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Gissy
Martyr!: A novel | Kaveh Akbar
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Pickpick

February 2025 Book #5

I really enjoyed this book but I understand is not for everyone because is slow, maybe story was dragged a little bit and some convenient actions present that helped that ending. I usually don‘t like or enjoy stories about addictions, maybe too close to work, but there was something in the writing style that I loved, how author described the characters, that self talking, reflection, so deep, so many wonderful quotes⬇️

Gissy (Cont.) It is a depressed, sad story but with hope. A drama but it was deep and beautiful written. I did care for Cyrus and that fríendship/romance was just beautiful. I will like to try another book by this author. This book really worked for me 4/4.5⭐️

Also recommended by YouTuber Eric
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Gissy #BookSpinBingo #3 (buddy read) #ISpyBingo (vest-male wearing some kind of a vest looks like a vest😜) @TheAromaOfBooos
#toB2025 @BarbaraBB
#GoodReadsAroundTheYear #ATY prompt #9 (book listed in tournament llst of any year) from by GoodReads shelf #BooksIWantToRead2025
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AbstractMonica
Martyr!: A novel | Kaveh Akbar
Mehso-so

Not at all what I was expecting. There were instances that were deep and poignant, followed by what felt like a surface level YA novel. This one was not for me.

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AbstractMonica
Martyr!: A novel | Kaveh Akbar
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I feel like I‘ve been reading this book for so long! Life has been busy. I was hoping to wrap this one up today during my lunch break, but then we had to shelter in place due to a tornado warning. Let‘s try this again.

dabbe Hope all is well and that the tornado is gone! Beautiful pic, too, btw. 😍 1w
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Daisey
The Blind Owl | Sadegh Hedayat
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ensorcell: enchant, fascinate (verb)

#WeirdWords #WeirdWordWednesday

CBee Oooo, nice! 1w
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Daisey
The Blind Owl | Sadegh Hedayat
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Panpan

This was not the book for me. It‘s a strange, dark story with repetitive scenes from the perspective of a narrator frequently in an opium haze. At least that‘s how it seemed to me. I also think I missed aspects due to differences of culture & translation. I feel there‘s much more symbolism than I‘m aware of.

📷: Gandalf kept me company during my #HammockReading this evening.

#translated #1001books #Reading1001 #TBRTakedown April 2025

AlaMich What a sweet face! 😻 2w
Leftcoastzen What a cutie! 😻 2w
Ruthiella 😻😻😻 2w
Daisey @AlaMich @Leftcoastzen @Ruthiella Thanks all! He can be pretty adorable when he wants to. 1w
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 1w
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mcctrish
Martyr!: A novel | Kaveh Akbar
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Pickpick

I enjoyed listening to this, at times it was almost meditative. The talk about art and being compelled to create and adrift when there was no inspiration was so interesting, listening to the struggles of addiction was hard. A quote that stood out for me that came from the Koran “Action will be judged by intention”. I‘d like to ask a few people in power about this. It was disjointed at times

Suet624 I read the paper version, but now you‘ve made me want to listen to it. I really liked this one. 3w
mcctrish @Suet624 I feel like more quotes would have stuck with me if I‘d had this in print ❤️ 3w
sarahbarnes I am in such a long line for this one at the library. Based on reviews it seems worth the wait. 3w
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BaBaBaBillyAndTheBooks
Martyr!: A novel | Kaveh Akbar
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Mehso-so

Cyrus vainly sets off on a quest to die for his beliefs, but the real way to give meaning to one‘s existence is to live—not even to create art as much as find beauty and grace in any small world we‘re lucky enough to find ourselves.

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mjtwo
Martyr!: A novel | Kaveh Akbar
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Pickpick

29 Mar-20 Apr 25
Beautifully written and quite a compelling read.
Akbar tells the story of Cyrus, an Iranian-American whose mother was killed when the US shot down an Iranian passenger plane and who is trying to understand the nature of martyrdom in the context of his own life and addiction.
A little predictable but nevertheless a compelling and provocative read and so beautifully written.

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BarbaraBB
Read the World | Pushpinder Khaneka
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#ReadTheWorld2025

In March and April I‘ve read 7 books set in or written by author from places around the world: #Italy #Switzerland #Iraq #France #Iran #Denmark #Mexico #Argentina

I have the #InternationalBooker to thank for most of these books!

mcctrish That‘s awesome 4w
Ruthiella Nice work! 👍 4w
Bookwormjillk Love that! 4w
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Lesliereadsalot So cool! 4w
GatheringBooks Oh wow! This is a fantastic collage. I plan on doing a half year post of all #ReadTheWorld2025 posts on GatheringBooks and this just might be central to that post - it‘s amazing! Which one is the book from Iraq? Is it Fundamentally, because I already have that one. 4w
GatheringBooks @BarbaraBB i will move it up my TBR stack, then. 💕 4w
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mcctrish
Martyr!: A novel | Kaveh Akbar
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Next Lego set

AmyG Ooooo…don‘t forget to post when done! 4w
wanderinglynn Ooh, I love the flower sets! 😍 4w
ncsufoxes I have this one. The roses were a pain (for me at least) to get together. I do love how they create such beautiful flowers out of LEGO pieces 💐 4w
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mcctrish @ncsufoxes if I was getting married again I‘d do Lego flowers 4w
mcctrish @AmyG for sure 4w
mcctrish @wanderinglynn the colours are soooo good 4w
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