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🌎 65 books #readaroundtheworld
📚 119 books read in 2026
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📚 119 books read in 2026
🗳 Vote by Mail!
💙 Pro-Choice!
🎵 I keep my side of the street clean 🎵
💁♀️GenX
☕️ One day we will wake up to his obituary.
For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge (67) - "Definitely Maybe" by #Russia brothers Boris & Arkady Strugatsky and translated by Antonia W Bouis.
Sci-Fi tale of academics versus aliens? The universe? The Iron Curtain? (Not sure I was smart enough for this story!)
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Sci-Fi tale of academics versus aliens? The universe? The Iron Curtain? (Not sure I was smart enough for this story!)
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September 11, 2026 at 11:25 PM
For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge (67) - "Definitely Maybe" by #Russia brothers Boris & Arkady Strugatsky and translated by Antonia W Bouis.
Sci-Fi tale of academics versus aliens? The universe? The Iron Curtain? (Not sure I was smart enough for this story!)
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Sci-Fi tale of academics versus aliens? The universe? The Iron Curtain? (Not sure I was smart enough for this story!)
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For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge (66) - "Pink Slime" by #Uruguay author Fernanda Trias and translated by Heather Cleary.
Dystopian story of an inhabitant of fictional coastal town when an unknown plague sets in. Who can she take care of? Where can she go?
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Dystopian story of an inhabitant of fictional coastal town when an unknown plague sets in. Who can she take care of? Where can she go?
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August 12, 2026 at 1:07 AM
For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge (66) - "Pink Slime" by #Uruguay author Fernanda Trias and translated by Heather Cleary.
Dystopian story of an inhabitant of fictional coastal town when an unknown plague sets in. Who can she take care of? Where can she go?
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Dystopian story of an inhabitant of fictional coastal town when an unknown plague sets in. Who can she take care of? Where can she go?
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For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge (65) - "Clean" by Alia Trabucco Zerán (translated by Sophie Hughes), set in Santiago #Chile
Story told via main character's "interrogation" monolog about being the maid in the house of the señor & señora and what happened to the girl there.
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Story told via main character's "interrogation" monolog about being the maid in the house of the señor & señora and what happened to the girl there.
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August 10, 2026 at 8:05 PM
For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge (65) - "Clean" by Alia Trabucco Zerán (translated by Sophie Hughes), set in Santiago #Chile
Story told via main character's "interrogation" monolog about being the maid in the house of the señor & señora and what happened to the girl there.
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Story told via main character's "interrogation" monolog about being the maid in the house of the señor & señora and what happened to the girl there.
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For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge (64) - "Minor Detail" by Adania Shibli (translated by Elisabeth Jaquette), set in #Palestine
The 1949 Nirim affair (gang rape/murder of a young Bedouin girl by IDF soldiers) & a present day woman's compulsion to know more. Sparse & haunting.
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The 1949 Nirim affair (gang rape/murder of a young Bedouin girl by IDF soldiers) & a present day woman's compulsion to know more. Sparse & haunting.
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August 3, 2026 at 6:12 PM
For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge (64) - "Minor Detail" by Adania Shibli (translated by Elisabeth Jaquette), set in #Palestine
The 1949 Nirim affair (gang rape/murder of a young Bedouin girl by IDF soldiers) & a present day woman's compulsion to know more. Sparse & haunting.
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The 1949 Nirim affair (gang rape/murder of a young Bedouin girl by IDF soldiers) & a present day woman's compulsion to know more. Sparse & haunting.
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For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge (63) - "Discontent" by Beatriz Serrano (translated by Mara Faye Lethem), set in Madrid, #Spain
Existential crisis of an adrift, unfulfilled 30something advertising manager. Wonderful words. Excellent expressions. Irresistibly irreverent.
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Existential crisis of an adrift, unfulfilled 30something advertising manager. Wonderful words. Excellent expressions. Irresistibly irreverent.
