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bookies101.bsky.social
@bookies101.bsky.social
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I love books. The feel. The smell. I also review books on YouTube. Why? Because I love books. See how that works?

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Just finished Our Missing Hearts and it reminded me of how much I enjoyed Fahrenheit 451. It was a pleasure to review that great novel. Review linked here.

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Bookies! Review of Fahrenheit 451 By Ray Bradbury. Censorship Is Good, Right????
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November 22, 2025 at 5:18 AM
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Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng relates a child’s experience of a dystopian authoritarian government that takes children from “subversive” parents for the greater good of promoting American values. Told from the view of a child. Full review linked here. #Booksky

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Bookies! No Spoiler Book Review: Our Missing Hearts By Celeste Ng. A Story of Fascism In America.
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November 22, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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The Strength of the Few is James Islington’s exciting addition to the Hierarchy series. Complex, long, but fast paced! The full no spoiler review is linked here.

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Bookies! No Spoiler Review: The Strength of the Few by James Islington
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November 18, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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Let’s find out what all the hype was about! 😝
November 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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The Devils by Joe Abercrombie is a 5 star read. Morally ambiguous characters, violence, humor and sly wit. Abercrombie once again speaks the poetry of violence. A full no spoiler review linked here.

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Bookies! No Spoiler Review: The Devils by Joe Abercrombie. Does It Measure Up to the First Law?
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November 14, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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Reminiscent of the size and length of The Strength of the Few by James Islington.
November 13, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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This chonk of a 720 page monster is happening right here and right now.
November 12, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Offered in honor of Veterans Day. The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien. Pulitzer Prize winning literature and much more than a mere war journal.

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Bookies! No Spoiler Review: The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien. Offered in Honor to All Veterans
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November 11, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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The 2025 Booker Prize Winner!

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November 10, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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Ok, next up on my TBR. I’m a bit hesitant, so any thoughts before I dive in?
November 8, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers is vibrant in its prose. Eggers’ unique ability to convey sorrow and humor at the same time transcends being a mere memoir. It is a work of profound love.

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Bookies! Review: A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers. Raw Emotion On Paper!
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November 7, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb is an excellent middle story in the Farseer trilogy. However, it isn’t perfect. I do have some criticisms. Find out here!

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Bookies! No Spoiler Review of Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb. Some Criticisms But Excellent Anyway!
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November 5, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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Spent weeks on the hold list at Redding Main Library for this one. I hope it is worth the wait. Is it? #booksky
November 3, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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October 31, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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Currently reading and will publish the review to YouTube on Veterans Day. I read seasonally and by holiday. It forces me out of my normal reading preferences. #booksky
October 31, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Currently reading so I can publish the review on Veteran’s day!
October 31, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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I’m one of those few who have never read Robin Hobb. And … it was great! Excellent characters and the world building is, brick by brick, excellent. My review of The Assassin’s Apprentice.

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Bookies! No Spoiler Review - The Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb. First Time Reading Robin Hobb!
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October 31, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty. A great horror novel. The flip side of the horror is a crisis of faith. The two themes play off one another to form an exceptional read. See the review linked below for more & subscribe! #booksky

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Bookies! No Spoiler Review - The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty. A No Projectile Vomit Book Review
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October 28, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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Now reading as of today. Has anybody read it?
October 28, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson is an atmospheric horror. Hill House haunts in the heart and mind. It acts on you and then within you. A great spooky season read. Find out why at the link. #booksky

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Bookies! No Spoiler Review of The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson. Enter At Your Own Risk!
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October 25, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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What happens when your kid is demon possessed? You film it for reality tv, of course! A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay puts forward this plot point but squanders the promise of a great story. Find out why here. #booksky

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Bookies! No Spoiler Review - A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay. A Missed Opportunity.
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October 21, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. If you haven’t read it, you should. It’s not what you think. See the link to find out why and maybe try out a “secret “ way to read the novel. #booksky

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Bookies! No Spoiler Review of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. There Is A Secret Way To Read The Novel
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October 18, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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Don’t know what to read for spooky season? Jump on this year’s Book Haunt. Start by watching here. #booksky

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Bookies! Books to Be Read and Reviewed In Book Haunt 2025! If You Dare, See What Haunts!
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October 15, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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Heart-Shaped Box is Joe Hill’s first novel. Hill answers the question of what occurs when you buy a malicious ghost off the internet. An excellent premise for a novel, & Hill doesn’t waste the opportunity. Find out more at the link! #booksky

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Bookies! No Spoiler Review of Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill. When You Thought It Fine To Buy A Ghost
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October 14, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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Beloved by Toni Morrison tells the interior story of a woman who escaped slavery but remained a slave to the past nonetheless. A ghost story, but an even larger story on love, freedom, and the haunting of memory. #booksky

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Bookies! No Spoiler Review of Beloved By Toni Morrison. A Ghost Story For The Enslaved
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October 10, 2025 at 8:45 PM