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The Measure
The Measure | Nikki Erlick
136 posts | 108 read | 5 reading | 79 to read
Eight ordinary people. One extraordinary choice.
It seems like any other day. You wake up, pour a cup of coffee, and head out.
But today, when you open your front door, waiting for you is a small wooden box. This box holds your fate inside: the answer to the exact number of years you will live.
From suburban doorsteps to desert tents, every person on every continent receives the same box. In an instant, the world is thrust into a collective frenzy. Where did these boxes come from? What do they mean? Is there truth to what they promise?
As society comes together and pulls apart, everyone faces the same shocking choice: Do they wish to know how long they’ll live? And, if so, what will they do with that knowledge?
The Measure charts the dawn of this new world through an unforgettable cast of characters whose decisions and fates interweave with one another: best friends whose dreams are forever entwined, pen pals finding refuge in the unknown, a couple who thought they didn’t have to rush, a doctor who cannot save himself, and a politician whose box becomes the powder keg that ultimately changes everything.
Enchanting and deeply uplifting, The Measure is a sweeping, ambitious, and invigorating story about family, friendship, hope, and destiny that encourages us to live life to the fullest.
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TheQuietQuill
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A little bit of late night reading 📖 I‘ll be reading this one for #20in4 readathon and try to score some points for #scarathlon

#blackcatcrew 🐈‍⬛

Read-y_Picker This one sounds really creepy! 3d
TheQuietQuill So far it‘s proving to be pretty eerie and a lot of “what would I do” moments! @Read-y_Picker 3d
Read-y_Picker Ugh not even October 1st yet and my TBR is tanked lol 2d
TheQuietQuill Same! My tbr list is wayyyyy bigger than what I can actually read in a month. But here‘s to wishful thinking 😆 @Read-y_Picker 2d
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TheQuietQuill
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A score from my library‘s ongoing book sale 📚I love going to their weekly book sales to see what goodies they have!

CBee This was a good one! 5d
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vlwelser
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Panpan

I actually didn't enjoy this. The premise is interesting but my math and science brain thought it was ridiculous. It gave me a headache.

IRL book club pick for September. Best part was I didn't have to pick it.

#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 2w
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AvidReader25
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This was fascinating, beautiful, & heartbreaking. It delved into politics, moral dilemmas & the question: is it better to have loved & lost or never to have loved at all. I savored it, thinking about each new quandary the characters faced. Would you open your box? Would you date or hire a short stringer? Should legislation be in place to regulate how they are treated? The parallels for other social persecution are obvious. So much to discuss!

TheSpineView Love you reading companion!❤️🐕 2w
dabbe Look at that sweet face! 🖤🐾🖤 2w
EKonrad Read this months ago and am still thinking about it! Loved how interesting the premise was. 😊 2w
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AvidReader25 @TheSpineView @dabbe he is such a snuggle bug! 2w
AvidReader25 @EKonrad I recommended it for my book club next year. I‘m just dying to discuss it! 2w
dabbe @AvidReader25 He reminds me so much of my greyhound Pete, who was totally black. I still miss him but I smile adoring this picture! 🤩🤗😍 2w
AvidReader25 @dabbe that makes my heart happy. Despite our new pup I‘m still missing my dog I lost in May. 💙 2w
dabbe @AvidReader25 I bet they're all together, running free. 🐾🌈🐾 2w
AvidReader25 @dabbe 💙💙💙 2w
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Nessavamusic
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This was good if a bit predictable. The characters were very likable though which kept me reading. 4⭐️

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Nessavamusic
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#WondrousWednesday

🍏Walks outside with the cooler weather and autumn leaves
🍎Tired - teacher tired IYKYK
🍏tagged, liking it so far, entertaining though a bit on the nose so far, we‘ll see how it ends.

Eggs #2- I was a teacher and counselor 40 years…I can relate 3w
dabbe Is there a fall break soon before Thanksgiving break? 🧡💜💛 3w
Nessavamusic @dabbe a long weekend in October! 3w
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jamield1993
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Holiday read.
I was looking forward to this, but I felt it was executed quite poorly. The concept was brilliant, but I found that there were too many characters, and I didn't care for many of them. Not my cup of tea.

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LaurenMags
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Loved this novel. What would you do if you received a box with a string that told you how long your life was going to be? Would you open it? What would you do if you received a short string; or if your partner did? This book goes into all of that and more.

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Pogue
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I do love a found family story.

