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Lauredhel
Mind of My Mind | Octavia E. Butler
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This was my least favourite Butler so far - but it's Buterl. it's still pretty good.

#WickedWords @AsYouWish - 1 to go

#Booked2023 #InMemoriam (could also be About a Monster!) @BarbaraTheBibliophage @Cinfhen @alisiakae
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#ClassicSF #NoShameReadathon23 @Nessavamusic - none to go! Completed!

Cinfhen Would it also work for #Afrofuturisim ??? 7mo
Lauredhel @Cinfhen I don't know about this particular book -the series as a whole probably is. Her Parable duo definitely is. 7mo
Lauredhel @Cinfhen oh, yes - it's a good adaptation. Very gruelling. 7mo
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Magpiegem
All The Devils Are Here | David Seabrook
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27/23 I will never stop thinking about this book. Strange, dark, full of characters blurred somewhere between truth and fiction. It sucks you in and spits you out at the end, unsure of what has just happened. It was a wild ride. So much happens within is 200 pages. This is my #booked2023 #inmemoriam pick. Seabrook sadly died young and had only written two books.

Cinfhen I‘m intrigued 🤓 11mo
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CBee
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I decided to read this today as my #inmemoriam pick for #booked2023. Beverly Cleary was one of my favorites as a kid, but I‘d never read the Ralph books! Loved the letter at the beginning written by Kate DiCamillo. Beverly Cleary was such a gem 💚💚

TheBookHippie Now you have to watch the original movie ♥️ (1986) 11mo
CBee @TheBookHippie oh my gosh, there‘s a movie?? I definitely need to find that. Thank you! 💚💚💚 11mo
TheBookHippie @CBee should be on Amazon yet I think it‘s a dollar 🤣 11mo
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CBee @TheBookHippie a dollar! That‘s expensive tho 😂😂😂 11mo
Cinfhen I agree!!! Beverly Clearly really was a gem!!!! Her books our timeless 🙌🏻💜 11mo
jesseastin Oh, I remember reading this as a child! I‘ll have to revisit it again. Thanks for the memory! 11mo
CBee @jesseastin 💚💚💚 11mo
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KarenUK
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Love how Daunts Books are publishing forgotten classics and giving new life to them. These stories are full of quiet female rage, written in a time when this was even less acceptable than it is now. Penelope Mortimer writes so brilliantly about the ennui and dissatisfaction of women of her era, feelings of being trapped, having no voice, being both under and overwhelmed by opportunities, marriage and motherhood. (Continued below)…

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OriginalCyn620
The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty | Anne Rice, A. N. Roquelaure
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I have no words. Oh, wait, yes I do. Degradation and humiliation are NOT sexy. At least not to me. I enjoy erotica now and then and I don‘t consider myself a prude by any means, but this was not the erotica for me. It‘s very repetitive…I mean, enough with the spanking! Move on. BDSM is okay if the parties are consensual but that wasn‘t the case in this book. For me, there was nothing fun or sexy here.

TheAromaofBooks Oh dear, sounds like this one was a big miss! 12mo
Cinfhen Excellent review 🫶🏼👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 12mo
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Jas16
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Steinbeck‘s last novel had been sitting unread on my shelves for years until #authoramonth gave me the incentive to finally pick it up. While it did not unseat my favorites of his, it did remind my why I have listed as one of my favorite authors for decades. #booked2023 #inmemoriam

Suet624 Congrats on finally getting to it! 12mo
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BarbaraBB
The Diviners | Margaret Laurence
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I am so glad I finally picked up this one. The final #Manawake novel offers a fascinating dive into #Canadian history and introduces a bunch of fantastic characters. We all need a Christie, Jules, Ella and Pique in our lives and a Morag of course. Narrator of this great book and what a woman! She is tough and authentic and a real literary heroine if you ask me.

#Roll100 #192025 #1974 #Booked2023 #InMemoriam #1001books #ReadingTheAmericas 🇨🇦

Cinfhen Cool photo - glad the book delivered!! 13mo
TrishB Interesting, not read this one but have read others by the author. 13mo
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BarbaraBB @TrishB All her books are great I think! 13mo
squirrelbrain Love the pic! I‘ve only read one by this author and I should really read more! 13mo
batsy Great review! Your last sentence—I absolutely agree. Morag's a tough, prickly character and I first read this about 20 years ago and I've never forgotten her. 13mo
vivastory Fantastic review. The read through of Laurence's books remains one of my favorite buddy reads. I loved seeing all of the connections from previous books in this one. 13mo
LeahBergen Wonderful review! And just what @vivastory said: this was such a great series to read together. 🥰 13mo
Librarybelle Great review! 13mo
Leftcoastzen Love the photo , I need to read her ! But I say that about so many authors. 13mo
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Cinfhen
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#AAM EXCELLENT audio narration by the talented Gary Sinise❤️‍🔥Steinbeck‘s writing is so vivid and descriptive - and his love for California really shone through these pages. He made want to get in my car and cruise the roads and lanes that snake across the USA. This was a meditative read especially knowing how a few years later the country was to undergo big changes. So grateful to @Soubhiville for choosing this iconic author.

