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Lynn is 51% done with The Secret History of Wonder Woman
Fascinating history not only of WW but also of the birth of criminal psychology. Also understanding Marston helps us understand why WW was tied up so much. (lol)
Dec 19, 2025 06:57AM 1 comment
The Secret History of Wonder Woman

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Lynn is 75% done with My Name is Barbra
Wow! So close. Only 10 hours left! (laughing emoji!).
I am enjoying it, but she gives a little too much detail about some things, like specific shots from Yentl and Prince of Tides.
But I enjoy her conversational style of narration, and also her indignation at the continuing sexism in Hollywood.
Oct 30, 2025 08:43AM Add a comment
My Name is Barbra

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Lynn is 50% done with My Name is Barbra
The chapter on Yentl was like two hours long. That is all.
Sep 22, 2025 02:29PM Add a comment
My Name is Barbra

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Lynn is on page 200 of 304 of Misinterpretation
This is on the long list for the Booker. It is not available at the library! So I had to buy it. If you want to borrow it, let me know. I like it. This book is written in English but it has a non-American sensibility, which I prefer, these days, in my fiction and probably in my real life as well.
Sep 22, 2025 02:27PM 1 comment
Misinterpretation

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Lynn is 50% done with My Name is Barbra
I have now checked it out for the 3rd or 4th time. This time I will finish!
Sep 09, 2025 01:08PM Add a comment
My Name is Barbra

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Lynn is on page 400 of 560 of Demon Copperhead
SLOG
May 21, 2025 09:30AM Add a comment
Demon Copperhead

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Lynn is 25% done with My Name is Barbra
Still charming, not yet tiresome. I will have to check it out three more times to finish it...But I love that it sounds like she is just dishing over a cup of coffee.
May 13, 2025 04:23PM Add a comment
My Name is Barbra

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Lynn is 15% done with My Name is Barbra
I'm only 7 hours into this 48 hour book! Lol. But actually it's quite charming. It's like you're having coffee with her and she's telling you stories. But when she mentions the young handsome man she's helping with his lines at summer stock is Warren Beatty or that the janitor at the acting school was Dustin Hoffman or that her first boyfriend was Eliot Gould. Fun! She describes all her outfits, which I love.
May 06, 2025 04:17PM Add a comment
My Name is Barbra

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Lynn is on page 55 of 141 of Marzahn, mon amour
I bought this in Berlin, and it is the beginning of my year of reading more books in translation!
I am reading this slowly; each chapter is a different character/client of the narrator, who is a chiropodist in a neighborhood that used to be Eastern Bloc housing outside of Berlin.
It is charming and I am enjoying the slow read.
Jan 11, 2025 09:39AM Add a comment
Marzahn, mon amour

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Lynn is on page 113 of 176 of Prairie, Dresses, Art, Other
I like this quite a bit. But I don't have time to read it all the time. Because I'm reading other things. Because I'm a teacher.
Oct 30, 2024 06:07PM Add a comment
Prairie, Dresses, Art, Other

Lynn
Lynn is on page 181 of 306 of Blackouts
It's fine. Don't love it, don't hate it. I see what it's doing and it is mildly interesting.
The characters are .... okay? But I feel a bit at arm's length so I'm not emotionally invested in this story.
It seems like a story about other stories, which I like in theory, but I haven't yet found a home in any of these stories.
Mar 29, 2024 08:30AM Add a comment
Blackouts

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Lynn is on page 20 of 306 of Blackouts
Just started this. Immediately clear why it won the National Book Award. Gorgeous writing. Doesn't give a fuck about plot or explaining shit. Love it so far.
Feb 27, 2024 10:04AM 1 comment
Blackouts

Lynn
Lynn is on page 100 of 260 of The Dud Avocado
Received this comic novel as a Christmas gift. So far it is not funny but the voice of the narrator is charming. I like it.
Jan 17, 2024 11:53AM Add a comment
The Dud Avocado

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Lynn is on page 286 of 1020 of Ducks, Newburyport
This may be folly but I’m looking at it as a project.
Aug 16, 2023 06:43AM Add a comment
Ducks, Newburyport

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Lynn is on page 187 of 304 of I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes with Death
Still loving it. Hoping to use one of the essays in my class this fall.
Jul 06, 2023 04:01PM Add a comment
I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes with Death

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Lynn is 50% done with The Book of Cold Cases
Ugh. I wish someone had told me it was supernatural or whatever the term is, because I would not have started it. Shrug. So now I'm going to finish even though it's making me roll my eyes.
May 31, 2023 05:08PM 2 comments
The Book of Cold Cases

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Lynn is on page 704 of 848 of The Way We Live Now
Almost done! Really enjoying this book.
Mar 24, 2023 08:10AM Add a comment
The Way We Live Now

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Lynn is on page 270 of 848 of The Way We Live Now
Really enjoying this, especially the dry wit.
Feb 04, 2023 01:51PM Add a comment
The Way We Live Now

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Lynn is on page 96 of 848 of The Way We Live Now
Love the language and the dry wit.
Jan 14, 2023 04:23PM Add a comment
The Way We Live Now

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Lynn is on page 631 of 902 of David Copperfield
Plowing on!
Nov 28, 2022 12:16PM Add a comment
David Copperfield

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Lynn is on page 617 of 902 of David Copperfield
I still have 200 pages to go! I didn’t read it for awhile….but now I’m back in it. Love Dickens writing. Sometimes hilarious.
Oct 14, 2022 06:54AM Add a comment
David Copperfield

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Lynn is on page 200 of 368 of Homeland Elegies
Really liking it so far; the sections are pretty distinct in terms of focus, veering from 9/11 to sex. It’s a bit heavy so I sometimes have to put it down for a spell…
Apr 13, 2022 09:20AM Add a comment
Homeland Elegies

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Lynn is on page 200 of 358 of The Verifiers (Claudia Lin, #1)
I'm so addicted to this book. I'm sure I will finish it today or tomorrow. Great plot and well written.
Apr 12, 2022 12:43PM Add a comment
The Verifiers (Claudia Lin, #1)

Lynn
Lynn is on page 93 of 192 of When We Cease to Understand the World
Brilliant. Forcing myself to read it slowly. Indescribable.
Feb 28, 2022 07:11AM Add a comment
When We Cease to Understand the World

Lynn
Lynn is on page 163 of 288 of Interior Chinatown
Not loving it. It was a Christmas gift, so I feel obliged to finish it. I think the conceit of it interferes with the story. Some obvious stuff in here but some clever stuff too.
Feb 23, 2022 07:12AM Add a comment
Interior Chinatown

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Lynn is on page 152 of 609 of The Woman in White (Everyman's Library)
So far I like it. It was slow to get going, took me about 40 pages to get into it. But now I like it!
Jan 06, 2022 06:09AM Add a comment
The Woman in White (Everyman's Library)

Lynn
Lynn is on page 398 of 902 of David Copperfield
End of Book IX. Still enjoying it. His turns of phrase are amusing.
Jan 02, 2022 10:55AM Add a comment
David Copperfield

Lynn
Lynn is on page 178 of 205 of Five Tuesdays in Winter
Really enjoying this! Some of the stories are depressing. But I really love her writing!
Dec 27, 2021 09:28AM Add a comment
Five Tuesdays in Winter

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