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The Spanish Civil War: Reaction, Revolution and Revenge | Paul Preston

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Cuilin

The Spanish Civil War: Reaction, Revolution and Revenge | Paul Preston

#BookedInTime #BookedInTimeMay2025 #BookedInTimeSpanishCivilWar

There‘s so many I want to read!!! How about you?

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Cuilin The two sides of the Spanish Civil War are the left side, known as the Republicans, was formed by the Spanish government together with unions, communists, anarchists, workers, and peasants. On the other side were the Nationalists, the rebel part of the army, the bourgeoisie, the landlords, and, generally, the upper classes. 3d

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Itchyfeetreader I have downloaded the tagged book so we shall see how I get on

Soldiers of Salamis

ChaoticMissAdventures I HIGHLY recommend this one - it is a bit of a chunkster but I was blown away by it

The Time In Between: A Novel

Cuilin @Itchyfeetreader I‘m intrigued, looking forward to your thoughts. 3d

Cuilin @ChaoticMissAdventures Yes, I put it on the list!!! I read so many great reviews. 3d

ChaoticMissAdventures If anyone wants a nonfiction about this time Hemingway and Orwell's books are both great and semi- autobiographical but this one is the best I have read (and I have been obsessed with this time period since I was a teen exchange student in Spain)

Spain in Our Hearts: Americans in the Spanish Civil War, 1936�1939

Cuilin @ChaoticMissAdventures I have Orwell‘s on my TBR and I‘ll add this one too. Thanks for the recommendation. 3d

Cuilin Non fiction

Modern Classics Homage to Catalonia

Cuilin Middle school/ young adult

Toro! Toro!

AllDebooks I think I'm going with Orwell or

Winter in Madrid

Bookwormjillk I‘m considering re-reading

The Time In Between: A Novel

Cuilin @AllDebooks on the TBR!! 3d

Cuilin @Bookwormjillk hopefully we‘ll have better luck this month 🤞 3d

dabbe @AllDebooks If anyone likes the Matthew Shardlake series, this book is by the same author! 🤩 3d

dabbe A reminder to all: here's the link to our spreadsheet. I entered all of the above titles already.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1sLpOtIgy6SwJkyU0wwno2MN4YUbe0ldjPwSusW3g... 3d

Cuilin @dabbe as always, thank you 🙏 3d

dabbe @Cuilin 😍😍😍 3d

Karisimo The Time In Between is an all time fav!! I‘m tempted to read the tagged now that I‘m familiar with Samson thru the #shardlakebr And you can‘t go wrong with Septys!

Winter in Madrid

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AllDebooks @dabbe Thank you 😊 I still haven't gotten around to the Shardlake series, but it's on my tbr. 2d

julieclair I‘ll be reading

The Return

julieclair Here is the link to our companion challenge on StoryGraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/2cdac7b0-0085-4e6b-b601-f63cbd6... 1d

Cuilin So many good choices for this prompt. I‘d like to read The Return though I‘m still not sure what I‘ll read yet. Also thank you for the link. 1d

Amiable @Karisimo Thanks for that Samson title! I might give that one a go. 13h

Amiable @ChaoticMissAdventures Thank you for a nonfiction title! I‘ve put it on my list. 13h

Jess861 Going to grab this book from the library for this prompt.

Remember Me: A Spanish Civil War Novel

10h

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Sarahreadstoomuch

The Familiar: A richly imagined, spellbinding new novel from the number one bestselling author of Ninth House | Leigh Bardugo

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A slow start, but ultimately worth it in my opinion. Very different from what I‘m used to, and look forward to what my book group thinks. Also, #doublespin and finished my February #wickedwords with candlestick.

AsYouWish, TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3d

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Eggs

The Alchemist | Paulo Coelho

These two novels - seem to either be loved or hated. Tried Alchemist x2 book, bailed. Listened to audio all of it - still don‘t like it. Read Catcher when I was young, did nothing for me. Read it a few years ago, do not LOVE, but understand it better with its unique format and premise.

