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Gissy
Ideal Cities: Poems | Erika Meitner
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1. I will like to visit different villages in London, France and Edinburg not only because the books I read mention these places but because I have watched some readers videos of those places, some of them with beautiful small bookstores.

2. Yes, last book read was Exiles by Jane Harper 3rd and last book in this trilogy

3. I‘m starting These Ghosts are Family by Maisy Card for #CaribAThon

Thank you @Eggs 🥰

Eggs Thanks for joining in 🤗👏🏻👏🏻 10mo
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Lindy
Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice | Derrick Barnes, Tommie Smith, Dawud Anyabwile
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In this video I talk about 6 books I‘ve finished recently: Recent Reads June 13: #Pride month #CaribAThon #comics #trans #memoir #booktube #LGBTQ #blackauthors
https://youtu.be/iqxSNEBFDMw

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Nebklvr
The Housing Lark | Sam Selvon
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The housing lark starts in earnest and becomes a bit of a joke to the men trying to save money for a house. However, the women have plans to live a more settled life and band together to get things done. A quick glimpse into the lives of West Indies immigrants. Early #Caribathon pick

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shawnmooney
Darryl | Jackie Ess
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https://youtu.be/vWL_vmL4WoY

#pridemonth2023
#caribathon

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Weekly Highlights

Yoked with a Lamb by Molly Clavering

Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason

Kick the Latch by Kathryn Scanlan

Afterparties by Anthony Veasna So

Paula by Sandra Hoffmann, Katy Derbyshire (Translator)

Eastbound by Maylis de Kerangal, Jessica Moore (Translator)

shawnmooney The Office of Historical Corrections by Danielle Evans

A Note in Music by Rosamond Lehmann

Elizabeth and Ivy by Robert Liddell

Darryl by Jackie Ess

Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily R. Austin

Isobel and Emile by Alan Reed

Daughters of the Deer by Danielle Daniel

Coral Glynn by Peter Cameron

Swimmers in Winter by Faye Guenther

The Family Way by Christopher DiRaddo
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shawnmooney Letter from a Great-Uncle and Other Stories by Richard Walter Hall

Eleven-Inch by Michal Witkowski, W. Martin (Translation)

Hungry Ghosts by Kevin Jared Hosein
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shawnmooney
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https://youtu.be/NUymztm25nM

#CaribAThon

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Woman Running in the Mountains by Yūko Tsushima, Geraldine Harcourt (Translator)

Scatterlings by Rešoketšwe Manenzhe

How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House by Cherie Jones

Greta and Valdin by Rebecca K. Reilly

Filthy bookmarks

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shawnmooney
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https://youtu.be/Vwa1s1IvPp8

#CaribAThon

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Sedating Elaine by Dawn Winter

Greta and Valdin by Rebecca K. Reilly

How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House by Cherie Jones

The Honeyman Festival by Marian Engel

LeahBergen Welcome home! 🇨🇦 2y
shawnmooney @LeahBergen 🤲🇨🇦💕 2y
Centique You made it!!! 2y
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Gissy
Dominicana: A Novel | Angie Cruz
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Based on author‘s mother story. Ana a 15 y/o person from DR, forced to married a 32 y/o man just to follow the American dream. Her mother told her that she must help her family and take them to NY. We will see her difficult cultural adaptation, living in a domestic violence marriage. A sad story😢but with hope. Ana is a resilience character❤️At the end of the audiobook, there is a short but interesting interview with the author❤️3.8⭐️

Gissy This book was in the shortlist in 2020 for the Women‘s prize. The Dominican representation in PR is high, we have family members and friends from that country and many local businesses are owned by Dominicans. So happy for this prize distinction👏👏👏👏🥰
I read the book physically with the audio. I don‘t know how easy it could be to read it without the audio since there is no distinction between the narrative and dialogue. ⬇️
3y
Gissy Also I found that some words or expressions were not translated or explained in the book. I think that it would be easier for non Spanish readers if those words/phrases/expressions are explained in some way within the story. For me it is easier when I read translated books from different languages like Japanese, German, French or any foreign language. I feel more connected with the culture. But still, a great book❤️❤️❤️
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TheAromaofBooks Great progress!!! 3y
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Gissy
Many Junes | Archibald Marshall
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June #BookSpinBingo tbr There are books from previous months tbr. I‘m behind in my challenges & readathons, story of my life🙄I think I‘ll have all the time in the world to read📚😳So, some old and new books. This month I want to participate in #QueerLitReadathon #CaribAThon and #RomanceAThon I‘m trying to read at least 2 to 3 books in each readathon but the readings will be done during the whole month and not necessarily in the readathon dates.

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Good luck!! I know how those challenges somehow pile up! 😂 3y
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Nebklvr
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Pickpick

#Caribathon This was an intense, immersive story. The writing, the story, the characters....all were fantastic. An atmosphere of oppressive heat and claustrophobia. I especially appreciated the Author sharing her sources on Jamaican history.