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Killers of the Flower Moon: An American Crime and the Birth of the FBI | David Grann

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White becoming warden at the huge prison Hale and Ramsey landed at...justice ?

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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I wasn‘t expecting this!! No, they deserved the death penalty.. 1mo

Karisa I'm against the death penalty. It felt like the book was suggesting that if they had been guilty of killing other whites that would have been the penalty. They better not have gotten out before their sentences were up. Way too callous of crimes. 1mo

CoffeeCatsBooks I know someone has to do that job, but I was kinda sad White ended up there. Those seem like very harsh places. 1mo

mrp27 Seems right that White ended up a warden, seems as if he is fulfilling his destiny. Even the ugliest places on earth with the ugliest of the human race deserve to be treated justly and humanely. Wish there was a warden like White in every prison. I thought it very interesting the jury was willing to sentence Hale and Ramsey to life instead of death. Wonder if the outcome would be different if the victims were white. I'm sad to say I think so. 1mo

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @mrp27 I totally agree... 1mo

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The Diviners: The Diviners Book 1 | Libba Bray

#ScaryScavengerHunt #TeamStoker #12 Read a book that‘s part of a series. This is the first book in the series. Now I have to wait until Tuesday to get the second from the library. 😠 It definitely fits the team theme.

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Killers of the Flower Moon | David Grann

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Was the Getty connection a shock too you ? In 1904, the Gettys moved from Minnesota to Oklahoma. Within two years, he had amassed a fortune. In 1913, George lent his son Jean Paul money to invest in oil wells.1915,JeanPaul had made his first million, the following year George and Jean Paul incorporated the Getty Oil Company, later to become Getty Oil. J Paul known as the richest man ever lived was it Indian stolen fortune ?

Librarybelle I wasn't surprised. I bet there are a lot of stories like this... 1mo

TheBookHippie @Librarybelle I bet it is astounding how many ....horrific. 1mo

CoffeeNBooks @Librarybelle I agree. So sad that so many people in our country's history made money this way. 1mo

mrp27 Wasn't surprised especially after watching the Getty movie and tv show recently. 1mo

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The Fade Out Vol. 1 | Ed Brubaker

#NCBD! Champions #10, Man-Eaters #12, Runaways #25 (if you aren‘t reading Rainbow Rowell‘s reboot of Runaways, you really should—it‘s excellent—but only after reading the original first), Star Pig #3 (only one more issue to go), Marvel Comics #1001, free preview of upcoming Joe Hill comic, Nomen Omen #1 (going to see what this one is all about) & last but not least The Fade Out, Act One, a recommendation from the fabulous staff at Chicago Comics.

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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo: A Novel | Taylor Jenkins Reid

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#BOTMBUDDYREAD #12
The graphic portrayal of a female orgasm,sex scenes are all about love or power. Women have sex for intimacy,men have sex for pleasure...Evelyn and her excitement to prove that women can be sexual didn‘t think how this scene would affect others? She realizes it too late? Celia -when told tells Evelyn she‘s never been Celias .. Are they both wrong in the situation, or is just Evelyn wrong or is just Celia wrong?? Is this the end?

Scochrane26 Think they‘re both wrong. Evelyn should have discussed w/ Celia first. Celia should realize that Evelyn‘s an actor & can separate the situation. 2mo

Karisa I think Evelyn knew this was too big of an opportunity to pass up. She's like an addict with attention and fame. She thought she could just beg for forgiveness. I was surprised that Celia was so strongly against it though too, @Scochrane26 (I think it was because Don was the scene partner). 2mo

Soubhiville @Scochrane26 I agree 100%. As an actress Celia should be able to separate work and real life! But I can understand how hurt she was that Evelyn didn‘t talk to her about it before doing it. Ultimately though, I don‘t blame Evelyn for doing it. I think she‘s right that the scene has potential to be empowering for women. 2mo

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kspenmoll I think Evelyn was wrong not to tell her before the shoot. Agee with @Soubhiville @Scochrane26 that Celia should be able to separate acting from real life! Ultimately I too agree that Evelyn doing that scene was empowering; that was her intent. 2mo

Mitch I think they both handled it badly. I think Celia should have better understand of the role of the actor and Evelyn ability to separate fantasy from reality. I also thought it strange of her to be so sure of her demands of her partner professionally and dictating what she felt Evelyn could or couldn‘t do. But then Evelyn so should have handled that conversation differently! 2mo

Sargar114 I think it‘s a bit more complicated for Celia than just her not being able to separate since the partner was Don. If it had been some random actor that Evelyn didn‘t have a prior relationship with, then it‘s a different discussion. But Evelyn had told Celia about how she used to feel for Don so it changes the perspective. I doubt Evelyn had communicated her current feelings to Celia... 2mo

Sargar114 ...As a reader, we know how Evelyn feels, and can see why it meant nothing to her. However, I agree Evelyn should have given Celia the opportunity ahead of time to discuss this. She might‘ve still held on to the relationship. 2mo

Librarybelle If Celia meant as much to Evelyn as Evelyn keeps saying, she should have spoken to Celia about it. I agree with others that Celia also handled the situation badly. I do suspect part of it had to do with Don being the other half of the scene, and it made Celia think back to Evelyn's marriage to Don and maybe even fear that this would rekindle something. 2mo

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I think that both were wrong... Evelyn for doing it the way she did and Celia for her reaction, which is totally understandable. It could have been handled so much better!! 2mo

mrp27 They were both wrong and both caused the downfall of their relationship. 2mo

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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo: A Novel | Taylor Jenkins Reid

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#BOTMBUDDYREAD #12

“Not to mention the police could come after us” Evelyn explains to Celia. Their relationship really was dangerous for them as same sex relations were illegal until 1976 in California. Did you know this? Can you imagine the fear? “ no one wants to understand people like us” Evelyn tells Celia. Still
true today?