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Great Page! Thank you! I return the favor. My 3rd 5* book. FREE. Valuable tips on enjoying sanity during the immense shit-storm in progress on Earth. Why free? Because you/we are more important than the money. Please keep up the good work! Love from Kathmandu, Tenzin www.fearlesspuppy.info/newbook

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Sweet!! Share yours if you like to read :) always looking for suggestions!

We’re super glad you’re here!

Awwwie! You too!

Thanks for good tips. One in return. Quirky and original 😀

Sweet!! That sounds creeeeeppppy!!! Adding this to my list! 😂 I am always looking for suggestions, that's why I am annoyingly asking people if they are on GoodReads or Storygraph! haha Like a broken record!

Ramsey Campbell. Just about anything and everything. No one can make that oddly shaped lump at the end of a dark alley more terrifying. Stephen King described his style as 'icy and forensic' which certainly nails it.

What’s your Goodreads name? I’d like to follow you there as well

LOL! I have officially closed my X account. I've put all my chips in and am sticking here. Glad you're here too Tay!

I don’t get all the terms in the new TOS kicking in tomorrow over at X, but they sound somewhat nazi style 😂

I heard they were changing but didn't here to what. I just decided I'd had enough of that platform.

I’m still on there trying to keep up with some friends, especially since we have an awesome lil group chat going on and we can’t have group chats here (yet?!)

Yay!! . . . Happy Friday, Beautiful Tay! 😘😘❤️

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I just saw this. I need some new reads. Just finished my son’s book. Getting ready to publish in the Spring! Haven’t been too active on social, other than work. Trying not to work myself into a rage.

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Your son’s book?! Tell me tell me!!! This one was really close to him. Six fi from 1993 taking place now. Pretty close to what’s happening 😂😳

Book is titled, I Sing to You, My Love It is about a nightclub crooner’s last day (and 1st few hours on the ship) before sailing off to Europe to fight during WW2

I just did the cover for him. It is at the editor right now.

Ohhhh nice!! I like it! And I’m a book cover Karen!!! Can’t wait to read it! Can you ping us when it’s out?!

Sure thing!

I just bought Prayers for the Stolen and Chasing the Boogeyman- great recommendations!

Hope you enjoy them!

I need to get back in to reading and off the damn news and sm before I combust 😬

I hear you! I used to read more non fiction but lately I’m just into fiction…I need some “me time” in a place that’s not this one.

For real!! Have you painted anything lately?

Not really, mainly cause it’s cold as hell in my studio (in the basement), but I was thinking about starting again last night. Finishing this lil dude that’s been there for months 😂 I was thinking I should start selling some again cause I have too many laying around 😂 you?

I love the colors and the expression ❤️

He looks bored as hell to me 😂

Not really, my “studio” is occupied with plants and stuff right now😅 Selling a few would be awesome, if you can part with them. I sold some of my pottery, and sometimes I wish I could get it back🤓

I totally can 😂 I used to sell in regular galleries (they take 50% but they do all the work…), Instagram, and Etsy. But I hated the networking part. How did you sell?

I love making lists. I lost a lot of them.

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Of books or any list? I live lists in general!! 😂😂 I just never make grocery lists for some reason. You know, the actual useful lists 😂

That’s funny about groceries. I often order for pickup. But before I run to the store, I use the store’s app for my shopping list. I love it because it’s a regional chain and it donates 2x to blue what it does to red. But we have local red that actually do good.

Added a few to my list!

I used to read a lot more non-fiction. Right now I prefer to hide in fiction to save my sanity 😂

The Witch's Orchard - by Archer Sullivan ⭐4/5 #booksky

Archer Sullivan's novel blends magical realism with a subtle critique of industrialization. The fourstar rating seems welldeserved.

I actually really enjoyed it. My ratings usually gets closer to 5 only if the story stays with me, you know, if I keep thinking about it after I fishing the book. So it has something more to do with the content or topic I guess. The book was really good!

Out of the Rain - by J. Malcolm Garcia. ⭐️4.3/5 #booksky

The Midnight Library - By Matt Haig ⭐4.3/5 #booksky

The echo man - by Sam Holland ⭐️4.4/5 #booksky

Hot Milk - by Deborah Levy ⭐3.5/5 #booksky

Atomic Anna - by Rachel Barenbaum ⭐️4.8/5 #booksky

The Jigsaw Man - by Nadine Matheson ⭐️4.6/5 #booksky

The Tokyo Suite - by Giovana Madalosso ⭐️3.7/5 #booksky

The Villa - by Rachel Hawkins ⭐️4.6/5 #booksky

So this book was entertaining, however the ending was confusing and I didn’t like it at all. Additionally, F Chess. I wouldn’t have cared about her reasoning or the fact that she was “trying to tell her”. She didn’t tell her so F her. There, I said it.

