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With Internment I have completed the #booked2019 challenge (#muslimmc) @Cinfhen @4thhouseontheleft @BarbaraTheBibliophage I read out of my comfort, completed some books on #mounttbr and completed books received in swaps. Looking forward to #booked2020

A great feminist utopian short story set in India. I found this gem on #SerialReader

For reading some of the early “feminist” stories from women of European heritage, I found this short story written in 1905 by a Muslim woman reversing the gender roles very interesting.

* Recommended if you enjoyed Angel Island by Inez Haynes Irwin or Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

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I just didn't enjoy it at all and I can't really put my finger on why. Not memorable.

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I finished a lot of these so long ago but here's my #Summer roundup for #Booked2019! I'm loving this challenge and the prompts were are spectacular! I'm excited to have kept up! Lol #genrebusting #MuslimMC #BookToMovie #GraphicNovel #GiftedToMe #DiverseMiddleGrade
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I really enjoyed this YA book about 16 year old Sophia who goes back in time from 2013 to 1857. She settles into a family that live on a prairie in Kansas and it delves into slavery, religion and the treatment of Native Americans. Great story and characters. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #booked2019 #muslimmc

A bit slow in places but overcome by the powerful portrait of the relationship between the parents and children in a religious Muslim family. Questions of how much responsibility parents have for who their children become. The father‘s evolution brought me to tears. I also learned a lot about the practice of Islam. Looking forward to discussing this at family bookclub. #muslimmc #familybookclub

Once I let go of the idea of the Pride and Prejudice remix pitch, I totally enjoyed the story the writer was showing us. Yes, there are element of Austen‘s novel. Still once I stopped trying to figure out who was who and took this journey of two people growing up both within and outside their familial circle, their faith and finding a companion with each other as it was not as it was promoted. I couldn‘t stop reading. #netgalley #booked2019

Usually, books that languish on my shelves end up with a big 👎👎 from me when I do finally read it. I‘m glad this little gem bucked the trend! Published in 1989, I overlooked the fact that this was not an Own Voices book, because it was clear the author did her research and spent time in the culture she was writing about. I loved Shabanu, and esp her relationship with her family‘s 🐫 🐫🐫.

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This story of three generations of Palestinian women was really rough to read at times, however I do love books that give me a peek into a culture different from my own. It was moving and heartbreaking and definitely not a light read.
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A Place for Us shows us what it means to belong but, more importantly, what can happen when we feel we don‘t. The author‘s examination of how families deal with anger, sadness, shame, and guilt was so realistic, which made it all the more moving. All the feels and all the stars.
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