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Moon Tiger
Moon Tiger | Penelope Lively
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sarahbarnes
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I am so glad to have finally read this beautiful book. Such an expertly crafted story of public and private histories. The pieces of the story retold in succession from slightly different perspectives is genius. And the passages of Claudia‘s thoughts vs. what others in the room can see are sometimes heartbreaking and sometimes hilarious. And that ending. ♥️ Thank you so much @BarbaraBB for this lovely gift!

BarbaraBB Glad it was a pick for you 🩷 3w
CarolynM ❤️ 3w
Chelsea.Poole What a great cover on this edition! 2w
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merelybookish
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My pick for April is this classic by Penelope Lively. What she manages to pack into this tight novel is impressive.
I read it around the same time as The Shell Seekers (another favourite) and the parallels were striking. Both examine the long shadow of WW2 on women's lives in the UK.
#12daysofChristmas
@Andrew65

Andrew65 An excellent author! 3mo
BarbaraBB It‘s my favorite by her, I loved it too. 3mo
TheLudicReader I read this book years ago and loved it. 3mo
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merelybookish @Andrew65 I want to read more by her! 3mo
merelybookish @BarbaraBB Would you recommend any of her other books? 3mo
merelybookish @TheLudicReader I had it on my tbr for years and it lived up to the hype. 3mo
BarbaraBB Not as much as this one 3mo
sarahbarnes Looking forward to reading this one in 2024 after getting a copy from @BarbaraBB! Very glad to hear you loved it as well. 😊 3mo
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Bookwormjillk
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I‘ve tried to read this book three times, and on the third I finally did finish. I should have accepted it just wasn‘t for me. I love the other books by Lively that I‘ve read, but this one just wouldn‘t stick in my head. Go figure this is the one that won her a Pulitzer.

Ruthiella I am also always a little surprised when I don‘t like a book from a favorite author. But it happens! 4mo
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sarahbarnes
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What a wonderful surprise to come home to on a Monday @BarbaraBB!! Thank you so much for all of the lovely gifts! I‘m so excited to have these books from my TBR. ♥️ I love Atwood and have been wanting to read Lively for a long time. And thank you for the fun treats and socks - so perfect for this time of year! Thank you so much, friend! 😊 #BBgiveaway

LeahBergen How lovely! 🥰 5mo
Aimeesue Wow! Those are both such great books! And pretty, too. 5mo
squirrelbrain Lovely! ❤️ 5mo
BarbaraBB Glad they arrived safely and rather soon! I hope yours will arrive one of these days too @LeahBergen but my tracking information is a bit vague 🤞🏽 5mo
LeahBergen @BarbaraBB No worries! Canada Post is notoriously slow. 😆 5mo
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sherrisilvera
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I finally finished this. It is a light pick for me. It took 3 tries and I needed to get 1/3 in of a short book but then it clicked...and sticked : )

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sherrisilvera
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September flew!! October #bookspin time😊

@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 6mo
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rachelk
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Claudia, an elderly woman that was once a writer and somewhat prickly intellectual with an unconventional lifestyle, is now in hospital care. Her story (shifting between then and now) is told from her POV as well as other characters and third person omniscient. This surprisingly complex novel took a bit for me to get into it but the language, the feeling and the romance were worth it. @thearomaofbooks #septemberbookspin #tbr

TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 7mo
rachelk @TheAromaofBooks Thanks! I have a few previous bookspins to get to but hopefully by the end of the year… 7mo
Teresereading I read this a long, long time ago, and keep meaning to go back to it. 7mo
rachelk @Teresereading I think it‘s the kind of book that will hit differently depending on where you are in life…it‘d be interesting to see what you think 7mo
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sherrisilvera
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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 7mo
rachelk ‘Moon Tiger‘ and ‘Small Things Like These‘ were on my September book spin too! (edited) 7mo
sherrisilvera @rachelk I started Moon Tiger and stalled. I think it was bad timing. I'll be curious to see if you love it like others have. 7mo
rachelk @sherrisilvera I‘ve just started and it‘s hard to tell. I‘m such a mood reader that timing is everything for me. 7mo
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sherrisilvera
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Vacation starts Aug 3rd and I'm hoping for a trade paper #bookspin pick to take on the plane and beach!