Blueberry Why I love books by Billie Letts and Catherine Ryan Hyde 🩵 2mo
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shanebeth
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this was an interesting concept, really well-written and carefully thought out. there isn‘t really a plot per se, just character vignettes about how the strings affect their lives. the way the characters‘ stories intertwined kind of reminded me of Love Actually. it took me a while to get through the audiobook and I sorta had a hard time remembering what was going on with each character. I might have done better just reading it. 4 ⭐️s! #audiobook

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Erin.Elizabeth10
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I really enjoyed this one! Everyone in the world receives a string that measures how long they will live, some long some short. This causes division in society, & the books follows a variety of characters with different string lengths. I liked how all the characters intersected. The story was reminiscent of Covid and US elections in 2020, just everything turning upside down and how people react. My only complaint is it dragged a bit in the middle.

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Areader2
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This was an interesting,thought provoking book and I really enjoyed the writing and the creativity. I was invested in all the characters and their stories ❤️I also liked how the author put a spin on how politics played a big role in this story and I felt like there were messages of how politics can create division under times of uncertainty
Book 1 of #JoysofJune readathon

Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏 4mo
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SW-T
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Mehso-so

I ended up liking the concept more than the execution. Seemed to have a lot of build up but lacked follow through. Wasn‘t bad, but somehow not a lot of emotional impact or connection. As people struggled to make decisions or figure out their next steps, the impact on them and their families was seen more than felt.

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EverydayImReading
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Mehso-so

A v unique story and that‘s what kept me reading The writing is good but the characters are a bit stereotypical I would have liked to have had stories from around the world in different countries to get a better perspective. About a quarter before the end it became too sugary and over sentimental for me and I had to race through to the end. It lost an edge I felt and rushed to tie up all the stories. Would still make a great book club discussion.

Cathythoughts Interesting review! This one is going down to the bottom of my list now 👍🏻 4mo
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BoleyBooks
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Tackle the TBR 🤓📚
#boleybooks #themeasure #nikkierlick #bookbeast #bookjoy #mustread #bookbuds
What are you reading? 😊

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EverydayImReading
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Started The measure this week and I have to say it‘s an unique story. Well written although I‘m not convinced by some of the characters. I‘m hoping it‘s not religious or has an ultimately “moral” story as I would prefer a more scientific explanation or even a supernatural twist. I really like it so far.

Cathythoughts Sounds interesting! Look forward to your review 👍🏻 4mo
Cinfhen I really REALLY liked this one!!! I thought it would make for great conversation 4mo
EverydayImReading @Cinfhen So far it‘s intriguing and such an unique story. Good to hear you enjoyed it. Definitely might be one for our book club (@cathythoughts) as it certainly would make for a great discussion 😀 4mo
Cathythoughts Great stuff 😁👏🏻👏🏻 4mo
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SB_92084
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The concept, riveting! The characters…I found some of them to be highly insufferable. Despite the characters that were ridiculous social caricatures, the style of writing is very good! And the well-written characters were great to read about, and their scope/development was rewarding to read. But as stated earlier, the star of this book is the concept, not the characters. Worth reading? I think so. Wouldn‘t read it twice, but glad I read it once.

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jspoelker
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A 4.5 out of 5 stars for the refreshing topic of how the world (especially the west) reacted to boxes containing strings representing each life‘s span. Erlick cleverly weaves this multi plot point story to cover all human concerns and reactions to the information on a personal and en masse level. Well done!

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Kshakal
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Eggs Perfect 🤩 🧡🤗 5mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Can‘t wait to read this one!! 5mo
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wideeyedreader
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Some members of my IRL book club and I—with @AmyK1 of course—hit 8 stores on the #greatercharlottebookcrawl today!! It was so much fun; Liberty Bookstore in Rock Hill was my favorite (not a surprise, because I went there in college and adored it). Haul in a separate post!

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Lizwarnerpdx
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What would do you do if you had the chance to know how long your life would be? Would you want to know? This book follows a handful of people when the option is forced upon them.

