52bookclub2023

The Paper Chase: The Printer, the Spymaster, and the Hunt for the Rebel Pamphleteers | Joseph Hone

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#52bookclub2023 #bannedbook (ok, about banned pamphlets in the 17th/18th centuries) @Cinfhen @Deblovestoread @RaeLovesToRead @squirrelbrain @LeeRHarry @Bluebird @Cortg @MissHel @AshleyHoss820

Cortg Clever! 1w

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jenniferw88

The Giver | Lois Lowry

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Another unexpected 5 ⭐ for a dystopian book! Thanks for sending me this book @TheAromaofBooks ! Stacking the next one (and won't put it off for so long).

#newberrymedalwinner #52bookclub2023 @Cinfhen @squirrelbrain @LeeRHarry @Bluebird @MissHel @AshleyHoss820 @Deblovestoread @RaeLovesToRead @BarbaraBB

#1993 #192025 @Librarybelle

Cinfhen This is a very popular novel! It‘s taught in almost EVERY middle school/ high school in the US. (edited) 1mo

jenniferw88 @Cinfhen It's not taught at all in the UK! 1mo

BarbaraBB I don‘t know it either, Jennifer! But 5 stars for a dystopian read is amazing 🤣 1mo

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AshleyHoss820 This is one of my favorites! So poignant! ☺️ 1mo

Librarybelle I did like this one! A modern classic! 1mo

TheAromaofBooks This book is so thought-provoking!! I did not enjoy the other books in the series as well as I felt they lacked the creepy “this could be your future“ vibe that this book exudes so well. I'll be interested to hear your thoughts when you get to them!! 1mo

Bluebird @Cinfhen it wasn‘t taught in mine! Lol. I never heard if the book until a few years ago. Great review! Stacked! 1mo

Cinfhen Did you grow up in the US @Bluebird ? I feel like it was a staple during the 90‘s and aughts when my kiddos were in school and actually my son was taught the Giver in Israel as part of his English for English speakers class in 9th grade. 1mo

Bluebird @Cinfhen yes, California. I just looked up the book and see it was written in 1993. That explains it, it was written well past my school days 😂 1mo

Cinfhen Ha! That‘s the answer @Bluebird 1mo

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jenniferw88

The King's General | Daphne Du Maurier

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#bookedintime #pop23 #52bookclub2023 #192025 #1946 #secondhandbook @Cuilin @Librarybelle @Cinfhen @Deblovestoread @RaeLovesToRead @squirrelbrain @LeeRHarry @Bluebird @AshleyHoss820 @MissHel

A soft pick as it's slow to start.

How would you say Fowey?

squirrelbrain I think it‘s Foy, a bit like Claire Foy or maybe even like the French leaf - feuille. 2mo

jenniferw88 @squirrelbrain it is Foy! It's lucky I have Cornish relatives because I know I'd have been reading it wrong in my head (probably fow-ey!) 😂 2mo

Librarybelle Nice! I‘ve not read this one by her 2mo

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I finished 8 books during the #JubilantJuly Readathon. Three others are in progress.
Thank you, @Andrew65 for hosting this fantastic monthly readathon.

Goals completed:
🌴 Keep up with buddy reads
🌴 Read my #BookSpin book
🌴 Read at least 1 of my #52BookClub2023 books
🌴 Read Hello Stranger
🌴 Read my #TBRtarot book
🌴 Start my second #AuthorAMonth book
🌴 Read at least 2000 pages
Missed:
🌴 Read my #DoubleSpin book (in progress)

Andrew65 That‘s excellent. Well done and thanks for taking part. 👏👏👏🙌🥳🍾🥂 2mo

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A good reading week. Books covered #Roll100 #14Books14Weeks2023 #52BookClub2023 #readyourTBR #CampLitsy23 #JubilantJuly #ISpyBingo #BookSpinBingo

Andrew65 That‘s fantastic 👏👏👏 2mo

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Blackout | Dhonielle Clayton, Nicola Yoon, Tiffany D Jackson, Angie Thomas, Nic Stone, Ashley Woodfolk

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#52BookClub2023 #ByACaribbeanAuthor
I came for Nicola Yoon & Angie Thomas but, wow, I loved all of the stories in this book! These 6 authors did a fantastic job weaving these characters and their stories through each short story.
#BookSpinBingo #JubilantJuly

Andrew65, TheAromaofBooks

Read4life #52BookClub23 @Cinfhen @BookBelle84 @Librarybelle @rmaclean4 @Read4life @ravenlee @LaraReads @britt_brooke @triplem80 @Smarkies @Bluebird @Deblovestoread @AshleyHoss820 @BarbaraBB @jenniferw88 @squirrelbrain @KarenUK @LeeRHarry @azulaco @CarolynM 2mo

Librarybelle Hooray! 2mo

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Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏 2mo

Cinfhen This sounds great 🥳 2mo

PaperbackPirate I have this book but it sits unread. Glad to know you like it so much! 2mo

TheAromaofBooks Great progress!!! 2mo

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MS Readathon Rocks Kool's School: Lessons Learned | Bruce Foster

#JubilantJuly Readathon

Goals:
🌴 Keep up with buddy reads
🌴 Read my #BookSpin & #DoubleSpin books
🌴 Read at least 1 of my #52BookClub2023 books
🌴 Read Hello Stranger
🌴 Read my #TBRtarot book
🌴 Start my second #AuthorAMonth book
🌴 Read at least 2000 pages

Andrew65

Andrew65 Best of luck 🥰 2mo

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jenniferw88

Ark | Veronica Roth

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Looked through all my remaining prompts for challenges on Storygraph and this cane up for #dystopian #52bookclub2023. As it was nice & short (38 pages) & I was dreading this prompt, I thought it would do nicely as I could read it quickly & get the prompt over & done with.

It was OK? I didn't really get dystopian vibes from it.

@Cinfhen @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain @Deblovestoread @RaeLovesToRead @LeeRHarry @Bluebird @MissHel

Cinfhen Nice to cross off a prompt you‘ve been dreading 😁 2mo

BarbaraBB So many reviews! You‘ve read a lot lately! 2mo

Librarybelle I‘m not a fan of dystopian. It‘ll be a challenge for me to read for this prompt. 2mo

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jenniferw88 @Librarybelle This was nice and short. I did a lot of research into them before I committed as they're very hit and miss with me. There's also this one that I saw over on Threads, which is more like a thriller with dystopian vibes:

End of Story

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jenniferw88 @Librarybelle oops, got my book recommendations for dystopia mixed up! The one in my previous comment has an intense dystopian world. This one is the book with dystopian themes, so not defined as one:

Riddley Walker

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Librarybelle Thanks for the info!!! 2mo

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jenniferw88

Hide and Seek | Ian Rankin