#bookclub — Public Fediverse posts
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One life-changing decision... She loves the baby but not the man.
https://books2read.com/BlondeBangkok
#TravelMemoir #ExpatLife #GlobalNomad #ExpatWoman #book #books #bookstodon #booksky #bookreview #bookclub #bookwyrm #bookish #ParentingAbroad #GlobalMotherhood #RaisingKidsAbroad #fyp #foryou #viral #AmReading #Bookworm #Bookstagram #BookTok #ReadMoreBooks #TravelBooks #BooksToRead #TravelWriting #FemaleEmpowerment #WomenTravelers #FemaleFriendship #WomenInTravel #GirlsWhoTravel
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One life-changing decision... She loves the baby but not the man.
https://books2read.com/BlondeBangkok
#TravelMemoir #ExpatLife #GlobalNomad #ExpatWoman #book #books #bookstodon #booksky #bookreview #bookclub #bookwyrm #bookish #ParentingAbroad #GlobalMotherhood #RaisingKidsAbroad #fyp #foryou #viral #AmReading #Bookworm #Bookstagram #BookTok #ReadMoreBooks #TravelBooks #BooksToRead #TravelWriting #FemaleEmpowerment #WomenTravelers #FemaleFriendship #WomenInTravel #GirlsWhoTravel
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One life-changing decision... She loves the baby but not the man.
https://books2read.com/BlondeBangkok
#TravelMemoir #ExpatLife #GlobalNomad #ExpatWoman #book #books #bookstodon #booksky #bookreview #bookclub #bookwyrm #bookish #ParentingAbroad #GlobalMotherhood #RaisingKidsAbroad #fyp #foryou #viral #AmReading #Bookworm #Bookstagram #BookTok #ReadMoreBooks #TravelBooks #BooksToRead #TravelWriting #FemaleEmpowerment #WomenTravelers #FemaleFriendship #WomenInTravel #GirlsWhoTravel
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One life-changing decision... She loves the baby but not the man.
https://books2read.com/BlondeBangkok
#TravelMemoir #ExpatLife #GlobalNomad #ExpatWoman #book #books #bookstodon #booksky #bookreview #bookclub #bookwyrm #bookish #ParentingAbroad #GlobalMotherhood #RaisingKidsAbroad #fyp #foryou #viral #AmReading #Bookworm #Bookstagram #BookTok #ReadMoreBooks #TravelBooks #BooksToRead #TravelWriting #FemaleEmpowerment #WomenTravelers #FemaleFriendship #WomenInTravel #GirlsWhoTravel
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One life-changing decision... She loves the baby but not the man.
https://books2read.com/BlondeBangkok
#TravelMemoir #ExpatLife #GlobalNomad #ExpatWoman #book #books #bookstodon #booksky #bookreview #bookclub #bookwyrm #bookish #ParentingAbroad #GlobalMotherhood #RaisingKidsAbroad #fyp #foryou #viral #AmReading #Bookworm #Bookstagram #BookTok #ReadMoreBooks #TravelBooks #BooksToRead #TravelWriting #FemaleEmpowerment #WomenTravelers #FemaleFriendship #WomenInTravel #GirlsWhoTravel
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On my blog: Free Culture Book Club — Carriotepunk, part 1 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2026/05/16/carriotepunk-1.html
This week sees the early chapters of a serialized French novel.
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The English poet Roger McGough sends readers’ eyes travelling to and fro the way a tennis ball would across a net when they read 40-Love. Indeed, the poem itself – like the “middle aged couple” he writes about – is split by such a ‘net.’
#poetry #reading #Love #poem #poet #McGough #graficpoem #poems #bookstodon @bookstodon #books #book #poemaday #poetrycommunity #pictures #readers #readersofmastodon #booksky #bookish #BookTok #bookclub #readit #Bookwyrm #tennis #booklovers
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The English poet Roger McGough sends readers’ eyes travelling to and fro the way a tennis ball would across a net when they read 40-Love. Indeed, the poem itself – like the “middle aged couple” he writes about – is split by such a ‘net.’
#poetry #reading #Love #poem #poet #McGough #graficpoem #poems #bookstodon @bookstodon #books #book #poemaday #poetrycommunity #pictures #readers #readersofmastodon #booksky #bookish #BookTok #bookclub #readit #Bookwyrm #tennis #booklovers
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The English poet Roger McGough sends readers’ eyes travelling to and fro the way a tennis ball would across a net when they read 40-Love. Indeed, the poem itself – like the “middle aged couple” he writes about – is split by such a ‘net.’
