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#lillianboxfishtakesawalk
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EadieB
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Day 29 - #Walk #BloomingBibliophiles
#LillianBoxfishTakesAWalk #KathleenRooney

Read the two years ago and enjoyed it very much!

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Love Eleanor ❤️ 4y
OriginalCyn620 Love Lillian! This was gonna be my choice too for the prompt! 😊 4y
EadieB @OriginalCyn620 Go for it! 4y
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EadieB
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Pickpick

Read this as a Buddy Read on Litsy and enjoyed it very much. 85 year old Lillian Boxfish was the highest-paid advertising woman in the country. New Year's Eve 1984 and Lillian is on a 10 mile walk around the city meeting and talking with lots of people. She talks about things from the Jazz Age to the onset of the AIDS epidemic, the Great Depression to the birth of hip-hop. This is a witty and sad book at the same time that should not be missed!

Louise I really enjoyed this book. It‘s extra special that it‘s loosely based on a real person. 5y
Prairiegirl_reading This sounds right up my alley. I guess I should move it up on my tbr mountain! 5y
Pamwurtzler I loved that book! 5y
BlameJennyJane I just received this one via eBay and can‘t wait to dive in. I didn‘t know it was loosely based on a real person. Cool! 5y
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CotziasReads
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Photo 12..Midpoint update. Reading #lillianboxfishtakesawalk and enjoying Ramen with poached eggs for dinner.
#24hourreadathon #deweyreadathon #readathonhourlyphoto

Reviewsbylola Great book!! 6y
CotziasReads @Reviewsbylola just finished. I hope I am as vivacious and as spanky as Lillian when I'm 80. 6y
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LitsyBuddyRead
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Hey #LitsyBuddyRead ers! The final discussion of #LillianBoxfishTakesAWalk starts now! Questions will be posted to this account!

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MinDea
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Good afternoon everyone. Just wanted to post a reminder for tomorrow's buddy read. We will be posting the questions for the buddy read on the @LitsyBuddyRead page tomorrow. If you aren't following it please feel free to now as that page will be where discussions will be posted moving forward! Look forward to discussing with everyone!

@Jess7 @MinDea @LitsyBuddyRead #LitsyBuddyRead #LillianBoxfishTakesAWalk

JenlovesJT47 I haven't been able to get into this yet. I read the first chapter last week and felt kind of meh 😦 6y
MinDea @JenlovesJT47 I didn't love this book. I would say skip it, but others really enjoyed it. I think everyone took a few chapters to warm up to her though... 6y
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MinDea
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#Chloe and I are all snuggled up and ready to dive into #LillianBoxfishTakesAWalk. I hope it is good.

#LitsyBuddyRead #CatsOfLitsy #CatsNBooks #Booksomnia

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TricksyTails I hope it's good, too. 🍀 6y
rachaich It's ace - I've just finished it! 6y
Emily92Bibliophile It‘s SO good! 6y
mcipher I hope you ladies are enjoying the book! 6y
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MinDea
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Hey everyone! Just a reminder that our next #LitsyBuddyRead is #LillianBoxfishTakesAWalk. We will be starting this in a few weeks on January 7th with our first discussion on the 14th. Reading schedule to come soon. Who has had this on their #TBR and plans to join?

@Jess7 @LitsyBuddyRead

Captivatedbybooks 🙋🏽‍♀️ 6y
TheBookHippie I loved this book so much!!! Enjoy! 6y
kamoorephoto Me! I‘ll actually give a buddy read a go...I‘ve got the book! 6y
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kamoorephoto I‘ll actually give this buddy read a go...I bought the book! 6y
BarbaraBB I‘m in! 🙋🏻‍♀️ 6y
AmyG I got this in my tote bag swap. I look forward to this! Thanks for doing such great buddy reads. 6y
MinDea So happy you like our discussions @AmyG! 🤗 They wouldn't be any good without all the people that join them like you and @Barbarbb @Pamwurtzler @Suelizbeth and everyone else that make it so fun! 6y
MinDea Oh good @TheBookHippie . I have heard a few so-so reviews on it. I hope it is a good book to discuss with everyone. Please feel free to join the discussion!! 6y
mhillis Yes! 6y
Christine11 Yes ! Looks good 😊 6y
benchley1 Yep! It was on my list for some challenge nmow or another.for a MC over 70. Looking forward.to it! 6y
Pamwurtzler Thanks @MinDea ! These buddy reads are fun! 6y
MinDea Wahoo! Glad you guys will be joining @benchley1 @Christine11 !! 6y
DebinHawaii It's been sitting in my #TBR stack so I am excited to join in. I enjoyed my first #LitsyBuddyRead experience of Everything I Never Told You so I am looking forward to the discussions & camaraderie--& the push to get it read finally! 😆👍 6y
MinDea Glad you are joining again @DebinHawaii !!! 6y
jbhops I'm going to join! First #litsybuddyread for me! 6y
MinDea Yay @jbhops Happy to have you join!!! 6y
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LitsyBuddyRead
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We know a few of you have other commitments today and we totally understand - just join in when you‘re able.

For everyone else, here is a reminder - our FINAL discussion of #EverythingINeverToldYou will be today: Sunday, 12/17 at 1:00 pm EST. Check hosts‘ pages for questions.

This is our LAST one for 2017, but don‘t worry we will be back in the new year for for #LillianBoxfishTakesAWalk 📚

Thanks for all of your support! 🤗 #LitsyBuddyRead

kspenmoll @MinDea @Jess7 Even though I often could not join in real time, I enjoyed checking in later- thanks so much for doing this. 6y
MinDea @kspenmoll no worries at all. So glad you joined in when you could! 6y
Jess7 You‘re welcome @kspenmoll 6y
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LitsyBuddyRead
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We‘re excited to announce #LillianBoxfishTakesAWalk is our January selection! Get your copy over the holidays and join us in January. #LitsyBuddyRead

Lillian took 1930s NY by storm, working her way up the corporate ladder. Now it‘s NYE 1984 and Lillian is 85 yo, but just as sharp and savvy as ever. She walks 10 miles around the city, meeting a host of interesting people while reviewing a life of excitement and adversity, passion and heartbreak.

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JamieArc
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Pickpick

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Wowza. I‘m so glad I read this for the #LitsyBuddyRead ! The author brilliantly blankets trauma with humor and quirkiness so that it‘s a bit easier to read, and leaves you with so many questions to wonder about. Eleanor Oliphant is NOT completely fine, but she is certainly going to be fine, and it was a lovely journey reading through it.

MinDea So glad you joined our buddy read and liked the book! I quite enjoyed it. 6y
Jess7 Hope you‘re excited as I am for our final discussion! 6y
JamieArc @Jess7 I can‘t wait for our discussion and to talk about it with others! 6y
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JamieArc @MinDea Me too 😊 6y
LitsyBuddyRead We really enjoyed this one. Can‘t wait to begin Everything I Never Told You this week for our December book, and check out our page for our newest announcement of our January selection! 6y
JamieArc @LitsyBuddyRead I really enjoyed my first LitsyBuddyRead! I will skip December (too many book commitments!) but am very excited to see January‘s pick and will take part again for that! Thanks so much for hosting this! 6y
LitsyBuddyRead You‘re welcome. @JamieArc - happy to see you‘re joining our January #litsybuddyread of #lillianboxfishtakesawalk! 6y
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