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MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm

MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm

Joined May 2020

I desired dragons with a profound desire. - C.S. Lewis ( Litsy info hub: https://sites.google.com/view/litsywelcomewagon/home )
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Mehso-so

3.5 ⭐️s
For the first 7/8 of this book I loved it. That last 1/8 hit and it went from a hard 5 to barely above a 3. I really loved the characters and how human Doerr portrayed them. No one was villainized with a vague stroke. Of course there are Nazis and they are very much in the wrong. But Doerr reminds us that unfortunately they are just as human as those they sought to exterminate. The end just felt so lackluster for what he‘d built up to.

MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm This was my #Bookspin for February. 1d
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Heart of Darkness | Joseph Conrad
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5 ⭐️s
It‘s often difficult to rate and review classics. This was a rather short/quick read. For me, it was a heartbreaking story of both the darkness man brings down upon his fellow humans and the darkness within that envelopes even the greatest minds at the end of life. No one is immune to the march of time. What is left of us is scant, half remembered truths that we have no say in. The parts about the infection of the western world upon the ⬇️

MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm Continent weren‘t overly gory but still incredibly horrific. “The horror, the horror!” Indeed.

One of the books off of my Dad‘s TBR for me.
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My #BookSpin list for March. February wasn‘t as productive of a reading month as January. One of the books I‘ve been reading had me dreading picking it up, so I blame it. 😅 Hopefully March will be a better reading month for me, both in quality and quantity.

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3w
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A very sci-fi and fantasy heavy #Roll100 for March. 😅❤️
Startide Rising and Centaur Aisle are both continuations of series that I need to read. Special Deliverance will be my first Simak.

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Dhalgren | Samuel R. Delany
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Thank goodness this buddy read isn‘t due until the end of March. I‘m just over 50% through and I desperately need a break. Probably going to set it aside for a week and see if I have any urge to pick it back up. I‘m so confused on where the science fiction is? Other than the pretty little light shows that the scorpions wear, I don‘t get a sci-fi vibe from it… Not sure WHAT vibe I get from it. Just…confused and exhausted by it.
#ClassicLSFBC

Ruthiella Yeah. I‘m considering bailing, which is rare for me. I don‘t think there‘s any point to the narrative and I really need some plot to follow…😳 (edited) 3w
MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @Ruthiella I don‘t typically bail either, but sometimes it just has to be done. Yes, my thoughts exactly about nonsensical narrative and slim if not nonexistent plot. Plus there‘s some stuff going on where I am that just sort of gives me the heebie-jeebies… I‘m typically pretty forgiving of “problematic” plot points, but that‘s usually when I can see some sort of reason for it… 3w
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1. I think it‘s been about fifteen years since we moved into our current place?
2. Anne of Green Gables

A day late with this one. 😅
Thanks for the tag @The_Penniless_Author
#Two4Tuesday

TheSpineView Never too late to play! Have a great day!💜📖📚 4w
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The Hobbit | J.R.R. Tolkien
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5 ⭐️s
A reread for me. The last time I read it I was in middle school. I was shocked at how much of my memory of it had been hijacked by the films. I‘m curious to see how much I misremember from the following trilogy. 😅 This will always be a very nostalgic story for me. I felt a profound connection to the young woman I was when I first read it and fell in love with Tolkien‘s world. ❤️
This was part of my February #Roll100

lil1inblue I love the last sentence of your review. It really resonated! 😍 1mo
MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @lil1inblue Aww, I‘m glad! It‘s crazy to think of what my life would be like without LOTR. It‘s such an integral part of who I am that I really think I‘d be a vastly different person without it. 4w
PuddleJumper 🎉🎉 4w
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Hey guys! My cousin is the artist for this comic. He‘s done a lot of work before for the big comic companies but this is his first creator owned comic endeavor. Any support would be great, even just sharing the kickstarter link. Although pledging does come with some pretty sweet rewards. 😍

If you like Doctor Who or League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, I‘m sure you‘ll love this comic!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/manbomb/omega-1

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I was doing so well too! I think I‘ve come to the realization that I just can‘t put a complete embargo on myself and expect myself to not rebel. 😅 I think I might have to start giving myself a gimme here and there to let off the built up pressure or the Mucinex fueled spending spree I went on last night will just happen again. 😬

mcctrish Absolutely I can say whatever I want to myself but new books come out or buddy reads get presented or library wait times are crushing and all the wheels fall off good intentions 1mo
MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @mcctrish Yes! I mean, I really should know better. I live inside the same head as the book goblin. 🤣 1mo
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5 ⭐️s

