Overall count: I'm going to try for 40 in 2012 but would be okay with about 25 ( Read more... )

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Haven't posted in a while. Here's a series of mini-reviews with some spoilers. Also, some of the books contain potentially triggering content.

6. Un-Nappily in Love by Trisha R. Thomas
7. Breath, Eyes, Memory by Edwidge Danticat
8. Tracks by Louise Erdrich
9. The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid
10. Umbrella by Taro Yashima
11. Little Joy by ( Read more... )

1. Swimming in the Monsoon Sea by Shyam Selvadurai
2. Mr. Muo's Traveling Couch by Dai Sijie (translated by Ina Rilke; white)
3. Six Suspects by Vikas Swarup
4. Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life by Bryan Lee O'Malley
5. The Circle of Reason by Amitav Ghosh

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1. Wicked by Gregory Maguire (post here)
2. The Long Firm by Jake Arnott (post here)
3. Brown Girl in the Ring by Nalo Hopkinson (post here)
4. Clay's Ark by Octavia E. Butler (post here)
5. I Say a Little Prayer by E. Lynn Harris (post here)
6. Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler (post here)
7. Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler (post here)
8. Song ( Read more... )

In this post:
1. Wicked by Gregory Maguire
2. The Long Firm by Jake Arnott
3. Brown Girl in the Ring by Nalo Hopkinson
4. Clay's Ark by Octavia E. Butler
5. I Say a Little Prayer by E. Lynn Harris
6. Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler
7. Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler
8. Song of the Boatwoman by Meiling Jin
9. Swimming in the Monsoon Sea by Shyam ( Read more... )

1. Swimming in the Monsoon Sea by Shyam Selvadurai
2. Mr. Muo's Traveling Couch by Dai Sijie (translated by Ina Rilke; white)
3. Six Suspects by Vikas Swarup
4. Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life by Bryan Lee O'Malley
5. The Circle of Reason by Amitav Ghosh
( post for 1 to 5)
6. Un-Nappily in Love by Trisha R. Thomas
7. Breath, Eyes, Memory by Edwidge ( Read more... )

(linked posts are at this journal although they've been cross-posted at the comm 50books_poc )

1. Clay's Ark by Octavia E. Butler (post here)
2. Goddess for Hire by Sonia Singh (post here)
3. The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje (post here)
4. Brown Girl in the Ring by Nalo Hopkinson (post here)
5. Eva Luna by Isabel Allende (post here) Not poc. Count Story- ( Read more... )

Here's the last of my first 50 plus my new 5. Let me know if you have questions or would like more detail ( Read more... )

Here is a batch of mini-reviews and notes on books I read from May to October. I started including descriptions from other websites but didn't do that for all the books. Also, please note there are potentially triggering scenes and events in some of the books (e.g., rape, childhood abuse, incidents with dubious consent, violence). Please let me ( Read more... )