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Read for #readtheworld2025
Memoir about a man‘s life in Kenya. I found it interesting and very specific to Wainaina‘s life. A mix of coming of age and details of how he became a writer.
#kenya
“Richard Turere tells the story of how he invented a system of lights to protect livestock from predators, now used in many places around the world.“ Check out the full review for this biographical picturebook of a Maassai inventor: https://wowlit.org/on-line-publications/review/xvii-2/6/
pickIn 1899, Jeremy is in Rwanda overseeing building a railroad when two lions begin killing the workers (like the Ghost and the Darkness if you‘ve seen the movie or heard about the true story). In 2000, Max, a young woman with Aspbergers, is looking for a plant that could be the basis for a new life-saving drug in the mountains of Rwanda. Their stories are told alternately. And how they are intertwined will come as a complete surprise at the end ⬇️
This ibook s fascinating. The female main character is a scientist in the 2000s with Asperger‘s, so her parts of the story describe how she approaches the world so differently. For example, when she entered a room she only looked at the people‘s feet because faces are too chaotic for her to handle. I find her story so compelling. I‘m not quite into the 1899 part of the story yet but I‘m thinking the male MC may have a mild form of “aspies.” ⬇️
If true, this is fascinating!
#Rwanda #foodandlit @Catsandbooks
I‘m starting this book for #Rwanda #foodandlit @Catsandbooks
My #BookSpin and #DoubleSpin reads for April are a couple of short weird novels. Looking forward to both
Thanks @thearomaofbooks !
pickThis is not a book by a politician hoping to woo the public. I think that's why I couldn't put it down. Written long before his presidential candidacy began Obama explores his identity & childhood here. White grandparents from Kansas, a father from Nigeria, an upbringing in Hawaii & Indonesia, & his 1st trip to Africa is all included. It's less polished & more powerful because of that. There's a palpable struggle to find his footing in this world.
