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JackOBotts

JackOBotts

Joined August 2016

“If you think reading is boring, you‘re doing it wrong.”
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Alias Grace: A Novel by Margaret Atwood
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The Stand by Stephen King
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June is just around the corner! #bookspin list is ready!

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The Family | Naomi Krupitsky
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TheBookHippie I liked this book quite a bit! 6d
JackOBotts @TheBookHippie - this took me a bit to get into, but I was moved by Antonia‘s and Saul‘s stories, especially. This is one that will linger…and should make for some good conversation at my June book club! 6d
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The Middle Place | Kelly Corrigan
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My #doublespin was a Mood Pick, and I grabbed this on a whim at the library earlier this week.

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Alias Grace: A Novel | Margaret Atwood
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By golly, that‘s today! Love when this happens. 🤓

TheKidUpstairs Love those fun little coincidences! (And LOVE this book!) 1mo
JackOBotts @TheKidUpstairs - same! I feel like I‘m off to a slow start, but hoping to pick up speed/get pulled in deep. 🤞🏼 1mo
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May Day Murder | Julie Wassmer
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May #Bookspin is set.

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! Can't believe how close May is getting!!! 1mo
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Mehso-so

Cute read for young readers. I first saw the movie adaptation with my son about a year ago or so…stayed true to the book, which my son recommended I read.

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Finally read this #BOTMBacklog. Not a fan of Celestine and how she handled her relationships, but I cannot imagine being in her shoes and seeing the life she worked to build with her husband being snatched in an instant of “mistaken identity”.

Suet624 Three stars for me too. 1mo
Reggie I loved this book. There were a lot of little lines in here I still think of. And the Thanksgiving scene where everyone has an opinion about her and Andre and Ray. Loved it. 1mo
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Unmasked: My Life Solving America's Cold Cases | Robin Gaby Fisher, Paul Holes
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My April #bookspin was a “Mood Pick” - and I decided to return to the misadventures of the Baudelaire children.

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2 - 2.5 ⭐️ April #doublespin

The story felt clunky and jumpy at times, and let certain subplots floating (ghostlike) in the background, perhaps they‘re addressed further later in the series, but I won‘t be reading to find out. It had the makings of a “pick” in terms of plot, but fell short for me. The tidy ending came abruptly. I got to The End and was surprised as I‘d expected a bit more finale.

TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 2mo
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The Nineties: A Book | Chuck Klosterman
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3.5 ⭐️ for my April #Roll100 pick

Happy to be back with Klosterman on this ride through the 90s, the decade that took me through my tweens/teens. I especially enjoyed the sections on music, TV, movies…he also took a deep dive into politics…

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They Called Us Enemy | George Takei, Justin Eisinger, Steven Scott
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Powerful…important…gut wrenching.

I wanted to read this after finishing Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet - to compare true experiences in these internment camps with that of Keiko in her letters to Henry.

Takei‘s childhood experiences were protected in many ways by incredible parents who protected the children. Takei knew that what was happening was wrong, but the parents sheltered their children as best they could. Unfathomable💔

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They Called Us Enemy | George Takei, Justin Eisinger, Steven Scott
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“Memory is a wily keeper of the past…usually dependable, but at times, deceptive.”

elizabethlk This book is so good! 2mo
JackOBotts @elizabethlk - this was powerful. I picked it up having just read Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet. Such a horrific moment in American history. Takei‘s memories are so incredibly important, especially as there are so many unable to share their experiences. 2mo
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Sigh, Gone is a Kindle ebook deal (US) today, 3/26.

Highly recommend this memoir. ⭐️🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼⭐️

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My book club‘s selection for April. Truly a story of the bitter and sweet of first love during World War II, when American government deemed it appropriate to imprison Americans of Japanese descent and their families. Just a disappointing moment in American history (one of many…).
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April Showers | Trey Branson
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April #Bookspin set up before the end of March flies by!

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My first Agatha Christie I‘m some time. I enjoyed seeing Poirot in action.

My edition of the book included a Wikipedia summary (located on the first few pages) that included spoilers! 😆🤷🏻‍♀️

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The format of this (inexpensive) edition is amusing. I feel like I‘m reading an e-book in paperback form….

Bookwomble It looks like it's been printed off Project Gutenberg 😄 3mo
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A moving memoir of a horrific POW experience in WWII, that man‘s survival, and the road to forgiveness. March #doublespin

TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 3mo
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Today in Amazon Deals in the US. KWD is a great story teller, weaving the stories of London‘s killer smog and a serial killer.

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Delighted to return to Maisie‘s world, having been absent for some time. So much mystery to unravel across three cases and then some, yet Maisie (& Billy) find a way. #roll100 and #bookspin for March - did not disappoint. 💜
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Who Was Marie Curie? | Megan Stine
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My reading of The Radium Girls last month has piqued my interest in Marie Curie. This biography is more my speed. 💚💚💚

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Who Was Harry Houdini? | Tui Sutherland, Who Hq
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A solid introduction to HH for youngsters.

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Daisy Jones & The Six | Taylor Jenkins Reid
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I think I may have enjoyed this more if I read it sooner. The format wasn‘t an issue, I enjoy reading oral histories. Just not my favorite TJR (Hi, Seven Husbands! 👋🏼)…not sure if I‘ll check out the series when it drops next month. 🤷🏻‍♀️

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March #bookspin #doublespin list is set up!

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3mo
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The Blackout Book Club | Amy Lynn Green
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Really enjoyed meeting these characters and sharing in their love of reading and their individual growth.

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The Blackout Book Club | Amy Lynn Green

"That's what most don't understand," he'd said, gesturing at her and her brother. "Fictional characters are often more real than the flesh and blood people around us in the ways that matter, that is."

