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Lajja | Taslima Nasrin

Catching up on #Bangladesh reading for #FoodandLit which I almost completely missed. Lajja (also titled Shame) is a recount of the 1992 anti-Hindu riots that took place in Bangladesh after the destruction of Babri Masjid & anti-Muslim riots in India, through the eyes of a culturally-Hindu atheist family. I am on page 112 & it is relentless.
@Catsandbooks @Texreader

Pic of Burigonda River by Jubair Bin Iqbal, via wikimedia ⬇

Dilara ⬇ not directly relevant to the story and therefore a lot less depressing 😊 6h

Texreader Oh dear. That sounds pretty rough to read. 6h

Dilara @Texreader It is! I am reading it in small chunks - I need regular breathers - and also, I try not to look at the cover, which for my edition, is a young man clearly upset and crying. 6h

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Mattsbookaday

The Voyage Home | Pat Barker

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The Voyage Home (Women of Troy 3), by Pat Barker (2024) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Premise: A Trojan nurse accompanies the doomed prophetess Cassandra to her fate as Agamemnon‘s entourage returns home.

Review: In a landscape overstuffed with retellings, once again this effort from Pat Barker elevates the genre to its full potential. It was jarring not to have Briseis as our point-of-view character in this third book. Cont.

Mattsbookaday But, I was glad to see Cassandra‘s story brought to its satisfying, sad and fated end. There‘s a reason why these stories have survived for thousands of years; they reflect incredible psychological depth and complexity, and I‘m grateful for Pat Barker for going above and beyond in shining a new light on them.

Bookish Pair: For a fun recent novel that uses Euripides‘s take on this saga as a backdrop, Ferdia Lennon‘s Glorious Exploits (2024). 9h

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Mission Thaw

Mission Thaw | Kay Sparling

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Susanita

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings | Maya Angelou

Yeah, my score isn‘t much better as we move forward in time, but here are three out of the 6/100 that I read.
1. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
2. So Long a Letter
3. Fear of Flying
#TLT

dabbe

Susanita Survey link: https://www.listchallenges.com/1001-books-you-must-read-before-you-die-list7 1d

dabbe Never heard of 2 or 3; now on the TBR! Thanks for playing and sharing. 💚📚💙 1d

Susanita @dabbe Fear of Flying was a little spicy when I read it too young, but it‘s probably tame by current standards. I just learned that the columnist Molly Jong-Fast is her daughter, and she wrote a memoir:

How to Lose Your Mother: A Daughter's Memoir

21h

dabbe @Susanita Interesting! Thanks for sharing! 😍 20h

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Blueberry

Beaches | Iris Rainer Dart

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3.5 ⭐
I will watch movie and discuss on Friday with bookclub.

MemoirsForMe Love this book and the movie! 🙌🏻 2d

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iread2much

Tales of a Female Nomad: Living at Large in the World | Rita Golden Gelman

so-so

Well written but the author had a lot of white privilege that was not acknowledged or addressed, but that tracks with the time period it was written.
After her divorce the author decides to travel, mostly to developing nations, where she joins in the local communities, gathers inspiration for her writing, and builds a global network of friends.
2/5 read for a well written travel story, but also know the age of the author and the time period

AnnCrystal 🧩🏰🤩💝💝💝. 2d

MemoirsForMe Is that Hogwarts Castle in the background? Wow! 😍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 2d

iread2much @MemoirsForMe yes! It‘s an older set, it‘s micro-figure sized and it‘s the whole castle. 😊💜 2h

iread2much @AnnCrystal 😁💜 2h

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Eggbeater

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan | Lisa See

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Impressively researched Chinese historical fiction that was fascinating and heartwrenching. In a society in which a woman's worth is measured by her ability to produce sons, Snow Flower and Lily use a secret women's writing called nu shu to communicate and develop a lifelong friendship. As they go through life's trials and tribulations, they are considered of little value to their families of origin, but they mean everything to each other.

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kspenmoll

The Sisters: The Saga of the Mitford Family | Mary S. Lovell

#bookmail #gift Campari & soda is my choice for a before dinner drink.
My son, a generous & thoughtful man,got this for me because we are planning to watch the BritBox version based on this book, Outrageous.The series begins tonight.This is the summer of #toomanybookstoolittletime

RaeLovesToRead I wish I liked Campari and soda... I feel it would add some class to my evenings 🤣🤣 Maybe I could get some grenadine and make Shirley Temples instead 😄 2d

ChaoticMissAdventures I find the Mitfords totally fascinating. 2d

kspenmoll @RaeLovesToRead You definitely have to acquire a taste for it- bitter but I don‘t like sweet drinks! 2d

rubyslippersreads I hope Amazon offers a Britbox discount during Prime Day. I really want to see this. 2d

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Kshakal

Magnolia Wednesdays | Wendy Wax

Thanks for the tag @peaKnit and @Eggs

#wonderouswednesday

1. Indoor: uno or the game of life… outdoor: tag or ghosts in the graveyard
2. Number the stars… I credit this book for kickstarting my love of historical fiction

@BethM @JenReadsAlot

Eggs #2 Yes!!! 2d

peaKnit ❤️ tag! 2d

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Octoberwoman

The Matriarch: Barbara Bush and the Making of an American Dynasty | Susan Page

I‘m posting one book a day from my massive collection. No description, no reason for why I want to read it.

#ABookADay2025

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