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rockpools
When Dimple Met Rishi | Sandhya Menon
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Pickpick

It‘s brightened up here - you can actually see the Queen Mary 2. And I‘ve learned that San Francisco‘s fog is called Karl. Not sure I want to name our rain, but I‘ll consider it.

This was a cute read. A bit too YA & a lot too rom for my taste, but if I will read YA romcoms, what do I expect? I liked Dimple, & Rishi grew on me. It did sag in the middle (TOO LONG!) but the story picked up when Ashish arrived. A low pick.

Sarahreadstoomuch I really like her books - but I am really good with teen and rom! Nice review! 4y
TheAromaofBooks Yay!! I recently got this one on BookOulet on the cheap, so I'm looking forward to reading it!! 4y
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squirrelbrain You‘re the #hashtagheroine at the moment! 4y
eraderneely My husband really wants to take the Queen Mary 2. I‘ll just fly and meet him in New York. 4y
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick Great job! This looks cute but then I worry it will be too sugary sweet. 4y
Cinfhen Woohoo!!!! That‘s a motherload of hashtags 🥳🥳🥳 4y
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CarolynM
The Remains of the Day | Kazuo Ishiguro
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I'm rating this a pick because I enjoyed the writing and I was never bored with the story BUT there was something about it that didn't ring true, something contrived and artificial about the whole thing, which meant it never engaged me emotionally. #Doublespin
Does this qualify for #Booked2020 #PanAsianAuthor?

Cinfhen I believe it does!!! 4y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Love the lighting in your photo, too! 4y
BarbaraBB To me it felt so English (without knowing exactly what that may be), that‘s what I loved most about it. 4y
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Ruthiella I think the that reserve is part of Ishiguro‘s style. But I‘ve only read his more recent stuff. 4y
CarolynM @Cinfhen Excellent, thank you. That's 2 prompts down. I might actually complete this challenge🙂 4y
CarolynM @TheAromaofBooks Just a bit of dappled sunlight through the leaves of the peppercorn tree. It does look nice, doesn't it?🙂 4y
CarolynM @BarbaraBB He created that nostalgic English atmosphere really well, but I had some reservations about Stevens and about some of the plot points. 4y
CarolynM @Ruthiella I didn't mind the reserve but I didn't fully believe in Stevens as a character (I realise he was an unreliable narrator) or in the story, even taking Stevens's self delusion into account. 4y
Cinfhen Woohoo 🙌🏻 and I agree @TheAromaofBooks this is a lovely photo 💜 4y
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Lauredhel
Exhalation: Stories | Ted Chiang
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With the last of my Djilba books - Exhalation for Pan Asian Author - I am not only finished Djilba/Spring but also completely finished #booked2020

Ted Chiang is of course astonishing. No need to tell any of his readers that!

#booked2020spring #panasianauthor @Cinfhen

Cinfhen Woohoo 🙌🏻 🎉♥️amazing xx tagging my cohosts @BarbaraTheBibliophage @4thhouseontheleft 4y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Wowza!! Great job!! 🥳🥳 4y
rwmg I have seen this term before but I don't really understand it. What is Pan Asian? What makes Ted Chiang Pan Asian? (edited) 4y
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Lauredhel @rwmg someone with heritage anywhere in Asia was the definition I was using, because it makes the most sense in this setting. (There are others.) Both of Chiang's parents were born in China. 4y
rwmg @Lauredhel I see. Ok, ta 4y
Cinfhen This is your #OfficialFinalEntry #Booked2020 WAY TO GO 🎉♥️🎉♥️🎉 4y
Lauredhel @Cinfhen 💜💙❤️💚💪🎉 4y
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SLibrarian5
Chemistry | Weike Wang
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Thank you, @Cinfhen for the recommendation! This was outside of my usual wheelhouse, but I really enjoyed it. I‘m glad I went with the audiobook: the narrator was engaging and I avoided reading dialogue without quotation marks-my brain always gets confused with that. I enjoyed the humor, the stream of conscious writing, and the ambiguous ending.

