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Melancholy2243
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Bereavement. War. Death. Families that teach us love and violence simultaneously. I loved this book to the core. Especially since it tells of what colonisers can do to the colonised so brutally, so factually, that it truly hits you in the face that, yes, this is what happened. To many.

Suet624 The things we do to each other. 😒 2w
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bookaholic1
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Mehso-so

#14
This to me was just ok

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Deblovestoread
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1) Excited for the Women‘s Prize longlist tomorrow and a lunch date Wednesday.
2) Tagged
3) Historical Fiction

@Cupcake12

Cupcake12 Thanks for joining in and have a great week x 3w
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Reggie
The Paris Library: A Novel | Janet Skeslien Charles
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I read this for bookclub next week. 2 timelines, Odile starts work at the American Library in Paris right before the German occupation of Paris. We find out what the staff of the library went through to keep it open while helping and protecting patrons. Then there is Odile in 1989s Montana living next door to coming of age Lily who just lost her mother. I enjoyed both timelines but I‘m not sure they fit in the same book. This was also a lovely👇🏼

Reggie story about books and what they offer to the world, what libraries offer to the world. How important they are. It could be twee at times but ultimately I liked it. Pick! 4w
Centique It sounds like its full of heart even if imperfect. 💕 Ill be interested to hear what your book club thinks! 3w
Suet624 This doesn‘t seem like a typical pick for you! 1w
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EmilieGR
The Blood Traitor | Lynette Noni
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This series is a lot of fun!

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mirnas
Judas | Amos Oz
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Amos Oz is a great writer indeed! And this novel about the birth of Christianity and the foundation of the State of Israel more actual than ever.

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Zuhkeeyah
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The nonfiction mood reading continues with a harrowing survivor story. Misty Griffin's journey to her current life is remarkable. You feel her frustration with how the Amish lifestyle protects repeat offenders from repercussions.

This was an intense read that was only possible to finish because I knew she got out. #nonfiction2024

Reggie I just read Christmas at the Amish Bakeshop this past December…..so do I want to read this?……. Stacked. 2mo
Zuhkeeyah Forgot to note that this was my #bookspin for February! @TheAromaofBooks 1mo
TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 1mo
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Lsmoore43
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In just about any book you will learn something. It might be nothing more than a new word. Or it might be a whole section of a war that you did not know existed. A part that until you get lost in the pages of a book were lost to you. I had no idea just how much WW2 was brought to British-colonized Malaya, now Malaysia. How the Japanese were set to take over with the promise of making it more Asian.
Review:http://tinyurl.com/2p87hkh3

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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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What did you choose? I‘ve been eyeing the tagged since it came out! 📚🎈📚🎈

#BOTM
#LitsyLoveReads

EKonrad I got The Women too. So excited for this one! 😊 2mo
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Bookboss
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This book shifts between two time periods: Malaya is 1935 and in 1945. The story follows a family living through the Japanese occupation of Malaya. The brutal horrors of war on civilian populations are fully described, so this is not a book for sensitive readers. I was somewhat disappointed in the writing. At times I would have preferred more nuance and subtlety.

dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 2mo
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