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Everything I've ever been unable to express about God and science and the universe is expressed perfectly by TJR. I absolutely love this. It wrecked me, but I love it.

This is such a lovely read. I love historical fiction and this blends with another interest so nicely: early cinema history. I need to go watch Gone With the Wind now!

I'm not sure I can devote 20 hours of estimated reading time to this but it's my book club pick this month so here we goooooo. Anyone else read this and like it? I just started it today in the heels of my Onyx Storm hangover.

Delighted and fascinated by this peek into the always professional, always competitive, and above all, always authentic film criticism world of Gene Siskell and Roger Ebert. They'd agree a film was great but argue until the credits rolled about *why* with a rapport built over time that allowed them to frenetically debate a films' merits. If you love a good movie, this is a must.

"We view the world very much as peasants in the countryside have for millennia. They've always said that the mountains are high and the emperor is far away, meaning palace intrigues and imperial threats have no impact on their lives."

Have been slow to fall into sync with this story, this time, and these sisters, but given the political climate, the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, this bit left me almost stunned.

Fascinating so far, definitely inspiring me to get to bed before 2 am lately.

Struggling to get through this. Keep going? Someone please tell me it's worth it.

This isn't my usual type of read, but I've enjoyed the audio book so much. Not only have I not figured out the twist, I haven't searched the web for spoilers confirming my suspicions. I'm hooked! I remember listening to NPR's "Serial," back in 2014. Similar vibes. I really like the audio book presentation but know this would be a fun one to read on the page, so I might grab a library copy. Anyone else reading this?

This was recommended to me as "...if you liked X, you will love "The Light Pirate," and so far, I absolutely love it. I had no sense of the story when I started, about a lineman preparing for a hurricane in Florida, but just a few pages in, the undercurrent of dread lacing the pages hints at the cataclysmic horrors of climate change in the world, specifically, Florida.

I cannot believe I didn't pick this up sooner. Had zero context for it as I started. Can't quite put into words what speaks so much to me but I absolutely love this book. You need to pick it up.

This might be the most poorly written and edited garbage I've ever read in my entire life but I can see the story that COULD have been told and for some insane reason, despite having to skim whole pages hoping to catch something worth my effort, I am still not giving up. This is repetitive, confusing, the plot hole gaping... and the overuse of ellipses is slowly killing me.

First off, *struggling* with the name: Penellaphe, is this joke? My brain is cringing. I only just made it past a phonetic spelling of Masadonia and now this? Plot feels so unoriginal: A chosen maiden dressed in white, yawn yawn. When does this take off? Please tell me soon.

Honestly, I'm a little shaken by this book. I forget who recommended to me, but I started it blind. Spent all day yesterday thinking about aging as a woman, menopause, and how unfair it feels that just as you finally reach your groove as a woman, your body just betrays you with all this change. To then open a book and read another's musings as if from your own stream of conscious brain is the definition of kismet.

This was a slow start for me, but for whatever reason, books about Jewish culture and spiritual seem drawn to me and I to them. I absolutely love this.

Absolutely love this book so far. I watched the film "The Joy Luck Club" as a young child which left an indelible mark on my psyche. Lady Tan's Circle is meeting me where that experience left me. Also, are high heels the modern equivalent of foot binding? Googling was upsetting, but it is hard to not see the similarities. The more things change, the more they stay the same. Ugh. My heart breaks for women of all eras.