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#gilgamesh
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Deblovestoread
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#WhereAreYouMonday

Mesopotamia 631 BC
London 1840
Turkey 2014

How else could I experience theses places in these times if it weren‘t for stories? How bereft my life would be without books. How thankful I am to be a reader!

@Cupcake12

AmyG I can‘t ever imagine not reading. What would I do with my time? Where would I go? 🤣 7d
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JenP
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In what is a supreme act of avoidance from writing grants (which probably won‘t get funded anyway in this climate), I decided to take a world literature course from Harvard extension. They offer a bunch of free online courses although I may pay the certificate fee just to support them. Gilgamesh is the first text they are discussing and I hadn‘t ever read it so finally getting to it

merelybookish Once upon a time I taught world lit to undergraduates (not at Harvard 😆) and always started with this. And it was often the book they liked best. Enjoy your course! Sounds fun! 1w
JenP @merelybookish I‘m certainly liking it more than the Odyssey which I read freshman year (many years ago 😂). How fun you taught world literature. I‘m enjoying this class so far. 1w
Tamra It‘s a fantastic historical study! 1w
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DGRachel I decided at the beginning of the years that I wanted to do a deep dive into Ishtar, and the book I‘m reading references Gilgamesh quite a lot, so I picked up a copy last month. I‘m looking forward to getting to it. 1w
JenP @DGRachel it‘s a very quick read. Hope you like it. I found it interesting 1w
JenP @Tamra yes! I‘ve found it interesting to compare the deluge to the version in genesis. The historical background from the class has also been fascinating 1w
Tamra @JenP there are several parallels with later mythologies! Humans have been asking the same questions and telling the same stories. 1w
Avanders Love this! ♥️ 6d
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NovelNancyM
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Another beautifully written novel by Elif Shafak. Humanity is united by water as this story illustrates in the telling of Arthur who lives near the River Thames in the 1840s, Narin who lives by the River Tigris in 2014, Zaleekhah who lives in a houseboat on the River Thames in 2018.

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VanessaCW
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I loved this one. It‘s about how one drop of water can connect us. It‘s told via the unique voices of three people. Arthur who born very near the Thames, Narin who lives near the Tigris and Zaleekah who is renting a houseboat on the Thames. Beautifully written and very moving at times, I was very immersed in these characters‘ lives and found it a page turner.

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VanessaCW
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A library book. I loved The Island of Missing Trees by this author so looking forward to this one.

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bekakins
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#roll100 another absolutely beautiful novel from Elif Shafa - she has such a talent for description and drawing you into the lives of her characters. Heartbreaking that so much of this is based on true events.

PuddleJumper Beautiful cover! 1mo
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Chelsea.Poole
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Loved this story. Human connection through water. Told through 3 perspectives, set on the banks of the River Thames and the Tigris in 2014, 2018 and 1840 (and a bit beyond). My favorite character was King Arthur of the Sewers and Slums. Not one I‘ll soon forget!

Hooked_on_books I loved this, too. I thought the way she brought it all together in the end was just brilliant. It kinda gave me goosebumps. 2mo
AnnCrystal 😍💝. 2mo
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AnneCecilie
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I was at the House of Literature last night to hear Elif Shafak talk about her latest book

What a talk. She talked about so many aspects of the novel and the significance of different writing styles for the different POV. I now have a deeper understanding of the novel

And Sharif was so sweet. Taking her time for everyone wanting a signed copy and a selfie. I stood 50 min in a queue. I can‘t remember the last time I did that

AnnCrystal 🆒📚💝. 3mo
squirrelbrain Amazing! ❤️ 3mo
TheEllieMo I‘ve seen Elif a few times. She is one of the most eloquent, thoughtful, nuanced people I‘ve ever seen 3mo
kspenmoll Wonderful! 3mo
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Chelsea.Poole
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I popped into the bookstore while my oldest son was with his tutor. This book jumped out at me and reminded me to check it out at the library. I did read the first few pages there. Is that stealing? I‘m not a bookstore person, at the library, this is encouraged!

thecheckoutstack Definitely not stealing 😀😂 3mo
Chelsea.Poole @thecheckoutstack 😉 I never buy anything (I‘m always just going to borrow it from our library) and I get in my head about it lol. They‘re in a college town and seem to be doing very well, based on the amount of sales happening during my 45 minutes there so I felt ok about just hanging out 😊 3mo
Lesliereadsalot I‘m the same way. My library will order anything if they don‘t have it so I only buy books for my Kindle if I‘m going on a trip. I love bookstores and I feel free to read anything when I‘m in one. Not stealing! 3mo
kspenmoll My experience in bookstores is that they really don‘t mind that you‘re sitting there reading or looking at book. often it‘s OK. I even take pictures sometimes of books so that I can get them at the library! I might buy 1 book to be supportive, esp if it‘s an Indie store. 3mo
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Tamra
Gilgamesh | Stephen Mitchell
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Reread with IRL club and it was a raucous good time, lots of fodder for laughter and discussion.

Once again struck by the highly relatable themes. Humanity hasn‘t fundamentally changed.