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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? 🤣 1w
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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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Kristy_K
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As with all short story compilations, I enjoyed some more than others, but each one was unique. Each took place 100 years after the US and British invasion and it was eye-opening and thought-provoking to see how each author processed this and chose to represent the future — some shining light on the after effects of the war through speculative fiction while others leaned heavily into science fiction.

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#Iraq #ReadtheWorld2025

GatheringBooks Wow, scifi from Iraq - that is, indeed, a first at least for me. Perfect book for the #ReadTheWorld2025 challenge. 3w
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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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BarbaraBB
Read the World | Pushpinder Khaneka
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#ReadTheWorld2025

In March and April I‘ve read 7 books set in or written by author from places around the world: #Italy #Switzerland #Iraq #France #Iran #Denmark #Mexico #Argentina

I have the #InternationalBooker to thank for most of these books!

mcctrish That‘s awesome 1mo
Ruthiella Nice work! 👍 1mo
Bookwormjillk Love that! 1mo
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Lesliereadsalot So cool! 1mo
GatheringBooks Oh wow! This is a fantastic collage. I plan on doing a half year post of all #ReadTheWorld2025 posts on GatheringBooks and this just might be central to that post - it‘s amazing! Which one is the book from Iraq? Is it Fundamentally, because I already have that one. 1mo
GatheringBooks @BarbaraBB i will move it up my TBR stack, then. 💕 1mo
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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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Blueberry
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Eggs Excellent 👌🏼 2mo
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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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BarbaraBB
Fundamentally: A Novel | Nussaibah Younis
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#WP25 Book 4

This was a delightful read despite the heavy subject: the rehabilitation of ISIS women in a camp in Iraq.
It‘s a perfect job for Nadia, who‘s escaping a life of partying hard in London. She used to be Muslim but doesn‘t believe any longer. She feels like she should safe Sara, one of the ISIS brides, and needs the help of her UN colleagues. I can‘t really explain what makes this book funny yet poignant but it certainly is.

ChaoticMissAdventures This has been one of my favorites of this year's long list! So glad you liked it. 3mo
TrishB Looking forward to it 👍🏻 3mo
BarbaraBB @ChaoticMissAdventures @TrishB It‘s highly original and unexpected. And I loved Nadia‘s imperfections! 3mo
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TheKidUpstairs I really enjoyed this one, glad you did too! Original and unexpected is a great description, it felt fresh! 3mo
squirrelbrain Looking forward to this one! 3mo
sarahbarnes I may have to try this one! Great review. 3mo
LeahBergen Great review! I already have this stacked or I would have added it. 😆 3mo
BarbaraBB @TheKidUpstairs Fresh says it all! 3mo
BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain @sarahbarnes @LeahBergen I‘d be interested in what you‘ll think of it! 3mo
Cathythoughts Agree with all these comments. ❤️ Stacked. 3mo
CarolynM Sounds good. Stacked 🙂 3mo
GatheringBooks I also have this on my TBR stack!! Good luck to me indeed. 💕💕💕 2w
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