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BiblioLitten
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My dad passed on his love of coffee table books to me, especially the ones about food, homes, and travel. This one beautifully sums up all three.
This is on my to-buy list now! 🥙

Tamra I love this cookbook! 💙 2mo
BiblioLitten @Tamra I have already started gathering ingredients for Somalian Digaag Qumbe! The pictures are so inviting! 💙 2mo
Tamra @BiblioLitten if you have an international or African grocery nearby you can buy the Xawassh spice. If not, you can order it to. 😁 2mo
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BiblioLitten @Tamra The Xawassh spice is similar to a South Indian meat masala that I have. Berbere spice is what I couldn‘t find. I‘ll have to try it online. 2mo
Tamra @BiblioLitten yes, berbere is worth buying online if you can‘t access an East African grocery. I recommend storing it in the freezer - it will definitely keep longer. I buy it by the bag and you can use for multiple foods, not just for Ethiopian! 😋😋 2mo
BiblioLitten Nice! That‘s good to know!! Thank you 😊 2mo
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Billypar
Maps | Nuruddin Farah
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A strange story of a boy growing up in late 1970s Somalia, and after being passed from his adopted mother to his wealthier aunt and uncle, must choose between the university and fighting in the insurgency against Ethiopia. His mother is originally from Ethiopia, making for some interesting dynamics where the person he is closest to is identified as 'the enemy'. Weirder still is how the close quarters of their housing affects their relationship 👇

Billypar He can't avoid noticing when his mother has sex or her period (this novel has more descriptions of menstrual cycles than any other I've read). Many of these portions are written in a surreal, dreamy style and made me think the author was influenced by some kind of psychoanalytic theories that were popular after Freud. I can't say I loved those parts, but overall it was an intriguing character study set against a pivotal moment in Somalian history. 3mo
BarbaraBB Your review sounds dreamy already! 3mo
Anna40 Great review! 3mo
Billypar @BarbaraBB @Anna40 Thanks! It was a tough one to sum up. 3mo
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Tamra
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This time a Somali chicken stew that was fabuloso! Husband asked for it to be put in regular rotation. #Mtcookbook

Ruthiella That looks so delicious! 😋 5mo
Dilara 😍 This is making me hungry! 5mo
Tamra @Ruthiella I‘m looking forward to leftovers! 5mo
Tamra @Dilara you can buy the Xawaash spice blend online or it will be in an African grocery or likely in an international grocery. 😊 Very easy recipe to make. 5mo
mabell Yum! Love the vibrant color! 5mo
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kelli7990
Zikora | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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Panpan

Here‘s my review.

#kindleunlimited

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JackHowley5
The voice | Gabriel Okara

Great story to teach children about the power of their inner conscious

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JackHowley5
The voice | Gabriel Okara

“There is a voice inside of you that whispers all day long, I feel that this is right for me, I know that this is wrong.”

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JackHowley5
The voice | Gabriel Okara
Pickpick

This poem is about a narrator who listens to the voice inside their head and decides to follow it. This poem teaches the great lesson that kids should listen to their inner voice and trust their instincts

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JulietteReadsALot
The African Child | Camara Laye
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Originally written in the 1950s, these memoirs written by a 25-year-old author about his growing up in Guinea reveals the daily life, customs and traditions of his time.
It's a short read that will open a window to witness life there and then through the eyes of the author. If you pick this book, keep in mind that it's main focus is daily life, so it may not interest everyone.

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Dilara
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September is the best time of the year: all sorts of delicious fruit are in season, including figs, coffee‘s best pairing 😋
And I found an anthology of early 20th-century Malagasy poet Rabearivelo at the library 🥳

sarahbarnes Those figs look amazing. 7mo
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JulietteReadsALot
Houseboy | Ferdinand Oyono
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3/5
Written in 1956, it's a novel about the life of a houseboy under colonialism.
From the first pages we learn the tragic end of the houseboy, then we get to read his diary: how he came to be a houseboy, his daily life, etc.
Segregation, hypocrisy, racism, black/white relationships are the main themes.
It's a level B1 read in French, some words/phrases may be difficult for a non-native.