#poetry #reading #Love #poem #poet #McGough #graficpoem #poems #bookstodon @bookstodon #books #book #poemaday #poetrycommunity #pictures #readers #readersofmastodon #booksky #bookish #BookTok #bookclub #readit #Bookwyrm #tennis #booklovers
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The English poet Roger McGough sends readers’ eyes travelling to and fro the way a tennis ball would across a net when they read 40-Love. Indeed, the poem itself – like the “middle aged couple” he writes about – is split by such a ‘net.’
#poetry #reading #Love #poem #poet #McGough #graficpoem #poems #bookstodon @bookstodon #books #book #poemaday #poetrycommunity #pictures #readers #readersofmastodon #booksky #bookish #BookTok #bookclub #readit #Bookwyrm #tennis #booklovers
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The English poet Roger McGough sends readers’ eyes travelling to and fro the way a tennis ball would across a net when they read 40-Love. Indeed, the poem itself – like the “middle aged couple” he writes about – is split by such a ‘net.’
#poetry #reading #Love #poem #poet #McGough #graficpoem #poems #bookstodon @bookstodon #books #book #poemaday #poetrycommunity #pictures #readers #readersofmastodon #booksky #bookish #BookTok #bookclub #readit #Bookwyrm #tennis #booklovers
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The book club I'm in is doing a poll on what to read next. What does the fediverse think?
#books #reading #dungeoncrawlercarl #mistborn #infinitejest #bookclub #poll #audiobook #eBook
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BOOK CLUB
Choose your operating manual. We are not reading these books because they were right. We are reading them because they became true. -
The Winemaker's Wife "Was it possible that one sin could stain your soul forever?" Sale: $18.99 to $2.99 by Kristin Harmel Rating: 4.6/5 (26,741 Reviews) #historicalfiction #wwii #france #champagne #romance #bookclub #booksky #books #drama #mustread
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The Winemaker's Wife "Was it possible that one sin could stain your soul forever?" Sale: $18.99 to $2.99 by Kristin Harmel Rating: 4.6/5 (26,741 Reviews) #historicalfiction #wwii #france #champagne #romance #bookclub #booksky #books #drama #mustread
The Winemaker's Wife -
The Winemaker's Wife "Was it possible that one sin could stain your soul forever?" Sale: $18.99 to $2.99 by Kristin Harmel Rating: 4.6/5 (26,741 Reviews) #historicalfiction #wwii #france #champagne #romance #bookclub #booksky #books #drama #mustread
The Winemaker's Wife -
The Winemaker's Wife "Was it possible that one sin could stain your soul forever?" Sale: $18.99 to $2.99 by Kristin Harmel Rating: 4.6/5 (26,741 Reviews) #historicalfiction #wwii #france #champagne #romance #bookclub #booksky #books #drama #mustread
The Winemaker's Wife -
🚨 NEW EPISODE 🚨
This week we recorded our first ever book club. It was a bit of an experiment, but we’re super happy with how it turned out!
We discussed Vincenzo Latronico’s smash-hit novel (or is it even a novel?) 'Perfection'.
It worked well thanks to all the listeners who shared their thoughts about 'Perfection' (including many via Mastodon). We were truly astonished by the response. Thank you!
Listen (from 30:00): https://www.europeanspodcast.com/all-episodes/do-you-also-have-a-monstera-in-your-living-room 🪴
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For the past 20 days, all I’ve been asking for is one meal for my family…
I don’t understand why no one sees me, and why my post and my request keep getting ignored, as if we don’t exist.Please, if you have a kind heart…
Only 100€, including the withdrawal fee, would help me buy food for these children and silence their hunger, even for one day.
#gaza #gazaverified #gazagenocide #gazastrip #GazaWar #gazahelp #gazamutualaid #gaza_help #boostswelcome #boostplease #bookclub #MutualAidRequest -
For the past 20 days, all I’ve been asking for is one meal for my family…
I don’t understand why no one sees me, and why my post and my request keep getting ignored, as if we don’t exist.Please, if you have a kind heart…
Only 100€, including the withdrawal fee, would help me buy food for these children and silence their hunger, even for one day.
#gaza #gazaverified #gazagenocide #gazastrip #GazaWar #gazahelp #gazamutualaid #gaza_help #boostswelcome #boostplease #bookclub #MutualAidRequest -
For the past 20 days, all I’ve been asking for is one meal for my family…
I don’t understand why no one sees me, and why my post and my request keep getting ignored, as if we don’t exist.Please, if you have a kind heart…
Only 100€, including the withdrawal fee, would help me buy food for these children and silence their hunger, even for one day.