An excellent read! Probably one of if not THE best book on dinosaurs I have ever read. It‘s written in such a way that anyone could pick it up and read it. You don‘t need to be obsessed with dinosaurs like I am to understand it. It flows beautifully from the time before the dinosaurs, through their rise to the top, their reign as the dominant creatures on the planet, to their rather violent demise. Absolutely love this! It was a library ⬇️

MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm borrow, but I‘ll definitely be adding it to my own personal library in the future! 1mo
TheBookHippie I love this ! 1mo
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Dhalgren | Samuel R. Delany
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It‘s taking me a bit to really get into this one. I think mostly it‘s the writing style. It‘s not bad, by any means, just something to get used to…

Ruthiella Yes, me too. I need to restart it with a different mindset because the beginning is confusing. 1mo
MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @Ruthiella I‘m glad I‘m not alone! 🤣❤️ I think I‘m starting to get a grasp on it. It‘s still a bit like a fever dream, but I think that‘s the intent. We‘re just as lost and confused as The Kidd. 😅 1mo
RamsFan1963 @Ruthiella @MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm I read this first when I was 15 and I'm still perplexed by it 45 years later. Its unsettling and slightly unreal, that always makes me feel a little of center. 1mo
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My February #BookSpin and #DoubleSpin! Both have been on my TBR for ages so I‘m looking forward to knocking them off.

CBee Ooooooo All the Light is just….. oh it‘s so good. I hope you enjoy it ♥️ 1mo
TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Enjoy!!! 1mo
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The Dispossessed: A Novel | Ursula K. Le Guin
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4 ⭐️s
The beginning is a bit slow but boy that second half of the book flies by! I‘m much more used to action-packed sci-fi, so I wasn‘t expecting something so philosophical. But I loved it. The themes this book touches on are extremely relevant today. There were times I disliked Shevek, but overall I think he‘s a character that will rattle around comfortably in my brain for a long time. I‘m definitely hooked on this author now! ❤️
#ClassicLSFBC

Ruthiella Wow! You flew through that! 😃 I think, however you, @kwmg40 and I are the only ones who read it. Do you think I should post a couple discussion questions anyway? (edited) 2mo
RamsFan1963 @Ruthiella I'm almost finished, about 50 pages to go. 2mo
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Posting to brag about my husband surprising me by making a whole set of eight concealed “floating” bookshelves. Now to figure out where I want to hang them. Then to choose the lucky books to be displayed! ❤️🥰❤️

Crazeedi That's awesome!! Creative! 2mo
Melismatic I love this idea!! 💖 2mo
Ruthiella What a great guy! You‘ll have to show us when they‘re up and filled with books. 📚 (edited) 2mo
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MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @Crazeedi Right? My brain doesn‘t function like his so I was just like, 😱 “How?!” 🤣😂 2mo
MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @Melismatic I had seen similar ones on someone‘s BookTube channel and had made an offhand comment about them, not thinking anything of it. Then he just comes home with them like, “Ta-da!” 😅❤️ 2mo
MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @Ruthiella Right?! 🥰 I can‘t decide whether I should use them to show off some of my fav books or if I should use them for my TBR so that they‘re always changing. 🤔 2mo
Melismatic @MegaWhoppingCosmicBook that is too cute! What a sweetheart! 2mo
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1. Definitely Stephen King‘s It.

2. That‘s a tough one. I have some really great ones lined up. Probably my reread of The Hobbit. I haven‘t read the LOTR series since middle school, so I‘m excited to revisit Middle Earth as an adult with new perspectives.

Consider yourself tagged if you‘re reading this! ❤️

#Two4Tuesday

TheSpineView Enjoy that reread. Thanks for playing! 2mo
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I can‘t believe it actually happened! I put one spot on my #Roll100 list down as a reread space for a beloved series. I figured out of 100, it had a super slim chance of getting picked, but only two months into the new year and BAM! So I chose LOTR since it‘s been the longest since I read it. I also decided to go ahead and start with The Hobbit, just like I did in middle school when I first read the series. ❤️🥰❤️

PuddleJumper 🤣 2mo
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My #BookSpin list for February. I‘m going to continue carrying the list over throughout the year and just slip new choices into the emptied spots. I‘m also strictly putting only my physically owned books on here.

