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ShananigansReads
Readathon: Occasional List : Geleentheidslys | Gauteng (South Africa). Education Media Service
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Final check in for #SummersEndReadathon

I got so close to my goal at 2,809 of 3,000 pages but didn't make that final push. It's okay though I read some great stuff and finished 10 books, which is one more than I usually read in a month.

Thank you @thespineview for hosting!

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TheAromaofBooks
Magic Island: The Fictions of L.M. Montgomery | Elizabeth Hillman Waterston
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Panpan

In the end, the only reason I really enjoyed this one was because of the absolutely fantastic discussions with @BarbaraJean !! The book itself was... frustrating. I really wanted more about LMM's craft and the way her skills developed (considering she was almost completely self-taught) but instead Waterston chose to dwell a LOT on (very) tenuous connections between LMM's writing and her real life, some of which made sense and others of which ⬇

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) were simply nonsensical. There was a lot of potential here, and this book did make me want to reread LMM's novels in their published order (especially the Anne books, which I always read chronologically) to see if I could notice the development of her writing and tone.

Learning more about LMM's life has in general made me respect her even more for her ability to craft such delightful, lighthearted, warm, cozy, welcoming stories ⬇
6mo
TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) even when her own personal life was full of difficulties and complications. Waterston preferred to draw out all the small bits of drama and bitterness from LMM's books and emphasize them disproportionately, which I think does LMM's writing a great disservice.

So I didn't really enjoy this book, but I did LOVE our discussions, so in the end I did feel like I benefited by take more of a deep-delve into LMM's writing, even we spent most ⬇
6mo
TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) of the time agreeing with each other about how wrong she was 😂

#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead
#BookSpinBingo
#ISpyBingo - Reflection @Clwojick
#SummersEndReadathon @TheSpineView
6mo
TheSpineView Great job! 6mo
BarbaraJean I'm so glad we read this together! Thank you for hanging in there with me! 6mo
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TheAromaofBooks
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Pickpick

Finally got around to reading the next book in the Temeraire series. When I'm reading these books, I'm totally into them. When I'm not reading them, I don't care about them haha Novik uses a rather formal language for these to make them sound more old-fashioned. It mostly works, but also makes them come through as rather impersonal at times. I love the characters, the concept, and the story, but somehow these books just don't hook me in. ⬇

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) However, I'll definitely be continuing to read these. I'm enjoying purchasing the reissued (and absolutely gorgeous) paperbacks one at a time as I get to them.

#SeriesLove2023 @TheSpineView @Andrew65
#SummersEndReadathon @TheSpineView
#BookSpinBingo
6mo
TheSpineView Fantastic! 6mo
Andrew65 Excellent! 👏👏👏 I keep thinking bout reading these. 6mo
TheAromaofBooks @Andrew65 - I really do like them, but I haven't fallen in love with them. They're a bit serious for my taste, but still engaging. 6mo
Andrew65 @TheAromaofBooks Good to know, thanks 😁 6mo
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EadieB
Summer's End | John Van Stry
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#SummersEndReadathon #BookSpinBingo #SeriesLove2023

After Day 8:
Read The Raging Storm - 400 Pgs
Read The River We Remember - 432 Pgs
Read The Cook‘s Book - 304 Pgs
Read The Stranger Upstairs - 288 Pgs
Listened to Dark Angel - 361 Pgs
Read The Eye of God - 556 Pgs
Read Dead on Target - 256 Pgs
Read Traitors Gate - 384 Pgs

Total Read - 2981 Pgs

TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! 6mo
TheSpineView Great job! 6mo
Andrew65 Excellent progress 👏👏👏 6mo
EadieB @Andrew65 Thanks! 6mo
42 likes4 comments
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EadieB
Summer's End | Lisa Morton
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#SummersEndReadathon #BookSpinBingo #SeriesLove2023

After Day 7:
Read The Raging Storm - 400 Pgs
Read The River We Remember - 432 Pgs
Read The Cook‘s Book - 304 Pgs
Read The Stranger Upstairs - 288 Pgs
Listened to Dark Angel - 361 Pgs
Read The Eye of God - 556 Pgs
Read Dead on Target - 256 Pgs

Total Read - 2597 Pgs

TheSpineView Great job! 6mo
EadieB @TheSpineView Thanks! 6mo
TheAromaofBooks Looking great!!! 6mo
39 likes3 comments
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EadieB
Summer's End | Lisa Morton
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#SummersEndReadathon #BookSpinBingo #SeriesLove2023

After Day 6:
Read The Raging Storm - 400 Pgs
Read The River We Remember - 432 Pgs
Read The Cook‘s Book - 304 Pgs
Read The Stranger Upstairs - 288 Pgs
Listened to Dark Angel - 361 Pgs
Read The Eye of God - 556 Pgs

Total Read - 2341 Pgs

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 6mo
37 likes1 comment
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EadieB
Summer's End | Lisa Morton
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#SummersEndReadathon #BookSpinBingo #SeriesLove2023

After Day 5:
Read The Raging Storm - 400 Pgs
Read The River We Remember - 432 Pgs
Read The Cook‘s Book - 304 Pgs
Read The Stranger Upstairs - 288 Pgs
Listened to Dark Angel - 361 Pgs

Total Read - 1785 Pgs

TheSpineView Fantastic!! 6mo
EadieB @TheSpineView Thanks! 6mo
TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! 6mo
36 likes3 comments
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Susanita
Killers of a Certain Age | Deanna Raybourn
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There were things about this book that irked me (not just the high body count), but in the end I enjoyed the Deanna Raybourn of it. Humor, insight, and little bit of raunchiness. It also gets at least half a star for one character‘s monologue on women‘s guilt, which reminded me a little of America Ferrara‘s speech from the Barbie movie.

Another book completed for #summersendreadathon and extended #rushathon

DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 6mo
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EadieB
Summer's End | Danielle Steel
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#SummersEndReadathon #BookSpinBingo #SeriesLove2023

After Day 4:
Read The Raging Storm - 400 Pgs
Read The River We Remember - 432 Pgs
Read The Cook‘s Book - 304 Pgs
Read The Stranger Upstairs - 288 Pgs

Total Read - 1424 Pgs

TheSpineView Fantastic! 6mo
TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! 6mo
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Deblovestoread
A Spell of Good Things | Ayobami Adebayo
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Pickpick

#TBRTatot #BookerLongList

#SummersEndReadathon Book 5 of 20

This was slow to start but picked up after 50 pages or so. Told from two perspectives: one a family barely making it day to day and the other a family with wealth and education in Nigeria. The title suggests hope to me but there is very little to be found in these pages. 3.5 🌟

TheSpineView Great job! 6mo
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