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Chain-Gang All-Stars
Chain-Gang All-Stars: A Novel | Adjei-Brenyah, Nana K
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Hooked_on_books
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The NBA fiction longlist is here! Like last year, they seem to have opted for lesser known or less celebrated authors (no Ann Patchett or Jesmyn Ward here). I am THRILLED to see the tagged here, as I was floored by it. Should be interesting getting into this list!

ChaoticMissAdventures The tagged (my favorite book of the year) is the only one of these I know! I love lists that introduced new things most people are not talking about. 1w
Megabooks I‘m reading Holler Child now and VERY impressed! 1w
Deblovestoread I‘m really appreciating your prize list posts! Thank you 💜 7d
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Hooked_on_books @ChaoticMissAdventures It‘s my best, too! So good. And I agree. It‘s nice to see books that maybe aren‘t getting as much attention get a boost from this kind of list. 7d
Hooked_on_books @Megabooks Excellent! My library doesn‘t have it, but they pay attention to this award so I suspect they‘ll make sure to get it. Plus it‘s recently published, so I‘ll give them a chance. 😉 7d
Hooked_on_books @Deblovestoread You‘re welcome! I just love this particular award, as they tend to introduce me to some stellar books, so I‘m glad you‘re enjoying the posts! 😊 7d
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Nessavamusic
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This was an action packed thriller with strong commentary on the American Justice system. This book shows a not too distant future where reality TV and the prison system have teamed up to create a new extreme sport - basically ancient gladiators/Battle Royale.
The author has created some solid main characters that you grow to care about in spite of the horrific acts they commit. I wouldn‘t call this a fun read, but it was intriguing.⬇️

Nessavamusic I just wish the ending went a different way. 4⭐️ #SummerEndReadathon 2w
TheSpineView Sounds good! 2w
wen4blu I so wanted an unresolved ending, something I seldom say about books. 2w
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underground_bks
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This searing, gut punch of a speculative novel imagines a future America where prisoners fight to the death for entertainment. The research on our current carceral state, as well as abolition, that Adjei-Brenyah incorporated throughout the story is impressive and eye-opening. I do think the structure, cutting between multiple POVs, detracted from the emotional force of the main story of two top women gladiators in love fighting for freedom.

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mdemanatee
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“I thought of how the world can be anything and how sad it is that it's this.“
Lived up to the hype and translated the sharp short story instincts demonstrated in Friday Black to a novel. https://youtu.be/WiecOddgIpw

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Deblovestoread
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Wow! I‘m not even sure I know what to say about this book. A wild ride that may live in a dystopian future but clearly depicts the faults in our current prison system and maybe isn‘t so far outside the realm of possibility as it should be. 4.5 🌟

AmyG I just started this-my ebook. It‘s a wild story and very good. 1mo
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Deblovestoread
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#WeeklyForecast

About 25% into Chain Gang and I wasn‘t sure at first but it‘s getting interesting. My Libby hold for Paris came in this morning so it will keep me company on my way home today. And I will get caught up with Lady Chatterley and finish in time for the final discussion next Sunday. As always my “next up” plan is subject to change but I do want to focus on the Booker long list.

Cinfhen Shark Heart was SOOOOO GOOD!!! And I loved Paris on audio!!!! Happy reading xx 1mo
Cinfhen And Chain Gang really gets going!! Hold on for a crazy ride 😄 1mo
Megabooks Paris and Shark were great!! 1mo
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britt_brooke
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This was *my* July #bookclub pick. So enjoyed discussing it with my mom friends this week. So much to unpack. Overall, we loved it! At this point in 2023, it‘s my top read. 🥇 Pick it up, y‘all, it‘s incredible!

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TrishB
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Cinfhen Wowza! 2mo
The_Book_Ninja Good spot🙌🏼 2mo
Cathythoughts Just got it 👍🏻 2mo
Soubhiville This book! 🖤🖤🖤 2mo
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BookwormM
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Loving seeing all my new #Bookmory buddies and their calendars so here is mine for July.