Sold - by Patricia McCormick ⭐️4.7/5 #booksky

Clever Little Thing - by Helena Echlin ⭐️ 4.6/5 #booksky

Plum - by Andy Anderegg ⭐️3.6/5

My Life as a Rat - by Joyce Carol Oates ⭐️4.2/5 #booksky

The Black Spider - by Jeremias Gotthelf ⭐️3.2/5 #booksky

Tilda Is Visible - By Jane Tara ⭐️4.8/5 #booksky

On the first few pages or this randomly picked book I thought "WTF am I reading? this is stupid". I am glad I kept reading. It's a self help book for women, disguised as a quirky novel. Every woman should read this. I know we are all different, but we may all allow PEARL to talk too much. IYKYK

The Quarry Girls - by Jess Lourey ⭐3.7/5 #booksky

Why does Goodreads only allow full-star ratings? Some of us are OCD, and a 3.7 is not a 3.8, and definitely not a 4! First world problems (First world not for long if the Orange thing stays in power 😫). Should I just chill and shut up? 😂

Gwendy's Button Box -by Richard Chizmar and Stephen King ⭐️3.9/5 #booksky

Station Eleven - by Emily St. John Mandel ⭐️3.8/5 #booksky

The Burning Girls - By C.J. Tudor ⭐4/5 #booksky

Good Girl, Bad Girl (Cyrus Haven #1) - By Michael Robotham ⭐3.75/5 #booksky

Dark Descent Of Elizabeth Frankenstein - By Kiersten White ⭐4.5/5 - Not my usual genre, but I enjoyed it.

The Bone Season - By Samantha Shannon ⭐4/5 I will read the rest of the series, I enjoyed this one, even if it was longer than necessary imo. But the last 2 or 3 chapters? Why are they even there? I thought I was reading the wrong book at that point #booksky

I think this is a series. I got this one because it was on sale.

Yes it is! I read this one cause I was curious about the second one. I really enjoyed the writing style, and the story. I just was confused about the end. It was like the book had ended and they had a random chapter 😂 I thought maybe my digital copy was wrong! Hah let me know what you think 😊

Listen for the Lie - By Amy Tintera ⭐4/5 A book that you enjoy reading, but doesn't really stay with you. And by you, I guess I mean me 😂 #booksky

My Name Is Iris - By Brando Skyhorse ⭐4.2/5

This book gave me anxiety - the immigration reform felt too real. The division, the hate… ouch. I disliked Ines (Iris), the main character for idolizing and trying to blend in with white people (mom's teachings!), but the more I sit with it, the more I see the symbolism. I get it, Ines. I get it

Two Truths and a Lie - By Sarah Pinsker ⭐3.8/5

A VERY VERY short story. I LOVED it all the way, till the ending when I was all a "huh?" state...the end was whomp whomp whomp...or just confusing.

Tartufo - by Kira Jane Buxton ⭐4.7/5 #booksky

Juliet the Maniac - by Juliet Escoria ⭐3.5/5

Starter Villain - by John Scalzi ⭐️4.6/5 This was quirky, cute, and fun…exactly what I needed right now 😊 #booksky

I read a Scalzi book, Redshirts, and there were 2 lines very blatantly lifted from elsewhere and now i don't want to read anything else by him

Oh no! Really? That’s kinda low low. I don’t know him, although I’ve heard his name. I liked this story a lot but it’s probably cause after the parable of the sower I needed exactly this…something light and easy. And it couldn’t get more light and easy 😂

Adua - by Igiaba Scego ⭐3/4 #booksky

My streak of picking awesome books completely at random has ended. Adua wasn't a bad novel, but I think it may have got lost in translation. Literally. From Italian. It was a little curious that the novel was about Italy and Somalia, during Mussolini's fascism. Anyway...I found it hard to finish.

Parable of the Sower - by Octavia E. Butler ⭐️4.5/5

The Book Eaters - by Sunyi Dean ⭐4/5 (had to take a lil break in the middle of it cause it dragged a lil but it was good) #booksky

I read this one in 24 and felt the same way.

I liked it, it was a cool story, but when I thought we were towards the end...and it brought me back in time again I was like NooOOOooOOOo 😭😂

I just bought it since I liked all the other books on this list so it seemed a safe bet. Plus as soon as I see either 'moors' or 'Pine Barrens' in a plot description, I'm very nearly sold.

