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Christodora
Christodora | Tim Murphy
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In this vivid and compelling novel, Tim Murphy follows a diverse set of characters whose fates intertwine in an iconic building in Manhattans East Village, the Christodora. The Christodora is home to Milly and Jared, a privileged young couple with artistic ambitions. Their neighbor, Hector, a Puerto Rican gay man who was once a celebrated AIDS activist but is now a lonely addict, becomes connected to Milly and Jareds lives in ways none of them can anticipate. Meanwhile, Milly and Jareds adopted son Mateo grows to see the opportunity for both self-realization and oblivion that New York offers. As the junkies and protestors of the 1980s give way to the hipsters of the 2000s and they, in turn, to the wealthy residents of the crowded, glass-towered city of the 2020s, enormous changes rock the personal lives of Milly and Jared and the constellation of people around them. Moving kaleidoscopically from the Tompkins Square Riots and attempts by activists to galvanize a true response to the AIDS epidemic, to the New York City of the future, Christodora recounts the heartbreak wrought by AIDS, illustrates the allure and destructive power of hard drugs, and brings to life the ever-changing city itself.
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andrew61
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Just started the fall books with the wonderful evocation of how the aids crisis impacted upon American society from the 80s up to 2021. Told from several voices it explores the impact of aids on women through a activist and her son, then adopted by 2 affluent new yorkers, through an addict once an activist and many more victims. Heartbreaking but a book told in way that I cd not put down.
#booked2022 @cinfhen @BarbaraTheBibliophage

Cinfhen We read this for bookclub and had a really wonderful discussion/ glad you enjoyed 1y
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Hooked_on_books
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Christodora is a non-linear novel following a group of characters connected by the titular NYC building. It follows addiction, family, early AIDS activism, grief, and more, in a sprawling yet intimate narrative. It‘s absolutely fabulous.

#bookspin

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2y
TrishB Oh may have pushed it higher up the pile now! 2y
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Hooked_on_books
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Here is my living bingo card for March #bookspinbingo! The tagged is my #bookspin and She Would Be King is my #doublespin. Let‘s do this! 📚📚📚

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! Looks great!!! 2y
Librariana Fabulous as always 😊 Many titles that I'm unfamiliar with, but one in particular did catch my eye - 2y
Librariana And one has also been on my TBR for quite a few years! - 2y
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TrishB I keep meaning to get to your tagged one! Will look out for your review. 2y
Hooked_on_books @Librariana I have SO many unread books, so a while back I put some of them on a shelf in my closet. Now I look at them daily as I get dressed and it helps remind me what I have! For the Love of Books is one of those. And the Yoon has been on my shelf forever! I flipped through it and it looks like a super quick read, so hopefully I get to it this month. 2y
Hooked_on_books @TrishB It‘s been sitting on my shelf for years! Hopefully having it as my bookspin will get me to actually read it. 😬 2y
TrishB Same! And I‘ve heard great things about it. 2y
Hooked_on_books @Megabooks I‘m reading it now! It‘s really good. I don‘t know what took me so long to pick it up! 2y
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ephemeralwaltz
Christodora | Tim Murphy
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An epic read that got me out of a recent reading slump. Perfect for fans of A Little Life, this is the story of a series of characters who lives in the New York building that gives the novels its title. Spanning from the 1980s to our present decade, it‘s a hard-hitting, beautiful, sweeping novel about youth, motherhood, adoption, art, addiction, activism and the AIDS crisis that wreaked havoc on so many communities. So glad I picked this up!

emilyhaldi You had me at A Little Life!! 3y
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amyf0x
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The complicated lives of Milly, Jared and their adopted son Mateo intertwine with various neighbours in the historic Christodora building in Manhattan, starting in 1980s during the height of the AIDS epidemic and spanning to the 2000s.

