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Phew, I did eventually finish. And a week after that I can fully say I‘m glad i read it. But, it took all week to get there.

Saleem Sinai is India. Born at midnight at the moment of Independence, he goes through an absurd life that parallels 🇮🇳‘s history, and also seems to undermine itself constantly. He‘s only 31 when he tells us his story - in heavily affected, circular, strained exhausting prose. 🙂 But, it still a pretty fantastic thing

Ruthiella This book exhausted me too. 2h

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Daisey

Black Woods, Blue Sky | Eowyn Ivey, Ruth Hulbert (illustrator)

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I listened to this book on flights to and from Alaska, and it was the perfect complement to my trip.

#audiobook #Alaska

BarbaraBB Gorgeous photo 🤩. I am very curious about the book. 2d

Ruthiella Oh yes! I‘ve only read The Snow Child, but indeed she‘s a perfect author for reading Alaska. 2d

dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 1d

Daisey @BarbaraBB @Ruthiella I really enjoyed this, but I‘m not sure I would have rated it as highly if I had never been to Alaska. Reading it while traveling there was perfect. For me it was much more about the atmosphere than the plot itself. 1d

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Littlewolf1

Before Your Memory Fades | Toshikazu Kawaguchi

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5⭐️ & 5😭 four minute I was like, yes!, Because I really thought I got out of that unscathed. Yeah I was wrong. This is booked three of the Before The Coffee Gets Cold series, and I can honestly say that I have not had a dry eye in the three that I‘ve read so far. It‘s touching, heartfelt and just emotionally damaging, but in a best way. I absolutely love the series and I will continue to read them as long as the author continues to release them.

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Hanna-B

The City and Its Uncertain Walls | Haruki Murakami

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As a die hard Murakami fan I had to fight my way through this book. It pains me to admit that it‘s extremely dull and it was hard work persisting. I have no idea how it was published because nothing about it is engaging. A huge disappointment #murakami

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sjc731

The City and Its Uncertain Walls | Haruki Murakami

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Bookfan1414

Chocolat | Joanne Harris

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Two pages of notes front and back, a few dozen tabs and this book is finally done… I was very much NOT the intended audience for this book and it shows in my notes.

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Tkimsal

Love in the Time of Cholera | Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Current read, next selection for book group. #FirstSaturdayReaders

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Rachel.Rencher

Water Moon: A Novel | Samantha Sotto Yambao

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This book felt like an adult retelling of Alice in Wonderland if it were made by Guillermo del Toro and Studio Ghibli. It's so magical and fun with a sprinkle of star-crossed romance and mystery. 10/10 ✨️

DGRachel NOW I want to read it! 1w

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Bookfan1414

Chocolat | Joanne Harris

Not to complain, but the margins in my book are too small for my notes… so I now have a yellow notepad to be snarky on.
One point of complaint…. There is too much untranslated French in here. I‘m creating a personal glossary for the book… since in my infinite wisdom, I took Spanish in school, not French.

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