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squirrelbrain
Lone Women: A Novel | Victor LaValle
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Pickpick

What an odd book! Was I supposed to be scared by it?

I started this when it was in #campToB earlier this year, but it didn‘t seem to be going anywhere so I hibernated it.

I actually really liked the storyline *without* the ‘monster‘ - hence why I‘m giving it a (soft) pick. For me, it would have worked a lot better had it just been Adelaide vs. Mrs Mudge and her brood. (And Adelaide vs. the privations of life alone as a homesteader)

BarbaraBB Agree, it had some good ingredients but went a bit over my head as well. The monster didn‘t really work for me. (edited) 4mo
Hooked_on_books I liked this one more than you did—I just loved it! But I definitely wasn‘t scared by it. 4mo
TNbookworm Perfectly said! 4mo
Larkken I generally love this author but I kept waiting for the “why” / the allegory for this monster, I think, so I think I know what you mean. (edited) 4mo
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BarbaraBB
This Other Eden | Paul Harding
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#WeeklyForecast 34/23

I am reading Good Night, Irene for #CampToB and not sure what to think about it yet. I also have another #Booker23 lined up (the tagged). The other two I am looking extremely forward to!

Tamra I don‘t know why I am hoarding the Perrin, but I am! 😅 7mo
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BarbaraBB
Lone Women: A Novel | Victor LaValle
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Mehso-so

Not sure about this book. Adelaide leaves for Montana to become a so called Lone Woman, a woman tending her own land. Life in Montana in 1915 is harsh and desolate.
An interesting setting and group of characters but an additional ghost didn‘t work for me. Not sure what it added to a story that would have been good enough without it. #CampToB

(Photo: Louisiana Museum, Denmark)

Ruthiella I didn‘t get on with his previous book, The Changeling. But I do want to try him again. OTOH, horror isn‘t a genre I am drawn to. 8mo
BarbaraBB @Ruthiella I felt the same about The Changeling and again about this one. O want to like him but we‘re not a good match. 8mo
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BarbaraBB I forgot to @Cinfhen and @BarbaraTheBibliophage because I will use the book for the #Booked23 prompt #AboutAMonster! 8mo
Cinfhen Great choice for prompt! This was ok for me too. I can‘t even remember a ghost 🤦🏼‍♀️Just the “monster” 8mo
sarahbarnes I gave this a low pick, and agree with your review. Interesting but not quite my jam. 8mo
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BarbaraBB
FantasticLand: A Novel | Mike Bockoven
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#WeeklyForecast 31/23

I am having Lone Women in progress for #CampToB and am liking it so far. Other plans for this week are Walking the Americas for #ReadingTheAmericas23 and #FoodAndLit #CostaRica as well as Fantasticland because that one has been weirdly appealing to me!

squirrelbrain Walking the Americas ticks off *lots* of countries for #readingtheamericas! 8mo
sarahbarnes Fantastic land sounds strangely intriguing! 8mo
Cinfhen Ohhhh, I have Fantastic Land too - I think @vivastory or @Reggie posted about it last year! I‘ll be curious to hear your thoughts 😊and you know I liked both the Woods and LaValle 😉🩷 8mo
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BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain I can use some more countries! 8mo
BarbaraBB @sarahbarnes @Cinfhen I couldn‘t resist it once @vivastory posted about it! 8mo
BarbaraBB @Cinfhen I am enjoying the LaValle and am sure I‘ll enjoy the Wood as well! 8mo
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CatLass007
Tarot for Yourself | Mary K Greer

I have seen posts today about two different buddy reads.

One of the buddy reads is #CampToBe, and if someone could please explain to me what is involved and who is hosting, I would be grateful. The other is #TBRTarot and I‘d like to learn more about this buddy read as well. Also, the tagged book is one I‘ve used for years. I think it is an excellent resource.

Ruthiella I don‘t know about the other one, but #TBRTarot isn‘t a buddy read, it‘s a reading prompt to help pick one‘s next read from the pile and it‘s hosted by @CBee This month‘s prompt was to read a book with “and” in the title. 8mo
CBee Is it #CampTOB maybe? 8mo
CatLass007 @Ruthiella Thanks for the info! 8mo
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CatLass007 @CBee I believe it is! Do you know anything about it? 8mo
CBee @CatLass007 I don't, but I think @BarbaraBB runs it? It's the Tournament of Books, but that's about all I know 😉 8mo
Ruthiella Oh, the other one is #CampLitsy23 ! LOL. That IS a group read hosted by @BarbaraBB @Megabooks and @squirrelbrain . But I have seen you comment on it, so you are already involved. Otherwise, there‘s a separate website which organizes The Tournament of Books and their Summer Camp edition of it: https://www.tournamentofbooks.com/ 8mo
CatLass007 @CBee Thank you for all your helpful information today. @BarbaraBB would you please share the details of #CampTOB? I don‘t want to overcommit and make myself insane. But if you‘re the host, I would like to know more about it. 8mo
CatLass007 @Ruthiella Oh! Yes, I‘m already participating in #CampLitsy23. I‘m not sure if I want to extend my involvement to another website. Litsy and RL keep me busy enough. 8mo
CBee @CatLass007 @Ruthiella to the rescue 😊💚 8mo
BarbaraBB Thanks @Ruthiella ! It‘s not something I host but the official tournament with its one website indeed! 8mo
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BarbaraBB
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#WeeklyForecast 30/23

