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Lindsey Rojem (lrojem) | 1974 comments Mod
WEEKLY CHECK-IN
August 20, 2025 -- Week 34


It's week thirty-four, so let's chat about prompt 34, "Direction in the title." Which book did you use for this prompt? Any other recommendations?


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Lindsey Rojem (lrojem) | 1974 comments Mod
I chose The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix and loved it so much I quickly read book 2.


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Megan (booktraveller4life) | 191 comments I used Beneath the Surface: Killer Whales, SeaWorld, and the Truth Beyond Blackfish by John Hargrove
It was interesting!


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Kathi | 180 comments Everywhere You Look by Liv Constantine, Lady in the Lake by Laura Lippman, and Somewhere Beyond the Sea by T.J. Klune are all possibilities for me at this point.


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Carol (cquan01) | 602 comments I read Under the Dome as part of Stephen King Summer with Laura Tremaine.


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Anna (annafrommontana) | 428 comments I haven't completed this prompt yet, but it should be next. I am planning on West With Giraffes. I have heard lots of great things about it so I am excited for it.

I read East of Eden this year and would recommend it to someone who likes classics.


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Ashtyn | 44 comments I'm planning to read The Only One Left


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Lynn  Davidson | 108 comments I plan to read Under The Blood-Red Sun by Graham Salisbury.


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Blakie | 51 comments I read “The Rising Tide” by Ann Cleese hoping Rising” is a direction?


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Ceane (zoebelle) | 5 comments I read River East, River West for this prompt. Fantastic!


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Hilde Helseth | 259 comments I plan to read Hellas fra sør til nord - en reise i gammel og ny tid by Aage Hauken, Sør is south and nord is north.
Hellas fra sør til nord - en reise i gammel og ny tid by Aage Hauken


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LoriLovesBooks I read The Only One Left but I didn’t enjoy it.

My recommendations are:
North and South
Evil Under the Sun
Over My Dead Body


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Denise | 574 comments I'm going to read Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland (the direction is North)


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Jacky Brophy | 4 comments Say Nothing is SUCH a good book!


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Sharan King | 86 comments I've been trying to add some classics into my reading this year.
North and South North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell


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Lynn  Davidson | 108 comments Lynn wrote: "I plan to read Under The Blood-Red Sun by Graham Salisbury."

I actually read The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo.


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Marsha Williams | 20 comments Anna wrote: "I haven't completed this prompt yet, but it should be next. I am planning on West With Giraffes. I have heard lots of great things about it so I am excited for it.

I read East of Eden this year an..."


This is what I am planning for this prompt as well.


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