The Answer Is No - By Fredrik Backman ⭐4.2/5 - A short story that packs more than most books

The Second Life of Ava Rivers - By Faith Gardner ⭐3.7 www.goodreads.com/book/show/12...

Becoming the Boogeyman - by Richard Chizmar ⭐4.3/5 www.goodreads.com/book/show/10...

😂 He is talking about me here: "A number of readers admitted to knowing that Chasing the Boogeyman was a work of fiction when they first started turning the pages, only to eventually find themselves taking a break in order to Google names and places and incidents to verify their actual existence"

I have both those Boogeyman books, horror glutton that I am, and I'm psyched to read them so the absence of spoilers is appreciated. If you ever want to read a book about the Little Tapeworm that Could I can't recommend The Troop by Nic Cutter highly enough.

Ohhhhh yeah give them a shot! I truly enjoyed both of them!! And I'll check them out! :)

The Mortal and Immortal Life of the Girl from Milan - By Domenico Starnone ⭐3.5/5 #booksky #books www.goodreads.com/book/show/20...

Chasing the Boogeyman - By Chizmar, Richard ⭐4.6/5 (This was different!) www.goodreads.com/book/show/55...

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I found it!! I just needed to try to spell it correctly and stuff 😂 But I am the typos queen!

The book is quite messed up - let me know what you think.

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That's a good one?? Are you on GR or Storygraph?

No I'm not on either. Portnoy's Complaint is one of my favorite books. Kinda twisted - I think it is timeless even though it is like 50 years old. Philip Roth is one of my favorites. I've never heard of Storygraph.

Ohhh it's not at the library. Booo! I'll find it. This one freaked me out. I am new to this genre, but the protagonist was the actual writer, used a lot of his own life in it including pics of the scene...I kept wondering if it was a true story even if he said it wasn't and I googled it Twice! 😂

THAT is the mark of a great read! So realistic, it couldn't be fiction. For 2025, I am setting a goal to read more. Our town finally completed the new $28 million library - been open like a month. I am re-reading Lamb (Christoper Moore) as my "Christmas" novel. www.goodreads.com/book/show/28...

I LOVE the library! My local library is tiny, hardly has any adult books in it (the kids section is gianormous!), but their digital selection is sooo goood! And you should get on StoryGraph so I can check what you are reading! haha And OMG that book is hilarious!! Biff is my fav!!!

And StoryGraph is sort of new-ish, or gaining popularity now. It's sort of like GR but it actually has stats...it's way better. A lot of ppl started moving on there because it's owned by a black woman instead of $$$Bezos. I LOVE lists so I tried it out....love it!

Phillip Roth is also known for The Plot Against Americal written in 2004 on the hypothetical of Charles Lindbergh defeating FDR as POTUS in 1940. It is so much like Trump in 2024 that it sounds like present history. Substitute Putin for Hitler.

I haven't heard of that one. The latest by him that I've read was Sabbath's Theatre. Creepy. The book version of Phish's song Esther. That dude was so gifted. And so warped.

Shiiiiiii now I wanna read it! That one IS in the library!!

The Puzzle Box - By Danielle Trussoni ⭐4.3/5 www.goodreads.com/book/show/20...

Gun Love - by Jennifer Clement ⭐️3.6/5 www.goodreads.com/book/show/35...

Prayers for the Stolen - By Jennifer Clement ⭐5/5 www.goodreads.com/book/show/18...

The Ocean at the End of the Lane - by Neil Gaiman ⭐4/5 www.goodreads.com/book/show/15...

Great book.

Sweet Bean Paste - By Durian Sukegawa ⭐4.5/5 www.goodreads.com/book/show/33...

The Vegetarian - by Han Kang ⭐1/5 - I will no longer listen to books reviews - I will no longer listen to books reviews - I will no longer listen to books reviews www.goodreads.com/book/show/25...

Lola in the mirror - by Trent Dalton ⭐️5/5 My favourite book from this year readings❤️ www.goodreads.com/book/show/16...

Here Lies Olive - by Kate Anderson ⭐3.8/5 (5/5 for the cover!❤️) #books #booksky www.goodreads.com/book/show/75...

We Used to Live Here: A Novel - by Marcus Kliewer ⭐️4.2/5 www.goodreads.com/book/show/19...