Tagged was one of 3 rare 4⭐️ books the others Promise and Fair Rosaline.

AllDebooks Nice selection, looks good 😊 2mo
BarbaraBB Great month! I loved Lucy and Birnam Wood! 2mo
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BookwormM
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#ARC #Netgalley #ChainGangAllStars

Well that was one savage yet beautiful ride. This is Running Man for the thinking reader. The book is interspersed with real life statistics about prison populations, the likelihood of ending up in jail based on ethnicity and the crimes likely to land you in jail.

Full review here - https://thereadersroom.org/2023/07/15/chain-gang-all-stars-by-nana-kwame-adjei-b...

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TrishB
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The thing about dystopian fiction is it always has enough truth potential in it to make it scary shit. This does just that. An acceptance of this is definitely not too far fetched. What an author. The footnotes are annoying on kindle but definitely worth the read.
I may need a bit of a light read people!

LeahBergen I just bought this and have handed it off to my husband to read first. 2mo
LaraReads Really looking forward to this! 2mo
TrishB @LeahBergen it‘s brutal. 2mo
TrishB @LaraReads hope you enjoy when you get to it 👍🏻 2mo
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Oryx
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Had a lovely evening listening to Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah discuss his new book. I was already excited to read this one, and even more so now. He was lovely and so smart.

Soubhiville Oh cool! I‘m about halfway through this and it‘s excellent. 😃 2mo
dabbe Wow! What a signature! 🤩🤩🤩 2mo
squirrelbrain Sounds like a wonderful evening! 2mo
julesG 😍 2mo
Caroline2 Awesome 🤩 2mo
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MallenNC
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This book has rightfully gotten raves from a lot of readers. It is well-written with vivid characters, and the use of footnotes (including real world facts about incarceration in the U.S.) is clever. But it was a tough read for me because it was much closer to real life than the Hunger Games. I appreciated it more than I enjoyed reading. But I have been thinking about it a lot since finishing it. This was my #BookSpin for June.

fredthemoose I love the idea that you appreciated more than enjoyed reading it. I just finished a book (Demon Copperhead) that I felt that way about. 3mo
MallenNC @fredthemoose Thsnks! I haven‘t read Demon Copperhead yet but I think that‘s how it would be for me. 3mo
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britt_brooke
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June was my best reading month of the year thus far! I had four 5-star reads (middle quadrant), with Chain-Gang All-Stars being my favorite! And it‘s my top read of 2023 so far!

#junereads

Cinfhen I REALLY miss seeing your reviews - I‘ll need to scroll through 😅 3mo
Cinfhen I thought Chain Gang was fantastic as well. What did you think of the ending? 3mo
britt_brooke @Cinfhen I was a little surprised, but I thought it worked. You? I still think about it often. 3mo
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Cinfhen I just finished last night, so I‘m still processing. But it makes sense and fits with the rest of the book. I mean we weren‘t getting a happy ending 😉 3mo
britt_brooke @Cinfhen So true! 😂 3mo
LeahBergen I really need to pick up a copy of the tagged book! 3mo
britt_brooke @LeahBergen Yes! And when you do, I want to know what you think!! 3mo
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ICantImReading
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Just… wow. It‘s an incredible gift when a book urges you to consider new perspectives. Chain-Gang unflinchingly compels readers to sit with the injustices and inequities of America‘s prison system - how the vulnerable are targeted, how the criminal is separated from the human. I‘ve seen this described as an adult “Hunger Games” meets “The New Jim Crow”. It was brutal - beautiful - and I was completely blown away by the ending.

