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What a beautiful book. I really loved it. Reading about a much quieter Texas than the one I‘m in now, the author really nails the landscape.

Great characters! Of course I fell in love with Johanna just as quickly as Captain did.

Putting this movie close to the top of my to-watch list.

This was my local book club's pick for March. I've only ever heard good things about it so I was happy to finally read it.

Captain Kidd is a character that I doubt I will ever forget. This is a beautifully written story about an incredible journey that will forever change the lives of both main characters.

I might have to watch the movie now. 💚

My fingers are crossed that I got this right. Here is the tracking number. Delivery on Wednesday.

I am terribly backed up with books. My groups are desperately behind bc I‘ve gone MIA. I can only apologize. I‘m sending them out tomorrow morning when the ice clears.

I listened to this book last weekend and was absolutely hooked! This was the most enjoyable fiction that I can remember reading/listening to over the past several months!

#bookspin #bookspinbingo

I bailed on this one years ago because it doesn‘t have quotation marks, but #LMPBC brought it to me again. I‘m so glad because it was a beautiful book. @Tattooedteacher @Crazeedi @slategreyskies

#Pantone2022 I think these colors match okay! :)

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This book made me cry. It was so incredibly good. I know I‘ll remember it for a long time.

I‘ll send this out USPS Priority as soon as I can. My car is in the shop, but I‘ll hopefully be able to retrieve it later today. The car shop is only about a mile from my house, so I may be able to walk there and pick it up before the post office closes. I‘ll keep you all posted. #LMPBC

Thanks for choosing this, Diane! It was an incredible read!! 💕

#LMPBC round13 @Bookwormjillk @slategreyskies @Tattooedteacher
@suvata
The book is coming your way Sarah! I hope you enjoy as much as I did. A civil war veteran who travels around Texas giving readings from newspapers is charged with taking a captive back to her family. The author weaves words together in beautiful ways. The friendship between 'Kepdun' and 'Johenna' touches the heart

I enjoyed the narration of this audiobook, which I listened to for October‘s senior book club. It‘s a heart-warming Western told from the POV of a serious, conscientious older man (mostly) as a relationship grows between him and the recovered captive child he is tasked with returning to her relatives. A nice story about love, chosen family, and loyalty. I also really appreciate a shorter book that leaves you wanting just a little more.

#WeekendReads @rachelsbrittain
1 tagged book for #LMPBC
2 I just downloaded the Storygraph app, thanks to @Megabooks , I think I'm going to love it. I also use goodreads and a notebook
3 Galway Bay by Mary Pat Kelly

The results are in my friends. Here are our group picks for #groupg #LMPBC It looks fantastic! Can‘t wait to get started. 💜

@Tattooedteacher @Bookwormjillk @slategreyskies #LMPBC #groupG #round13
So I've chosen this one!! We have a great selection I think.
Christine, you will add to your photo? Thank you!!
@suvata

Slow and beautifully descriptive. Loving the characters so far.

The Audible deal of the day. I‘ve read, listened, and watched the movie and I can vouch for all of them. Excellent. One of my top ten fave books.

Recommended by a friend!

I don‘t usually read western books but I couldn‘t put this one down! I‘m behind on my Literati Book Club selections and this one was a pick in December. I realized it was made into a movie and I have to watch it. I loved the story and found myself sucked into it! 🌟🌟🌟🌟!

Felt a bit like a cliché read about a grumpy old man whose ways are changed by a fearless and spirited young woman. I enjoyed the historic background of sharing news by traveling village to village reading papers from around the world. Listened via audiobook and found it interesting but not fully fleshed out.

April 2021 - audiobook listen before I watch - interesting and sort of like True Grit but not as grim. Well read

Really enjoyed this - Captain Jefferson Kidd makes a living reading newspaper stories in small frontier Texas towns. In Wichita Falls he is entrusted with a "rescued" Kiowa captive whom he takes on a long trek across Texas to her remaining family.
I really liked this Western - especially loved the way characters talk and the interactions he has with Johanna. Definitely worth picking up.

I‘ve just started this for my IRL bookclub which will be meeting (online) this Thursday. Just a few chapters in and I‘m thoroughly smitten!

3.5 STARS - This is a heartwarming story about an unlikely pair. Not sure why it didn't hit me harder. Loved the bond between Kidd and Johanna (Kep-dun 😍). Wasn't a fan of no quotation marks for dialogue. Argh.

A good read but not quite a wow read.

Review: http://bit.ly/NewOfTheWorldReview

This had been on my TBR so long I'd forgotten what it was about. So I was pleasantly surprised to find that it was a Western, something outside my norm. This reminded me so much of an old movie I remember watching. It's the story of Captain Kidd returning Johanna to her family after she is released by Kiowa raiders.

This was a really gentle tale despite being a Western. The characters were well rounded and the scenery was described beautifully.