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July 31, 2026 at 8:22 PM
For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge (63) - "Discontent" by Beatriz Serrano (translated by Mara Faye Lethem), set in Madrid, #Spain
Existential crisis of an adrift, unfulfilled 30something advertising manager. Wonderful words. Excellent expressions. Irresistibly irreverent.
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Existential crisis of an adrift, unfulfilled 30something advertising manager. Wonderful words. Excellent expressions. Irresistibly irreverent.
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For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge (62) - "I Must Betray You" by Ruta Sepetys, set in Bucharest, #Romania
Teenaged Cristian is "recruited" by the secret police to be an informer. Who else is informing? Who can he trust? Set in the waning months of Ceaușescu's reign and fall.
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Teenaged Cristian is "recruited" by the secret police to be an informer. Who else is informing? Who can he trust? Set in the waning months of Ceaușescu's reign and fall.
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July 26, 2026 at 8:42 AM
For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge (62) - "I Must Betray You" by Ruta Sepetys, set in Bucharest, #Romania
Teenaged Cristian is "recruited" by the secret police to be an informer. Who else is informing? Who can he trust? Set in the waning months of Ceaușescu's reign and fall.
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Teenaged Cristian is "recruited" by the secret police to be an informer. Who else is informing? Who can he trust? Set in the waning months of Ceaușescu's reign and fall.
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For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge (61) - "The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother)" by Rabih Alameddine, set in #Lebanon
The story of Raja, his mom, and their relationship set against the backdrop of Beirut's tumult thru the decades. Felt genuine, good read.
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The story of Raja, his mom, and their relationship set against the backdrop of Beirut's tumult thru the decades. Felt genuine, good read.
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July 17, 2026 at 5:51 PM
For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge (61) - "The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother)" by Rabih Alameddine, set in #Lebanon
The story of Raja, his mom, and their relationship set against the backdrop of Beirut's tumult thru the decades. Felt genuine, good read.
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The story of Raja, his mom, and their relationship set against the backdrop of Beirut's tumult thru the decades. Felt genuine, good read.
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For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge (60) - "These Letters End in Tears" by Musih Tedji Xaviere, set in #Cameroon
Bess and Fati, a Christian and a Muslim fall in love where it is lethal to be gay. Bess tells their story, present and past, while searching for Fati. What happened?
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Bess and Fati, a Christian and a Muslim fall in love where it is lethal to be gay. Bess tells their story, present and past, while searching for Fati. What happened?
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June 15, 2026 at 7:24 PM
For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge (60) - "These Letters End in Tears" by Musih Tedji Xaviere, set in #Cameroon
Bess and Fati, a Christian and a Muslim fall in love where it is lethal to be gay. Bess tells their story, present and past, while searching for Fati. What happened?
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Bess and Fati, a Christian and a Muslim fall in love where it is lethal to be gay. Bess tells their story, present and past, while searching for Fati. What happened?
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For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge (59) - "The Country of Toó" by Rodrigo Rey Rosa, set in #Guatemala
Cobra is the central character in this story of redemption, rebellion & relative morality. Political corruption & corporate greed vs indigenous people... who will Cobra follow?
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Cobra is the central character in this story of redemption, rebellion & relative morality. Political corruption & corporate greed vs indigenous people... who will Cobra follow?
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May 19, 2026 at 5:46 PM
For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge (59) - "The Country of Toó" by Rodrigo Rey Rosa, set in #Guatemala
Cobra is the central character in this story of redemption, rebellion & relative morality. Political corruption & corporate greed vs indigenous people... who will Cobra follow?
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Cobra is the central character in this story of redemption, rebellion & relative morality. Political corruption & corporate greed vs indigenous people... who will Cobra follow?
#booksky 💜📚
For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge (58) - "In the Time of Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez, about the Mirabal sisters during the Trujillo dictatorship in the #DominicanRepublic
Lives of the 3 assassinated sisters & the 1 that lived. Well-fleshed out, gripping, infuriating, sad.
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Lives of the 3 assassinated sisters & the 1 that lived. Well-fleshed out, gripping, infuriating, sad.
