international authors
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Bedside Books
I am currently reading The Shadow of the Wind, 2001 bestselling gothic thriller novel by Spanish author Carlos Ruiz Zafón. It is not quite fantasy, but it does have some interesting twists. I only have 33 pages left, and I… Continue reading
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Bedside Books
I have started reading 90 Miles to Havana on my 80 Books around the world journey, which I didn’t realize was written for middle-grade students. But, as C.S. Lewis said, a children’s book that only children like is not a… Continue reading
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Bedside Books
I finished reading Earth Weeps Saturn Laughs by Abdulaziz Al Farsithis. This book is an interesting style, with each chapter narrated by a different character, but I found it jarring. It read more like an anthology than a story. I… Continue reading
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Bedside Books
I finished The Light Between Oceans, and it is my favorite book so far in my 80 books around the world challenge that I hadn’t read before. Such an insightful book, and I highly recommend it. My favorite quote is:… Continue reading
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Bedside Books
I am in Australia on my literary journey with the novel The Light Between Oceans by M. L. Stedman. I have just started it, but according to Google, leaving out any spoilers, it is: “Setting: Janus Rock, a remote and… Continue reading
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Bedside Books
On day 8 of a power outage in Northwest Indiana, I am making serious progress through the large book The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton. My favorite quote from this week is: “Love cannot be reduced to a catalogue of reasons… Continue reading
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Bedside Books
My current book, The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton, came at a good time. It is a huge, interesting mystery just in time for a power outage here in northwest Indiana. We had a crazy wind storm with 100 mile an… Continue reading
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Bedside Books
I have been listening to the audio version of Storm Pegs, the only way I could access it from my library, and was a bit into the book before I realized the author isn’t from Shetland, the country she is… Continue reading
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Bedside Books
I am currently reading A Grain of Wheat by Kenyan author Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o. This novel is set during the state of emergency in Kenya’s struggle for independence, from 1952–59. It follows a character with a secret from his time… Continue reading
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Bedside Books
I finished The Lion Women of Tehran, and loved it! I am always amazed at the cyclical way that some relationships continue, like the two main characters in this book. It is sometimes wild to see who my husband and… Continue reading
