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Pinta
Martyr!: A novel | Kaveh Akbar
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Family, siblings, deathdrive, dreams. Shifting 1st person POV centered on orphaned Iranian-American poet Cyrus Shams. Obsession with martyrdom and “a death that matters” masking a search for meaning and “goodness.” Open and heartfelt. Saw the twist coming, but it still did its work. 2024

10 “Cyrus didn‘t write so much as he drank about writing”

114 “It‘s possible, he thought, that the experience of gratitude was itself a luxury”

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Decalino
House of Sand and Fog | Andre Dubus
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1. I think all kids should definitely take "Life Math" where you learn how much it takes to pay the deposit and rent on an apartment, how down payments and credit scores and interest rates work. It should be totally separate from pure math and all about navigating practical realities.

2. Kathy in House of Sand and Fog. Why, oh why, did she keep ignoring the tax bills? Such a devastating book.

#Two4Tuesday
@TheSpineView

TheSpineView Life math.. good one! Thanks for playing! 3d
Reggie Omg #2 I remember walking out of that movie and just being shell shocked with sadness. 2d
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Zuhkeeyah
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Another read pulled from the #nonfiction2024 prompt list. I like her humor and honesty during a very turbulent time in Iran. I can‘t imagine how you make the mental shift from freedom of speech to restrictions everywhere. Her parents were great in that they made their home a safe place to speak out.

Anyone have another nonfiction recommendation that covers the rise of the Islamic State? I‘d like to know more.

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kspenmoll
What We Owe | Golnaz Hashemzadeh Bonde
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#librarystack
Love combing the shelves…some new to me authors; some known to me authors. Happy day! #lovelibraries

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Kazzie
Martyr!: A novel | Kaveh Akbar
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Fantastic! What an exciting voice! Really enjoyed his immigrant perspective and the unforeseen plot twist. Appreciated the happy ending :)

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Liz_M
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I have been reading this month, although not commenting/reviewing much.

I even got a Bingo!

BarbaraBB You‘ve been quiet indeed but I was sure you‘ve been reading ❤️ 4w
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Amie
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Beautiful story about family secrets, generational trauma, sexuality, and identity. The story of Moud, an American teenager in 2019, his father as a young man in Iran in 1978 , and his grandfather as a teenager in L.A. in 1939.

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Sarahreadstoomuch
Martyr!: A novel | Kaveh Akbar
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This was an incredible listen. The writing is absolutely gorgeous, and the narration for this is audiobook was spot on. #bookspinbingo #bingo

Chelsea.Poole I loved it too! 1mo
sarahbarnes I‘m really curious about this one! 1mo
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kspenmoll
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#libraryhaul
I am trying to curb myself from taking out too many books at a time. I returned 2 (out of 6) today that I did not read. This haul seems more realistic. A memoir, a Celtic age mystery, a novel.

Silverneurotic It‘s actually good for the library though! 1mo
Crazeedi Donna Leon, one of my absolute faves!!! 1mo
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BookishTrish
Martyr!: A novel | Kaveh Akbar
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11 hours flew by #audiostitching to this unputdownable tale of an orphan poet obsessed with having a meaningful death after losing his mother in a planet crash when he was an infant.

IndianBookworm Already looks so pretty!😍 1mo
dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 1mo
Hooked_on_books That‘s so cute! 1mo
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