Read February 4-9
Rated 4.5/5 ⭐️
Book 9/60

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Cinfhen
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Finished my IRL bookclub choice earlier this morning. Still letting my feelings settle - it wasn‘t what I expected but it left me feeling satisfied. I disliked the jumpy nonlinear timeline & felt the writing was mediocre but some of the characters really wormed their way into my heart. This book begins in the mid 80‘s and ends in 2021 so it was very easy to identify with the times & cultural references. 3 stars but still a pick 💓

Cathythoughts I love it when the characters do that ! Great review Cindy 👍🏻♥️ 5y
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TrishB This sounds like it should be great! 5y
Cinfhen Happy to send u my copy after I get back from my trip @TrishB 🖤and it counts for #addiction #booked2019 5y
CarolynM I started this one some time ago but didn't finish it. Maybe I should try again. 5y
Cinfhen It‘s a little on the depressing side @CarolynM but certain parts really stood out. It‘s also an interesting look at the early days of AIDS awareness and the grassroots movements that drove all the reforms in the US 5y
TrishB Thank you 😘 when are you back? I have a parcel ready to send but don‘t want it sat in the PO whilst you‘re away! I‘ll time it as a welcome home/cheer you up parcel. 5y
Cinfhen You‘re so funny and so ridiculously generous @TrishB I leave next Sunday night and I‘m back on March 27 5y
Cinfhen Thank you as ALWAYS 💋💋💋💋 @TrishB 5y
TrishB I can probably still post now and it will get there for 27 😁 I‘ll wait a week or so. More than welcome ❤️😘 5y
BarbaraTheBibliophage This one is definitely on my list, so thanks for your review. 5y
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Cinfhen
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The moment you realize the cover letters are the exact same color as your detox colon smoothie 🤣😂#BottomsUp 🍏🥬🥒I‘m having trouble getting into this IRL bookclub book🥴 @MicheleinPhilly I know you were a fan... I **might** need your help, I‘m meant to lead discussion next week 🙄

Cathythoughts Sounds really interesting.... or it could be .. look forward to your thoughts 5y
Bklover Detox colon smoothie? Sounds absolutely delightful. 🚽🥦🍏🥒 5y
Cinfhen Ha!!!! @Bklover it wasn‘t as nasty as you‘d think😄 5y
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Cinfhen
Christodora | Tim Murphy
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Thank you @fandom_hellspawn99 for the #WondrousWednesday tag 😁
1. My first trip to Disney, I was 5 and my parents took me and left my new baby brother at home with our grandparents. I got to have breakfast with Cinderella ( my namesake👸🏼)
2. 3 younger brothers
3. I joined April 13, 2016
4. Tagged book, it‘s for my IRL bookclub
5. @gradcat @jenniferajanes

Stacy_31 What a precious memory. 💜💜 5y
saresmoore It‘s cool that you remember when you joined Litsy! 5y
Cinfhen Ask me to name any of my nieces or nephews birthdays @saresmoore 😉🤔🤭 5y
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Cinfhen Actually I do know most!!! 5y
Cinfhen Ummm, not true 👆🏼 5y
Cathythoughts I love no. 1 .... Cinderella 💕💕💕 5y
Cinfhen I remember being excited that my little brother had to stay home @Stacy_31 I think that makes me evil😂 5y
Cinfhen I‘ll have to look for the picture of me & Cinderella @Cathythoughts it‘s somewhere in my parents house 5y
saresmoore 😂 I still remember the phone number of my fifth grade crush, but pretty much anything post-2008 (my first pregnancy) is a blur. 5y
CarolynM @saresmoore For the last 22 years I've been saying "I used to have a memory, now I've got children instead" ??? (edited) 5y
TrishB My kids would always dredge up a memory that was without the other one! They were shouting at each other last week because I went to lunch with one and not the other 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️ so, not evil, just siblings!! (edited) 5y
Megabooks I went for the first time at 5 as well! All I wanted to do was ride Dumbo! 5y
Cinfhen I also remember the Dumbo ride and Alice‘s Tea Cups @Megabooks and I remember the day time parade down Main Street❤️ 5y
Cinfhen That‘s hilarious @CarolynM and soooo true!!!!! 5y
Cinfhen Thanks @TrishB I‘m actually a very good “big” sister despite my younger days😁 5y
gradcat @Cinfhen Thanks so much for the tag! I guess I‘m just a tad too late, sorry 😐 5y
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Cinfhen
Christodora | Tim Murphy
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#TimbitTunes #LoveThisTown I ♥️NYC, especially when it‘s captured so well in a book ❣️❣️❣️❣️Top 2 books I‘ve read and they were both very much a love letter to NYC 💌 Bottom 2 books are on my TBR. And Christodra is my next IRL bookclub read. If you have a favorite book set in NYC, please tag it below 💘🗽🚦🚖🍎

