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Country Jumper in Ghana | Claudia Dobson-Largie
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Anyone else shocked that slavery wasn‘t outlawed until 1928 in #Ghana?

#foodandlit @Catsandbooks

Bookwormjillk yikes 3mo
Texreader @Bookwormjillk I‘ve read about how some western countries continued slavery well into the 1900‘s (the French were particularly bad about it, but so were the Portuguese) having learned about it during the #readingAfrica challenge. But to know an African country allowed it until the 1920s by law is unreal to me. 3mo
Catsandbooks I'm surprised but also not 3mo
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Bookwormjillk
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Pickpick

This treasure was buried among the free books on my Kindle. It was a hard read, and really makes you think about the people who left home to find a better life that we celebrate on Thanksgiving and those that we refuse to help. This short book by Ousman Umar describes his journey from Ghana to Spain between the ages of about 13-17. We should all read this book.

Librarybelle I think I will be reading for these challenges for years to come! 4mo
Bookwormjillk @Librarybelle I‘m getting close on Asia, but it will still probably go into next year. 4mo
BarbaraBB Kudos for almost finishing Africa!! 4mo
ChaoticMissAdventures This sounds so good, and Thanksgiving is the perfect time for hard immigrant stories. 4mo
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Bookwormjillk
Running Man: A Memoir | Charlie Engle
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Pickpick

I was in the mood to read about ultramarathons for some reason the other day so I downloaded this audiobook from Scribd. I really enjoyed this book by Charlie Engle who went from addict to athlete to felon. It‘s brutally honest and interesting. His running took him all over the world so I‘m counting this for #ReadingTheAmericas #Ecuador and (still) #ReadingAfrica #Libya

Librarybelle This sounds very interesting! 10mo
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Bookwormjillk
A Fish Caught in Time: The Search for the Coelacanth | Samantha Weinberg, Fourth Estate
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#12booksof2022

Another non-fiction read from #ReadingAfrica

I really enjoy books about exploring and researching the ocean so this book was perfect for me.

Andrew65 Sounds perfect! 1y
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BarbaraBB
Where You Come From | Sasa Stanisic
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#BookReport 49/22

I read three books this week. The tagged one I read in Dutch and was a difficult book. I enjoyed Ocean State a lot, as well as An African in Greenland, the last book I will read for #readingAfrica2022.

Cinfhen I have one left to get to for #ReadingAfrica too, but I won‘t complete the challenge 💁‍♀️ 1y
Megabooks Great week, especially since you‘re really busy! 👏🏻👏🏻 1y
BarbaraBB @Cinfhen Neither do I! I have about 8 countries left I think. 1y
BarbaraBB @Megabooks Thanks! ❤️ 1y
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Now that I‘ve finished the #readingAfrica challenge I‘m picking up this bad boy again. #chunksterchallenge at 824 pages!

Aimeesue "The translator may have added scenes and episodes to the text" Oh, sure, like you do. ? 1y
Texreader @Aimeesue Those Swedes! 😁 1y
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Bookwormjillk
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Pickpick

This overview of current issues and and attitudes towards Africa was very informative. I especially enjoyed the parts about popular culture from my childhood like Band Aid and Coming to America. Thanks @BarbaraBB for putting this on my radar. #ReadingAfrica

Librarybelle I really need to read this one! 1y
BarbaraBB Happy you liked it. And indeed, that part about Band Aid 🤦🏻‍♀️ 1y
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Itchyfeetreader
Little Suns | Zakes Mda
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Another started but not finished #booked22 (and a #readingAfrica) thanks to this weeks #novelnovember. This is hard to review - overall I loved the historical elements of the novel and the story of the kingdoms of Africa pre and alongside colonisation but at times struggled with the very oral style of storytelling in its written form. Also didn‘t love the main character who was annoying and slightly stalkerish. His love has no voice of her own

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The [American Presbyterian] mission [to the DRC in 1895] was once again without a white presence, and Dr. Samuel Chester, Executive Secretary of the Board for World Missions, issued an urgent call for white recruits. He said it was “absolutely necessary to have one white man, and very desirable that we have at least two…more colored people are offering than we are able to send, but no white man is offering for the African work.” #ReadingAfrica DRC

Singout Very interesting after my work for several years in the national office of a Canadian church with Presbyterian roots, in the department that included overseas partnerships and personnel. 1y
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Bookwormjillk
Untitled | Unknown
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I decided one of my challenges next year will be to fill in the countries I didn‘t get to for #ReadingAsia and #ReadingAfrica

I‘ve enjoyed these challenges so much and I really want to finish them!

Librarybelle What an awesome idea! 1y
EvieBee That‘s awesome! 1y
BarbaraBB Such a good idea! 1y
Cinfhen That‘s a brilliant idea!!! 1y
DivineDiana Thank you for sharing your thoughts! I believe that I will follow your lead! 1y
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