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Dilara
Shubeik Lubeik | Deena Mohamed
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Yesterday's treat (a pistachio éclair). I needed extra fuel to compensate for all the effort it took me to read from right to left 😈

PageShifter Sounds (and looks) delicious! 2w
Dilara @PageShifter And it was! 2w
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Dilara
Shubeik Lubeik | Deena Mohamed
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Not the easiest read (I thinks with some exceptions, my brain doesn't get on well with graphic works, compared with just text), but I still liked it and I can recognise its quality.

Ruthiella I have trouble with graphic literature as well. My brain doesn‘t quite know how to interpret the pictures with the text. 2w
Dilara @Ruthiella Glad to know I'm in good company 😁 2w
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Dilara
Shubeik Lubeik | Deena Mohamed
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After being 3rd in the library request queue for ages, I've now gotten hold of Shubeik Lubeik. I know what I'm doing tonight 😎 Reading this book from right to left, manga-style 🙃

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Chelsea.Poole
Shubeik Lubeik | Deena Mohamed
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Pickpick

A thick (I think this edition has three books in one) graphic novel from an Egyptian artist about wishes. Westerners harvest a treasure trove of wishes in an ancient temple. Three of them end up with our Shokry . He sells two and is left with one. Sounds like a dream right? Anything you wish will come true! Not so fast! How do humans regulate wishes? Did humanity manage to create world peace? Really made me think and great illustrations!

sarahbarnes This sounds really intriguing. I don‘t think I‘ve read a graphic novel since really liking Persepolis. Stacking this one. 1mo
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Chelsea.Poole
Shubeik Lubeik | Deena Mohamed
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Nightly baseball practice setup: cat, graphic novel, large water bottle, mother in law, golf cart. The other parents MUST think I‘m weird. They‘re right.

AmyG Do you bring your cat to baseball games?????? 1mo
Chelsea.Poole @AmyG yes!! 😂 1mo
Ruthiella I love that your cat is so portable ! 😻 1mo
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TheKidUpstairs I love everything about this! I love that your cat comes along. My cats hate humanity and are scared of anything that moves, so bringing them outside anywhere would be disastrous. 1mo
AmyG You are my hero. I have had 3 cats and have 3 grandcats and can NOT imagine taking any of them outside….anywhere. AMAZING! 1mo
Chelsea.Poole @Ruthiella @amyg @thekidupstairs most of the time she is portable and agreeable! She loves people but she does want to run around, if we don‘t entertain her enough. I think she‘s getting used to it, since she‘s a kitten and the kids drag her around everywhere! 1mo
AnnCrystal 💕😻💝. 1mo
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 1mo
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BarbaraJean
Shubeik Lubeik | Deena Mohamed
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Pickpick

This graphic novel was fascinating and so very different from what I expected. Set in a Cairo where wishes are real—and are bought and sold under tight government control—this is not a light, sweet fantasy about wishes desired and granted. It‘s far more realistic, and far more serious. The world-building accounts for not only desire, selfishness, and greed, but also bureaucracy, government corruption, privilege, and exploitation. ⤵️

BarbaraJean (Cont‘d) It‘s a thought-provoking exploration of all of the above. Excellent, and intense. This was my August #DoubleSpin. @TheAromaofBooks 1mo
Chelsea.Poole I‘m reading this one now, almost finished. Great review! 1mo
TheAromaofBooks Great review!!! 1mo
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ChaoticMissAdventures
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I really enjoyed this, alternate supernatural history set in Cairo. I loved the side story of the mixed religion and cultural push of women's suffragettes and how it tied in so well with the "haunting". Clark has built a rich and creative world for such a slim novel, and the characters are distinct and some are relatable - grumpy older officer gave someone to roll your eyes at a bit and I was happy to see he was progressive.

BookmarkTavern I love the novel sequel so much! 3mo
ChaoticMissAdventures @BookmarkTavern good to know! It has been on my bookcase for awhile, need to move it on up the TBR! 3mo
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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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My plan was to reread the novellas and then finally read the novel… and I‘m happy to announce that I have finished my reread. This audiobook has a different narrator but he was very enjoyable to listen to - so I was only disappointed momentarily. Absolutely loved visiting again.

julesG I just saw that there's an episode of Levar Burton Reads with 4mo
thegirlwiththelibrarybag @julesG, oh nice! I just read that one yesterday, I love a goodreads review with a link to where you can read short stories online. 4mo
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julesG Also on Apple and Audible 😉 4mo
julesG The Angel was a Tor.com short story a few years back. I often read the short stories when I have to wait somewhere unexpectedly and don't have my kindle with me. The Levar Burton find was unexpected. 4mo
thegirlwiththelibrarybag Thanks for the link - I don‘t know LeVar very well (that time he guest started as himself on Community was my introduction) but this is good to have for days when I can‘t decide which audiobook to start. 4mo
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Nebklvr
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Bailedbailed

This has been on my shelf for years. I have started it twice. Sixty pages in and I don‘t find it interesting at all.

dabbe #hailthebail! 🤩🤩🤩 5mo
Nebklvr @dabbe 😂Everyone raves about it but I just couldn‘t 5mo
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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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I told myself I should reread the novellas before continuing on with the novel - so finding this available as an audiobook was a step in the right direction! I loved reading this a couple of years back - but listening to it was magical! Love this alternate Egypt that P. Djèli Clark has created.

CoffeeK8 I loved this book so much! 5mo
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