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April 17, 2026 at 7:49 PM
For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge (58) - "In the Time of Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez, about the Mirabal sisters during the Trujillo dictatorship in the #DominicanRepublic
Lives of the 3 assassinated sisters & the 1 that lived. Well-fleshed out, gripping, infuriating, sad.
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Lives of the 3 assassinated sisters & the 1 that lived. Well-fleshed out, gripping, infuriating, sad.
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For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge (57) - "Ayiti" by Roxanne Gay, a collection of short stories about #Haiti and Hatian people there and elsewhere.
Deep characters and biting commentary, resilient people and nuanced observations, short stories and big implications.
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Deep characters and biting commentary, resilient people and nuanced observations, short stories and big implications.
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April 4, 2026 at 8:39 AM
For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge (57) - "Ayiti" by Roxanne Gay, a collection of short stories about #Haiti and Hatian people there and elsewhere.
Deep characters and biting commentary, resilient people and nuanced observations, short stories and big implications.
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Deep characters and biting commentary, resilient people and nuanced observations, short stories and big implications.
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For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge (56) - "The Measure of a Man: A Spiritual Autobiography" by Sidney Poitier, which included his formative years on Cat Island and Nassau #TheBahamas
Enjoyed learning about how growing up in a remote setting & early experiences formed the man.
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Enjoyed learning about how growing up in a remote setting & early experiences formed the man.
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March 14, 2026 at 7:54 PM
For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge (56) - "The Measure of a Man: A Spiritual Autobiography" by Sidney Poitier, which included his formative years on Cat Island and Nassau #TheBahamas
Enjoyed learning about how growing up in a remote setting & early experiences formed the man.
#booksky 💜📚
Enjoyed learning about how growing up in a remote setting & early experiences formed the man.
#booksky 💜📚
For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge (55) I read "Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop" by Hwang Boreum, set in Seoul #SouthKorea
Gentle read about bookish lady who opens a book shop & the people who go there. Good insights on reading. Not much happens, but that is the point.
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Gentle read about bookish lady who opens a book shop & the people who go there. Good insights on reading. Not much happens, but that is the point.
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February 5, 2026 at 9:50 PM
For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge (55) I read "Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop" by Hwang Boreum, set in Seoul #SouthKorea
Gentle read about bookish lady who opens a book shop & the people who go there. Good insights on reading. Not much happens, but that is the point.
#booksky 💜📚
Gentle read about bookish lady who opens a book shop & the people who go there. Good insights on reading. Not much happens, but that is the point.
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For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge I read "The Book Censor's Library: A Novel" by Buthaina Al Eissa, from #Kuwait
Dystopian future where imagination is expunged, meaning is surface level & books are the enemy. Like 1984. Censor works against government, suffers consequences.
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Dystopian future where imagination is expunged, meaning is surface level & books are the enemy. Like 1984. Censor works against government, suffers consequences.
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January 22, 2026 at 11:19 PM
For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge I read "The Book Censor's Library: A Novel" by Buthaina Al Eissa, from #Kuwait
Dystopian future where imagination is expunged, meaning is surface level & books are the enemy. Like 1984. Censor works against government, suffers consequences.
#booksky 💜📚
Dystopian future where imagination is expunged, meaning is surface level & books are the enemy. Like 1984. Censor works against government, suffers consequences.
#booksky 💜📚
For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge I read "Zorba the Greek" by Nikos Kazantzakis set on Crete #Greece
Verbose telling of the friendship between a younger intellectual guy and an older grab life by the balls guy. One expresses with words, one with dance. Much misogyny.
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Verbose telling of the friendship between a younger intellectual guy and an older grab life by the balls guy. One expresses with words, one with dance. Much misogyny.
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January 22, 2026 at 12:13 AM
For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge I read "Zorba the Greek" by Nikos Kazantzakis set on Crete #Greece
Verbose telling of the friendship between a younger intellectual guy and an older grab life by the balls guy. One expresses with words, one with dance. Much misogyny.
#booksky 💜📚
Verbose telling of the friendship between a younger intellectual guy and an older grab life by the balls guy. One expresses with words, one with dance. Much misogyny.
