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Dare to Disappoint: Growing Up in Turkey | Ozge Samanci

And now, Summer Reads: Non-Fiction Edition. I read a mix of personal growth and memoirs, but the books that intrigued me the most were these three memoirs, flagged in the comments below. Not surprising, as memoirs are my favorite non-fiction category. It‘s fascinating and often moving to step into the shoes of someone else‘s different life experiences.🔸 #2022reads #summer2022reads

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Dare to Disappoint: Growing Up in Turkey

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Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted

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Shelf Life: Chronicles of a Cairo Bookseller

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Seasonal Fears | Seanan McGuire

Welp I know I‘m a taaaad behind on sharing my Summer Reads, but better late than never! This summer felt extra long and hot 🥵 so I turned to engrossing fiction titles that took me far away to other worlds and experiences. Here are the novels and stories that helped me escape the heat (at least for a while!)🔸 #2022reads #summer2022reads

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Seasonal Fears

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A Prayer for the Crown-Shy

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alysonimagines I‘ve added this to my shortlist of favorite surrealist fiction about the absurdities of corporate culture written by Japanese women authors—yes, it‘s a very nichey niche!

There's No Such Thing as an Easy Job

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alysonimagines Thank you @ThePageantHam for this excellent rec! It‘s a fascinating experiment on the reader, just as Toni Morrison intended. I want to read it again and see if I have a different reaction the second time.

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Severance: A Novel

alysonimagines I‘ve also added this strangely tender and touching book to my shortlist of favorite surrealist corporate culture fiction by Japanese women authors. 🖤🎌

Diary of a Void: A Novel

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The Mad Kyoto Shoe Swapper and Other Short Stories

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The Memory Librarian: And Other Stories of Dirty Computer

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