Welcome to Litsy!

In the 1960s the French Algerian War came to an end when many “French” families were repatriated to France even though their families hadn‘t lived in France for generations. They still loved Algeria and lost all their roots (and generations of buried ancestors). This book is about hostilities that still linger from the French still living who love #Algeria. This was probably a good book if I could have made out the plot more easily. I‘ll repost ⬇️

Multi-plus tasking. Writing thank you notes (including my #litsylove thanks), drinking hot chocolate from my book cat mug, in front of my bookstore puzzle, while somewhat listening to the tagged book (see previous post, I‘ve lost most of the details of it already).

I do NOT recommend the audio version of this book. The narrator does not distinguish voices well between characters so it often sounds like the same character talking to himself. There are also lots of jumps in time and between places within chapters and the narrator doesn‘t so much as pause between them so it can be downright confusing as to what‘s happening and when. I‘m barely hanging on to the plot. Fortunately I‘m almost done with it.

Next Valentine‘s Day card design. #litsycrafters #readingafrica2022 #Algiers @Catsandbooks @curiouserandcurioser @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB

Audiocrafting tonight. Valentine‘s Day cards are coming together. #litsycrafters #readingafrica2022 #Algiers @Catsandbooks @curiouserandcurioser @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB

I may not be a painter but give me paper and glue I can do a bit better. 😊 Audiocrafting to the tagged book. #litsycrafters #readingafrica2022 #Algiers

I‘ve picked my next audiobook thanks to a review by @Hooked_on_books for #readingafrica2022 #Algeria

A French Algerian man is murdered in his home, leading police to investigate the community and harkening back to the war in #Algeria. I‘d heard “French Algerian” before but knew nothing about this group of people. This is an interesting look at a piece of the colonization story we don‘t always think about. I really liked the book, but don‘t get the weird title and awful cover (which has nothing to do with the plot).

#ReadingAfrica2022