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so-so

#TemptingTitles Day 7: #OneWord title. Read this as part of our #DecolonizeReads2023 theme. I am glad that I persevered and challenged myself further even when I was on the verge of abandoning the book, because I knew that there is complexity and truths here that need to be revealed. There is also courage – an outspokenness against White colonizers that I find particularly gratifying. My review: https://wp.me/pDlzr-pdC

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs 🍰📚😋 2y

dabbe I did read this, but all I see is yummy cheesecake and whipped cream! 😋💜🤗 2y

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squirrelbrain

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Had a long day full of meetings today but I‘m not often in Leeds anymore so I seized the chance to go to The Leeds Library and pick out some books I had identified for #readingtheamericas2023.

They‘re all on 12 week loans so will keep until next year.

Let me know if you want to know which countries any are for.

Not sure who‘s playing along, so tagging any Littens I‘ve noticed!

Megabooks, Cinfhen, jenniferw88, BarbaraBB, KristiAhlers

Cinfhen I‘ll follow along with your reviews but very excited to see (& read) the possibilities!! 2y

TrishB Planning ahead 👍🏻 2y

rockpools Exciting! 2y

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Itchyfeetreader I am starting to realise my read what takes my fancy and plan not a jot approach to challenges is why I rarely finish a challenge! This is so organised of you! 2y

Suet624 A 12 week loan is something I could really use. We get 3 weeks. 2y

KristiAhlers Wow a 12 week loan that‘s awesome! I work at a bookstore so today I placed an order for a few books today! Can‘t wait to get my hands on them! 2y

BarbaraBB That is great, the haul and the loan! I read and loved the tagged book. I wonder how it is about the Americas? It‘s set in Mali. Maybe part of it is set in America however, I don‘t remember. It is great anyhow! 2y

squirrelbrain @Itchyfeetreader - I am the #spreadsheetqueen! 🤣 2y

squirrelbrain @Suet624 @KristiAhlers - new / in-demand books are on 3 week loans, but after that they go onto 12 weeks. We don‘t get fines either…! It‘s a private subscription library that you pay to be a member of, but it‘s only 660 per year. My local public library is also very good, and they‘re the standard 3 weeks too. 2y

squirrelbrain @BarbaraBB The author was born on #guadeloupe so that‘s why I picked it. I‘m doing a few ‘author from‘ books… Derek Walcott is from St Lucia, and Caryl Philips is from St Kitts and Nevis. (He now lives in Leeds and is a patron of the Leeds Library!) 2y

jenniferw88 I'm using The Mapmaker's Wife too - it #doubledips for 'involves a murder' for #booked2023! @Cinfhen @alisiakae @BarbaraTheBibliophage 2y

Cinfhen I have that one available from my library too @jenniferw88 but #involvesAMurder is from 2022 😊😂😘 I love the idea of using an author from a certain country, Helen. I think I‘ll be pinching several of your ideas 💡 🥰 2y

jenniferw88 @Cinfhen d'oh! That must be one of my other challenges then! 😂😂😂 2y

Cinfhen I know!!! Too many to keep track of!!! @jenniferw88 😝 2y

Megabooks None of these are on my radar, so thanks for the tag. I‘ve always wanted to read Jean Rhys. What country is that for? 2y

squirrelbrain @Megabooks -Jean Rhys was born on Dominica. I recently read her biography and didn‘t love it, but that was because I felt you needed to have read more of her books to appreciate it, and I‘d only read Wide Sargasso Sea before.

I Used to Live Here Once: The Haunted Life of Jean Rhys

Caroline2 Oh let me know when you get to Voyage and if you fancy a buddy read. 😀 👍 2y

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charl08

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Trying to read my own shelves (not terribly successfully).
Ones I want to read here...

charl08 Conde:

Crossing the Mangrove

charl08 Chekhov

In the Twilight (Alma Classics)

charl08 Coovadia

Tales of the Metric System

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charl08 Djavadia

Disoriental

charl08 Willa Cather

My Antonia

Ruthiella My Antonia is so beautiful. I highly recommend! 3y

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catsuit_mango

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It is snowing very lightly outside. Might as well read inside ;)

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BarbaraBB

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🎶 I'll show you a place
High on a desert plain
Where the streets have no name 🎶

The lyrics of #WhereTheStreetsHaveNoName remind me of this family saga, set in the desert city of Segu, Mali. The book shows the chaos in 19th century Africa as a result of spirituality, religious fervor, violence, national rivalries, racism, and commerce coming together. Recommended! #WanderingJune

Cinfhen

Kalalalatja Stacked! 6y

batsy Sounds very interesting 👍🏽 6y

Cathythoughts It does sound really good 👍🏻♥️ 6y

Cinfhen Sounds sound but good. And I don‘t think I‘ve read that setting before #stacked 6y

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MrBook

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#TBRtemptation post 1! Based on real events. 1797, the kingdom of Segu flourishes. But the battle for Africa's soul has begun. From the east comes Islam, from the west the slave trade. Dousika, the king's advisor, and his 4 sons are followed: Tiekoro becomes a Muslim; Siga, a merchant; Naba, kidnapped by slave traders; Malobali, a halfhearted Christian mercenary. The upheavals are immense. #blameLitsy #blameMrBook 😎

mdbstar12 I read this one by her and was very moved!

I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem

ChasingOm Wow....stacked! 8y

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