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BarbaraBB
Read the World | Pushpinder Khaneka
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Adding some new countries to #ReadTheWorld2025 in July and August: #NewZealand, #Finland, #Peru, #Pakistan, #SriLanka, #Hungary and #Sweden.

I now have covered 26 countries!

GatheringBooks Oh wow! Way to go! Awesome! 2d
Ruthiella Nice work! 👏👏👏 2d
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BarbaraBB
Under the Storm: A Novel | Christoffer Carlsson
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Wow, this is a what you call #NordicNoir! A fire and a murder in a small Swedish village continue to have effect on the village for years to come. A former police officer can‘t let go and neither does the nephew of the man convicted for the crimes.

In the mean time the book sketches a pretty good picture of the political and social circumstances of the country during the 90s and the 00s. ⬇️

#ReadTheWorld2025 #26 #Sweden

BarbaraBB Also, I learned about the cycloon Gudrun, that hit Sweden in 2005 and took down more than 75 million cubic metres of trees with many implications for the national economy. Recommended! (edited) 4d
Bookwormjillk Sounds good! 4d
BarbaraBB @Bookwormjillk It is, it is! 4d
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monalyisha I‘m actually considering trying this! I normally wouldn‘t be drawn to it but I‘ve been trying to find books for my stepdad, who recently started reading (in preparation for his retirement). He‘s a homicide detective with a history as an arson detective. He doesn‘t have a literary bent but I‘m wondering if this is one we *both* might be able to read? Worth “investigating,” anyway! 😉 4d
BarbaraBB @monalyisha I loved it but it‘s not your traditional thriller in the sense that it is real Swedish and rather quiet. I loved that. Not much violence either. But definitely worth investigating 🕵️‍♂️ 4d
Cathythoughts Great review. There‘s feeling and depth and intrigue and thriller … my absolute favourite kind of book. X 4d
GatheringBooks Ooh! Stacked! 4d
CarolynM Sounds great. Stacked. 🙂 3d
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BarbaraBB
Flesh: A Novel | David Szalay
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Mehso-so

#BookerLonglist #3

I really liked Szalay‘s other books but I can‘t make much of this one.
István doesn‘t live his life, it just happens to him. He doesn‘t make choices or decisions. He just says okay to everything that is decided for him. There‘s just one time he does takes action, and it changes the course of his life. Yet it doesn‘t have any real impact on him or on me as a reader. So. Not very impressed.

And can someone explain the title?

squirrelbrain I‘m sad you didn‘t like this more as you were looking forward to it…. I looked up why he‘d chosen the title and he said it was to do with the physicality of the book rather than the cerebral nature of some stories. 🤷‍♀️ 2w
Graywacke @squirrelbrain make sense. I see the title has highlighting the body‘s unconscious motivations - the sex drive especially, but also other things along those lines. 2w
BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain Makes sense indeed. The flesh seems to dominate his decisions, that‘s true @Graywacke 2w
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Kristy_K
Woman, Eat Me Whole | Ama Asantewa Diaka
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Loved this book of poetry by Ghanaian poet Ama Asantewa Diaka. Composed of four parts, these poems are a mix of different poetic structures and themes. I especially enjoyed the ones the dove deeper into womanhood.

#ReadtheWorld2025 #Ghana

GatheringBooks The cover is gorgeous! I will get it if only for that alone. 2w
marleed That cover! 2w
Kristy_K @GatheringBooks @marleed I know! This was definitely a cover buy, and it paid off! 2w
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BarbaraBB
Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens | Shankari Chandran
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Set in a fictional Nursing Home in Sydney, this novel follows Sri Lankan immigrants Maya and Zakhir, who transformed the home into a sanctuary where “people will be valued.” Decades later, Maya is a resident, while Zakhir‘s disappearance remains unresolved. The flashbacks to war-torn Sri Lanka do complete the book.

