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delendaestcarthago.bsky.social
Someone described this book as "Middle-aged, retired pirate woman and her crew go on one more swashbuckling quest.” Who could resist that?

I think I'm going to like this book.

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A quote from The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty. "Ah yes, a certain degree of rebelliousness is expected from youth. It is why we have stories of treasure-seeking princesses and warrior women than end with the occasional happiness. But they are expected to end - with the boy, the prince, the sailor, the adventurer. The man that will take her maidenhood, grant her children, make her a wife. The man who defines her. He may continue his epic - he may indeed take new wives and make new children! - but women's stories are expected to dissolve into a fog of domesticity...if they're told at all. Amina's story did not end. Verily, no woman's story does."
March 12, 2025 at 12:41 AM
andyalvesart.bsky.social
Another book I just finished. The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by @shannonchakraborty.bsky.social Tropey, but in the best way. Just an overall good time romp of a book and very much looking forward to the next one! #art #books #theadventuresofaminaal-sirafi
October 15, 2025 at 11:52 PM