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Post by nelzie on Mar 22, 2022 10:52:12 GMT -6
I think this one sounds pretty good. Not sure if I'd want it enough to make it my BOTM though depending on what else they have. I'm really hoping they have Book Lovers by Emily Henry as an early release. The only reason I finally joined last year was to get People We Meet on Vacation as an early release, lol.
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Post by angelashly on Mar 22, 2022 10:54:08 GMT -6
I think this one sounds pretty good. Not sure if I'd want it enough to make it my BOTM though depending on what else they have. I'm really hoping they have Book Lovers by Emily Henry as an early release. The only reason I finally joined last year was to get People We Meet on Vacation as an early release, lol. Yeah there isn't much I am looking forward to in April so I would be ok with this. April is also my birthday month so hopefully they have good things now that there are 7 choices.
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Post by CestLaVie on Mar 22, 2022 11:12:28 GMT -6
When I went to costco yesterday, they had the new Kate Quinn book out already! I feel like that must be a mistake? None of them had price tags and it's not supposed to be out yet. I would have bought it if I hadn't pre-ordered it haha.
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Post by abs on Mar 22, 2022 13:15:03 GMT -6
I finished The Charm Offensive last night. It was very cute and sweet. The author did a great job on character development I thought. The plot sometimes got a little lost but it tied up nicely. If you like The Bachelor you'd probably like this.
Next up is Island Girls by Nancy Thayer. I've never read her before but I saw a recommendation for it elsewhere and my library had it so I'll give it a try!
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Post by junch817 on Mar 22, 2022 20:03:34 GMT -6
I started The Boy in the Striped Pajamas yesterday on audio, and just finished it today. Oh gosh, this book! I love John Boyne, and I loved his other novels (Hearts Invisible Furies, The Absolutist, Ladder to the Sky), but this one just got buried in my TBR. I needed a new audio book yesterday and I don’t remember what led me to this book, but it was available.
Oh, my heart. Wow.
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Post by nelzie on Mar 22, 2022 20:32:17 GMT -6
I started The Boy in the Striped Pajamas yesterday on audio, and just finished it today. Oh gosh, this book! I love John Boyne, and I loved his other novels (Hearts Invisible Furies, The Absolutist, Ladder to the Sky), but this one just got buried in my TBR. I needed a new audio book yesterday and I don’t remember what led me to this book, but it was available. Oh, my heart. Wow. I'd heard of this book but I had placed it on my list of books I didn't think my heart could handle. I didn't realize it was Boyne, I've loved all of his books I've read.
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Post by nelzie on Mar 22, 2022 20:36:37 GMT -6
Is anyone else reading Dating Dr Dil? I want to love it but the "Charlie" is killing it for me 😂
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Post by yellow711 on Mar 22, 2022 21:13:08 GMT -6
I just started this book today - only about 1/10 of my way through it. im excited to hear what you think about it by the end emmaI just finished it. I liked the book a lot. It kept me interested throughout the whole book.
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Post by adelbert on Mar 22, 2022 23:47:02 GMT -6
junch817 I haven't read the book but I just want you to know there are some pretty serious criticisms about the boy in the striped pajamas from the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum and others, mainly focusing on the books accuracy. Just something to be aware of although I think their main focus is that the book shouldn't be used as a teaching tool in schools.
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Post by snowyowl on Mar 23, 2022 6:15:48 GMT -6
junch817 I haven't read the book but I just want you to know there are some pretty serious criticisms about the boy in the striped pajamas from the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum and others, mainly focusing on the books accuracy. Just something to be aware of although I think their main focus is that the book shouldn't be used as a teaching tool in schools. I did a really fantastic week long teacher training at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum a few years ago. They took the time to strongly advise against using this book in the classroom, and walked us through the problematic aspects of the story. If anyone hasn’t had the opportunity to read Night and the two Maus graphic novels, they are beyond good. I also really like All But My Life, Gerda Weissman Klein’s book.
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Post by bustedbiscuits on Mar 23, 2022 6:41:32 GMT -6
I finished Tin (Faeries of Oz). I randomly saw it on Booktok and took a chance. Not my cup of tea but it was an interesting spin off.
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Post by angelashly on Mar 23, 2022 6:51:13 GMT -6
I finished The Soulmate Equation and it was good. The ending was quick, but that is par for the course with romance novels I feel. I hated the stupid "drama" though of not being a 98% match and then River going away for 8 days to figure it out
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Post by abs on Mar 23, 2022 6:53:21 GMT -6
angelashly, YES. Overall it was a cute book and one of their better ones but that annoyed the crap out of me, too. Drama for dramas sake. Least favorite plot device.
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Post by angelashly on Mar 23, 2022 6:56:06 GMT -6
angelashly , YES. Overall it was a cute book and one of their better ones but that annoyed the crap out of me, too. Drama for dramas sake. Least favorite plot device. I know it is the rom com way and know about 1 hour 40 minutes into a Hallmark movie a miscommunication is going to happen and all, but WHY
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Post by angelashly on Mar 23, 2022 7:09:58 GMT -6
Now I have to decide what to start tonight. I am thinking The Darkest Place
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Post by Minerva on Mar 23, 2022 7:39:33 GMT -6
I finally got Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None off Libby and started it last night. So far, so good!
