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Sep 11

Booker Longlist – Who They Was – Gabriel Krauze

Book Twelve – reviewed by panelists Book Worm, Susie and Nicole.

Gabriel Krauze grew up in London in a Polish family. Read more

Sep 9

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Booker Longlist – Love and Other Thought Experiments – Sophie Ward

Book Eleven – reviewed by panelists Book Worm, Tracy, Nicole, rated by Lisa and Susie.

Sophie Ward was born and raised in London Read more

Sep 3

Booker Longlist – This Mournable Body – Tsitsi Dangarembga

Book Nine – reviewed by panelists Book Worm, Anita and Tracy.

Tsitsi Dangarembga was born and raised in Zimbabwe. Read more

Sep 2

Booker Longlist – Real Life – Brandon Taylor

Book Eight – reviewed by panelists Book Worm, Lisa and Susie and rated by Nicole and Tracy

Brandon Taylor is an American author who was raised in rural Alabama. Read more

Sep 1

Booker Longlist – The Shadow King – Maaza Mengiste

Book Ten – reviewed by panelists Tracy, BookWorm and Susie.

Maaza Mengiste was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, but moved to Kenya at the age of four. She attended school in New York. Read more

Aug 31

Booker Longlist – Burnt Sugar – Avni Doshi

Book Seven – reviewed by panelists Lisa, Tracy and Nicole

Avni Doshi was born New Jersey and currently lives in Dubai, UAE with her family. Read more

Aug 30

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Read Around the World: The Gambia

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August saw us heading off for reading adventures in The Gambia so what did we discover?

Aug 27

1001 Books Round-Up August 2020

The months winners and losers:

Aug 26

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Booker Longlist – The New Wilderness – Diane Cook

Book Six – reviewed by panelists Book Worm, Nicole, & Tracy and rated by Susie

Diane Cook lives in Brooklyn, New York with her husband and children. Read more

Aug 25

Booker Longlist – How Much of These Hills is Gold – C Pam Zhang

Book Five – reviewed by panelists Nicole, Tracy and Susie and rated by BookWorm.

C Pam Zhang Born in Beijing but mostly an artifact of the United States, C Pam Zhang has lived in thirteen cities across four countries and is still looking for home.

Book Worm’s rating system

★ Bah I really hated this would not even pass this to my worst enemy
★★ I really didn't like this but would consider giving it to my worst enemy for vengeful purposes
★★★ this was an enjoyable way to pass the time not great not horrendous
★★★★ really enjoyed this book there was something about it that made me think
★★★★★ wow I loved this book I am now out recommending it to all my friends, will keep to re read even though I have banned re reads