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I lost the physical book, but it was so good I had to finish it. There was a queue waiting for it from the library so I just downloaded and finished it on my Kindle. It was worth it! The story is just so interesting. It may deal with familiar themes - family, loyalty, etc- but does so in an interesting and (to me) unexpected way. I‘m about to go order more of his books.

I have done a terrible job of keeping up with this account. I was in a bit of a reading slump lately. While packing away and cleaning through some things I came across this book that I bought earlier this year. It looks good so I am going to start it.

At the book festival...

My four picks for #CampLitsy25

Sunday Funday!!!! Reads❤️💚

Reading its new to me!😊

A complicated book following 12yo Yusuf sold by his parents for the repayment of their debt & follows his journeys emotional, metaphorical and geographical across the African continent as he grows up. A commentary on the social and power dynamics of Africa. Gives a view into the lives of those rarely discussed. But I found the narrative a tad cluttered so it didn‘t leave me with the impact I wished it did. But Gurnah remains an excellent writer.

I've just finished this novel and realised that I never knew our protagonists name, flicking back through the pages I don't think we are ever told.

We do know he is in his forties, he teaches in the UK and has a failing heart. We also know his family in Zanzibar have no idea he lives with an English woman and has a 17 year old daughter.

This feels very much like a character study, how silence can wrap itself around unsaid words and snowball.

This book is very descriptive and dilly dallies all over the place and we are given far more information than we would ever need however it does create an atmosphere which absorbs you. At times you could almost smell the scenes being described.

Set between Zanzibar and London, this is the story of Salim and his family secrets. I was pretty invested in the characters here and how their lives were playing out.

I liked this, it was a decent read

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🏫 In another life, I‘d be a marine archaeologist. I want to be by the ocean and near ships.
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