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Texaco
Texaco | Patrick Chamoiseau
10 posts | 5 read | 1 reading | 4 to read
Set in the Caribbean, this novel tells the story of a grim, poverty-stricken shanty town (named after the nearby oil depot) on the edge of Fort de France, the capital of Martinique.
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charl08
Texaco | Patrick Chamoiseau

He read me Arthur Rimbaud's Le Bateau Ivre to awaken my freedom, read me Baudelaire to contain my pain, read me Apollinaire to dilute my distress, read me Leconte de Lisle to rouse in me exaltations he called automatic, read me Saint-John Perse to take stock of the world in the rambling seaspray, he read Faulkner to show me the dark disorders in the head-depths of men...

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charl08
Texaco | Patrick Chamoiseau

CHRISTMAS DOWN HERE
The opportunity was during one December when City went up in flames. A disagreement between blackmen and france-whites following a tale of some illegally parked bike. Shots were fired. The white man's shot hit. Other Martinicans drinking by the kiosk nearly stoned the white shooter...

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charl08
Texaco | Patrick Chamoiseau
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Always amazed how many different perspectives on a book are possible! From "put more in the glossary" to "how had I not come across this novel before?"

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charl08
Texaco | Patrick Chamoiseau
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The women had to face the rest of life, including the duty of finding food for a swarm of lit- tle ones, and all without a garden. Each mama, you hear me, had to sow in herself a small plot of cunning, and look after the harvest, ill luck or no. Perched by the window, my Esternome would shout, turning to Idoménée, The hills have come down to City, the hills have come down on City, a bloody madness ...

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charl08
Texaco | Patrick Chamoiseau
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In my defence, book club is early this month...

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Currey
Texaco | Patrick Chamoiseau
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#martinique #readingtheamericas2023 Remarkable story of an island people and how they came to build a small place of their own, a shantytown named after the fuel tanks. It is the memories, writings and narrated stories as told to an urban planner by a woman of incredible strength. Translated from French but full of Creole dialect. A rambling, messy wonderful book.

Librarybelle Hooray!! 1y
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batsy
Texaco (Vintage Intl) | Patrick Chamoiseau
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I've been pretty good about not buying books these few months... Then I stepped into the remainders bookstore I've probably mentioned here a million times and was bad again 🙈 All of these books are straight out of my TBR so that makes it OK, I think? 😂

Thank you @MicheleinPhilly for enabling us to buy more books and participate in your generous giveaway 😁💜 #SHOWME

Billypar I think the rule is that it's fine if it's on your TBR, or clearly should have been on your TBR 😸 6y
Velvetfur Nice haul! 😀 6y
batsy @Billypar Yes, exactly! 😂 6y
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batsy @Velvetfur Thank you 🙂 6y
Fernoppy I think if it‘s on your TBR you are actually legally required to obtain it via purchase or loan. Can‘t argue with the law 😏 6y
Cathythoughts Hotel du lac ❤️👍🏻👍🏻 6y
ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled The clocks book looks interesting- had to go look that up on Goodreads right away! I think I need to read this immediately. (edited) 6y
saresmoore Staying within the TBR requires great restraint! I think you made admirable choices. 😁 6y
MicheleinPhilly Totally OK! Great haul. 👍🏼 6y
Leftcoastzen Nice , on the TBR and bargains, how could you pass them up. 6y
Kalalalatja Oh, I‘m excited to see what you think of the Xan Brooks book! I have heard so many good things, but haven‘t read it myself yet 👍 6y
emilyhaldi More than ok! 🙌🏻 6y
batsy @Fernoppy who am I to argue with the law 😇😂 #LittensGetIt 6y
batsy @Cathythoughts Was so happy to find it :) 6y
batsy @ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled @Kalalalatja I first heard about it on Jen Campbell's channel! It sounds really intriguing. 6y
ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled I ordered a copy on bookfinder 🤦‍♀️ Enabler! 😫😆 6y
fleeting I love Hotel du lac!!! 6y
Simona Yes, it‘s Ok 😙 6y
batsy @ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled Ahahaha! I hope we both enjoy it 😆 6y
batsy @fleeting That's good to know! I've only read one of her books and loved it too. 6y
batsy @Simona 😁😘 6y
Moray_Reads Loved Hotel du Lac ❤️ 6y
LeahBergen You HAD to. 😆 6y
britt_brooke Totally valid justification! 6y
batsy @Moray_Reads So pleased to hear that :) 6y
batsy @LeahBergen @britt_brooke You guys totally get it 😁 6y
readordierachel What a neat edition of the inferno 🔥🔥🔥 6y
Moray_Reads I just got a new bookcase and now my brain is just chanting "fill it, fill it, fill it...". I've bought I've bought seven books in the last 2 days ? 6y
batsy @readordierachel I was so pleased to find it 😊 6y
batsy @Moray_Reads It's absolutely your duty to fill it, I support this 😁 6y
RohitSawant What Leah said! Awesome haul! 🙌🏼 6y
batsy @rohit-sawant Thanks! Life principle: More books is always best 😉 6y
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Lesliereads
Texaco (Vintage Intl) | Patrick Chamoiseau
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Time to take this one off my TBR! I‘ve read other books by Chamoiseau that I loved; looking forward to sinking my teeth into Texaco for June. #buddyread with @BrownGirlReading #booksandcoffee

Anna40 Could you recommend any of his other books? Thanks! 6y
Lesliereads Hi! It‘s been a while but I really enjoyed and 6y
BrownGirlReading Can‘t wait!😆🙌🏾 6y
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hajra
Texaco (Vintage Intl) | Patrick Chamoiseau
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Such an amazing read and a brilliant commentary on the struggle for liberation post-slavery in Martinique through preserving memory, gaining land, and much more. The prose can be difficult at first and is at the same time so beautiful. Highly recommend.

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CAGirlReading
Texaco (Vintage Intl) | Patrick Chamoiseau
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Chamoiseau is an incredible French author and this is one of my favorites of his. Set in Martinique it explores the history of the island in the lives of different members of a family.📚📚📚📚📚💯