ChaoticMissAdventures Isn't his writing just incredible? If you have not read I highly recommend 3mo
ICantImReading @ChaoticMissAdventures SO good! Thank you so much - I will definitely check it out! 💛 3mo
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I just bought this one 💛📚❤️ 3mo
ICantImReading @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I‘ll be interested to see what you think of it! ⛓️ 3mo
britt_brooke Best book I‘ve read in ages!!! 3mo
ICantImReading @britt_brooke it‘s been a few days and I‘m still thinking about the ending!! 3mo
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eraderneely
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Mehso-so

This story was so brutal. I really had to gear myself up to pick it back up again each time, but wanted to see where the story went. It felt very disjointed at the start with multiple POV, but all wound together by the end. Good metaphor but very violent.

squirrelbrain I‘ve hibernated this one for now - I too got got confused by the different threads of the story. 3mo
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britt_brooke
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ An exposition of the US prison system, capital punishment, and reality tv, where prisoners compete in colosseum-like death matches. They are commodified, sexualized and idolized. Survive three years and you‘ll be freed, they‘re told, as they serve the community through torturous entertainment. One of the best books I‘ve read in a LONG time, possibly one of the best EVER. Just brilliant! Can‘t stop thinking about it. #bookclub

Hooked_on_books Yes! SO good! 3mo
britt_brooke @Hooked_on_books I feel like not enough people have read it yet. Hoping our reviews change that! 3mo
TNbookworm Great review, totally agree 👍 3mo
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britt_brooke @TNbookworm Thank you! 3mo
CallMeIshmael This book! I have been telling everyone about it. The thing about this book is that our society is about 5 mins from this 2mo
britt_brooke @CallMeIshmael So true. And that‘s a scary thought! I still think about this book nearly daily. One of the best I‘ve read in years. 2mo
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mindduckbooks
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I really enjoyed this one. I loved the fights, the setting and it was very easy to read and get into. So for fans of sci-fi, action and these kinds of books, I'd definitely recommend it. Like we said on the podcast, it's the Running man but with hot women instead of Arnold.

Check out episode 46: https://bit.ly/3PLIDDR

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ChaoticMissAdventures
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We are half way into 2023!!
Pulling my top 10 reads so far this year. Serene is not impressed with the stack.

dabbe Serene knows all about serenity, though! 🖤🐾🖤 3mo
Hooked_on_books Chain-gang and Black Butterflies are 100% on my top reads list this year, too! 3mo
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britt_brooke
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Poolside reading might be my favorite! 🫶🏼 And this book is so good so far, y‘all.

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britt_brooke
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When I try to read alone outside …

#dogsoflitsy #champ

Eggs ❤️❤️❤️❤️ 3mo
jdiehr The smile 🐶😍 3mo
Soubhiville That‘s the cutest thing I‘ve seen today. What a great photo! 💕 3mo
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Hooked_on_books Aw, he‘s smiling! 😍 3mo
squirrelbrain The goofiness! ❤️ 3mo
batsy Adorable goof 😍 3mo
5feet.of.fury What a cutie! Great photo 3mo
OriginalCyn620 Aww! Just too cute! 🐶❤️ 3mo
BittersweetBooks This adorable face would definitely keep me distracted too 🥰 3mo
JenReadsAlot Omg that face 😍 3mo
Kappadeemom Oh my gosh the TEEF 🥰🥰 3mo
intothehallofbooks Love love LOVE!! 3mo
TheSpineView That face!!!❤️🐾 3mo
AlaMich I can hear the pleading! 🐶❤️ 3mo
AmyK1 ❤️ 🐶 3mo
AmyG Awwww ❤️ 3mo
Tamra 😆 yep. I get to read for about 2 minute stretches when my two are out with me. 3mo
LaraReads So cute! 🐶❤️ 3mo
ravenlee Hey baby, come here often? 3mo
britt_brooke @Soubhiville Thank you! He‘s such a sweet goofball. 🤍 3mo
britt_brooke @batsy Perfectly describes him! 🤍 3mo
britt_brooke @Tamra Sounds about right! 😂 3mo
britt_brooke @ravenlee 😂 He definitely thinks I‘m his lady. 3mo
britt_brooke @Hooked_on_books Yes! He‘s so funny. 🤍 3mo
britt_brooke @BittersweetBooks 😂 He‘s hard to resist! 3mo
britt_brooke @squirrelbrain He‘s a total goof! 😂 3mo
britt_brooke @Kappadeemom I know!! 😂 He kills me. 3mo
Gissy Cute🐶🐾❤️❤️❤️ 3mo
britt_brooke @Gissy Thank you! 🤍🐾 3mo
Cinfhen He‘s soooooo cute 3mo
britt_brooke @Cinfhen And a mess!! 3mo
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britt_brooke
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Our BAM! #bookhaul 🤩

