Latest posts tagged with #ReadAroundTheWorld on Bluesky
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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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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Did you know?
The Plaza Patatta series is available in English! ππ
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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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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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For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge I read "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel GarcΓa MΓ‘rquez 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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The classes that logged the highest average reading minutes enjoyed an ice cream party! Thank you to Ms Feldman for organising and calculating all the minutes. #SomersfieldAcademy #Readathon #ReadAroundTheWorld
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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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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For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge I read "Celebration" by DAMIR KARAKAΕ set in #Croatia
Mijo, an UstaΕ‘a 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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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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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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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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I have added #Wales and #Pakistan to my completed countries list for #readaroundtheworld
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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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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For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge I read "Fever Dream" by Samantha Schweblin set in rural #Argentina
Unsettling. Creepy AF. Short, packs a punch. Definitely a 'what did I just read?!' moment. Real? Hallucination? π€·ββοΈ Not usually fan of psychological terror-y, but this was good.
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Adding #Argentina to my completed countries #readaroundtheworld challenge.
For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge I read "Sweethand" by N.G. Peltier set in Trinidad #TrinidadandTobago
Rivals to lovers contemporary fiction told against the backdrop of a wedding. The maid-of-honor and the best man cannot stand each other... or can they? Fun, spicy!
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For my #readaroundtheworld challenge, I have completed 42 countries...
#TrinidadandTobago the most recent.
Morning all!
This week I'm hoping to read In Late Summer by Blazevic (tr. Raguz) for #WITmonth & my #ReadAroundTheWorld project.
I've also got Muharrah's Loved One ready to go.
In nonfic I've got Bradford's biog of the Durrell family from the library!
A mixed bag as ever!
Happy Reading!
For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge I read "The CafΓ© with no Name" by Robert Seethaler set in Vienna #Austria
Slice of life novel set in 1960s Vienna where the cafΓ© and it's regulars were the gentle story. Conveyed the sense of change and passage of time subtly. Pleasant read.
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In my #readaroundtheworld challenge, Completed:
USMexCan NigeriaIceland FinPhilippines PortugalEng SweArmeEgy ChinaNetherl MalaysiaBelgium Australia DenKen IranPeruGerm IrelandMorocco FraTanzania JapNewZea EcuUga UkrTurkIndia AngolaSriLan Antigua&Barbuda BarbadosJamaica Cuba #Afghanistan
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For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge I read "A Fort of Nine Towers" by Qais Akbar Omar mostly in Kabul #Afghhanistan
Personal memoir of young Afghan from 1992-2001 during Civil War & rise of Taliban. Horrific but humble. Love of country, family, god. Infuriating beyond words.
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Did you know?
The Plaza Patatta series is now available in English!
π Start with A Secret Hatch and dive into a fun, mysterious world.
#TranslatedBooks #PlazaPatatta #ReadAroundTheWorld
For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge I read "Revolution Sunday" by Wendy Guerra set in Havana #Cuba
Challenging read; mixes poetry w/story of a Cuban poet/author living under the authoritarian regime and learning her own history. Interesting but felt like I was missing something.
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In my #readaroundtheworld challenge, Completed:
USMexCan NigeriaIceland FinPhilippines PortugalEng SweArmeEgy ChinaNetherlands MalaysiaBelgium Australia DenKen IranPeruGermany IrelandMorocco FraTanzania JapanNewZea EcuUga UkrTurkIndia Angola SriLan Antigua&Barbuda BarbadosJamaica #Cuba
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In my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge, Completed:
USMexCan NigeriaIceland FinPhilippines PortugalEng SweArmeEgy ChinaNetherlands MalaysiaBelgium Australia DenKen IranPeruGermany IrelandMorocco FraTanzania JapanNewZea EcuUga UkrTurkIndia Angola SriLan Antigua&Barbuda Barbados #Jamaica
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For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge I read "Broughtupsy" by Christina Cooke set in Kingston #Jamaica
AkΓΊa comes back to Jamaica 10 years after her mom's death to deal with the death of her younger brother & to confront her older sister who stayed. Themes of belonging & identity.
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