Tanisha_A I recently read it and loved it 5y
Tanisha_A Part of this is it in NYC and I love this book 5y
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Cinfhen @Tanisha_A Year of R&R is on my wish list & ive read the others!! Good choices😊 5y
Cinfhen I almost posted Goldfinch @Kimberlone It‘s such a NY story even if parts take place in Vegas❤️ (edited) 5y
Weaponxgirl I love this classic, capote could write more in a short story or a novella than others can fit in a novel. 5y
TrishB On my bucket list! 5y
Cinfhen That is such a GREAT recommendation @Weaponxgirl THANK YOU‼️ 5y
Cinfhen I‘m curious about your suggestion @CarolynM 🍎thanks (edited) 5y
Crazeedi Tagged book looks good! And the Dakota one too since I just got done reading this 5y
Cinfhen Oh!! I forgot about that book @Crazeedi I should probably check it out!! 5y
Crazeedi @Cinfhen it was pretty good, definitely worth reading!! 5y
KarenUK And of course..... surprise surprise 5y
Cinfhen I‘ve read both @KarenUK and both are brilliant choices 🍎❤️ 5y
squirrelbrain @CarolynM @Cinfhen I adored Apple of my Eye - one of my favourites of last year. For me it has to be 5y
Cinfhen How could I forget ALL @squirrelbrain ?!? Great recommendation 🗽 5y
Mdargusch The Eloise books. 😁 5y
TheKidUpstairs LOVE NYC. The book that comes to mind is 5y
Cinfhen Yes!!!! Eloise and E L Konigsburg @Mdargusch @TheKidUpstairs #nostalgia and HAPPY BIRTHDAY Mariann 🥳🥳🥳 5y
Rachel_nyc I love a book that captures NYC‘s essence, which is a difficult thing to do. Some great ones already mentioned like the iconic Breakfast at Tiffany‘s but I also loved The Alienist which does an incredible job of describing that period in New York. On my list for this year is A Visit from the Goon Squad. (edited) 5y
Mdargusch Thanks 😘 5y
Cinfhen I tried to read The Alienist a few months ago but I was having trouble @Rachel_nyc but I‘m not ready to give up on it. It‘s in #hibernation but I plan on revisiting the book in the spring 🐻🌷 5y
Rachel_nyc @Cinfhen It starts out slow but I found it really engaging and I really felt transported to that time period in NY. Hope if you try it again you like it! 5y
Cinfhen I‘m hoping it was just timing that was off @Rachel_nyc because I‘ve heard really good things about the book & the Netflix series (edited) 5y
Rachel_nyc @Cinfhen Thanks for the reminder about the show! I keep forgetting to watch but I‘ve heard good things as well. 5y
Centique @Rachel_nyc I loved that book and also the Netflix series 😍 5y
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Vblancsbooks
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I have had this on my radar for quite some time. I was enthralled with it. Set in NYC, with different decades jumping around, it was a well rounded novel with great characters. It delves into the HIV/AIDS epidemic the city went thru & gives a history which I appreciated as well. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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LornaDH
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I‘m loving this book.

