loony
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Post by loony on Jul 31, 2024 10:05:28 GMT -6
sudsy, I haven't actually read any of these, but this is what ended up on my TBR when I started searching through my library resources. The Birds of Opulence, Crystal Wilkinson When These Mountains Burn, David Joy Betty, Tiffany McDaniel Serafina and the Black Cloak by Robert Beatty Big Stone Gap, Adriana Trigiani The book woman of Troublesome Creek and The Book Woman's Daughter, Kim Michele Richardson The River Has Teeth, Erica Waters
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loony
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Post by loony on Jul 31, 2024 10:13:52 GMT -6
1, Demon Copperhead 2. Pachinko 3. Tomorrow, Tomorrow and Tomorrow 4. The Road 5. Atonement 6. Middlesex 7. Americanah 8. Homegoing 9. Normal People 10. Olive Kitteridge 11. Life After Life 12. The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao 13. Between the World and Me 14. Lessons in Chemistry 15. On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous 16. 11/22/63 17. Braiding Sweetgrass 18. The Fifth Season 19. Crying in H Mart 20. Harry Potter 21. Just Mercy 22. The Plot Against America 23. The Glass Castle 24. In the Dream House 25. Remarkably Bright Creatures 26. The Vanishing Half 27. A Man Called Ove
There are a few of those still on my TBR, and a handful that I DNF.
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emma
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Post by emma on Jul 31, 2024 10:17:31 GMT -6
I’ve read 11 on the list but only liked about half of them.
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loony
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Post by loony on Jul 31, 2024 10:23:28 GMT -6
I’ve read 11 on the list but only liked about half of them. I'd say that about my list too. Some of them were only on my TBR because they were "popular", not because they were good. |
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Post by angelashly on Jul 31, 2024 10:26:19 GMT -6
BOTM is up. There are 2 I am interested in already but I need to check the others out
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Post by angelashly on Jul 31, 2024 10:28:22 GMT -6
I’m at 6.5 read
I have a few on my shelf I’ll eventually get to
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melohdy
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Post by melohdy on Jul 31, 2024 10:56:48 GMT -6
It is interesting how many on that list I just didn't like. I agree that I read some and have some on my TBR just because they're popular.
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thatgolfb
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Post by thatgolfb on Jul 31, 2024 11:19:43 GMT -6
I have read 21 of those books but definitely did not like all of them, as others said. Normal People was ultimately boring, and same with Where The Crawdads sing. I also counted The Covenant of Water even though I’m stuck at 80% till my hold comes back in.
Project Hail Mary was likely put ahead of The Martian because people absolutely LOVE the audiobook. It’s the best audiobook I have listened to, so I am one of them lol. I was actually thinking I would do a relisten soon.
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wedding
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Post by wedding on Jul 31, 2024 12:50:19 GMT -6
I finished The Husbands by Chandler Baker and loved it. She really captured the mental load women take on. It was fun to picture this world of men being that person while women were free to clear their minds. 5 stars
I also finished Witness by Caroline Mitchell and that was really well done. I didn’t love the main character and thought she made some eye roll worthy mistakes so I gave it 4 stars, but the plot was really good and fairly original for a thriller.
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abs
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Post by abs on Jul 31, 2024 13:37:00 GMT -6
Well I have read 11 of the books on that list plus DNF’d about 5 more. Homegoing is one of my all time favorites. The Golfdinch is one of my all time least favorites. Overall read more than expected!
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Post by CestLaVie on Jul 31, 2024 13:45:34 GMT -6
I have read 21 on that list and I did like most of them.
A loathed A Man Called Ove.
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caer
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Post by caer on Jul 31, 2024 13:57:44 GMT -6
I finished All the Colors of the Dark and really liked it. As usual, his writing is just lovely. It’s definitely not a classic thriller - it’s long and somewhat slow - but I did enjoy it.
I started a debut novel, Only One Survives, and just get get into it. I’m setting it aside for now. I’ve read 10% of
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cnf
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Post by cnf on Jul 31, 2024 14:24:04 GMT -6
Thank you! I've read seven of them with a few on my TBR. |
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overboard
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Post by overboard on Jul 31, 2024 15:12:00 GMT -6
I have read 21 of those books but definitely did not like all of them, as others said. Normal People was ultimately boring, and same with Where The Crawdads sing. I also counted The Covenant of Water even though I’m stuck at 80% till my hold comes back in. Project Hail Mary was likely put ahead of The Martian because people absolutely LOVE the audiobook. It’s the best audiobook I have listened to, so I am one of them lol. I was actually thinking I would do a relisten soon. I absolutely loved project Hail Mary over the Martian. I can’t do audiobooks. I definitely read more on this list and the best of list from the editors and authors list NYT did. |
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wedding
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Post by wedding on Jul 31, 2024 16:55:39 GMT -6
I read 9 and probably DNF another 9. Some of these I’m really side eyeing.
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overboard
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Post by overboard on Jul 31, 2024 17:26:51 GMT -6
Womp womp. Looks like I’m in the minority. I liked a lot of the ones from the list. I’m going to put some of the others on my TBR.
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Pachinko
The Nickel Boys
Just Mercy
The Glass Castle
Project Hail Mary
A Thousand Splendid Sons
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Station Eleven
The Underground Railroad
Americanah
Circe
The Song of Achilles
The Nightingale
The Hunger Games
Crying in H Mart
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Remarkably Bright Creatures
⭐️⭐️⭐️
Educated
The Kite Runner
Lessons in Chemistry
Gone Girl
When Breath Becomes Air
DNF
The Overstory
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thatgolfb
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Post by thatgolfb on Jul 31, 2024 20:56:51 GMT -6
I started As Long as The Lemon Tree Grows before realizing the hole was almost up. Booooo. So I paused that and changed genres back to romance. I picked up Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall.
The Merriest Misters was a really cute and sugary holiday romance. It’s a queer take on the Santa Clause, and I wish I had been under a heated blanket with a hot chocolate while reading instead of by the pool in 90 degree weather. 😂
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cnf
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Post by cnf on Aug 1, 2024 5:18:10 GMT -6
I started and finished Strictly The Worst last night while DS had a miserable night of many wakeups.
Onto another romance today
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Pizzaslut
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Post by Pizzaslut on Aug 1, 2024 9:08:12 GMT -6
I've only read a handful on that list but Project Hail Mary and Nightingale are two of my favorite all time. I do have a lot on my TBR but I get sidetracked by romance, quick thrillers and fantasy.
I DNF Devil in the White City. Way too longwinded.
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snowyowl
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Post by snowyowl on Aug 1, 2024 16:58:39 GMT -6
Project Hail Mary was likely put ahead of The Martian because people absolutely LOVE the audiobook. It’s the best audiobook I have listened to, so I am one of them lol. I was actually thinking I would do a relisten soon. Good to know! My boyfriend is reading it, maybe I’ll revisit it via audiobook while he does. |
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