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I didn‘t enjoy this book at all. Set in #Morocco it is full of prejudices which highly irritates me. And then that storyline, or better, lack of. I think the author made quite a mess of what she was trying to say and I didn‘t get the point. Okay so your passport is stolen, what‘s the big deal? A loss of identity? Get a grip.

#ReadingAfrica2022 🇲🇦 #19822022 #2015 #pop22 #AboutSomeoneLeadingADoubleLife #52BooksIn52weeks #SecondPersonNarrative

I raced through this book @BarbaraBB switching to audio for the last 40%🎧 Im not sure how I feel about this odd little story. So much didn‘t ring true yet I was compelled to keep reading. Parts were super funny, others super bizarre ( Patti Smith, the Russian oligarch) but her ultimate reason for disappearing bugged me most. Not as satisfying as I would have liked. #MoreMehThanYeah

I‘m taking a page from @BarbaraBB and diving into this slim book which has an interesting premise. Single woman, traveling alone in #Morocco loses her backpack with all of her identity cards & travel necessities. (Total travel nightmare)

I‘ve dived in 😉 and although I‘m interested in the story I‘m pretty annoyed by the way the author portraits Morocco and i.c. Casablanca. I‘m pretty sure she‘s never been there. From all vaccinations she needs before travelling there (none are necessary) to remarks about there being no women in the streets and a market she visits ‘that seems to sell only stolen goods‘. WTF? But I am just 50 pages in. Curious what you‘ll think Cindy! #buddyread

I loved how the different languages were used – casually, yet effectively showing us how it is to struggle in this multilingual world. It feels weird to write this but it shows that Asian people are different, are distinct. The Korean girl is unique, the Singaporean girl is unique, the Japanese-American girl is unique. We are Asian, and to many people we may look similar, but we are so different from each other.

Set amidst the revolution in China shifting the country out of its last dynasty, Peach Blossom Paradise follows the arc of the life of Xiumi, focusing a great deal on her childhood, then following her forward as she becomes a revolutionary, though in a more quiet way than I usually think of that word. This is based on real people and events. I liked it quite a bit.

2021 NBA shortlist, translated lit

Book that #BeginsWith #Book - one of my recent book purchases. Looking forward to reading it.

I loved the overall theme of finding who you are (or running from it). I also really loved Jude‘s character. It‘s hard because even though I might understand Stella‘s reasons, I could never leave my family.

Free Space for #BookSpinBingo

Sky Diver in the #Pantone2022 challenge

#LMPBC

I took this yesterday. It's my back deck. It's about 2 ft snow overall (I haven't shoveled the deck since November and I'm kind of nervous to now lol) and yes that is frost on the window. Frost on the front door too, I had to yank it hard to open it.

Tomorrow's forecast shows a beautiful 0 degrees which will be time to shovel out the drive and walkway and clear off my car finally