@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 8mo
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sherrisilvera
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July #bookspin ready to go!

@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 9mo
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Sapphire
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Mehso-so

There were passages I found beautiful or profound and I enjoyed the unlike ability of all the characters in this older and therefore fresher way. But I didn‘t find the structure of the book graceful. I had a hard time caring each time there was a shift. Had I read it in 1987 when it came out, I might have felt differently because of the not yet overdone format and for who I was as an 18 year old. #192025

Librarybelle Great review! 9mo
rachelk I just gave this book a ‘pick‘ but I absolutely know what you mean. 7mo
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sherrisilvera
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June #bookspin list complete❣️

@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 10mo
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sherrisilvera
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April flew! May #bookspin is ready!!

@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 11mo
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merelybookish
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Oh Claudia, you had me gripped from the start with your history of the world which was also a history of "a myriad of Claudias." Such breadth and depth all rendered in a tight little masterpiece.
Finished in the Toronto airport. Paris in the morning!
#192025 @Librarybelle

Librarybelle Hooray!! 12mo
CarolynM Such a good book! 12mo
Ruthiella I loved this book. 👍 12mo
batsy I need to read this. And yay Paris! 12mo
BarbaraBB So good! 12mo
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merelybookish
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It's a two-kitty, stay in bed, and read a fabulous book kind of day.

sarahbarnes Enjoy!! 📖🐱 12mo
LeahBergen Perfect! 🥰 12mo
CarolynM It is a fabulous book🙂 Enjoy! 12mo
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merelybookish @sarahbarnes Thank you! 12mo
merelybookish @LeahBergen It's a rainy cold day here so was nice to by lazy! 12mo
merelybookish @CarolynM It's brilliant!! 12mo
Centique Such a fab book 🙌 12mo
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sherrisilvera
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Still working on March but April #bookspin is ready to go!

@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 12mo
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sherrisilvera
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I can't believe how fast Feb went! March #bookspin list is in❣️

@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! 13mo
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sherrisilvera
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February #bookspin. So many goodies!

@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 14mo
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Oryx
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I opened up this book I got at a charity shop last year, and this paper fell out. A newspaper clipping from 1987. I assume someone clipped this to bring to a bookshop to get the book, and then popped it in the back. And there it's been ever since. So cool.

Leftcoastzen I love it when I find a book with something like that in it ! 1y
TrishB Cool 😁 1y
squirrelbrain Fab! ❤️ 1y
Aimeesue We find clippings frequently in donated books. It's always fun to read the articles published around the release of the book - A little time capsule ! (edited) 1y
Ruthiella I love it when that happens! 1y
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sherrisilvera
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2023 #bookspin already. Wow! Here is January...

@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 1y
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quietjenn
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Timing really is everything. I've started this one at least half a dozen times in the past and never made it further than chapter two. But today it just clicked and I pretty much read it straight through, save for a few prosaic stops for things like washing dishes and going to the grocery store. And I'm pretty sure it's brilliant.

LeahBergen I have this waiting on my shelves. 👍 1y
BarbaraBB I think it‘s brilliant too! 1y
Tamra I don‘t know why I can‘t seem to pick up her books when all I see are terrific reviews! There is always something else calling me. It‘s frustrating I can‘t read them all. 1y
Ruthiella I loved this title. 1y
CarolynM I‘m in the “it‘s brilliant” camp too😍 1y
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sherrisilvera
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December #bookspin

Almost a full year of spinning as I only joined Litsy in 2022 and missed January. This group of book lovers is awesome and these lists are so much fun!!

