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Zoes_Human
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Mehso-so

Labor intensive for presentation purposes only. Nothing very original in terms of smoothie content. Nice if you want to serve something special for a brunch but not useful on the daily

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Zoes_Human
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❤️🥰🦕

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A solid and delightful #bookspinbingo May!

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Fabulous month!! 1w
Zoes_Human @TheAromaofBooks Do you get praised for the positive energy you bring to the world? You should! You bring a happy space with you and I love it! 1w
TheAromaofBooks Aw, thank you!! A long time ago I worked with someone who was super negative, never had anything good to say, complained about EVERYTHING. And... no one wanted to work with her, always said things like “oh no, here she comes,“ like she just brought SO MUCH negative energy! And I decided I wanted to be the OPPOSITE of that haha I want to be the “I helped the nicest lady today“ story not the “omg this woman was such a bitch“ story 😂 1w
Zoes_Human @TheAromaofBooks You've definitely succeeded in your mission! 7d
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Zoes_Human
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Pickpick

A unique urban fantasy that takes moral ambiguity to the next level. Fascinating and intriguing. I was thinking about a reread before I even finished.

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BookSpinBingo | Untitled
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June #bookspin list ready to go!

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 1w
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Zoes_Human
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Still, on a certain summer‘s morning, she carelessly allowed her heart to be seduced by the sight of a remarkable orange-furred cat, a rough but handsome bully of the back alleys. He stood outside her door, greeted the smallday in a fine yodeling voice, claws stropped to a razor finish, whiskers, proud like filaments of new brass. —The Beancounter‘s Cat by Damien Broderick

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Zoes_Human
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Pickpick

If you are, like me, someone who loves good food but hates cooking, I cannot recommend Instant Pots and Urvashi Pitre's cookbooks enough. The food is good, the clean-up is limited, and the need to be present in the kitchen (instead of reading) is minimal. If also like me, you just want simple exact steps to follow because you have the soul of an accountant and not a cook, she is also the cookbook writer for you.

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It is Perfectly Normal | Robie H. Harris
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Pickpick

I have a lot to say about this one, all of it good and too complex to boil down to the character limit here on Litsy. I try to avoid this, but it‘s best to see my full review on StoryGraph in this case: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/0c0bb64a-a69d-4b16-ae3a-b7c5e2704378

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Little Witch (Anniversary) | Anna Elizabeth Bennett
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I had entirely forgotten this book until it was returned at our branch and I saw the art on the cover. I had last read it at age 8, but I had read it over and over again. 42 years later, I found myself only remembering the joy that I associated with it and the comforting familiarity of the art. This book certainly shows it's age in some ways, but what a delightful escape it provided me as a child. I'm delighted to have remade its acquaintance.

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Zoes_Human
Cat's Cradle: A Novel | Kurt Vonnegut
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Bailedbailed

It‘s clever and all, but I just don‘t give a fuck what happens. #doublespin

TheAromaofBooks Great review!! 😂 3w
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Cat's Cradle: A Novel | Kurt Vonnegut
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“All of the true things I am about to tell you are shameless lies.”

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Nothing But the Rain | Naomi Salman
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Pickpick

From the blurb to the start, this sucked me right in building a fantastical dystopian world around a misanthrope fighting for survival. It's an enticing tale with a shock in the middle and Oooooo DAMN! What an incredible ending.

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Nothing But the Rain | Naomi Salman
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From the blurb to the start, this sucked me right in building a fantastical dystopian world around a misanthrope fighting for survival. It's an enticing tale with a shock in the middle and Oooooo DAMN! What an incredible ending.

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Zoes_Human
House of Gold | C. T. Rwizi
Bailedbailed

Just not for me but others may love. It had an absolutely rousing start but the romantic subplot got to be too much for me about midway through. I have a low threshold. #bookspin is off my tbt though!