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marleed
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This was a reread for me since I was in charge of both hosting and leading my book club discussion on this book. I watched a pile of YouTube interviews with the author to hep prepare. But after finding a podcast discussion sans author where the 1st comment was the dislike of the book, I lead with would you open your box vs who liked/disliked it. Good decision as the discussion was great and it turned out only 4/13 people liked the book! ↓

marleed Of course, I served spaghetti, and more people ate the string cheese than I expected. My licorice strings got a big laugh, but way too much is left for me to eat on my own! 5mo
MaureenMc I love your menu! 😆 5mo
marleed @MaureenMc It was fun! I bought string beans but forgot to practice the recipe, but no one seemed to notice :). On the podcast, the first person speaking didn‘t like the book. It changed the trajectory of the discussion for the next the 90 minutes. Even those liking it, noted it‘s flaws. I wanted to avoid that so I didn‘t ask about opinions of the book until the end. Interesting to realize opinions after such an eventful discussion. 5mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I love this pic! I have this and maybe I should move it up!! 5mo
marleed @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks haha - I had to use all those candy strings for something! It‘s a really good buddy read book because the conversation might well be personalized beyond the book. 5mo
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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#BookMail

I‘m intrigued by the premise of this book. It sounds a lot like The Immoralists by Chloe Benjamin…

marleed I read both and like this one better a I guess because I liked the characters more and also the underlying story of prejudice. 6mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @marleed the characters were very unlikeable in the other one. 6mo
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wen4blu
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My new plan is to opt for the audiobook whenever Julia Whelan narrates.

Karisimo It‘s a good plan!👏 6mo
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CollapsingLibrary
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One day, everyone wakes up to a box that holds a string that shows the measure of your life. How the world responds is as vast as the cast of characters the book contains. Took me a bit longer to finish than I thought, but overall I really enjoyed this book. It‘s a book I‘ll keep returning to, not because of the writing or story but to consider the real world applications.

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DebbieGrillo
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The Measure asks, what if everyone on earth could know for certain how long they would live? How would that change things? How would society react? Who would choose to know or purposely choose not to know? How would that change our decisions, change how we live our lives?

TheBookgeekFrau Interesting🤔 6mo
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Hoping to finish my audiobook today. Mr Floof has been very invested in the story with me but really I think he just enjoys the company.

Prairiegirl_reading 😻😻😻 adorable!! 6mo
CBee Oh my gosh he has sort of a little mustache and a beard! He is so unique and cute!! 6mo
BookmarkTavern Gorgeous baby! 🤩 6mo
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Balibee146 Awww 🐱🐱 6mo
swishandflick What a distinguished gentleman! 😻 6mo
WorldsOkayestStepMom I love him! 😻 6mo
Gissy 😻❤️❤️❤️ 6mo
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WriterAtHeart
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What would you do if you awoke and a box was on your front step, telling you when you would die? The Measure looks at how society woukd react if we all knew when we would die. An interesting read.

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A little past half way and I was surprised by the strong political view this book took. Realistically, I shouldn‘t have been as it makes sense and it‘s almost terrifying how realistic the way things are playing out in this universe with strings. Things feel a bit slow for me right now, I‘m ready for the next big plot point to come about, but I am still enjoying the narrative.

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DebbieGrillo
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“You know, I watched a lot of people come to the end, and everyone around them kept begging them to fight. It takes real strength to keep on fighting, and yes, usually that‘s the right answer. Keep fighting, keep holding on, no matter what. But sometimes I think we forget that it also takes strength to be able to let go.”

TheBookHippie 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼I agree. 6mo
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DebbieGrillo
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Same

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DebbieGrillo
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Same

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CollapsingLibrary
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What a concept and strong start! I‘m excited to keep listening to this as a I clean today!

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Kshakal
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I am not sure I have the words to accurately describe how much I love this book… it made me laugh, it made me think and it made me cry. This book will stay with me for a long time to come!

Karisimo This provided one of our best book club discussions when we read it in January! 6mo
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OutAndAbout
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Everyone gets a string that tells you how long you‘ll live. Multiple storylines emerge as people come to terms with the ensuing decisions. Great premise and solid character development. The middle got a bit preachy in my opinion but the way the stories develop and intertwine kept me reading. Interesting way to reframe prejudice, and a different take on the question of what a life well lived really means.

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Kshakal
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I cannot put this book down…. I seriously want to call in sick to work tomorrow so I can stay home and read!!!

peaknit It‘s an intriguing premise 6mo
DebbieGrillo Based on your post, I picked this book and 1/4 the way through, I love it! 6mo
Kshakal @DebbieGrillo I am so glad!! 6mo
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OutAndAbout
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But this is what humans have always done. We segment ourselves based on race or class or religion or whatever f&@$ing distinctions we decide to make up, and then we insist on treating each other differently.

