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BarbaraBB
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Bailedbailed

Okay #unpopularopinion. You all loved it but I am halfway through and calling it quits. It probably is the language. I have to read out loud to make sense of what I‘m reading. It‘s been taking me forever that way and it leaves no room to enjoy the story. So it‘s me, not the book but I just lost patience and want to read something I actually like to read 🤷🏻‍♀️

#Booked2023 #wronglyincarnated

Cinfhen At least you tried! Hopefully you love your next book 🤞🏼 11mo
BarbaraBB @Cinfhen I really did. But I felt like an idiot, reading slowly aloud, trying to make sense of what I read. Next up is 🤞🏽 11mo
squirrelbrain I can imagine it was difficult to read, so don‘t beat yourself up about it. I found a lot of the language strange and struggled to understand, particularly to start with, and I was reading in my first language. BQ will be better! 😁 11mo
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sarahbarnes I'm sorry this one didn't work for you! I loved Bandit Queens and hope you enjoy it! 11mo
TrishB Hope you enjoy your next 🤞🏻🤞🏻 11mo
dabbe These reviews are just as important as the picks. I value your opinion; therefore, I'm not reading it! You're doing us a favor you know! 😍😘🤗 11mo
BarbaraBB @dabbe Thank you for trusting me 🩵 I have to add that English isn‘t my first language so that might me the reason I had such a hard time with the book 🤷🏻‍♀️ 11mo
Suet624 I remember when I reviewed this book that I was concerned it might be tough for you. Your English is fantastic but this took time to get into the swing of the language. You‘ll love BQ. 11mo
dabbe @BarbaraBB What is your first language, if you don't mind my asking? (because I would have NEVER known!) 🤩😍🤗 11mo
BarbaraBB @Suet624 @dabbe Thank you both for the kind words ❤️❤️ My first language is Dutch, Denise! 11mo
dabbe @BarbaraBB How cool is that? I can't speak it (unfortunately), but my ancestors on my mom's side are from the Netherlands: their surnames are Pastoor and Van Dyke. 💙💚💙 11mo
Megabooks Yeah, this really worked for me because I went audio, but even then it was very colloquial and slang-heavy! 11mo
BarbaraBB @Megabooks Thank you, that is definitely reassuring 🤍 11mo
BarbaraBB @dabbe wow, those are real Dutch names for sure although we write Van Dyke as Van Dijk! 11mo
dabbe @BarbaraBB I was trying to remember how to spell my great-aunt's last name: phonetically it was Vanvuctaveen. I never knew her, so the name spelling escapes me! #smallworld 🩵🤍🩵 11mo
BarbaraBB @dabbe That name must have evolved over the years, it doesn‘t ring a bell. The only Dutch surname I can remotely think of is Van de Veen 🤔 11mo
dabbe @BarbaraBB I texted my sister for the name. Boy, was I way off! It's spelled Vugtaveen. Is that closer? 11mo
BarbaraBB @dabbe I googled it and you are right. It‘s not a very common surname but I found plenty of people called Vugteveen (with an e instead of an a)! 11mo
dabbe @BarbaraBB Thanks for doing that! I need to dig more and learn about my Dutch heritage (and obviously learn how to spell better!) 🩵🤍🩵 11mo
BarbaraBB @dabbe You‘re doing great! 11mo
dabbe @BarbaraBB 🤩😍🤗 11mo
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bookishbitch
Redwall | Brian Jacques
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I picked up book 1 of the series today. I felt it went perfectly with my sunflower tea cup. My friend who I went shopping with today actually met him when she was in 5th grade. AND he recited the 1st couple paragraphs of this book to the class! (He also read from another book but I can't remember which one.) #smallworld

Lindy What an appealing table! Looks delicious. 11mo
bookishbitch @Lindy thank you. It was! 11mo
BookmarkTavern That is the perfect spread for this book! ❤️ 11mo
bookishbitch @ozma.of.oz The cup even has the sunflower seeds in the bottom. 11mo
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BiblioLitten
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I love making connections like these. 😀
The King's Speech is one of my favourite movies. And of course I had to see how similar they ⬆ looked. #gladtogoogle #smallworld

Weaponxgirl I watched a documentary about the romanovs a while ago and they really weren't joking about how similar they both looked! 6y
readordierachel Wow, they really did look alike! 6y
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Brona
Kafka on the Shore | Haruki Murakami
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I love it when the book you‘re travelling with becomes very real. Our train this morning continued onto Takamatsu (across the water to Shikoku. We stayed on Honshu). I kept thinking, ‘I know that name!‘
Reading Kafka again tonight made me realise why. A lot of the action in this book occurs in and around Takamatsu #smallworld #inMurakamisfootsteps

