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Soubhiville ❤️❤️❤️ 35m
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Yay! A quote about food for #foodandlit and perfect for Valentine‘s Day with a little romance. #Nepal

This is a terrible audiobook (the narrator is quite good though) so I‘ve moved to the ebook. The book bounces around between countless characters and through time and seemingly at random. I was in a constant state of confusion. Reading the ebook is so much better.

Catsandbooks ❤️🇳🇵🥟 4d
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JillR
A Burning | Megha Majumdar
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Mehso-so

The premise was strong, and intriguing. Jivan comments on Facebook then finds herself arrested for playing a part in a terror attack. Her former teacher is being pulled into nationalist politics, Jivan‘s student Lovely could possibly help her, but no one is asking. There‘s a lot being said here, yet at the same time I felt a strange disconnect from the three main characters, and from how their stories interconnected. Overall, mixed feelings.

squirrelbrain Great review! I haven‘t read this, and I‘m not drawn to it now…. 1w
JillR @squirrelbrain a book group friend gave it 5 stars, totally loved it, so I went in with high hopes, but many elements just didn‘t work for me. However I‘ve since read a few reviews and it seems to have been universally highly rated, so I think it‘s a me thing! 7d
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Pickpick

I did not expect this book to be as dark and witty as it was. A portrayal of the Indian mutiny on the fictional town of Krishnapur.
It is from the viewpoint of white men but in bits shows that the author had an understanding of the complications of the British empire.

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I‘ve picked this audiobook for my next #foodandlit book for #Nepal @Catsandbooks

AnishaInkspill I remember this being a wonderful read, enjoy 1w
TheBookHippie I remember this read! 2d
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Daisey
Sold | Patricia McCormick
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Pickpick

This was often a tough book to read, about a 13 year old Nepali girl sold into prostitution in India. McCormick does an amazing job of describing how horribly Lakshmi is treated while also refraining from being excessively explicit. Lakshmi faces these circumstances with her mother‘s words that to endure is to triumph and never fully gives up hope.

#YA #FoodAndLit #Nepal #India

vonnie862 I was about to borrow this book but the topic is too dark for me right now. 2w
Daisey @vonnie862 I completely understand. Knowing it would be a fairly short read, I read just a few chapters each evening, but I never wanted to read along section at a time. 2w
TheBookHippie Amazing read. Gets banned constantly. I always buy copies when I see them. 2d
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keithmalek
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Sadly, this opening epigraph was the ONLY good thing about this book.

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Bailedbailed

It's been a while since I've read a book that was so terrible that it actually made me angry. This was one of those books. It's a 389-page book that's supposed to be about the Union Carbide disaster that struck India in 1984, but the authors decided to wait until page 294 before they got to it. I'm not joking. It's as if they wanted to write about everything BUT the disaster. 😡😡😡 #2025Book4

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Butterfinger
A Fine Balance | Rohinton Mistry
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15 - I need to get busy. Especially with Shakespeare. Each one I read left a lasting impact. How could I ever forget the conclusion of A Fine Balance and Kindred? I adore Little Women. In fact, I am in the middle of The Other Alcott Sister and will be starting Geraldine Brooks's March in the next few days.

#TLT @dabbe

dabbe You are in good company again; most of us scored between 5 and 30. You've given me two more to add to my TBR, too! Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩶🩵🩶 3w
Butterfinger @dabbe I enjoy your surveys. I'm reminded of classics I need to read. I've always liked classics. Trollope is the only one I won't read. I have only read one. I couldn't stomach his blatant racism. 3w
dabbe @Butterfinger I had him on my list to try, but now I won't! We don't need that in this day and age, right? Thanks for the support! Thanks for the support! 🩶🩵🩶 3w
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Chelsea.Poole
The Covenant of Water | Abraham Verghese
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Pickpick

The combination of high expectations and high page count mingled together to make me want to quit this many times. I persevered (I‘m leading the book club meeting for it tomorrow) and the ending was worth it! A family saga across 70 years set in India…unbelievably tragic and relentless in its melodramatic tone but despite myself, I loved the family matriarch and cried at the end. Heavy on the medical/disease/hospital scenes which aren‘t for me.

squirrelbrain That ending….. 😭 4w
Butterfinger He became one of my favorite writers when I read his memoir of being the specialist of AIDS patients in rural Tennessee during the epidemic of the 80s. He is brilliant and one of my heroes. 4w
Butterfinger I think it was his first book. 4w
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Singout Good for you! It was a previous #AuldLangSpine pick for me, but I was intimidated by the length. 4w
Lesliereadsalot Loved the ending! 4w
Kitta I loved this one, I think it was my favourite read of last year. 4w
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