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I watch the movie first because then reading the book is like "ooo, deleted scenes!"

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  • Jan 22, 2026
    All About Sam (Sam Krupnik, #1)
    All About Sam (Sam Krupnik, #1)Lois Lowry
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    Sam Krupnik is my favorite fictional kiddo!

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  • Toot toot! 🎺

    Tooting my own horn a bit because today I earned the Sapphire badge - and I didn’t even KNOW that Sapphire badges exist!! (30+ books read in a Quest)

    I thought the highest you could get was a Gold badge, but no, keep on reading! 🎉

    To prevent this post from being “all about me”, here are some of my favorite movie adaptations (where I liked the movie EQUALLY or MORE than the book!) 😍🤩

    Are You There God It’s Me Margaret The Cider House Rules Crazy in Alabama Everything Everything Fried Green Tomatoes The Green Mile How to Make an American Quilt Love Simon Marley and Me The Pelican Brief The Rainmaker The Shawshank Redemption Shutter Island Stand By Me Waking the Dead What’s Eating Gilbert Grape Where The Heart Is White Oleander

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    stakelightning commented...

    Book podcasts I love (alphabetically):

    Books Unbound Currently Reading Get Booked Glamorous Trash Literary Disco Pop Fiction Women Reading Glasses/Reading Smut (same hosts) The Stacks

  • Book/Reading Podcast Recommendations

    i work a bookstore retail job in receiving that leaves me with an earbud in for eight hours a day and sometimes, my playlists get boring/repetitive and i find myself working much better to the sound of people talking i’m hoping to maybe get some fun book podcast recommendations! if it’s helpful, i read a lot of young adult, primarily horror but i also love to hear about a little bit of drama in the reading space so please let me know! i am definitely more eager to listen to women, poc, and/or queer voices!

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