#gaza #gazaverified #gazagenocide #gazastrip #GazaWar #gazahelp #gazamutualaid #gaza_help #boostswelcome #boostplease #bookclub #MutualAidRequest -
For the past 20 days, all I’ve been asking for is one meal for my family…
I don’t understand why no one sees me, and why my post and my request keep getting ignored, as if we don’t exist.Please, if you have a kind heart…
Only 100€, including the withdrawal fee, would help me buy food for these children and silence their hunger, even for one day.
#gaza #gazaverified #gazagenocide #gazastrip #GazaWar #gazahelp #gazamutualaid #gaza_help #boostswelcome #boostplease #bookclub #MutualAidRequest -
For the past 20 days, all I’ve been asking for is one meal for my family…
I don’t understand why no one sees me, and why my post and my request keep getting ignored, as if we don’t exist.Please, if you have a kind heart…
Only 100€, including the withdrawal fee, would help me buy food for these children and silence their hunger, even for one day.
#gaza #gazaverified #gazagenocide #gazastrip #GazaWar #gazahelp #gazamutualaid #gaza_help #boostswelcome #boostplease #bookclub #MutualAidRequest -
Stumble across a #bookclub when scrolling through #hackernews feed
Little email book club reading the highest-caliber books that we might otherwise be intimidated to read on our own; typically covering topics in databases, distributed systems, and software performance.
They are currently reading Operating Systems: Three Easy Pieces.
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#books #book #readingcommunity #bookclub #booklovers #booklover #readinglist #readingclub
"Oh, there is something, alright." Lol
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Unravelling Past Secrets: A Deep Dive into C.J. Tudor’s “The Chalk Man”
The Chalk Man by C.J. Tudor The Chalk Man is a mystery/thriller that follows Eddie and his friends. In 1986, as preteens, the group came across the body of a young girl, but her head was nowhere to be found. This was all strange enough as is, but what led the boys to the girl's body in the first place was even stranger...drawings of chalk men. Now in 2016, the boys are adults, and not as close-knit as they once were. Eddie knows who they say killed the girl, but he doesn't believe it. It's been 30 years, but maybe they can figure out who actually killed her. It never came. There were extensive searches, questions and appeals but, despite the best efforts of all the detectives and all the town's men, her head was never found, and the girl in the woods was never put together again. […] -
Unravelling Past Secrets: A Deep Dive into C.J. Tudor’s “The Chalk Man”
The Chalk Man by C.J. Tudor The Chalk Man is a mystery/thriller that follows Eddie and his friends. In 1986, as preteens, the group came across the body of a young girl, but her head was nowhere to be found. This was all strange enough as is, but what led the boys to the girl's body in the first place was even stranger...drawings of chalk men. Now in 2016, the boys are adults, and not as close-knit as they once were. Eddie knows who they say killed the girl, but he doesn't believe it. It's been 30 years, but maybe they can figure out who actually killed her. It never came. There were extensive searches, questions and appeals but, despite the best efforts of all the detectives and all the town's men, her head was never found, and the girl in the woods was never put together again. […] -
Unravelling Past Secrets: A Deep Dive into C.J. Tudor’s “The Chalk Man”
The Chalk Man by C.J. Tudor The Chalk Man is a mystery/thriller that follows Eddie and his friends. In 1986, as preteens, the group came across the body of a young girl, but her head was nowhere to be found. This was all strange enough as is, but what led the boys to the girl's body in the first place was even stranger...drawings of chalk men. Now in 2016, the boys are adults, and not as close-knit as they once were. Eddie knows who they say killed the girl, but he doesn't believe it. It's been 30 years, but maybe they can figure out who actually killed her. It never came. There were extensive searches, questions and appeals but, despite the best efforts of all the detectives and all the town's men, her head was never found, and the girl in the woods was never put together again. […] -
Unravelling Past Secrets: A Deep Dive into C.J. Tudor’s “The Chalk Man”
The Chalk Man by C.J. Tudor The Chalk Man is a mystery/thriller that follows Eddie and his friends. In 1986, as preteens, the group came across the body of a young girl, but her head was nowhere to be found. This was all strange enough as is, but what led the boys to the girl's body in the first place was even stranger...drawings of chalk men. Now in 2016, the boys are adults, and not as close-knit as they once were. Eddie knows who they say killed the girl, but he doesn't believe it. It's been 30 years, but maybe they can figure out who actually killed her. It never came. There were extensive searches, questions and appeals but, despite the best efforts of all the detectives and all the town's men, her head was never found, and the girl in the woods was never put together again. […] -
