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Reading America: Essays on American Literature | Denis Donoghue

Time for an update on #ReadingTheAmericas2023. Since January I have ticked off another 8 countries:

- DR: Dominicana
- Trinidad & Tobago: The Bread the Devil Knead
- Jamaica: If I Survive You
- Bolivia: An Uninterrupted View of the Sky
- Canada: The Diviners
- Ecuador: Jawbone
- Aruba: We hebben het over je gehad
- Haiti: Brother, I‘m Dying

With all those small islands it doesn‘t look like much but I‘m pretty pleased so far!

Librarybelle Hooray!! Great progress!! 2y

Cinfhen Ohhh, I need to check my progress too!! Thanks for the reminder xxx 2y

BarbaraBB @Cinfhen It‘s the #controlfreak in me 🤷🏻‍♀️ 2y

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Cinfhen Haha ! I love an organized mind 💛 2y

Cinfhen I still need Ecuador - did you enjoy

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BarbaraBB It‘s not really enjoyable but it‘s an okay read. I‘d not really recommend it. @Cinfhen (edited) 2y

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Rewind | Catherine Ryan Howard

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The perfect holiday read. I guessed the twist early on but it still was a great read about instagram influencers, journalists of gossip websites and people who‘d like to stay below the surface. Thanks for sending me this one Meg, it was as good as I hoped.

(Pic: French Alps)

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TrishB I love the commitment to the great pic 😁 3y

youneverarrived Hope you‘re having a great holiday. Love the photo 😍 3y

squirrelbrain I have this on my TBR shelf…. Just never got to it yet. Fab pic - hope you‘re having a lovely time! 3y

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BarbaraBB @TrishB @youneverarrived @squirrelbrain The pics are an alternative for the diary I used to keep. #controlfreak 3y

Megabooks Such a great view! Glad you enjoyed the book. 💜 I did not guess the twist, so good for you! 3y

Cinfhen Look at the view🤩and no gloves for you 😜 3y

BarbaraBB @Cinfhen haha, I ran outside to take the picture and quickly back into the cafe 😉🤫 3y

Cathythoughts Lovely picture 💫 3y

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Cinfhen

Killing a King: The Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin and the Remaking of Israel | Dan Ephron

This one is calling to me, the assassination of #Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin #FoodAndLit #Audio Once again I‘m throwing my #WeeklyForecast out the window 🕊🍃

BarbaraBB How did you ever come up with the idea of a #WeeklyForecast 🤣? I do love it though and mostly stick to it! #controlfreak 4y

Cinfhen Ha @BarbaraBB I really had no business/ I‘m such a MOOD READER 4y

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BarbaraBB

Open Mic Night in Moscow: And Other Stories from My Search for Black Markets, Soviet Architecture, and Emotionally Unavailable Russian Men | Audrey Murray

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I love travelling and books about travelling. Especially now that I spend most of my time at home and am uncertain when we‘ll be able to travel again, I have enjoyed this book enormously. I especially loved travelling with Audrey Murray through Central Asia, those mysterious countries! I learned so much and envy her a lot for being there (though not for being ‘taken in Turkmenistan).

#Booked2020 #MakesYouLOL
#ReadingEurope2020 Kazakhstan 🇰🇿

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BarbaraBB Thanks for sharing this book with me @Cinfhen it really was the right book at the right time! 💕 5y

Megabooks That part in Turkmenistan was super scary!! I love armchair travel. 5y

Centique This sounds great! 5y

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BarbaraBB @Megabooks You were right when you thought I‘d like it! I really had a good time armchair travelling 💕 5y

Cinfhen So glad you enjoyed it, Barb! Audrey scared the shit out of me sometimes but I admire her can do attitude🙌🏻 I couldn‘t believe how ill planned her trip was/ that gave me so much anxiety @Megabooks 5y

Cinfhen Also, stunning photo ❤️😍 5y

Librarybelle Hooray! My copy finally came through Book Outlet, so I have it waiting to be read! 5y

Velvetfur Great review! And gorgeous photo 😊 5y

BarbaraBB @Cinfhen @Megabooks I‘d go crazy with such a lousy preparation! I am always super well prepared, #controlfreak 😂 5y

BarbaraBB @Librarybelle I hope you‘ll enjoy it too but I‘m almost sure you will 🤞🏽😘 5y

BarbaraBB @Velvetfur Thank You 🙏 💕 5y

erzascarletbookgasm This sounds like perfect for the arm chair travel prompt. So there‘re more than one country mentioned in this book? 5y

erzascarletbookgasm I like this photo too 👍 5y

BarbaraBB @erzascarletbookgasm Yes! You could use it for Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania and Kazakhstan I think (why that last one is in this challenge I don‘t know, it‘s really Asia!) 5y

Andrea313 This is on my TBR and your review has made me move it up in my queue. 😊 Can't wait to begin! 5y

BarbaraTheBibliophage Reading your review and all the comments makes me want to read this one! 5y

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writeropolis

Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within | Natalie Goldberg

“Writing does writing. You disappear: you are simply recording thoughts that are streaming through you.“ Definitely needed to hear that. #amwriting #nataliegoldberg #controlfreak #amreading #bookworm #bibliophile #bookish #booknerdigans #bookblogger #tsundoku #greatreads #readmorebooks #coolgirlsread

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