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Michellesibs
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Mehso-so

Im just not a fan of this author. Her character dialogue is juvenile, basic. This is a adults fiction book with fully grown adults as characters and honestly there's better dialogue out there in YA.
There's also a lot of personal rants in here. The whole rant about fish and sanitary towels is one example of how information is shoe horned into the narrative. Its awkward.
And there's no trust of the reader. A good author will show not tell.

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Centique
Madonna in a Fur Coat | Sabahattin Ali
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Pickpick

My daughter asked me to have a book club with her and I‘d just bought this book so we took turns reading sections. A lovely short classic from 1943 dealing with a love affair and feelings of isolation. From my 50+ yr perspective - it reminded me of other books and ideas - from her 20yo perspective it was utterly new and devastating. Also: spring blossoms!

Ruthiella Love the mother-daughter book club! ❤️ 3d
Centique @Ruthiella yes it was fun! We will try it again when her exams are over 😊 3d
Reggie Awwww that‘s so awesome! -my dad and I are starting The Stand tomorrow. For the October/government shutdown apocalypse vibes. 1d
Centique @Reggie you guys are BRAVE! 1d
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Karisa
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Pickpick

Wow! Gorgeous, creative, heartbreaking, and hopeful. The story of a Greek and a Turk who fall in love in Cyprus while a wise fig tree and their future daughter try to make sense of it all. Some passages read like poetry. This wonderfully complex novel lives up to the hype!

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Cathyloves2read
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Pickpick

read There Are Rivers in the Sky in record time—it completely drew me in. It‘s a fascinating account of how water has shaped lives, cultures, and history. The characters and settings were vivid, and I especially loved learning about Mesopotamia and the modern countries that now exist in that region. The multiple timelines were equally compelling, and the depiction of the atrocities people endured was heartbreaking. A powerful, immersive read.

Chelsea.Poole Agreed—great read! 4w
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Dilara
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Halfway through Somewhere in the Balkans, the 1st tome of a family saga trilogy about an Armenian family from Rodosto (now Tekirdağ in #Turkey) at the turn of the 20th century. Written in Bulgarian by an Armenian Bulgarian author. I am reading the French translation. Loving it so far, but I know the 2nd tome will be difficult to find, and it looks like the 3rd never was translated (unless it's included in the 2nd - informations are unclear).

Dilara Pic of the memorial house of Francis II Rákóczi in Tekirdağ, Turkey by Ollios, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. He has nothing to do with the story, but this picture of his traditional house in Rodosto/Tekirdağ gave me a much better understanding of the lay of the house described in the book, especially the monumental gate. 1mo
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JillR
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Pickpick

A sprawling tale starting in 600BC and then through 1840, 2014 and 2018, on the banks of the rivers Thames and Tigris. This was a very slow burn for me, taking me an age to get into and I did find the interweaving stories differed in strength. That said in the final third all strands pull together in a really beautiful way. Largely a great read, huge amounts to learn and think about, but something held me back from truly loving it.

Tamra I‘ve tried listening to the audio, but I bailed because I thought I needed it in print to connect the dots. 1mo
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The_Penniless_Author
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Pickpick

I'm not all that knowledgeable about Turkish literature, so it was nice to get an introduction to a writer I hadn't heard of before and who is so revered in Turkey. It was also fascinating learning about the difficulties in translating Turkish to English (I love modern translator notes), and in translating Atay's complex sentences specifically. Weird, dark existentialism of the best sort. I especially loved 'A Letter - Unsent'.

Ruthiella I also really enjoy translator‘s notes. It‘s such a fascinating process. 1mo
Anna40 Sounds intriguing 1mo
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Amiable
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Pickpick

Heartbreaking and beautifully written story about three people whose lives and fates intertwine throughout time, history and the Epic of Gilgamesh. I‘m enamored with Shafak‘s prose —I will definitely read more of her backlist. My only criticism would be that the ending felt a bit too abrupt after 430 pages of build up to find out how and why all three characters were connected.

Kerrbearlib Gorgeous picture! 2mo
Tamra I‘m listening to the audio, which I‘m not doing justice to because I listen while falling asleep. Nonetheless I can tell it‘s really excellent story telling. This is likely that I should read in print. 2mo
AnnCrystal 🤩🖼️💝. 2mo
Amiable @Kerrbearlib Thanks! It‘s a watercolor painting of the Charles River in Boston. 2mo
Amiable @Tamra I can‘t do audiobooks —my mind wanders too much. 😬 2mo
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charl08
The mask of Dimitrios | Eric Ambler
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More reading with cricket.
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Somewhere, at some future time, Dimitrios might happen to find Mr Peters and then Mr Peters would die as Visser had died. Somewhere, at some time, Dimitrios himself would die: probably of old age. But he, Latimer, would not know about those things. He would be writing a detective story with a beginning, a middle and an end; a corpse, a piece of detection and a scaffold...

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Amiable
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I don‘t drink alcoholic beverages, and I particularly dislike wine and beer. Recently discovered Töst, a non-alcoholic sparkling beverage made from white tea, berries and ginger. It‘s lovely and very refreshing! (Not to sound like a commercial—I really do not have any stock in this company. ?) Just putting it out there in case others are interested.

TheKidUpstairs Ooh, interesting. I've been cutting back on alcohol and am considering giving it up, but looking for dry grown up non-alcoholic alternatives is tough (so many are too sweet for what I'm looking for). I'll have to check this one out! Thanks! 2mo
Amiable @TheKidUpstairs They have three flavors, apparently: original, rosé and sangria. I‘ve tried the original and rosé and liked them both. Hoping to find the sangria to check that out as well. 2mo
kspenmoll That drink sounds delicious! Thanks for sharing! 2mo
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IriDas Sounds tasty. 2mo
willaful Oooo, sounds nice. I rarely drink alcohol. 2mo
Suet624 Well now I have to see if I can find it around here! 2mo
Amiable @Suet624 I had it at a restaurant in Quechee, and loved it so much I asked the waitress where to get it! Bought a few bottles at a food co-op in Woodstock when we were up there last weekend. The website has a map of where to buy it. 2mo
Suet624 Oh, thanks!! 2mo
AnnCrystal 🆒🥂😋💝. 2mo
kspenmoll I am now totally addicted to Tost- found it at Big Y -I am sipping on the original- so thirst quenching on a hot late afternoon! Thank you! 2mo
Amiable @kspenmoll I‘m so glad you found it—and love it! 2mo
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