#booked2020
#panasianauthor

Cinfhen Yay!!! Im glad it worked for you!! I enjoyed this one too 😊 4y
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cherinium
The Question of Red | Laksmi Pamuntjak
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I've seen others make comments about problems with the translation. I can't say there was anything in this regard that really stuck out to me. I know nothing about the politics, history, or mythology of Indonesia, so I'm sure I do not fully appreciate the political statement the author may be trying to convey. With that said, I did enjoy this historical fiction work and am interested in learning more.
#Booked2020 #PanAsianAuthor

BarbaraTheBibliophage Sounds an intriguing choice! 4y
Cinfhen Great review!!! 4y
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Cinfhen Don‘t forget you have until Friday to post a quarterly wrap up on all the prompts you read this quarter for #Booked2020 🥳 4y
cherinium @Cinfhen Thanks! I'm on it! 4y
Cinfhen No rush 😉❣️📚 4y
cherinium @BarbaraTheBibliophage I picked it up a couple years ago through Amazon's #ReadTheWorld promotion. I'm desperately trying to meet my challenge prompts with the books I already own, so this one definitely fit the bill. 4y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Well, whatddya know ... I picked it up at the same time! 🤪🤣🤪🤣 I try to #readmyowndamnbooks as much as possible too. 4y
cherinium I'm sure it is languishing on many a kindle. 😂 4y
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TorieStorieS
Destination Wedding | Diksha Basu
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I really wanted to like this one- I certainly had high hopes for it. I‘ve been to Indian weddings in America, but was excited to read about one in India! But this is less about the wedding itself and focuses more on a jumble of romantic entanglements. Between the constant head-hopping and lengthy sentences, I very nearly bailed on it. I wish there had been more about the culture and less about superficial details. #PanAsianAuthor #Booked2020

robinb Very well-said. I totally agree with your review. 😔 4y
TorieStorieS Thanks, @robinb - I wish I had bailed rather than plod through it!! 4y
robinb @TorieStorieS I know what you mean. It felt like a waste of time to me. 4y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Too bad it wasn‘t what you hoped for. Still, a chance to check off the prompt! 4y
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shadowspeak17
Rabbits for Food | Binnie Kirshenbaum
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I don‘t think I‘ll get any other books in before the end of the month, so here‘s my wrap up for the second quarter of #booked2020

#MakesYouLOL: Dreyer‘s English
#PanAsianAuthor: The Memory Police
#AnimalOnCover: Rabbits for Food
#WineOrWhine: Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage

Cinfhen Woohoo 🎉 Congrats on reading #SpringPrompts This is your #officialSecondQuarterEntry #Booked2020 🎊📚💘😁🌈 4y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Great job!! 4y
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Jovy
Kiss Quotient | Helen Hoang
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I was totally charmed by this heartwarming, sweet and smutty romance! The autism representation was educational for me, and felt very genuine. Hard to believe it‘s a debut novel. Will definitely be reading more from this author.

#Booked2020 #panasianauthor
#ReadWithMrBook #BooksAndDisabilities

Cinfhen I‘ve heard really good things about this book 4y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Nice review!! 4y
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hes7
Beauty Queens | Libba Bray
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#Booked2020 Spring:

#MakesYouLOL: Beauty Queens
#ParentChildMemoir: Kid Gloves
#TartanNoir: Cold Granite
#AboutGenocide: Irena Book One
#PanAsianAuthor: If Cats Disappeared From the World
#AnimalOnCover: At Love‘s Command

Cinfhen Woohoo 🙌🏻congrats on completing #Spring #Booked2020 🌻🧡🌈📚This is your #OfficialSecondQuarterEntry 🎊🎊
4y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Great job!! 4y
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Blaire
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Starting this one for my #panasianauthor pick for #booked2020. Set up by my 8 year old who is cooking dinner and treating me tonight to wine, cheese, and Mexican food. 😍

Christine Aww! ❤️ 4y
Crazeedi Such pretty flowers!! 4y
Tanisha_A Niceness galore in this photograph! 4y
Blaire @Tanisha_A @crazeedi @christine thank you!! He said it was surprise Mother‘s Day! I‘m not sure where he found the flowers...May have picked them from our neighbor‘s yard. 😍😬 4y
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