TheAromaofBooks Sometimes a book just isn't the right match!! 3w
Zoes_Human @TheAromaofBooks So true! I even recommended this one to a friend because I know how much she loves romance and speculative fiction books. In fact, as long as the SFF portion is good I always recommend books to her that have too much romance for me. Likewise, she recommends stuff that she didn‘t enjoy because it was too grim for her. 3w
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Some of the Best from Tor.com: 2019 Edition: A Tor.com Original | Mary Robinette Kowal, Seanan McGuire, S. L. Huang, Elizabeth Bear, Karin Tidbeck, Laurie Penny, JY Yang, Annalee Newitz, John Chu, E. Lily Yu, Greg Egan, Erinn L. Kemper, Christopher Rowe, Rivers Solomon, Kathleen Ann Goonan, Kj Kabza, Rich Larson, Mimi Mondal, Lis Mitchell, Brenda Peynado, Siobhan Carroll, Carole Johnstone, Silvia Park, M. Evan MacGriogair
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“… he preferred stories to real life, which was messy and full of plot holes and disappointing protagonists. You couldn‘t count on real life to deliver a satisfying twist, just more complications and the random violence of everyday heartbreak.” —Laurie Penny, The Hundredth House Had No Walls

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Zoes_Human
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An absolutely marvelous bilingual*, middle-grade biography of Julio C. Tello, Peruvian Archaeologist and member of Congress. It tells not only his story, but speaks to the importance of people telling their own stories rather than having those stories told by outsiders who, more often than not, fail to consult those individuals with living experiences of the topic.

*Spanish and English

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Zoes_Human
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Language matters. Invaded, not discovered or explored, tells the truth of history in an age-appropriate way.

mandarchy This is so true! My district is trying to get us to use a free encyclopedia, but the first fact featured in the article about our state claims the Spanish gave the land to the English! I am shaking my head. There is no mention of the rich culture, the people who had been living here for over 10,000 years not to mention 17 language families and evidence that they traveled 2000+ miles to trade pre-colonization. Thank you for this space to rant 😊 3w
Zoes_Human @mandarchy Thank you for sharing your thoughts and feelings! 3w
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Zoes_Human
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How I love doing this 💕📚🖋️📓

Sleepswithbooks Looks awesome!!! 1mo
Zoes_Human @Sleepswithbooks Thank you 😊 1mo
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Zoes_Human
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Very much enjoying this dinosaur book geared towards adults ❤️🦕

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BookSpinBingo | Untitled
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Got a couple for April! #bookspinbingo

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Fantastic month!! 1mo
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BookSpinBingo | Untitled
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#bookspin list ready for May!

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1mo
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Zoes_Human
Beacon 23 | Hugh Howey
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Pickpick

I do so love an unreliable narrator. Fun scifi mixed with social messaging about PTSD and an all-around anti-war message.

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Home Fire | Kamila Shamsie
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A beautiful, complex, and sad novel with an unexpected ending. This one will stick with me for a while.

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Home Fire | Kamila Shamsie
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“For girls, becoming women was inevitability. For boys, becoming men was ambition.”

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Beacon 23 | Hugh Howey
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Loving this art

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Darlings of Decay | Tamara Rose Blodgett
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Bailedbailed

If it's a collection of excerpts, advertise it as such NOT as a collection of short stories. All false presentation does is turn me off of the authors and the publisher.

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African Town | Irene Latham, Charles Waters
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Pickpick

I love novels in verse, and I definitely enjoyed this YA historical fiction. A very satisfying #bookspin

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2mo
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Zoes_Human
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Pickpick

I sped through this graphic and am so sad that I'm done now. The art is truly lovely to behold, the characters are a delight, and adventure is exciting. The worst part is not knowing when I'm going to get more. 🙁

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Zoes_Human
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Even if I don‘t like the story, I‘m going to enjoy the art. ❤️

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Zoes_Human
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Bailedbailed

Well that was a fast #doublespin. I don‘t care for the writing style at all. It sounds quite authentically like a middle-grader telling you a story. I know some folks don‘t mind that which is great because that‘s how we have teachers and children‘s librarians but I am none of these things.

TheAromaofBooks Some books just aren't a match!! 2mo
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Zoes_Human
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Mehso-so

If you‘re listening to this on audio, when you get to the last essay (the one about Terry Pratchett and his death), have a tissue handy. I‘ve read that one in print before, but hearing Neil himself read it is much more emotional.

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Zoes_Human
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Bailedbailed

Ummm, so, then it‘s not. Never DNFed a book before the list of contents before. Pity, I‘m rather interested in the history of Jewish organized crime battling nazis. 🫤

SamAnne Good grief. I would bail too. 😞 2mo
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Zoes_Human
Caszandra | Andrea K Hst
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Bailedbailed

Stopped at 17%. This one feels significantly slower than the first two and has a significant portion focusing on a romantic relationship.

