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Robert’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Robert’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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We Were Not Kings
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Tall Is Her Body
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The Twelfth House
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The Story Behind WE WERE NOT KINGS
For my fortieth birthday, I took a thirty-day long overdue trip home to Guadeloupe and Dominica. I had not been back to the islands for several years, and that trip could not have been any more spectacular. The ability to reconnect with old friends, see family and experience the most beautiful of Mother Nature’s gems, is never something I could take for granted.
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"You can really see how much time and research went into this book. The story of enslaved people being brought to Dominica paints a vivid picture of such a heartbreaking part of history and gave me a greater appreciation for the island's past. It's an"
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"4 stars = Fantastic and easy to recommend.
“If you’re born to hang, you cannot drown.” Set against the backdrop of the sultry Caribbean, this unforgettable coming of age novel breaks the mold with a narrative unlike any you have read before. Its themes" Read more of this review » |
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"Thank you to NetGalley for providing me an ARC for this book!
An interesting read, if a bit confusing at times but that's never put me off from a book. I liked the timeline jumps and the narration shifting from what is essentially an omniscient ghost " Read more of this review » |
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"This book was beautiful to read.!!!"
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| This is a much needed read on the influence of nationalism on truth and justice. I listened to the audiobook read by the author and it was fantastic. Coates is an intellectual and his observations are supported by well documented research. Solid Read ...more | |
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| This was a different read for me but it was still wonderful, particularly as I hosted the other for the English version book launch. The level of research done here in second to none and it shows so well in the creative aspects of the novel. What I g ...more | |
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| I finished this a few months ago and I really enjoyed it. The opening was riveting and the voice kept me at full attention. Looking at Hurricane Katrina through the eyes of a newcomer/immigrant was a perspective I had never considered, especially kno ...more | |
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Hello Monique, thank you so much for reading. RD
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Thank you for the kind review. It means a lot!
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“If we needed to say words to confess, deaf and dumb people would all go to hell.”
― Tall Is Her Body
― Tall Is Her Body
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