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Velocity
Velocity: A Novel | Kristin McCloy
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A novel exploring the connection between grief and love, this is the story of Ellie Lowell, a college graduate shattered by her mothers sudden death, whose return to the rural North Carolina town of her childhood marks the beginning of an obsessive, destructive love affair.
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TheLudicReader
Velocity: A Novel | Kristin McCloy
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A day late and a dollar short, as usual.
1. The tagged book is my most often re-read book. You can read my thoughts about its impact on my life here: https://theludicreader.com/2015/07/01/velocity-kristin-mccloy/
2. Books for school: Gatsby, TKaM, Salt to the Sea, Our Town
3. The Little Princess. ❤️
Thanks for the tag, @ShelleyBooksie
@dabbe for #ThreeListThursday

dabbe 1: Has been on my radar since you first mentioned it in your letter. A definite will read! 2: YES! What's your favorite book to teach? 🤩 3: even more than THE SECRET GARDEN? On the TBR! Thanks for sharing. 💚💙💚 1mo
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TheLudicReader
Velocity: A Novel | Kristin McCloy
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@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
Velocity is the book I have read more times than any other. The cover is crap and does not really capture a book that is essentially about grief…although there is hawt sex in there, too.
We Begin at the End features one of the most memorable protagonists ever.
#alphabetgame
#LetterV #LetterW

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Thank you for playing 🙌🏻📚 2y
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TheLudicReader
Velocity: A Novel | Kristin McCloy
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Back during lock down, I submitted info about my bookshelves to Shelf Absorption. Have a look: https://shelfabsorption.wordpress.com/2021/10/05/theludicreader/

BarbaraBB Very interesting! Must have been great to answer those questions 🤍 3y
Nute That was fun to read. Those are nice bookcases that your brother built for you. 3y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Beautiful!! I think I need to read Velocity!! 3y
LeahBergen That was fun! Thanks for sharing. 😊 3y
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TheLudicReader
Velocity: A Novel | Kristin McCloy
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Ignore the awful cover; this is not a cheesy romance. I‘ve read Velocity multiple times, more than any book. My last re-read in 2015 (https://theludicreader.com/2015/07/01/velocity-kristin-mccloy/) and then a couple years later I loaned my copy to a friend who lives in Ontario. She still has it, so I ordered another copy and this crappy pb is what I got. I just finished another re-read last night. Still ❤️Check out my review. I feel the same.

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TheLudicReader
Velocity: A Novel | Kristin McCloy
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Do you have a favourite book? I know, eh? It's a ridiculous question to ask a book nerd. Velocity by Kristin McCloy is definitely the book I have read the most. I love it. How about you?

EliNeedsMoreShelves It feels impossible to pick just one. 7y
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TheLudicReader
Velocity: A Novel | Kristin McCloy
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This summer I loaned my copy of Velocity to an old friend I hadn't seen in 25 years. To ensure I get it back - it's very special to me - I have to visit her in Ontario next summer. How do you feel about lending books?

rachellayown I've always been big on lending because I want my favorite books read. But that's backfired. I lent a signed copy of an Ann Patchett novel to someone years ago and never got it back. 😢 8y
Hooked_on_books I love the idea of lending books and getting people to read the ones I think they'll love. But I only seem to get them back from those closest to me, so they are the only ones I will now lend to. 8y
TheLudicReader Thanks for sharing your book lending thoughts @rachellayown and @Hooked_on_books ! Like you, I have been burned loaning books I am passionate about, so I am super picky about what I lend and to whom. 8y
DanaKristine I can't part with books that I love. People think I'm strange because I won't loan my books. 7y
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