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Jamaica Inn | Daphne Du Maurier

Favorite book in January, slightly above The Wishing Game. #12booksof2025 @TheEllieMo

TheEllieMo This is one of those books that I keep meaning to read, you may have inspired me to read it in 2026! now

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actualdisneyprincess

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | James Joyce

Y‘all, I am just trying to fulfill a square for my 2025 Beanstack Bingo Card by reading something I was SUPPOSED to have read in high school, and…I now remember why 2005 Megan said “nah.” 🫠👀 #aportraitoftheartistasayoungman #jamesjoyce

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Tkimsal

A Christmas Carol | Charles Dickens

Merry Christmas, Litsy friends.

Ruthiella Happy Holidays to you! 🎄 2h

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BarbaraJean

Kristin Lavransdatter | Sigrid Undset

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Squeezing in another belated review before joining the family for Christmas celebrations…

This was one of the best books I read this year, but it didn't make it onto any of my favorites lists. I can't bring myself to call a book a favorite when it inflicted this much angst and emotional frustration! In some ways it felt (borrowing an analogy from a former professor) like pounding on my thumb with a hammer: “it feels so good when I stop.” 😆 ⬇

BarbaraJean This is a masterpiece of historical fiction. Its scope & depth is staggering. From the history & setting to the characters and their relationships, Undset pulled me into a whole world—completely foreign to me, rarely pleasant, but thoroughly human. It‘s all here—love & lust, faith & doubt, orthodoxy & heresy, faithfulness & betrayal, intrigue, family, death and LIFE. Thank you to the #KLBR crew who tackled #DoorstopKristin with me this summer! ⤵️ (edited) 3h

BarbaraJean The Cross, the final book of the trilogy, was my August #BookSpin. Book 1, The Wreath, was my #192025 pick for 1920, and book 2, The Wife, was my pick for 1921.
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TheBookHippie I loved this read. 3h

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BarbaraJean @TheBookHippie I still can't bring myself to say I love it. It's brilliant. It's a masterpiece. I will probably re-read it more than once. And it‘s also kind of emotional torture 😆 2h

Amiable Agreed. This book frustrated me when I read it. And so funny— my grandmother used to say “hitting your head against the wall only hurts until you stop.” I use that analogy at work All. The. Time. 😄 2h

Sapphire It‘s a book I felt genuinely thankful for having read and experienced. now

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BarbaraJean

Christmas with Anne: And Other Holiday Stories | Lucy Maud Montgomery

Oof. This line stood out to me—how easily can “sharpness” become a habit? Also: I love how deftly LMM draws even her side characters with just a few lines like this!

Our final #KindredSpiritsChristmas story this year is “Bertie's New Year,” from “Christmas with Anne.” It‘s also on Hoopla, or here: https://www.online-literature.com/lucy_montgomery/1905-1906/5/

Thank you all for reading along with me this year! A cozy, merry holiday to you all!

Jerdencon, JenlovesJT47, AnneCecilie, Born.A.Reader, lauraisntwilder, sblbooks, TheAromaofBooks, julieclair

Jerdencon Thank you for hosting and organizing this… it was so nice to spend a few minutes a day escaping to something sweet and wholesome in the midst of all the crazy of the world and business of the holidays. Merry Christmas 🎄🎁 3h

rubyslippersreads Thanks for leading this lovely group of #kindredspirits. I look forward to more LMM in 2026! 2h

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rubyslippersreads

Wizard of Oz | L Frank Baum

Donna, I don‘t have this edition of The Wizard of Oz, and I ❤️ it! Movie stills and an introduction by the Scarecrow himself, Ray Bolger. (I forgot to include the great Wonder Woman bookmark in the photo.)

The masks remind me of so many favorite books—Jane Eyre, Nicholas & Alexandra (the nautical cap), Jinjer in the Oz books, and The Phantom of the Opera‘s masquerade.

Thank you so much for your thoughtfulness. Have a wonderful holiday!

MemoirsForMe

TheBookHippie Oh how lovely! 3h

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