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OriginalCyn620
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Pickpick

I‘ve read this book before but this was my first time on audio. It‘s just a brilliant book! A must-read, IMO.

#bookspinbingo - free space
#pop24 - book from an animal‘s POV

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 4w
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DHill
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Why did I ever wait so long to read this?

CindyMyLifeIsLit One of my favorite books! 1mo
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Cheshirecat913
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Mehso-so

I picked this up at a garage sale years ago because I liked Jon Stewart back in his Daily Show days (which he is back).
It is a collection of 19 satirical essays about the Kennedys, Hitler, Hanson, The Last Supper, Bill Gates and more. I read a couple during breaks at work. It was good enough to entertain me for my breaks, but I wouldn't go out of my way to get this book.

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JoyBlue
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Pickpick

I picked this up solely because it was written by Dave Eggers. I didn't so much as glance at the publisher's blurb. So, imagine my surprise when I discovered quickly that it is a totally transparent satire of the Trump administration and the horrible damage he/it did to our country and the world. Dare I hope that anyone might rethink their allegiance to MAGA politics by reading this “The Emperor's New Clothes“-style tale?

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Cjbesh
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Great short read. How have I gone this long without reading this classic?

SandySaga Literally same !! 😅 1mo
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Aimeesue
City Folk and Country Folk | Sofia Khvoshchinskaya
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The Russians are mingling! The 3 Khvoshchinskaya sisters were writing at the same time as the Brontës. Like the Bs, the K sisters wrote under male pseudonyms, were strapped for dollars and put off that marrying nonsense. Sofia writes more in an Austen vein, though.
I‘ve already laughed a dozen times.

Ruthiella Cool. I‘d never heard of them. 2mo
Dilara @Aimeesue @Ruthiella Me neither. Stacked! (edited) 2mo
batsy Oh gosh, I stacked this ever so long ago. Thanks for the prompt for me to read it. 2mo
Aimeesue @Ruthiella @Dilara Suppression of female writers was deliberate in Russia, I think? Aside from all the usual patriarchal barriers, of course. 2mo
Aimeesue @batsy It‘s very good! Reading for a book group. 2mo
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282Mikado
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Pickpick

This book is a vivid allegory explaining why, regardless the institution (political, religious, social, et al), people cannot have nice things. And that is because people are involved. Regardless the foundation laid it seems that eventually there are always those that tend toward the conclusion of this book: “ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL BUT SOME ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS“. Once this thought is conceived, the institution begins to fail. Great read!

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triplem80
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Mehso-so

It was a quick listen, and a good choice for fans of the Colbert Report. Unfortunately, I like the real Stephen Colbert much more than his alter ego. 😆

Used this to fill the #PublishedbyHachette prompt for #52bookclub24.

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keepingupwiththepenguins
The Sellout: A Novel | Paul Beatty
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Pickpick

I laughed out loud reading The Sellout, frequently – but in a way that made me feel oddly ashamed. It‘s a deeply satirical book. I found myself wondering whether it was really “okay” for me to be laughing, given that I‘m clearly not the intended audience, and many of the nuances would undoubtedly escape me. It‘s the taboo that makes it funny, a lot of the time. Full review: https://keepingupwiththepenguins.com/the-sellout-paul-beatty/

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aimee23
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Last 2023, I‘ve challenged myself to read 1 book per month for 12 months. So proud of myself for being able to accomplish this despite my busy-ness these days. When I was younger, I was a voracious reader. Now, I need to schedule my reading time so this was quite a feat for me.