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The Sweetest Fruits
The Sweetest Fruits | Monique Truong
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An ingenious retelling of a celebrated writer's migratory life through the voices of the three women who knew him best, and who testify to their own remarkable journeys, from the acclaimed author of The Book of Salt A Greek woman tells (…more)
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Kitta
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Mehso-so

Staying at a place called the mermaid inn so the backdrop seems fitting but totally unrelated to the book.

⭐️⭐️💫

Historical fiction surrounding Lefcadio Hearn, a (real) man of Greek and British descent, who was influential in the introducing the western world to Japan through his writing. The book is a description of his life by three women who loved him.

I felt it left out the most interesting parts and was too meandering. Just not for me.

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Kitta
The Sweetest Fruits | Monique Truong
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Train reading! I think I sat on the wrong side for the view but at least I have a window.

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Liberty
The Sweetest Fruits | Monique Truong
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TFW you fall asleep reading in an awkward position. 🥰📚🐈

EricJames1 Man this is a nice fortress youve got here 6y
Lindy 🐈😊 6y
Love2Read_000 ❤️🐱❤️ 6y
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Aimeesue
The Sweetest Fruits | Monique Truong
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This is what I dragged home on the Metro. 😁
I really tried to stick with diverse books, and there were SO many books in translation, books set outside the US, and #ownvoices. It was really great to see. I'm excited to read these. Exhausted, but glad I went. #ALA

LeahBergen Nice! 👍🏻 6y
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