This was the first Jodi Picoult book that I've read and if the others are anything like this, I'll line up to read them. Beautiful prose and dialogue and a stunning amount of research done to produce this novel. #BookSky #52Books #52BookChallenge
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No: #33 Stand Alone Fantasy Book
Book: Gods of Jade and Shadow
Author: Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Rating: 4.5 ⭐️
Takeaways: A young woman aches to be free from her present life and is whisked away in an adventure with the God of Shadow.
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This was fun. Flip through it in an evening. Terrific illustrations and an exhibit that I would like to see in person one day. Sara Berman's Closet by Maira Kalman and Alex Kalman. #BookSky #52Books #52BookChallenge
I know I'm late to the game but this was recommended by so many that I had to read it. Waited for months on Libby to get it and so glad I did. It's a beautiful story that we should all read. #BookSky #52books #52bookchallenge
Sigh. This memoir or remembrance is a poignant piece written by a mother after the loss of two sons to suicide. She deals with facts. Although she now lives in the abyss, she is the still the mother and they are still her sons. She strives to understand and accept. #Booksky #52Books #52BookChallenge
The Pulitzer Prize got it right the year this was selected. Beautiful writing & a story I will continue to think about. I'm quite certain that I will read it again.Thanks to @retired-librarian.bsky.social for introducing it as one of the #BannedBooks #BannedBookSky #BookSky #52books #52bookchallenge
As part of my dry January, I read this book. Clearly built around one woman's serious journey but some very relevant and interesting chapters along the way. The format is great for individuals wanting to make change. Read a little, reflect and write. #BookSky #52BookChallenge #52Books
If you get the audio book, Meryl Streep narrates and does a lovely job. She just "seems" like the right voice for this tale. I enjoyed the protagonist sharing the story of an early romance with her daughters and appreciating the life she chose. #BookSky #52Books #52BookChallenge
Listened to this on a long drive. Bottomline: focus on the gain - not the gap. Measure backwards. There are a few nuggets like identifying tomorrow's gains tonight but I resented some of the analogies like the one where the author was potty training his children. #Booksky #52books #52bookchallenge
A gem recommended by @retired-librarian.bsky.social as part of her #BannedBooks reading. Loved the illustrative dialogue and think it should be required reading. Chuckled when one of the reasons for banning was that the protagonist was older than her lover??? #BookSky #52BookChallenge #52Books
Fascinating tale built around topics that Allende often explores. Oh such a twist of fate on one winter night and how three people come together to live it out. Very enjoyable.
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Just finished listening to this. Wow. People and money and power and greed. It's an unfortunate story but you should read it. #BookSky #52Books #52BookChallenge #MoreLike42
I just binge-listened to this on my long drive. Totally sucked in and what great character development with a twist.
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Finished this biographical novel about Josephine Baker, who I knew little about. An amazing story about being born into poverty and racism, becoming an entertainer and later part of the French resistance. Heartbreaking but encouraging. #booksky #52bookchallenge #NotGettingTo52ThisYear
Tacomaven’s November recap from The Storygraph app - 12 books finished, 3,029 pages, average rating 4.08/5⭐️. Highest rated reads: Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle (4.75/5), Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu (4.75/5) and The Man Who Could Move Clouds by Ingrid Rojas Contreras (4.5/5). Below that are various pieces, line and bar graphs breaking down genre, pages read per day and format.
Clockwise from top right: biscuit with margarine and strawberry jelly, Gardein turk’y roast, mashed potatoes and peas, cornbread dressing on a maroon FiestaWare plate on a cutting board. A teal FiestaWare ramekin contains coleslaw with craisins, cabbage, sliced almonds, Dijon mustard maple syrup vinaigrette and topped with wonton strips. All vegan. 🌱
A medium dull yellow building with vertical strips in the right half. The shadow from the left side of the building that is more forward cuts diagonally across the uprights on the right. The left half of the building is built from concrete blocks with an angled roof on top. Near the center of the left side is a brighter patch of yellow paint that is probably covering graffiti. The asphalt in front of the is cracked and appears to have some yellowish coloring striated in it, maybe moss? The sky is clear and bright blue. Overall the photo has lots of angles and lines and colors and textures.