@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 1y
mrp27 Yay!! I‘m so happy you‘re on Listy and that you‘re loving bookspin! I‘m definitely doing it again in 2023. 1y
BarbaraBB Moon Tiger is so good! 1y
CarolynM Hope No 1 comes up - Moon Tiger is wonderful! 1y
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sherrisilvera
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November #bookspin time already!

@TheAromaofBooks

mrp27 I still have to complete my list but I have part time Indian for November too. 1y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 1y
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sherrisilvera
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All set for October #bookspin!

@TheAromaofBooks

BarbaraBB Moon Tiger is so good! 2y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2y
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sherrisilvera
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September #bookspin time!!

@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2y
CarolynM Great book! 2y
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sherrisilvera
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This is how August #bookspin looks when you realize you've already read one. That kind of week!🤪🤣

@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2y
mrp27 😂😂 2y
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sherrisilvera
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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2y
CarolynM Read Moon Tiger even though the number didn't come up. It's such a great book. 2y
sherrisilvera I like her. Maybe I'll have to push up TBR! 2y
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sherrisilvera
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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2y
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sherrisilvera
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May #Bookspin

I love making these lists😁

@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! It does feel good to have a bit of direction for the month, even if I end up completely off-script haha Also, your list makes me want to pick up Calvin & Hobbes!! 2y
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Karons1
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#bookly a great reading 📖 tool app 🤓problem is after reading two great books 📖 struggling to get into my new picks off the TBR 😏

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Karons1
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4.5 🌟 wonderful writing worthy of the Booker prize , my first read by lively and not my last, making a life so engrossing , the chance meetings the time and place . Best parts for me were from Claudias time in ww2 in Egypt with the love of her life , and her time afterwards. The disastrous relationship with her daughter the strange relationship with her brother all brilliant. The sudden ending and the slow beginning don‘t make it a 5star

CarolynM It's a great book. I've enjoyed all the Penelope Livelys I've read. I've just started this one 2y
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Cathy_J
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Picked this one after a recent discussion about past Booker prize winners (1987 winner). I loved it. Claudia probably won't appeal to everyone but she was a fantastic character with a great story. ⭐⭐⭐⭐

CarolynM Wonderful book. I love Penelope Lively. 2y
MaGoose I love this one, too. ❤️ 1y
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sherrisilvera
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#Bookspin April 2022

April is here!! Can't wait to see what gets picked. March was so so and Feb may be DNF😁

@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2y
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Oryx
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Charity shop book haul with a distinctly 80s vibe. 😍

tournevis Very nice Atwood covers. Also very 1980s 2y
squirrelbrain Lovely! ❤️ 2y
LeahBergen What a great haul! 2y
readordierachel Oh those are amazing! 2y
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sherrisilvera
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A little crooked but posted 😜 mrp27

My very first #Bookspin February 2022!

@TheAromaofBooks

mrp27 Well done! 2y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! Glad to have you along!!! 2y
BkClubCare Hello 👋 Welcome to Litsy 🔥 You have some great books on your list ❤️ 2y
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Graywacke
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#12Booksof2021
#July

July was not near as good a June, but i did stumble across this audiobook and loved everything about it. I think this book was my favorite for all of 2021.

Andrew65 Penelope Lively ❤️ 2y
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kspenmoll
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#gratefulharvest #moon #day5

This book sits on a TBR shelf, forlorn. Love the cover. #toomanybookstoolittletime
Outside my window is a waxing crescent moon.

