Tanzy13 🐱 6y
CouronneDhiver Silly kitty. 😹 6y
LA_Mead 😻 6y
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BookishTrish
Forty Rooms | Olga Grushin
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Early evening reading view, or I should probably turn on a lamp but I. Just. Sat. Down.

8leagueboot This is such a real struggle. Forever straining my eyes because I just can't seem to get up quiiite yet... 👀 6y
Bookzombie @8leagueboot This is so me. 🙂 6y
Reggie I loved the tagged book. 6y
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MicheleinPhilly You need The Clapper! ☺️ 6y
BookishTrish @Reggie I've just started it and LOVE the writing 6y
BookishTrish @8leagueboot @Bookzombie Whew! It's a relief to know I'm in good company. 6y
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BookishTrish
Forty Rooms | Olga Grushin
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Does anyone else have separate #TBR stacks in every reading space in their home? #livingroomTBR

LauraBeth 🙋 6y
ApoptyGina69 Yes, including the kitchen! 6y
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MinDea Bedroom, kitchen, office and a TBR bookshelf in my library! 6y
Natasha.C.Barnes Haha, yes!! 6y
Natasha.C.Barnes Except for me it's more like a semi currently reading book in every room--though I'm often not reading in a particular room so it's hard to call 4 pages a month "currently reading" 6y
minkyb Next to bed on stool, bookshelf in nightstand, on bureau in bedroom, on table in hall, spare bedroom every surface, coffee tables... 6y
julesG @Natasha.C.Barnes Same here. A book here, one there, there's an emergency book in the car, just in case my kindle is not charged. 6y
bedandabook Every room has a TBR tower in our house! 6y
LeahBergen ARCs are stacked next to my bathtub. 😆 6y
SconsinBookyBadger 🙋🏻 6y
DrexEdit ✋ Guilty! 6y
mjdowens Everywhere. I like walking into any room in my house and see books😂 6y
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TheBookHippie
Forty Rooms | Olga Grushin
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Read all these!!! They are off to a little free library now !!!

http://bookhippie.com/index.php/2017/05/21/advanced-readers-copies/

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Reggie
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(She starts) #BackintheUSSR This book is about a woman who was raised in Moscow and comes to the U.S. in hopes of becoming a poet. What happens is not quite what she expects. Every decision she makes is a compromise of herself. The author, Olga, is a poet and takes several artistic liberties in this book. There are paragraphs that are run-on sentences and some events that happen have you questioning what's real. I loved it. #readslikeadream.

Cinfhen Sounds amazing @shawnmooney have you heard of this one? I feel like maybe you read it?!? 7y
shawnmooney @Cinfhen No but the gorgeous hardcover is on my pile! @ReadingEnvy recommended it on her podcast and it sounded right up my alley - can't wait! 7y
ReadingEnvy I loved this book and it pops back into my head from time to time. This is a good reminder that I meant to try other books by her. 7y
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LauraBeth I've had this on my TBR forever! 7y
Reggie @LauraBeth there's this horrible trend going around, for instance, today alone I added 5 books to my TBR, but I think I've read maybe 3 from the list this year. Lol 7y
LauraBeth @reggie we need to just set aside a month and make it a TBR-only month 😀 7y
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shawnmooney
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@ReadingEnvy - look what you made me do! ❤❤

Reggie Omg, she goes on my list of authors who are poets first, the kind of authors whose writing I love. This book though, I loved it, not everyone will. Its about when someone keeps compromising themselves. 7y
shawnmooney @Reggie Based on your comments and Jenny's on the @ReadingEnvy podcast, I expect I will love it too! 7y
ReadingEnvy Oh I hope you like it. I thought it was beautiful. 7y
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Well-ReadNeck
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So, my book club is meeting and its one of my very favorite things. BUT . . . I haven't read the book. It's reasonably common that someone doesn't finish, but it's very rare that anyone comes without reading at all. Should I stay or should I go?!