BarbaraBB You‘re in Japan. I am sooo jealous 😍🇯🇵 6y
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TorieStorieS
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This memoir is heartbreaking and fascinating too- I didn‘t expect to have such a close geographic connection either- I literally lived up the same street in Chicago in 2004! It‘s sure to start lively discussions- and will serve as my #Refugee read for #Booked2018! @Cinfhen @BarbaraTheBibliophage @4thhouseontheleft

Cinfhen Wow!! How crazy is that #smallworld 6y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Great pick! I‘m thinking I‘ll use it for this prompt also. 👏🏻👏🏻 6y
emilyhaldi Oh good one! I wasn't thinking of this for refugee plot but that's perfect! 6y
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TorieStorieS @Cinfhen I know!! An unexpected and exciting surprise!! 😃 6y
TorieStorieS @BarbaraTheBibliophage @emilyhaldi Oh I definitely recommend this!! And would love to find out what you think of the book!! 😊 6y
Cinfhen And, I just noticed your gorgeous photo with all the beads😍😍great choice ❣️❣️❣️ 6y
TorieStorieS @Cinfhen Thanks!!! I finished it in bed and had a bunch of beaded necklaces hanging off my jewelry stand! 😊 6y
BookaholicNatty Beautiful picture!!! Perfect to go along with the title of the book!!! ❤️😍 6y
TorieStorieS @BookaholicNatty Thanks!!! I try to have fun with the pictures on here!! ☺️😄 6y
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erzascarletbookgasm
My Name Is Asher Lev | Chaim Potok
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A novel about a Hasidic (a mystical Jewish movement founded in Poland in the 18th century) Jew in postwar Brooklyn who is caught between his love of art and his obligations to his community. He is a firm #believer but is torn between his faith and his creativity. He tries to reconcile the two but the result is tragic.
#decdays @Cinfhen

Cathythoughts Excellent 👍 6y
Cinfhen @LauraBeth & @ValerieAndBooks both recently read this book...it's definitely on my radar!!! Looking forward to reading it! Chaim Potok, the author lived in my neighborhood in the states for many years. Went to school with his daughters #smallworld 6y
BarbaraBB Such a beautiful, sad book.. it made me read many more of his books. My favourite was 6y
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LauraBeth I almost wish that I taught high school English simply to be able to talk about this book with kids. And then I‘d hope that they‘d go back and read it again as an adult and encounter the story from a perspective given with age❤️ 6y
Dragon 💕 one of my favourites 6y
mrp27 I've been wanting to read this one for forever 6y
mjdowens I️ just read this one this summer. It is definitely a book to read more than once 6y
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charissharpe
The War on Women | Sue Lloyd Roberts
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Today has been an interesting day. The wind is so strong it's shaking our pod and we've watched numerous families pack up their tents and go home. I found myself in conversation with Rita Banerji on Twitter this morning having only recently come across her via The War on Women #smallworld. I've learned about women using social media to highlight their charity causes or advocacy roles and I've snorted to myself at the sexism we... (ctd in comments)

charissharpe ...inflict upon ourselves via women's magazines. Why shouldn't we age gracefully? Why shouldn't we be able to drive? Why on Earth should wearing high heels to work be a company policy? Why should women have to fight to overturn a legal ruling that it's okay to rape them if their their rapist marries them after? Thanks to the rain I've soaked up a lot today. #womensrights #equalitymatters 7y
catebutler This is a great post and has left me with quite a bit to ponder, so thank you for sharing. And, I hope you stay safe and warm on this cold blustery day. 7y
trazo Love your post. In addition, why is hitting a stranger a felony but hitting ones wife a misdemeanor? Why do we continue to argue whether marital rape exists or not? It absolutely does exist. I love reading/hearing people address these issues! Thank you. 7y
charissharpe @catebutler thanks Cate, so many people left the camp site last night, some of the tents have been destroyed, so glad we're in a pod! I'm glad the post made you think, I had so much whirring through my head yesterday evening. 7y
charissharpe @trazo thank you for commenting Thelma, I didn't realise that the law is still so ambiguous over there... and I guess it differs state to state? I feel like we should talk about these issues, more & more! 7y
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kricheal
Pride and Prejudice | Jane Austen
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1. I'm from Pittsburgh, Pa
2. I love Pride and Prejudice and Atlas Shrugged equally. They have two of the most badass feisty heroines that I can think of.
3. Always.....H.P.
4.JFK or Requiem for a dream(more for the cinematography than the actual story)
5. GOT, House of Cards, Orphan Black
6.Too many to list, I listen to a little of everything- don't really like anything mainstream
7. Reddish purple8. I want to read everything

