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Suet624
Time of the Child | Niall Williams
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As long as you go into this knowing that you‘ll have to slow your reading way down, you‘ll be fine. Williams‘ writing is dense & beautiful, with descriptions that bring you so close to the reality of the person, place & thing that you‘ll come out of the story feeling as if you were there. The child in question doesn‘t appear until halfway through the story and by then you‘ve become thoroughly acquainted with the characters of Faha & their lives.

BarbaraBB So glad you went through with it! It sounds like a rewarding book! 3d
Suet624 @BarbaraBB definitely not easy to get through due to his long-running prose but I‘m glad I made it through. 3d
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Jeg
Time of the Child | Niall Williams
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Just loved this book. It took me a while to get into it but so glad I kept going. By the time the story unfolded I had a good handle on the main characters. I had to really concentrate at times on his beautiful writing. Good tears at the end for me. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Suet624 I just realized I never wrote a review of this one! Just finished it a few weeks ago. I‘m with you. I really liked it. 3d
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EverydayImReading
The Ex: A Novel | Alafair Burke
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What an excellent thriller. And not just that but intelligent and intriguing. It just galloped along. The Did he ? Didn‘t he? game was beautifully crafted. I know some of you guessed the twist at the end but I didn‘t until almost the last few chapters. I think I was too fully immersed in the story and enjoying the ride.

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Eggs
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“A long time ago I stopped wondering why there were so many crazy people. What surprises me now is that there are so many sane ones.”

30 yo Ruth quits her job, and goes home to help her aging parents who are losing their memory...so human, spliced with humor.

#Dad #DynamicDs

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 💗 🍋 🩵 1w
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Sarahreadstoomuch
Brownstone | Samuel Teer
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This was fantastic! A young teen meets her father for the first time when she goes to spend the summer with him in the brownstone he‘s renovating. They navigate language barriers and she feels like a major outsider in the neighborhood. Very sweet story.

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TheBookgeekFrau
The Precious One | Marisa de los Santos
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A good, sink-into, partially estranged family story. I really liked the characters, the pacing, the writing. I will definitely be reading more this author.

23/80

March #DoubleSpin @TheAromaofBooks

#ReadingMyTBR #Read2025 @DieAReader

DieAReader 💖💖💖 1mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1mo
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heyitsMacall
The Bear | Andrew Krivak
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What a nice story! Post apocalypse but make it hopeful. It had me crying on a plane.

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TheBookgeekFrau
The Precious One | Marisa de los Santos
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2 days ago my backyard was covered in 6in" of snow; today outdoor reading--gotta love Colorado! ?

Starting March's #doublespin

TheBookHippie Happens here too! Snow in the forecast for the week though! 🙃 1mo
TheBookgeekFrau @TheBookHippie So far, no snow in the forecast here. But then again, the forecast is a mere suggestion 😵‍💫😂 1mo
bookandbedandtea That's one of the best things about Colorado! ❄️☀️❄️☀️ 1mo
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TheBookgeekFrau @bookandbedandtea Yes! Makes it hard to get dressed some days though! 🤣 1mo
bookandbedandtea @TheBookgeekFrau Indeed. Layers are your friend! 1mo
TheBookgeekFrau @bookandbedandtea I learned that year 1!! Also, windbreaker/rain gear always in the car along with a hat, scarf, and gloves. I used to joke that every outing was like packing for an overnight stay; now it's just normal 😁 1mo
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staci.reads
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I loved this book ❤️. It's a beautiful story about fathers and daughters, love and loss, choices and fate. Oh, and it has time travel 🤔😁. It's lovely, and I poured through it. This was my #Doublespin for March @TheAromaofBooks

TheLudicReader I also loved this book so much! Number 1 book the year I read it. 2mo
GidgetsTreasures75 This is one of my favorites!! I recommend it to everyone!💖 2mo
Lesliereadsalot Loved this one too! 2mo
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AmyG I agree. This was so lovely. 2mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2mo
Donna1980 Loved this one, a book for the heart ❤️ 2mo
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CBee
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@CSeydel this was such a winner for me - thank you for including it on your list! It was written in such a unique way, but I found it beautiful. Sad, yes, but also hopeful, funny at times, and so many wonderful characters. Ruth was the best. Funny story - my oldest son has a little cup filled with misshapen M&M‘s, like her almonds ♥️😊 #auldlangspine @monalyisha

CSeydel Oh that is funny! 2mo
CSeydel Yes I felt this was unique and hard to encapsulate in a simple review/description. I gave away my copy, but now I‘m wishing I hadn‘t - I‘d like to reread it (edited) 2mo
CBee @CSeydel I think some might not like the way it was written, but it really worked for me. Almost like a diary format with the dates. I loved the journal that her dad kept when she was little ♥️ 2mo
CSeydel Yes! Me too. 2mo
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