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Simone
5w
Lion women of Tehran
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Culture, women and family
Adam Sutherland
5w
I found myself reading Jay McInerney’s The Good Life, the second in his Calloway quadrilogy (a word?)
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I’m really enjoying the insight into New York 2001. I’m also collecting the series with the attached covers, which happen to be decommissioned library copies.
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Emilie Bienvenew
20w
Worth every page
Lire Les Misérables de Victor Hugo
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Le meilleur livre de tous les temps : la petite histoire dans la grande histoire Si possible : ne regarder ni les films ou comédies musicales avant, découvrir l'histoire au fur et à mesure de la lecture est tellement incroyable
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Emilie Bienvenew
17w
Worth every page
Bien-être (Nathan Hill)
€26
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Une grande épopée contemporaine - le livre que j'aurais pu continuer à lire longtemps longtemps longtemps (heureusement il est gros!)
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Dominiek Kampman
6w
About books
The Natural Enemies of Books A Messy History of Women in Printing and Typography
€21.95
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“The Natural Enemies of Books A Messy History of Women in Printing and Typography” is a response to the groundbreaking 1937 publication Bookmaking on the Distaff Side, which brought together contributions by women printers, illustrators, authors, typographers and typesetters. It highlights the print industry’s inequalities and proposes a takeover of the history of the book. Published by Occasional Papers. Maryam Fanni, Matilda Flodmark and Sara Kaaman, “Natural Enemies of Books: A Messy History of Women in Printing and Typography”, (Occasional Papers) 2020. Editors: Maryam Fanni, Matilda Flodmark and Sara Kaaman Designer: Eller med a Printer: TMG Stockholm Font: Arial & Filosofia
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rani ban
5w
Beautyland: A Novel
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i cried i laughed i scribbled quotes in my notebook
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Matthew Johnson
5w
Stoner by John Williams
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Such a great, quiet novel. Couldn’t stop reading.
Brendan Hasenstab
5w
Savoring the pages of Cool Machine by the estimable Colson Whitehead.
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I think this series has a lot to recommend it, if you like elaborate heists, shady bars where crooks connect, characters like Pepper and Ray Carney. Tempted to start the whole series again once I finish this book.
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Tatunka
5w
The Frozen River
$11.17
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Historical fiction that doesn’t feel like homework. Murder, mystery, injustice, and a woman you can’t help but root for. I tore through it—and then went down a rabbit hole learning about the real Martha Ballard afterward.
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Sholokov
8w
Zbig bio
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Excellent read. What the Carter adm did to end ussr.
Patrick S.
6w
Karla’s Choice
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I am a fan of John Le Carre’s work, and this book follows in his footsteps. It’s fun to be back in the world of George Smiley and the Circus. I think Nick Harkaway did great job of writing a Le Carre-esque work that will satisfy fans.
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amy
6w
reading
Sky Daddy: A Novel by Kate Folk
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This is such a weird premise but so well written that I deeply felt and understood the main character and she has really stayed with me since reading. Am I sexually attracted to planes now? Nope, but I get it! Can’t wait to see what’s next from this author.
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Leanne Citrone
6w
Books
The House of the Spirits (Isabel Allende)
$10.25
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10/10
Sam
6w
books (i can’t stop thinking...
The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion
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I read all 8 volumes this summer and I’m waiting with bated breath for the next one. This is such a heartwarming, whimsical series. The author is writing and releasing the fictional journals in the fashion of 19th century British periodicals. Emma now narrates my inner monologue.
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day
6w
books
Woodworking by Emily St. James
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funny and fabulously written, had me hooked from the first page to the last.
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S.A.V.
6w
The Book I Read (reading recs)
On the Calculation of Volume I
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It somehow manages to feel both claustrophobic and expansive at the same time in a way that sucks you in.
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Veronika
6w
The Gales of November (John U. Bacon)
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Well written, filled with personal stories of those involved in the tragedy, as well as so much Great Lakes history. Learned a lot!
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Jess Matthews (Henderson)
7w
Book Club
Watching Over Her
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In the Tuscan countryside, a small man lays dying, protected by monks. We travel back with him through his memories growing up, falling in love with the wealthy neighbour girl and becoming a famous sculptor during Mussolini’s rise to power. Witty, beautiful, atmospheric and still full of plot. I adored it.
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Caitlin
7w
Fiction
The little Friend by Donna Tartt.
$10.99
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Like being dropped into another world. Couldn’t put it down.
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Mo Chinn
7w
Books I’m reading
The Mountain In the Sea
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If you like post apocalyptic/ dystopian sci-fi - this is the book for you. I’ve been thinking a lot about consciousness lately and this book created some wonderful food for thought.
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Porter
7w
The Artist and the Feast
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Deliciously atmospheric with a plot that twists and builds and pulls you forward through a stifling hot summer in the south of France.
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Nancy
7w
The Raven Scholar
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an epic fantasy tale masterfully woven and playfully inventive, this is a story of imperial intrigue, cutthroat competition, interpersonal relationships and one scholar’s quest to uncover the truth. It looks at how far people will go to protect what they hold dear and to fight for their cause…
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Kristine Bets
7w
John of John
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So beautifully written
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Inna Z
8w
Yesteryear
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John Gordy
8w
The Overstory
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Because lots of people in my life told me to read it. I will say more when I’m done
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J-Ha Hasegawa
8w
How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe by Charles Yu
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Mind-blowingly original … Sci-Fi take on family dynamics, regret, and what it means to live in the present (or not)
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J-Ha Hasegawa
8w
The Wax Child by Olga Ravn
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Poetry. History. Revolution.
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Sarah
8w
Hell’s Heart by Alexis Hall
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Queerdo sci fi reimagining of Moby Dick. Strange, funny, sexy, with gigantic fantastical space creatures 😍
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faustyna
8w
On the Calculation of Volume
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Four books (of a planned seven) have been translated so far and each release is eagerly anticipated — basically, time stops (or does it?) and we live in a world of endless November 18ths. Not sci-fi, moreso an examination of the beautiful patterns that make up our day-to-day.
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Hilary
8w
London Falling by Patrick Radden Keefe
$24.50
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If you love true crime and exposés on the underbelly of a city and its authorities, this is the book for you. PRK is an incredible writer (duh), laying the groundwork early in the book for reveals way down the line.
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Dr. Klara
9w
A love of Books
The Signature of All Things
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Just finished this gorgeous sweeping epic about a family of botanists in the 1800’s. One of Elizabeth Gilbert’s best works!
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Jessica Moody
9w
Ali and Nino
$1.36
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Romantic, unusual setting, heady escape
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Jessica Moody
9w
The land
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Style and time shifting; characters; beautiful writing; Ireland
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Liana
9w
Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain
$7.63
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Currently obsessing over Tony and I am tearing through this book. It’s so good, and I’m not even in the restaurant industry.
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molly page
9w
My Year in Paris with Gertrude Stein
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A combo of GS scholarship and mystery of a missing cat named it.
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Analisa Burns
9w
Hits & Misses by Simon Rich
$13.99
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one of the youngest writers on SNL was also a fantastic humorist & wrote really brilliant short stories
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