Ladislara
A blog as diverse as my life has been
Tag: 4.5 stars
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She Would be King Review: The Fantastic Tale of Liberia’s Creation
The touching story about the foundation of the only Black state in Africa never subjected to colonial rule.
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Book Review: The Collected Regrets of Clover
A novel about a death doula coming to terms with life
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Book Review: A Grandmother Begins the Story
A story about Indigenous heritage, told by multiple voices – and some issues with the Indigenous literature I have access to
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Book Review: The Accusation
The first fiction book written inside North Korea to ever be published outside the country.
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Book Review: Salt Houses – a Story About Palestinian Diaspora
A beautiful novel that tells the intergenerational saga of a Palestinian family in search of belonging.
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Book Review: Nightbloom
The story of two inseparable friends divided by an ocean of grief, rancor and family trauma
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Book Review: The Memory Police
An island in which everyday objects disappear from people’s memories. An oppressive and tense story told in the lightest way.
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