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For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge I read "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel García Márquez set in fictional Macondo #Colombia
Magical realism isn't my favorite genre, so if I am going to read one I am glad to have read the quintessential example. What a crazy ride!
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Magical realism isn't my favorite genre, so if I am going to read one I am glad to have read the quintessential example. What a crazy ride!
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January 11, 2026 at 4:40 AM
For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge I read "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel García Márquez set in fictional Macondo #Colombia
Magical realism isn't my favorite genre, so if I am going to read one I am glad to have read the quintessential example. What a crazy ride!
#booksky 💜📚
Magical realism isn't my favorite genre, so if I am going to read one I am glad to have read the quintessential example. What a crazy ride!
#booksky 💜📚
For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge I read "Misinterpretation" by Ledia Xhoga set partially in #Albania
Part good thriller and part odd, about an Albanian immigrant interpreter dealing with marriage, familial, and professional intrigue and drama. Parts were great, some were not.
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Part good thriller and part odd, about an Albanian immigrant interpreter dealing with marriage, familial, and professional intrigue and drama. Parts were great, some were not.
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December 8, 2025 at 8:40 PM
For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge I read "Misinterpretation" by Ledia Xhoga set partially in #Albania
Part good thriller and part odd, about an Albanian immigrant interpreter dealing with marriage, familial, and professional intrigue and drama. Parts were great, some were not.
#booksky 💜📚
Part good thriller and part odd, about an Albanian immigrant interpreter dealing with marriage, familial, and professional intrigue and drama. Parts were great, some were not.
#booksky 💜📚
For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge I read "On A Woman's Madness" by Astrid Roemer set in #Suriname
Complex story told in fragments about a young woman and her path towards survival and freedom. A look at womanhood, family ties, societal pressures, racism, sexism, patriarchy...
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Complex story told in fragments about a young woman and her path towards survival and freedom. A look at womanhood, family ties, societal pressures, racism, sexism, patriarchy...
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October 29, 2025 at 8:26 PM
For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge I read "On A Woman's Madness" by Astrid Roemer set in #Suriname
Complex story told in fragments about a young woman and her path towards survival and freedom. A look at womanhood, family ties, societal pressures, racism, sexism, patriarchy...
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Complex story told in fragments about a young woman and her path towards survival and freedom. A look at womanhood, family ties, societal pressures, racism, sexism, patriarchy...
#booksky 💜📚
For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge I read "Celebration" by DAMIR KARAKAŠ set in #Croatia
Mijo, an Ustaša fighter, comes home from WWII. One review - physically light, psychologically heavy - so accurate. 4 moments in time described. Atmospheric, Unsettling. Recommend audio.
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Mijo, an Ustaša fighter, comes home from WWII. One review - physically light, psychologically heavy - so accurate. 4 moments in time described. Atmospheric, Unsettling. Recommend audio.
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October 23, 2025 at 8:03 PM
For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge I read "Celebration" by DAMIR KARAKAŠ set in #Croatia
Mijo, an Ustaša fighter, comes home from WWII. One review - physically light, psychologically heavy - so accurate. 4 moments in time described. Atmospheric, Unsettling. Recommend audio.
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Mijo, an Ustaša fighter, comes home from WWII. One review - physically light, psychologically heavy - so accurate. 4 moments in time described. Atmospheric, Unsettling. Recommend audio.
#booksky 💜📚
For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge I read "It Would Be Night in Caracas" by Karina Sainz Borgo set in #Venezuela
Survival. Set in a crumbling Caracas, the main character focuses on survival. Corruption, crime, loss ... personal, a way of life, a country's soul.
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Survival. Set in a crumbling Caracas, the main character focuses on survival. Corruption, crime, loss ... personal, a way of life, a country's soul.
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October 5, 2025 at 4:05 AM
For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge I read "It Would Be Night in Caracas" by Karina Sainz Borgo set in #Venezuela
Survival. Set in a crumbling Caracas, the main character focuses on survival. Corruption, crime, loss ... personal, a way of life, a country's soul.