MicheleinPhilly One of my favorites this year! 5y
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Cinfhen
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Continuing with books that have an 80s vibe, this book has been sitting on my shelf for too long. Not far in but I‘m loving it! Is anyone else having Litsy issues?????? It seems to happen EVERY Saturday 🙄

Kalalalatja Mine has been acting up and been super slow.... 🙄🙄 5y
TNbookworm Yes earlier this morning, seems to be okay now. 5y
Redwritinghood No issues today, but I had some yesterday. I also have this book sitting around way too long. Look forward to your review. 5y
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Cinfhen It‘s so frustrating @Kalalalatja @Redwritinghood @TNbookworm it takes soooooo long to post, comment & tag 😢😢😢 5y
Mdargusch I‘m glad you mentioned it because Litsy was really annoying me this morning. Everything was so slow. 5y
CarolynM I started this one a while ago, I was enjoying it but got distracted. I need to try again 5y
Reviewsbylola This actually sounds pretty good! 5y
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cpreja
Christodora | Tim Murphy
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Finally pulled this one off by shelf and devoured it in one day. Somehow it was the exact book I wanted to be reading yesterday. Having lost family members to AIDS this novel was especially poignant. Just wish I hadn't waited so long to read it!

MicheleinPhilly I just read this one earlier this year. It was amazing. 6y
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BookMaven407
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So glad it‘s already Wednesday. Hope everyone is having a good week. 📚

Hollie That looks yummy! 6y
Bklover I am completely distracted by that yummy looking dinner!! 6y
mrozzz Loved this book!! 6y
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BookMaven407
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Diving into this one on a rainy afternoon ☔️

readordierachel I have this one on my shelf right now, waiting to be read. Look forward to your thoughts on it! 6y
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Hooked_on_books
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#bookhaul! I‘ve been very bad. Again. I went to Powell‘s and didn‘t control myself very well. 😬 On the up side, I DID buy some gifts for others (not pictured). Also, the tagged book is 100% @MicheleinPhilly ‘s fault. She‘s very persuasive!

MicheleinPhilly You won‘t regret it! 6y
Lesliereads Haul! 6y
britt_brooke 😍 6y
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MicheleinPhilly
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#4NEWFavesIn4Days

Not a story about an apartment building but a story about how the AIDS epidemic ravaged a community.

Cinfhen Still on my TBR!!! NEED to move it up!!!! 6y
Hooked_on_books I had ignored this book. But with one sentence you‘ve made me want to read it. Stacked! 6y
MicheleinPhilly @Cinfhen @Hooked_on_books It‘s so good! I was so mad at myself for letting it languish on my Kindle. 6y
ValerieAndBooks Moving this farther up my TBR!! 6y
auntie_jenn the audio version was really well done. i loved it! 6y
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Carolyn11215
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Amazing book. I lived in New York City during this period and spent lots of time on the street protesting failure to put resources towards understanding/treatment of what was initially referred to as “the gay cancer.” The incredible energy of the protest moment was only equaled by the heartbreaking nature of the stories every activist (including myself) could relate about loss of someone they loved. #emojimadness @Tiffy_Reads @JoeStalksBeck

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MicheleinPhilly
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1. Cate Blanchett is my fantasy wife.
2. Blue
3. Probably the tagged book.
4. Space isn‘t really my jam. I think I‘ll stick with ground control.
5. I don‘t share when it comes to my fantasy wife.

#friyayintro

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Mediaevalgirl
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An incredible book. Set in NYC, it captures the interwoven lives of a group of people in a building over the span of 30 years during the worst of the AIDS crisis. It‘s beautifully written, heartbreaking, and powerful. If you‘re looking for a great queer book to read - this MUST be on your shelf. I can‘t recommend this enough❤️👏🏼

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Rebnhill
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Giving my eyes a break with this excellent audio book for #24in48 entering hour 4

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MicheleinPhilly
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Talk about a book hangover. A big, sprawling NYC novel that on its face is about certain residents of the Christodora but is really a chronicle of how HIV/AIDS decimated a community. This book is up there with A Little Life in terms of how it affected me. ALL. THE. STARS.

