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BiblioNyan
Dreams of Joy | Lisa See
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Holy shit, this book took all my emotions & threw 'em into an intense-as-fudge meat grinder & marinated it w/tension. I'm such an incoherent mess right now.

The detailed storytelling of life during the 1st decade of Mao's reign & communism is heart-shatteringly raw. The book explores the brutal reality of the era w/courage via deeply complex characters & unbelievably captivating prose. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

#dreamsofjoy #lisasee #china #historicalfiction

BiblioNyan This is the sequel to Shanghai Girls & can't be read w/o reading that first!! Which is also AMAZING! (edited) 8y
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BiblioNyan
Dreams of Joy | Lisa See
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The soul of Communism in China!!

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rachelm I just got to this part today! 8y
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BiblioNyan
Binti: Home | Nnedi Okorafor
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It's raining here today, & supposedly there's to be a storm as well!! I'm celebrating my favourite weather with a cup of hot cocoa, a pile of books, and a cozy blanket. Ambience of thundering horses through my kitchen is provided courtesy of 4 crazy ass, hyper as fudge kitties!! 💜 Happy reading!!

#bintihome #heartless #dreamsofjoy #diversebooks #litsygram

rubyslippersreads My downstairs neighbor says she can hear the thundering hooves of my kitties as well! 😹 8y
BiblioNyan @rubyslippersreads Haha, aren't cats just totally splendid creatures? 😂💙 8y
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BiblioNyan
Dreams of Joy | Lisa See
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This whole chapter has made me think of my mum & the shit I put her through during my rebel phase. Mothers are amazing people, and books with beautifully heart-wrenching prose like this one, can bring such feelings of gratitude and awe to life in unexpectedly engrossing ways!! 💜 I apologise for the quote spamming. I'm just so blown away by the intensity & powerful nature of this book!!

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BiblioNyan
Dreams of Joy | Lisa See
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The fruit of modern communism: HYPOCRISY & CORRUPTION!! .... Bloody hell, this book is intense.

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BiblioNyan
Dreams of Joy | Lisa See
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It's 1957 in Shanghai after the Liberation in China. The Paris of Asia has completely transformed!! I don't know much about the current state of affairs in China, but I get terrifying chills when I think about the transformation it underwent as Communism took root. This was life 60ish years ago... My mind is blown in such a painful way...

#dreamsofjoy #lisasee #chinese #historical #currentread #amreading

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BiblioNyan
Dreams of Joy | Lisa See
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Holy shit, first three pages of the book!! Also, this is so relevant today, almost 40-50 years later, that my heart just fucking bleeds and sobs. Changes were made, but in the end we're all back to this painful reality in 2017. History is supposed to be a lesson, not an itinerary.

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Notafraidofwords Shivers. 8y
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BiblioNyan
Dreams of Joy | Lisa See
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I've been feeling the itch of a reading slump creeping up on me. I'm hoping to defeat it before it can do much damage. This will be the first book that I'm looking to tackle for Feb.!! It's the sequel to Shanghai Girls, which was a phenomenal story about family, culture, & what it means to be an immigrant during the rise of Communism in China.
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