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I Have Seen the Moon: Reflections on Nauru | Bron Williams

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This was a really quick read that had a lot of information regarding the island nation of #Nauru and as a result is partnof my #ReadingOceania2024. This is a person narrative of the authors regarding their time on this island. Reads diary like and whilst it was barely 100 pages it still managed to educated. @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB

Librarybelle Nice! I‘d not heard of this one! 10mo

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On Fragile Waves | E. Lily Yu

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An Afghan family escape Kabul, through Pakistan, then on an overloaded boat to #Nauru, the holding island for refugees to #Australia. Told from a preteen girl, she experiences such hardship often unknowing how much worse it could be. So many thing were special about this book: 1) the plight of refugees everywhere, 2) told from the perspective of a child, 3) revealing Australia faces a refugee crisis like the rest of the world and handling it ⬇️

Librarybelle, BarbaraBB

Texreader poorly like the rest of the world. This is an extremely difficult book to read—the family is pummeled with everything that can go wrong. When you just want them to survive. And I learned how Nauru was once one of the richest countries per capita in the world until it was stripped of its natural resources, only to become a “holding pen” for the “undesirable” immigrants. Fortunately it‘s a short read. But an important one. #readingOceania 11mo

BarbaraBB I just read another review about this book. Sounds like a must read 11mo

Librarybelle All the reviews for this one are so good…the story sounds so difficult to read but a necessary read. 11mo

squirrelbrain This was so good,but very tough. 11mo

Bookwormjillk I was so glad I read this book. I never would have found it if not for this challenge. 11mo

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Bookwormjillk

On Fragile Waves | E. Lily Yu

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Wow, this book was a punch in the gut. I can‘t believe more people aren‘t talking about this book about refugees in #Australia and #Nauru

#ReadingOceania2024 @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB

Librarybelle I really need to read this one 11mo

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On Fragile Waves | E. Lily Yu

The dedication for the tagged book. An ominous start. #Nauru #ReadingOceania2024 @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB

Librarybelle Ominous indeed 11mo

squirrelbrain It‘s a very sad book. 11mo

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On Fragile Waves | E. Lily Yu

Up next for #Nauru #ReadingOceania2024 @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB

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squirrelbrain

On Fragile Waves | E. Lily Yu

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This was a heart-wrenching novel about Firuzeh and her family who leave Afghanistan with the ‘help‘ of people-traffickers, hoping to reach a better life in Australia.

I read this for #readingoceania24 #nauru as the family spend some time in a Detention Centre on the island whilst they are processed by the Australian government. Whilst only about a 1/4 of the book, this was by far the most impactful part. 😞

Librarybelle, BarbaraBB

Librarybelle This does sound heart wrenching! 11mo

BarbaraBB A heavy read I think 11mo

LeeRHarry Is this book going to make me angry? Probably. Sounds like a good one though. 11mo

squirrelbrain Yes, pretty much @LeeRHarry - there‘s a few Australian characters portrayed in a negative light, whether being outwardly racist, uncaring or even well-meaning but useless. It‘s also billed as magical realism, but it‘s not. (One of the characters talks to a ghost.) It‘ll make you angry, but sad too. 11mo

Centique Wow this sounds very good. I have already stacked it but must get to it soon. 11mo

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Paradise for Sale: A Parable of Nature | Carl N. McDaniel, John M. Gowdy

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A coral island near the equator, #Nauru had a thick layer of phosphate exploited by western cultures and wreaking havoc on the local environment. Combining environmental science, anthropology, and economics, this book looks at the island nation in the context of the larger world and how events there could presage the future for humanity. Fascinating and sobering.

#ReadingOceania2024

Librarybelle, BarbaraBB

LeeRHarry And has since been used as the site of an Immigration Detention Centre for the Australian government. 11mo

Librarybelle It does sound like a sobering read 11mo

squirrelbrain I‘ve just started a fiction book for the #nauru prompt that includes the Detention Centre @LeeRHarry

On Fragile Waves

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Hooked_on_books @LeeRHarry Ongoing exploitation! What a surprise. This book is from just over 20 years ago and the loss of phosphate money plus overpopulation pressures were showing. I wonder if that helped to push them into deciding to “host” the detention center. 11mo

Hooked_on_books @squirrelbrain That sounds really interesting. I look forward to your review. 11mo

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