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For my Global Reading Challenge - a book by an author from Algeria. Written in the 1990's - when Algerian women were being killed by extremist terrorists. This book is pulled from true stories told by Algerian refugees to France. It explores what it means when the unthinkable is the everyday, how to love a place and not be able to live in it. Incredibly heavy, I had to read in small doses, but I'm so glad I spent the time with this book.

Decided on my Global Reading book for #bookspin - the country is Algeria, and author Assia Djebar. My goal when I started was to read books written by people living in the country, who had been born in the country. I didn't want a tourist writing about a place they'd visited. I quickly realized it's more complicated than that, and the as the book of hers I'm reading (tagged) is a great example. (cont...)

Only a day late for #FoodAndLit #Uganda. I LOVED the Ugandan Rolex - I‘ll be using that technique again in the future (even though I cheated and used a store-bought tortilla instead of making the chapati. I was just too tired).
Not a lot to say about the book. I wish I knew more Ugandan history. It‘s worth reading for the Thank You Note chapter alone.

Looking forward to the Dominican Republic for February.

This is a collection of stories focused on Algerian women and their experiences primarily centered in the 1990s, during the Algerian Civil War. Some worked better for me than others. These are often sad, sometimes brutal, but also filled with rich historical and cultural detail. While not a genre or style I really care for, it‘s well done, and evokes a strong sense of time and place.

#readingafrica2022 #algeria

Went through all the different emotions with Ruby; both at home and at school. Despite all the challenges she went through she somehow always found a way to get through these. I liked her relationship with Julian Mambasa and for a moment there I thought something might develop between them. The saddest part for me though was when her family had to leave but her mother decided to stay back home to help those she thought needed her more.

While The Hate U Give made me angry, this book almost made me cry (which means a lot). Linzi Glass shows us the lifes of those who risk their lives and those of their beloved ones to do what's right. To fight and stand up for others. It shows us another side of the suffering people and their small-mindedness causes.

Ruby Red shows us the past, The Hate U Give the present. How far did we come?

My apple for lunch was almost cut as the wrong shade of green. Should have gone with the tangerine (but I ate it already).
The book is good so far, btw.

Taduno returns to Lagos from exile and discovers that his girlfriend has been abducted by the police and that not a single soul recognizes or even remembers him. This surreal, folktalish gimmick felt off to me from the get-go; by the halfway mark, it had become downright irritating. Despite the great writing and the wonderful audio narration, I shall not continue. I bet I won‘t remember that poor guy, Taduno, either.