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Post by mrsnorris on Mar 23, 2022 8:38:02 GMT -6
I finished The Soulmate Equation and it was good. The ending was quick, but that is par for the course with romance novels I feel. I hated the stupid "drama" though of not being a 98% match and then River going away for 8 days to figure it out A miscommunication at 75% through the book is as easy to predict as a climactic sex scene at 60%. I did like this one, though! Fizzy and Juno were fun side characters.
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Post by angelashly on Mar 23, 2022 8:43:17 GMT -6
I finished The Soulmate Equation and it was good. The ending was quick, but that is par for the course with romance novels I feel. I hated the stupid "drama" though of not being a 98% match and then River going away for 8 days to figure it out A miscommunication at 75% through the book is as easy to predict as a climactic sex scene at 60%. I did like this one, though! Fizzy and Juno were fun side characters. Yes!
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Post by loony on Mar 23, 2022 8:53:06 GMT -6
I’m finally coming out of oxy haze and think I can read on my kindle again. (Still laid up for another week).
Options: Good Girl, bad Blood Ten Thousand Doors of January Invisible Library
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Post by angelashly on Mar 23, 2022 9:17:47 GMT -6
I’m finally coming out of oxy haze and think I can read on my kindle again. (Still laid up for another week). Options: Good Girl, bad Blood Ten Thousand Doors of January Invisible Library I just downloaded #murdertrending and thought of you. I saw the series at Barnes and Noble. It is a YA murder mystery it seems. I'll start it today (it is my work book on my kindle)
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Post by Lakes on Mar 23, 2022 9:31:38 GMT -6
A quick bee interlude: I finished The Way of the Hive by Jay Hosler. It’s a graphic novel for older kids so it was quick, 45 minutes. I’m counting it anyway. It was good and I’m over here crying over fictional bees.
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Post by junch817 on Mar 23, 2022 9:59:08 GMT -6
I can definitely understand the criticisms of the book. It wouldn’t be THE book I recommend reading to learn about the holocaust - absolutely not.
It was a new perspective for me, and I think John Boyne is a great storyteller.
But yes, if you are comparing it to other WWll novels, told by survivors or family of survivors, this is far down on the list and really isn’t even comparable.
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Post by CestLaVie on Mar 23, 2022 10:02:32 GMT -6
Did anyone else read All The Light We Cannot See? I read it a while back but I remember the perspective of the little boy growing up into the nazi kids program being really mind-opening. I keep thinking about that in terms of Russia and what's happening with the kids being sent to the Ukraine not having any idea they were leaving for a war.
I keep telling DH if they start rationing food at some point in the future, I have read like 300 WWII books and I have TRICKS. lol.
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Post by junch817 on Mar 23, 2022 10:20:03 GMT -6
There is a new book about The Office coming out in May. It’s a book by Jenna and Angela, probably very similar to their podcast
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Post by loony on Mar 23, 2022 10:51:16 GMT -6
I’m finally coming out of oxy haze and think I can read on my kindle again. (Still laid up for another week). Options: Good Girl, bad Blood Ten Thousand Doors of January Invisible Library I just downloaded #murdertrending and thought of you. I saw the series at Barnes and Noble. It is a YA murder mystery it seems. I'll start it today (it is my work book on my kindle) I started Good Girl, Bad Blood - and am already a few chapters in - heading to the library catalog to look that one up. It sounds right up my alley!
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Post by Cher on Mar 23, 2022 10:59:18 GMT -6
In my quest to read more Jodi Picoult, I started The Storyteller last night and feel like shit today because I ended up staying up all night reading it. I don’t think my body really needed an all-night Nazi read, but I couldnt put it down.
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Post by thatgolfb on Mar 23, 2022 11:07:32 GMT -6
I am about 75% of the way through Crying in H Mart, and loving it, but I really needed to break up my serious reads. So I started listening to the Bromance Book Club. Liking it so far!
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Post by gingy on Mar 23, 2022 11:08:56 GMT -6
I am about 75% of the way through Crying in H Mart, and loving it, but I really needed to break up my serious reads. So I started listening to the Bromance Book Club. Liking it so far! I had to skip my next read (Between Two Kingdoms) because I need a few lighter books first.
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Post by angelashly on Mar 23, 2022 11:17:02 GMT -6
In my quest to read more Jodi Picoult, I started The Storyteller last night and feel like shit today because I ended up staying up all night reading it. I don’t think my body really needed an all-night Nazi read, but I couldnt put it down. such a good one
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Post by CestLaVie on Mar 23, 2022 11:18:54 GMT -6
I finished Taste: My Life Through Food (Stanley Tucci) and it was very good! Made me want to cook so many new things.
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