Forgot to post October’s @thestorygraph.com recap, but here’s November. 96 books finished this year so far. Lots of good ones this month. #52bookchallenge 💙📚#BookSky
Also a photo of our vegan Thanksgiving* dinner and a photo of a building that reminded me of photos I used to take.
My reading has slowed a bit in this last quarter but I just finished this beautifully written tale. Obviously worthy of a Pulitzer and so surprisingly different from other books that I have read by the same author. #Booksky #52BookChallenge #52Books
One of the better books that I have read this year. Stephen Johnson explores innovation in a thoughtful way with evidence about where good ideas incubate and grow. #booksky #52bookchallenge #52books
This was my first Freida McFadden and it was a page turner for me. I understand that others found it formulaic but since I haven't read others, it was well done. Great character development through Milly's voice.
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I heard about this book a few years ago and finally listened to it via Libby. It's great investigative reporting and writing. I appreciated the way the book ends - not with a lesson but with questions that still exist about tissue sampling and directives. #booksky #52books #52bookchallenge
A screenshot of the storygraph app showing 52/52 books read, and a complete 52 book club challenge.
Oh me? What am I doing?
Just hitting my reading goal 3 months early. 💅🏻💅🏻
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Just finished this novel - another one with multiple story lines that weave together in the end. Curious if others have read this and what your thoughts are? #booksky #52books #52bookchallenge
Tacomaven’s August 2025 recap from The StoryGraph - 7 books finished = 2,462 pages, average rating 3.82/5. Top rated books: I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman (5/5), The Mighty Red by Louise Erdrich (4/5), Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead (4/5). Average book length: 385 pages, average time to finish: 16 days. Pie, bar and line graphs breaking down genres, formats, and pages per day.
August 2025 @thestorygraph.com recap - I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman was bleak but good. Harlem Shuffle fulfilled “book with a heist” for #52bookchallenge. The Mighty Red was just good Midwestern family drama. 💙📚 #BookSky (71 books finished so far this year.)
Chosen by my book club and not my pick but I picked up the audio version, read by Ina Gartner and enjoyed hearing about her life. Definitely some nuggets in there! #booksky #52books #52bookchallenge
I wasn't feeling great this weekend and spent my time reading this amongst other things. It was interesting. I can't say I loved it but the writing is very good and the tale certainly captured my attention. #booksky #52bookchallenge
Left book is Colson Whitehead’s novel Harlem Shuffle which has blocks of yellow, read and green and black text making up the cover. Right book is Killer on the Road by Stephen Graham Jones which has a black background with the title in large red letters and the main image is a woman’s face on monotone yellow with a small red car driving diagonally across the image to “rip” her face with a green skull revealed in the wake of the car. The author’s name is in smaller yellow text at the top of the book, which is a double saga meaning you flip it over to read the other novel in the reverse direction - The Babysitter Lives.
Went to pick up my hold for Harlem Shuffle (fulfills “heist” spot in #52bookchallenge) and our librarian had put this new one from @sgj.bsky.social on display - who can resist books with matching colors? The Babysitter Lives is the book on the flip side of Killer on the Road. Cool format. #booksky
Ever stuggle to get through a book but not wiling to give up? Honestly, this has been on my "to read" list for at least three years. A friend recently told me to put down everything esle that I was reading and focus. It worked. Worth the work too!
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Bittersweet novel about the stories that go to the grave. I really enjoyed this the more I read. Julia Alvarez always brings her culture with her. #Booksky #52books #52bookchallenge
Picture of the cover of the book, Bjork, Wow and Flutter by Mark Pytlik. It shows a photograph of the singer, Bjork
If I thought she was creative before, I know it now. Great read about Bjork in her early career. #booksky #52books #52bookchallenge
I can't remember which one of you recommended this but I enjoyed listening to it. The voice of Grace was terrific.
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