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Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch: A Novel | Rivka Galchen

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#CampToB21 A really fun and original HF set in the early 1600‘s, Germany, at a time when villagers could accuse a neighbor of being a witch to explain/justify any calamities. Based on actual witch trial transcripts , Rivka Galchen reimagines the villagers pettiness and jealousies as they state their grievances against the widower Katerina Kepler. Audio narration was fabulous 🙌🏻♥️ I will admit to my mind wandering often😜👇🏼

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Cinfhen At some point I‘d like to read the print book (that I do own) 3y

BarbaraBB This sounds good! I am starting it today! 3y

Cinfhen It‘s different from all the other summer entries @BarbaraBB I think my favorite might still be

No One Is Talking about This

Daisey This one sounds fascinating to me. 3y

Cinfhen It‘s really entertaining @Daisey and had I been paying better attention I think I would have gotten more out of it 3y

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Peaces: A Novel | Helen Oyeyemi

Sorry #CampToB21 friends and Helen Oyeyemi! This is a #BAIL for me 😖It‘s also #3StrikesAndYoureOut 😉I just don‘t think Oyeyemi and I are soul mates. I do admire her cover art, though 😍 #SoManyBooksSoLittleTime to read a book that isn‘t connecting/ working

Cinfhen Have you started yet @BarbaraBB ??? 3y

BarbaraBB I will soon! This will be my first by her but am a bit scared now that you bailed. @Flaneurette and @Well-ReadNeck weren‘t positive either. 3y

squirrelbrain Oof, I‘m so glad I managed to get this out of the library. I didn‘t want to buy it as I didn‘t think I‘d like it… not even sure if I want to start it now! 🤪 3y

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squirrelbrain It will be my first book by her too @BarbaraBB 🤞🏻 3y

vivastory I've read 3 books by Oyeyemi. Two of them I loved & one I felt a bit lukewarm about. (edited) 3y

Cinfhen I only bought this one @squirrelbrain because it was buy one get the other half off and both books were for #CampToB and not available for me to borrow. I KNEW owning it would be a mistake 😫 3y

Cinfhen I know lots of readers who LOVE Oyeyemi @vivastory so maybe you‘ll feel differently about this book!!?? 3y

vivastory Probably. I'm planning on reading it, although I've given up on following #camptob It's impossible for me to chime in with the discussion during the day at work & lately when I get home from work I'm too exhausted. It's on my tbr though 3y

Cinfhen Ohhh, so do you want me to send you my copy @vivastory ?!?? 3y

vivastory That's very generous of you, but I actually own this one. Thanks for the offer! 3y

Cinfhen Sure, lmk what you think when u pick it up @vivastory 3y

vivastory I will. I'm sure I will get to it at some point by the end of the summer. 3y

Megabooks I loved What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours @Cinfhen and @BarbaraBB but I was going through a magical realism phase. also read and loved Kelly Link, Helen Phillips, etc. at the time, but Phillips is the only one whose new releases I‘ve kept up with. 🤷🏻‍♀️🤔 3y

Centique @vivastory @cinfhen I have discovered my best way of reading Oyeyemi is to read it with @Reggie 😉 because the discussion made it much more impactful for me! Haven‘t tried this one yet though. 3y

Reggie @Centique ❤️❤️❤️ 3y

Cinfhen Any #BuddyRead with @Reggie sounds wonderful @Centique !!!!! I still credit @Reggie for explaining this book to me

Fever Dream

Ruthiella This was a DNF for me too. I just don‘t get on with her fantastical fiction. 3y

KarenUK It was a NO for me too! 3y

Cinfhen I feel better about my decision to bail @Ruthiella @KarenUK I just don‘t get it 🤷🏼‍♀️ 3y

Well-ReadNeck I didn‘t bail, but having finished, I have to say those of u who bailed haven‘t missed much. I agree with many of you, not one I‘d recommend. There were a couple elements where I thought, hey, this idea has promise, but none of those moments really led anywhere, IMO. 3y

Cinfhen That‘s a shame @Well-ReadNeck It isn‘t very long so I thought I could give it a go but I realized by page 25, I had ZERO interest on continuing 😜 3y

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The Thursday Murder Club | Richard Osman

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This was a cozy and witty whodunnit. I enjoyed it and laughed out loud during the part where police officer Chris appears to drown in the sofa 😂
I also liked the characters of the Murder Club members and would love to live in such a community one day. Not sure I‘ll read the sequel though.

#pop21 #clubonthecover

(Pic: The Acropolis, Athens, Greece)

KarenUK, Megabooks, Cinfhen, Kalalalatja, alisiakae

vivastory This picture!! 3y

Cinfhen Wow!!! What a gorgeous site 🤩🤩on audio this book was DELIGHTFUL, I‘m not sure I would have enjoyed it as much in print. 3y

BarbaraBB @Cinfhen I can imagine audio adds to the experience in this case! 3y

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Deblovestoread Cool pic! 3y

Cinfhen Hi!!!!!! Hope you‘re enjoying xxx 3y

BarbaraBB @Cinfhen Hi!! I am! Immensely! It‘s bizar hot (41°) but I love it ? Today we‘ll leave the city and go sailing. It‘ll probably be a bit cooler on the water! 3y

Ruthiella This is a good vacation book! Fun but not taxing. 3y

Cinfhen 41 sounds about right for the Mediterranean summer 🥵😜Glad you‘re enjoying ~ what book is next?? 3y

Cinfhen I just bailed on the #CampToB21 read

Peaces: A Novel

BarbaraBB @Cinfhen Is it as hot in Israel? For Greece it is unusual, locals are complaining all day lol! I‘ve started

