Ladislara
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Category: Books
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Merging Stories With Water as a Bonding Element [Book Review]
Elif Shafak takes a walk through ancient Mesopotamia, 19th-century London, and contemporary Iraq to bring us this timeless tale
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Weekly Opening Lines – Mar 1st
From Simpatía, by Rodrigo Blanco Calderón: “On the day his wife left the country, Ulises Kan decided to get himself a dog.”
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Weekly Opening Lines – Feb 22nd
From House of Doors, by Tan Twan Eng: “A story, like a bird of the mountain, can carry a name beyond even time itself. Willie Maugham said that to me…”
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When Reality is Bloodier Than fiction [Book Review]
R. F. Kuang used the events of the Second Sino-Japanese War to create a fantasy world, and the result is breathtaking
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Weekly Opening Lines – Feb 15th
From Daughters of the Deer, by Danielle Daniel: “Panicked cries pierce me like quills. I huddle inside the church with the other women…”
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When Women’s Statues Gain Life [Book Review]
The author of Circe brings us the myth of a sculptor possessively in love with his art
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Weekly Opening Lines – Feb 8th
From Where There Was Fire, by John Manuel Arias: “Some still talk about how hot that night was. Old women wisper it over coffee…”
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The Not-So-Rosy Fairy Tale of America [Book Review]
The story about a Dominican young girl who moves to New York only to find herself trapped in a nightmare
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Weekly Opening Lines – Feb 1st
From The Poppy War, by R. F. Kuang: ““Take your clothes off.” Rin blinked. “What?”…”
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A Treaty on Female Friendship Betrayal [Book Review]
R.F. Kuang exposes the raw insides of the publishing industry in this novel about privilege, racism and deception
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