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I expected a mystery novel, but this was more like an Argentinian Desperate Housewives.

Thursday Night Widows is a portrait of social class explored through a gated community full of secrets and drama.

I'd have liked a bit more speculation about the deaths that the book opens with. A few more clues, a bit more background etc. But this was an excellent piece that satirised privilege and showed the instability of wealth and reputation.

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#WeeklyFavorites

This week‘s choice was good but not memorable as were many of this month‘s books. King of Ashes is my favorites of these, followed closely by Seascraper.

Not her best one but this early work by Claudia Piñeiro is still very entertaining. It is set in a gated community outside Buenos Aires where the very wealthy live so far away from reality that strange things can and do happen.

#WeeklyForecast 35/25

I am reading One Boat, another Booker nominated book. It‘s short so I‘ll finish it soon. Next will be the tagged book. I have been reading Claudia Piñeiro‘s backlist and it hasn‘t disappointed yet. She‘s a fabulous writer.
The third one was on the ToB longlist once I think. It‘s been sitting in my shelves while I‘ve been wanting to read it for a long time. Now finally its time has come ?

This book was brutal. I can‘t say I enjoyed reading it, but I did learn a lot. It‘s a dual timeline novel, set in 1930s Berlin and 1950s Buenos Aires. Both locations were written with a strong sense of time and place, and the novel was well-researched, particularly the sections that took place in Argentina. ⬇️

In the 1970s, the ruling junta in Argentina disappeared thousands of people, including pregnant women. It became clear that they waited for those women to give birth before murdering them and giving their babies to other families. This is the story of the group of grandmothers who tirelessly sought out their grandchildren for decades. I thought the first part was poorly organized, but then it smooths out and is very good.

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I spent some time researching this one as it‘s not a location or period I‘ve read much about. I recommend Story of the Night by Colm Tóibín. I‘m still deciding what to read. Thoughts?

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I spent some time researching this one as it‘s not a location or period I‘ve read much about. I recommend Story of the Night by Colm Tóibín. I‘m still deciding what to read. Thoughts?

Starting #GoodNewsSunday A time to share recent or upcoming releases of books you have your eye on, author news, and/or important news in the fight against book banning and the fight for saving our public libraries.

Published July 15 the tagged book is high on my TBR. Unknown to me history. The other two are new releases this week I have my eye on.

Any governor not participating in banning books gets a 🙌🏼 from me.

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