JamieArc I really enjoyed this one too. Whenever I hear people say they don‘t like Steinbeck, I want to urge them to try this one first. 13mo
Soubhiville I didn‘t choose him, you all did (if you voted 😉). I enjoyed my book by him though and hope I have time to read another this month. Glad you liked this. I‘m always a fan of a book with a dog! 🐩 13mo
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Cinfhen I‘m planning on reading Grapes of Wrath this month too @JamieArc but I might squeeze in another NF by Steinbeck that someone recommended but of course I can‘t remember who 13mo
Cinfhen I actually did NOT vote for Steinbeck so thanks to the folks who did 😂 @Soubhiville 13mo
KathyWheeler I really liked Travels with Charley. I had first read it in 7th grade and liked but reread it with a much greater appreciation last year. 13mo
Cinfhen Agreed, reading Steinbeck at 50 is much different than reading Steinbeck at 15!!! @KathyWheeler 13mo
KathyWheeler @Cinfhen It really is different reading it when you‘re 12 than when you‘re 65! 13mo
Cinfhen Im amazed you can recall anything about it 😂😂😘 i can‘t remember what I had for lunch on Friday @KathyWheeler (edited) 13mo
SamAnne I love is travelogue on Baja. I must read this. (edited) 13mo
Cinfhen What‘s the travelogue on Baja called @SamAnne - I‘d like to read it too! 13mo
SamAnne @Cinfhen The Log from the Sea of Cortez. I took it along on a trip to Baja and it was a beautiful read. It was the January after Trump‘s election and I was feeling so fearful for the country. He and his best friend Ed were launching from Monterey CA when the U.S. was entering WWII and it just felt so timely. (edited) 13mo
Cinfhen Oh, haha 😆 I didn‘t read the comment clearly @SamAnne im looking forward to Sea of Cortez 😄 13mo
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Librarybelle
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How to rate a book like this??? It‘s like rating Rickman‘s experiences and thoughts about life. The diary format was clunky for me - pro tip, don‘t try to power through, take breaks - but his insights got me to see the man behind Colonel Brandon. At times super positive, and other times a bit catty, Rickman describes working on films and plays, as well as his constant health battles. I was exhausted just reading about his jet setting ways!

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rmaclean4 I loved him! 13mo
Bluebird Great actor. So many wonderful roles. My favs: Colonel Brandon, Hans Gruber and Snape. Think I need to read his book. Stacked! 13mo
Librarybelle @rmaclean4 @Bluebird I felt a little invasive reading his diaries, but it was also a nice sneak peek into some of his movies and the interactions on set! 13mo
Bluebird 🤔 do you know if he authorized the publication of the diaries? I don‘t think I‘d want to read it if he didn‘t. 13mo
Cinfhen Excellent review! I was going to use this book for the same prompts but I‘m not really a fan and I wonder if I‘ll “enjoy” or appreciate this one?? I might look for another option. 13mo
Cinfhen @Bluebird good point!!! 13mo
Librarybelle @Bluebird @Cinfhen There is not a specific statement anywhere that he authorized this…his wife worked with a collaborator to put this out. So, I‘m not sure. 13mo
Cinfhen Thanks, Jess 💜 13mo
Bluebird Thanks! Hopefully he and his wife discussed this before his death. 13mo
LibrarianRyan I have heard such good things about this. 13mo
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TrishB
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Wow, that whole 1950s creepy vibe in here. Nothing likeable about anyone I think. Like waiting to go over the edge of a cliff.
Thanks @Cathythoughts I feel like I should have read it many years ago.
#booked2023 #inmemoriam

dabbe Is the movie by Hitchcock based on this? If so, I have to read it! 😊 13mo
vivastory @dabbe It is! Although from what I have heard the book is different in some ways. 13mo
Cinfhen Ohhhh, this is one I‘ve never read or seen the film😬 13mo
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RaeLovesToRead This book was so good!!!!!! The suspense 😲 13mo
dabbe @vivastory It's stacked! 🤗 13mo
charl08 Oh go on then... 13mo
Cathythoughts I‘m so glad you enjoyed it. I think it‘s a good one 👍🏻 13mo
Cathythoughts Nice pic too. I love the way you picked up the colours 👍🏻 13mo
TrishB @dabbe @vivastory I haven‘t seen the film but I can imagine it‘s done very well! 13mo
TrishB @Cinfhen I hadn‘t either! 13mo
TrishB @RaeLovesToRead definitely the suspense! 13mo
TrishB @Cathythoughts I‘m going to pretend it‘s on purpose, not just that I was sat on the bed! 13mo
TrishB @charl08 enjoy when you get to it! 13mo
LeahBergen I have this one waiting for me! 👏 13mo
Cathythoughts It‘s usually not on purpose.. just happens ! Nice one 👍🏻 13mo
BarbaraBB Great choice for the prompt! 13mo
dabbe @TrishB The film is EXCELLENT! Very suspenseful and all in black and white--just like a film noir should be! 13mo
batsy I agree that the film is brilliant! I've yet to read this and I should. 13mo
TrishB @LeahBergen I think you will love it. 13mo
TrishB @BarbaraBB 👍🏻 13mo
TrishB @dabbe @batsy I may get to the film 😁 13mo
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