#booksky 💜📚
Survival. Set in a crumbling Caracas, the main character focuses on survival. Corruption, crime, loss ... personal, a way of life, a country's soul.
#booksky 💜📚
For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge I read "Eurotrash" by Christian Kracht set in #Switzerland
Circular road trip in a taxi, w/a man, his 80+ year old mom, her money, her colostomy bag & lots of dredging of past. Liked the core & point of the story, but many references beyond me.
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Circular road trip in a taxi, w/a man, his 80+ year old mom, her money, her colostomy bag & lots of dredging of past. Liked the core & point of the story, but many references beyond me.
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September 30, 2025 at 9:15 AM
For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge I read "Eurotrash" by Christian Kracht set in #Switzerland
Circular road trip in a taxi, w/a man, his 80+ year old mom, her money, her colostomy bag & lots of dredging of past. Liked the core & point of the story, but many references beyond me.
#booksky 💜📚
Circular road trip in a taxi, w/a man, his 80+ year old mom, her money, her colostomy bag & lots of dredging of past. Liked the core & point of the story, but many references beyond me.
#booksky 💜📚
For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge I read "Crooked Plow" by Itamar Vieira Junior set in the rural hinterlands of Bahia #Brazil
Magical realism narrated by 2 sisters linked by tragedy. Exploited black laborers work the land... racism, injustice. Spiritual faith keep them rooted.
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Magical realism narrated by 2 sisters linked by tragedy. Exploited black laborers work the land... racism, injustice. Spiritual faith keep them rooted.
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September 29, 2025 at 7:55 PM
For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge I read "Crooked Plow" by Itamar Vieira Junior set in the rural hinterlands of Bahia #Brazil
Magical realism narrated by 2 sisters linked by tragedy. Exploited black laborers work the land... racism, injustice. Spiritual faith keep them rooted.
#booksky 💜📚
Magical realism narrated by 2 sisters linked by tragedy. Exploited black laborers work the land... racism, injustice. Spiritual faith keep them rooted.
#booksky 💜📚
For my #readaroundtheworld challenge, I have completed 42 countries...
#TrinidadandTobago the most recent.
#TrinidadandTobago the most recent.
September 17, 2025 at 10:48 PM
For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge I read "The Museum Detective" by Maha Kahn Phillips set in #Pakistan
Mummies, mystery, missing persons. Dr Gul works with her found family to investigate a newly discovered mummy. Who can she trust?
Fun mystery with some twists and turns.
👍
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Mummies, mystery, missing persons. Dr Gul works with her found family to investigate a newly discovered mummy. Who can she trust?
Fun mystery with some twists and turns.
👍
#booksky 💜📚
September 17, 2025 at 10:44 PM
For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge I read "The Museum Detective" by Maha Kahn Phillips set in #Pakistan
Mummies, mystery, missing persons. Dr Gul works with her found family to investigate a newly discovered mummy. Who can she trust?
Fun mystery with some twists and turns.
👍
#booksky 💜📚
Mummies, mystery, missing persons. Dr Gul works with her found family to investigate a newly discovered mummy. Who can she trust?
Fun mystery with some twists and turns.
👍
#booksky 💜📚
For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge I read "The Blue Book of Nebo" by Manon Steffan Ros set in post-nuclear #Wales
A mother and her son somehow survive "The End" alone. Their perspectives are told, written passages in a book about their village. Made a statement, made one think.
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A mother and her son somehow survive "The End" alone. Their perspectives are told, written passages in a book about their village. Made a statement, made one think.
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September 14, 2025 at 7:57 AM
For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge I read "The Blue Book of Nebo" by Manon Steffan Ros set in post-nuclear #Wales
A mother and her son somehow survive "The End" alone. Their perspectives are told, written passages in a book about their village. Made a statement, made one think.
#booksky 💜📚
A mother and her son somehow survive "The End" alone. Their perspectives are told, written passages in a book about their village. Made a statement, made one think.
#booksky 💜📚