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My July TBR. Most of this will likely not be finished but it‘s good to have goals. The tagged book for #SundayBuddyRead & 3 for #PemberLittens + Bourdain for my virtual foodie book club (a reread) & 2 for book tour reviews should all get read. I‘ll finish my in-process books & the rest will depend on my moody reader feelings. I only have Crying in H Mart this week as a “jump-the-line” library e-book hold so it‘s iffy that I‘ll get it done.📚🤔

#BookReport 26/22

I read three very different books again. I adored Oh William, enjoyed Devil House and was a bit disappointed by Red Island House

All in all, a good week!

Love the promise of a new month! Maybe I‘ll read all of these! (I average about 7 a month so probably not🤪) #BookSpinBingo@

Wow, this is masterful storytelling. Galgut follows a family on their South African farm, through several decades. Each decade is told from a different family members pov. The characters are so lifelike you can almost hear them breathing. Alongside the immediate family are a collection of friends, extended family, all adding to the story in their unique ways.

read: may 29-june 11, 2022

so many major differences between novel and film, but i loved nonetheless. the role of jesse in the book is more appreciated and adding julia as guardian ad litem is smart. i still don‘t believe the ending actually happened though; so jail in my opinion but also it was well executed and written. the whole story is very smartly written. i also love the pov switches and ending with kate‘s. i‘ll always love this story!!

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This one hit too close to home for comfort, and I'm sure I'll have to process for this a while; it will probably be the most impactful, bringing up nostalgia and heart heaviness for a while, until another one with its themes articulated in a similar way comes along. It was sad to watch these reactions and interactions, and a sad mirror of our society and sexist relationship assumptions we have to work on. Recommended for men to read for reflection

Four books I had 50 pages or less to complete that I finished in June (this week). One I already gave away to a little free street library (Ed McBain's 1957 standalone, Vanishing Girls). 2 books at 4.5 stars for impact and accomplishment in depicting life; 1 at 2.5 stars; 1 not sure how to rate. 2 contemporary, 2 mid-century noir.Getting back into the library system didn't help to focus me in the end. Not very impressive but there it is.

A perfectly easy summer read. I love novels and their ability to suck you in. This one did just that!

Thank you so much @BeaG for my beautiful book, the chocolates and the tabs. I love that cover😍 and I really use this type of tabs to annotate my thoughts in the books I read🤗The chocolate are my weakness 🍫 😋I will need to run like 10 miles tomorrow. 🤣

Thank you🥰

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