kricheal 9. I work at Haemonetics as a Senior Machine Operator 10. 5 cats (Athena, Smirney, Odin, Homunculus, and Itachi), 1 dog Johan,and 1 bearded dragon named Icarus 7y
tpixie I used to live above the Squirrel Hill tunnel on Morrowfield Ave! Miss the delicious bagels on Murray Ave! We just have Panera here in Central KS. 7y
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kricheal I live about 30 minutes north of the city, pretty much right on the Beaver County border @tpixie #smallworld 😊 7y
Elisa GOT is the best 😍😍 🤴🏼🦁🐺🌹⚔️ (edited) 7y
tpixie Oh and child # 3 was born in Pittsburgh! 7y
tpixie @kricheal beautiful country! 7y
kricheal @Elisa Khal Drogo is the best 😍😍 7y
Elisa @kricheal oh I know! I have been missing him for 5 seasons! 7y
maich Do you see trailer for 7th season?? I can't wait❤ 7y
elawsan Dagney is a great character. Tough as nails. 7y
kricheal @elawsan I think Elizabeth Bennett is just as tough but you have to look at it from perspective and the time period. 7y
Texreader Yay to Atlas Shrugged! 7y
kricheal @Texreader I never know what people are going to say when I tell them that's one of my favorites. It's very polarizing. Haha 7y
Texreader @kricheal yep. Same here. 7y
elawsan @kricheal She was a great character too. I enjoyed Pride and Prejudice a lot more thankI expected. 7y
kricheal @elawsan I did too. I was expecting it to be fluff and it really wasn't. 7y
kricheal @maich I can't wait for the new season! 👐👐👐 Also this was a great idea! 7y
maich @kricheal Thank your for participate😘 7y
merelybookish I went to Pitt! Such a fascinating city! 7y
kricheal @merelybookish 😀😀😀 Since you went to Pitt I'm sure you've been to the Original O. In Oakland 7y
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MrBook
The Library | Zoran ivkovi?
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The #Punxsutawney Library! This was my library growing up. Everyone made fun of me for spending most of my free time here when I was a kid. Farm and mining country don't take kindly to book places, lol. My parents would drive me into town & I'd spend hours here. That's Phil's house, the "Burrow". If you ever come to town, you can see the two best things about Punxsy at the same time: the groundhog and the library ?. #LitsyLovesLibraries

SusanInTiburon I love it! 7y
LeahBergen ❤❤ 7y
Jaimelire I love libraries. No matter where you go, they feel like safe places. People in libraries are usually geeks like me! 7y
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JSW I always find my people in libraries, bookstores, and at colleges. ❤ 7y
Melkyl The library was my favorite place as a kid too (still is 😉)!! 7y
SaraRosett Childhood libraries are the best. Mine moved to another location....but still the same great books! :) 7y
Graciouswarriorprincess I know that library! Indiana and Clearfield, PA libraries were my childhood libraries! 7y
MrBook @SusanInTiburon @LeahBergen @melbeautyandbooks 😁👏🏻👏🏻!! @Jaimelire @JSW @Melwilk 😎👌🏻🙌🏻 #KindredSpirits! @SaraRosett As long as everything stayed intact 😊👍🏻👍🏻👌🏻!! @Graciouswarriorprincess And I know those libraries 😂😂😂👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🙌🏻! 7y
kricheal I'm just north of Pittsburgh in Beaver County...not too far off either😊 7y
MrBook @kricheal Oh, that's right! You told that before, stupid memory 🙄. Nope, no more than a couple hours. Problem with PA is no direct roads anywhere 😜. 7y
kricheal Haha yes! Absolute truth! 7y
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BraveNewBooks
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Just got to the delightfully happy but slightly rushed ending of Furthermore by Tahereh Mafi, and discovered she's married to Ransom Riggs!

🎼🎵🎶 it's a #smallworld after all -- like, literally this: 🌍

MidnightBookGirl They are literally the cutest literary couple. 7y
SignedBooksJunkie I met both of them on her Furthermore book tour and they are ADORABLE. And both so brilliant. 7y
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