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Awesome cover!! 2y
CarolynM It is a great cover. It's a great read too🙂 2y
Eggs Brilliant 💛📚🌔 2y
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Graywacke
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This was a such wonderful surprise. I had Lively as an author to check out and I needed an audiobook and found this. Claudia constructs everything with words, and she does it so elegantly she seems to almost separate herself from the world with them, brazenly. Of course she must confront what can not be captured with any words. There is a lot time in 1942 war time Cairo, with details pulled from PL‘s own childhood. Yeah, wonderful. 👇👇

Graywacke Part of the charm is the history and how Lively/Claudia undermines it, plays with it, toys with the philosophy of it - all arrogantly, narcissistically. And Lively built a romantic element into all that, creating a little literary synergy. This was the 1987 Booker Prize winner. (edited) 3y
Graywacke … It strikes me that there is another book I adore constructed somewhat this way, without the elegant lingual arrogance. Its topic is close in space and time - this tagged book: 3y
Ruthiella I loved Moon Tiger. Just stacked your suggested read alike. 3y
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Graywacke @Ruthiella oh yay! Thanks for sharing that. WILIMT is one of my absolute favorite books and one of the few I‘ve reread. 3y
BarbaraBB Great review. I loved Moon Tiger too and am now intrigued by Linda Grant‘s book. 3y
Graywacke @BarbaraBB it‘s somehow really nice to see how much affection this book gets. (I imagine it as a quiet sort because I had never noticed it before I started reading it. But obviously I could just be oblivious of a sort of classic. Anyway, I didn‘t know!). Thanks tor sharing. Also, I imagine you might take to Linda Grant. 3y
CarolynM Glad you enjoyed 🙂 I've stacked When I Lived in Modern Times too. Thanks for the rec. 3y
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GingerAntics That‘s what those things are called. We‘ve had those. They work nicely with less of the smell. 3y
Graywacke @GingerAntics actually I‘m not sure. ☺️ It what Penelope Lively knew something similar was called when she was a growing up in Cairo. I couldn‘t find any reference to it outside hers. 3y
GingerAntics Maybe they were just called “mosquito coils” or something. Now I‘m going to have to go look. 3y
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GingerAntics Yeah, I just found them online as mosquito coils. Moon tigers sound so much more poetic. 3y
LapReader I am Australian and we call them mozzie coils. 3y
Graywacke @LapReader “mozzie” being a kind of derivative of mosquito? @GingerAntics yes. The term “Mosquito coil” definitely doesn‘t have the same fleeting flame of a moment feel to it. 3y
LapReader Yep 3y
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Graywacke
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Looking for an audiobook last night and being indecisive I stumbled across Penelope Lively‘s name on my random lists of authors to check out. Then the audible sample starts out, roughly, “My John Aubrey is not your John Aubrey”. It‘s the 1987 Booker Prize winner, but sold me on that line. Started this morning.

DivineDiana Will be interested in your review. I see I already have it stacked! 3y
Graywacke @DivineDiana cool. The first 15 minutes were terrific. 🙂 Anyway I‘m optimistic and will let you know what I think after I finish. 3y
BookishMarginalia This is one of my favorite books! It‘s also from the time that my taste perfectly aligned with the Booker judges. (For about a decade now if they choose it I hate it — it‘s sad! I much preferred when my tastes aligned!) 3y
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Graywacke @BookishMarginalia I had your comment from yesterday in mind when i figured out it was a 1987 Booker winner. It‘s curious what might have changed. 3y
Graywacke @BookishMarginalia also - I‘m excited by your comment. 👍 3y
CarolynM I loved it. 3y
BarbaraBB Me too! 3y
Graywacke @CarolynM @BarbaraBB thanks for encouragement! 👍 I‘m 45 minutes in now and it‘s still terrific. She, the narrator Claudia Hampton, told me she would have been a feminist if the term had existed when she was younger. 3y
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Oryx
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Got a 2 for 1 credit on audible from Mr Oryx. Which two should I get out of these three? Any advice?

