pickSlow start but a very interesting account of a childhood spent bouncing back and forth between a game preserve in Botswana, Africa and Philadelphia, US. The last half of the book was my fav. I really enjoyed the I sight on Botswana's wildlife and culture.
pickI was OBSESSED with all things Current TV and Ling sisters back in the 00s, so it was a great throwback to that time listening to the story of Laura‘s capture by North Korean border guards and Lisa‘s fight to bring her home. I read this in print before I started listening to #audiobooks, but it was definitely worth a #reread to hear the emotion in the sisters‘ voices.
Caught up on reviews! 🎉
pickThe author travels to #Bhutan in her early 40s and meets and marries a Buddhist artist.
This became better as it went along. At first the writing was too basic and simplistic, and more about the author than the country. However, we soon start to learn about the customs and people of Bhutan and it became much more interesting. The Bhutanese ways of thinking and viewing the world around them are particularly fascinating.
#readingasia2021
#CurrentlyListening #ImmersionReading — I‘m enjoying listening to the audiobook while reading along and looking at the pictures. Have had to Google lots of animals and plants, though!
Tuesday is book day!
pickI loved this book, but I don‘t know if it‘s for everyone. It starts out well: a YA-type mystery set in Cambridge featuring two American students (female) + one British student (male), who form a tense triangle in which affection is not equal on all sides. Then there‘s the blind prof the three do research for, and the policeman who must deal with the results of the conflicts. The story has revolving narrators; each of the five main characters ⬇️
I am at a White Anti-Racist conference and I am enjoying being challenged and growing as a White person engaging in the work of anti-racism. I really recommend this book, but it‘s not the only one out there. I would love to hear if anyone has works “off the beaten path” that they turn to when they think about race, white privilege, white fragility, allyship, etc?
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