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TheBogwitch

TheBogwitch

Joined December 2018

Writer, mother, cat wrangler,and occasional monster tamer.
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Started this one this morning. Book club book. I probably wouldn‘t read this one, otherwise. Too close. Too painful.

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Great, fun read. Perfect for Halloween, or the Halloweenie In you. Witches, demons, ghosts, and fae folk galore. But it‘s more—the plight of women throughout history, the molds forced upon them, the brave being persecuted for stepping out of that mold. Though a little predictable at times, and leaving stray bits and pieces for a sequel, I thoroughly enjoyed this book.

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Curiouser and curiouser. Did anyone else have an issue accessing Litsy the last three days? I got a completely blank screen no matter how long I waited for it to load.

CouronneDhiver I didn‘t have that problem but a few others did. Delete the app and reload it... the tech team did a fix/update 6y
TheBogwitch @CouronneDhiver I was going to but it said it would delete all the info associated with the account. Thankfully, all is well now. 6y
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Untitled | Unknown
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Erofan So charming❤ 6y
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This is a surprise. 😂

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Started this one today. Fingers crossed!

wildwoodreads I‘m reading it currently. I‘ve enjoyed it so far. 6y
TheBogwitch @megzlynn good to know! I‘m only a few pages in and I already know I won‘t bail on it. 😊 6y
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I‘m astonished. The Shadow of the Wind is one of my favorite books. I‘ll admit that Angels Game and Prisoner of Heaven were only so-so for me, but I did mostly enjoy them. I was so excited for this book, and I‘m in the WAY minority here, but it just dragged for me. I read a lot; two weeks into this book and I barely got 100 pages in. It is very rare that I bail on a book, but I did this one. I will give it another go in the future though.

SailorMoon I'm so sorry you didn't like it... it's true that it is different from the rest of the other books from the "Barcelona saga", it has more surreal things going on... but I just couldn't put it down. It's the one I liked the least among the others, but I thought it still was a good story. Give it another shot maybe some other time? ? 6y
TheBogwitch @SailorMoon I‘m definitely going to give it another go over the summer, when reading time is more abundant. Being a writer, I spend most of my day with words! I mostly read in the morning over coffee. This book requires more attention. 6y
SailorMoon Glad to hear you haven'y given up completely on it! You are a writer? Sounds amazing! I actually studied to become a journalist in my own Country and even though I changed my mind midway through university, I still spent all my free time writing. Have you had anything published I can look up? 6y
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TheBogwitch @SailorMoon I have seven published novels. (Traditional, not self-published.) Three fantasy, three romance, and my latest is literary fiction. (The Bar Harbor Retirement Home for Famous Writers and Their Muses.) 6y
TheBogwitch @SailorMoon where are you from? 6y
SailorMoon Of course, I wasn't comparing the work of an author to my attempts of writing fan fictions or pieces for online publications, I hope it didn't come out wrong! Anyways, I'm from Italia. Wow, seven novels... a great accomplishment!!! I will look up the one you just said! 6y
TheBogwitch @SailorMoon of course not! I didn‘t take it that way at all. Italia! The land of my people! Do you live there still? 6y
SailorMoon I do still live here!!! So I get you are part Italian as well? 6y
TheBogwitch @SailorMoon I‘m almost 100% Italian. 🤗 I have a great grandmother who was English. 6y
SailorMoon Well, nice to meet you then, fellow Italian 😉 which part of Italy are you from, if you don't mind me asking? 6y
TheBogwitch @SailorMoon the Napoli area. Calabria and Avelino. 6y
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@megzlynn This!

wildwoodreads I‘m super jealous lol. Now I feel like I need to go shopping. 😂 6y
TheBogwitch @megzlynn I‘m going back before they sell out. I had to make sure it was as good as in the shop. It is! 6y
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Calvin and Hobbes | Bill Watterson
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SitsWithaBook Mad love for Calvin and Hobbes! 6y
TheBogwitch My seven-year-old grandson is obsessed. (edited) 6y
RaimeyGallant Uh-huh. 6y
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Labyrinth of the Spirits | Carlos Ruiz Zafon
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Off on a new adventure!

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I‘m not sure what it is—smugness or petulance of tone?—about John Irving‘s style that gets under my skin, but that was the only nit I have about this book. And, in this case, the tone I get from his style worked perfectly. The story is a timely one, even if most of it takes place in the later part of the 20th century. A truly worthy read.

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Finder | Terri-Lynne DeFino
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Pippi Longstocking | Astrid Lindgren
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Curiouser_and_curiouser Perfect, mwahahaha!!! 5y
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Coraline | Neil Gaiman
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Meet Coraline, our new baby. I had no intention of adopting a kitten today, but...there you have it. #catsoflitsy

CouronneDhiver She‘s beautiful 🖤🖤🖤 6y
Soubhiville 💕 congratulations! 6y
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TheBogwitch @CouronneDhiver I hope I still think so tonight when she‘s keeping me awake. 😊 6y
CouronneDhiver Awww, you totally will. Even kittens are, generally, sleepy little creatures 😺 6y
TheBogwitch @CouronneDhiver I haven‘t had a kitten in a loooong time. A dozen years or more! My boys, neither of whom we got as kittens, are 5 and 8. And my other girl is an ancient 16. 6y
TNbookworm 😻 6y
Ceratina So happy you have a new member of the family! 🤗🥰 6y
TheBogwitch @Ceratina thanks! We‘re pretty pumped about her. 😻 6y
LaComtesseJamie Omg. You found a new outlet to talk about your cats 🤪 6y
TheBogwitch @LaComtesseJamie you‘re just mad because you‘ve been replaced. 6y
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Peter Pan | J M Barrie
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Worlds and worlds and worlds.