ValerieAndBooks This is in my TBR— looks like I should move it up a bit higher!! 6y
readordierachel Good to hear! I have this sitting on my shelf right now. 6y
mrozzz I LOVED THIS BOOK 😍 So glad you did too 😄 6y
MicheleinPhilly @mrozzz I wish THIS had gotten the advance and buzz that City on Fire did. City on Fire was such a dud. 6y
mrozzz I enjoyed City of Fire for the intricacies of the book‘s presentation, but I definitely see what you mean. This one stuck with me. I buy up every book I see about NYC but I‘d heard nothing about Christadora. It just popped up on my Amazon “other customers bought” list and I got it as soon as it came out. 6y
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MicheleinPhilly
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Snoring pup in my lap, amazing book in my hand. #Sunday

Cathythoughts 👍👍👍 6y
SusanInTiburon = bliss 6y
Ashley_Nicoletto Perfect. 6y
LeahBergen 👌🏼 6y
LauraBeth I wish Bitsy could fit on my lap 🐶💕 6y
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reneelyons
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The best books I read in 2017! I forgot to include Christodora in my photo, so it gets its own special spot :)

The full list: https://reneereadsbooks.wordpress.com/2017/12/30/the-best-books-i-read-in-2017/

Lindy Great blog post! We have some best books in common, and you have convinced me to add Christodora to my TBR. (edited) 6y
reneelyons @Lindy Awesome Lindy!! You won‘t regret Christodora (I hope, haha). I adored it!! 6y
Lindy @reneelyons And you‘ve also inspired me to get working on an end-of-year post of my own. Thanks! 6y
reneelyons @Lindy It‘s so nice to look back! Looking forward to yours :) 6y
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Kathrin
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Today is World AIDS Day which reminded me of this book.

Kathrin @Notafraidofwords Thank you! Sounds very intense! 6y
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Oryx
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My favourite reading spot. Warmest room in the house, so also my favourite napping spot #FALLSTACK @Liberty

Reviewsbylola That's so cute and cozy! ❣️❣️ 7y
Ms_T That's lovely ❤️ 7y
AmyG Yes, it does look cozy. 😁 (edited) 7y
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Bookworm83 So cozy!! 7y
riversong153 This is beautiful!! 7y
RaimeyGallant Looks inviting! 7y
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MsLeah8417
Christodora | Tim Murphy
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Loved this book!

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Redwritinghood
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Today's #bookmail. I have so many unread books that I know I should quit buying new ones, but I really don't want to.

jpmcwisemorgan Tell me about it! 7y
ReadingEnvy I got this in audio but haven't tried it yet 7y
Suet624 Me too. Me too. Sigh. 7y
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MrBook
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#TBRtemptation post 1! In this vivid, lengthy novel, a number of diverse characters are brought together by the iconic Christodora building on Manhattan's East Side. Milly & Jared are young and artistically ambitious. Hector, their neighbor, is a gay Puerto Rican AIDS activist-cum-addict. Mateo, their son, grows up amid the junkies and the protestors. NYC a la 1980s through 2020s like you've never quite seen it before. #blameLitsy #blameMrBook 😎

sisilia I loved this book! 💖 7y
Kathrin I adore this book. 7y
RealBooks4ever 💜💜💜 7y
LitsyGoesPostal 😊👍🏻 7y
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Tnovo
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So excited to have picked these up at the Harvard Book Shop warehouse sale 😁📚 the copy of Christodora is signed. All for less than $5 each!

RealBooks4ever Nice haul! 😻 7y
kspenmoll Nice- books and price!!! 7y
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mrozzz
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#lgbtq #pride #riotgram #heaven @bookculture
🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈

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ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled
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Picked this up FOR A DOLLAR at a used book sale today. Got home and discovered it's signed!

