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message 1: by Luke (new)

Jan 08, 2016 05:02PM

Welcome, Jean! 'Americanah' and 'A Tale for the Time Being' are both wonderful, so I hope you enjoy them.

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message 2: by Jean (last edited Mar 22, 2016 09:51AM) (new)

Feb 13, 2016 08:29AM

I have acquired these books and read 3 this year. Now all I have to do is enjoy. I hope that they are all adequate for this challenge.

A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives by Lola Shoneyin
_The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko Ogawa (READ) 4
The Changelings by Jo Sinclair
The Waiting Years by Fumiko Enchi (READ) 5
The Unfastened Heart by Lane von Herzen
Masks by Fumiko Enchi (READ) 3
Copper Crown by Lane von Herzen
Killing Color by Charlotte Watson Sherman (READ) Short Stories 4
Another Woman's Daughter by Fiona Sussman (READ) 3
Mr. and Mrs. Doctor by Julie Iromuanya (READ) 4
What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours by Helen Oyeyemi (READ) 3 Short Stories
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang
The Vegetarian by Han Kang (READ) 5
Before they can speak of flowers: word rhythms by Elean Thomas by Elean Thomas Poetry (READ) 5
Word Rhythms: From The Life Of A Woman by Elean Thomas Poetry (READ) 5

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message 3: by Jean (new)

Feb 14, 2016 03:13PM

I'm looking forward to reading it but for some reason I keep reading others first.

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message 4: by Jean (last edited Apr 13, 2016 04:56AM) (new)

Mar 12, 2016 03:46PM

2016 Books Cont.

The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives by Lola Shoneyin (READ) 5
i did not come to you by chance by Adaobi Tricia Nwauban (READ) 3
Binti by Nnedi Okorafor (READ) 4
Minaret by Leila Aboulela (READ) 3

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message 5: by Shirley (new)

Mar 17, 2016 02:00AM

I have that on my kindle Jean , did you enjoy? Hope you love wild swans as much as I did, a lot of those books are new to me and going on my tbr list

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message 6: by Jean (new)

Mar 17, 2016 03:36AM

I am greatly enjoying this one. Need to find more time to read. Let me know what you think after you read it. I've been on the waiting list for Wild Swans for what seems like forever.

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