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WoodyWoodson

WoodyWoodson

Joined September 2016

former bookseller. current library staff. I just want some coffee, my dogs curled up next to me and a good book
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Wow, No Thank You by Samantha Irby
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Her Body and Other Parties: Stories by Carmen Maria Machado
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This was about so much more than what I was expecting (Wonder Woman and Feminism). Deep dive research, transformed into the fascinating story of suffrage, feminism, and the non traditional relationship of William Moulton Marston, Elizabeth Holloway, and Oliver Berne. A POLY FAM CREATED WONDER WOMAN!

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I'm taking a moment before I start this, because I know I will have a hard time putting it down. Pibb says go for it, and wake him when I'm done.

Bookzombie 💕🐶🐶 4y
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Role Models | John Waters
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I could listen to John Waters talk about meeting his heroes all dang day.

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Cosmology of Monsters | Shaun Hamill
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Mehso-so

Family drama, Lovecraft style. I was really into the first half of this book. It was gripping and turning into a wild horror- mystery, but it shifted gears halfway and the least interesting character became the focus.

Sleepswithbooks How‘d you get a picture of my ex? (And I certainly don‘t mean that lovely lady!) 4y
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This look at haunted places in America is more cultural history than spooky ghost story, but it's still going to haunt you. Really well researched and well written, America is filled with ghosts.

Mistermandolin Love stuff like this. There are several about England‘s haunted landscape too. Seems to be in vogue at the moment. Will check this one out! 4y
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The Refrigerator Monologues | Catherynne M. Valente
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Just finished this and it's a dang gem, taking shots at the mysoginistic superhero genre.

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The Power | Naomi Alderman
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I wish I was more into this. Anyone else feel like reading this is/was a slog or am I the odd one out? (Pibb thought I was reading about peanut butter, which he refers to as "The Power", that's why he looks so focused)

Reviewsbylola I bailed. You‘re definitely not alone. 6y
ReadingEnvy I liked the ideas but I think this is one instance where alternating narratives were a disservice to the story. 6y
WoodyWoodson @Reviewsbylola thank goodness. Everyone raved about this so much I thought what am I missing?!?!?! 6y
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Reviewsbylola My sister bailed too I think. @emilyhaldi Or she panned it. So at least there are three of us. 😂 6y
WoodyWoodson @ReadingEnvy I'm with you there. Sometimes that works but in this book, it just seems too lopsided. 6y
Bambolina_81 I bailed. I really couldn't care about the characters at all, and I thought I was the only one because of the hype! 6y
WoodyWoodson @Bambolina_81 so much hype!!! 6y
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This book is up your alley if you enjoy learning about Early surgical practices and are not squeamish. Lindsey Fitzharris doesn't hold back the gore and gruesome spectacle seen in Victorian era operating theaters. This is a well reseaeched, well written, fascinating read!

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Pibb approves, but wants some scritches before I get immersed in this one

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When you need to escape work for just a little bit

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I'm not in a hurry, but I love sipping coffee, reading this and hearing Neil DeGrasse Tyson's voice.

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Read from this at our public library's annual Read-a- Thon last weekend, and figured it was time to reread it. It's still so creepy! #classicscares

TobeyTheScavengerMonk "They eat the dark, who only stand and breathe." 6y
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Pibb is sooooo tired of me reading about teenage dragons, and would rather I read a nice book about dogs. Or snacks. Or both. Just no more dragons. #dogsoflitsy

WoodyWoodson He wanted me to clarify: "no books about dogs as snacks". 7y
Tanzy13 🐶 7y
LauraJ Pibb is adorable! 7y
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What a fun and silly read! What a zany cast of characters. So much is going on on every page, kids and adults will be entertained. This one is a keeper.

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This is a finish-in-one-sitting book.

moarbookspleaze You might be the only person I've heard say this! 7y
WoodyWoodson Its very intense, but the more traumatic the subject matter gets, the faster i find myself flipping pages. Which sounds crazy as i read this back. Its her writing, it just sucks me in. 7y
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When you're cat-sitting for a friend, and you see this...

Mccall0113 🤣 7y
LauraBeth 😂😂 7y
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The Impossible Fortress | Jason Rekulak
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FINALLY getting around to this one! So far, so good! Pibb, as usually, has no comment #dogsoflitsy

KarenUK Pibb is cutie! 7y
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Meddling Kids | Edgar Cantero
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Meddling Kids has been pretty fun so far. Its like the Scooby Doo/Lovecraft mash up I've been waiting for .

TheLibrarian I just got this on NetGalley! 7y
WoodyWoodson @TheLibrarian Enjoy it!!! Its just a fun read 7y
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A Separation: A Novel | Katie Kitamura
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"Theres nothing worse than a panting old man"

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Saints for All Occasions | J. Courtney Sullivan
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I'm a sucker for a book about family secrets, and this one filled with 'em. It spans 60 years in the lives of two sisters who came to Boston from Ireland, started their lives and families, tormented by secrets they keep from each other. So many secrets!!! It's the beautiful way these secrets come to light that makes this book such a great read.

