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CrystalE02
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Pickpick

This is the second book I have finished for #MarvellousMarchReadathon hosted by @Andrew65 I love this book so much!!! Yes it is problematic book because of the time period. I just love the characters so much except for Ashley and Suellen. I rated this book a 5 out of 5 stars.

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WildAlaskaBibliophile
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I know the Little House books are controversial today but as a child in the 80's I really enjoyed reading them. I've read every one of them, and I know I read at least some of them multiple times. Otherwise, I can't say I've ever re-read any books. There's so much to read, I like to pick up new-to-me books! #TLT #ThreeListThursday @dabbe

dabbe I didn't know the LH books were controversial today. Am I too naive to ask why? I LOVED those books! They = #childhood And I agree 💯... there are too many books and too little time to be doing too much rereading! Thanks for sharing. 💚💙💚 5h
ShelleyBooksie @dabbe - one of the reasons is the portrayal of indigenous people. 5h
dabbe @ShelleyBooksie It's been years since I've read them, and I honestly didn't remember those parts. Thanks for clarifying. 💚💙💚 4h
ImperfectCJ I also loved the Little House books, although there are definitely problematic elements (the minstrel show...ugh). These days I find them intriguing as a look into how an author frames her personal history, what she includes, what she leaves out, etc. 1h
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Aimeesue
Brothers Karamazov | Fyodor Dostoevsky
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And indeed, behind this letter there lies a programme and premeditation. It is known to us that two whole days before the execution of his terrible design, the defendant declared that if he did not obtain the money he would kill his father & take the money from under his pillow “if only Ivan has gone away”. Here it was all considered – and what do we see: the whole thing was subsequently executed as if out of a book!

#MayryoshkaBros

TheBookHippie 😱🤯😱 6h
Aimeesue @TheBookHippie I mean, where could he have POSSIBLY gotten the idea from? Looking at you, Fyodor! 6h
Ruthiella The psychology in this very long speech must be what Freud found so great? 🤔 BTW, I am no longer taking book recommendations from Sigmund. 😆 (edited) 5h
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dabbe #bravo #dioramadiva 🤩🤩🤩 5h
Aimeesue @Ruthiella This whole chapter was very Jack McCoy/ Law & Order. Might‘ve made a good episode. 😂 5h
mcctrish A complete ensemble moment 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 dun dun duh 5h
dabbe @Aimeesue No, you still have a book to publish. 🤩 4h
Texreader 😂😂😂 3h
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TheSpineView
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#Three-List-Thursday #TLT @dabbe

The Lord of the Rings
A Gentleman In Moscow
Outlander

Want to play? @BethM @Read4life @MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm

dabbe 1: YES! 🤩 2: Now on the TBR. 3: Does it count as a reread for me if I only reread the sexy parts? (and yes, I even have the pages flagged with post-it-notes!) 😂 Thanks for sharing. 💚💙💚 5h
TheSpineView @dabbe I get the rereading of parts. I read the ending 4 times of The Running Grave. I was just couldn't believe the last scene and thought it might change somehow. 😬🙄😏 4h
ChaoticMissAdventures Ohh I do love A Gentleman In Moscow!! 3h
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Read4life Thanks for the tag! 3h
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BarkingMadRead
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Holy heck, I finished it! 😳 could not have done this without the #hashtagbrigade behind me!!
📚POP… written by formerly incarcerated person
📚 #52bookclub2024 … character driven
📚 #readaway2024 #mounttbr 20

Deblovestoread Well done 👏 👏👏 9h
DieAReader 🥳Awesome!! 9h
Librarybelle Congratulations! I‘m still doing a chapter a day - it seems like that‘s as much as I can manage each day. 8h
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daena Thank you for leading us through it! 8h
BarkingMadRead @Librarybelle I have some all day events coming up and some travel, so I‘ve been doing two a day so I can still post daily for everyone! 8h
Ruthiella Well done! 👏👏👏 7h
BarbaraBB Wow, how good! I still need to read it. One day….! 7h
Aimeesue So you‘re saying that it does indeed END eventually?? Whew. 6h
BarkingMadRead @Aimeesue yes! It does end. Eventually. 5h
Aimeesue @BarkingMadRead I was beginning to wonder! 5h
mcctrish @Aimeesue I can‘t believe it #forever 5h
dabbe @mcctrish @Aimeesue I'm ready for the book to end but not the dioramas! 🤩 5h
mcctrish @dabbe hopefully the next read is diorama worthy 🙏🏻 #thismotherneedstobedone 5h
Graciouswarriorprincess Thanks for hosting! I can‘t believe I am done too. 3h
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TieDyeDude
Flowers for Algernon | Daniel Keyes
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#tlt #threelistthursday @dabbe

