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For the #readafrica2022 #sierraleone I chose this title. As a society of humanity we have to do so much better. The fact I knew he had a happy ending to his journey (and happy as in he‘s still alive and living a life he has well earned) allowed me to read the whole memoir. This is another if he could live it I could read it and acknowledge his journey with my heart breaking. @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB @Texreader

For #readafrica2022 #Ghana I downloaded this one and let me tell you I was hooked right away. With plenty of twists this is a solid mystery/suspense read. Loved the cultural elements that truly pull you into this world! #travelthroughbooks @BarbaraBB @Librarybelle

For #readafrica2022 representing #Madagascar I picked this novella length read. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ read. This may be one of those books that things go missing with translation. This is only the second book from that island that‘s been translated from a local. His descriptions of the island is what kept me reading @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB @Texreader

I chose this memoir for my #readafrica2022 to represent #rwanda. Two sides to every story. Well, in this case Hollywood‘s version and this memoir written by a survivor of the genocide. At times heartbreaking and horrifying his words stand as witness to his experience. If he could live through it and write about it. I could read it. @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB

For #readafrica2022 and for the country of #Egypt I selected this one. I have to say this wasn‘t what I thought it was going to be like. This ended up being a wonderful read and I found myself captives by the writing style and the characters. #travelthroughbooks @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB

For #readafrica2022 I picked this one representing #Tanzania. This author is an automatic buy and I loved how he brought the Tanzanian landscape to life while at the same time telling a page turning story about a kidnapping gone wrong. Book is populated by a lot of characters so that can get confusing at times as each character has his/her POV. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ @BarbaraBB @Librarybelle #travelthroughbooks

For #readafrica2022 I selected this title representing #Belgiancongo #thecongo. I have to say I spent a few chapters yelling at the book. A few chapters crying and the whole book cringing as several times it was extremely uncomfortable. Which I guess is why it‘s a controversial read. In any event this country came alive for me through her descriptions and the characters. #travelthroughbooks @BarbaraBB @Librarybelle @Texreader

@Texreader this is my current read for #readafrica2022! This one is set in Belgian Congo.

I‘m borrowing daughter‘s dorm room wheeled cart (she‘s now home from college for the summer) for my challenge reads. With her immense amount of help, we organized and updated my fave books bookshelf (in the background). Then we pulled out my IRL challenge books for #readingafrica2022 (top of cart) #foodandlit2022 and #litsyatoz and put them on her cart. I decided to throw in a couple of my Wilbur Smith books for Africa because, why not?

This was such a very good read. Written in broken English, it‘s the story of a 14 yr old girl who so desperately wants to go to school to learn to be a teacher. Instead she‘s married off by her cruel father. I learned so much about this culture and this country through this book. #readafrica2022 #Nigeria #travelthroughbooks @Texreader @Librarybelle