The Prettiest Star

BarbaraBB @Cinfhen Oh no, Peaces. I brought that one too. It‘s no good? I‘ll check out your post about it. 3y

Cinfhen The average here is around 37/38- which is still PLENTY hot!!! But 41 is SCORCHING !!!! 3y

Cinfhen Hope you like/love Prettiest Star 🙏🏼I have HIGH HOPES you will xx 😘 3y

Cinfhen Oyeyemi is just weird!! I don‘t get her 🤷🏼‍♀️ 3y

BarbaraBB @Cinfhen It‘s twice as hot as Amsterdam right now 😀 so I won‘t complain. I was so in need of some sun and always think I was made for these temperatures haha. S and the kids less so unfortunately 😉 3y

BarbaraBB @Cinfhen First chapters of the book are so good, so I think so too! 3y

Cinfhen Sun is the BEST cure all!!!! But yeah, it can leave some people irritable 😡 Fortunately my crew is like a band of Gypsies - they all LOVE the heat 🌞🌞🌞 (edited) 3y

batsy What a photo ⭐ 3y

BarbaraBB @Cinfhen A band of Gypsies 😂😂 have to remember that one! 3y

Megabooks That is way too hot for me, but I‘m glad you‘re enjoying it! We have a cold front coming through, and it will be in the 20s. Usually it‘s high 30s in the summer. Welcome break. Gorgeous picture and the one on Instagram, too!! I‘m glad you‘re enjoying your holiday and hope the boat is just as fun. I think Star is right up your alley and that you will enjoy it. 🤞🏻 Have a great time!! 💜 3y

TrishB Great pic ❤️ have a lovely holiday. That‘s way too hot for me! 3y

julesG Love the picture! Enjoy your holiday. Soak up the sun! (my Greek neighbours just returned from 5 weeks in Greece and are running around in winter gear complaining about the cold weather 😂) 3y

Cathythoughts Lovely picture 💫.. too hot for me too. , but the Greeks love their heat I think ☀️… I thought it was a fun book , but I probably won‘t read the sequel either 3y

eanderson This is an amazing picture!!! 3y

KarenUK Love the holiday pic! Greece is my favorite place on earth. I thought this was such a fun read, I did love those characters. 💕 3y

Liz_M How long did you have to stand there to get a people-free picture? 😂 Mine took at least 20 minutes, but that was the before times with peak tourism. 3y

youneverarrived 😍😍😍 3y

BarbaraBB @Liz_M There weren‘t that many tourists because of COVID and the heat, fortunately! (edited) 3y

BkClubCare Awesome 3y

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Whereabouts | Jhumpa Lahiri

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Once I realized this was a novel and not a memoir, I began to appreciate the skill and depth much more. What essentially reads as ramblings or diary entries is in fact a melancholy existence of a middle age woman. Really beautiful writing and often sharp observations of a life at it‘s midway mark. An interesting choice/pairing for #CampToB21 going against a very different story (Klara and the Sun). I much prefer this novel. #OneSittingRead

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squirrelbrain Great review! I much prefer this one over the Ishiguro too. 3y

Cathythoughts Oh I liked Namesake… this one sounds good 👍🏻❤️ 3y

Cinfhen It‘s VERY different in style from Namesake @Cathythoughts but the writing is as lovely and powerful 3y

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Cinfhen It‘s a hard book to describe @squirrelbrain but it felt full bodied even though the pages & content were pretty sparse (edited) 3y

BarbaraBB I am looking forward to this one. Great review! 🤍 3y

Cinfhen I definitely think you‘re going to enjoy this book @BarbaraBB 3y

BarbaraBB I hope so! Based on your review I think so too! 3y

KathyWheeler What‘s also interesting to me about this book is that she wrote it in Italian and then translated it into English. I saw an interview where she discussed that process. 3y

Cinfhen Agreed @KathyWheeler I‘m not even sure that Italian is her first language- it‘s very impressive 3y

KathyWheeler @Cinfhen it‘s not. I can‘t remember what she said her first language is. Italian may be her 3rd or 4th. 3y

Cinfhen Really amazing @KathyWheeler 3y

britt_brooke Nice review! 3y

KarenUK Me too… @Cinfhen @squirrelbrain definitely preferred this to the Ishiguro. I really loved this💕 (edited) 3y

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Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch: A Novel | Rivka Galchen

Woohoo 🎉 #BookMail #CampToB21 @BarbaraBB

BarbaraBB Ooh exciting! I still haven‘t found a copy! 3y

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Detransition, Baby: A Novel | Torrey Peters

My library hold arrived today 🙌🏻I‘ve seen loads of praise for this book but two of my very favorite trusted readers were iffy about Detransition, Baby so I‘m curious to see where I‘ll land. #CampToB21 @BarbaraBB I should also say a few of my fabulous friends & equally trusted for their reading expertise loved this book❣️❣️ I‘ve read about 40 pages so far and im not in the loving camp just yet.

BarbaraBB I‘m about to start too. A bit afraid now, that I won‘t love it but my irl best friend is enjoying it so I hope I will too. We mostly like the same books 🤞🏽 3y

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Klara and the Sun: A novel | Kazuo Ishiguro

Couldn‘t let that Target 🎯 #BoGoSale go to waste🤑ordered these two for #CampToB21 @BarbaraBB

Ruthiella Clearly it was meant to be. 😂 3y

Cinfhen Clearly!!!! @Ruthiella 3y

BarbaraBB Oh wow, lucky you!! 3y

Suet624 Awesome!! 3y

Cinfhen But it‘s gonna be awhile before my books wing their way across the ocean @BarbaraBB @Suet624 😞 3y

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