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My #roll100 pick for February. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Moore‘s undertaking of this tragic (yet critically important) moment in American - and world - history was a gripping narrative. Difficult to read at times, one can only imagine the suffering the women endured.

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The Dead Romantics | Ashley Poston
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My #doublespin for February was a delight! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ A sweet love story with ghosts and books.

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The Dead Romantics | Ashley Poston
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In the back-left corner of the Days Gone Funeral Home, underneath a loose floorboard, there was a metal box with a bunch of old journals inside.
#firstlinefridays

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My February #bookspin (a “library pick”) was the beautiful conclusion to My Brother‘s Husband. Mike‘s visit with Yaichi & Kana comes to an end, but they will never forget one another. Beautiful to see how Yaichi evolves throughout Mike‘s visit.

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TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 4mo
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Mike‘s arrival in Japan catches his husband‘s brother by surprise…I loved seeing Kana‘s delight in welcoming her newly discovered uncle to her home, while subtly helping her father examine his biases and preconceived (culturally driven) notions.

GondorGirl This was such a surprising wholesome book. I really enjoyed both volumes. 4mo
JackOBotts @GondorGirl placed the hold for Vol. 2 yesterday. It‘s such a touching story. Really looking forward to the next volume. 4mo
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February | June Makle
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Hanging in my daughter‘s room while she feels “icky” - setting up my February #bookspin while I keep her company.

TheBookHippie Awe. Sending healing light. 4mo
JackOBotts @TheBookHippie thank you. 💜 4mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Hope your daughter feels better soon!! 4mo
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JackOBotts @TheAromaofBooks thank you! 💜 Appears to have been a 24 hr bug. She‘s back to wreaking havoc this morning! 😆😆 4mo
TheAromaofBooks Always a relief when they are back in destruction mode 😂 4mo
Jadee Hi would you mind explaining what book spin is please? I‘d like to try but no idea what it is or what to do :) 4mo
JackOBotts @Jadee - I will tag you in one of the host‘s posts, but it‘s essentially a monthly challenge where you create your own list of 20 titles/themes/etc. and then the host - @TheAromaofBooks - picks 2 numbers at random and those are the books we read for the month - or try to…I always end up with a backlog that I just slowly work through. It‘s low pressure and fun to see everyone‘s lists. (edited) 4mo
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Hass offers valuable perspective on being a woman in higher education leadership. I‘m glad to have been led to this book and to have read it. Certainly many important takeaways.

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None of This Rocks | JOE. TROHMAN
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BRB…gotta revisit the entire Fall Out Boy catalog.
🤘🏼🎸🤘🏼🎸

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Haven | Emma Donoghue
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Was not feeling my January #bookspin so off I go to find something else…no guilt, no hard feelings.

TheAromaofBooks Sometimes a book just isn't the right fit!! 5mo
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Reminders of Him | Colleen Hoover
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A soft pick…my Book Club‘s current selection. This was okay…yes it gave me some feels and I can only imagine Kenna‘s pain at being out of her daughter‘s reach.

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - Wow wow wow. So glad I went with this for my “mood pick” #bookspin. My husband recommended it to me months ago. Cannot wait to see how this story unfolds.

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 5mo
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Making this my#bookspin “Mood Pick” selection for January. Let‘s go!

Reggie Yikes!!! What a pic! Lol (edited) 5mo
JackOBotts @Reggie - I know! If this cover art is any indication of what‘s to come…😬 5mo
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My January #Roll100 selection and first completed read for 2023. This was a mystery I was intrigued by from the onset, and I enjoyed seeing the timelines come together. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

PuddleJumper Yay! 5mo
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The Stand | Stephen King
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I‘m planning to tackle this chunkster in 2023! I‘ve marked off ~100 page chunks which will help me hit goals each month to keep progress. Of course, if I‘m all about it, the markers are merely suggestions.

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Mehso-so

My son picked this title to “give me a break” from Greg Heffley…who still plays prominently into Rowley‘s tale. I‘m Team Rowley, Greg is a little pipsqueak.

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3/3.5 ⭐️ - a quick read of the source material (revised from the original publication) for the Julie Andrews adventure I grew up enjoying. Reading this made me want to check out Saving Mr. Banks…

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Comfort Me With Apples | Catherynne M. Valente
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Such a creepy journey…don‘t want to say too much as I think going into is blind is the best way to experience this ride. 3.5 ⭐️

Delighted that my dear friend, @BekahPat shared this with me!

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January #Bookspin set up is a fresh start!

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 5mo
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The Candy House | Jennifer Egan
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - this was fantastic…loved the layers and convergence…the commentary on shared experiences through social media.

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More of the same from Greg… 2.5 ⭐️

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Mary | Janis Cooke Newman
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My December #bookspinbacklog is a bust - just not feeling it…but I‘m okay with it. Releasing the #Roll100 pick and putting in the To Be Donated pile.

PuddleJumper You tried! 5mo
TheAromaofBooks Sometimes just getting a book off the shelf and out of the house is a win in and of itself!! 5mo
JackOBotts @PuddleJumper & @TheAromaofBooks 100% - I‘m trying to be better about letting go when I‘m not feeling it…so many good books out there, don‘t want to slog through something that doesn‘t mesh with me. 5mo
PuddleJumper @JackOBotts I used to be a completionist - if I started the book, I was going to finish it even if it was painful. Realized that it wasn't fun and I had better things to do with my time 🤣 It took awhile though, I felt like i couldn't form an opinion if I didn't read it all but if it isn't working, it isn't working 5mo
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Ruffin & Lamar share Lamar‘s jaw droppingly horrific experiences with racists/racism/racist comments & WTF moments with brilliant humor.

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