Slightly winded from doing my 'don't have to buy this book cause I already have it' dance but while in mid-frolic, I bumped into my Edward Lee books. No sugarcoating the splatterpunk horror he writes better than most. What I truly love is that he's from Maryland and seems to hate it to his very core

Flowers for Algernon - by Daniel Keyes ⭐️4.2/5 www.goodreads.com/book/show/18...

I've read it many times over the years. Might be time again!

I went to school in Italy so I had never even heard about it till I picked it up. It's soooo good!! Soooo sad!!😩 I feel they spent too long on the genius part and rushed the ending, the decline was too fast, gave me whiplash!

I used to teach this book to my 8th graders. They loved Charly

This book got me torn. Had this love and hate for Charlie even if I understood the reasons behind both his attitudes…

I know, and the whole premise was so problematic

Yup! Nevertheless a great book, especially cause it makes you think…

Exactly! That's why it was soooo important to my 8th grade curriculum. I was able to bring up a lot of issues for them to discuss and defend and make them THINK! Not such an easy task with Gen Z kiddos

I heard they can’t read it now cause of the “language used”…not sure if it’s the case though

Thank you!

Great book

I know many ppl read it at school here huh? We don’t real it in Italy so I picked it up. Thought it was a lil slow in the middle and then rushed a lil at the end, but I liked it a lot!

Yep, think I read it in 6th or 7th grade. And, agreed on your thoughts. It really gets to the end quickly.

Crazy though how more intelligence didn’t make him happier after all. Even if he didn’t want to get back to being slow, it sort of was a mo’ money mo’ problems kinda issue.

I love that book.

Just taught this to my students!

The way he changed was so interesting. I wish both transformations received an equal amount of attention, but definitely a great story!

Yes!! My students were heartbroken for Charlie by also Ms. Kinean, and Dr. Nemur.

One of my favorite books in high school. Believe they made a movie of the book as well with Cliff Robertson as Charly. in 1968.

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No matter how well they do the movie, the book is generally superior. I am glad I read Ken Kesey One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest before I saw the Academy Award Winning movie. The movie is good but shallow compared to the book.

That's the same w ALL the books I've read, then on silver screen. Concur!!

I agree but in this case, the movie at least was good too. My biggest peeve was with Ender's game. I loved that book (the whole trilogy) soooo much...the movie was so bad. Maybe it looked worse to me because I knew the story, but it wasn't even a mid movie, it was below average.

Wired by Bob Woodward Read the book Get stoned at that god awful movie. Michael Chiklis from the Commish thought the film was going to kill his career. The title is the only thing the book and the movie have in common.

The film openned on Friday and was pulled from the theaters on Sunday.

WOAH!!! That was FAST!! 😲😲😲

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wired_(... The critical response to Wired was hostile. Wired has an approval rating of 4% on Rotten Tomatoes. The site's critics' consensus states: "A tasteless unintentional parody of the life it attempts to dramatize, based on 27 reviews, with an average rating of 3.5/10

Robertson won Best Actor in 1968 for that role. I've never seen the film, but it was big when I was a kid. Disturbing.

I’ve learned after I picked it up at random, that here it used to be a typical school read. I had never heard about it and it was so sad. He made me feel bad and made me mad at the same time…

Robertson's career stalled late because his accountant discovered that the head of a studio was embezzling and Cliff reported it. The boss got off easy but Hollywood execs blacklisted Robertson. Did do "Three Days of the Condor," one of my favorite films.

But, yeah. I think it was read in high school even in my day. I'm a serious nonfiction reader but might make time for ALGERNON.

I do both. Lately I’ve been mainly doing fiction cause I really need a break from this shiiiiiii

I reread THE ANATOMY OF FASCISM. Read Snyder's ON TYRANNY and ON FREEDOM after reading his BLOODLANDS. I just finished SURVIVING AUTOCRACY and STRONGMEN. I took a break to read BLOOD MERIDIAN, which means I should make better choices (although it's magnificent).

I went to school in Italy, picked it up randomly and later, I found out it used to be part of school reading in the U.S. I don't think they still do, my kids didn't know it, prob cause of the words used. I enjoyed it, it took me on an emotional rollercoaster, was eye-opening, and so sad.

It was part of school reading in American high schools. So was 1984. So was Kurt Vonnegut. If I had to guess school board timidity has chased all those books off the syllabus. If 1984 suddenly drops from your reading list, it might indicate a larger problem with your society.

I am an Italian who has never been to Italy. I identified with the Charly. Keyes story got to me that the idea of a genius reverting to a below average IQ of a man is a horror story to me. It was almost like early age dementia instead of a man who is elevated to a genius only to lose the gift.

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