Caroline2 Hmm, I haven‘t read any of them yet but I want to read them all so I don‘t think I‘m much help!!! 😆 3y
charl08 Loved Moon Tiger (on paper not audio). Like @Caroline2 I want to read the other two. I usually check my library's stock when I'm stuck like this, sometimes helps... 3y
squirrelbrain I‘ve only read Ducks, not sure if I fancy the Mermaid or not. You‘d certainly get more ‘bang for your buck‘ if you go for Ducks! 3y
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Liz_M I loved Ducks in paper format. Given the stream of conscious writing, I bet it is good on audio! 3y
Oryx @squirrelbrain 😁 I regularly use length as value for money in audiobooks - I wouldn't baulk at buying a novella in print, but buying a 4 hour audiobook, no chance. Give me 20+ hours or nothing! 3y
Oryx @Liz_M yeah that's a good point. I think I would likely struggle with it in print actually, but audio might be easier. 3y
BarbaraBB I loved Moon Tiger!! (edited) 3y
Oryx @BarbaraBB @Liz_M @squirrelbrain @charl08 thanks for your help, think I'm going to go with 🦆 and 🐅 3y
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Heideschrampf
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Haven‘t posted about this yet. Finished this wonderful novel last weekend while the yeast braids were in the oven. Claudia is an amazing protagonist, the narration had a wonderful flow and the story was both extremely specific to a certain place and time and yet universal, humane and relatable to all ages of (wo)man. New favourite!

Freespirit That bread looks amazing! 3y
Heideschrampf @Freespirit my first try! It actually didn‘t taste bad either. Should‘be made it sweeter though ;) (edited) 3y
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Caroline2 I so need to read this. It‘s been on my tbr for agesssss 3y
CoffeeNBooks @Caroline2 It's been on my TBR stack forever, too! 3y
OriginalCyn620 📚🌙📚 3y
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CarolynM Such a good book! 3y
Cathythoughts Nice cover ✨ 3y
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sisilia
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5⭐️ I‘m nursing book hangover now, I don‘t know how to get out of it. I absolutely love this work. The writing is brilliant, it‘s perfect 👌🏻Claudia Hampton is an extraordinary character that I wish I was. The love story was told suavely it didn‘t leave that bleah aftertaste. Seriously, this should be the standard for writing love stories!

Cathythoughts Beautiful review & pic ✨ 4y
sisilia Thank you @Cathythoughts 😘 4y
Tanisha_A You said it. I loved reading this piece too. 🥳 4y
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sisilia @Tanisha_A All the stars for this exquisite novel 4y
CarolynM I loved it too. Great review of a wonderful book! (edited) 4y
BarbaraBB So happy you loved it too! Great review!!! 💕 4y
Lindy Great review. I loved this too. ❤️ 4y
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sisilia
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I‘m loving Moon Tiger 😍🥰 Claudia Hampton is such an interesting character, and I picture Rachel Weisz (in Constant Gardener) as the young Claudia💕

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sisilia
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June-July TBR

Tanisha_A Ooh some of my favourite reads in there! 😍 4y
merelybookish Cranford is a delight! 4y
batsy Cranford and The Age of Innocence 👌🏽 I really enjoyed Catcher in the Rye when I read it as a young person... I wonder if old me will still appreciate it 😆 4y
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Crazeedi My daughter gave me a special ed6of Cranford for Mother's day! She says I'll love it!! 4y
Leftcoastzen Nice! 4y
sisilia @merelybookish @Crazeedi I‘m so looking forward to it 🥳 4y
sisilia @batsy I DNF Catcher the first time I picked it up, which was years ago 😅 4y
Leftcoastzen @batsy I am old , but that young person buried within always responds positively to Holden.😀 4y
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sisilia
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Current reads:
🔸I don‘t know why it takes me so long to read Eugene Rougon 😆 Not that I‘m not enjoying it, I just like to read it slooooowwly
🔸Moon Tiger is recommended by a friend. I just started it, and am still trying to figure out what it is all about

BarbaraBB I hope you‘ll like Moon Tiger. I really loved it. I thought it‘s about adultery though, not your fave subject 😀 4y
sisilia @BarbaraBB Again?! Hahahaha... I got so many adultery-themed novels this year 😅 4y
BarbaraBB It‘s about a great love but I am not sure if it was an adulterous one (I read it a long time ago!) 🤞🏽😘 4y
CarolynM I loved Moon Tiger. 4y
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