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Daisey
Manhattan Transfer: A Novel | John Dos Passos
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On my way home from school I listen to a chapter of A Passage to India. It seems to be getting more interesting as we get into Part 2.

Then, I take a walk with Luthien and listen to Manhattan Transfer. I‘m struggling to stay engaged with this one. There‘s a lot of jumping from character to character, and it‘s tough to keep track of them all. Sometimes I completely lose the thread and have to backtrack, but the setting of New York is ever present.

SamAnne I read Manhattan Transfer earlier. I decided it was a book that was just throwing moments and people/characters at me. I ended up not focusing on keeping track of every character's trajectory. All the scenes are so moment in time. And you are right--the real character is New York City in the 1920s. And I did find it fascinating. 1w
Daisey @SamAnne Your comments go along with a few reviews I read. I knew to expect some of it, but the characters are even harder to follow than I expected. I‘m pretty much just letting the perspective of the city wash over me and accepting it as it is. 1w
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Daisey
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A little backyard Sunday morning reading

#Clarissa #SerialReader #epistolary #1001books

AnnR Nice photo, with the reflection. 🌿 2w
Daisey @AnnR Thanks, I may have spent a little too much time figuring out how to get the words and the reflection to both show up. 2w
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kwmg40
Vanity Fair | William Thackeray
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Pickpick

I'd been wanting to read this book for a long time and I'm glad I finally got around to it, as I loved the story and the writing! Many thanks to @BarkingMadRead and the #PemberLittens #HashtagBrigade for motivating me to keep going with this doorstopper of a book!

#1001books
#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks
#SummerEndReadathon @TheSpineView
#RushAthon @DieAReader @Andrew65 @GHABI4ROSES

DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 2w
Ruthiella I just heard a Becky Sharp reference on a podcast and was pleased that I “got” it! 2w
TheSpineView Fantastic! 2w
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BarkingMadRead Woohoo! This was a long one! 2w
TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! 2w
Andrew65 Excellent. A true classic 👏👏👏 2w
kwmg40 @DieAReader @TheSpineView @BarkingMadRead @TheAromaofBooks @Ruthiella @Andrew65 Thanks for the congratulations, everyone. Finishing this huge book did feel like quite an accomplishment! 😄 1w
kwmg40 @Ruthiella I too recently saw a Vanity Fair reference in another book I'm reading and I felt the same way! My daughter recently read 1984 and she said she was happy that she could finally start using the word “Orwellian“ in her conversations. 😄 1w
DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 1w
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Daisey
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Pickpick

This book is quite a mix of violent, absurd, humorous, thought provoking, and heart wrenching events all entwined in the story of a family and their close friends. Along with Garp and his immediate family, there are several other intriguing characters. The stories within a story add an additional layer to the reading experience as well. I absolutely look forward to more of Irving‘s writing.

#1001books #audiobook

Amiable Love this book —and John Irving! 2w
BkClubCare Is this your first Irving? Gotta go with Owen Meany next! I need to read Cider House myself. 2w
Daisey @BkClubCare It was my first Irving. The other two you‘ve mentioned are both also on my TBR. 2w
BkClubCare @Daisey - Owen was my first. Then I read Garp. And then…. I think I attempted a recent one and couldn‘t get into it. 2w
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Ruthiella
Untitled | Unknown
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#Top10Summer2023Reads

Thanks for the tag @CSeydel and @BarbaraBB ! 😊

Two re-reads, one Victorian chunkster, two coming of age, two that could be classified as ROMANCE 😱, which I say I normally dislike…😂 A mixed bag but still the highlights of my summer reading.

Feel like joining in? Consider yourself tagged! Inquiring minds want to know.

CSeydel Oh A Room with a View is so good! 2w
Ruthiella @CSeydel That was one of the re-reads and I so enjoyed the revisit. 2w
BarbaraBB So unexpected, Romantic Comedy ending up a favorite of yours! But I can totally understand! Love your #1001books choices 🤍 2w
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Ruthiella @BarbaraBB I had a lot of fun reading Romantic Comedy, to my surprise! 2w
julieclair Fell Murder and Romantic Comedy almost made my list, too. I really needed more that 10 book choices! 😂 2w
Ruthiella @julieclair It‘s definitely difficult when you have a lot of great reads to choose from! 😂 2w
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Daisey
Vanity Fair | William Thackeray
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Pickpick

Overall, I enjoyed this long listen. It has some really entertaining sections, several cliffhangers, and also some ridiculously long sections. I was often amused by the narrator‘s asides to the reader and some incredibly odd name choices. All the main characters annoyed me at times, but I was fully invested in their stories as well.

@BarkingMadRead Thanks for another great #PemberLittens #HashtagBrigade readalong!

#audiobook #1001books

BarkingMadRead I‘m glad you liked it! 3w
SamAnne The names made me laugh out loud many times! 3w
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Daisey
Shame: A Novel | Salman Rushdie
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Panpan

Rushdie‘s books are apparently not for me. I had a hard time staying focused and following this strange story. It took me a long time on several walks to get through it, and I don‘t quite understand what I listened to.

#AuthorAMonth #1001books #audiobook #audiowalk

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Daisey
Arrow of God | Chinua Achebe
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Pickpick

I appreciated this story, but I think it would have been better for me in print to help clarify the names. It also seemed the main storyline took a long time to develop and then was resolved more quickly than I expected.

#1001books #audiobook

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Liz_M
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It's been awhile since I've finished a book or posted a weekly report. I'm reading some long ones and so keep starting others that I hope will hold my attention!

The tagged is a Hungarian classic from the #1001Books list. Clarissa, of course. In the Forest has a darker subject than I wanted and Born into This is short stories that are good for subway reading.

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BookwormM
The Immoralist | André Gide
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Mehso-so

#Reading1001

Another 1001 book that didn‘t work for me. Married man suffers near death experience and decides to betray the woman who nursed him through it. Recovery leads to life of sensuality the discovery he is gay and possibly a paedophile. Yawn 🥱

Where is the book we all want he recovers and from then on does all the housework while giving his wife all the books and reading time she wants?

BarbaraBB It is har work, reading the #1001books list but sometimes so rewarding! 2mo
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