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The_Book_Ninja
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Mehso-so

In war torn Iraq, a man puts together a creature made of body parts left uncollected after suicide bombings & it goes on a killing spree. It‘s more of a horror story than Shelly‘s novel. The use of Frankenstein in the title is misleading as it‘s thematically totally different. There‘s many interesting characters here but the author doesn‘t know what ones to stay with. It also goes from YA to something very dark. Another book with a naff ending.

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Floresj
The Coin: A Novel | Yasmin Zaher
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Mehso-so

This book is so different and creative that the synopsis actually works against what this one is. A woman unravels, ravels back in her own way, and I have no idea what it means. So, that makes it intriguing enough to suggest it.

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Ellohcin
The Coin: A Novel | Yasmin Zaher
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christhelesbian
Men in the Sun and Other Palestinian Stories | Ghass?n Kanaf?n?, Hilary Kilpatrick
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Favorites in order

1. The Land of Sad Oranges
2. Letter from Gaza
3. The Falcon
4. A Hand in the Grave
5. Umm Saad
6. If you were a Horse
7. Men in the Sun

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vlwelser
The Coin: A Novel | Yasmin Zaher
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Acquired a new treasure. This store in Newburyport MA isn't in the database.

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everlocalwest
The Coin: A Novel | Yasmin Zaher
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Mehso-so

As unhinged as everyone says it is. More Broder than Moshfegh in my mind. I probably would have DNF'd this, but the chapters are just so short and I needed to know where we would end up.

Anna40 And? Was it worth waiting for the end? 3mo
everlocalwest @anna40 I'm not sure! I'm still thinking about it, so I guess? The novel is a descent into madness but the commentary is ultimately that we exist in the madness. It's a modern catch-22. If you're fine, you're clearly mad but if you're crazy, you're actually having a normal response. And that I like - the despair of the modern condition. But there was a disconnect that didn't work for me. There's a core of callousness that didn't resonate. 2mo
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GatheringBooks
Men in the Sun and Other Palestinian Stories | Ghass?n Kanaf?n?, Hilary Kilpatrick
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Pickpick

#SummerSouls Day 15: Kanafani wrote in a matter-of-fact yet also highly intimate manner – like stories that are being whispered around a #Camp #campfire. Most are horror stories that one would not imagine could happen to another human being – yet these stories are snapshots of actual lived experiences of people, who are still pretty much going through what Kanafani had surfaced here. My review 4 yrs ago: https://wp.me/pDlzr-mKo

Eggs Brilliant 👏🏻 5mo
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Nebklvr
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Bailedbailed

This has been on my shelf for years. I have started it twice. Sixty pages in and I don‘t find it interesting at all.

dabbe #hailthebail! 🤩🤩🤩 5mo
Nebklvr @dabbe 😂Everyone raves about it but I just couldn‘t 5mo
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OrangeMooseReads
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Well written, good story. I can see why it won awards.
I liked the glimpse into Baghdad during the regime change upheaval. I liked most of the characters and the building of the story.
I may have enjoyed this more than the original Frankenstein.
4⭐️ recommend if you enjoy a good retelling

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OrangeMooseReads
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Physical up next
Had this on my shelf for a bit.