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Books read in 2013

with_rainfall wrote in 50books_poc Jan 02, 2014 23:29

Here's the list of books by people of colour which I read in 2013. Where I've left reviews I'll link them, but otherwise it'll just be text.

1. Sea of Poppies - Amitav Ghosh
2. River of Smoke - Amitav Ghosh
3. Fledgling - Octavia Butler
4. The Happiest Refugee - Anh Do ( Read more... )

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British Asian Poetry and Shaun Tan (again)

spiralsheep wrote in 50books_poc Mar 17, 2011 11:57

6, 7, & 8. Three poetry collections by Moniza Alvi: Carrying My Wife, A Bowl of Warm Air, and The Country At My Shoulder (all three collections are available together in an omnibus also called "Carrying My Wife"). I have to admit, out of about 150 poems, there were three that did anything for me. I mostly found the expression of content ( Read more... )

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Patience Agbabi and Shaun Tan, poetry and picture books

spiralsheep wrote in 50books_poc Feb 18, 2011 13:22

1. Bloodshot Monochrome by Patience Agbabi, is a pleasingly varied contemporary poetry collection with a strong emphasis on reinventing traditional printed-poem forms, especially in the sonnet sequence Problem Pages. I posted a sample poem and a video link at my dw journalAuthor bio: Read more... )

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27-32 Rawi Hage, Octavia E Butler, Qiu Xiaolong, Shaun Tan, Aravind Adiga, Karin Lowachee

sumofparts wrote in 50books_poc May 01, 2010 13:44

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#02 Simple Chinese Cooking by Kwong

vom_marlowe wrote in 50books_poc May 26, 2009 09:09

Amazon info here.

I have been putting this review off. I love Chinese food and I wanted to read a cookbook by someone of Chinese heritage, especially for homestyle Chinese cooking. I love homestyle Chinese cooking. I have several recipes or two from friends and there is a neighborhood restaurant that does a few homestyle dishes.

I had heard ( Read more... )

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#1: Tales from Outer Suburbia, by Shaun Tan

whereweather wrote in 50books_poc May 08, 2009 11:29

Hi! This is my first post to this group. It's a fascinating community and I'm looking forward to participating. Also, please call me out if I say anything truly dumb-ass.

Tales from Outer Suburbia, Shaun Tan
2009, Templar Publishing

Shaun Tan is a fantastic illustrator and writer from Australia. I became a rabid fan of his last year, when a co- ( Read more... )

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#1-6 write-ups

wingstodust wrote in 50books_poc Feb 10, 2009 11:13

1. Eye of Jade - A Mei Wang Mystery by Diane Wei Liang - First book of a mystery series, features strong Chinese female character who works as a private investigator in Beijing. Unfortunately, the mystery itself didn’t grab me, as I thought the ways in which the protagonist solved the mystery were filled with coincidences and her assistant ( Read more... )

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