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Greylands | Isobelle Carmody
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Eggs Excellent quote 🙌🏻 1mo
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Christine
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Oh how I would‘ve loved to have known this man! I teared up while reading this. 🥹💙

Gift link to article: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/books/man-died-book-list-thousands.html?unloc...

His list: https://what-dan-read.com

ncsufoxes The library in Columbus, Ohio has a display up with some of the books he read. They also have the list on their library page. I was looking through it tonight. He‘s read an interesting assortment of books & a bunch of chunksters. 2mo
Sparklemn What a treasure. Thanks for sharing! 💙📚💙 2mo
TrishB Great article 👍🏻 2mo
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Soubhiville @Yenya1954 I thought you‘d enjoy this if you haven‘t seen it yet. 🙂 2mo
Christine @ncsufoxes SO sweet and I love his diverse taste! 2mo
Christine @Sparklemn Right? Glad you enjoyed, too. 💙 (edited) 2mo
Christine @TrishB Wasn't it? 💙 2mo
Deblovestoread Thanks for sharing! Can‘t wait to check out his whole list. 2mo
Chelsea.Poole LOVED this story 🥹 I visit this Columbus library when we are in town and I loved when they posted Dan‘s list on their social media. (edited) 2mo
Christine @Deblovestoread I need to pore over it more, too! 2mo
Christine @Chelsea.Poole Aww, how cool! I‘m sorry to only learn about him after his passing. 2mo
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behudd
The Great Divorce: A Dream | Clive Staples Lewis
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I‘ve read this book before, but it has been at least 15 years, so it was good to go into it with fresh eyes.
I think Lewis most shines in this one when he is describing the nuances of different types of love, pity, creating, etc.
It was especially interesting to read this book with my study group after reading a more modern view on Hell & the afterlife. Lots of good thoughts & good conversations.

behudd @TheAromaofBooks forgot to say - this was my May #bookspin book! 4mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 4mo
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Kristy_K
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Read for #classicschallenge2025 and because I‘ve had it on my bookcase forever. Obviously very preachy and religious, but I enjoyed it more than I thought I would.

Lunakay Amazing! Well done 👏🤩 5mo
Kristy_K @Lunakay Thanks! 5mo
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Hooked_on_books
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I‘m surprised that 1984 is the Orwell book that‘s had so much recent traction when this allegory of authoritarianism and the corruption of power is just incredibly timely. I‘m so glad I finally read this and appreciate the reminder that none of this is new.

GingerAntics Right? I have no clue how this isn‘t way more popular right now. It feels more fitting than 1984 to me. 7mo
Hooked_on_books @GingerAntics If the orange idiot ever read anything longer than a tweet, I would have thought he read this and was using it as a playbook. 7mo
SqueakyChu I‘ve read both, and the book that left the bigger impression on me of the two was 1984. 7mo
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tjwill
Bog Myrtle | Sid Sharp
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Ok, this graphic novel is so funny, with Sid Sharp‘s trademark touch of darkness! I love Beatrice, the caring, nature-loving younger sister.

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Lcsmcat
The Great Divorce | C. S. Lewis
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Narnia for adults, in a way. I love Lewis‘ ability to articulate difficult mysteries in an understandable way yet without robbing them of their ineffable-ness.

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dabbe
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TheSpineView 🤩🤩🤩 13mo
dabbe @TheSpineView 🧡🩶🧡 13mo
IndoorDame 💜🩷💜 13mo
dabbe @IndoorDame 🧡🩶🧡 13mo
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JessClark78
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Eggs Absolutely 💯 13mo
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