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Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of The Oxford Translators' Revolution | R. F. Kuang

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I enjoyed this fantasy novel set in 1800s Oxford. I fell in love with the characters. Near the end, I felt that the writing got strident and a bit preaching. The epilogue saved the end of the novel for me. 4 🌟
#tob23 #52bookclub23 #dedication @Clwojick @BookBelle84 @jennifer80 @Librarybelle @triplem80 @AshleyHoss820 @LauraReads @KarenUK @britt_brooke @CarolynM @Smarkies @LeeRHarry @Bluebird @Read4life @squirrelbrain @BarbaraBB @ravenlee

rmaclean4 @Deblovestoread @jlhammar @MicheleinPhilly 3w

rmaclean4 #bigbookreading23 @bipocauthor 3w

BarbaraBB It is the most surprising book of the tournament I think! 3w

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rmaclean4 @BarbaraBB it had more substance than I had anticipated. 3w

squirrelbrain I agree @BarbaraBB - so many of us say that we wouldn‘t have read it without ToB, and *most* of us ended up really liking it. 3w

Librarybelle So much love for this one 3w

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IndoorDame

Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head: Poems | Warsan Shire

#OnTBRListFor1Year Added this to my TBR as soon as it came out last February and then promptly forgot about it. #MarchMagic @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

IndoorDame @Chrissyreadit - I think I‘m going to add this to next month‘s reading list now that I‘ve been reminded of it. Is this one that you‘d be interested in reading together? 3w

Chrissyreadit Yes!! Should I get a copy or find a different book and we can make notes and flip flop? 3w

IndoorDame @Chrissyreadit Do you have a preference? I was imagining the first, but a mini markup round would be fun too 😊 3w

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Chrissyreadit I would love a mini mark up- I really like reading your notes. If that‘s ok? 3w

Chrissyreadit I can look for a poetry book for April. We can try to do it in Two weeks with switch- for Poetry month? 3w

IndoorDame @Chrissyreadit totally! I‘m excited to see what you choose! We could follow the regular markup schedule and flip flop at the beginning of May. 3w

Chrissyreadit This one? Or:

Shift: Poetry for a New Perspective

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There Are Girls like Lions

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Hard Part is Living: Poems about falling in love with life.

Chrissyreadit Any of those? 3w

IndoorDame @Chrissyreadit I like the look of Shift, but I‘m okay with you picking anything you‘re excited about. And 2 weeks works for me! 3w

Chrissyreadit Ok I will see about ordering Shift. I May order Hard Part Too- just FYI 3w

IndoorDame @Chrissyreadit yay!!! 3w

Eggs 🖤💗🖤 3w

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ravenlee

Forget Me Nat (Nat Enough #2) | Maria Scrivan

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This sequel to Nat Enough sees Nat dealing with heartbreak and learning how to be a better friend - especially to herself. Nat‘s tendency to model herself on others (previously her toxic best friend, now her crush) is painful at first, then her new best friend calls her on it. After the conflict, Nat does some real growing. Kiddo loved this, and so did I.

ravenlee #52books23 #dedication 2mo

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erinhannahs

Apples to Oregon: Being the (Slightly) True Narrative of How a Brave Pioneer Father Brought Apples, Peaches, Pears, Plums, Grapes, and Cherries (and Children) Across the Plains | Deborah Hopkinson

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Apples to Oregon.... was written by Deborah Hopkinson. This book highlights the adventure of a family that moves from Iowa to Oregon to plant an apple orchard.

underground_bks

Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head: Poems | Warsan Shire

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You may know the Somali-British poet Warsan Shire from her poetry featured in Beyoncé‘s visual album Lemonade. Here, in Shire‘s debut full-length collection, she absolutely shines, rendering girlhood, gendered violence, the refugee experience, and the parent-child relationship in hauntingly beautiful, heart-wrenching, fierce, otherworldly verse that you‘ll be compelled to return to again and again. This book is a gift and a reckoning.

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Tracyantoon

Badasstronauts | Grady Hendrix

Best #dedication I‘ve seen in awhile! 😂😂😂😂Can‘t wait to dive into this book now!

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ReadingRachael

Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head: Poems | Warsan Shire

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By turns beautiful and heart-rendering this is easily one of the most moving poetry collections I have ever read. The collection is so so well crafted too. In these poems, Warsan Shire gives snapshots of moments in the lives of refugees and immigrants, especially the experiences of women and girls from Somalia. Highly recommend. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

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charl08

Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head: Poems | Warsan Shire

her braid coming loose in the breeze, the sun
Lifting its skirt, a peaceful Somali in her rearview.

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charl08

Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head: Poems | Warsan Shire

Gorgeous endpapers. 😍

StaceGhost I love her poetry! No shade to those who love the insta poets but it‘s this author for me ❤️among all the contemporary poets her words speak to me 11mo

charl08 @StaceGhost just opened this, but struck by how familiar some of her poetry is, the shark image is so powerful. 11mo

StaceGhost @charl08 absolutely! I really like atlas (at least I think that‘s the title) with the line “where does it hurt? Everywhere everywhere” 11mo

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booksandbipolar

Pulp | Charles Bukowski

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PULP is the last completed novel by Charles Bukowski that was published in 1994 just before his death. Bukowski knew he was dying while writing this, and the book does have a reflective, existential edge. The dedication says "Dedicated to bad writing"
After reading this I only wish he was still alive, I'd love to get drunk with him.
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