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Zoes_Human
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Bailedbailed

Not the Instant Pot cookbook I‘m looking for. There are too many steps that happen outside of the pot in other pots and pans. The recipes look flavorful and will certainly save time compared to other methods of cooking the same dishes; however, I‘m heavily invested in saving dishes.

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BookSpinBingo | Untitled
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My April #bookspinbingo list

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No #bookspinbingo for March but I had some mighty fine reading.

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Fantastic month!! 2mo
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Zoes_Human
The Poppy War | R.F. Kuang
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Pickpick

This is really good with lots of moral ambiguity, but it pushed my tolerance for violence and grimness to the edge. Also, I feel fairly safe in giving this a content warning for pretty much everything you might consider warning someone about. GREAT narrator.

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Zoes_Human
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“Local civilian women firefighters struggling to control the fires that raged in Pearl Harbor after the Japanese attack, 7 December 1941.”

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Zoes_Human
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Pickpick

Thoughtful, vulnerable, and humorous. Exactly what I look for in a memoir. An excellent #doublespin read.

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3mo
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Zoes_Human
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Bailedbailed

This is a great cookbook for people who are using the instant pot so they don‘t need as much time to cook. I, however, am much too lazy for this cookbook. The recipes look delicious though.

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Zoes_Human
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Bailedbailed

The book lost me when it claimed that legendary folklore heroine Mulan was based on Amazonian legend and referred to her as a “modern day” heroine along with Zena Warrior Princess and Wonder Woman. Way to ignore millennia of Chinese culture. A disappointing #bookspin read but it‘s off the list.

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The Goblin Emperor | Katherine Addison
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A thoughtful political fantasy that moves at a relaxed pace. A leisurely and gentle read. Quite different from what one normally finds in political fantasy and quite enjoyable.

Ruthiella This has been on my list for forever! 😀 3mo
Zoes_Human @Ruthiella I did the 12 Challenge* for this year and this was the second book on it. Very pleased with it.

That's the one where you read 12 books in 12 months recommended by 12 people.
3mo
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Zoes_Human
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I love Indian food, and this has made having it at home so much easier. Plus there are recipes for masalas and dishes that I‘ve never seen here in the US.

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Breakfast at Tiffany's | Truman Capote
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There‘s some racist language in this that‘s awfully hard to stomach and a complete lack of lovable characters. There is something compelling about the story despite all that though. Michael C. Hall‘s narration is excellent.

tpixie I read this over Christmas and then watched the movie. I had no idea that 1. Truman Capote wrote this & 2. she was a call girl ,until I read the book. She‘s just always look so glamorous in the shots that I saw of the movie!! The movie really followed the book with lots of quotes from it. A rather sad story. Great review (edited) 3mo
Zoes_Human @tpixie Hollywood definitely quieted down the call girl, interracial sex, and queer aspects in the film, so I'm not surprised that anyone might not realize either of those happening until the book. I doubt they would have been able to release it at that time if they had made those evident. Other than that, the movie is quite true to the story as you say. Thank you! (edited) 3mo
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Zoes_Human @tpixie I‘ve heard something about him and murder, but I have no no idea what happened. 3mo
tpixie @Zoes_Human ☺️ 3mo
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Zoes_Human
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Pickpick

I had no idea that any of the Cosmere books were Weird Westerns and I'm thrilled. The action in this is tremendous. The characters are a delight. Such a fun read.

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Zoes_Human
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I had no idea that any of the Cosmere books were Weird Westerns and I'm thrilled. The action in this is tremendous. The characters are a delight. Such a fun read.

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The Lady of Shallott | Lord Alfred Tennyson
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Charles Keeping‘s haunting illustrations are a perfect compliment to Tennyson Arthurian poem. An absolute pleasure to read. Would definitely recommend taking a look at this edition to lovers of ink drawings, poetry, or the lore of Camelot.

Bookwomble I have this edition, and it is lovely 😊 3mo
Zoes_Human @Bookwomble I didn't even know about it! I wanted to read the poem, so I reserved the edition the library had. It is truly beautiful! 3mo
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A few near-misses for February #bookspinbingo but I am nevertheless pleased.

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Ready to spring into March #bookspin 🙃

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3mo
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Zoes_Human
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An excellent examination of how and why caste works in our society as well as explaining why it is so damaging. A thoroughly edifying #doublespin read.

TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 3mo
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