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  "title": "MB 2020 05 on John PHI⑊PIN",
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        "content_html": "<h4 id=\"a-confederacy-of-dunces\"><a href=\"https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780802130204\">A Confederacy of Dunces &hellip; John Kennedy Toole</a></h4>\n<p> </p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/2529/2020/7a1ddbf1f9.jpg\" width=\"252\" height=\"400\" alt=\"A Confederacy of Dunces ... John Kennedy Toole\" />\n<p>How could I resist adding a never to be repeated bolt of excellence that came from &rsquo;nowhere&rsquo;. Smallcreep&rsquo;s Day was the other choice.</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.literature-map.com/john+kennedy+toole\">On The Map</a></p>\n<p>7 of 7 for 📚#mbmay <a href=\"https://john.philpin.com/categories/microblog-books/\">The Series</a></p>\n<p><a href=\"https://micro.welltempered.net/2020/04/29/coming-may-micro.html\">How It All Started</a></p>\n",
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        "content_html": "<h4 id=\"waterland\"><a href=\"https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780679739791\">Waterland &hellip; Graham Swift</a></h4>\n<p> </p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/2529/2020/6ef8d4bfb1.jpg\" width=\"259\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Waterland ... Graham Swift\" />\n<p>It&rsquo;s hard to choose which Swift. But I did it.</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.literature-map.com/graham+swift\">On The Map</a></p>\n<p>6 of 7 for 📚#mbmay <a href=\"https://john.philpin.com/categories/microblog-books/\">The Series</a></p>\n<p><a href=\"https://micro.welltempered.net/2020/04/29/coming-may-micro.html\">How It All Started</a></p>\n",
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        "content_html": "<h4 id=\"the-gormenghast-trilogy\"><a href=\"https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780879516284\">The Gormenghast Trilogy &hellip; Mervyn Peake</a></h4>\n<p> </p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/2529/2020/1e9bdc4e3e.jpg\" width=\"268\" height=\"400\" alt=\"The Gormenghast Trilogy ... Mervyn Peake\" />\n<p>If you are one of those people that enjoy the sagas of Tolkien/Lewis/Davies &hellip; look no further for your next one.</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.literature-map.com/mervyn+peake\">On The Map</a></p>\n<p>5 of 7 for 📚#mbmay <a href=\"https://john.philpin.com/categories/microblog-books/\">The Series</a></p>\n<p><a href=\"https://micro.welltempered.net/2020/04/29/coming-may-micro.html\">How It All Started</a></p>\n",
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        "content_html": "<h4 id=\"the-constant-gardener\"><a href=\"https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780743262439\">The Constant Gardener &hellip; John le Carré</a></h4>\n<p> </p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/2529/2020/b96eb73ccc.jpg\" width=\"261\" height=\"400\" alt=\"The Constant Gardener ... John le Carré\" />\n<p>So much more than the cold war spy stories that he is known for. Explore this one - the attention to detail and story telling just as exciting, but a radically different backdrop.</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.literature-map.com/john+le+carre\">On The Map</a></p>\n<p>4 of 7 for 📚#mbmay <a href=\"https://john.philpin.com/categories/microblog-books/\">The Series</a></p>\n<p><a href=\"https://micro.welltempered.net/2020/04/29/coming-may-micro.html\">How It All Started</a></p>\n",
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        "content_html": "<h4 id=\"until-i-find-you\"><a href=\"https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780345479723\">Until I Find You &hellip; John Irving</a></h4>\n<p> </p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/2529/2020/bf91699cc3.jpg\" width=\"259\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Until I Find You ... John Irving\" />\n<p>Yes - it’s a John Irving novel, so bears and wrestling feature in this sprawling narrative that spans the globe and of course, a lifetime.</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.gnooks.com/discussion/john+irving.html\">On The Map</a></p>\n<p>3 of 7 for 📚#mbmay <a href=\"https://john.philpin.com/categories/microblog-books/\">The Series</a></p>\n<p><a href=\"https://micro.welltempered.net/2020/04/29/coming-may-micro.html\">How It All Started</a></p>\n",
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        "content_html": "<h4 id=\"grapes-of-wrath\"><a href=\"https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780142000663\">Grapes of Wrath &hellip; John Steinbeck</a></h4>\n<p> </p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/2529/2020/9beebb1eed.jpg\" width=\"252\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Grapes of Wrath ... John Steinbeck\" />\n<p>&hellip; or should I have chosen East of Eden? Probably - but Grapes of Wrath is a perfect choice for these times.</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.literature-map.com/john+steinbeck\">On The Map</a></p>\n<p>2 of 7 for 📚#mbmay <a href=\"https://john.philpin.com/categories/microblog-books/\">The Series</a></p>\n<p><a href=\"https://micro.welltempered.net/2020/04/29/coming-may-micro.html\">How It All Started</a></p>\n",
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        "content_html": "<h4 id=\"daniel-martin\"><a href=\"https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780316290395\">Daniel Martin &hellip; John Fowles</a></h4>\n<p> </p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/2529/2020/7f9c397f03.jpg\" width=\"264\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Daniel Martin ... John Fowles\" />\n<p>Top of any book list in my book(sic), Fowles has been my number one &lsquo;go to&rsquo; author since I discovered The Magus.</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.literature-map.com/john+fowles\">On The Map</a></p>\n<p>1 of 7 for 📚#mbmay <a href=\"https://john.philpin.com/categories/microblog-books/\">The Whole Series</a></p>\n<p><a href=\"https://micro.welltempered.net/2020/04/29/coming-may-micro.html\">How It All Started</a></p>\n",
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