RanaElizabeth Stay but don't pretend to have read it. I run a book club and always tell people to come anyway, everybody needs an excuse to get out of the house sometimes, right? 7y
readordierachel Go for it! Going to the meeting might give you some interesting insights for when you read the book later. If your book group is anything like the Litsy community, they'll forgive you :) 7y
LindsayReads As long as you don't mind spoilers! 😃 7y
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Suzze Absolutely stay! The thing that bugged me the most when I ran a book group was when people didn't come because they hadn't read it. That doesn't mean you can't add to the discussion. 7y
Suzze @LindsayReads Yes! We all know, if for some reason we haven't finished, there WILL be spoilers! 7y
CocoReads We always tell our members to come anyway--if they don't mind spoilers we let it all out, if they do we try to be kind. Half the time lately hardly anyone has read the book--it's just an excuse to get out of the house. 7y
minkyb If you plan on reading the book would you want to hear the discussion first? 7y
rubyslippersreads You should go. In both my book clubs, there always someone who didn't read the book. It's just fun to get out of the house and talk books. 7y
LauraBeth Go to book club! 7y
AmyG Ha...we have one person who says she reads the book, yet is always clueless about a specific part of the story. We tolerate her because we are kind. We think she reads about the book on Amazon. ;) Be truthful and enjoy your night out. Sometimes...life interferes and one just can't get the book read. (edited) 7y
heatherkaz Yeah, in mine there's often someone who hasn't read it just because sometimes life gets crazy, but it's always nice to meet anyways for a night out with good company. As long as he/she isn't a repeat offender!😉 7y
readinginthedark In my former book group, there was always one of us who didn't finish. If they liked it enough that they were planning to continue, they'd leave the table for 10-15 minutes so we could have spoiler-y discussions and then come back. 😊 7y
Bette 😂😂😂 7y
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Well-ReadNeck
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#TBRTuesday

Of course, I'll probably abandon this by the end of the day! 😝 Reading these will check off a library book, non-fiction read, book club selection, reading down my netgalley pile and an audiobook.

LectricSheep Strangers in their own land is 👌🏻 7y
valeriegeary The Nature Fix sounds interesting! 7y
suvata Loved Forty Rooms 7y
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Gretaleach
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Whenever you come to a fork in the road, always choose the harder path, otherwise the path of least resistance will be chosen for you.

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aeeklund
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August ended up being something of a breakthrough in terms of getting back into a good reading rhythm. It was also one of those months where I seemed to find myself in everything I read. I learned so, so much... #somethingforsept #septphotochallenge

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Penny_LiteraryHoarders
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Thanks to #Dundurn for sending the book bag, I've filled it to bring to book club tonight!

readinginthedark What an awesome bag! 8y
ReadingEnvy I loved this book! 8y
Hooked_on_books So envious! Great bag! 8y
Penny_LiteraryHoarders It wasn't chosen @ReadingEnvy - but I think I'm going to keep it because I think it looks great! 8y
Penny_LiteraryHoarders My friend tried to steal it from me tonight @ReadingEnvy and @Hooked__on__books! 😂😆 8y
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Penny_LiteraryHoarders
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From my library trip to grab books for book club on Thursday I grabbed this little stack. I can't remember exactly the article I read where the suggestion for Forty Rooms came from, but it sounded pretty interesting! We'll see which one the group picks this month!

Penny_LiteraryHoarders I know this one is getting mixed reaction. We have one member that really can't stand unlikeable, unreliable characters so I'm going to figure she turns this one down. 🙂 8y
Gulfsidemusing Forty Rooms has the most gorgeous spine! 💕 8y
Penny_LiteraryHoarders It does doesn't it @Lakesidemusing! It threw me off in the library because I wasn't looking for that kind of spine at all. A beautiful surprise. 8y
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stephanielc2
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Pickpick

Life changing. Soul crushing. Mind awakening.

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DreesReads
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July summary! If anyone can explain how to align left, I would appreciate it.

Chessa 🤘🤘🤘 8y
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Rebbles
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I read this for book club. I like the premise of the forty rooms, the various spaces a person will inhabit in their lifetime physically and spiritually, but as the book went along I liked the main character less and less. She didn't know who she was, ever, so I didn't either.

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DreesReads
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Wow. It took me a few chapters to get into this, but once I did, it just got better and better. This book should end up on some award short lists. I love books that are unusual (but not weird) in structure. You might need to be over 35 or 40--and maybe a parent or caregiver?--to relate. Wow.

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