mom2bugnbee Oooo... Holes. So good! I hope he likes it! 4mo
britt_brooke @mom2bugnbee It‘s on the 4th grade summer reading list. I‘m excited Holden chose it! (I‘ve never read it, but plan to) 4mo
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MallenNC
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This month‘s picks! #BookSpin #DoubleSpin

TNbookworm Loved both these books! 4mo
MallenNC @TNbookworm Awesome. I‘ve heard such good things. 4mo
Soubhiville Nice! I‘m hoping to get to Chain-Gang All-Stars this month too! 4mo
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TheKidUpstairs
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Brilliant, propulsive narrative that forces you to examine your own biases and feelings towards the carceral system. By layering truth and reality with the horrifying spectre of blood sport, Adjei-Brenyah begs the question "where do we draw the line?"

britt_brooke Wellsaid - excellent review!! Just finished this and still gathering my thoughts. (edited) 3mo
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Hooked_on_books
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Brutal, wholly engrossing, and with compelling characters and story, this no holds barred critique of the prison system and, frankly, white supremacy is one of the best books I‘ve ever read. It absolutely took my breath away.

MicheleinPhilly WOW! High praise! I‘m looking forward to this one. 4mo
Cinfhen I bailed on audio but I did buy the book! So im hoping it works better for me in print 🙏🏼 4mo
TNbookworm I loved this book! I am currently reading Friday Black and enjoying it as well. 4mo
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Hooked_on_books @TNbookworm The funny thing is, I tried Friday Black years ago and bailed on it. I guess his short fiction doesn‘t work as well for me. But I‘m so glad I went for this book anyway. It‘s just tremendous. 4mo
britt_brooke Could not agree more!! And I also didn‘t care for Friday Black (planning to revisit, though). This is the best book I‘ve read in a VERY long time; possibly one of the best ever. 3mo
britt_brooke @Cinfhen I started on audio but it was confusing. Print is excellent!! 3mo
Hooked_on_books @britt_brooke It‘s amazing, right? So glad I read it. 3mo
Cinfhen Thanks @britt_brooke I NEEDED the extra encouragement!! Now I‘m excited to try again 😁 3mo
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EmilyM
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A great reading month--my faves were Chain -Gang (which I found to be entertaining and just...brilliant) and I Have Some Questions For You. Flora Lea was delightful and House on Fire was captivating. Girls Like Us, I read as a possible alternative for my students who can't read Of Mice and Men, and it was good, and Landslide was so relatable as a parent of nearly adult children.

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EmilyM
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I had this one tied with I Have Some Questions For You, but the social critique Chain Gang made through the footnotes nudges it just barely ahead.

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britt_brooke
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In Kentucky visiting family! I love that my parents still live in the home I grew up in. This house, this town, will 100% always be “home” even though I haven‘t lived here in 21 years. Lovely #audiowalk this morning!

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Beautiful 🏡 4mo
Michael_Gee I‘m from Kentucky, too! My uncle and aunt now live in the house I grew up in. 4mo
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Ruthiella That‘s how I feel about my family home where my parents still live. ❤️ 4mo
britt_brooke @Michael_Gee What part, if you don‘t mind me asking? I‘m from Paducah. 😄 4mo
Michael_Gee @britt_brooke Nicholasville/Lexington! 4mo
kspenmoll So pretty! I understand. 4mo
LeahBergen How lovely! ❤️ 4mo
britt_brooke @LeahBergen Thank you 🤍🤍 4mo
Cinfhen Totally get that 😁 3mo
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MidnightBookGirl
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Anyone else doing the #fruitiliciousreadathon?