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Cinfhen
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From my TBR and fits today's prompt #LGBTQauthors Haven't seen this book mentioned much on Litsy....
Any feedback ?!? #JuneBookBugs

Bambolina_81 Gorgeous photo 😊 7y
Lizpixie Oh this is I my tbr too! After @Liberty recommended it I figured it must be good, she's never steered me wrong before😊 7y
Tnovo I thought this sounded really good and am still waiting for my hold on overdrive, feels like it has been forever! 7y
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Kalalalatja Lovely photo! 7y
Marchpane I thought this was well-written and compelling, but also very grim. It helps to be in the right mood for a book like this, I think. 7y
tricours I didn't like it at all. 7y
Cinfhen Now I remember @tricours u called the 6 yr Old a douche 😂😂😂 7y
Cinfhen So it's not a beach read @Marchpane 😜it's probably gonna sit on my shelf for a bit longer @Lizpixie 7y
Cinfhen Thanks @Kalalalatja @Bambolina_81 It's my new batch of #FridayFlowers 💗💐💗 7y
Reviewsbylola Pretty flowers!! 7y
RealLifeReading Never heard of it but sounds interesting! 7y
minkyb It's on my TBR but ... 7y
mrp27 I've heard all good things and I have it on my tbr list. 7y
Redwritinghood Definitely an under the radar book. I've heard only good things about it and hope to get to it some day. 7y
BarbaraTheBibliophage On my TBR also. I have a few books about the early AIDS crisis that I'm thinking about reading as a group. Unless I get depressed! 7y
sisilia I enjoyed reading this. I danced between chapters 😁.. great writing! 7y
mrozzz It's a fantastic novel. The characters are fascinating. I got totally lost within when I read it. 7y
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Alicia
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#RiotGrams day 1! I'm really gonna do it this time! Just on Litsy mostly so my insta isn't spammed... here is my #Shelfie! I hope this also helps my #beachinbookswap match. I always feel bad for those who have to buy me books cause I have so many! On the plus side (for my secret stalker) all my Litsy TBR are books I do not own!

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GidgetsTreasures75
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5-30-17: My 16th finished book of 2017! I loved this book! It was tough, drugs, AIDS, depression, but I loved the story lines and I thought it ended very well. I cared enough about everyone to be sad that this one is over. ⭐️📚

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GidgetsTreasures75
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Mika likes when I read to her. 📖😻

Tanzy13 🐱 7y
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Oryx
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And I'll stop cluttering your feeds now after one last post. #bookhaul I went a bit mad, but I had a rubbish week at work and felt like treating myself. PS, I might have picked the Bulgakov based on the cover.

Ms_T That is a great cover. 7y
LeahBergen Nice!!! 7y
kspenmoll Thanks for sharing all your posts of beautiful London bookshops- no apologies; Enjoyed your posts! 7y
Oryx @kspenmoll Thank you 😊 7y
bitterbear I love the cover for heart of a dog... 7y
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tricours
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Can't say this one grew on me exactly. What a bunch of unsympathetic characters! I didn't care for a single one of them, none of them seemed able to grow up and they all just got more and more insufferable. Is this a book you should preferably be American to enjoy? And what's the point with the Christodora? It feels like the author started with one book and finished with another.

Cinfhen At least you tried! I kind of had a bad feeling when U thought the 6yr old was a D -bag 🙄😛😂 7y
tricours @Cinfhen it just wasn't meant to be! 7y
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tricours
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I've seen brilliant reviews of this and got the book based on that (because the blurb didn't interest me at all), but now I'm halfway through and I'm really not convinced. And oh do I hate books about children and junkies and this is just full of both. Matteo was born a douchebag, even at 4 he is insufferable! 😡

Cinfhen Wow! A 4yr old douche bag...harsh😂😂😂 7y
LeahBergen @Cinfhen I think I would buy a memoir with that title ... Born a Douche Bag. 😂 7y
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tricours @Cinfhen I have zero patience with people under 30! 7y
Cinfhen I love EVERYTHING about this post...hilarious @tricours 7y
Moray_Reads @tricours phew, I just make the cutoff! 😉 7y
LauraBeth This makes me 😂😂 I loved the book! 7y
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tricours
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Some time ago, Walter chewed on my 🎧 & I got some new ones. With these new ones (and this has happened before with another pair too), Siri auto-activates when I listen to Audible books, changes the pace, JUMPS TO THE FUCKING END OF THE BOOK, & just messes up the narration in general. Today I couldn't put my phone in my pocket while running because of this, tilting the phone apparently activates this crap. Anyone else experiencing this?

josie281 I have never had that happen! What nonsense! I use Bluetooth Samsung headphones currently. 7y
tricours @josie281 I had Bluetooth headphones, they fell off me one day (when they were around my neck) without me noticing and that was that 😡 7y
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reneelyons
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This book gutted me; it tore me apart. It made me laugh and made me cry. It‘s the kind of book that sticks – I know I will be thinking about this story and these characters for a long, long time. Fans of A Little Life, this one is for you.

