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The description of this book doesn‘t sound like something that would work, but it does. At 622 pages it‘s a MiniChunkster ( @Amiable ) yet I finished it in 4 days, one of which was mostly spent visiting relatives. It‘s hard to say which of the three stories I was most engaged with - they were all engrossing- but I think Zeno was my favorite character. Best book of 2026. 😂

Amiable Best book AND a chunkster! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🎉 18h

sarahbarnes I loved this one too! 16h

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Owls31092

Short History of Byzantium | John Julius Norwich

I never thought I would find an appropriate Franklin meme for what we do, but… #byzantineempire #franklin #ashorthistoryofbyzantium #europe #crusades #constantinople #history #europeanhistory

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rpsingletary

SPEAK SOFTLY AMONG ICEBERGS: , our hours, and other media melting fast: a (found) novel pimp-scratch-that palimpsest | R. P. Singletary

Seeking advanced readers for 4/23/26 launch. e-ARC available. #literary #fiction #experimental #cross-genre #lgbtq #queer #odd #feelsright #comfort #travel #homesick #istanbul #IST #ATL #byzantium #constantinople #rome #newrome #antarctica #newnewsouth #kjv #peace #freedom #acceptance #religion #family #history #genealogy #lovestory #eco #environmentalstorytelling #place #purpose #poetryinfiction #lyrical #story-listening #triggers #contentwarning

rpsingletary LOGLINE: Man faces loss, travels, heals. Metaphor of Istanbul: shape-shifting city:: we all have many names, but meaning? We must add ourselves.

A sexually ambiguous man falls to pieces after a child-death and his marriage's demise. He turns to nearly every drug imaginable (religion, travel, sex, talk-therapy, family, folklore...) before reconnecting with a past love thought foregone; meanwhile, he comes into the inheritance of an ancestral...

SPEAK SOFTLY AMONG ICEBERGS: , our hours, and other media melting fast: a (found) novel pimp-scratch-that palimpsest

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bekakins

Cloud Cuckoo Land (Large Print Edition): Large Print | Anthony Doerr

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#roll100 #hauntedshelf #screamteam really enjoyed this one - intertwined stories from 1400s Constantinople to late 21st century. I loved all the references to ancient texts in it too 🤓

ImperfectCJ, PuddleJumper

PuddleJumper 🎉🎉 2mo

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Hannah_11

Cloud Cuckoo Land | Anthony Doerr

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Wow..This is just incredible!
#pick #cloudcuckooland #anthonydoerr

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RaeLovesToRead

Istanbul: A Tale of Three Cities | Bettany Hughes

https://youtu.be/IDSdg_etAkM?feature=shared

^ made a YouTube video showing off the books I bought in Istanbul

Sorry about the terrible audio on this one.

If anyone has read any Elif Shafak or Orhan Pamuk drop me a message... where should I start????

Thank you for supporting the channel. I keep working on it 😊

lil1inblue My Name is Red by Orhan Pamuk was EXCELLENT. I highly recommend that one! 8mo

RaeLovesToRead @lil1inblue I have that one! 😊 8mo

RaeLovesToRead @lil1inblue Maybe this shall be my starting point!!! 8mo

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JenReadsAlot Istanbul by Pamuk.... I'm also hoping to get there one day 🤞 8mo

RaeLovesToRead @JenReadsAlot This also may be a good starting point 🤔🤔 I wish I was still there... such an incredible city. 8mo

RaeLovesToRead @JenReadsAlot I dragged my friends to the book bazaar and the Pera Palace Hotel library for drinks because they were in my 1000 libraries book 😅 8mo

JenReadsAlot That sounds amazing! Some day.... 8mo

Andrea313 I read the following by Orhan Pamuk a number of years ago and really enjoyed it:

Istanbul - Memories and the City

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Liz_M @RaeLovesToRead There's a 1000 libraries book?! 8mo

BarbaraBB Did you go to this museum? I loooved it:

The Museum of Innocence

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Bevita

Cloud Cuckoo Land | Anthony Doerr

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Well it was not as good as All the Light We Cannot See and it‘s a problem when it takes the first 350 pages — 350!! — to get into it, but I tore through the last 200. Creative and really compelling characters. An ode to libraries and books, which I love.

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