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CogsOfEncouragement
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Pickpick

I read this as a team book for a readathon this month. I had never heard of it, and learned some things about the Philippines I wouldn‘t have otherwise.

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Nebklvr
Gather | Kenneth M. Cadow
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Mehso-so

This story ebbs more than it flows. Only the protagonist is fleshed out.

Texreader ❤️🐈‍⬛ 8h
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Sarahreadstoomuch
Greta and Valdin | Rebecca Reilly
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Pickpick

Omg this is such a wonderful treat of a book! Such lovely characters… it centers in the titular siblings, and extends outward to include their complicated family dynamics, their partners/ex-partners, and the life challenges they face: relationships, finances, racism, mental health, etc. I want them to adopt me.

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Chelsea.Poole
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Pickpick

Perfect St Patrick‘s Day reading: three generations of an Irish family share a connection but are largely absent from each other. There‘s famous poet Phil, the patriarch who leaves his family, his stalwart daughter Carmel, and her daughter Nell, a twenty-something trying to find herself. Nell feels a deep connection with her grandfather and his work. I started the audio but connected much easier on the page and ended up loving this.

willaful Huh, I hadn't thought about it but my book today is also perfect. 1d
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TheSpineView
The Thing About Luck | Cynthia Kadohata, Julia Kuo
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BarkingMadRead This is part of a cozy mystery trilogy, the author is such a sweet lady, I hung around with her at a book con in 2022 1d
BookmarkTavern That‘s got an adorable cover! Thanks for posting! 1d
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ChaoticMissAdventures
Western Lane: A Novel | Chetna Maroo
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Mehso-so

A well crafted story about grief and a family left behind. While I found it interesting that squash was at the center of this - and I learned a lot about the sport from the book and much googling - the characters where a bit basic, and overall the story a bit bland. Unfortunatly this is not a book that is going to stick with me. It was a quick an easy to get through read.

Read for the Women's Prize for Fiction Long List 2024
3⭐

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marleed
Foster | Claire Keegan
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Pickpick

I‘m sure I‘ve never read a story as masterfully told inside of 88 pages as this. My recommendation: Treat yourself to a master class in writing!

….Last month I unexpectedly hosted my IRL bookclub discussion on Small Things Like These. To prepare I watched several 30-90 minute YouTube videos about the book. Often, as much as the speaker liked STLT, they liked Foster even more and I thought, No Way. Then I read it.
…Updated thought, Way!!!

Tamra Pretty pic! 2d
jlhammar Yes! I absolutely loved Small Things Like These, but Foster is my favorite Keegan. The film adaptation, A Quiet Girl, is also wonderful. 2d
marleed @Tamra Thank you! 1d
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marleed @jlhammar I have to watch it. And it‘s okay that I‘ll have to rent it from a streaming service! 1d
Gissy Pretty picture 😍 🫖 📚 1d
bthegood Yes Way!! I felt that this was a perfectly written story - the images, emotional impact, sense of the characters and place - all in a tiny package - so well done!! 22h
marleed @bthegood Even pieces that aren‘t fully explained is so deliberate - she allows the reader to fill in blanks for themselves. It‘s almost like staring at a famous painting in a museum and drawing your own conclusions. Art doesn‘t need to be explained. 18h
marleed @Gissy Thank you! For many years my gift-giving sister was the owner/operator of the Celtic store in my hometown. It‘s always an honor to display her goods in a pic! 17h
Gissy @marleed A Celtic store 😱🤩👌♥️♥️♥️ 16h
marleed @Gissy That store was her life and where everyone came to see who was back home for a visit. She battled cancer for years and it was getting up and opening those doors that kept her determined to keep going. When she passed in 2021 the news was broadcast across Montana because of her impact of all things Irish. She truly had no clue that she mattered so much to so many. I hope she knows now ❤️ 8h
Gissy @marleed ♥️♥️♥️ 8h
bthegood @marleed 👍 🙂 56m
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Judybskt
Some Luck: A novel | Jane Smiley
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Read this a while ago. Great book! It was part of a trilogy. ☘️💚

@BookmarkTavern #sundayfunday

BookmarkTavern Looks really interesting! Thanks for posting! 2d
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Nessavamusic
Family Lore: A Novel | Elizabeth Acevedo
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Bailedbailed

Bailing at 27% The writing is very pretty and I love generational family stories, however there are too many POV‘s and the non-linear timeline is very hard to follow. It may just my current reading tastes, so I may attempt at a future time.

This month is so the month of DNF‘s but chipping away at that #roll100 backlist! #hailthebail

dabbe #hailthebail! 🤩🤩🤩 2d
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Melancholy2243
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Pickpick

Bereavement. War. Death. Families that teach us love and violence simultaneously. I loved this book to the core. Especially since it tells of what colonisers can do to the colonised so brutally, so factually, that it truly hits you in the face that, yes, this is what happened. To many.

Suet624 The things we do to each other. 😒 2d
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