The weather in my area is acting like Spring is already here, but I don‘t buy it. Something‘s coming round the corner, I just know it. 😅

Crazeedi Good idea to keep unread ones on instead of a whole new list! 2mo
TheAromaofBooks Yeah, I'm eyeing next week's temperatures very suspiciously 😂 2mo
AmyG I am trying to carry the list over, too. 2mo
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The Dispossessed: A Novel | Ursula K. Le Guin
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My copy finally came in from the other library to mine! Let‘s see if I can get it read before February. 😅
#ClassicLSFBC

Ruthiella Wishing you luck! 🤞 2mo
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2 ⭐️s
I really thought I would enjoy this book but the further I got, the more it fell apart for me. By the time I got to Air, everything felt so disjointed that I was struggling to even figure out what the purpose of this book even is. I don‘t deal with an overwhelming existential crisis the way the author seemed to. Lockdown and quarantine were actually small blessings for me, personally. It gave me the space to breathe and the time to stop ⬇️

MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm and think about what I really wanted to do in my life.

Also, despite being an atheist, I‘ve always felt a strong “spiritual” connection with the world around me and haven‘t needed to seek out a replacement for “god”. The universe is so vast and wondrous and I don‘t think we could ever understand or quantify all of it, so I don‘t fear the sterilization of belief that seems to be prevalent in the book.

Towards the end she mentions ⬇️
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MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm Braiding Sweetgrass, which I cannot recommend enough. It seems like maybe the author was wanting to process the same intense connection with our world that Braiding Sweetgrass does, but for me it failed. Honestly you can skip this one and just read that other much better book if you‘re yearning for a feeling of enchantment. This book isn‘t it.
#Naturalitsy
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SamAnne Unstacked! I‘m confident that I would loathe this book. Loved Braiding Sweetgrass. 2mo
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MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @SamAnne I am in the minority it seems. The other reviews I saw on here seemed to hold it in much higher esteem. 😅 I adore Braiding Sweetgrass and it‘s one of the few books I try to get EVERYONE to read. ❤️ 2mo
AllDebooks Fantastic review. I agree with your points. I much preferred 2mo
MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @AllDebooks I might have to give that one a try someday. 2mo
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Visited Covington, OH today. I‘m on a self-imposed book buying ban and so I made sure not to pop in to any bookshops. Unfortunately several of the other very cool shops we stopped in at had secret little stashes of classic sci fi books that kept calling out to me. It was VERY hard (especially with many priced as low as a dollar), but I stayed strong and made it home without any books coming with me. 😅

Ruthiella Well done! 👏👏👏 2mo
RamsFan1963 I'm glad I haven't seen this, I have a definite weakness for old science fiction books 2mo
MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @RamsFan1963 It was SO hard! I‘m honestly surprised I didn‘t cave. 😅 2mo
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Well, it took way longer than I wanted but I finally finished editing my first BookTube video! If you decide to watch it, please let me know what you think. There‘s a lot that I can improve on and I would sincerely value constructive criticism. 🥰

Here‘s the link: https://youtu.be/-ouvwvmdSpk?si=pUt9ML9pwdHI-wo8

Roary47 Yay! Just watched it. I like the avatar you used, what you discussed in relation to opinion was good. Just because you didn‘t like the ghost story book doesn‘t mean others would have the same view. I think you approached that well. You gave credit to a lot of people, and mentioned challenges you were going to try which was interesting. roll100 I don‘t think was explained, but you explained the others. It was a little long, but had a lot of info. 2mo
Crazeedi Way to go! What a cool job 2mo
AnnR Please keep going with it. I enjoyed the stop-motion look to your video. :-) 2mo
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MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @Roary47 Thank you so much! Yes, one of the things I learned was that I need to have some form of a script in front of me, or index cards at the very least. 😅 I set myself in front of my phone and just rambled and this was originally over an hour long. 😱 It was a beast to edit down. My future projects will be more structured and definitely shorter. 🤣 Thank you so much for the feedback! ❤️ 2mo
MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @Crazeedi Thank you so much! 🥰 2mo
MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @AnnR Thank you so much! ❤️ I‘m hoping to get it a bit more streamlined in the future. And a better/prettier set. 😅 2mo
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Hound of the Baskervilles | Arthur Conan Doyle
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5 ⭐️s
I‘m hooked. I have to read ALL the Sherlock Holmes now! It‘s always so hard for me to review mysteries because I feel like I might inadvertently give away too much. I was a bit saddened that as my first Holmes story it didn‘t have much of him in it. I was also surprised at how often I laughed. I wasn‘t expecting that. This was a great read and I‘ll be keeping an eye out for more to add to my collection. 😍

This was my #BookSpin for January.

