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MarianHellema

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Boekenworm, geinteresseerd in digitale samenleving, geschiedenis, Engelstalige fictie, snufje filosofie erbij, rondslenteren met mijn fototoestel. Werk als freelance ICT-erfgoedspecialist.

Dutch bookworm, interested in literary fiction, history, digital society, all with a pinch of philosophy. Love wandering around with my photo camera. Work as freelancer in digital heritage sector.

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44 Travels with Herodotus, Ryszard Kapuściński
Written by a Polish journalist this is a book in two strands. In one he reviews some of his past assignments, in the other he reviews his reading and relationship to Herodotus and his Histories. His interpretation of Herodotus was fascinating. He examines technique and proposes that Herodotus should be known as the first journalist and The Histories is the first piece of reportage.
I must re-read Herodotus. @bookstodon

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Sounds interesting! I read Herodotus a couple of years ago for the first time because of his reputation as the first historian. It's fascinating how he reflected on his own writing, e.g. how he decided which stories he thought true (only first hand experiences). This felt very modern, despite it being written almost 2500 years ago.

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Academy Street
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Mary Costello (2015)

This book is about an Irish girl who moves to the USA in the early 1960s and how her life unfolds. A well-known theme and as always, the beauty lies in the telling.

It is a touching mix of sadness, loneliness, resignation and love. Wonderful.

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@bookstodon on this I'd like to both list and solicit recommendations for books about refugees. With the deepening Climate Crisis, each of us could find ourselves in such a position at any time.

My rec's:

The Beekeeper of Aleppo, Christy Lefteri

Illegal, Eoin Colfer

Welcome To The New World, Jake Halpern, Michael Sloan

What Strange Paradise, Omar El Akkad

The Best We Could Do, Thi Bui

Almost American Girl, Robin Ha

The Wrong End of The Telescope, Rabih Alameddine

Lark Ascending, Silas House

Feeding Ghosts, Tessa Hulls

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One day late for Refugee Day, but two more for your list.

Dave Eggers - What is the What

Laila Lalami - Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits

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The Vacationers
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Emma Straub (2014)

I really enjoyed this book about a family on holiday and all the tensions & love that entails. It's one of my favorite fiction genres: about ordinary people, told from their different perspectives.

Very well written in an unobtrusive way.

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"Only when I was young did I believe that it was important to remember what happened in every novel I read. Now I know the truth: what matters is what you experience while reading, the states of feeling that the story evokes, the questions that rise to your mind, rather than the fictional events described." -- from 'The Vulnerables' by Sigrid Nunez

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Very true and also quite a relief! I'm often embarrassed how much I forget of what I read. Now I can use this wonderful quote (if I can remember it...)

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Since we are coming up on June, it seems like a good time to check in with everyone here on @bookstodon regarding favorite reads of 2024 so far. Whatcha got?

My top five reads of 2024 so far:

The Criminal series of graphic novels by Ed Brubaker (ten primary works)

James, Percival Everett

The Book of Love, Kelly Link

Poor Deer, Claire Oshetsky

Prequel, Rachel Maddow

MarianHellema ,
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Aways love book lists, so here are five of my favorites of 2024 so far:

Elizabeth McCracken - The Hero of this Book

Elizabeth H Winthrop - The Mercy Seat

James Vincent - Beyond Measurement (non-fiction)

Alan McMonagle - Ithaca

Claire Keegan - Foster

MarianHellema , to bookstodon group Dutch
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Nice to see all your lists. Here's mine.

Paul Auster
Anne Tyler
David Mitchell
Hilary Mantel
Kate Atkinson
Daniel Woodrell
Anita Brookner
TC Boyle
José Saramago
Gabriel García Márquez

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