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Bookwormjillk
Embassy Wife: A Novel | Katie Crouch
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This was a fun novel about US Diplomats living in Namibia during the Trump administration. Nothing too deep, but I enjoyed it. Still #ReadingAfrica2022

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Bookwomble
A General Theory of Oblivion | Jos Eduardo Agualusa
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Late entry for #ReadingAfrica2022 #Angola 🇦🇴 @barbarabb @Librarybelle
4⭐I enjoyed how Agualusa introduced small incidents which became significant later on, providing multiple perspectives of the same episode to build a fuller understanding of the intersection of different lives. However, I often forgot which perspective belonged to which character, though that's more due to my own concentration issues rather than any problem with the writing.

Librarybelle Sounds interesting! 13mo
BarbaraBB I read this one too. Good choice for the prompt. 13mo
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A General Theory of Oblivion | Jos Eduardo Agualusa
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#LibraryHaul
"General Theory" is a book I ordered months ago for #Angola ?? in #ReadingAfrica2022, so it's a bit late for that, but still sounds interesting so I will read it.
I ordered volume 3 of the Dune: House Atreides graphic novel as the first two were engaging enough for me to want to complete the series.
Divided States of Hysteria is a random pick, which could be excellent or terrible - I'll have to see ?
@Librarybelle @BarbaraBB

Bookwomble This grey, rainy day needed a whipped cream mocha to make it feel more cosy ☕📚 #BooksAndCoffee 1y
dabbe Oh, you showed books here? I was drooling over your 🧋! 🤣🤣🤣 1y
Bookwomble @dabbe If I tell you it has a slug of Kahlua in it, would that make it better or worse? 😁 1y
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BarbaraBB I read it for #ReadingAfrica2022 too but I don‘t remember much 🤦🏻‍♀️ 1y
Bookwomble @BarbaraBB I read your review: you liked it, but you thought there were too many side characters and wished the author has focussed more on his MC 😊 1y
dabbe @Bookwomble Add some Baileys, too, and I'm all for it! ❣️🤣❣️ 14mo
BarbaraBB thank you😀, was I right? I still don‘t have a clue though. I read it one night in the hospital where my father was dying. I think I wasn‘t that focused 🤦🏻‍♀️ 14mo
Bookwomble @BarbaraBB Sorry to hear of your loss, Barbara ❤️ That would surely be enough of a distraction. My dad died last year, too, and my use of books as a coping mechanism meant I read more in '22 than ever before. 14mo
Bookwomble @dabbe Ha! My mum got Mrs B hooked on coffee and Bailey's for a while 😄 14mo
BarbaraBB I can relate to that. It is my coping mechanism too - except for those few weeks in the hospital. I remember your dad passing away too in ‘22. It‘s hard. ❤️ 14mo
dabbe @Bookwomble 🤣🤣🤣 14mo
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