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Timeless | Gail Carriger

My latest three #bookblanket cover granny squares
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Ruthiella Nice! 1d

tpixie What a great idea!!! 1d

Eggbeater Brilliant! 15h

marleed Love these so much! I would love to see how your collection lays out at years end (edited) 14h

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OriginalCyn620

American Royals III: Rivals | Katharine McGee

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I am loving this series! It‘s so fun. Already put a hold on Libby for the next book!

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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2d

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Owls31092

Europe: A History | Norman Davies

So many what ifs when it comes to the Roman conquering of Greece… If it wasn‘t for Rome, who knows what Greece or Europe could have looked like today… #history #europeanhistory #ancientgreece #ancientrome #romanempire #europe #normandavies #greece #syracuse #alternatehistory #moeriscus #Carthage #hannibal

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HeyT

On the Oceans of Eternity | S. M. Stirling

HAPPY #BOOKSPIN DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE!
I‘m excited by the draw but also my worst fear came true as both picks this month are the chonkiest on the list! It was the number one downside to organizing my list in order of page count lol. This month my bookspin is the tagged and my double is The Dragonbone Chair.

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Astroneman

Underground Railroad | Colson Whitehead

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You MUST read this book!! Ok??

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Rachel.Rencher

The Man in the High Castle | Philip K. Dick

And of course, I perused the book nook and came away with a good haul from there as well. 🤓📚

Bookwomble PKD ❤️ 1w

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ChaoticMissAdventures

Civilizations: roman | Laurent Binet

so-so

I am a bit disappointed. This is pitched as a reverse colonization novel. The Incas take Columbus' shops and sail across the ocean to take over Europe. It is painfully (for me) slow, with pages and pages of religious edicts. I had a really hard time concentrating, unfortunately the prologue was my favorite part. I had such a high hopes but this wasn't for me.

IriDas The Incans? I‘m confused. Does it explain how they met Columbus. 1w

ChaoticMissAdventures @IriDas it does! It starts back in the Viking days and rewrites history from that point on. Skipping from the Vikings landing in the modern day Americas to Columbus landing in Cuba and the Taino not allowing him to get a hold there. The Incas later come and take the ships. It does make sense the way he styles it and it is such an interesting concept, I just found the religious aspects and the academic writing style a bit too much for me. 1w

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LitStephanie

Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell | Susanna Clarke

bailed

Every fantasy fan has their own pet peeves and dealbreakers regarding the suspension of disbelief required for this genre. One of my dealbreakers is prophecy. I think that trope is just lazy writing, and I always wind up wishing I had bailed when I persevere after some opaque prophetic verse is introduced. So exiting this novel at 15%.

dabbe #hailthebail! 🙌🏻 #betterbooksahead 1w

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saritaroth

The Underground Railroad: A Novel | Colson Whitehead

“The first time Caesar approached Cora about running north, she said no.”

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AnnCrystal

To Shape a Dragon's Breath | Moniquill Blackgoose

This book is a horror story! Well, not literally...but as a Native American reader, this is a horror story... especially with the current political climate.

The prejudice that Anequs faces is INFURIATING. This is a reimagined world, yet the prejudice echoes from my ancestral history...and now the reality we are all facing today.

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AnnCrystal Like I recently commented about...I grew up witnessing my mom experience several levels of prejudice. Something she has dealt with all her life.

Personally, I have dealt with racist who are so sly it's scary because the racism is not easily noticable.

Now, my mom and I both are experiencing blunt prejudice every time we step out and about.

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AnnCrystal I knew that the prejudice of the past remained alive, just not at these widespread, intense levels. I can now imagine the unjust prejudice returning to the levels described in this book...

This story does well in highlighting the ignorance of racism...but it is still unsettling.

Aside from the racism, I am truly enjoying the story.

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AnnCrystal On page 245 of 511. This is chronicling the journey of Anequs and Kasaqua as they venture to Dragon school and enter Anglish society. While I'm finding this entertaining, some may find the storyline tedious because the structure is a bit like a diary of events told from Anequs' prospective.

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AnnCrystal There are a nice diversity of characters (brown, black, and white). There is even a disabled professor, and an autistic classmate.

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Amiable Good progress! 👍🏼 2w

AnnCrystal Thank You @Amiable 🥳👌🏼🐉📚💝💝💝. (edited) 2w

julieclair Good progress on the chunkster! But I hate to hear that you are experiencing any prejudice, let alone more prejudice than in past years. So so sad. What is wrong with people, that they feel they have to act this way? Sending hugs. 💝 2w

AnnCrystal Thank You 😘 @julieclair You're so sweet and kind 🫂💝💝💝. Kindness like yours always shines brighter than the hatred ✊🏼☺️💖💖💖. 2w

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