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MagdaRosol

MagdaRosol

Joined June 2016

Books, books, books and libraries.
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The Bedlam Stacks by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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Autumn by Ali Smith
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It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover
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Kindfulness by Brahm
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Commonwealth by Ann Patchett
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Happy People Read and Drink Coffee by Agnes Martin-Lugand
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The Man Who Spoke Snakish by Andrus Kivir?hk
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Golem Girl: A Memoir | Riva Lehrer
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What a beauty!

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A positively amazing life therapy session at your fingertips.

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I am taking life lessons from an 80-year-old dancer because she is tough and likely in a much better shape than I am

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Luster: A Novel | Raven Leilani
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Dark, funny, sharp, amazing. Left me a little breathless.

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Catherine House: A Novel | Elisabeth Thomas
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Filled with languid, beautiful college dread. Love it!

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Things in Jars | Jess Kidd
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Early Victorian London, lady investigators, medical men, dangerous mermaids, nostalgic ghosts, things in jars. Playful, macabre, entertaining. Jess Kidd at her best!

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Hypnotic, interconnected, thrilling ode to storytelling.

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Girl, Woman, Other | Bernardine Evaristo
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A novel woven with a collection of stories about British, modern women. Super readable!

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A little Friday night inspiration. Most sticky for me: “Be grateful for what you have AND demand what you deserve” and “Failure means you‘re finally IN the game.”

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A great graphic novel with a serious discussion about race and immigration, but also with some giggles.

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Blah. He tells many semi-entertaining stories about running and complains much about his divorce/ex-wife. I kind of see why he was divorced.

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Little: A Novel | Edward Carey
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Both books are blurbed by Kelly Link. Just saying.

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Trail of Lightning | Rebecca Roanhorse
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Two books about monsters, very different monsters, but both monstrous.

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I was trying to hold off on buying it and then I realized I was being silly. Of course I need this book!

vivastory Yes, you do! It's fantastic! 6y
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Transcription | Kate Atkinson
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Prickly, sharp, female, British spies....I am here for it. #kateatkinson

WanderingBookaneer I just got this from the library. 6y
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Forest bathing in the backyard but still, it‘s green.

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The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock | Imogen Hermes Gowar
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Sarah Waters read-alike but with creepy mermaids. Coming out 09/18.

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Reading in a preparation for the author visit. The cover kills it.

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Life in the Garden | Penelope Lively
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Gardens!

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The Sea Queen: A Novel | Linnea Hartsuyker
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2nd in an awesome Viking series. Violent, female-strong, historical. Coming out August 2018.

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The Pisces: A Novel | Melissa Broder
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Emotional, dark, privileged, funny, introspective, set on the Venice Beach, possibly featuring a merman. Perfect bitter beach read. #books #bermuda #beachread #merman

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I AM, I AM, I AM by Maggie O'Farrell--a fascinating collection of essays about the author's near-death encounters, written in a way that sparkles, like the feather on the cover.

monalyisha I‘m very interested in this book! 🤗 6y
rather_be_reading just ordered this! 6y
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The Half-Drowned King: A Novel | Linnea Hartsuyker
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5-stars for this hot and violent Viking tale. Viking women kicked ass!

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Leave me alone to read. I am not getting any younger!

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Electric Arches | Eve L. Ewing
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Gorgeous Chicago new writing.

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Damn HOT!

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Sherlock Holmes is better as a woman and with a cat. This is the second book in an amazing series and the cat is featured only outside of the story.

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Beautifully written book about Germans, especially German women, during and after the World War II. It's about national guilt and responsibility and personal capacity to live and feel connection with other people in spite of the darkest of evils. And, with their themes of spreading nationalism and fascism, the story feels unfortunate in its relevance to current times.

Suet624 This review nailed it. 7y
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Motherest: A Novel | Kristen Iskandrian
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I'm in weeping love with Motherest by Kirsten Iskandrian. Girlhood, motherhood, grief, loneliness, love. Readable and resonant. #books

monalyisha This looks RIGHT up my alley. Thanks for the heads-up! 7y
monalyisha Update: it totally was up my alley! Thanks again! 6y
MagdaRosol I am so glad! 😀 6y
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Puzzles as readers' advisory tool. Must read all the books right away! #books #puzzles

mcipher This is such a cool puzzle!! 7y
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Roxane Gay loved it and she is not wrong. Beautiful!

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The Bedlam Stacks | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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A fabulous journey to the 19th-century Peru in search of treasure.

MrBook Whoooa! Another one by this author! Thank you for sharing. You're so awesome. ☺️🙌🏻 7y
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Stories within stories. Rich language. Big feeling. Messed-up characters. A story about creating, being yourself, and being happy.

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Used bookstores are still my jam.

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Upcoming Erdrich dystopia. My brain is vibrating in anticipation.

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Bicycles: Love Poems | Nikki Giovanni
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Skipping, sexy, thoughtful, happy poetry. Also bicycles.

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From Here to Eternity | Caitlin Doughty
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My bedside reading. Call for help if I don't post for a while.

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A fictional story of Thoreau, Emerson, and mostly Samuel Lock, an escaped slave living next to the Walden Pond. Racism, privilege, and the meaning of freedom, or even the meaning of life.

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Seeing the author. Yay!

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My date night with Bob, Unabrow, and Beyoncé.

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A girl, a cat, and a quest. What else do you need?

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Stuffed French toast and this collection are definitely more beautiful then Beyoncé. She is cool, too.

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I am obsessed with dark, strange, dirty, exquisite The Lonely Hearts Hotel, but what to read next??!!

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Picking books while feeling dark.

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Make Trouble | John Waters
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I want to Make Trouble with John Waters and be More Alive And Less Lonely with Johnathan Lethem

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The Day I Died: A Novel | Lori Rader-Day
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Happy Birthday to The Day I Died by Lori Rader-Day: great cover, thrilling plot, memorable main character.

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A Separation: A Novel | Katie Kitamura
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The cover, the language, the tone. I just love everything about this book.

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Spaceman of Bohemia | Jaroslav Kalfar
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When was the last time you read a book by and about a Czech, let alone a Czech in space? I'm slightly in love with this book. 😍📚Philosophical, lyrical, political, humorous, and a bit cynical. Sooo good!

aa_guer2021 Ugh. I need to get to this book soon. It sounds wonderful!! 7y
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Lovely Anne Lamott's new book is out today. And so are many other exciting titles. Happy New-Books-Tuesday!