Ruthiella I live in fear of inadvertently spoiling a book for someone when I write a review! 😰😅 2mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2mo
dabbe Feel free to join our buddy read, because that‘s what we‘re doing! #NoPlaceLikeHolmes 🤩 2mo
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MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @dabbe I have a lot of reading challenges and buddy reads planned for the year, but I enjoyed this one so much, I‘m very tempted to add another readalong. 😅❤️ 2mo
dabbe @MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm I know EXACTLY how you feel. No pressure at all. You can just jump in and see what we're up to if you feel like it. We're reading them in order of publication. The first is A STUDY IN SCARLET, where Holmes and Watson first meet. Discussion questions will post on 1/27. P.S. HOUND is my favorite of all time. 💜🩶💜 2mo
MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @dabbe Sounds great! Lol, I‘m glad I started out with such a good one. 😍 2mo
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It‘s been in the negatives here and me and The Wyrmling snuggled up and took a THREE HOURS long nap this afternoon. 😅 I meant to have him nap while I read but mama‘s eyes drifted shut and that was that. I‘ll try to squeeze some pages in now before bed.

AnnR Sounds like you both needed the rest. 💤 2mo
MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @AnnR Oh absolutely! 😅 2mo
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The one thing that could rival my love for a book map…

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Wilder Girls | Rory Power
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2 ⭐️s
Ugh. I debated having this be a DNF but then it started to get good and I thought, “Okay, I‘m starting to see some potential.” Then it all started going downhill again. I really started to worry when I was running out of pages and there was no way the story could be finished. Then I turned the page and BAM book done. I literally flinched and looked around a room I‘m in BY MYSELF, as if the walls would give me some answers. Not worth my time.

MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm At least it‘s another one off my #Roll100. It‘s really too bad, that cover is so gorgeous, I really would‘ve liked keeping it on my shelves… 2mo
CBee I felt the same about this one. Also, her second one wasn‘t great either, just a warning 🤦‍♀️🤷‍♀️ Love the cover tho!! 2mo
MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @CBee A second for this book? Or just another book she wrote? 2mo
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CBee @MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm her second book, I meant 😊 2mo
MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @CBee Oh ok, lol! I was thinking that if this had a sequel I could be slightly more forgiving of the abrupt ending. 😅 Yeah, this isn‘t an author I‘ll be rushing back to… 2mo
CBee @MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm both books were pretty forgettable except for me remembering that I didn‘t like them 😂😳 2mo
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It | Stephen King
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5 ⭐️s
How do you condense a 1,000+ page masterpiece into a less than 500 words review?
King always surprises me with how well he can remind me of childhood fear. How well your own imagination can frighten you more than real life. And how that same imagination can be your only weapon against both the real and imagined horrors of this world. I enjoyed how the past and “current” events tied together throughout the book. I love King‘s writing style.🤡

mom_of_4 I want to read this one. I love the movie. 2mo
MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @mom_of_4 I‘m a HUGE fan of both the miniseries and the newer movies. The book is quite a bit different, but not in a way that would bug me. There‘s a lot of things in it that you just can‘t translate well into a condensed visual version. 2mo
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The Mitten | Jan Brett
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I‘ve adored this book ever since our teacher read it to us in school. We had cutouts of a mitten and all the animals to play with. It‘s originally an old Ukrainian folk tale. The illustrations are absolutely gorgeous. I bought a copy for The Wyrmling for Christmas this year. ❤️

#MidWinterSolace #FridayNightShare #Naturalitsy

Chrissyreadit 🩵❄️🩵 2mo
TheLudicReader My children loved this book when they were little. 2mo
TheBookHippie I love all her winter books!!! So cozy! 2mo
kspenmoll Love love this book! 2mo
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One of my library holds for #Naturalitsy finally came in! Just in time for the freezing weekend we‘re about to have. 🥶

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It | Stephen King
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116 pages left.
Is it bedtime? Yes.
Is that coffee in that thermos? Yes.
Am I going to stay up until I finish? Hopefully.
Do I have work tomorrow? Yes, but it‘s Friday so…

