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Next international #booker book. I‘m about 20% in - it‘s long. #IB2025

I love this book. It was my most reread during middle school and rereading it now, 17 years on, hasn't changed it all that much. I'll hopefully be meeting Juliet at a convention soon, so the revisit was comforting. I've not yet read any of her other work so aiming to read some more before then.

“Sometimes, the hardest stories to tell are the ones that need to be told the most.”

Jozef faces the challenges of living in a war-torn world. As he deals with fear and loss, he discovers the power of storytelling to heal and inspire. This moving story shows that even in tough times, sharing our experiences can help us find hope and strength.

This is a powerful tale about a boy named Jozef living in a war-torn world. As he struggles with fear and loss, Jozef learns the importance of storytelling as a way to cope with the horrors around him. The book beautifully combines adventure with deep emotions, showing how stories can help heal and give hope even in the darkest times. It's a touching read that encourages kids to find their own voice.

Book 62📚 4.5⭐️

This one is hecka cute and we love a Canadian based novel!

Lia has just moved to Montreal from Romania 🇷🇴 and is just trying to fit in!

I hope we get a part 2!

#CoverLove Day 26: #Angel - the novel I brought while husband and I were in Sibiu, Romania last year. Paired with the city‘s assorted cheeses and cold cuts.

Some reading and tea on the porch before I start working.

Such nice gifts this year!

This 1993 novel was rejuvenated when Müller won the Nobel Prize. It is powerful, but tough going and I struggled through (but felt it!). A series of sketches of life as a college-educated political dissident under Ceaușescu, with constant harassment, abuse, economic strain and suicides. Relentlessly bleak.