Full review: https://reneereadsbooks.wordpress.com/2017/03/19/book-review-christodora-by-tim-...

Notafraidofwords I have it on my kindle but I'm intimidated by its size. 7y
reneelyons I was too @Notafraidofwords, but it actually felt like a fast read me! Try a chapter, I bet you'll get sucked in :) 7y
Notafraidofwords @reneelyons thanks for the encouragement. I will! 7y
reneelyons You bet!! @Notafraidofwords (edited) 7y
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reneelyons
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My weekend reads. I am absolutely loving each of these stories, but I must say Christodora has me completely in awe. It's gorgeous. What are you reading this weekend?

Lindy I'm switching between 3: Pilgrimage (frontier feminist novel), Eight Flavors (foodie nonfiction), and a science fiction audio 7y
reneelyons Nice diverse choices @Lindy! I will have to check out Pilgrimage :) 7y
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ScorpioBookDreams
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This is the last book to arrive from an order I placed before Christmas. Can't wait to read it!

RebeccasReading I love the cover! 7y
ScorpioBookDreams @Writergal it's beautiful. There's so much detail in the windows too. You can see right inside the rooms. 7y
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kdwinchester
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I stayed up late to finished this amazing book. Structured in a non-linear, multi-perspective format, CHRISTODORA tells the story of a family living in the Christodora, a building in the lower east side of Manhattan. Though the primary narrative centers around Matteo and how he came be an AIDS orphan, we learn much about his birth and adoptive mothers.

P.S. The audiobook is fantastic. 👍

vivastory Great review, adding to TBR 7y
lauralovesbooks1 I have this in my stack. Need to move it up in the list. 7y
Laalaleighh 📚 7y
Cinfhen It's been on my shelf for months! Need to get to it! 7y
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sisilia
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I'm happy that I 'found' this book. Reading this book is like dancing; it keeps switching between time and characters, but I must say the author has a strong control over it. Everything blooms at the perfect timing, and that's why I give it ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

minkyb Love this blurb! 7y
sisilia @minkyb I'm having book hangover now 🙃 7y
minkyb I had never heard of the term book hangover until Litsy. Such an accurate descriptor. 7y
kdwinchester I am reading this later this month! 🙌 glad to know it's as good as it's rumored to be. 7y
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Cinfhen
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I have lots of #onewordtitles waiting to be read #riotgrams
But, I'm trying to #readrequests this month which is comprised of ARCs courtesy of NetGalley, the library and OverDrive. So far I've read zero books in February ☹️although I've listened to 7 hours of Bruce Springsteen on audio. Happy Friday to all❤️💜❤️

shawnmooney I very much want to read an Amos Oz novel. Do you have any suggestions about where I should begin? 😘 7y
Cinfhen Sadly, I've yet to read his work. Although I know his international success is 7y
Smrloomis @shawnmooney I read a couple by him and liked them both although this was years ago now: Black Box and Panther in the Basement 7y
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sisilia
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My reading spot for this week

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auntie_jenn
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i like big books and i cannot lie...i really didn't want this one to end. a roller coaster of a ride, this book touched
so many emotions. 5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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SteveWJones
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When I was about 150 pages from the end, I said, "I'm so eager to find out what happens next, but I'm beginning to dread telling these characters goodbye." To me, that's such a satisfying feeling while reading a book.

#1980s #NewYork #AIDS #addiction

SteveWJones @BarbaraTheBibliophage Let me know what you think when you finish up the two of them. Always glad to hear other perspectives, whether positive or negative. 7y
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