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LiseWorks
Affections | Rodrigo Hasbn
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#ARichLife Affection Bob Marley with Love and Affection @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs Perfect🎶 1d
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Kshakal
Affections | Rodrigo Hasbn
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Eggs So true ❤️ 1d
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NovelNancyM
Women Talking | Miriam Toews
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Themes: gaslighting, agency and love. Isolated Mennonite women who have been drugged & sexually abused by the men in their society meet alone over 2 days to discuss their options - do nothing, stay & fight or leave. The novel records the thoughts, arguments, songs, fears, beliefs & hopes of the women along with August, a man who has been outcast by the other men who is recording the process. While disturbing, this is a compelling read.

Reggie I loved this book so much. I thought it was gonna be sad and angry all the way through but she did such a good job of breaking it up. 4d
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Cortg
Into the Jungle | Erica Ferencik
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#FoodandLit A little behind this month! I found a Bolivian restaurant about 40 min from me. I ordered beef saltenas, pupusas revuelitas and pork chicharron con yuca b/c they ate a lot of pork and yuca in the jungle. The book was good. Looking back it was a sad book after all the jungle adventures but I enjoyed it and was glad to see the main character‘s growth. Bolivia

TheBookHippie ♥️♥️♥️♥️ 2mo
Texreader Oh that‘s awesome!! 2mo
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Liz_M
Martyr!: A novel | Kaveh Akbar
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I read a few books, Two #1001Books. Fresh Dirt from the Grave was mostly set in #Bolivia for #FoodandLit. It and Voyager are #WomeninTranslation. Patsy worked for #LGBTQIA2025 bingo and Three books were for #192025. Martyr! was just because I had been recommend it so many times.

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Texreader
More about Paddington | Michael Bond
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August wrapped. Not the best books this month when Paddington is the only 5-star read!

August Books Wrapped:
I read 4 books for #Bolivia #foodandlit
1 book for #authoramonth
1 book for #campLitsy
1 book for #klbr
And 1 book for #serieslove

I‘m still reading a Llosa book, Bad Girl, that I started in July for #Peru #foodandlit and Dickens‘s Little Dorrit that I started in June for #whattheDickens

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Dilara
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For #Bolivia #FoodandLit, I made sopa de maní (Bolivian boiled peanut soup, normally with meat, but mine was all veggie)
based on https://boliviancookbook.com/soups/sopa-de-mani/ Sorry the pictures and collage are a bit rubbish this month...
It is served with a tomato, cilantro, oregano & chili salsa, and topped with fries (that got cheers in my house!) ⬇

@Catsandbooks @Texreader

Dilara Opinions were divided. 1 of us liked it. I was disappointed. I thought it was a bit 1-note, and I think maybe I am not a fan of mixing cilantro and oregano? Oh well, better luck next time! 2mo
Soscha I was going to ask how it was. I‘m meh on veggie dishes that taste bland. 2mo
Texreader I love seeing all the dishes!! And I also liked hearing the family‘s reviews! 😂 2mo
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Dilara @Soscha It wasn't bland as such, but I think if I make it again, I'll add a bit of lime juice to the salsa to give it a bit of a lift, and omit the oregano (personal preference - it sort of overpowered everything and fought with the cilantro). And also, I'd use a chili that has a bit of heat to it. 2mo
Dilara @Texreader Thanks! 😊 2mo
Dilara I had the leftovers for lunch today, with a fresh batch of fries. The soup had mellowed and was much nicer. I added a bit of lemon juice and sriracha sauce to the salsa (I hope it's not too much of a blasphemy!) A much more pleasant experience 😊 2mo
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Texreader
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Israeli Yossi, American Kevin, and Swiss Marcus are mochileros (backpackers) in Bolivia who decide they want to see a real jungle and Indian village. They hire a man, Karl, to guide them through the forest. As the title makes obvious, everything goes terribly wrong. These mochileros have no idea that their enthusiasm isn‘t enough to get them out alive. It is gruesome and harrowing. Yossi lives to write the book—so there‘s that. Yossi spends ⬇️

Texreader what feels like an eternity getting to the hike, especially the relationship between them. But he continues that level of detail throughout, and it seems he wants to do right by the men who started the journey with him to acknowledge what each man went through. Whatever you do, don‘t listen to the audiobook. The narrator doesn‘t sound human (I confirmed it‘s not AI). He over-enunciates (annoying!) and provides almost no emotions. I quit ⬇️ 2mo
Texreader the audiobook and checked out the ebook. So glad I did. I recommend it but beware, this is sheer survival mode. If ever one could have almost every bad thing happen, it happened to Yossi. I hope to see the movie Jungle with Daniel Radcliffe now, but I hope it is not so gruesome. #Bolivia #foodandlit @Catsandbooks 2mo
LiseWorks I saw the movie, it was good. 2mo
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vonnie862
Leyendas de Bolivia | Antonio Paredes Candia
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Este libro tiene diferentes leyendas de Bolivia. Las historias eran entretenidas y era obvio que el autor tenía pasión sobre estas leyendas. El audiolibro no fue la mejor producción, pero aún así tenía su encanto.
3⭐️

#foodandlit2025 @Texreader @Catsandbooks
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vonnie862 This book features various legends from Bolivia. The stories were entertaining, and it was obvious the author was passionate about these legends. The audiobook wasn't the best production, but it still had its charm. 2mo
Texreader I love love love that you reviewed this in Spanish too! I didn‘t know all the words so I‘m glad you translated! And great review!! 🎉 2mo
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Bookworm54
Woven in Moonlight | Isabel Ibaez
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I listened to this on audio for #FoodAndLit #Bolivia

The MC the Condesa‘s decoy, captive among enemies, looking for a way to beat the false king and win her friend the throne. But as she gets to know the people around her, she realises maybe they aren‘t so different and there might be a better way to remove the king and restore peace.
A story of compassion, woven animals, enemies to friends (+), betrayal, and politics. It was an enjoyable read!

Catsandbooks 👏🏼🇧🇴❤️ 3mo
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