Reviewsbylola I enjoyed her other books so looking forward to this one! 7y
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I swear that's not a cookbook. #itsjustveggiesoup

Alfoster Haha!❤ Are you old enough to remember that great episode on Twilight Zone! If not, look it up!😱😂! 7y
WoodyWoodson @Alfoster that's one i don't recall, but i'll find it 😁 7y
Alfoster It's called "To Serve Man" (courtesy of my husband who's a twilight fan savant!) 7y
WoodyWoodson @Alfoster i DO rember that one! 7y
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Fiendish Schemes | K. W. Jeter
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These two might look sweet, but they are really trying to get me to give up my breakfast. Schemes! #dogsoflitsy

stargazerblue49 My kitties were just doing the same thing! 7y
WoodyWoodson @stargazerblue49 hahaha do they team up like my dogs? Because Pibb (in the sweater) is the sneaky mastermind and Peewee is all to happy to help. I think they read heist novels while i'm at work! 7y
WoodyWoodson *too. Curses! 7y
stargazerblue49 @WoodyWoodson I have one that is always interested in people food and one that just joins in when the mood strikes, lol. 7y
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1984 | George Orwell
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If i had a nickel for every time i was asked if we had 1984 in stock today, i'd have $1.65! #werelivingit

Suet624 😂😂😂 7y
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A Vitamin T and some light reading

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When the pug steals your comfy reading spot... #puglife

Bambolina_81 @WoodyWoodson To be honest...this pug looks like a boss 😆 love it! 7y
WoodyWoodson @Bambolina_81 ha! He likes to think he's the boss, but Pibb (my other dog) is the real mastermind! 7y
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Hanging out with this handsome diva devil while my friend is stuck in VT. #Archie #catsitting #catsoflitsy

BookishMarginalia 😻😻😻😻 7y
Zelma Very handsome! 😻 7y
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The Princess Diarist | Carrie Fisher
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I am SO TIRED OF 2016 EATING MY HEROES!!!

ephemeralwaltz 😢😢 7y
LibrarianRyan 😡😥😱😤😪🤕 7y
MidnightBookGirl Seriously. 7y
Dragon 💔 7y
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Trying to change a friend's perspective of Nic Cage. I'm not sure if this will do the trick, but it should at least get a laugh #popclassics

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Littens, I could only walk by/sell this book so many times and not buy myself a copy! #merryxmastome #workingxmaseve #bookstorelife

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I'll Be Watching | Pamela Porter
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Pibby's always keeping an eye on me, especially while I read... #dogsoflitsy

KarenUK Cute face 🐶💕 7y
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Geek Love | Katherine Dunn
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Morning reading supplies. I'm determined to finish this book today! This tea will help me do it!

BookishMarginalia Yes you can! 7y
ephemeralwaltz One of my favorite books😍 7y
Gayan I love this book so much! 7y
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This collection of stories is pure poetry. I'm so glad this was published, I only wish I had discovered Kathleen Collins sooner. Now I want to read/see everything she had done before her untimely death 😔

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Had to finally give up on this one. I can see why people are comparing it to Devil in the White City, but there's just too much going on. Might give it a go another time, but for now, its getting the pug frown.

britt_brooke And what a cute little pug frown it is! 💕 7y
WoodyWoodson @britt_brooke he promptly used that book to rest his chins on after I snapped that pic. He's a sweet lil guy. 7y
LauraJ Pugs make everything better 💕 7y
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Not exactly #multiplecopies but almost anytime a friend comes to my house for the first time they always ask "wow, why so many copies if The Walking Dead?!?!?! #trades #volumes #notthesamesilly #seasonsreadings2016

WoodyWoodson GASP! And they are out of order! Gotta fix. Gotta fix! 7y
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This one got me right in the feels. Sweet, sweet sweatband wearing, mischievous pug and the little boy he loves (and loves him right back). Chloe Inkpen's illustations are so great, they really convey the oft worried look of a pug. #puglife

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Jeez, I've been in a reading slump like never before, dear Littens! I haven't been able to focus on anything since the election, and have barely been checking to see what y'all are reading 😔!!! However, I picked this up today and am hoping It will pull me out of the non-reading quicksand.

BookishFeminist Hang in there!! I'm just starting to get out of my post-election reading slump. 7y
Reviewsbylola Reading slumps are so hard. Hope yours ends soon!! 7y
Gayan Reading has been like walking through quicksand since the election. I just cracked open Good as Gone a few days ago and finally, I was beginning to think I would never get over it. 7y
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Libby1 (((Hugs))) 7y
Suet624 I think reading is the only thing that has saved me following the election. I hope you can find some comfort. 7y
LiteraryinLawrence Welcome back! I totally know what you mean. It takes everyone a different amount of time to bounce back from something that upsetting. Hope a good book sparks your interest soon! 7y
moarbookspleaze Short stories can be perfect for getting out of reading slumps! (Ps I am reading this too. ) 7y
WoodyWoodson Thanks @LiteraryinLititz @Suet624 @Libby1 @Gayan @Reviewsbylola and everyone else!!! Slumps are the worst but i think this one is taking a turn! 7y
WoodyWoodson @BookishFeminist you hang in there too!!! 7y
WoodyWoodson @moarbookspleaze this book is pure poetry!! I cant believe I'm just discovering Kathleen Collins now 7y
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Plenty of Love To Go Around | Emma Chichester Clark
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I LOOOOOOVE Plummie, and now she has a cat friend, who steals the spotlight. This is a sweet story about learning how to share and deal with jealousy, and Emma Chichester Clark's illustrations are so good. Plus i always think Plum looks like my Pibb so... 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

