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Sarahreadstoomuch
Woman, Life, Freedom | Marjane Satrapi
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Pickpick

Amazing. A look at the current state of rebellion under the Islamic regime of Iran, following the cruel murder of a young woman by morality police because her headscarf wasn‘t worn perfectly.

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fredthemoose
Martyr!: A novel | Kaveh Akbar
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Mehso-so

⭐️⭐️💫 Unpopular opinion, but I didn‘t connect with this at all. Found the MC self absorbed and as a result just didn‘t really care about his obsession with martyrdom or any of the side stories from the other characters. I kept thinking “I don‘t care!” to myself and bumping up the playback speed to get it over sooner. Glad others enjoyed it more than I did! #ToB25

CallMeIshmael I agree I DNF‘d this one for the same reasons 3d
AmyG Well, I feel validated. I just put this down to read something else and struggling to pick it back up. May just bail. 3d
fredthemoose @CallMeIshmael @AmyG yeah… this one just didn‘t give me enough (any?) reasons to like and root for the main character before wanting me to go on a whole journey about him, and it just didn‘t work. 13h
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kwmg40
Martyr!: A novel | Kaveh Akbar
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Pickpick

This is among my favourites of the #ToB25 books I've read so far. The writing is beautiful, there were interesting and unexpected twists, and I spent some time mulling over the ending. Looking forward to the #LitsyToB discussion.

#gottacatchemall (Emolga: yellow cover) @PuddleJumper

Butterfinger I started it today. I think it will also be one of my favorites. 5d
BarbaraBB I liked this one too and think it stands out on the #ToB shortlist. 5d
squirrelbrain I agree with @BarbaraBB ! 5d
Suet624 I liked this one so much. 5d
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Hanna-B
Martyr!: A novel | Kaveh Akbar
Pickpick

Bloody brilliant, magic, whimsical. He has a powerful and unique voice, will definitely reread because it has so much content and subtle beauty, existential questions and more. Anyone else read this? Would love to hear your thoughts #martyr #kavehakbar #brilliantbook

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kspenmoll
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My January #wrapup per StoryGraph. I finally have the hang of this app & am having such fun with it. Thanks Julie for introducing me to me to it!

julieclair I‘m so glad you‘re enjoying it! 🤩😘 3w
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plemmdog
Martyr!: A novel | Kaveh Akbar
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I am enjoying this so much—my first big read of 2024.

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MysticFaerie
The Lion Women of Tehran | Marjan Kamali
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Pickpick

5🌟/5🌟

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lil1inblue
The Blood of Flowers: A Novel | Anita Amirrezvani
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"First there wasn‘t and then there was. Before God, no one was."

#firstlinefridays @ShyBookOwl

ShyBookOwl Sounds heavy! 1mo
lil1inblue @ShyBookOwl I'm not too far in, but I think it's gonna be an emotional one. 1mo
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peaKnit
The Lion Women of Tehran | Marjan Kamali
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Excellent speaker tonight. If you enjoy hearing an author‘s perspective I encourage you to enjoy the Girlfriend‘s Bookclub on Facebook. It‘s fun to read the books and then see, or hear, behind the curtain. There are wonderful guest authors and compelling questions. I‘m impressed with what is offered in this group and it‘s free - and from my couch. The Lion Women of Tehran was an excellent and rich story of enduring friendship. 5 ⭐️

julieclair Thanks for the heads up. I have not heard of this! 1mo
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ImperfectCJ
Martyr!: A novel | Kaveh Akbar
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Pickpick

There's not a lot I can say about this one without giving spoilers, but I can say that I really appreciate how it's written, and I'm looking forward to discussing the ending with my book club. It's not my favorite from the #tob25 shortlist, but I do like it.

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