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Went on my traditional birthday shopping spree thanks to my family and friends (aka enablers) giving me gift cards. I behaved better than I did last year lol.

Here are a few questions to start our discussion of April's selection Rabbits by Terry Mills. Everyone is welcome to comment.
My thoughts:
1. I understand most. Some worked really well others not so much.
2. Yes, very disorganized. To the point it distracted from the story.
3. Yes and No. While I got why the book ended as it did, I think it needed to be more fleshed out, but I thought that about the characters too.

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I read this for the #LitsySciFiBookClub
Some of the story felt like a cross between Ready Player One and Tron with lots of techy details, political intrigue and other things. However, I found that it jumped around so much it made it hard to keep the plot straight and there was too much stuff going on. 2.5 - 3 🌟 #Read2025 @DieAReader

##WeekendReads @rachelsbrittain

Currently working on two books.
📕 Rabbits by Terry Miles for the #LitsySciFiBookClub #LSFBC
📕 Riot by Jamie Shaw was a mood pick for me.

A slightly later start to my #ChatterDay Saturday. My plan is catch up & wind down a little from a crazy work week & Friday travel to Hilo. At my usual coffee shop haunt waiting for my Kalua pork breakfast wrap to cool a bit (it smells delicious). 🤤😋

Starting this one for #LitsySciFiBookClub #LSFBC & catching up on posts, reviews, emails & a couple of cards if I have time before running errands.

Via @TheSpineView #LSFBC #LitsySciFiBookClub

Please accept my apologies that we skipped a month. Health issues prevented me from doing a lot of things. Anyway, I am picking up where we left off with voting. The winner is Rabbits by Terry Miles. My library has it and I see used copies on Amazon at low as $6.59 and ebay starting at $4.72.

Please accept my apologies that we skipped a month. Health issues prevented me from doing a lot of things. Anyway, I am picking up where we left off with voting. The winner is Rabbits by Terry Miles. My library has it and I see used copies on Amazon at low as $6.59 and ebay starting at $4.72.

@Larkken @bnp @Johanna414 @BookmarkTavern @julesG @BookBelle84 @Readergrrl @CSeydel @Roary47 @Lizpixie @PaperbackPirate @PageShifter @kwmg40 @majkia

I know I said I needed something fluffy to read, but I started this anyway from the #lsfbc February poll and the engagement necessary for the conspiracy-heavy puzzles, references, and reality-bending games is actually working to help with my doom spiraling. 🌀🌀🌀
Anyone else reading this ? I didn‘t realize there were a bunch of podcasts out previous to the novel. Now I feel like I‘m missing something 👀

Totally devoured it

I read two amazing books in April, the tagged book and Way Station by Clifford Simak. Either could have been the best of the month, but Rabbits was such a mindf**k that its stuck with me more, months after reading it.
#12Booksof2024 @Andrew65

This book was better than the podcast. It is full of mind twisting conspiracy theories, and Mandela affects.

1. Tagged. It was such a total mindf**k, but I loved it!!
2. Technically it came out on April 30th, but I just started Erik Larson's The Demon of Unrest. I happy to report that its excellent, one of his best books IMHO.
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38/150 This book is totally 🍌👖!! I can't say much about the book without ruining the story, it's like Fight Club, the first rule of Rabbits is you don't talk about Rabbits. It's a game, but more than a game, it might be the end of the world. It's very meta, very pop-culture oriented. According to Storygraph is is Rabbits #1, I can't wait to see what the author does for an encore. 5 🌟

"What do you know about the game?"

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

#pop23 Rabbit on Cover

The first rule about Rabbits is that you don‘t talk about Rabbits.

The premise is that there‘s this underground game that is so secretive, you can‘t even be sure you‘re playing it. But if you are playing, you might get killed. A danger which every player ignores.

I found it little too repetitive, though the conspiracy theory/reality altering premise was interesting. I just couldn‘t suspend my disbelief enough to buy in.

And stack 2! Was on the lookout for the bottom 3 ☺️
#bookhaul #booksale

#bookhaul

I enjoyed the wild ride, not sure they stuck the landing but I‘d definitely read more if there‘s ever a sequel!

Thank you @Pogue for the great #LitsyLoveSummerSwap package. I love the mug, I hadn‘t realized how many banned books I‘d already read. W‘ll have to see if the teas fit the moods of the books but they definitely match the covers. 🙂 And Dune, in person, is a more intimidating #chunkster than IT. Can‘t wait to get started. Thank you again.

Read:
Rabbits: not perfect, but perfectly enjoyable.
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Nightbooks: a dark Grimm retelling, wonderful for middle grade. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Reading:
The Rook: still intrigued… hoping for quicker movement soon..
No one is Talking: still kind of bored, waiting for the shift.

Acquired: Under Lock & Skeleton Key and Post-Traumatic. Anyone read these?

