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ChaoticMissAdventures
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#10BeforeTheEnd I have been wanting to read this for so long, and I think I did the book a disservice by reading it now. It is pretty grim (focusing on the founding of Liberia, involving a lot of slavery talk). But it is also magical, the characters are vivid and the writing is crisp and the storytelling well done. It just didn't land well with me in my state of mind, I still recommend it.
On another note isn't the table runner I got beautiful?

Texreader Yes gorgeous table runner! Perfect for the season. The book looks interesting 7d
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Hooked_on_books
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I previously read a fascinating book about the 2014 Ebola outbreak from a physician, but this one goes deeper. Farmer starts with that event then goes deeper into the past to show how Sierra Leone and Liberia came to be health care deserts via colonialism. You then comes forward again to show how radically different things could be with just basic supportive care. Terrific and sobering.

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Megabooks
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Listening to this 22 hr audiobook is an investment but one that pays dividends. Farmer, a doctor on the frontlines of the 2014 Ebola crisis, writes about the history of Sierra Leone and Liberia from the slave trade and founding of these countries to the current politics and extractive trading. He explains why these countries are healthcare deserts from a historical perspective and gives ideas how we can better prepare for the next health crisis.

BarbaraBB You‘re my hero! 22 hours!! Did you recapture your love for audio? 5mo
Megabooks @BarbaraBB mostly yes! Although I have to be a lot more invested to finish a book now. 5mo
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Megabooks
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So you may have noticed I haven‘t written an audiobook review in awhile. I‘m still listening to them, but I‘m not enjoying it as much. With all the aides coming and going, I rarely get uninterrupted listening time anymore. However, I decided to leap into a super-long (22 hour) one about the 2013-15 Ebola outbreak and an sociological history of those countries, and I‘m really enjoying it! It‘s a bit slow going, but maybe I‘ll love audio again!

Bookwormjillk Glad you got some audiobook time in. So hard with constant interruptions. I have this one in my TBR so will be looking for your review. 5mo
Lizpixie I‘d love to read this but am struggling to find the audiobook. Where did you get it from if I may ask? 5mo
squirrelbrain I hope it gets you back into audiobooking 🤞😘 5mo
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ImperfectCJ @Lizpixie I don't know where @Megabooks got it, but I'm seeing it on Libby (through Los Angeles Public Library but not through my smaller libraries), on Cloud Library through San Diego Public Library, and on libro.fm 5mo
ImperfectCJ @Lizpixie I don't know about availability outside the US, but the audiobook is published by Dreamscape Media: https://www.dreamscapepublishing.com/single-audiobook/?titleid=1772 5mo
Megabooks @Lizpixie hi! Sorry I went shopping all morning. I picked this up on Libro.fm. I think @squirrelbrain has used their website/audiobooks outside the US. They are DRM free. @ImperfectCJ 5mo
Megabooks @Bookwormjillk so far it‘s very worth the time investment! 5mo
squirrelbrain @Lizpixie - yes, I‘ve used Libro.fm here in the UK. I‘ve been gifted audiobooks through the site from Littens in the US, and have also been able to reciprocate with gifts back again. 5mo
BarbaraBB It sounds like your kind of book. I hope it will reconnect you with audio! 5mo
Megabooks @BarbaraBB it is my kind of book, and I‘m really enjoying it! 5mo
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Hooked_on_books
The Darling | Russell Banks
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This one starts by exploring Hannah‘s life on her farm in upstate NY, in a sort of female enclave, then moves back to her years in Liberia as a younger person as the country moves steadily toward war. She‘s a complex character, which I really liked, and it was interesting watching a white American navigate an African country with all the privilege she retains. (My copy half-eaten by my dearly departed Gunther, but still readable!)

BarbaraBB ❤️ 8mo
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Sparklemn
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I love Parks & Rec, and Retta has some of the best lines. I liked the audiobook. She is a funny, intelligent person. Not sure it would have been as enjoyable in print. Definitely a pick if you're a fan or just enjoy an entertaining memoir. Her essay with the list of examples of her laziness was very relatable...as I sit ignoring my messy house to watch baseball and screw around on my laptop. I accept my failings. 💻 ⚾ 😅

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5feet.of.fury I audiobooked this and loved it too. She‘s hilarious 2y
Susanita I love her on The Ugliest House in America. Her facial expressions are priceless! 2y
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BarbaraBB
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#12BooksOf2022

My May favorite was my favorite #ReadingAfrica2022 read as well. I loved that challenge and highly recommend the book!

Andrew65 Not read this one. Stacked. 2y
Deblovestoread Highly recommended = stacked! 2y
BarbaraBB @Andrew65 @Deblovestoread Thanks for trusting my judgment. It really is very good. 2y
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Andrew65 Now frantically trying to research books for #ReadingTheAmericas2023 2y
Currey Loved this book also! 2y
PaperbackPirate Such a good book! 2y
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Texreader
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At the time Gbowee wrote this autobiography, she apparently didn‘t know she was being nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, and won it in 2011. I didn‘t know it until I finished the book and googled her to see what she has done since. Talk about a woman who pulled herself up by the bootstraps—she is it. She grew up in a fairly stable #Liberia until she turned 17, when the first of its civil wars began. She married young to a fierce abuser ⬇️

Texreader who fathered 4 of her children, at which point she finally left him. Depressed in a world that offered no hope, she finally devoted her life to organizing women in the face of the worst odds to bring peace to her country and all of Africa. I felt it was a bit self-aggrandizing at times, but then hey, she earned the Nobel Peace Prize so I agreed she deserved to recognize herself & her worth. My 2nd to last country for #readingafrica2022! 2y
Bookwormjillk Wow, what do you have left? 2y
Texreader @Bookwormjillk The island of São Tomé and Principe 2y
Librarybelle You are so close to finishing! Well done!!! 2y
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Speaking about refugees from war-torn Sierra Leone:

“Even if you‘re poor and struggling, you don‘t kick out someone who comes to your house in need.”

#Liberia #readingafrica2022 @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB