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Same person in a new place. Always speaking in code and inside jokes for my friends
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May 28, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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Day 17: A book with a person's name in the title (real or fictional)

Maru by Bessie Head

I will use every opportunity to mention Bessie Head.

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April 9, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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Day 16: A book that I've read more than once

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

I've read it every year since it was released sometime during the year.

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April 8, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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A vaguely (not so) random selection of books beloved, enjoyed, or absolutely bowled over by across the decades and in the various incarnations of the #LateImperialLibrary.

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THE UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS OF BEING by Milan Kundera (1984; translated by Michael Henry Heim from NESNESITELNÁ LEHKOST BYTÍ) A young woman in love with a man torn between his love for her and his incorrigible womanising; one of his mistresses and her humbly faithful lover-these are the two couples whose story is told in this masterful novel, Kundera's first since THE BOOK OF LAUGHTER AND FORGETTING. In a world in which lives are shaped by irrevocable choices and by fortuitous events, a world in which everything occurs but once, existence seems to lose its substance, its weight. Hence, we feel "the unbearable lightness of being" not only as the consequence of our private actions, but also in the public sphere, and the two inevitably intertwine. THE UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS OF BEING is a story of irreconcilable love and infidelities in which Milan Kundera addresses himself to the nature of twentieth-century 'Being', offering a wide range of brilliant and amusing philosophical speculations. First published in 1984, Kundera's masterly novel encompasses the extremes of comedy and tragedy and was at once hailed by critics as a contemporary classic.
April 7, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Day 15: a book that makes me cry sad tears

In The Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

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In The Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado book cover
April 3, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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Nakhane - Killer '25 (Official Music Video)
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April 3, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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Day 14: A fairytale retelling

Refilwe - An African retelling of Rapunzel by Zukiswa Wanner
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March 30, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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With global attention fixed on war on Gaza, Israel is rapidly redrawing the map of the occupied West Bank through intensified assaults, paving the way for full annexation.

On Palestine Land Day, we map out what is happening.

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March 30, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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Day 13: A book with a colour in the title

The Heart of Redness by Zakes Mda
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March 29, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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A vaguely random selection of books beloved, enjoyed, or absolutely stunned by over many years and in the various incarnations of the #LateImperialLibrary.

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THE COLOR PURPLE by Alice Walker (1982) "Dear God: I am fourteen years old. I have always been a good girl. Maybe you can give me a sign letting me know what is happening to me ." So begins Alice Walker's touching. complex and engrossing novel, set in the harsh, segregated world of the Deep South between the wars. Celie has been raped by the man she calls father; her two children are taken away from her; she has been forced into an ugly marriage. She has no one to talk to but God. Then she meets Shug Avery, the singer, the magic woman, and discovers not the pain of rivalry but the love and support of women.
March 27, 2025 at 6:11 AM
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Day 12: A popular book I hate

I don't like Frank Herbert's Dune. The tautology in the prose, the heavy-handed treatment of the themes, and the mannerless way the characters interact made it a deeply unpleasant reading experience for me.

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March 27, 2025 at 4:23 AM
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Day 11: Literary character I want to have dinner with

There's a couple having a very nice lunch in one of the short stories in Exhale that I'd be happy to join for a meal.

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March 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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One fun thing about White Lotus is that while the Ratliffs are in a Greek tragedy, Jaclyn and friends are in a very specific subgenre of vacation-themed Normal Gossip episode
March 24, 2025 at 3:23 AM
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Day 10: A book that makes me cry happy tears

Something Else by Kathryn Cave is one of my favourite childhood books, and I cry whenever I read it with happiness and gratitude for my parents.

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30 day book challenge format The front cover of Something Else by Kathryn Cave, illustrated by Chris Riddell
March 24, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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Day 9: Favourite book to give as a gift

I like giving people children's books a lot. Everyone knows a child who needs a book, and adults should also read juvenile fiction. I'm giving my niblings Bontle's New Wheels by Gomolemo Moagi when I go to visit.

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30 Day Book Challenge template The front cover of Bontle's New Wheels by Gomolemo Moagi
March 23, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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Day 8: Series everyone should read

I like series that give me more avenues to explore in literature, so I'll say I think a good series (duology) to try is What Moves The Dead by T Kingfisher.
It's a decent elaboration on the Fall of the House of Usher

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March 22, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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Day 7: Best audiobook to listen to on a road trip

For adults, I'm A Fan is four hours long, and it's a lot of fun to listen to and talk about: mess, obsessive behaviour and acting out. Lots to discuss with other passengers.

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March 21, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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A sweet potato snack 🍠
March 20, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Day 6: A book that broke my heart

The Tiny Journalist: Poems by Naomi Shihab Nye

The political events of the present moment are leading me to read more widely, and this collection of poetry struck a chord of emotion and solidarity with me that felt like heartbreak.

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The Tiny Journalist - Naomi Shihab Nye
March 20, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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"it's very easy and very legal to be resentful" - important for the record
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surviving a lesbian break-up. | glass closet (ft. Kara Roselle)
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March 19, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Day 5: Favourite classic novel

The Iliad

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Screencap from The Boy Next Door (2015) where the boy next door gifts Jennifer Lopez a "first edition" of The Iliad
March 19, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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Day 4: A book I remember from childhood

A Trolley Full of Rights! I'm so glad we are passing this book onto the children, I remember its impact and influence on me frequently.

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March 18, 2025 at 6:24 AM
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Day 3: Book I did not finish

Ben Hur has some ineffable quality that causes my brain to shut off. I've tried reading it several times, and I lose consciousness every few pages.

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March 17, 2025 at 11:43 AM