Thoughts?

#Divisive #DynamicDs

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

ChaoticMissAdventures I didn't read the Alchemist until my 20s, and by then I had spent my late teens traveling, had gotten married and lived in 2 states with my husband. I have always thought that I had more world experience than the MC and so the book felt trite. I have always believed that some books need to be read super early before I become jaded. 😂 5d

mrp27 I‘ve read Alchemist once, didn‘t like it and couldn‘t get into it. Read Catcher once as a teen and absolutely loved it. I want to reread but I‘m afraid an adult reread will spoil my love for it. 5d

BooksandCoffee4Me Reading is a personal experience like eating — we can share the experiences in community, sampling each other‘s choices, but we don‘t have to order the same things in order to enjoy the shared experiences. It‘s actually encouraging when I find someone else who didn‘t care for books that are very popular and on some “should read” list. @Eggs, I‘m with you on both of these. 4d

Kitta I read the alchemist as a teenager and found it okay, I didn‘t really see what the hype was about. The catcher in the rye I read for school (early teens) which always has a tendency to suck the life out of books for me, except for this one and 1984. Loved both of those. 4d

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RowReads1

Down Below | Leonora Carrington

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Read4life

The Spanish Love Deception | Elena Armas

My pick for #FictionalTraveler for May.

julieclair

julieclair This one looks really good! Enjoy! 1w

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TheSpineView

The Familiar: A richly imagined, spellbinding new novel from the number one bestselling author of Ninth House | Leigh Bardugo

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This maybe an unpopular opinion; however, I just couldn't make myself finish. Bailing at 35% read. I didn't care about the MC and the plot didn't get my attention. The whole thing felt like a slog. #HailTheBail #Read2025 @DieAReader
I was reading for #AuthorAMonth @Soubhiville challenge and was excited since I enjoyed Bardugo's other books. On to better things!

DieAReader 👋🏻 #BetterBooksAhead 2w

TheSpineView @DieAReader Amen to better books! 2w

Gissy I haven‘t post my review yet but I didn‘t like it. It was so different of Bardugo‘s previous novels, it was not like her writing style at all. 2w

TheSpineView @Gissy Agree 2w

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Cathythoughts

The Shadow of the Wind | Carlos Ruiz Zafon

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I reread this recently for Bookclub. I enjoyed the atmosphere and writing and the character of Fermin ❤️. However, I read it first 20 years ago, and I remember being excited and enthusiastic about it then. This time it felt a bit laborious , although it‘s still magical. It was a very different experience. I wasn‘t as blown away. It can be interesting rereading a book. 🤔

LeeRHarry I felt exactly the same when I reread this one. I stayed up all night reading it the first time round. 😊 2w

Cathythoughts @LeeRHarry Really ! So interesting , maybe it‘s for a younger reader 🤔 YA (edited) 2w

LeahBergen I suspect that I‘d feel much the same way! 2w

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Cathythoughts @LeahBergen Right. I don‘t reread much, only if I have to … 👍🏻❤️ 2w

EverydayImReading @Cathythoughts My sentiments exactly. I was obsessed with it when I first read it. And now having reread it not so much. My score for book club was half way between both experiences. I couldn‘t score down as it did give me so much joy first time around. Maybe we shouldn‘t go back. It‘s the Wuthering heights effect 😬 3d

Cathythoughts @EverydayImReading Well put Sinead. It is the Wuthering Heights effect 😂👍🏻 3d

Cathythoughts @EverydayImReading Heathcliff looked a lot different second time round 😳 3d

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rachaich

The Life Impossible | Matt Haig

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Well, what an interesting and immersive read!
I didn't realise it would be so fantastical and it took me a while but was definitely worth it.
Loved her journey and awakening, her sense of understanding of the world.
Plus loads of details about Ibiza.

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Sharpeipup

The Life Impossible | Matt Haig

Excited to start this one today.

TheSpineView Hope you enjoy! ❤️📖 3w

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