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I Did Something Bad: A Novel | Pyae Moe Thet War

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While there are parts of this that require you to suspend disbelief, I Did Something Bad is so much more than just a romance with a hint of suspense. I would argue this is more about friendships, focusing on trust and belief, finding oneself, and even a bit of social justice issues.

I enjoyed getting to know the culture of Myanmar as I knew little outside of the civil unrest and armed conflict. ⬇️

#ReadTheWorld2025 #myanmar

GatheringBooks

Kristy_K Khin is a journalist on the cusp of a career move if she can get the scoop on movie star Tyler. What begins as a professional agreement escalates to friendship after Khin accidentally kills a man in self-defense. They decide not to come forward (for reasons explained) & while this becomes the underlying plot, the highlights are really about how their friendship grows from their connection on social issues & their relationship w/ their friends. 1w

GatheringBooks Nice! I don‘t think I have anything on my bookshelf from myanmar at all! Stacked! 1w

Kristy_K @GatheringBooks Hope you enjoy it! 1w

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Dilara

Native Tourist: A Holiday Pilgrimage in Myanmar | Ma Thanegi

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.

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Cazxxx

Burmese Days | George Orwell

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Set 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

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PickettT

The Glass Palace: A Novel | Amitav Ghosh

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wanderinglynn

From the Land of Green Ghosts: A Burmese Odyssey | Pascal Khoo Thwe

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Somewhere 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! 😆

Clwojick, TheAromaofBooks, Littlewolf1, Roary47

GarethSouthwell That's an interesting point about individualism versus communal identity. I guess it takes an outsider to the West to see that.
3y

wanderinglynn @GarethSouthwell that‘s what I thought too. 3y

Roary47 Awesome! 3y

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3y

Clwojick 🥳🙌🏻🔥💖 3y

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Denzel.Que

Miss Burma | Charmaine Craig

so-so

Meh. 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.

Purpleness

Southeast Asia: An Introductory History | Milton Osborne

#firstlinefridays @ShyBookOwl

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Bookwormjillk

Burmese Days | George Orwell

Starting the day with tea, toast, and Orwell.

Read.Riot Have you read Down and Out in Paris and London? 3y

Bookwormjillk @Read.Riot Not yet! 3y

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Addison_Reads

Saving Fish from Drowning | Amy Tan

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

Riveted_Reader_Melissa This is one of hers I need to try to read. I decided to re-read The Joy Luck Club last month, and maybe because it was a re-read…I still haven‘t finished it. Last month was a slow reading month for me. 4y

Addison_Reads @Riveted_Reader_Melissa would you like me to send this one to you? Last month was a slow reading month for me too. I kept starting books I just couldn't really get into. Hopefully September will be better for both of us. 4y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @Addison_Reads Yes, and thank you. I think for me it was a combination of watching too much news (lots going on in the world) and my doctor put me on prednisone in the middle of the month for any allergic “to something” rash which basically just made me fall asleep anytime I sat down to read. So here‘s to better reading for both of us in Sept.! 4y

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Addison_Reads @Riveted_Reader_Melissa I still have your address so I will get this sent out this week for you. And I understand about the news, I'm in the new scary wild west world of Texas and its ridiculous new laws. 😕 but Yay! for September and good reads ahead. 4y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @Addison_Reads Ugh! Texas! Just when I thought the month was quieting down after evacuations from Afghanistan and from a hurricane path/wild fires …The Supreme Court just made the whole month so much worse. And sadly I can guarantee you won‘t be alone, many other state will see this as permission to pass similar laws ASAP to get around the law. And deputizing everyday citizens to not only harass, but now sue…is going to get ugly fast. ⤵️ 4y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa ↪️ all those nuts that protest outside of Planned Parenthood, etc are going to see it as a license to escalate, putting women in more danger than just the law itself. It‘s all just depressing and completely disgusting. 4y

vlwelser This is my least favorite of her books. You should try The Kitchen God's Wife. Or basically anything else. 4y

Addison_Reads @vlwelser My local library has that one so I will definitely try it. 4y

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