📙 The Giver by Lois Lowry

📕 Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes

📘 Blindness by Jose Saramago

TheBookgeekFrau {sigh} Flowers for Algernon, I just love that book 😌💕 8h
TieDyeDude @thebookgeekfrau I used to read it every year, but it's been a while. I've been wanting to read the tagged “making of“ book before my next re-read. 6h
TheBookgeekFrau @TieDyeDude I'm curious about how good of a read the "making of" is. Can't wait to see what you think. 6h
dabbe Loved teaching #1 and #2! Loved the ALGERNON movie, too. #3 is now on the TBR. Thanks for sharing. 🤩😃🤗 6h
AmyG You know when you can actually remember a book you read???? That‘s Flowers for Algernon. I read it as a teen and I remember holding the book, reading it, the cover. Such a great book. 4h
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rubyslippersreads
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I ended up enjoying this, although I got a bit tired of Evelina‘s worshipful letters to her foster father. She was almost too good (and sometimes too naive) to be true . I also found the twist at the end pretty unbelievable.

I loathed Mme DuVal and the Branghtons. Captain Mirval was a jerk, but sometimes funny. Clement was a creep, and Lord Orville was, like Evelina, almost too good to be true. So I guess they were meant to be together. ⬇️

Deblovestoread What a beautiful edition 💜💚💜 11h
rubyslippersreads ⬆️ I‘ve always wanted to read this book—thanks to @TheAromaOfBooks for organizing this group read.

Pictured is my mom‘s copy, published in 1904. I love the Hugh Thomson illustrations.
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TheBookHippie Beautiful copy!!! 11h
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TheAromaofBooks Oh what a fun edition!! Thank you for reading along with me!! I did overall enjoy this one, but definitely found the pacing to be uneven. The sections with Evelina's terrible relatives...!!!!! Way too long 😂 10h
LeahBergen Beautiful edition! 9h
Clare-Dragonfly Oh, I love the illustrations! Thanks for sharing them! 6h
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ChaoticMissAdventures
Persuasione | Jane Austen
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#TLT #ThreeListThursday @dabbe

1) Persuasion (my very favorite Austen I have read it over a dozen times)
2) The Vegetarian by Han Kang
3) Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

dabbe 1: one JA I haven't read; on the TBR! 2 and 3: new to me and new to my TBR! Thanks for sharing. 💚💙💚 11h
ChaoticMissAdventures @dabbe I hope you enjoy them if you get to them!! I think I love Persuasion because it is so under the radar and I find Anne so relatable. It is a second chance romance I just adore. 3h
dabbe @ChaoticMissAdventures Ooh, I'm all for second chances! I'm on my 2nd (and final) marriage right now! 🤩 2h
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TheBookHippie
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1. The Diary of Anne Frank
2. Jane Eyre
3. Judy Blume‘s - Blubber, Forever, Wifey, Smart Women, Summer Sisters, Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great, Starring Sally J Freedman as Herself, Are You There God? It‘s me Margaret, Tiger Eyes, Deenie … whew

And many more - 🤣♥️😅🤷🏻‍♀️ anxiety and CPTSD makes one a re-reader ♥️

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KristiAhlers Les Miserables, Jane Eyre, Emma. I'm a total classics fan. 12h
dabbe 1: I wish I could, but the 1st time was heart-wrenching enough for me. 😭 2: YES! 3: #doh ... ALL her books, right? I'd also add IT'S NOT THE END OF THE WORLD.
Your way of dealing with anxiety and CPTSD is much healthier than my way of dealing with anxiety: eating a whole box of Kraft mac & cheese. 🤩 Thanks for sharing. 💚💙💚
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dabbe @KristiAhlers Kudos to you for LES MIS; I've tried 3 times and couldn't get through. Is there a translation you'd recommend? And YES to JE and EMMA! Thanks for sharing. 💚💙💚 11h
TheBookHippie @dabbe LES MIS!! Yup me too it‘s so beautiful ♥️♥️♥️ I recommend Les Miserables: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) https://a.co/d/cTLgfv2 11h
TheBookHippie @KristiAhlers me too I‘ve reread most classics. All of Bronte, Shakespeare, Austen, Walt Whitman I reread every fall. ♥️📙♥️ on and on.. (edited) 11h
dabbe @TheBookHippie I have your recommendation now on my Kindle! 🤩 11h
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AroundTheBookWorld
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But after a while they stopped talking about her and discussed instead who was going to win the Grand National. For, as Mr. Ferguson was saying at that minute in Luxor, it is not the past that matters but the future.
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