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Tracy Winchell

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πŸ“š Unhustled reader: Reading for enjoyment is personal growth | ❀️ Kindle > Paper | πŸ— From the land of Woo Pig | 🧠 ADHD-fueled curiosity | πŸ“– Book notes and rants, incoming! 🍌⚾️ Banana Ball Fan (Party Animals!)

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Gotta put Benetti right up there...
FYI Former Cards fan who followed Mike Shildt to the Padresβ€”where the George Kissell blueprint continues to thrive. Exciting brand of baseball, as evidenced by this weekend's series in Pittsburgh. Let's go Friars!

05.05.2025 15:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Perfect! Thanks for the insight. πŸ™πŸ»

01.05.2025 17:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Borrowed Colors of the Dark from Libbyβ€”thinking it might be a great beach read for next week. Thoughts?

01.05.2025 14:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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When I "confronted" ChatGPT for the facial differences?
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28.04.2025 20:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Creating a thumbnail for Friday's Unhustled newsletter.
Pretty good illustration of a guy working with AI bot to select a "stretch" read.

Me: Let's make a female version of the human.
ChatGPT:

28.04.2025 20:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Started with a free Kindle version. Nearly quit.

Switched translations. Brought in ChatGPT.

Finished Monte Cristo 1,200 pages later with a lot of feelings and some light trauma.

New Unhustled is live. #BookSky

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25.04.2025 15:49 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Would you ever read a 1,200-page book with ChatGPT?

🟦 I already do
🟩 I would now
🟨 Only if it helps me survive Russian lit
πŸŸ₯ Nope, still scared

21.04.2025 17:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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20.04.2025 22:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If you’ve ever wanted to finish a classic, rage-quit halfway, or yell β€œOH NO HE DIDN’T” at a 1,200-page French revenge saga…
I made this for you.

Reading with AI β€” out soon. πŸ‘‡

#BookSky

20.04.2025 22:30 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Oy.......

20.04.2025 22:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Me: β€œI’ll read a classic.”

Monte Cristo: 1,200 pages, 80 characters, 4 fake deaths, and a revenge plot with a spreadsheet.

Also me: β€œHey ChatGPT, who the hell is Benedetto again?”

#BookSky

10.04.2025 17:12 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You get to send one book villain to therapy instead of jail.

Who’s getting a second chanceβ€”and why?

(Monte Cristo not eligible, he’d just manipulate the therapist.)

#BookSky

08.04.2025 23:42 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Reading advice that starts with β€œHere’s the best way to…”
Instant nope.
There’s no β€œright” way to read. Just your way.

07.04.2025 17:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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National Library Week National Library Week is an annual celebration highlighting the valuable role libraries and library profressionals play in transforming lives and strengthening our communities.

It's National Library Week in the US! Visit your local library and read a banned book!

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07.04.2025 11:37 πŸ‘ 57 πŸ” 30 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

Reading The Count of Monte Cristo made me realize:

Danglars is the guy who’d hoard canned goods in a zombie apocalypse… and still try to sell them. #BookSky

05.04.2025 08:56 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The book villain I’d most like to slap? Oh, we’re making a list. #Booksky

04.04.2025 14:12 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

What’s a book you were hyped to read… only to go, β€œThis? This is it?” #BookSky

03.04.2025 17:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The Fish That Ate the Whale is basically Succession, but with bananas. Samuel Zemurray did not play. #BookSky

31.03.2025 17:48 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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What Cinderella stories don't tell you... What we can learn from endings that leave us achingβ€”and why we keep reading anyway.

The Count of Monte Cristo.
March Madness heartbreak.
Stories that don’t end cleanly.

This week’s Unhustled is about what we gain from the endings that hurt.
#BookSky #MarchMadness
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29.03.2025 19:06 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The Count of Monte Cristo update: I knew vengeance was coming, but I wasn’t ready. Edmond is out here serving 5-star revenge meals, and I’m eating them up. #BookSky

29.03.2025 09:01 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Your last five-star read vs. your last DNF. Let’s hear it. #booksky

28.03.2025 14:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Indeed.

28.03.2025 06:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If you think about it lemme know how it goes! ❀️

28.03.2025 00:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My Razorbacks are still dancing in #MarchMadness
If we beat Texas Tech tonight, it’s Elite 8 time.

Reading? Barely. Between March Madness and knowing The Count of Monte Cristo is gonna wreck me…I’m dragging my feet with 90 mins left.

Ever delay a book because the ending scares you?
#BookSky

27.03.2025 23:15 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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two men are sitting at a table in front of a microphone talking . ALT: two men are sitting at a table in front of a microphone talking .

Happy Opening Day!

27.03.2025 15:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s a wonderful conversation. No matter how well you think you know your friend β€” even lifelong friends. ❀️

27.03.2025 01:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Same! I’ve studied that day and its aftermath since I was a kid. Got through maybe a chapter of the book and was like β€œNope. Not happening.”

26.03.2025 16:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah. I’ve had similar experiences. In fact, I’ve told BFFs β€” hey. I just can’t do this book. But I’d love to grab a coffee so you can tell me about how it impacted you. Spoilers permitted. Wonderful conversations.

26.03.2025 16:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Do you have a reading nemesis? A book you keep trying and failing to finish? #booksky

25.03.2025 23:46 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Engagement Game
πŸ”Ή Three Truths and a Lie – Book Edition:
πŸ“š I’ve stayed up all night reading
✨ I’ve met my favorite author
πŸ“– I always finish book club picks
πŸ“˜ I’ve read War and Peace cover to cover.

Your guess? πŸ‘‡

24.03.2025 17:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0