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As far as Graham Greene novels go, I‘d say this one ranks somewhere in the middle of his oeuvre. While no Greene novel is complete without some Catholic or faith theme, this one‘s protagonist is seemingly lacking that faith, yet the question of whether it‘s important or whether he ought to at least believe in something is a constant undercurrent. As usual, another novel of colonizers and their intrigues amongst the colonized; an okay read.

Who went overboard at the Friends of the Library used book sale? Def not me! It‘s all for the library, right? 😉

These are the most satisfying short stories I have ever read.

CLR James is literally one of the greatest to ever do it, and The Black Jacobins certainly earns its reputation as a classic. Impossible not to think of Gaza as you read.

“When history is written as it ought to be written, it is the moderation and long patience of the masses at which men will wonder, not their ferocity.”

2.75/4 ⭐️

I think this is a soft pick for me. I was expecting a different story. This wasn‘t a bad story, just sad. I enjoyed the magical realism elements. They weren‘t overpowering though. It was more like realism with a touch of magical.

“If only I could break the glass separating me and Manman with my thoughts alone.”

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?/5 ⭐

Non so proprio che voto dare a questo libro. È una storia ben scritta e coinvolgente, ma una cosa mi ha turbata: vengono trattati temi storici importanti, complessi e problematici, ma mentre alcuni vengono giustamente rappresentati in maniera critica (come schiavitù, razzismo e abusi), con altri (incesto, relazioni tra adulti e adolescenti) sembra quasi che Allende li voglia normalizzare. Spero di aver capito male.

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This Edwidge Danticat, who I usually love, didn‘t work for me. The story is told in a way that you hardly get to know the characters and, as opposed to her other books, it could have been set in a lot of countries, it wasn‘t as Haitian as, for example, Everything Inside.

#52BookClub24 - Features the ocean.

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I couldn‘t resist and bought the first Kim Stone book (looking at you @TrishB @MicheleinPhilly @squirrelbrain and some others!) Or actually the prequel to the series. We‘ll see! On audio and print I am reading The Spinoza Problem, which is fascinating. I also plan to read another Danticat, whose books I always love.