I am excited about this week‘s plans. I am about to finish The Night Country by Stewart O‘Nan and will start the tagged book, which I‘ve been meaning to read since I discovered it for the #CampLitsy23 longlist. Speaking of Camp, our next read, Romantic Comedy, I want to read as well this week. And if there‘s time I‘ll make a start with Lone Women for #CampToB.

Cinfhen I‘ve read 3/4 of your books! I really enjoyed all 3! Awesome week 😊 8mo
BarbaraBB @Cinfhen That is so good to know! I have high expectations! 8mo
Soubhiville I‘ll be watching for your Brother and Sister review! 8mo
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TheLudicReader I just started Romantic Comedy and am enjoying it. 8mo
squirrelbrain I‘m part-way through Lone Women on audio, but had to stop due to library holds. Have a good week! 8mo
CatLass007 What is #CampToB? Is this something I want to join? 8mo
BarbaraBB @CatLass007 It‘s similar to our #CampLitsy with two books in June, July and August. In fact it‘s the official version 😂. Check it out here: https://www.tournamentofbooks.com 8mo
BarbaraBB @TheLudicReader Good to know. I am looking forward to it 8mo
BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain did you enjoy it? 8mo
CatLass007 So there‘s only one month left. I wasn‘t going to get involved with another website but I‘ll probably check it out. 8mo
BarbaraBB @CatLass007 That‘s right, it‘s just like CampLitsy so only 2 books left! 8mo
CatLass007 @BarbaraBB Thank you‘ 8mo
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sarahbarnes
Lone Women: A Novel | Victor LaValle
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Pickpick

Somewhere between a pick and a so-so for me. At times I couldn‘t put it down, and at times it felt too plotty and the events a bit too orchestrated. But thumbs up for creativity and a very surprising reading experience! So, overall a soft pick. #campTOB

squirrelbrain Hello pup! 👋🐕 I started this on audio a while back but got pulled away by library audios…. I *will* go back to it soon. 8mo
sarahbarnes @squirrelbrain he says hello! His name is Kane - we got him in the spring and although I‘ve never been a big dog person, he‘s definitely stolen my heart at this point. 8mo
SamAnne I really enjoyed this one, esp. the creativity. And love the dog. 8mo
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Leftcoastzen Beautiful pup! 8mo
dabbe Hello, Kute Kane! 🐾🖤🐾 8mo
BarbaraBB Intriguing! I am going to read it soon too. 8mo
Reggie I got this one yesterday. Looking forward to it. 8mo
sarahbarnes @BarbaraBB @Reggie I‘ll be very interested to hear what you think! 8mo
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BarbaraBB
Western Lane: A Novel | Chetna Maroo
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Pickpick

This is a little book about grief and not knowing how to handle it. No one speaks about the mother that died, instead the sisters and their father play squash. Fanatically. But the silence becomes oppressive and I as a reader was waiting, hoping for it to break. Such a sad story! #CampToB #Booker23 2/13

sarahbarnes Great review! Glad you liked it. 🩶 8mo
BarbaraBB @sarahbarnes I really did. I know it was only a so-so for you. Maybe if you hadn‘t just finished 😉 8mo
BkClubCare I am still waiting in holds for these. Looking forward to reading and eventually reviewing the summer TOB convos. 8mo
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Cinfhen Excellent review! You make it sound much better than I actually found it 😝 8mo
sarahbarnes Ha! You‘re so right. 😂 8mo
squirrelbrain Sounds like you liked it a bit more than me as well! 8mo
jlhammar Love the photo! 8mo
BarbaraBB @Cinfhen @squirrelbrain I wasn‘t expecting much because of your reviews but it really touched me 8mo
BarbaraBB @jlhammar Thank you! I am working from home since this month. It takes some getting used to 😉 8mo
Megabooks Great photo! Sounds like an interesting book. 8mo
Centique I love this review and your photo! Such cool flowers 💐💐 8mo
BarbaraBB @Centique Thanks 🌸 8mo
BarbaraBB @Megabooks If you consider reading it, some of our peers (Cindy, Helen and Sarah) were underwhelmed but I absolutely wasn‘t! I‘d be curious to see what you ‘ think, since you and I mostly are in sync about books. 8mo
kspenmoll Lovely photo! 8mo
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