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Tina! 💜
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📚 164 books read in 2025!
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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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October 29, 2025 at 8:26 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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October 23, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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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October 5, 2025 at 4:05 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.

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September 30, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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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September 29, 2025 at 7:55 PM
I have added #Wales and #Pakistan to my completed countries list for #readaroundtheworld
For my #readaroundtheworld challenge, I have completed 42 countries...
#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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September 17, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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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September 14, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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? 🤷‍♀️ Not usually fan of psychological terror-y, but this was good.

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August 28, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Adding #Argentina to my completed countries #readaroundtheworld challenge.
For my #readaroundtheworld challenge, I have completed 42 countries...
#TrinidadandTobago the most recent.
August 28, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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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August 28, 2025 at 6:18 PM
For my #readaroundtheworld challenge, I have completed 42 countries...
#TrinidadandTobago the most recent.
August 28, 2025 at 6:12 PM
For my #readaroundtheworld challenge, I have completed 41 countries...
#Austria the most recent.
August 20, 2025 at 9:07 PM
For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge I read "The Café with no Name" by Robert Seethaler set in Vienna #Austria

Slice of life novel set in 1960s Vienna where the café and it's regulars were the gentle story. Conveyed the sense of change and passage of time subtly. Pleasant read.

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August 20, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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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August 18, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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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August 18, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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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August 4, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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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August 4, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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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August 1, 2025 at 8:15 AM
For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge I read "Broughtupsy" by Christina Cooke set in Kingston #Jamaica

Akúa 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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August 1, 2025 at 8:14 AM
For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge I read "The Island of Forgetting" by Jasmine Sealy set mainly in #Barbados

Generational saga with family ties, mental illness, trauma, all without being too saga-y. My reaction was fairly mid. Worthwhile but not wow.

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July 25, 2025 at 8:04 AM
In my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge, Completed:
USMexCan NigeriaIceland FinPhilippines PortugalEng SweArmeEgy ChinaNetherlands MalaysiaBelgium Australia DenKen IranPeru Germany IrelandMorocco FraTanzania JapanNewZea EcuUga UkrTurkIndia Angola SriLan #AntiguaAndBarbuda #Barbados

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July 25, 2025 at 8:00 AM
For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge I read "A Small Place" by Jamaica Kincaid about Antigua #AntiguaAndBarbuda

Creative nonfiction about slavery, colonization, independence, corruption, and tourism on the island of Antigua. Compellingly written and thought-provoking.

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July 21, 2025 at 7:20 PM
So far in my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge, I have completed:
USAMexCan NigeriaIceland FinPhilippines PortugalEng SweArmeEgy ChinaNetherlands MalaysiaBelgium Australia DenKen IranPeru Germany IrelandMorocco FraTanzania JapanNewZea EcuUga UkrTurkIndia Angola SriLan #AntiguaAndBarbuda

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July 21, 2025 at 7:14 PM
This homerun derby is off to an unwatchable start. #homerunderby
July 15, 2025 at 12:05 AM