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My last read for #AroundtheWorld2019. It reminded me of my own grandfather's stories. The grandfather's past shapes his and his granddaughter's futures. Culture, customs, wars, and stories are important and were beautiful to read.

#Booked2020 Millennial author
#PopSugar20 book I meant to read in 19
I'm going to loosely categorize this for #jennyis30 - cats @jenniferw88 Description and stories of the tiger were threaded through the whole book.

jenniferw88 Works for me - they're just big 🐱! Lol! 😂🐯❤ 4y

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Butterfinger

Book Clubs: Women and the Uses of Reading in Everyday Life | Elizabeth Long

#Myidealbookclub would center around different countries and cultures. I would love to plan a meal from the country. These are the last 12 books I need to read to finish the #AroundtheWorld2019 challenge. Thanks for tagging me @megnews

megnews What a great idea! I‘d join! 4y

Lcsmcat What Is the What is powerful. 4y

Susanita I‘d come to that book club! 4y

Librarybelle Awesome! 4y

Chrissyreadit Ohhhh! I would love your bookclub! 4y

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The Isle of the Lost: A Descendants Novel | Melissa de la Cruz

#SeptemberReads2019
#ReadHarder2019 Piecing Me Together (diversity middle grade), Handmade Marketplace (business) Still Alice (self published) 24/24 DONE 😆
#AroundtheWorld2019 Dona Barbara (Venezuela), the Shark god (Vanuatu), Enrique's Journey (Honduras), A Tale of Love and Darkness (Israel), The Door (Hungary), We Need New Names (Zimbabwe) 25/52
#Booked2019 Enrique's Journey (Addiction) and Akata Witch (PoC - MC paranormal) 24/24 Done

Butterfinger @4thhouseontheleft @cinfhen @barbarathebibliophage finished fall 5y

Cinfhen Woohoo 🎉 congrats 🍾 5y

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The Hired Man | Aminatta Forna

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I was 16 when Serbia was involved in a civil war so I don't remember much about it. I remember the mass graves and genocide from the news. After reading this book, I still don't know what cultures were involved. Duro's past and his feud with neighbors is intriguing. I'm sort of ashamed that I don't know this history of former Yugoslavia. I remember reading Zlata's Diary. Can anyone recommend others from this time period - fiction or nonfiction?

Purpleness This one is pretty good; I read it for Croatia last year in the #passportlitsy challenge

Girl at War: A Novel

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Purpleness This one is also good; it‘s very poetic, and touches on the history in a more removed way.

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Butterfinger Thank you @Purpleness - I read The Hired Man for the #AroundtheWorld2019 challenge. I think taleaway.com is promoting it. I can't remember where I got my list of countries. I can't wait to read both of your suggestions. 5y

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CareBear I second

Girl at War: A Novel

Purpleness You‘re welcome! Hope you enjoy them. 5y

Maria514626 @Butterfinger The tagged book is excellent.

Pretty Birds: A Novel

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Butterfinger Thank you @maria514626. 5y

SockieLady I don't know if you're still looking for suggestions, but The War Reporter by Martin Fletcher was an excellent book on the subject and is based on some of the actual military figures who took part in the war/genocide. 4y

Butterfinger I will certainly add this. Thank you @SockieLady 4y

BookNerdMama 'The Cellist of Sarajevo' by Steven Galloway. 'Hello to All That' by John Falk is nonfiction, and is EXCELLENT. 4y

Butterfinger Thank you @BookNerdMama 4y

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Butterfinger

The Heretic's Daughter: A Novel | Kathleen Kent

Books from June

#PopSugar2019- 43/50-Fangirl❤️❤️❤️❤️ (university campus) and One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (single day)
#ReadHarder2019 - 16/24- Read and Gone (cozy) and One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (written in prison)
#AroundtheWorld2019 - 12/52 The Stranger (Algeria), The Piano Teacher (Austria), Chronicle in Stone (Albania), The Lady and the Unicorn (Belgium), Whispering in the Giant's Ear (Bolivia)

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Zodiac Station: A Novel | Tom Harper

My books for May.
#PopSugar2019 40/50 - hobby, posthumous, question, zodiac, game, same title
#Chunksters2019 10/10 - TFMIR and TGWPWF
#AtoZ2019 26/26 - X and Z
#AroundtheWorld2019 7/52 - Azerbaijan, Haiti, Hong Kong,

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