Happy Easter weekend!!
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These are the 3 books I‘m reading right now…

I‘m enjoying Rabbits immensely, and am about 2/3 done. It‘s an audio book, and I also give kudos to the narrator!

I‘m finally reading the Rook… it was recommended to me so long ago. I‘m also loving this so far.

And then there was the Lockwood. I‘m just… first, I feel like it‘s false advertising, though I haven‘t finished it so maybe “it‘s getting there.” (The rest below👇🏽) #RealLifeBookGroup

This one is exciting and hard to put down. It's basically a computer game played IRL and the players are going missing. This may not be everyone's jam. I think #audiobook is probably the way to go with this one since it started out as a podcast.

#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

One of the best books I've ever read in this genre. So many books, games, and movies I love pop up in this story. 💚

On the surface it seems like a book about a secretive video game, but soon other dimensions are introduced, mysterious people keep popping in and out of the story, and the corruption and conspiracy grow with each new chapter. Rabbits is a definite thrill ride and I loved every second.

The other side of gaming... dark, thriller...

I forgot to post my #12booksof2021 selections for #November & #December As a mood reader it is extremely rare for me to sign on to any challenge but in Nov I surpassed my goal for #nonficttionNovember of 4 NF books by reading 6 & I also met my goal for the delightful #cloakanddaggerchristmas Honorable mentions for Nov/Dec:Vet's Daughter, B is for Burglar, Girl 11, Dear Reader.

🎧📚 This sounded like a fantastic book. Great idea!

How many times did the MC tell her partner she was “fine” when she was anything but? There was no character development, the characters had no depth.

I waited a few days to see if my opinion might change. It was very like Ready Player One but lacked the charm. It had interesting ideas & I plan to listen to the podcast as I hear it‘s better. The book was ok.

Extra star for the cover 😁

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#Silence is key to the players of Rabbits. Is Rabbits real? Are the players in between iterations now? What does Jeff Goldblum have to do with it & why did I dream about him a couple of nights before I started reading Miles' book? Will I actually write a review of the book? Who knows! 🐇#GratefulHarvest @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

If you like the Podcast you will love this book. It's as bonkers as the podcast and just as interesting. I love the entire premise of a giant secret game and the conspiracy behind it.

Really enjoyed this book ! Reminds me a bit of Murakami. Kept me guessing from start to finish.

This was a wild and crazy ride. If you enjoy mind-bending, reality twisting, conspiracy driven gaming adventures, you‘ll undoubtedly enjoy this book. And if you‘re a fan of Ready Player One, you‘ll definitely like this book which will have you questioning everything you think you know. The characters certainly do.

Today‘s book.

Rabbits is a mysterious real-world game that players aren‘t supposed to talk about. In fact, no one knows if it‘s really happening. I feel like if Ernest Cline, Blake Crouch, and Hank Green‘s books all got together and had a baby, it would be Rabbits. I felt the ending was a little rushed, but I loved this.

review here: https://debbybrauer.org/#rabbits

I read the ending twice and still don‘t understand the resolution. I was satisfied with the ending, but it‘s been a few hours and I‘m still heartbroken for the one character. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

3/5

K is obsessed with the secretive game Rabbits, but as the 11th round is beginning, K learns the game needs to be fixed before the world is destroyed. I didn't realize this was a spin-off from a podcast, and it probably would have made more sense with that context, but I do think worked as a stand alone. The tension that the (possibly) multiverse elements create were interesting, but a times those same elements led to the plot being abrupt.

I made it to 60% of this book and couldn't take all of the swear words, with constant running in circles. I did like the beginning and the premise but I felt it went on too long. What fascinated me, is in California there was a similar game people were pulled into and they didn't know who controlled it. If I go back and finish it I will update my review.

Pick, mostly
Young gamer, known only as “K”, has the ability to recognize patterns in seemingly random coincidences. Because of this skill, K quickly becomes immersed in a dangerous underground game, Rabbits.
The clues and plot are not always easy to follow, but navigating the adventure along with K was a fun ride.
Thanks to Netgalley

From #Netgalley #ARC I'm currently reading Rabbits by Terry Miles love it so far, an underground world of gaming and conspiracy, definitely a pageturner and unique writing style I like that includes a variety of characters.
This Close to Okay is slow building but interesting.

#Worldbookday
@Ast_Arslan Sorry I'm late. 😁❤

Damn. Just finished this and my head feels like it might explode. Rabbits is a game. Possibly ancient, very mysterious, definitely deadly. If you like conspiracy theories, connections, coincidences, weird science, video games, pop culture references, and a dash of horror, you‘ll like this. It has Ready Player One/Fight Club/Matrix vibes but brings its own brand of insanity as well. I‘m not sure it all made sense, but reading it was a wild ride. 😳