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Hooked_on_books
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Very excited that my #aardvark box has arrived. I‘m thrilled about both of these choices, for very different reasons!

TiredLibrarian I have a library hold on this one. Looks fun, like vintage Elmore Leonard. 4mo
ChaoticMissAdventures I got to read an arc of the tagged and it is by far my favorite book of this year!! Nana is coming to my local bookstore this Sunday and even though I pre-ordered it from Blackstone my copy isn't going to get here in time so I might just have to buy a second. 4mo
AmyG I look forward to what you think of the tagged book. A friend loved it. 4mo
KT1432 We are box twins!! I can‘t wait to get mine in a couple of days! 4mo
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Megabooks
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Crazy #bookhaul day y‘all! I‘ve got two official #CampLitsy23 choices, Romantic and Birnam; two from the longlist, Chain (#aardvark pick) plus Unfortunates nominated by @MicheleinPhilly , who steered me right with Chrysalis; and Moon from #botm, another nominee!

Excited for Link‘s new short story collection. PLUS they had someone‘s lifetime #nyrb collection pristine as used books at the library!! I didn‘t have long but chose 4! 99 cents each! 🤯

Ruthiella Wow! The NYRB haul is awesome! I love it when the library sale delivers gems like that. 5mo
MicheleinPhilly Nice! Excellent haul! 5mo
squirrelbrain Wow - amazing! Camp is so bad / good for our TBR lists! ❤️ 5mo
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jlhammar What a find with those NYRBs! Love Mrs Palfrey. 5mo
Megabooks @jlhammar I always wanted to read a Taylor, so that was a lucky find! 5mo
Megabooks @squirrelbrain truth!! 🙌🏻🙌🏻 but quite helpful when making decisions at the library! 5mo
Megabooks @Ruthiella yes! Our library always has interesting things! 5mo
Cinfhen That‘s a gorgeous stack of books!!!! 😍 4mo
BarbaraBB What a haul and what a library 😍 Of the NYRBs I loved (edited) 4mo
batsy What a haul! Those NYRBs 😍 4mo
Megabooks @BarbaraBB I wish you could‘ve been with me to browse them!! Too many to choose from and too little time to read the blurbs! You definitely would‘ve taken some back! 😁💜 (edited) 4mo
Megabooks @Cinfhen thanks, and I just realized I never shared my last BD haul! 4mo
Megabooks @batsy you would‘ve died too! They were just too perfect! 4mo
BarbaraBB That would have been so awesome!! 🥰 4mo
Megabooks @BarbaraBB I was back at the library today and got in one more #nyrb (pic soon) plus this from the CL long list. 🤫🤫 someday we‘ll go book shopping together! (edited) 4mo
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MicheleinPhilly
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#bookmail may not make Pickles happy, but it makes me ecstatic!

AmyG Please let us know what you think of this one. 5mo
BarbaraBB Super interested in this one! 5mo
squirrelbrain Yay! I‘m so excited for this one! 5mo
TrishB This looks great. Think US cover nicer than U.K. for a change! 5mo
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Soubhiville
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Wow, I feel like each month my #aardvarkbookclub box shows up earlier. This sounds so good, and I absolutely loved Friday Black so I expect it will be. 😁📚

Julsmarshall oooh! 5mo
vlwelser 😍 5mo
AardvarkBookClub Wahooo!! 🥳 We‘re trying to push shipping earlier and earlier! 5mo
Eyelit I got this one too! Let me know if you‘d like to buddy read 😃 4mo
Soubhiville @Eyelit yes probably! 4mo
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TheBookStacker
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Yay for new books! Starting with tagged book and since the forecast all weekend is rain I‘m probably going to get to both this week/weekend.