Sacrifices must be made! 🤡

Texreader 😂😂😂 2mo
Smrloomis 😂😂😂 I‘m too old for staying up past my bedtime but enjoy it if it works for you!!! 2mo
Ruthiella You can do it! 👍 2mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 😂😂😂 2mo
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1. Well, I‘m one of those people that ALWAYS has to have something to drink near at hand. If I‘m reading in the morning I love to have coffee with it but many times I read in bed so I just have my water handy.
2. My current read IT. Sunday morning I was able to sit and read while enjoying coffee before anyone else was awake. ☕️😌📖
#Two4Tuesday

TheSpineView That early morning quiet time is the best. Thanks for playing 2mo
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So after much deliberation and changing my mind about a thousand times, I‘ve finally settled on my favorite read of 2023… and it was a reread. 😅🤦‍♀️🤷‍♀️ I guess I know what I like. 🤣

True North and Krampus were the two that kept trying to shoulder their way to first. 🥰

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So I joined the Fable app. There are things I like and things that sort of rub me the wrong way. Anyone else trying it out?

My most recent post was responding to someone asking to see everyone‘s bookmarks. I‘m sure my reaction to my picture should have been, “Well that‘s more than enough.” But instead I couldn‘t help but notice I‘m missing several color schemes and literary themes. 😅🤣😂 Send help! I need an intervention!

5feet.of.fury I used it for a read along, & that was fun, but I tried with another and there were hardly any comments. I think the format is really neat, but it didn‘t hook me. 2mo
MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @5feet.of.fury I haven‘t tried a read along or club yet. So far the only thing I like about it better than Litsy or any of the other book related sites/apps is that it lets me track my progress through a book. I can customize how many pages are in the book without scrolling through hundreds of editions like on Goodreads or StoryGraph. I don‘t know that that‘s necessarily enough to get me to use it as much as Litsy though. 🤷‍♀️ 2mo
Roary47 I‘m in another group that no one is participating. It‘s a free book luckily so I just finished it really quick. 2mo
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The Haunting Season: Nine Ghostly Tales for Long Winter Nights | Andrew Michael Hurley, Natasha Pulley, Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Laura Purcell, Jess Kidd, Imogen Hermes Gowar, Elizabeth Macneal, Bridget Collins, Sara Collins
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My December pick for #12Booksof2023. The two stories about the mothers are the ones that have stuck with me the most. Likely because I am a first time mother and am reminded every day of the dangers and difficulties we face both from outside and within. As a jaded horror fan, none of these stories particularly “terrified” me, but they were definitely the right kind of creepy for the isolation of the winter season.

Andrew65 Thanks for playing long, a great way to review 2023. See you for #12Booksof2024 on Christmas Day. 2mo
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I know 30 minutes isn‘t a ton of time, but sometimes it‘s the only bit I‘m able to carve out for myself in the day. I really want to reach 100 books this year and have several challenges/buddy reads set up for myself across the year that should help me attain that goal. 🥰📚
#ReadAway2024

DieAReader Awesome! Great to have you🤗 2mo
Andrew65 30 minutes isn‘t to be sniffed up, that will clock up 183 hours of reading a year! (edited) 2mo
Andrew65 Best of luck 😁 2mo
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The Secret Garden Complete Text | Frances Hodgson Burnett
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This was my only read for November, but I still think it would have won. It‘s such a beautiful story and has the power to remind me of what it felt like to be a kid. I adore the characters, especially Dicken. Would love a story about the trio all grown up.
#12Booksof2023

Andrew65 A popular classic. 2mo
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5 ⭐️s
Back on the horse with my Animorphs read through! The group manages to rip a hole through space and time and end up lost in the rain forest not knowing when they are or how to get back. It always surprises me when I reread these how much body horror is in them. 😅 I love it and it makes a lot of sense as to why I am the way I am today. 🤣😂 There‘s a moment where Jake wonders whether Ax has a sense of humor and I can assure you, ⬇️

MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm Ax is the funniest one of them all.
#SeriesLove2024 #Roll100 1st finished book of 2024! ❤️🤘😆🤘❤️
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Roary47 I‘ve always wanted to read these. It might be a goal one of these days to at least start them. 2mo
MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @Roary47 I‘m honestly really lucky to have the whole collection. I was helping a friend of mine move and he offered them to me. I‘d only ever been able to get a few of them growing up. I was ecstatic! 😍 Someone mentioned before that they had found some on Libby and at their library. I see them every now and then at Half Price Books if you have one near you. 2mo
Roary47 I‘ll give that a shot. I always wanted them, but I wasn‘t a strong enough reader so my dad didn‘t want to overwhelm me. The yellow Nancy Drew books were easier for me to read so he got me that set and the American Girls. Or maybe he just wasn‘t sure about people turning into other things. 😂 2mo
MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @Roary47 My parents were more concerned with having to buy me so many books constantly. There was a new book about every month! 😵‍💫 They found out my school and public library had them so they didn‘t see any reason to spend money on something I could get for free. But they were so popular they were pretty much always out. I just sort of made due with what I could get. Having my friend give me his had my inner child literally dancing for joy! 😅 2mo
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My October choice is (surprise) World War Z. It continues to be one of my absolute favorite books. I really wish the movie had done it justice. I would 100% read another book if Brooks ever decided to do a follow up. Probably one of the most imaginative zombie stories I‘ve come across in any media.
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Andrew65 A very popular book. 2mo
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Three Musketeers | Alexandre Dumas
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The Three Musketeers was my best read for September. 🥰
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Andrew65 A real classic. 3mo
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My first #BookSpin and #DoubleSpin for 2024!

BookSpin= The Hound of the Baskervilles
Been meaning to get to this one for ages now!

DoubleSpin= The First Chimpanzee
Excited that this one can count for #Historathon2024 as well!

dabbe Ooh ... THE HOUND! Favorite Holmes story of the entire canon! 🤩🤗😍 3mo
MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @dabbe Now I‘m really excited! The only Holmes I‘ve read was one of those Great Illustrated Classics when I was a kid. 😅 I‘ve always meant to get around to reading one as an adult but other books take my attention away. 3mo
dabbe @MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @Cuilin and I are doing a #NoPlaceLikeHolmes buddy read in order to read the entire canon. If you're interested ... 🤩🤗😍 3mo
MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @dabbe Oh that‘s very tempting! Unfortunately I think if I take on anymore challenges/readalongs I‘ll explode. 😅🤣 Thank you for the invite though! ❤️ (edited) 3mo
TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Enjoy!! 3mo
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1. Read 100 books, read every day, then any and all challenges related to the hashtags below.
2. Oh my yes… #BookSpin #ChunksterChallenge2024 #SeriesLove2024 #Roll100 plus the readalongs for #Naturalitsy and #ClassicLSFBC

Then from YouTube I‘m doing #Historathon2024 #BingoBoardFromHell2024 and then I have my own quarterly bingo board that I‘ll be trying to complete four times this year.

Having goals/challenges keeps me motivated. 😅
#Two4Tuesday

TheSpineView Sounds like a busy reading schedule. Happy Tuesday 3mo
MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @TheSpineView Yes, hopefully I haven‘t bitten off more than I can chew. 😅 Happy Tuesday to you as well! 3mo
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True North | Randall DeVallance
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August had some very good reads and it was between this one and Not Forever, But For Now by Chuck Palahniuk. This one I actually enjoyed more and didn‘t feel like I needed a brain scrape afterwards. 😅 As I said originally, it honestly feels like a Coen Brothers movie, I laughed out loud several times. Will very likely reread this one someday.
#12Booksof2023

Andrew65 Always good when a book can make you laugh out loud. 3mo
The_Penniless_Author Thanks so much! (Didn't see this till now or I would have said thank you sooner.) Now I can say I've been a book of the month. Mr. August! 😄 2mo
MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @The_Penniless_Author Lol, you‘re very welcome! 😅🤣❤️ 2mo
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Happy New Year everyone! My dad just let me know this upcoming year is a leap year so we all get an extra 24 hours of reading! 🤘😆🤘

The pic is a sneak peek at something I want to try in 2024. 🤫 Attempting a YouTube/BookTube channel/vlog. We‘ll see how it goes. So far I‘ve discovered I desperately need at least a bullet point list if not a full script. 😅

Can‘t wait for another year of reading and Litsy! ❤️🥰❤️

Ruthiella Love the doll! Definitely let us know if you start a YouTube channel. I‘ll definitely subscribe. 😃 Happy New Year to you! 🥳 (edited) 3mo
AmyG Happy New Year! 🥳 3mo
MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @Ruthiella Thanks! A friend of mine modified a Monster High doll to look like me. ☺️ I‘ll definitely let you guys know once I upload my first video. I underestimated how long editing takes! 😅🤣 3mo
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Stone Of Tears | Terry Goodkind
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My July favorite for #12Booksof2023 I can‘t believe it‘s been almost half a year since I read this! I‘ll be getting back into the series soon with the third book. ❤️ My favorite character so far appeared in this one and due to a few unwitting spoilers from some other readers, I can look forward to more of him. So glad my babies are back together again too. 🥹

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My list for #SeriesLove2024! I did a terrible job last year sticking with this challenge, so I whittled it down from my previous list.