Unravelling Past Secrets: A Deep Dive into C.J. Tudor’s “The Chalk Man”
The Chalk Man by C.J. Tudor The Chalk Man is a mystery/thriller that follows Eddie and his friends. In 1986, as preteens, the group came across the body of a young girl, but her head was nowhere to be found. This was all strange enough as is, but what led the boys to the girl's body in the first place was even stranger...drawings of chalk men. Now in 2016, the boys are adults, and not as close-knit as they once were. Eddie knows who they say killed the girl, but he doesn't believe it. It's been 30 years, but maybe they can figure out who actually killed her. It never came. There were extensive searches, questions and appeals but, despite the best efforts of all the detectives and all the town's men, her head was never found, and the girl in the woods was never put together again. […] -
Are you part of a #book club? Give one of our short stories a try? Each one comes with suggested discussions questions. buff.ly/5x59su6 philosophy #ethics #shortstory #bookclubs #readinggroup #BookClub
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Are you part of a #book club? Give one of our short stories a try? Each one comes with suggested discussions questions. buff.ly/5x59su6 philosophy #ethics #shortstory #bookclubs #readinggroup #BookClub
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Are you part of a #book club? Give one of our short stories a try? Each one comes with suggested discussions questions. buff.ly/5x59su6 philosophy #ethics #shortstory #bookclubs #readinggroup #BookClub
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Are you part of a #book club? Give one of our short stories a try? Each one comes with suggested discussions questions. buff.ly/5x59su6 philosophy #ethics #shortstory #bookclubs #readinggroup #BookClub
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Are you part of a #book club? Give one of our short stories a try? Each one comes with suggested discussions questions. buff.ly/5x59su6 philosophy #ethics #shortstory #bookclubs #readinggroup #BookClub
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Bookish & reading themed badges. Perfect handmade gift for bookworms 📚
https://www.koolbadges.co.uk/reading-book-badges-c-51.html
#bookish #bookbadges #bookpins #readingbadges #ilovebooks #bookclub #bookworm #koolbadges #handmade #bookishmerch #25mm #cutebadges #romancereader #librarian #library #buttonbadges -
Hey we are continuing queer online bookclub (#PrideAndPages). If you want to join in please vote below to help select our second book. Boosts for reach appreciated. If you want to participate please also comment, message me or follow the hashtag #PrideAndPages . ( #books #lgbtqia #bookclub #RainbowReading #QueerBookClub )
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The Stories We Tell: A Novel "Eve and Cooper Morrison are Savannah's power couple. But things may not be as good as they seem" Sale: $22 to $1.99 by Patti Callahan Henry Rating: 4.3/5 (1,517 Reviews) #literary #southern #fiction #psychological #family #booksky #books #mystery #reading #bookclub
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Ah, the Software Internals Book Club: where 2,500 overachievers pretend they enjoy mind-numbing topics like 'distributed systems' for fun. 🚀 Join the club and impress your friends by saying you read Operating Systems for leisure! 🤓📚 Who knew nerd herd reading could be the new CrossFit? 🏋️♂️
https://eatonphil.com/bookclub.html #SoftwareInternals #BookClub #DistributedSystems #NerdCulture #TechReading #FunWithTech #HackerNews #ngated -
𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑵𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒔 𝑬𝒑𝒊𝒔𝒐𝒅𝒆: 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑬𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈: 𝑭𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑻𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔
Is your reading just an "escape"? Your favorite beach read might be a gated community for your conscience. Today, we interrogate the "catharsis commodity" of reading & ask if our reading habits are part of the Hideous Bargain.
https://waywordsstudio.com/podcasts/waywords_podcast/ethics-of-reading/
#podcast #literature #books #book #read #bookclub #louiserosenblatt #ritafelski #marthanussbaum #suzannekeen #ethics
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𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑵𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒔 𝑬𝒑𝒊𝒔𝒐𝒅𝒆: 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑬𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈: 𝑭𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑻𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔
Is your reading just an "escape"? Your favorite beach read might be a gated community for your conscience. Today, we interrogate the "catharsis commodity" of reading & ask if our reading habits are part of the Hideous Bargain.
