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In 2023, The Big Read is tackling five classic titles: Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry (January-March) A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith (April-May) The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas (June-September) The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson (October, for…
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The first time I read Lonesome Dove, I shed a few tears when Gus died. It was, perhaps, largely from just shock. I couldn’t believe that McMurtry killed…
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As we approach the end of the book, death continues to jolt us, even though the men finally reached Montana. Deets’ death was heartbreaking, Bob’s death…
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In all our weeks of reading, I took the fewest notes between Chapters 81 and 88. Our characters are together in one spot for the first time since the…
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Howdy, readers! It was another momentous week of reading. After the book meandered its way to any semblance of a major plot point, we’re getting them…
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Howdy readers! Compared to last week, these chapters felt downright tame — though, to be sure, there were still some unpleasant scenes. We were treated…
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Howdy, readers! This week’s chapters were hard to face, weren’t they? There was as much violence in these pages as the rest of the book combined thus…
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Howdy, readers! We reached the halfway point of the novel with an action-packed and emotionally heavy week of reading. What started as a slow, comedic…
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