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BarbaraBB
The Gift of Rain | Tan Twan Eng
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Penang, 1939. The young Philip Hutton, half Chinese, half English, meets a Japanese man who will be his Aikido teacher, who shares tons of wisdom and who loves him unconditionally. Philip shows him his homeland and Tan Twan Eng is able to captivate Malaysia‘s smells, images and aromas masterfully. Then Japan invades Malaysia and the story becomes one about divided loyalties, betrayal, courage, cruelty and forgiveness. I loved it.

RaeLovesToRead Ooh. I have this and I haven't read a book about a sport yet... 1y
BarbaraBB IThe prompt is a bit far fetched, it‘s about martial arts, but I highly recommend it! @RaeLovesToRead 1y
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RaeLovesToRead Martial arts deffo count if it's a prominent plot feature!!!! (This is the prompt I am LEAST looking forward to). 1y
BarbaraBB @RaeLovesToRead It is, so i‘d say read it. And be blown away 💛 1y
Cortg Sounds excellent! 1y
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MissAimz_55
Beartown: A Novel | Fredrik Backman
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Started this book yesterday even though it's not a #freakyfriday pick because of #litsybuddyread. Anyway to say it starts off with a bang is an understatement (sorry for the pun)but holy moly why did I start this at 11 last night? #hookedbytheopener #latenightreading #pageturner #readinngresolutions #wilderness #popsugarreadingchallenge #bookaboutasport

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nerdybabereads
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Read this a part the #popsugarreadingchallenge #bookaboutasport. I am a huge baseball fan and enjoyed this book about the road trip from hell. Two college graduates plan the ultimate road trip 30 ballparks in 30 days. I laughed out loud throughout I am sure my co-workers thought I was nuts. 👍🏼👍🏼

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Cinfhen
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Because 9 challenges on Litsy just isn‘t enough, I thought I‘d share this one I spotted thanks to @brookerhi 👍🏻It looks like fun, so I‘m jumping in...The #FirstReadofTheYear in 2017 was this YA by Meg Abbott, which I did not enjoy, way to YA for me and it didn‘t read true enough. It was for #popsugar17 #BookAboutASport if you are participating in #Booked2018 this works for #BookFeaturingAnOlympicSport 😀Its about competitive gymnastics 🤸‍♂️

emilyhaldi So many challenges, so little time!!! I have to start thinking about my first read of 2018 - @Reviewsbylola takes her first read very seriously and I think she‘s right. 7y
Reviewsbylola I‘ve joined this on GR every year. I take my first book very seriously. @emilyhaldi @Cinfhen 7y
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Mdargusch I have this book picked for #booked2018 and I like ayA, so I‘m hoping I like it better than you did. 🤞🏼 7y
Mdargusch Is there a GR group for first book @Reviewsbylola ? 7y
Reviewsbylola There‘s usually a GR event created by the blogger that runs the challenge. I‘ll invite you once it‘s posted. @Mdargusch 7y
Cinfhen I think you'll like it @Mdargusch I was being super critical because of my niece who is a competitive skater... 7y
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