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I told myself I would never read this but I am so starved for in person book chat I thought why not. And that is totally on me. I didn‘t care for it. Can‘t wait for bookclub tomorrow.

AmyG I bailed on this. I get it. 1w

Prairiegirl_reading This is how I ended up reading The Goldfinch. It‘s my most hated book of all time! My book club met on zoom through 2020 and I told them I wanted my time back even my 2020 time that‘s how much I disliked it. The sacrifices we make for book club eh? Lol!! 1w

BarbaraBB Even my 2020 time lol 😜 @Prairiegirl_reading (edited) 1w

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Cathythoughts I bailed on this one 😐 1w

CarolynM Thanks for validating my decision not to read it😆 1w

batsy Yeah, not on my list 😆 Have you read the reviews by Myriam Gurba and Parul Sehgal? So good! 1w

sarahbarnes I share your sentiments on this one. 1w

Centique Like @CarolynM said. Thank you for taking one for the team! 😘 5d

Suet624 I‘ve been able to avoid this one. 20h

Reggie @Prairiegirl_reading @AmyG @BarbaraBB @Cathythoughts @CarolynM @batsy @sarahbarnes @Centique @Suet624 the librarian who picked it framed the author as being a victim of cancel culture and it went down hill from there. Someone said it was just jealousy and other people were so upset on her behalf. I was the only dissenter and it was quite the ride for an hour. lol however, it didn‘t mean we left the meeting as enemies and that‘s why I really 👇🏼 9h

Reggie like this group even though the books they‘ve picked so far aren‘t my thing. Some of the stuff they say is hilarious. There are two guys who love to take one thing and run way far away off topic until this very old lady who I like, Dolores will slam her book and say let‘s get back to the book. Just fun stuff. 9h

Prairiegirl_reading @BarbaraBB lol! That‘s what I said while leaning in to my zoom camera! Lol! I really hated that book. 8h

Prairiegirl_reading @Reggie I‘m glad you found a group you enjoy!! Even if the books aren‘t your favourites. 😊 8h

Suet624 Like @Prairiegirl_reading said, I‘m glad you found a group you enjoy to hang with. Clearly you have a lot more patience than I do. I might be grinding my teeth as they talked about cancel culture. 6h

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TheBookgeekFrau

American Dirt | Jeanine Cummins

#ItTakesAllKinds #Controversial

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I‘ve tried twice to read this and can‘t finish it. Idk 🤷🏻‍♀️ why! 1mo

TheBookgeekFrau @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks It wasn't a can't put down book; but I found the story quite compelling. I wouldn't sweat not finishing it. You're not missing out on anything earth shattering 😊 1mo

Eggs I liked it! But it was exciting on audio with a great narrator👌🏼 1mo

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nanuska_153

American Dirt | Jeanine Cummins

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Lydia and her son hide in the shower while a group of sicarios murder their whole family,they have to escape Mexico and cross the border before the cartel catches them. Through their story we catch a glimpse at the horrible things the migrants have to endure to try to find a better life.I was on the edge of my seat all through the book, there's no rest here, and the writing is so immersive that even when I stopped reading I was afraid the cartel⬇️

nanuska_153 were going to kill me. I recommend it, but it's not for fainted hearted. 3mo

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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

American Dirt | Jeanine Cummins

I still haven‘t read this one. It may be my next one!

#involvesjourney
#NewYearNewBooks

💔📚

Eggs

ElizaMarie Is this the one that had all that controversy tied to it? I had wanted to read it, but then I heard there was such drama, then I forgot what the story was. I am interested to hear what you think of it. 3mo

JenReadsAlot Very good! 3mo

jdiehr This one has been sitting on my shelf for at least 2 years 3mo

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @ElizaMarie yes! I will let you know! 3mo

Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Great choice! Loved it. Y 3mo

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Kshakal

American Dirt | Jeanine Cummins

#refugees #newyearnewbooks @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

Eggs Perfect 🤩 This was a good read for me 3mo

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I need to read this one! 3mo

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mrp27

A Seed in the Sun | Aida Salazar

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August #bookspin

An informative novel in verse about a young girl and her migrant farming family during the Delano grape strike lead by Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta. Well done.

TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Great progress!!! 8mo

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mrp27

A Seed in the Sun | Aida Salazar

August #bookspin pick is a middle grade novel in verse. Looks like it‘s gonna be good one. Still working on last months pick but I‘ll get to it. Eventually.

TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Enjoy!!! 9mo

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Eggs

A Seed in the Sun | Aida Salazar

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Novel in verse: HF based on the birth of farm workers unions in 1965, at the grape harvests in Delano, CA. The Filipino families started a strike demanding higher pay, fair breaks to cool off, safe working conditions, and equal rights for female workers & children, among other things (illnesses/death from pesticide spraying). Cesar Chavez joined the fight, and soon after, Dolores Huerta. It was no picnic.
#Pantone2023
#JubilantJulyReadathon Day 1

Clwojick, Andrew65

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Monica5

American Dirt | Jeanine Cummins

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Not a popular opinion, but I had high hopes for this book. By the time I was done with it, I was just frustrated with Cummins. She stereotyped so bad in this book. There are good and bad people in all races. To me she just focused on the stereotype that all Latinos are involved in drugs somehow. I doubt that is true.
#bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks

TheBookHippie I think the book is an abomination and the author has zero clues about any of it. But I‘m used to being in the unpopular camp. 😂🤣🤷🏻‍♀️ 11mo

Monica5 @TheBookHippie I agree. I read where Cummins denied her Latino heritage before she wrote this book. 11mo

TheBookHippie @Monica5 most of my students either are from Mexico as migrants or are immigrants and none of them are drug runners. It‘s just ridiculous. 11mo

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Monica5 @TheBookHippie it was really ridiculous. At least we agree on it. We maybe the only two😂 11mo

TheBookHippie @Monica5 Probably! 11mo

TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 11mo

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