Attack on Titan might be difficult to get through because towards the end of the anime, I ceased being the world‘s biggest AoT fan and now I tell people it‘s my favorite “Least Favorite Anime” of all time… 😅🤣

TheSpineView Great list. Good luck! 🤩📖📚 3mo
Andrew65 I did badly sticking to my list too 🫣 Trying to do better in 2024. Good luck with your reading in 2024. 3mo
MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @Andrew65 Thanks! Good luck to you as well! ❤️ 3mo
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The Awakened Mage | Karen Miller
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My #12Booksof2023 pick for June. The characters in this duology really stuck with me. There were plenty of moments where they made me want to pull out my hair and scream (the latter may have happened a time or two) but oh my… My precious babies… I adore them and will sooner or later pick up the follow-up books set in the same world. There‘s a massive “Already Own” TBR between me and those books though. 😅

Andrew65 Looks good. 3mo
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It | Stephen King
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“The kind of person who has to have his books divided up into fiction and nonfiction on his shelves…and then wants to have each section in alphabetical order.”

Don‘t call me out like that, Stephen.

Jari-chan I feel seen😅 3mo
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The list my dad put together for me for my #BingoBoardFromHell Most of these were already on my radar/TBR. The apple doesn‘t fall far from the tree. 😅❤️

I was reminded of the line “Read the books your father read” from this amazing song: https://youtu.be/WRUwSk9UTrA?si=ocF4xQ7ZaNBQC0FQ I love it and always crank the volume when it comes on. It‘s one of those powerful songs that impacted me at a young age and stuck with me ever since. 🥰

BkClubCare Big OH-YES to Count of Monte Cristo, and I can agree with ❤️ of Darkness, but yowza the Last of the Mohicans has been one I just cannot get into. Movie all the way 🤣 3mo
Ruthiella I saw a documentary on the Kon Tiki and it was absolutely fascinating. I‘ve heard the book is great too. 👍 3mo
Cuilin Great list, love the song. 🩷 The Count of MC 3mo
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Texreader Go Dad!!! 3mo
MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @BkClubCare Lol, I love the LotM movie and have always meant to get to the book. I‘ll report back whether I enjoyed it or not. 😜 3mo
MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @Ruthiella Ooh, do you remember the name of the documentary? I love watching visual tie-ins after I‘ve read a book. 3mo
MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @Cuilin @Texreader Thanks! I think he put together a great list too. 🥰 3mo
Ruthiella @MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm It's just called “Kon Tiki“ and it is from 1950. I caught on TV 100 years ago pre-internet. It was made by Thor Heyerdahl himself. 3mo
MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @Ruthiella Oh ok, got it. 😅 I might be able to still find it. ❤️ 3mo
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1. Read more.
2. Utilize my bingo boards to keep myself motivated.
3. Build physical strength to participate in obstacle course race.

Does anyone else have any goals for the New Year?

#TLT

dabbe What a great idea, having a physical event to get in shape for! Maybe that's what I should do, too! 💙❄️💙 3mo
MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @dabbe The obstacle course runs are SO much fun! I know other people that look forward to marathons and use that as an end goal too. ❤️ 3mo
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I‘m so freaking excited! #Roll100 continues into 2024! People at work have been talking about their NYE plans and their (usually fitness related) resolutions and every time I‘m asked about it, I gush about all the reading goals I have. They‘re used to me by now, but I still get the bemused “How nice,” looks and polite nods of disinterest. 🤣😂🤣

Two of these will continue a series that I‘ve been meaning to get back to for #SeriesLove! 🥰

PuddleJumper 😂😂 Very relatable! 3mo
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My goals are to get through as much of my current read as possible. I would truly love to finish it on New Year‘s Eve and start 2024 with a clean slate.

Not confident that it‘s possible, but hopeful. 😅🤣

#YearEnd #20in4 #OutWithTheOldInWithTheNew

Andrew65 Best of luck 😁 3mo
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