I feel sorry for librarians in the era of tech-bro controlled social media 😒
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Do you want an easy on-ramp to transition from ebook walled garden to DRM-free? Something like this might help!
Wiem, że to nie jest perfekcyjna książka, ale przez to, jak mnie przeorała i nie pozwoliła spać, nie mogę dać mniej niż 10/10. Każda kolejna książka z Igorem Brudnym (to tom nr 3) jest coraz lepsza, ale tutaj uczciwie muszę powiedzieć, że nie każdemu polecam. Tak mocnej fabuły i sprawy (pod kątem... nazwijmy to, zezwierzęcenia ludzi) nawet ja się nie spodziewałem.
https://lubimyczytac.pl/ksiazka/cherub/opinia/101673109
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Just finished Welcome to the Kokoro Cat Clinc, by Syou Ishida. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4/5 stars
It started out cozy, but then each successive story took on a sharper edge than the one before it. There's more emotional depth than I had anticipated, and the last story really got to me. The author does a good job of allowing the characters to see what changes they need to make, based on the lessons they learn from the mysterious Kokoro Clinic for the Soul. There's plenty of social commentary here. #books #bookstodon @bookstodon
Bardzo czekałem na możliwość przeczytania tej książki, a jednocześnie bałem się, że nie będzie to to, czego oczekuję. Ale nie zawiodłem się, a do tego czyta się szybko, przyjemnie, mimo że nastrój i treść nie są przyjemne. Miks kryminału z literaturą piękną (bardziej to drugie), książka z gatunku tych wartościowych. Nie bójcie się, jeśli nie przetrawiliście np. "Biegunów" naszej noblistki.
https://lubimyczytac.pl/ksiazka/prowadz-swoj-plug-przez-kosci-umarlych/opinia/101180038
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For anyone who's been waiting...
I now have three chapters or ten scenes left to edit before The Last Philosopher: Part Two will be available 😁
Progress is slow, but I'm getting there... 😊
Here's some fanart of Lyeasrakardsul to reward your patience.
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Pure Men. By Mohamed Mbougar Sarr; transl Lara Vergnaud.
You are a Senegalese man, who has a lot of straight sex, but you are also a literature professor who teaches gay French poets, and if that is not bad enough, you comfort a woman who’s (probably) gay son’s body was exhumed by an angry mob…and this is just the start of people’s grievances with you.
3 of 5 library cats 🐈 🐈 🐈.
CW: extreme anti-gay bias
finished reading Brigands & Breadknives
Loved it. Zyll is hilarious. A bit more action and less cozy than the first two, but still a great book.
he was a technician
https://subspacewagon.systems/he-was-a-technician/
Algol, Part III
https://archive.org/details/algol-part-iii-by-richard-j-tilley
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finished reading Kiki's Delivery Service
How did I go for so long not knowing there was a book? Granted I didn't even get around to watching the movie until this year...
Similar stories, but still very different. The book is the more cozy of the two. A fun, quick read.
For #MurderEveryMonday this week
"Crime fiction with a mythical creature in the title or on the cover"
five entries courtesy of
Dean Street Press
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https://crossexaminingcrime.com/murdereverymonday-theme-list/
finished reading Kiki and the New Magic
I had simply assumed the live-action Kiki movie was an entirely original story based on the same framework. Turns out it takes inspiration from the second book. Neat.
Another peaceful, easy read. Not as exciting as the movie, but that's fine by me. I needed the chill.
finished reading The Dungeon Book
When you're five pages into a book and have to put it down because your laughing is interfering with your reading, you know you're in for a good time. This was so much fun to read.
It's here; I did it.
A complete DRM-free ePub edition of The Complete Norwegian Folktales and Legends of Asbjørnsen & Moe. Fully illustrated.
Exclusively available at Ko-Fi.
https://ko-fi.com/s/dc2dc44e47
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FINALLY finished #Reading "The Foolish Gentlewoman" by Margery Sharp. 3.5/5 @thestorygraph.com - superb writing, but fun and humour more severely rationed than anything in post-war Britain ever was. LOTS of mentions on New Zealand, but,😂
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https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/aa7ce138-d46c-4bf1-a4e3-08f07a25116f
If you don't read middle grade, you are missing out on upcoming blindness representation across genres these next few years! I was a sensitivity reader for 50 books with blind or low vision protagonists this year. Can't wait until the world sees blindness represented. Obviously, not all of these authors are/were blind but some have interesting backstories like being the only sighted son/daughter/offspring of parrents that are blind. Blind authors will be taking the stage for the first time, so yay! aparrently, it was really easy to find me since I am one of a few that reads for blindness rep. https://sightlessscribbles.com/editing/ #Books #Bookstodon #Editing #Disability
Books are a packaged scream. Andrew Joseph White's latest book, a thriller, is an amazing journey! It is a horror/thriller, more thriller, but go read you're No Better by Andrew Joseph White. https://www.peachtreebooks.com/book/youre-no-better/ #Books #Bookstodon
I've finished: The Dangers of Smoking in Bed by Mariana Enríquez
It's always interesting to read stories by authors from other cultures.
There are elements here that are specific to the Argentinian experience. But the main difference for me were the endings. They are so different from what I'm used to. They embody different expectations from life.
https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/26b64e74-c91b-44be-82ae-7b3d1e83dde6
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Gratitoot! 
Since I started my own shop at payhip to sell my #eBooks more directly I've now sold ELEVEN! 😊
I'd like to name and commend the buyers but I don't think I should put their emails online 😜
The first 3 were Australians, but with the latest being Finnish we now have a 3-way-tie for second!
Score so far 😁
Aussies: 3
Dutch: 2
US: 2
Finn: 2
Czech:1
UK: 1
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When it hurts so good you can't stop #reading 😁
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Finished reading the remarkable Titus Groan out loud to my 11yo(!). This must surely be the greatest staredown in literature history? @bookstodon #Bookstodon #MervynPeake
Just downloaded The Nerd Reich and can't wait to dive into this! https://bookshop.org/a/77/9781668221426 #Books #Bookstodon #Nonfiction
Literacko książka piękna i świetna i nie zdziwię się, jeśli będzie druga nagroda z rzędu. Natomiast nie kupiła mnie historia i "roztrzepanie" wątków - tutaj ocena wybitnie zależy od tego, jak bardzo podobało Wam się "Hasi". A - znowu piękne wydanie.
https://lubimyczytac.pl/ksiazka/kachlok/opinia/101892808
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My queer sci-fi-ish book ‘The Boy From Elsewhere’ is currently 40% off via the Bezosphere.
It’s full price to buy it direct but I get more of the royalties that way.
Either way, if just half my followers picked up a copy, wherever in the world they are, I’d get a desperately needed boost.
Times are hard for creatives. Queer creatives doubly so. Please consider grabbing a cool book and supporting this one?
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Hello Mastodon! 👋 I'm Vivian, a freelance Beta Reader. I love helping authors with pacing, character development, and catching plot holes before they publish. I read mostly Romance, Fantasy, and Thrillers. If you're a writer looking for a fresh pair of eyes, my DMs are open! #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #Beta #Bookstodon #indieauthor #amwriting