Tamara’s Comments (group member since Mar 26, 2019)

Tamara’s comments from the 2025 Reading Challenge group.

My goal for 2019 is to read 60 books, 40 of them by women authors.

JANUARY READINGS
1. Moon Tiger by Penelope Lively.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

2. The Giant's House by Elizabeth McCracken.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

3. The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

4. Cleopatra: A Life by Stacy Schiff.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

5. Delta Wedding by Eudora Welty.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

6. What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky by Lesley Nneka Arimah.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

7. An Orchestra of Minorities by Chigozie Obioma
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

FEBRUARY READINGS
8. Phantastes by George MacDonald.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

9. The Bastard of Istanbul by Elif Shafak.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

10. The Red Tent by Anita Diamant.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

11. The Biggest Prison on Earth: A History of the Occupied Territories by Ilan Pappé.

12. Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

13. Hotel Silence by Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

14. The Orchard of Lost Souls by Nadifa Mohamed.
My review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I'll update this at the end of March.

Hi,
I've been on Goodreads for a couple of years, but I just found you.
A little bit about me:

Born in Baghdad, raised in England, and have lived in the U.S. for 40+ years. I'm a retired academic. Was a professor of English for about 18 years, then a dean, then the VP for Academic Services. I retired in 2013.

I have published five books--2 non-fiction (one of which has been used as a text for Women in Religions classes). Since my retirement, I have published three novels. All my books focus on women in mythology.

I have eclectic taste in reading. I love to read the classics, books on mythology (especially the mythology of Ancient Greece and Mesopotamia), re-telling of myths, feminism, and contemporary novels--especially novels by Asians and Africans.

I have set a goal to read 60 books this year, 40 of them by women authors. I've already read 21 books. I'll post the books and reviews in the challenge thread.

I look forward to seeing what other folks recommend because I'm always on the lookout for something new to read.

Thanks and all best.