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2018 - Where in the world are you? (Currently reading)
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I'm with you. That would be mighty tiresome.
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Uuuhh, is it good?
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Uuuhh, is it good?"
Yes! Strong on culture and ambience. I’m wanting to sneak away from family and get back to my book.
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Uuuhh, is it good?"
Yes! Strong on culture an..."
Nice, will check it ou - lol, hope you were able to sneak away a bit - with red wine, maybe? 😂
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Not an ounce!! :) It's all good, though. (She says, having spent a full 2 hours getting daughter's soccer schedule on our calendar. ugh.)
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Nice play on words, Giulio! Hope you're enjoying both.
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Uuuhh, is it good..."
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I've been running around the South, USA with Zora Neale Huston's "Sweat" and An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce
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in Nigeria with Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi and Stay with Me by Ayobami Adebayo;
In Thailand with Bangkok Days by Lawrence Osborne; and
in Maine (U.S.) with After the Eclipse: A Mother's Murder, a Daughter's Search by Sarah Perry.
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I am in France with The Little French Bistro by Nina George. This isn't necessarily a book I would have chosen, but is for a local book group.
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Let me know if you'd recommend it - I see my library has it...you having fun in Nepal? It's probably pretty warm, even though it's only March although you just came from Aussie summer.
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It’s been up and down - picked something nasty up when I first arrived, so I’ve been really congested almost the whole time. But school’s great, one of my best friends visited, and a couple of days ago I attended my first Nepali wedding! And the weather’s improving each week. On balance, I can’t complain.
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I'm in India reading When I Hit You: Or, A Portrait of the Writer as a Young Wife which was just long listed for the
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I still think of that book regularly; practically every time Sri Lanka comes into my mind.
I believe I'm in post-apocalyptic India with a warrior of the Order of Kali in Markswoman by Rati Mehrotra.
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I just finished an interesting short story, The Small Assassin by Ray Bradbury, unknown location, USA.
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I'm in Nigeria with Akata Warrior, a YA fantasy by Nnedi Okorafor. It's been an educational trip so far.
I'm in Nigeria with Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart, which I decided to read to follow up Kintu by Jennifer Makumbi.
Last night I read A Dead Woman's Secret by Guy de Maupassant, presumably located in France; The Secrets of the Harem by Anonymous (1804 Boston magazine available through Project Gutenberg) - very fun read about Turkey; and The Sphinx Without a Secret by Oscar Wilde (fun mystery short story in Paris, France).
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I'm in England with Megge of Bury Down, a historical fantasy that mainly takes place in medeival Cornwall and deals with a family of seers and healers. The healers deal with herbs and traditional folk medicine. They also make amulets using magical spells.
I read a well-written short story last night from The New Yorker magazine The Secret Goldfish by David Means - mostly Michigan and Connecticut, USA.
Last night I read two interesting NY city reads (USA) - both published in 1915. T.B. by Fannie Hurst and In Berlin by Mary Boyle O’Reilly.
I'm in Spain with history book The Myth of the Andalusian Paradise: Muslims, Christians, and Jews under Islamic Rule in Medieval Spain
Rusalka wrote: "I'm currently in Norway (although with a side trip to Brazil, didn't see that coming) with Nemesis. Getting my Scandi Crime on."I've just finished Faceless Killers - a Kurt Wallendar novel. I had to reply to yours Rusalka! I'll write a review when I get back from Japan. Starting The Tale of Genji and a collection of Japanese folk and fairy tales.
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I've just finished Faceless Killers - a Kurt Wallendar novel. I had to reply to yours Rusalka! "
It's obviously the right time of year for a Scandi Crime dose, apparently :D
Hope you're having a wonderful trip!!
I'm currently in Canada with A Dangerous Crossing, the most recent book in the Esa Khattak/Rachel Getty series. I expect to be traveling to a Greek island soon in the course of the narrative.
I'm in Taiwan, tracking down The Stolen Bicycle by Wu Ming Li, currently long listed for the Man Booker International Prize 2018.
I'm still reading A Dangerous Crossing but I'm now in the Netherlands where the missing Canadian that Khattak and Getty are looking for has a storage locker.
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