Megabooks Nice!! 5mo
AmyG I have heard good things about Chain Gang. 5mo
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Breanne1
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My May #botm and #aardvark selections! Stupidly excited I figured out pic collage…

AardvarkBookClub 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌 5mo
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ICantImReading
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With the recent addition of a “Skip” option, I‘ve decided to finally officially try #Aardvark! I‘ve been enjoying the book selections over the last few months and I‘m excited to get my first box! 😍

Soubhiville Yay! I thought they‘d get more subscribers once they added the skip option. I went with just one this month, 5mo
ICantImReading @Soubhiville if I had gotten just one, that would have been it, but I decided to really treat myself to celebrate the first box haha 😆 I hope you love it! 5mo
Soubhiville Yay! I did 3 each of my first 2 months to get some I‘d missed by not joining sooner 😆. I hope you‘ll love it too! 5mo
AardvarkBookClub 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗 5mo
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swishandflick
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Top 3 are my #Aardvark picks - so stoked! I've heard nothing but amazing things about Chain-Gang and it's cool to see a #readwithjenna pick with Aardvark! Great get 👏🏽 (And how cute is the logo placement on her headphones for This Bird Has Flown??)

Bottom 2 are my #BOTM picks. The Half Moon because I loved her last book and Weyward because... FOMO.

MartinaLove The ones I choose are: The half moon, I have some questions for you and True love experiment 📚 5mo
vlwelser Chain-Gang All-Stars! I loved that book. Having read that, I'm having trouble picking between the others. 5mo
Cinfhen Hi Ashley! Any chance you have a coupon to try Aardvark? I‘m dying to read 5mo
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Cinfhen @swishandflick if you have two I would like to try it!! How does it compare to #BOTM? 5mo
swishandflick They don't have individual referral codes, unfortunately, but you can use the code "HELLOSPRING" to get your first book for $4! @Cinfhen @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 5mo
Cinfhen Exciting!!! Thanks 😊 5mo
TheBookHippie I‘m loving Aardvark!!! 5mo
TheBookHippie @Cinfhen so far their choices have been so good! 5mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Weyward is amazing 💚 🦅🐞 5mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @swishandflick awesome! Thank you! 5mo
Cinfhen Im ALWAYS so impressed with Aardvarks titles @TheBookHippie 🙌🏻🎊♥️ 5mo
Cinfhen Done, thanks so much for sharing the code, Ashley 💖 5mo
swishandflick @cinfhen - of course! I hope you love them too! 5mo
swishandflick @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Yay, happy to help! Also realized I forgot to answer your question. I've really loved Aardvark and their customer service is amazing. Some BOTM members have commented on shipping taking a little longer, but that doesn't bother me personally knowing they're a start up. And I LOVE that they embrace giving hints about their upcoming choices. I've been very pleased with my membership and the book quality overall! 😊 5mo
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swishandflick
Chain-Gang All-Stars: A Novel | Adjei-Brenyah, Nana K
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New May #Aardvark predictions based on the emoji clues. The tagged book sounds absolutely incredible!

ChaoticMissAdventures Tagged is my favorite book this year I cannot imagine any others passing it at this point. It is so so good. So complex and wonderfully written. He is a fantastic author. 5mo
Breanne1 Tagged book is also a Read with Jenna pick 5mo
vlwelser You're so good at this. It seems like you just got the HF one wrong. 5mo
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ChaoticMissAdventures
Chain-Gang All-Stars: A Novel | Adjei-Brenyah, Nana K
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#WondrousWednesday
@Eggs

1) Ted Lasso and Abbott Elementary (waiting not so patiently for Bridgerton)

2) My favorite book so far this year and one that I think would make an excellent TV show is Chain-Gang All-Stars absolutely amazing story with some searing social commentary

Eggs Great recommendations 👍🏼👏🏻 5mo
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PNWBookseller85
Chain-Gang All-Stars: A Novel | Adjei-Brenyah, Nana K
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Pickpick

This book is electrifying!! Set in a dystopian near future in which death row convicts fight each other to the death gladiator style for the entertainment of the masses. Adjei-Brenyah uses footnotes to describe America‘s real life mass incarceration injustices, which brings it so close to home. It‘s emotional, violent, and an incredible redemption story. Beyond brilliant. He doesn‘t once sacrifice character or plot for the sake of his allegory.

