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Let’s Be Book Pals! @letsbebookpals.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

take a break from doomscrolling and enjoy a good book 📚 #booksky

Blue anthropomorphic book with arms outstretched. Text reads: “Book Joy”

Let’s Be Book Pals! @letsbebookpals.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

the last book i finished was The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Older. it’s a sapphic sci-fi murder mystery - aka everything i’ve ever wanted. i’m trying to be stingy with stars this year, but this one’s going to end up 5/5 for sure. ⭐️ #booksky

Screenshot of the audiobook The Mimicking of Known Successes on hoopla.

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Let’s Be Book Pals! @letsbebookpals.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

february was rough, okay? gonna do my best march. 📚🌸✨ #booksky

A summary of my reading in February, courtesy of the StoryGraph: 2 books (Murder on the Links and After the Funeral by Agatha Christie), 868 pages read, average rating 3.75, and I listened to both of them on audio.

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Let’s Be Book Pals! @letsbebookpals.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

A Psalm for the Wild-Built is a cozy sci-fi about a tea monk (Dex) and a robot (Mosscap) in a wonderful world that gives me hope for the future. #booksky

A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers sits on a wooden surface. Leaves stretch over it. There are crystals near the top left and candles near the top right.

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Let’s Be Book Pals! @letsbebookpals.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

happy valentine’s day from your books! 💕✨📚 #booksky

An anthropomorphic red book smiling, surrounded by hearts on a pink background. Text reads, “My books love me too”.

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Let’s Be Book Pals! @letsbebookpals.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

so far No Name in the Street is the kind of book where i want to highlight every page.

An e-reader displaying a page from No Name in the Street by James Baldwin. The highlighted quote reads “I thought of German Jews sitting around debating whether or not Hitler was a threat to their lives until the debate was summarily resolved for them by a knocking at the door.”

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Let’s Be Book Pals! @letsbebookpals.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

january reads 📚💕✨ Peril at End House by Agatha Christie Murder in Mesopotamia by Christie Sitting Pretty by Rebekah Taussig Cards on the Table by Christie The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Christie The Hollow by Christie A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers #booksky #drawmybooks

Illustration of a table with a telephone, a mug, cards, mahjong tiles, and all the books mentioned in the post.

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Let’s Be Book Pals! @letsbebookpals.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

reuploading my january stats from @thestorygraph.com because i forgot to include my last book for the month. check it out! 📚✨💕

I read 7 books, 1968 pages, and my average rating was 4.33. Top rated books were The Hollow, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, and Cards on the Table. Average book length was 279 pages. Average time to finish was 6 days. The graph at the bottom is pages read by day, but honestly I haven’t even looked at it.

I read 86% fiction, 14% nonfiction. 71% of books were <300 pages, 29% were 300-499. I read 57% print, 29% audio, and 14% digital. 5 books were crime/mystery/classics and 1 was essay/memoir. I don’t thin it included A Psalm for the Wild Built…

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Let’s Be Book Pals! @letsbebookpals.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

“The truth, however ugly in itself, is always curious and beautiful to the seeker after it.”

Photo of the cover of The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie with the quote, “The truth, however ugly in itself, is always… beautiful to the seeker after it.”

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Let’s Be Book Pals! @letsbebookpals.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Dr James Sheppard’s friend Roger Ackroyd is murdered. Luckily, he lives next door to Hercule Poirot! The retired detective can’t help but get involved in the investigation. Growing his vegetable marrows will have to wait… #booksky

A collage based on The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, including:
-the cover of the audiobook
-vegetable marrows
-a sketch of a blue envelope
-a feather quill
-a stethoscope
-kraft paper with a sketch of an anthropomorphic book gasping
-a photo of a page of the book with the quote “The truth, however ugly in itself, is always curious and beautiful to the seller after it.”
-five stars

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Let’s Be Book Pals! @letsbebookpals.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

just highlighting a favorite quote from cards on the table by agatha christie 🃏✨ #booksky

A photo of a page from Cards on the Table that reads, “He played the part of the devil to successfully. But he was not the devil. Au fond, he was a stupid man. And so — he died.” “Because he was stupid?” “It is the sin that is never forgiven and always punished, madame.” Playing cards and a rainbow background.

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Let’s Be Book Pals! @letsbebookpals.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

i went to a silent book club today and this was the only picture i took. (from the murder of roger ackroyd) #booksky

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Let’s Be Book Pals! @letsbebookpals.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

Sitting Pretty is a memoir in the form of essays on Rebekah Taussig’s experience of being paralyzed from childhood. It’s clever, witty, vulnerable, and compelling. (1/3) #booksky #bookreview

A collage featuring the cover of Sitting Pretty by Rebekah Taussig, 4 stars, a drawing of a book, the disability symbol, a hand drawn rainbow, Quote: “Maybe some shit just happens and it’s not for a greater good, but maybe you’ll find a way to be okay anyway,” Quote: “You have what we want! What barriers can we remove so we can have you around? What do you need? How can we make that happen?”, Quote, “Access is a way of life.”

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Let’s Be Book Pals! @letsbebookpals.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

who’s your favorite narrator? i was surprised that murder in mesopotamia wasn’t narrated in third person or by hastings - but by nurse amy leatheran! i loved her voice, especially this quote. ✨ #booksky

Cover of Agatha Christie’s “Murder in Mesopotamia” with a rainbow background and handwritten text that reads, “I’m not often bored. Life’s not long enough for that.”

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Let’s Be Book Pals! @letsbebookpals.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

can’t think of anything better than reading together 😊🌈📚

Two anthropomorphic books walking side by side. Text reads, “Let’s go read.”

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Let’s Be Book Pals! @letsbebookpals.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

my dear detective: mitsuko’s case files is a detective story set in 1920s japan starring a female detective and her handsome sidekick. the episodes in this volume focused on being true to yourself, and i really enjoyed it. looking forward to volume 2 in february!

My Dear Detective volume 1 cover with the quote “Someone you love to tears is calling out. All you have to do is listen.”

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Let’s Be Book Pals! @letsbebookpals.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

happy twelfth night! i recommend celebrating with the 1996 movie based on shakespeare’s play. 😊

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Let’s Be Book Pals! @letsbebookpals.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

i’ve been pleasantly surprised at how often this kind of encouragement comes up in agatha christie’s books. 📚

The cover of Peril at End House by Agatha Christie with the quote: “To all of us, Mademoiselle, there comes a time when death is preferable to life. But it passes - sorrow passes and grief.”

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Let’s Be Book Pals! @letsbebookpals.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

here are some ideas to help you pick your next read! got any recommendations for these prompts? 📚

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Let’s Be Book Pals! @letsbebookpals.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

i finally read east of eden last year. totally worth it, but if you can’t read the whole thing, at least read chapter 34. trust me. 📚

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Let’s Be Book Pals! @letsbebookpals.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

it’s really tough for me to pick a favorite book of the year, but lonely castle in the mirror is definitely up there. mostly chill with an air of mystery that absolutely EXPLODES in the final act. devastatingly beautiful. 💙

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Let’s Be Book Pals! @letsbebookpals.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

looking forward to meeting lots of book pals this year! 😊📚

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