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I picked up I Hate Men after you posted a note about it on here and I really liked it. It was refreshing to read. Thanks for the indirect recommendation. The Employees and Hour of the Star have been on my TBR for a while. Hopefully I'll get to them relatively soon. 😊

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Hi Jannette! So glad you enjoyed the recs, let me know what your favourite ends up being please x

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Ooh if you want a slim read, I can send you a book of short stories by Alice Walker that I’m just about to finish? It’s brilliant ♥️

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OOOOOOOoooooooh yes please :) I love her!!

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Ping where to send into my DMs ♥️

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Yessss we love slim teeny books over here!!! Actually currently working on my own next edition of shorties (as I lovingly refer to them) so this post is v timely.

We also love Clarice. Need to get my hands on a copy of Hour of the Star now!!!!

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Oh I cannot wait!! Am setting myself a mini challenge to find and read at least 10 books < 100 pages each :)

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Okay okay I’ll give you a sneak preview of my next sampling. Try The English Understand Wool by Helen DeWitt. I just finished it this morning and it’s just sooooo spectacular. Published under the Storybook ND imprint, which is dedicated to books you can finish in an afternoon. Including one by Clarice that I had never heard of!!

https://www.ndbooks.com/series/storybook-nd/

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OOOOOOOOOH THANK YOU!!!

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Great piece here about Orbital: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/12/25/orbital-samantha-harvey-book-review

Excited to read it!

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Oooooh thank you for sharing that 🤗 her writing is incredibly special! I’m still thinking about the book (although am still not a space fan 🫢)

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thank you for the mention!!! 🫶🏻 i’ve also got orbital and the employees on my tbr! even more excited to read them now!!

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oh theyre so so good!

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