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What are you currently reading?
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Aqsa wrote: "Currently thinking what to start 😉"That’s a fun place to be, Aqsa!
One for kids and one for grown-ups.Sewing the Rainbow: The Story of Gilbert Baker and the Rainbow Flag, by Gayle E. Pitman, shows kids how Gilbert did a Dorothy-Oz move from Kansas to San Francisco, where he was an activist for all the sparkly kids like himself.
My review, with illustrations, https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...Many readers have loved All That is Lost Between Us by Aussie author Sara Foster. I could have done without all the “teaching opportunities”.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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I'll be starting this soon. At least you'll always have them with you :)
d e b o r a h ☽ wrote: "Currently reading Winter, really loved this series so I'm sad that I'm almost finished"One of my favourites as well!
I am currently reading Kingdom of Ash and Scythe :D
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Nearly done with Ulysses, will be starting Blood Meridian or The Book Thief after finishing it .
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Aqsa wrote: "I was told Blood Meridian isn't an easy read but it's very good. Also I love the Book Thief. Hope you enjoy :)"After nearing the completion of Ulysses and enjoying each and every page of it , my advice to you would be don't go by what people say, there are multitude of articles on the internet which you might find on any classic book but what matters is what is it trying to convey, once you get the hang of it then you will surely enjoy any book no matter how deep :)
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You're so right :) Only when one goes through a book does one find out what it's trying to say and how much of an effect it has on one's self.
Seafire by Natalie C. Parker, it's awesome so far.
Finished Ulysses yesterday, currently reading Blood Meridian
A couple of great reads!The Lost Man by Aussie author Jane Harper is a terrific standalone Outback story and mystery.
My review of The Lost ManA new favourite author is the late Lucia Berlin. Her much acclaimed A Manual for Cleaning Women: Selected Stories is full of unforgettable stories and characters. Loved it!
My review of A Manual for Cleaning Women
This is such a fun series and an easy way to absorb history.A Season of Knives by P.F. Chisholm is the second time we meet swashbuckling Sir Robert Carey on the Scottish border in Elizabethan England. Love it!
5★ My review
Aussie Author Kerry Greenwood takes us to Melbourne to introduce the naughty, clever, stunning Miss Phryne Fisher in Cocaine Blues, the first of a long and popular cosy mystery series. TV viewers know her from Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries.
4.5★ Link to my review
Almost finished with The Geography of You and Me; loving it!💕
I'm in the middle of prime suspect 1973
by Lynda la plante absolutely fantastic so far
I'm just starting Hidden Killer's by Lynda la Plante
If you liked "Where's Wally" and the tiny details in the Richard Scarry children's books, or those great little cartoon tourist maps with all the landmarks, I bet you'd enjoy Egypt Magnified: With a 3x Magnifying Glass. History made fun. Just delightful!
5★ Link to my review with pictures(I apologise that sometimes pictures don't show in the app.)
Nearly done with Blood Meridian will be starting Milkman by Anna Burns next
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Aqsa wrote: "I have a feeling I'm gonna love it too!"You will.
Aussie author Peggy Frew has a new novel out soon, Islands, and the cover says it all. Individually or grouped, we're islands (as is one of the settings, Phillip Island).
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
PattyMacDotComma wrote: "Aussie author Peggy Frew has a new novel out soon, Islands, and the cover says it all. Individually or grouped, we're islands (as is one of the settings, Phillip Is..."I'm Aussie and yet I have not heard of Peggy Frew.
Rose wrote: "PattyMacDotComma wrote: "Aussie author Peggy Frew has a new novel out soon, Islands, and the cover says it all. Individually or grouped, we're islands (as is one of..."I'd heard only of Hope Farm, Rose, but I haven't read it yet. I saw that her debut won an award, so when Allen & Unwin sent me an advance copy of Islands, I figured I'd like to read it. : )
Here is another Aussie author probably unfamiliar to most.Does My Head Look Big in This? is a Young Adult book that I'd be happy to recommend even for some pre-teens. Aussie author Randa Abdel-Fattah writes about an Aussie Muslim teenager wanting to wear a hijab to school in spite of her parents' worries. YIKES!
3.5~4★ Link to my review with some pictures
I'm currently reading Good Friday (Tennison series book 3) by Lynda la Plante
I’m currently reading Dear Evan Hanson! Anyone a fan of the musical?
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me!
Currently reading Milkman , lets hope I can complete it within this week
Currently reading: -Radio Silence
-Queen of Shadows
-The Final Empire
Swing Time by English author Zadie Smith was longlisted for the 2017 Man Booker Prize.
My review of Swing TimeI actually preferred the winner that year, Lincoln in the Bardo.
(If you're interested, My review of Lincoln in the Bardo )
First one was fantastic, let see the second one.
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I love that book it made me CRY :( :(
By the way I am reading the trials of apollo the dark prophecy."
It made me cry too! I love it so much! Glad you love it too!
I heard some good things :) Hope you're enjoying!