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Natasha.C.Barnes
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This book is hard to review. Some chapters felt drifting/not so useful-I either didn't need so much or needed to know more about the region & how it functions to get more out of it. Others were more to the point with some amazing ideas, but in the end they didn't quite feel fleshed out enough-by the time she got down to brass tacks, she ended too soon. But I still enjoyed it & I was introduced to fascinating ideas I want to learn more about.

Natasha.C.Barnes 2nd book finished of #litsypartyofone! 7y
Cinfhen Honest, thoughtful review 💚 7y
Natasha.C.Barnes @Cinfhen Thank you! To add more to it and to clarify, it's not that when she got to later chapters she didn't put forth or get to her ideas, it's more that they turned out to be bigger ideas than I'd anticipated and I wanted to know more about them and how she reached her conclusions! Especially because the lessons she's trying to teach feel VERY necessary for us to learn. 7y
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If I've learned one thing about #Syria from #readaroundtheworld #rotw, it is that the real estate industry in Syria was a real disaster, well before the bombs. #Litsypartyofone

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Natasha.C.Barnes
Carpentaria: A Novel | Alexis Wright
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Ok, so I know I said I'd use #LitsyPartyofOne to finish my current reads (some of which I started MONTHS ago), but how amazing does this book look?! I've picked it for #readaroundtheworld #ROTW #Australia this month and I'm so excited. #diversereads #ownvoices #indigenousauthors

Maybe I'll let myself start it if I finish my #ROTW #Syria pick from last month.

Marchpane This has been on my TBR for years - I look forward to seeing what you think of it! 7y
Natasha.C.Barnes @Marchpane Cool! I'd never heard of it till I was searching for an Australia book and wanted to find one from an indigenous author. I'm still working on my current reads for #litsypartyofone but I flipped though the first 2 chapters and even reading probably 6 full sentences got me really excited. Those 6 sentences had an east of Eden feel to them...we'll see. 7y
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Im not really in the mood for nonfiction, but when I saw this book about architecture that also worked for #readaroundtheworld #syria I knew it was right up my alley. I just finished a degree in commercial interior design and I care deeply about the built environment and how it affects us. It may seem ridiculous to focus a discussion on architecture in the midst of horror, but I think this has a place and is very important. #rotw #designmatters

readinginthedark Not ridiculous—this sounds amazing! Sometimes the best way to understand something is by observing how something else that seems completely separate is affected. 7y
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