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• Come, Thou Tortoise

  Grant, Jessica, 1972-

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  JP described the book as quirky and charming

• The Theory of Everything

  the Origin and Fate of the Universe

  Hawking, S. W. (Stephen W.)

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  JP loved the audiobook and found it great for evening relaxation

• Silver Nitrate

  Moreno-Garcia, Silvia

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  GA says reading the book is a wild time, a slow burn for horror and fantasy lovers

• The First Book of Swords (Books of Swords, #1) by Fred Saberhagen | Goodreads

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  JM liked this blend of straight-forward stories and fantasies

• Where'd You Go, Bernadette

  a Novel

  Semple, Maria

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  Y at first didn’t like it but ended up loving it. The story is told thorough letters. It has been made into a film.

• The Blue Between Sky and Water

  a Novel

  Abulhawa, Susan,

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  Y says the book is well written, poetic and beautiful

• What Was Shakespeare Really Like?

  Wells, Stanley W., 1930-

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  BC reports the writer speculates that Shakespeare never expected sonnets to be published. They were written during his big commutes between London (where he lived) and Stratford Upon Avon (where he worked). BC is also reading All the Sonnets of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Charter-House of Parma Two Volumes in one by Stendhal | Goodreads

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  SS reports this book was written in 53 days (a French person writing for Italian people). SS thoroughly enjoyed and recommends the book which is both humorous and witty.

• The Prague Cemetery by Umberto Eco | Goodreads

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  KO quoted, ‘I hate therefore I am’. He is into conspiracies. It was written in multiple fonts which KO liked

• The Candy House

  a Novel

  Egan, Jennifer

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  PB recommends reading The Goon Squad First

• The Maniac

  Labatut, Benjamín, 1980-

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  BK says this is the best book he's read in a very long time; about Hungarian polymath John van Neumann. Named a Top 10 Best Book of 2023 by Publishers Weekly

• The Son

  a Novel

  Meyer, Philipp, 1974-

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  NR says she never would have picked this up, a history of southern Texas and the end of the Comanches; however the complicated idea of who owns which places was fascinating. Very violent, be warned.

• In Praise of Shadows by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki | Goodreads

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  Newcomer AK said this was a dry examination of Japanese culture, but found it interesting none-the-less as a cross-examination of the Japanese psyche. Read 2,232 reviews from the world’s largest community for readers. An essay on aesthetics…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

  Zevin, Gabrielle

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  Newcomer ER did not expect to like this book that came highly recommended to her, but loved it and the discussion of the creative forces behind gamers and the games the play

• Sharpe's Assassin

  Richard Sharpe and the Occupation of Paris, 1815

  Cornwell, Bernard

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  B also recommends this series that is still ongoing, and loved the development of the author through the series

• One Drum

  Stories and Ceremonies for a Planet

  Wagamese, Richard

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  Newcomer B says this is an insightful peek into Indigenous culture, her appreciated the lens with which the author speaks of the world

• The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie

  Bradley, Alan, 1938-

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  TE found the audiobook quite fun, and a funny book about an 11-year-old solving a murder and discovering there is more to people than first appears.

• Homeland by Fernando Aramburu: 9780593310892 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

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  RW took notes while reading this novel from Spain.The basis for HBO's Patria, named one of the "Best TV Shows of 2020" by The New York Times In the heart of Spain’s Basque Country, two...

• Judgment Prey

  Sandford, John, 1944 February 23-

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  PP also likes this author, witty dialogue, good mystery, and the characters feel like old friends

• The Bandit Queens

  a Novel

  Shroff, Parini

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  FB loved this book and hopes it will be made into a movie