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Someone Knows My Name by Lawrence Hill
Someone Knows My Name

lovingreader, December 3, 2009

This is a book about American slavery so plain and truthful that every detail resonated with me. I was especially interested that this book, while told from the point of view of a very empathetic young enslaved woman, made it clear that the institution of slavery brutalized all who participated in it. This book was published in Canada with the title "The Book of the Negroes".
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Roise Rua: An Island Memoir by Padraig Ua Cnaimhsi
Roise Rua: An Island Memoir

lovingreader, November 10, 2009

Potato digging, knitting the "Queen's stockings", sea-watching, migrant laboring - this oral history of an early 20th century life on Ireland's Aran Islands is well-worth the read. The photographs are great too.
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The Sari Shop by Rupa Bajwa
The Sari Shop

lovingreader, August 21, 2009

I started this book to enjoy the descriptions of local color. This quickly changed to a serious appreciation of how the main character awakens to the social distinctions between the sari shop's employees and customers. Publisher's Weekly describes this book as "funny", and it is, but I found a lot of depth here.
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Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth
Suitable Boy

lovingreader, July 7, 2009

I read in the NYT that a sequel to A Suitable Boy is due out in 2012. This took me straight to the bookcase to take down my copy of A Suitable Boy - have to be ready, you know! This fabulous absorbing novel is even better the third time around.
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Total Chaos (Marseilles Trilogy) by Jean-claude Izzo
Total Chaos (Marseilles Trilogy)

lovingreader, May 6, 2009

This was a great means of transportation to the back streets of Marseilles, as told by Fabio, a poleceman and ex-thief. The food, wine, and scenery are great. The corruption and violence are better to find in a book than in real life.
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