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The English Understand Wool (Storybook ND Series) | Helen Dewitt

#RoadTrip See the sun ball in the clouds? And the sunbeams at the horizon? Beauty all around us.

I bought this book on the rec of a lady I casually met at the paperback table of our indie bookstore. I asked if she had read The Correspondent- she had not! And she rec'd this one to me. Perfect length for a quick drive north to Manhappiness KS 🌻

#Jan2025 Book2 #ReadICT Category 3: independence

ChaoticMissAdventures I love finding book lovers in the stacks that we can exchange recommendations with! The best feeling. 11h

ferskner I saw Ann Patchett recommend this too! 10h

BkClubCare @ChaoticMissAdventures - our conversation was a delight. I wonder if our paths will cross again. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 10h

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BkClubCare @ferskner - Yes! 10h

xicanti Manhappiness is such a great place name. It makes me think of a version of Manhattan where everyone is just overflowing with joy. 10h

BkClubCare @xicanti - yep, where I went to college. Here for a basketball 🏀 game. 7h

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The Ten Year Affair | Erin Somers

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I liked the wry humor, I could relate to Cora in a few ways, and was impressed by the novelty of the story structure - what do I mean by that? I think the author did a good job of balancing the real story lines with the imagined ones.

#Jan2026 Book1 #ToB2026 #ReadICT category 1: Has TEN in the title ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
#LitPie #PieinLiterature (Porkpie Hat) #ILovePie
#FirstBookoftheYear

TEArificbooks I have those deer too. I get many compliments on them every year. 1d

BkClubCare Actually a neighbor's down the street.🎄🦌 I love holiday lights! ✨ (edited) 1d

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Smash Your Goals: A Holistic How to Guide to Setting and Smashing Your Goals Time After Time | Krysia Jones

Happy New Year! Setting same goal of 💯 books for 2026. To participate in #LitsyWinterCamp and #WhartonBuddyRead, to track #PieinLit occurrences, complete the #ReadICT and #AsheCoNCReadingChallenge, blog at least once a month, and keep a positive hopeful resilient attitude.

Remember: it doesn‘t matter how many books you read! Feeling great to be a reader. Support your local library.

Note: Litfluence 57,988

Gissy Amazing! 🤩📚📚📚🎉🎉🎉👏👏👏 3d

Ruthiella Happy New Year! 🍾🥂🎉 2d

dabbe #bravo! 🥳🥂🎉 2d

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Magic, Lies, and Deadly Pies | Misha Popp

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LOVED this! 🥰 Of course, I would! THIS did not disappoint. Loved the characters, appreciated the themes, overflowing with pie goodness, hit all the buttons this pie-baker needs in a cozy mystery #FoundFamily story. #Mar2025 Book21 #ReadICT Challenge COMPLETE 🏆 #BlueberryLimePie

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Magic, Lies, and Deadly Pies | Misha Popp

Copper is excited to share my new-to-me book! This will finish the last category needed for #ReadICT Challenge: Cozy Mystery #PiesBeforeGuys #LitPie #iLovePie #CaresPieShow #DogsofLitsy 🐾 ❤️ 🥧 #CopperBopper

dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 10mo

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Wuthering Heights | Bronte Emily

So, one of the categories for the #ReadICT (City of Wichita KS) Reading Challenge is a book that scares me.

I have been fearful of this book. For. Ever? A long time?! I was dismissive of the “girl authors” when I was a snotty snob in HS decades ago and NOW, honestly, them Bronte sisters scare me! 😳 I listened to Jane Eyre (Thandie Newton 🌟) and ❤️‘d it. Will WH give me the same reaction?

LoverOfLearning Hmmm. These books are a bit different. Jane Eyre feels much slower and more character based, whereas WH is a bit more Gothic, quicker paced and more focused on the theme/plot itself not just the characters. Hope this helps. Give it a shot. The audiobook was pretty good. But there many different audios so find one where you like the narrarators voice best. 11mo

Ruthiella Agreed with @LoverOfLearning Emily Brontë‘s style is very different from Charlotte‘s. I‘d also try the audio, not only because there is at least one character who speaks entirely in Yorkshire dialect. ? 11mo

LoverOfLearning @Ruthiella yes exactly! Ha. But I did enjoy both of these books! Not my favorite of the classics world but definitely worthy. 11mo

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Tamra WH is one of my all time favorites! ❤️ 11mo

BkClubCare @LoverOfLearning I am definitely going audio. I have done enough research (too much?!) of these books that have only added to me trepidation. I did not mean to imply that JE and WH are similar- only that I feared both, in their own way. 11mo

BkClubCare @Ruthiella - I *ADORE* the classics via audio. I hope that I have fabulous experience 😊 11mo

BkClubCare @Tamra - that is part of my irrational “fear” so many have loved it, and so many have said that their stage-in-life affects their reaction. Kinda wonder if I am “too late” 11mo

Tamra @BkClubCare it seems to be polarizing because it is about people behaving badly. 😬 Go into it curious and try to let go of expectations. It‘s okay if you don‘t like it! 11mo

LoverOfLearning @Tamra agree! Go into it as if you know nothing. I found it interesting thinking about how differently we respond to heartbreak and societal differences today. 11mo

Readerann I don‘t remember too much about how I felt about the characters - but I DO remember how much I loved the writing . 11mo

Lcsmcat If you remember WH is not a love story but a revenge story you‘ll get more out of it. (edited) 11mo

BkClubCare @Readerann - it‘s a classic for a reason. For this, I am looking fwd. and why audio is my choice cc 11mo

BkClubCare @Lcsmcat - good to know 👍 11mo

Suet624 I read it years ago - decades ago - and loved it. 11mo

TheLudicReader Do it! 11mo

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Strange Sally Diamond | Liz Nugent

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It was good to have a book that I was sucked into, making time, avoiding most of life distractions to read - because I missed that need, that drive. But overall, this book was just depressing about how hard it is to trust and react with love in a way that is not messed up by being human/messy. #ReadICT category multiple pts of view. #bookclub #LitPie #ApplePie
#Feb2025 Book19

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Strange Sally Diamond | Liz Nugent

Next up: for bookclub. Copper would NOT look at me.

Hoping that this will qualify for a reading challenge category “features a neurodivergent character”

#ReadICT #CopperBopper #Whpg #Griff

Ruthiella What did you do to insult Copper so?!😂 11mo

BkClubCare @Ruthiella - he just did not want his picture taken #shrug 😂 11mo

AmyG This is a good book. Enjoy. I think this should fit the bill. 11mo

BkClubCare @AmyG - thank you! 😊 11mo

LiteraryHoarderPenny Our book club read this one too! All enjoyed it! 11mo

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Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands | Kate Beaton

A hold came in from the library!! I am excited, was in need of something to sink my teeth into. Yes, I expect it to hurt my heart but I am ready for it. I hope I am ready for it. #ReadICT #GraphicNovelMemoir #BelieveWomen #OhCanada 🇨🇦❤️

BkClubCare #Feb2025 Book17 (edited) 11mo

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The Bright Sword | Lev Grossman

Hey. How are you? I hope you are well. 💖 I bought myself some flowers. Be calm, dance & laugh and read good books. 🤗

Ruthiella Good advice. 💐 11mo

tpixie Lovely flowers 🌺 11mo

LeahBergen How pretty! 11mo

MemoirsForMe 😍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 11mo

BkClubCare #Feb2025 Book16 #ReadICT category GN memoir 11mo

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