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Seeking Carolina | Terri-Lynne DeFino
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😂🤗😍

kspenmoll Books more. Ha backwards but means the same to me! 6y
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Virgil Wander | Leif Enger
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There are a few authors who can do no wrong by me; Leif Enger is one. Another quiet story that has a big voice. There are no big booms, no crescendo of reveals. Just a story of a man who met death a few times, helped to save his town in the most understated ways, and lived his life.

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The Last Bookaneer | Matthew Pearl
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The Last Bookaneer | Matthew Pearl
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Love, Stargirl | Jerry Spinelli
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Library run! Can‘t wait to read Love, Star Girl. Irving‘s In One Person? It‘s for book club. We shall see.

kweenk Starting Love, Stargirl thanks to this post 😊 I liked the cover lol 6y
TheBogwitch @kweenk I‘m curious to know how you like it. Let me know! 6y
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OMG! From today‘s NJ Star Ledger!! I might be crying a little. (3rd book)

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It never gets old. Finding someone quoting you (on Instagram) because they‘re enjoying your work. Les sighs...

WanderingBookaneer I loved that book! It was one of those books where you get mad that things like work interfere with your reading experience. 6y
TheBogwitch @WanderingBookaneer Dang work! 😊 so glad you enjoyed it. 6y
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Virgil Wander | Leif Enger

In they rolled, gloves on, black helmets squeezing faces red from the wind, a pack of paunchy old the centaurs come to bury their own.

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Little Women | Louisa May Alcott
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”She is too fond of books, and it has turned her brain.” How lovely, to have a brain so turned. My reading nook in my (writing) office.

kspenmoll It‘s beautiful! So inviting, relaxing looking. 6y
TheBogwitch It‘s my happy place 6y
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The Hobbit | J.R.R. Tolkien
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This is on the wall of my upstairs landing. I love being a book nerd.

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Welcome to Litsy!! 6y
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StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego Welcome to Litsy 📖💙 6y
Slajaunie Welcome! 📖📚 6y
TheBogwitch @Slajaunie thank you! 6y
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Cosmos | Carl Sagan
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Magic, indeed.

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Virgil Wander | Leif Enger
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Does starting a new book ever cease to send happy chills racing? Gyro says, “No. Duh.”

glitterkitty459 😻😻😻 6y
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My floof snuggles into strange places. #catsoflitsy

rather_be_reading 😍😍 6y
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1. Both! One gift on Christmas Eve, the stocking and anything more on Christmas Day. 2. Scrooge. 3. Snowmen 4. Sugar cookies

TheBogwitch Not sure I did that right. Do I get points for effort? 🤪 6y
thebluestocking 👍 Looks perfect to me! 6y
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Virgil Wander | Leif Enger
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Next on my TBR pile. I‘ve been waiting for more from Enger since Peace Like A River. Anyone read it yet?

thebluestocking I haven‘t read this yet. I loved Peace Like a River but DNFed his second one. I hope this one is good! 6y
TheBogwitch So Brave, So Young, and Handsome? I loved it! Not as much as PLaR. Hope this is as good. 🤞🏼 6y
CoffeeNBooks Welcome to Litsy! 📚 6y
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Us Against You | Fredrik Backman
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Had I not already read Beartown and known it was a book about hockey that isn‘t at all about hockey, I‘d never have picked this up. I am a huge Backman fan and will read anything he writes. This one ranks up there with all his others. Heart wrenching and uplifting and gorgeous. As always.

Soubhiville Hi! Welcome to Litsy! Hope you‘re enjoying it so far! 6y
TheBogwitch I only just learned of this marvelous world yesterday. Thank you! And I am. 6y
Lynnsoprano Welcome! 6y
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Fans of Anne will love this book. It‘s written in the same style right down to the chapter headings. It‘s not quite as rosy as Anne; we all know how it must end. Worth a read.

RaimeyGallant This sounds so good. :) And welcome to Litsy! #LitsyWelcomeWagon Some of us put together Litsy tips to help new Littens navigate the site. It's the link in my bio on my page in case you need it. Or if you prefer how-to videos, @chelleo put some together at the link in her bio. @LitsyWelcomeWagon 6y
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ARusticReader I just got this from the library!! So excited to read it! 6y
TheBogwitch @Pherren enjoy! Looking forward to learning what you think. 6y
rather_be_reading welcome to litsy 📚🎄📚 6y
Eggs Welcome to Litsy 😊⛄️👋🏻 6y
TheBogwitch @Eggs thank you! 6y
TheBogwitch @Pherren Read the author‘s note. Very touching. It made me a little teary. 6y
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