https://waywordsstudio.com/podcasts/waywords_podcast/ethics-of-reading/
#podcast #literature #books #book #read #bookclub #louiserosenblatt #ritafelski #marthanussbaum #suzannekeen #ethics
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𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑵𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒔 𝑬𝒑𝒊𝒔𝒐𝒅𝒆: 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑬𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈: 𝑭𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑻𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔
Is your reading just an "escape"? Your favorite beach read might be a gated community for your conscience. Today, we interrogate the "catharsis commodity" of reading & ask if our reading habits are part of the Hideous Bargain.
https://waywordsstudio.com/podcasts/waywords_podcast/ethics-of-reading/
#podcast #literature #books #book #read #bookclub #louiserosenblatt #ritafelski #marthanussbaum #suzannekeen #ethics
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𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑵𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒔 𝑬𝒑𝒊𝒔𝒐𝒅𝒆: 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑬𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈: 𝑭𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑻𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔
Is your reading just an "escape"? Your favorite beach read might be a gated community for your conscience. Today, we interrogate the "catharsis commodity" of reading & ask if our reading habits are part of the Hideous Bargain.
https://waywordsstudio.com/podcasts/waywords_podcast/ethics-of-reading/
#podcast #literature #books #book #read #bookclub #louiserosenblatt #ritafelski #marthanussbaum #suzannekeen #ethics
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𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑵𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒔 𝑬𝒑𝒊𝒔𝒐𝒅𝒆: 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑬𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈: 𝑭𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑻𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔
Is your reading just an "escape"? Your favorite beach read might be a gated community for your conscience. Today, we interrogate the "catharsis commodity" of reading & ask if our reading habits are part of the Hideous Bargain.
https://waywordsstudio.com/podcasts/waywords_podcast/ethics-of-reading/
#podcast #literature #books #book #read #bookclub #louiserosenblatt #ritafelski #marthanussbaum #suzannekeen #ethics
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The Winemaker's Wife "Was it possible that one sin could stain your soul forever?" Sale: $18.99 to $2.99 by Kristin Harmel Rating: 4.6/5 (26,726 Reviews) #historicalfiction #wwii #france #champagne #love #resilience #booksky #books #bookclub #mustread
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🆕 blog! “Book Review: The Names by Florence Knapp”
★★⯪☆☆This has an excellent narrative structure, some beautiful prose, and I just didn't enjoy it.
The story is Sliding Doors meets Same Time Next Year mixed with a distressing amount of domestic violence.
A mother faces a difficult choice. Should she name her child after her abusive and violent husband? In one strand…
👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/05/book-review-the-names-by-florence-knapp/
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#BookClub #BookReview -
Book Review: The Names by Florence Knapp
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/05/book-review-the-names-by-florence-knapp/This has an excellent narrative structure, some beautiful prose, and I just didn't enjoy it.
The story is Sliding Doors meets Same Time Next Year mixed with a distressing amount of domestic violence.
A mother faces a difficult choice. Should she name her child after her abusive and violent husband? In one strand she does, in another she doesn't, and in the third she makes a compromise. We rejoin the story every few years to see how our protagonists are progressing.
It mostly works and pushes us to consider how much the path of our life is influenced by factors outside of our control.
I have a real difficulty with books about violence. All of the characters are unsympathetic - trapped by tyrant but also trapped by their own inaction. I also struggled with how pedestrian and limited it was. In a world where you can read anything, why would you choose to spy on your horrible neighbours? Like a tawdry soap-opera it offered nothing more than misery and heartbreak. Fine if you need that sort of substitute empathy, but it left me feeling grubby and unsatisfied.
To be fair, the characters in the book address this:
‘Why read them if they make you feel bad?’
‘Because I’m hoping one of them might feel like me,’
It isn't a bad book - although it does veer into cliché a little too often - and the structure is interesting enough. But I found its subject matter too distressing to be enjoyable,
Book Club Discussion
This isn't the sort of book I'd normally pick up - but it was chosen by the book club I attend. The majority of readers rated it higher than I did. Here are some of the things we discussed.
The central message sees to be that, no matter how hard you try, the tragedy which infects your life can never be escaped. I found that depressing and disempowering. The domestic dreariness was stifling and just left me irritated with the passivity of the characters.
The evil father is an arsehole - but a one-dimensional arsehole. I get that there's a risk to humanising an antagonist, but other than a brief mention of his back-story there's nothing about him. I didn't want a justification for his actions, but he felt like a cartoon villain.
Even when one character gains a moment of happiness, it is offset by another's misery. No matter which path is chosen, someone always ends up broken.
Are we "destined" to meet the same people, no matter what path we take?
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On my blog: Free Culture Book Club — Messages from the Universe https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2026/05/09/messages-universe.html
This week sees a game of abandoned and glitchy rooms.
#freeCulture #bookClub
