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Nebklvr
The Antidote | Karen Russell
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Mehso-so

This was interesting but not engaging. The characters resembled game pieces. If there was a plot, it was vague enough to escape notice. The author‘s descriptions of the dust storms were the most visceral and true of anything in the novel.

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DebinHawaii
Octopus, Seahorse, Jellyfish | David Liittschwager
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Thanks to @Eggs & @TheSpineView for the #WondrousWednesday tags.🤗

1. Currently I‘m pet-less. It was 2 years ago in Feb that I lost my Max🐱💔after 19 years. He had a tough last year & my heart hasn‘t been ready for another yet. I feel I‘ll know when the time is right.

2. I read & enjoy both F & NF as long as they aren‘t sad. I just can‘t do sad animal books.😭

3. The tagged is a fave NF & Remarkably Bright Creatures is a fave fiction.💙🐙💙
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DebinHawaii Please consider yourself tagged if you‘d like to join in! 🤗 6d
TheSpineView YW!😊 6d
Eggs YW❣️ So tough to lose a furbaby 😔. Thanks for playing🤗 6d
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JenReadsAlot Oh Max ❤️ 6d
quietlycuriouskate Oh, lovely Max! I totally get what you mean about your heart not being ready. 6d
CBee Sad animal books are not for me, either. If I don‘t know about it beforehand and something happens to an animal, I‘ve been known to stop reading. 6d
Mimi28 Sorry to hear about Max 😢😿 I know what you mean about getting another pet 6d
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intothehallofbooks
The Antidote | Karen Russell
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Panpan

After 43 days, I am calling it. I can‘t push myself any further. I tried the digital arc that I received, then I added the audio, then I added a print copy, in hopes that I would be able to push thru. I love this period of US History, but the slow meandering plot just did me in. Also, at this part of the book, some things were added to the story that I felt just slowed it down further and didn‘t make sense with where things were going. I read 👇🏻

intothehallofbooks the last few chapters and, honestly, I wish I‘d have stopped trying weeks ago. Many people love this one, so don‘t take only my word for it. It just sadly wasn‘t the book for me. Thanks to Knopf for allowing me to read this one. I love Dust Bowl stuff and it stinks that this one didn‘t work out for me. 1w
Ruthiella She‘s not for me. hated her debut 1w
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bookaholic1 At least you tried right..there's alot of books to read out there than continue reading one you can't get into 1w
intothehallofbooks @dabbe @bookaholic1 I should have bailed sooner! 7d
intothehallofbooks @Ruthiella I was curious about her other books before trying this one, but now I don‘t think I‘ll be picking them up 😬 7d
dabbe @intothehallofbooks Well, next time a book doesn't hit you in just the right way, #hailthatbail and get outta there! 🤣😍🤩 7d
Aims42 Thank you for the honesty. I was next in line on my library‘s wait list for this, but it does not sound like what I want to read right now. I canceled my hold, hopefully the person behind me is excited now 😄 6d
intothehallofbooks @Aims42 You can always go back to it if the mood strikes you! 5d
Aims42 @intothehallofbooks That‘s exactly what I thought too 😁👍 5d
Nebklvr If I hadn‘t paid full price, I would have ditched it happily. 5d
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SaraBeagle
The Antidote | Karen Russell
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Pickpick

It doesn‘t always work out when authors try to wrap up everything beautifully with an explanation of the deeper meaning, but she does this wonderfully! I loved the ending!

Also loved reading about Genoa, NE, my grandparents‘ old stomping grounds 🥰

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Bookwomble
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We went to Woodlands Animal Sanctuary's annual open day today, and imagine my joy when I saw this jigsaw 😍🧩🤩 Naturally, I rehomed it 😁💛🧡🧑🏼‍🎤🧡💛

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TheBookgeekFrau
The Double Bind | Chris Bohjalian
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Eggs Brilliant 👏🏻 2w
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Nebklvr
The Antidote | Karen Russell
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This is rather strange…haven‘t decided if I like it yet.

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ImperfectCJ
Step Gently Out | Helen Frost
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My Busytown book bag has passed the rigorous Kitty Inspection Process and is all ready for read-alouds Tuesday morning! After a busy several days (family and friends visiting from across the country for my spouse's 50th, an early-morning emergency room visit for my father-in-law (he's doing well now, thankfully), and an earthquake), I feel ready to be back in the classroom with the preschoolers reading about animals.

dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 2w
Tamra Love it!!! 😍 2w
MemoirsForMe Happy 50th to your hubs! Glad all is well. Have fun with your eager young readers. They need you now more than ever. 🙌🏻🎉 2w
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bio_chem06
The Antidote | Karen Russell
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After a few weeks of just “meh” reading, I‘m excited to start my week with this one. I hope it‘s as good as I want it to be.

BC_Dittemore I‘ve heard excellent things about this. I was gonna try to put it on hold at one of my libraries but every list is like 80 ppl waiting for 4 copies. 😅 2w
bio_chem06 @BC_Dittemore, surprisingly I didn‘t have to wait on the list long. So far I‘m enjoying it, it‘s not like anything I‘ve read before. It has historical fiction aspects but then it has “witches” in the dustbowl. Very interesting and I‘ve read 150 pages in two days. 2w
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