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Dear fellow readers, I traveled to England with the book Pearl by Sian Hughes. It was a very realistic story of a teenage girl dealing with mental illness in her family and trying to heal her own trauma. It is… Continue reading
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I have finished Gabriela Clove and Cinnamon by Brazilian Jorge Amado, and learned a lot about the economic history of Ilheus, as well as the challenges of women of that era. I have continued my journey to the UK with… Continue reading
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I finally finished all 500 + pages of Cancer Ward! It definitely read more like school literature than a novel, with a fair amount of symbolism that I just don’t know enough to understand, but it.was interesting and I feel… Continue reading
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Hi all! I have been sick for about two weeks now so my reading slowed way down, but I am on an antibiotic and on the mend now. I am still on my quest of 80 books around the world,… Continue reading
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I am continuing my 80 books around the world tour. I finished The Secret River from Australia and have moved on to Russia with The Cancer Ward by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. The Secret River is a wild story of what the… Continue reading
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Happy Wednesday! I am making progress on Around the World in 80 Books. I finished Subterranean by James Rollins from Antarctica. It was an intriguing book, not my favorite genre but I did need to know how it ended. I… Continue reading
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I am on my 4th book of Around the world in 80 books. I most recently read The Stranger by Albert Camus, from Algeria. It was an interesting book because of the unique writing style and the main character, but… Continue reading
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I have officially finished my first 80 Books around the world challenge, I Am Malala, from Pakistan, a great book to understand a bigger picture of that country’s history and challenges. I have started my next one, The Kite Runner,… Continue reading
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Happy New Year’s Eve! I am embarking on an Around the World in 80 Books challenge for the new year and you are welcome to join me! I am starting with I Am Malala, from Pakistan and then The Kite… Continue reading
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My freshman daughter has been giving me all of my book recommendations lately, starting with rereading Animal Farm, and now Gone to the Woods: Surviving a Lost Childhood by Gary Paulsen. Animal Farm is a classic and everyone should read… Continue reading