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Snowy Day | Ezra Jack Keats
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WOOOOOOOO!!! Snow day for us here! anyone else get hit with that storm?

LibrarianRyan Jelous!! 7y
GirlMeetsBook I got so excited, I checked out my bedroom window. Despite light flirting outside (the kind where people think you're just imagining it), no snow. 😭 7y
WoodyWoodson @GirlMeetsBook awww there is plenty of time for Snow so hopefully you get some soon! @LibrarianRyan don't be too jealous- i'm working a double. But it's in a bookstore so... 7y
LibrarianRyan @WoodyWoodson when I worked in Denver never got a snow day. Here they cancel school like crazy but it's never bad enough to close work. Bummer. Makes me miss Denver even more. 7y
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Pug Meets Pig | Sue Lowell Gallion
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Peewee was tired of Pibb getting in all the book pics, and I just brought this home so... #jealouspug #superschmoo

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Geek Love | Katherine Dunn
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"Now hope is a good feeling that needs risk to work."

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looked up from reading to see Pibb casually posing with a snake pal.

Dragon Love his sweater 💚 7y
Bookzombie 💕🐶 7y
RealLifeReading What a cutie! 7y
britt_brooke Cute pup! 7y
Texreader So adorable!! 7y
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Fingersmith | Sarah Waters
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Saw The Handmaiden last night (which was absolutely stunning) and right before it began I was told it was based on Fingersmith! Now I want to read the novel, and I can't stop talking about this film!

CAGirlReading The book was excellent! I'm excited to hear about the movie😄 7y
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Game of Thrones | George R R Martin
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The Mysterious Cheese Thief | Geronimo Stilton
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For my birthday last year, we had a Cheese party where everyone brought a fancy (or not so fancy) cheese! it was glorious! A friend brought me this fantastic old Cheese Cookbook he got at the library book sale. It pairs my two loves- books AND cheese! #cookbooklove #photoadaynov16 @RealLifeReading

RealLifeReading Now that sounds like a fantastic party! 7y
Posemn Cheese party. What a great idea! And I love that your friend thought to give you a vintage cheese book. 😉 7y
MrBook #NoTotsNotACookbook!!! 😂👏🏻 7y
BookBabe 🧀=❤️ 7y
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When we read The Lottery in 8th grade, I fell in love with Shirley Jackson. #readinschool #photoadaynov16 @RealLifeReading

Sparkpuppypup I think we read this in 6th grade. I remember loving it, but also being absolutely horrified by it. Thus began my love for dystopian fiction! 7y
Liatrek I totally forgot about reading this book in school. 7y
WoodyWoodson @Sparkpuppypup same! @Liatrek you must have blocked it out lol 7y
Liatrek @WoodyWoodson lol yes! This has been one of my fav book photo days. So many reading memories coming back 😊 7y
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"This book is eerily reflective of my own existential romantic limbos" - Reggie Watts (from the back cover) #punnyphilosophy

Marchpane Such a great pun! 😄 7y
GirlMeetsBook This looks fabulous. Is it a graphic novel? 7y
WoodyWoodson @Marchpane it is! I cant bekieve no one thought id it sooner. @GirlMeetsBook nope, just a silly little book. 7y
WoodyWoodson I really need to check my spelling before i hit send 😵 #autocorrectfail 7y
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History of Wolves | Emily Fridlund
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I feel like this stack is ambitious for me, because I struggle to finish books, as soon as I see something new I have to start it. Sorry, half read books 😔 I'll make it up to you starting right now! #novemberTBR #novemberreads #herewego

Alfoster Loved Geek Love and just got History of Wolves. Hope it's good too!! 7y
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@BookishFeminist This was right outside my building when I left work and naturally, I thought of your saga with the inflatables. At least this kitty doesnt look too menacing. Happy Halloween! 🎃📖👻

BookishFeminist Hahahaha oh my god what is this! 😂😂😂 agreed that it's less scary but I don't understand these inflatables! 7y
WoodyWoodson @BookishFeminist at least they waited until Halloween to put it up, but jeez! I still jumped when I saw it. So random and silly! 7y
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Happy Halloween #Littens I hope its all treats and no tricks. Or maybe just a couple tricks 🎃👻👿

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Annihilation | Jeff VanderMeer
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There were plenty of things that gave me the #creepycrawlies in the first book of Vandermeer's Southern Reach Trilogy! #booktober #creeps #watchoutforplants