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actualdisneyprincess
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Oh, my God - I loved “Lessons in Chemistry” SO MUCH. 😭😍 Now onto the next as recommended by my coworker, who hasn‘t let me down yet. This is super-unsettling so far, but I can‘t look away! #themeasure #nikkierlick

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Cathyloves2read
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I really liked the concept behind this story. It fell under the “lessons leaned” category for me. It goes to show you that the human race will show prejudice for just about any reason. I got a little lost trying to figure out the connection between all of the characters. Other than that, I‘d say that this was a great read!

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Julsmarshall
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The Measure is still on top for me!

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Littlewolf1
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Since I did not post at all this month, I am doing a collective post. Best book of the month with 5⭐️ is The Measure w/ After After She Wrote Him a close second with 4.8⭐️.
Most impactful-Wilderness 4.6⭐️
Strangest-American God 3.4⭐️
Worst- Without a Trace 1.8⭐️
I completed my #bookspin with It Starts with Us for #bookspinbingo, but am still working on completing my #doublebookspin. Last, I completed all three #roll100 for the month.

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! I've also done a terrible job posting reviews this month!! 7mo
PuddleJumper 🎉🎉 7mo
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smalldogs_bigbooks2419
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Please excuse me as I nurse the worst book hangover I‘ve had in a LONG time. I‘ve known it was coming for days, and I still wasn‘t ready. This story is going to stay with me for a long time. The book will go back to @suvata soon, but I plan to buy either a physical or digital copy. Maybe both. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ @vonnie862 @Bookwormjillk #lmpbc

suvata I‘m so happy you liked it 7mo
peanutnine This is on my bookclubs list to read and I cannot wait! 7mo
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Meshell1313
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#TBRtarot @CBee This is one I‘ll be thinking about for a long time. The whole time all I‘m wondering is if I would look in the box to see the length of my string or would I be one of the people who refuses to look? I‘d like to think I wouldn‘t look and just continue to live my life to the fullest, but I also think I wouldn‘t be able to resist. Either way, this was a great story about the power of hope amidst chaos and corruption.

Meshell1313 @CBee would you look??? 7mo
CBee @Meshell1313 it was super thought-provoking, right? I do sort of wish we‘d found out about who/what actually sent the strings…. Then again that might have taken away from the story. Anyway (I digress too much lol), I don‘t think I‘d look at first. I feel like I wouldn‘t be able to handle it if it were short? But curiosity would probably get the best of me 🤷‍♀️ I AM that kid who used to peek at Christmas gifts beforehand 🫢 (edited) 7mo
Meshell1313 @CBee yessss! I thought the same thing about how we never found out who or what sent them! I guess the author thought it didn‘t matter and I agree it prob would have become the focus but still. I‘m guessing aliens. 🤣 7mo
CBee @Meshell1313 let‘s say aliens, that sounds good 😂 7mo
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jesseastin
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One morning every adult across the world receives a box with a string inside. The length of the string correlates exactly with how long you will live. Would you open the box? Would you live your life differently knowing you had limited time? The book follows several characters as their lives intertwine and shows reactions as “short stringers” become marginalized. Although at times a bit hokey, I enjoyed the life well lived theme.Thought provoking

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Roary47
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5✨All of a sudden everyone over the age of 22 gets a box with a string inside. On 22nd birthdays one arrives. These strings are all different sizes, but soon they find out the string is a representation of how long this person will live. Prejudices arise, to open or not to open debates start happening, and really big thoughts are displayed throughout. If I didn‘t have to work and sleep it never would have seen a bookmark. @Littlewolf1 #HometownBC

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CBee
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I enjoyed this, but it did take a bit to get into it 🤷‍♀️ Super thought-provoking with some parallels to the current atmosphere we‘re living in - but ultimately, a book about hope and how it can prevail despite unforeseen circumstances. This was my #TBRtarot for February (book with a yellow cover), and it fits #pantone2023 #oystermushroom 😊 @Clwojick

CBee @Meshell1313 looking forward to your thoughts! 7mo
Meshell1313 @CBee ooh perfect timing- my library hold came in today! 7mo
Clwojick Fantastic! Way to go! 7mo
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Roary47
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My January reads I forgot to post. 😅

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Roary47
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Okay, I just realized I never posted my January stats! I read quite a bit and here is the story graph I worked hard to make sure got created. I‘m only 14 days late. 😅

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Roary47
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Happy Valentine‘s Day Everyone!!

RaeLovesToRead Mmmm delicious cartoon cake 💕💕 8mo
Ruthiella Happy Valentines Day! 💕 8mo
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