An insider's travelogue, originally written in English in the nineties (and published later). Ma Thanegi, an artist from Yangon, goes on a pilgrimage bus tour around Myanmar, and tells us about the people she meets, the food she eats and the places she sees. I learned a lot and it's also a good springboard for further research (because my knowledge of #Myanmar was abysmal). The photos in the French version were well chosen.
pickSet in Burma in the 1920‘s this describes British imperialism and racism in that time. A group of white men who are members of a club that really has no purpose other than drinking decide who can and can‘t join. The characters are vile but Orwell manages to inject some humour into his writing making this more of an enjoyable read than I thought
pickSomewhere between a pick & so-so and yet overall, I recommend this book. I‘ve outlined my reasons for my indecisive rating in my GR review.
This would make a great book club book. So much to unpack and discuss.
This is my Jan #bookspin 🎉 After falling so far behind last year, I‘m super happy that I‘m on track with #bookspin2022!
#pantone2022
#roaringwolf “finally”
Only 194 more books to go before my (self-imposed) book buying ban ends! 😆
so-soMeh. Only reason I'm not totally against it is because of its historical value. Other than that, I felt like that the intention and emotion is very forced.
Starting the day with tea, toast, and Orwell.
so-so#AuthorAMonth2021 @Soubhiville
I finished this last month. This is my first read by Amy Tan, and although I didn't enjoy it as much as I hoped, I will definitely try another by her.
The writing was beautiful, but the story was slow and confusing in parts.
If anyone is interested in this book I'm happy to pass on my used paperback copy to you. #PayItForward