I. I finally finished the tagged — with some audio-book assistance (in this case, recommended!). So —> I Wanna Be A Cowboy ... 🤠🤭😂

II. Favorite? 🤔 I think bookish-themed teas and candles. Couldn‘t pick just 1. 😁

III. I don‘t think it matters to me... except with cozy mysteries ... I tend to prefer those in their 30s and 40s, but also it‘s not that big of a deal. 😁

Thanks for the tag @TheSpineView ! 😘

#WondrousWednesday

I bought this on a whim and I‘m so glad I did! The growing bond between Kep-dun (Captain) and Johanna was such a delight to read about. But gosh, it‘s so heartbreaking to think about what Johanna had gone through and must go through again. My only complaint about the book is there are no quotation marks! I don‘t understand why you wouldn‘t use them ?? But after awhile I got used to it and moved right along.

At first, this story felt too much like Charles Portis‘s True Grit, with shades of Cormac McCarthy thrown in, but ultimately its eloquence and compact story won me over. Two thumbs up. Wish I knew more about the politics of 1870s Texas—the contentious schisms feel eerily familiar.

I don‘t normally like movie-covers... but Tom Hanks, so I‘ll let it slide 😁

#unpopularopinion I did not enjoy this even though it apparently is a moving starring Tom Hanks and has amazing reviews. It's a quick read, and I'm glad to have another #bookspinbingo down. The lack of quotation marks drove me crazy and made it difficult to follow at times. I also felt like the story lacked transitions; it just went from one crazy event to the next. Definitely an interesting concept for a novel though.

I only had a couple of chapters left, so it just seemed right to knock back some Prosecco and finish it before the year‘s end. My mother-in-law loaned this to me saying it was one of her favorite books. We don‘t often agree on books, but I definitely see why she likes this so much. This book has a great sense of place and I really loved the bond that developed between Captain Kidd and Johanna as they traveled across the Texas plains.

Last book of the year! This also completed the Pop Sugar Reading Challenge.

Book 190 of 2020.

Absolutely loved this near perfect historical novel. I‘d been meaning to read it forever and am so glad I finally did. So much heart and humor. Can‘t wait to see the movie!

Hope everyone in the northeast US is enjoying the snow!

Not a great review of the movie made from the book I absolutely loved. But I still look forward to it.

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THANK YOU, @williammorrowbooks

#TBR2020
#paulettejiles

Given the near-universal glowing reviews for this book, I am clearly missing something. I‘m afraid I was primarily bored while reading it. 🤷🏼‍♀️

On the up side, I snuck in bingo #4 right under the wire! 🎉

This ebook, definitely in my top ten ever, is on sale today on all major platforms. I love this book!!

Let‘s just say that I cannot wait to see one of my favorite actors (Tom Hanks) in this unconventional love story. 4/5⭐️s

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I have been on a "old west" kick lately. A big thank you goes to @Daisey for this lovely novel! I finally got around to reading it, and enjoyed it so much.

I love these lists. You?! https://www.npr.org/2020/09/18/914418365/here-are-the-50-books-nominated-for-202... #LNN #LitsyNewsNetwork

The National Book Foundation has shared its “5 Under 35”!!! Here‘s the low-down: https://www.nationalbook.org/awards-prizes/5-under-35-2020/ ! #LNN #TheLitsyNewsNetwork

An interesting news story for #BannedBooksWeek, one of my favorite weeks of the year 😁: https://bit.ly/2GgfP4J ! If someone tries to prevent me from reading something...then I really want to read it. You?! #LNN #LItsyNewsNetwork

#3books #thathavebeenmadeintomovies. News of the World is set to be released in December. I will definitely watch it at some point post COVID. Loved both book and movie of the other two.

It's supposed to be in the "low" 100s this weekend so that means I'll be a melting puddle on the floor. Gives me down time to read, I suppose. I have a mini TBR on my bookshelf to tackle, starting with this book ?

My first #bookspin title done.Capt.Jefferson Kyle Kidd rambles through wild north Texas just after the civil war ,makes money by reading newspapers to town folk for 10 cents a head . Against his better judgment, he becomes involved in returning a young girl of 10 stolen from her slaughtered parents & raised by the Kiowa to her relatives.Storytelling at its finest! I can be pretty hard sometimes, but I did tear up at the end.Just read it⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

So much Litsy love for the tagged book, on my TBR too long , my #bookspin selection.I remember I started Bonfire of the Vanities one time years ago. I think I abandoned it only because I had a library book I had to finish , never went back , so easily distracted! Oh , look a 🦄!It is my #doublespin Thanks as always to @TheAromaofBooks for helping us dig through #TBRMountain

Absolutely loved this. The story, the way it is written... beautiful.

I was captivated by this adventure of an older man bringing a young girl home after her four years of captivity with the Kiowa. Placed in post-Civil War Texas, I really felt the wildness of the space and people as I went on the journey with them.

Amazingly, this is the first book i have finished since everything shut down and I have been at home. It was a good story, easy read, happy ending, and rumor has it that Tom Hanks will be starring in the movie at some point.

Stunning story and beautifully written.
It may look short (it is) but it will provide you with a much longer experience as you continue to reread and gift this book to others. This is my original copy (TC) and still around 2 years later this book crosses my mind as a bookseller as a recommendation for sooooo many people.

💜 the new Morgan Jerkins, Ottessa Moshfegh‘s latest, and Ali Smith‘s Summer!
💜💜 tagged
💜💜💜 Lisa Genova, definitely!
Thanks for the tag @JaclynW 😁💜

#wondrouswednesday @Eggs