“I am not sorry my brother died.”That’s how the story begins. One sentence — sharp, unsettling, unforgettable. Tambu, a young girl growing up in rural Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), dreams of an education like her older brother’s. But her parents laugh at her. “Can you cook books and feed them to your husband?” her mother […]
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Reading Minor Detail by Adania Shibli was a quiet yet unsettling experience—like stepping into a room where something has just happened, and no one’s talking about it. The silence in this book is almost louder than words. And yet, if you pay attention, the book is filled with subtle, layered moments—small things that say everything.
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The Poppy War wasn’t at all what I had expected. I picked up this book mainly because of its popularity on Bookstagram. Everyone was talking about it. Raving, actually. So of course, I was intrigued. I usually don’t read fantasy—or YA for that matter—but every now and then, I like to dip my toes in
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Because most of my bookshelf lives in the US, UK, France, or Canada. Lately, I’ve noticed how many of the books I read are rooted in the same countries over and over again. Nothing wrong with that—but the world is huge. And I want to read it. This list is my small attempt to travel
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