mrsrealism.bsky.social
Librarian, literature nerd, reader. Dog-lover who likes to walk in all weathers. Slightly obsessed with garden birds. Here for books and nature not politics.
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Thank you. It’s for my first meeting at a new book club. It’s taking me a while to get into it.
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This. In a very breezy garden.
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I’m really surprised by the amount of time the greenfinches spend on my feeder - they’re not shy!
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Still reading Hold Back The Night by Jessica Moor. Really enjoying it.
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I think it was the setting. I knew nothing about Malibu before. I love the way she does this - I mean if you’d told me a novel about tennis could be gripping I’d have doubted it (but Carrie Soto is)!
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Love them all but I really liked Malibu. I’m on the library waiting list for this one (number 2!).
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I'VE JUST SOLD A BOOK!
If this is what #IndependentBookshopWeek is all about, I'm all for it.
www.biggreenbookshop.com/index.php
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Just finished The Land in Winter by Andrew Miller. Very good - gets under your skin. Started Hold Back the Night by Jessica Moor. Also just finished Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton which (if you appreciate wildlife) was a joyous read.
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What a lovely, humble writer!
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Oops - Sarah Moss
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Oh it’s awful! Hope he’s ok.
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Really enjoying it.
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Reading it at the moment!
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Wow!
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These are so lovely! I would add a cup of tea in bed first thing in the morning.
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I’m on the reservation list for Atmosphere- can’t wait. Loved Caledonian Road.
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Trying to savour this as the writing is beautiful
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Oh I can’t resist this one - ordered!
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That sounds right up my street.
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Cool! I’ve only read The Talented Mr Ripley by her but it’s a great book. Which one was your favourite?
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I’ve just finished one that people were giving 4 stars to…I gave it 2. It was just so irritating! I should have given up on it, in hindsight. If the writing style annoys me the story itself makes no difference 🤷♂️
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👀🤣
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Is this intentional or accidental wild weeing? 🤣👀
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Highly recommend The Story of a Heart by Rachel Clarke. Depicts the heart transplant of a child, the tragedy of the death of the donor, but interspersed with the history of the science behind transplants. Sensitivity written. Halfway through The Silence In Between. Verdict’s out so far.
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I enjoyed this one - wouldn’t necessarily have put it on a prize shortlist though! Nesting by Roisin O’Donnell is one that I felt should have made the shortlist. None of the shortlist appeals to me tbh.
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It’s also my youngest’s birthday today and although she’s now 20 I have not forgotten the vileness of one of the consultants. I fear it’s all too common. Hope the day goes well for you.
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I hear you! We’ve just moved from an area which will never be anything other than Tory…
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I must put this on my TBR - see what all the fuss is about!
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I’ll watch Keely Hawes in anything - she’s so watchable! But yes - they were all great. You must have read the book? It’s lovely.