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Another wonderful book just arrived; thank you Meg! @Megabooks

This was on the #camplitsy long list too and I‘ve been meaning to read it ever since. You picked two fabulous books!

And Henry said ‘I remember exactly how to pose when you get a new book, Momma; I did this yesterday!‘ He did lick this one though, so I‘ve put it well out of reach, although he‘s never chewed a book yet!

Formally admitting this isn‘t for me, and taking it back to the library so it stops hanging round guilt-tripping me.

I can‘t bring myself to care enough to get through it, which is never a great attitude to bring to a book. It‘s entirely possible that I‘m not a big fan of books set in academia, which doesn‘t help either. I love reading the #CampLitsy conversations though - it‘s fascinating what makes/doesn‘t make a book for different readers!

Had I realized that Nagamatsu is currently a professor at my small Minnesota alma mater, I probably would have liked this even more!! (Thanks, alumni magazine!) I loved it a lot even before knowing. ❤️ #CampLitsy

Did some poolside reading last night and finished this one quickly. Enjoyed the two different perspectives.

This is a strange one, but in the best of ways, I think. Eerie and compelling. Really captures the helplessness you feel when someone you love isn‘t well. The horror of having them with you physically, but not truly with you because they are so altered by trauma or illness. That terrible feeling of losing them slowly.

Should make for a great #CampLitsy discussion. I‘ll be out-of-town for family stuff so not sure if/when I‘ll be able to join-in.

Praise #CampLitsy for teaching me that I love Elif Batuman‘s books! 🙌 I forgot I‘d saved the second half of this and was so excited to return to it (though I seem to enjoy the school year parts more than the summer ones). Selin‘s overthinking is absolutely the worst, but it also manages to produce some deep insights - as I suppose overthinking is wont to do. Anyway, I‘d happily follow her awkward journey through college and beyond.

I can‘t believe this is a debut. Really well written, crafted, paced and delivered. It‘s more a literary thriller than mystery. The rise & fall of a local mid coaster from lobsterman to wealthy businessman, much to the bafflement of a long ago classmate. Most of this novel rang true which I appreciated and it beautifully captured the constraints and pleasures of a small town. Not sure who put this on the #CampLitsy longlist but THANK YOU!