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The Giver of Stars

Jojo Moyes

Start date: July 1, 2020

Finish date: July 31, 2020

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GIVER OF STARS - July 2020

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Feb 25, 2020 Jennifer rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I had not heard of the pack horse librarians in Kentucky before reading this book. I love JoJo Moyes' writing style and I think she's an excellent storyteller. ...more

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Oct 22, 2022 Chloe (Always Booked) rated it really liked it

Shelves: on-my-read-bookshelf

I'm surprised by how much I liked this book! This is about a group of women in the hills of Kentucky who deliver books to rural areas where people wouldn't otherwise have access to them. There is a body found and one of the women is accused of murder because a powerful man doesn't like her and the library business so there is a trial and a lot of conversation around the power of influential men over everyone else. Good commentary, best Jojo writing I've read, overall really entertaining! ...more

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Sep 20, 2021 Nicole rated it liked it

Shelves: owned-read-unhauled, 2021, library

This Instagram/Facebook blackout made me so nervous I was going to get another day behind in posts. Glad to see that it seems to be coming back.

I’ve read one other Jojo Moyes book in the past and I wasn’t a huge fan. Picking up The Giver of Stars was taking a big risk for me. I didn’t have high hopes for it. I decided to listen to it as an audiobook to help take the intimidation factor down. This is a historical fiction novel that follows women who run a traveling library through the mountains o ...more

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Jan 02, 2022 Sloan rated it really liked it

The Kentucky mountains in 1930s. A group of tough, scrappy women set out to deliver books on horseback. Loved reading about their complicated lives, loves, and friendship.

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