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CallMeIshmael
Dinosaurs: A Novel | Lydia Millet
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Pickpick

Wow this book is absolutely magic, best book I have read this year. Wow fantastic. Highly highly recommend

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ManyWordsLater
Dinosaurs | LYDIA. MILLET
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Pickpick

Great, quick read.

I will now be placing holds on all her other books.

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Soubhiville
Dinosaurs | LYDIA. MILLET
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I bought this hoping a good chunk of it would be about walking cross country. It‘s not that.

But it is a good story of a man who makes a move (by walking) from New York to Arizona after a big break up, and getting to know his neighbors in his new place.

Not a lot of plot, but I enjoyed the characters and the descriptions of Arizona and it‘s plants and birds.

squirrelbrain I agree; I thought it would be about the cross-country walk and it wasn‘t, but I loved it nonetheless. 2mo
Soubhiville @TheAromaofBooks this was my August #bookspin 🙂📚 2mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2mo
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Soubhiville
Dinosaurs | LYDIA. MILLET
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I love the 2nd of the month, because it‘s the day @TheAromaofBooks draws the #bookspin numbers! Here is what she chose for me this month.

I‘ve had The Little Friend on my shelf for years- I got it at a library booksale after loving The Goldfinch by Tartt.

Dinosaurs I picked up in the New Year‘s B&N sale where all the hardcovers are half priced. Looking forward to finally reading them both!

sarahbarnes I‘ve had The Little Friend on my shelf for years, too! 2mo
Suet624 @sarahbarnes same. Can‘t believe I haven‘t read it yet. 2mo
Soubhiville @Suet624 @sarahbarnes I know some folks are put off by the cover… creepy doll face. I don‘t mind it, I think I just have to be in the right frame of mind for a chunkster. Looking forward to it though! 2mo
TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Enjoy!!! 2mo
TheLudicReader The Little Friend is my son‘s favourite Donna Tartt…and he‘s read them all. I think she could write about anything and make it worth reading. 2mo
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TheBookgeekFrau
Fashionably Late | Beth Kendrick
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Pickpick

What a perfectly fun, light, quirky read. Enjoyed every moment of it.

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TheBookgeekFrau
Fashionably Late | Beth Kendrick
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Is there really any other way to start a Monday morning? #bookandcoffee #currentread

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Cute cover 💗 2mo
TheBookgeekFrau Right?! 💕 2mo
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Kazzie
Dinosaurs: A Novel | Lydia Millet
Pickpick

Loved!! Would read again. Such lovely real characters, trying to do the right thing. Gil especially trying so hard to lead a meaningful and conscientious life

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Leftcoastzen
Phoenix Noir | Patrick Millikin
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Why Phoenix people read more in the summer 🙄

dabbe Amen! 🤣🤣🤣 It's supposed to be above 120 next week. 😳 3mo
JenReadsAlot Gross. 3mo
swishandflick My one and only time in Phoenix was for a marching band competition (I was a total band geek back in the day) and they had us outside practicing ALL DAY. I got light headed and legit passed out, promptly getting lectured on not drinking enough water (even though they were the ones who had control over how often we'd get to break for water). Hopefully one day I have a chance to return and replace that with a better memory. Not like I'm bitter 🤣 (edited) 3mo
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Leftcoastzen @swishandflick just come back between October & March , it‘s lovely then. 3mo
Tamra We are opposites! 😜 I would stay in too. 3mo
marleed And that‘s what I call 100 and F**‘n degrees! 3mo
BarbaraBB That is sooo hot 🥵 3mo
jamield1993 You'd find me in front of the fan or AC 🤣 3mo
PaperbackPirate Once we hit 110 I‘m done. Not looking forward to 120 next week either @dabbe. 3mo
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azulaco
Dinosaurs | LYDIA. MILLET
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Finally got around to reading this. I liked it, but it felt unfinished. Loved the writing. Interesting concept: MC who is so rich he doesn‘t have to work, but instead flails around trying to find purpose in his life through volunteer work and his friendships. He‘s so oddly clueless, I wanted to shake him, yet he‘s somehow sympathetic too. Not easy to pull that off. tournamentofbooks #ToB2023

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Melismatic
Dinosaurs: A Novel | Lydia Millet
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I really enjoyed this writing. There is no real *plot* in terms of beginning, middle, and end. But the world and the characters are so well fleshed out and human — a real slice of life story.

I need to read more of this author.

BarbaraBB This is her best I think. The others are quite different and less straightforward 3mo
Melismatic @BarbaraBB interesting! Which have you read? 3mo
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BarbaraBB For me both of these started out real strong but I got lost in them at a certain point. I loved Dinosaurs though! 3mo
Melismatic @BarbaraBB thanks! I‘ll have to look into. It seems meandery disjointed fiction is kind of her thing with a dash of realism? 3mo
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