ChaoticMissAdventures I was half through it when I was convinced it was going to be one of if not my #1 favorite book of the year. His writing is amazing and I love how he wove facts throughout. So good. 6mo
PNWBookseller85 @ChaoticMissAdventures same! It‘s my favorite book since Black Leopard Red Wolf by Marlon James. I haven‘t been able to stop thinking or talking about it! 6mo
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ChaoticMissAdventures
Chain-Gang All-Stars: A Novel | Adjei-Brenyah, Nana K
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February Wrap-up
I read 10 books
All very good, would recommend
5 🌟
Chain-Gang All-Stars
4.5⭐
Red At The Bone
True Biz
4 ⭐
Dread Nation
Ring Shout
The Gilded Ones
Wild Seed
3.5⭐
Mean Baby
When We Were Birds
3⭐
The Color of Water

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ChaoticMissAdventures
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5⭐ Utterly blown away.
This is a novel about incarceration, love, and survival. This book is incredible.
Book comes out May 5 and is Adjei-Brenyah's first novel.
Recently some politicians suggested making prison terms shorter if the person gave up some organs. Literally sacrificing their body parts and health for shorter terms. This novel is so timely imagining if prisoners fought for owners profit for three years. Fights to the death.

ChaoticMissAdventures I have so much to say about this incredible book, this doesn't seem the place. 450 characters cannot get close to describing how amazing and important I think this book is. I am going to be pushing it onto everyone I know for years to come. 7mo
ChaoticMissAdventures #20in4 readathon book 2 of 5 complete @Andrew65 7mo
Andrew65 Great progress 👏👏👏 7mo
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ChaoticMissAdventures
Chain-Gang All-Stars: A Novel | Adjei-Brenyah, Nana K
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It is snowing, but I have a haircut in an hour so taking shelter in a cafe to wait it out.

PDX is horrible in the snow. Things melt and freeze and we don't salt or plow so hopefully I will not get stuck downtown 🤣

I am supposed to be going to a Books and Brew event at the science museum. We will see if that happens!

dabbe Hope all turned out well! 😊 7mo
ChaoticMissAdventures Thanks! Home now! 7mo
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ChaoticMissAdventures
Chain-Gang All-Stars: A Novel | Adjei-Brenyah, Nana K
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#weeklyforecast
Going to pull myself out of this reading rut with 4 excellent books. I am almost done with the tagged and it is fantastic.
Untamed State is my #doublespin The Color of Water I am reading for #BlackHistoryMonth and I just got access to True Biz on audio so hopefully that will help move me along.

CBee Untamed State was AMAZING 👏🏻 7mo
rmaclean4 Loved True Biz! 7mo
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ChaoticMissAdventures
Chain-Gang All-Stars: A Novel | Adjei-Brenyah, Nana K
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Afternoon reading break.

RaeLovesToRead Hello, kitty gang!! 😄💕 7mo
dabbe Sweet kitties x 3! ❣️🐾❣️And I want both of your posters! 😍 7mo
ChaoticMissAdventures @dabbe they came from a past life! When you are part of the skeleton crew that closes down a Barnes and Noble you get a few perks and the canvases on the walls is one of them! I then proceeded to decorate my entire house around them because I love them. 7mo
dabbe @ChaoticMissAdventures Awesomeness.😊 7mo
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GerardtheBookworm
Chain-Gang All-Stars: A Novel | Adjei-Brenyah, Nana K
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In a dystopian future, inmates are forced to fight to death in a gladiator battle in order to gain their freedom. Two female convicts and lovers enter the tournament as they uncover a prisoner for profit scheme that touches upon the social commentary of African Americans and the corrupt penal system. Readers of Rachel Kushner's The Mars Room, Chuck Palahunik's Fight Club, and Anna Freeman's Fair Fight will appreciate this novel.