Thanks for sending me this Carolyn🤍

#ReadTheWorld2025 #24 #SriLanka
#fictionaltraveler #someplacehot

julieclair This sounds fascinating! Stacked. 3w
Jeg I loved this book and gave it as a gift to several friends . 3w
BiblioLitten Ah I wish this was in our local library. I suggested it but they said it was not published in Canada. Only Amazon has it. 😑 3w
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BarbaraBB @BiblioLitten It‘s hard to get a copy where I live too so I was very glad that an Aussie Litten sent it to me ❤️ 3w
BarbaraBB @Jeg good choice! 3w
CarolynM Glad you enjoyed😘 Still haven‘t got around to it myself, yet. 3w
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GatheringBooks
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#CharacterCharm Day 13: #TimeSpaceTraveler - i think being stuck in just one particular day in time qualifies. Still don‘t know how i feel about this little book. Qualifies too for #ReadTheWorld2025 - Denmark - translated from Danish.

charl08 I like your cover more than mine! (And I don't know what I think about it either!) 3w
Eggs Great pairing! 3w
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Beautiful 💜💚 3w
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Kristy_K
How to Say Babylon | Safiya Sinclair
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I enjoyed this but it felt really long.

#ReadtheWorld2025 #Jamaica

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Kristy_K
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A great mix of memoir, journalism, and politics. A son investigates the murder of his mother, a Maltese journalist who reported on their government and exposed corruption. Well-written, full of depth, emotion, history, and the pursuit of justice.

#ReadtheWorld2025 #Malta

GatheringBooks Very interesting premise - just the kind of book I love to read. And I don‘t think I have any book from Malta in my shelves. Stacked! 1mo
Kristy_K @GatheringBooks I knew so little about Malta and this was a great (if not tragic) introduction. 1mo
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BarbaraBB
The Vintage Book of Latin American Stories | Carlos Fuentes, Julio Ortega
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A great collection of Latin American short stories. Very good ones among them, and little magical realism ?

Julio Ramón Ribeyro, Luis Loayza, Alfredo Bryce Echenique, Rodolfo Hinostroza, and Fernando Ampuero are Peruvian writers so I count them for
#FoodAndLit!

#ReadTheWorld2025 Book 22 #Peru

squirrelbrain Great -I might try this some time! 1mo
Hooked_on_books Another great picture! I‘m not surprised—yours are always great. 1mo
GatheringBooks I don‘t think i have any books or authors yet from peru! Thank you so much for sharing! 1mo
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BarbaraBB @Hooked_on_books Thank you Holly 😘 1mo
BarbaraBB @GatheringBooks All those authors pleasantly surprised me! 1mo
Cathythoughts I‘m stacking 👍🏻❤️ 1mo
Catsandbooks Wonderful! 👏🏼 1mo
Gissy @GatheringBooks Mario Vargas Llosa 1mo
GatheringBooks @Gissy oh yes! I do have him on my shelves - thank you for the reminder! 1mo
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BarbaraBB
The Axeman's Carnival | Catherine Chidgey
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Tama is a magpie, adopted by a couple who turn him into a social media hype. Because Tama can talk, which means repeating things he‘s heard and remembers. The things he says are so funny (you recognize them from earlier conversations and they come up at the most awkward moments) and in combination with the sadness of the couple‘s daily life, it makes a book unlike any other. Brilliant.

#ReadTheWorld2025 book 21 #NewZealand

CarolynM Meow😆 1mo
BarbaraBB @CarolynM 😂😂😂 1mo
Soubhiville This sounds fun! 1mo
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Tamra Sounds like I should get to this sooner rather than later! 1mo
squirrelbrain I think I might get this on audio…. I‘m struggling to find something to hold my attention and this should work! 1mo
GatheringBooks Oooh! Awesome. I love Europa editions. Will be on the lookout for this one. 🥰 1mo
BarbaraBB @Soubhiville @Tamra @squirrelbrain @GatheringBooks I honestly think you will all like it just as much as I did! 1mo
Centique Did i tell you that when my brother goes camping each summer with his kids, the man who camps in the next spot is Catherine Chidgey‘s husband! And he said to my brother - I bring the kids here so my wife can get some writing done! 1mo
BarbaraBB @Centique No way! That is so cool. I am very grateful now to her husband and maybe your brother to entertain him during those summers 😀 1mo
Suet624 I ordered this book when it came out and it sits on my shelf ready to read. I wonder why I haven't picked it up yet? Glad to hear you enjoyed it. 1mo
BarbaraBB @Suet624 Do read it! It‘s really great! 1mo
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