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I wasn‘t expecting a #Grenada book for #ReadingtheAmericas2023, with none in my audiobook library, but by chance I got two when grabbing a bunch during Black History Month to Skype with my niece in England. This rich fable was written for a girl in Grenada who asked the author if he knew of any stories about black princesses: the kids who meet the princess here are brave and kind. I also love the fun and colorful creation story Mama God, Papa God.

Oh #Haiti. What a country, what a mess. This is the story of Edwidge Danticat‘s family and their lives. Lives lived in Haiti and in the US. It‘s a story filled with love. Life has been hard on them yet love is stronger. A wonderful book. Thank you so much for sending me this one @Megabooks πŸ’•

Pic: Fes, Morocco

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Light pick - a twisty turnt novel heavily set in Costa Rica for my #readingtheamericas2023 an interesting exploration of truth and the danger of lies. It was fast but didn‘t fully deliver πŸ“Έ Monteverde Costa Rica where some of the book is set

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A quick read despite its 423 pages, and it has fantastic artwork with a cinematic feel.
The narrative is necessarily abridged, even in this tome of a book, and while it is sympathetic to Che and his ideals, it's not a hagiography as Che is shown personally executing people in the field of combat, and ordering executions when in power.
It was an interesting read for me, coming shortly after finishing ⬇️

A Dutch novel (partly set in #Aruba) about friendship among adults. Each chapter deals with another friend or group of friends and te dynamics between the narrator and them. Over time so much changes among friends. An intriguing premise but I wasn‘t overly impressed by the result.

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Meh 🫀 It was ok. I was expecting to be blown away, and was mildly disappointed. There were some lines I liked, but I'm clearly not seeing the depths others find here. I'll reread it sometime to see if I can plumb anything more profound, as undoubtedly it's me, not Pablo. 3⭐
I'll read something else by an author from #Chile to do justice to my #ReadingTheAmericas2023 challenge.
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This is a dark read about the horror of becoming a woman. Teenage girls doing games , β€œwhich are only fun when they‘re dangerous”, their teacher being a frightened woman, traumatized and afraid of her students. Everyone is terrified and fascinated by eachother. I don‘t it‘s a spoiler to say this couldn‘t end well. Not my kind of book, but intriguing enough to finish it, this mix of horror and psychological drama. Set in #Ecuador

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On the way to Scotland for a few days. Naturally, it's pissing down, but as I've prepared for that eventuality with a massive stack of books & a bottle of whisky, I won't mind staying in, or getting soaked & wrapping up afterwards, as the case may be πŸŒ§οΈπŸ“šπŸ₯ƒ
Mrs B is driving while I read. Soundtrack has included The Proclaimers, Aztec Camera & Paolo Nutini for 🏴󠁧󠁒󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 solidarity, but Elvis is on now 🎢

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This had Philip K. Dick feels, with relatively ordinary people getting drawn into mind bending situations, perceptual time/reality slips, and fluidity of personality and body. It takes in politics, art theory, climate catastrophe, challenges a Eurocentric scientific worldview with Afro-Caribbean spirituality, and centres trans experience in the MC.
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#WeeklyForecast 11/23

I am reading the obscure Jawbone right now, it‘s a weird book. Next will be an easy Dutch one and then the Danticat, to which I‘ve been looking forward! This way I‘ll have finished two more books for #ReadingtheAmericas2023 by the end of the week!