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ChelseaM6010
The Color Purple | Alice Walker
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“I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don‘t notice it.”

This story is unforgettable. It had me in tears. Walker‘s writing is beautiful. This is a book I will reread. Definitely a favorite.

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AshleyHoss820 I am SOOOO glad you loved it! I knew you would, but still! ☺️🧡📚 1d
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 15h
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Daisey
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I started out reading this on Serial Reader but fell horribly behind and downloaded the audio. This weekend I caught up and then finished it. I was frequently amused by Evelina‘s complete naïveté in telling her story.

This audio edition includes an afterword by Orson Scott Card about reading this book because of his interest in Jane Austen that I found especially interesting.

#audiobooks #1001books #epistolary #RandomClassics

Daisey #PemberLittens might also find this interesting. According to Orson Scott Card‘s research, this was one of Jane Austen‘s favorite books. Some of his commentary from the afterword is also included in the last part of this post: http://www.hatrack.com/osc/reviews/everything/2012-07-26.shtml 1w
TheBookHippie I fell behind too this may be the way to go! 7d
TheAromaofBooks I'm doing a terrible job hosting this as a buddy read 😂 Thank you for joining me - I'm enjoying this one, but I'm not sure it's going to be one I want to read again and again like I do Austen's stories. The secondhand stress is high!!!! 7d
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Daisey @TheBookHippie I thoroughly enjoyed this edition! 6d
Daisey @TheAromaofBooks I completely understand. I enjoyed it, but I also do not have a whole lot to say about it either. Glad you brought it to my attention! 6d
TheBookHippie @TheAromaofBooks I like the laid back hosting! 6d
TheAromaofBooks @TheBookHippie - It's more like “oh hey, I'm still here, hope you are too!!“ 😂 6d
VeniceNorway Love this book!!! 13h
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Daisey
The Namesake | Jhumpa Lahiri
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It took a long time for me to become invested in this story of a Bengali couple that moves to the U.S. and starts their own family. Yet, in the end I really enjoyed reading Gogol‘s story.

#audiobook #1001books #Reading1001 #TBRTakedown March 2024

KadaGul @Daisey Have you see the movie 🎥 The Namesake? It has Kal Penn https://youtu.be/_sOaA-4Y8tI?si=NqRR8Ik072SiQizH #KalPenn 1w
Daisey @KadaGul I haven‘t, but it does look good. I may need to see if I can find it. 1w
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llwheeler
The Inimitable Jeeves | P. G. Wodehouse
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#bookreport
Loved Sabriel on audio. Tim Curry narrating!

#weeklyforecast
The Good Soldier is on #serialreader so I know I'll finish it (can't say I'm enjoying, but yay for another #1001books down)
I'm loving Fault Lines so far, so I'm sure I'll finish it, then probably go back to Wild Seed, which I'm also enjoying
For audio, I'll finish Jeeves and start The Phoenix Crown - highly anticipated so 🤞 it lives up to my hopes

emz711 Wait. Sabriel narrated by Tim Curry? Like the fantasy book? 2w
llwheeler @emz711 yep! He was great, and I'm glad I finally got around to reading (listening to) it! 2w
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Daisey
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This book was a rather odd but delightful journey around Finland. I was by turns baffled by the main character Vatanen‘s choices and amused by the resulting events. Compared to much of my reading it was a generally lighter and entertaining read, although Vatanen does make some choices that get him into a some serious scrapes.

#ReadAroundTheWorld #ReadTheWorld #Finland #1001books #audiobook #translated

BarbaraBB Delightful is the right word! 3w
batsy I quite liked this one, too! 3w
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Daisey
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I thought the story of 101 year old WWI veteran Geordie, his family, and his memories was difficult while also interesting and thought provoking. There were very relatable moments about death. However, the other storyline with Nick‘s family and the history of their home did not mesh well for me. I‘m not sure if I‘m just missing things or they really didn‘t work well together.

#1001books #audiobook

BarbaraBB I had such high hopes after the Regeneration trilogy but this one couldn‘t live up to them! 4w
Daisey @BarbaraBB I‘ll put the trilogy on my TBR, as I could really see the potential here but was disappointed overall. 3w
BarbaraBB The trilogy is heartbreaking but very good 3w
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Daisey
The Brothers Karamazov | Fyodor Dostoevsky
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I lost my library audiobook for a few days, and I was almost to the point of finding a version on LibriVox. Luckily, my hold came back in fairly quickly, and I spent time this weekend catching up on the past week‘s chapters. So glad for the buddy read to keep me going through this one. Now, are we actually about to get to the murder?

#PemberLittens #HashtagBrigade #TheBros #1001books #audiobook

Ruthiella 500 pages and no murder yet! 😂 1mo
TheBookHippie @Ruthiella 🤣🫣🤦🏻‍♀️😝🤷🏻‍♀️ 1mo
Bookwormjillk Murder is taking its sweet time in this one 🤣 1mo
Daisey @Ruthiella @TheBookHippie @Bookwormjillk It‘s taking so long . . . 1mo
Ruthiella @Daisey @Bookwormjillk @TheBookHippie Never has a book made me quite so bloodthirsty! 🤣 1mo
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Daisey
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Mehso-so

There are some wonderful descriptions in this memoir, but I didn‘t quite get any point besides sharing of a particular time in English history. Without any connection to the author, I would prefer a story to experience a period of time.

#memoir #nonfiction #1001books
#Reading1001 #TBRTakedown February 2024

Bookwomble Sorry you didn't like this. It's one of my all-time favourites. I read it at school and fell in love with it (though I'd never have expressed it that way then!). 1mo
Daisey @Bookwomble It‘s not even that I didn‘t like it. I enjoyed individual passages, but I admit I appreciate plot more than separate nostalgic reminiscences. 1mo
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llwheeler
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#bookreport another scattered week. On audio I finished Treasure Island (#1001books enjoyed more than I expected) and started Ace (enjoying as expected!)
But for ebooks... I finished a #roll100, read a bit more of my #BookSpin, started a new #1001books, and then my hold on the tagged came in so I started that.

For #weeklyforecast who knows... I have my next audio lined up, that's all.

AuthorDeniseTurney You're diving into book reading! Good for you! Plan to finish Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead this weekend 1mo
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Daisey
Memento Mori | Muriel Spark
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I don‘t read many novels where almost all of the characters are over 70 years old. This is an interesting discussion of aging with some dark humor.

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