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I finished this short story collection by Ding Ling. I learned a lot about Chinese history, about universal human struggle and I could reflect on my life.

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Last couple of days were filled with blue skies and reading. Ignoring a literal existential crisis, I'm doing really well.

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Finished both books. Poe's poetry just today. I wanna re-read it as soon as possible but I have many books I want to read next.

Nippon Global by Andreas Neuenkirchen was a very light read. I learned a lot about Japan and he wittily wrote it from the perspective of the German he is.

(I don't think I can access my bookblr anymore, which is a pity)

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I'm finally back!!

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What I'm currently reading. I love it so much, reminds me of my childhood!

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Books in France

Books I read/found and brought to/in Paris!

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<If Beale Street could talk - James Baldwin>

Wow what a read that was! I'm really glad that I decided to read it. I really learned a lot about how people can suffer and love and learn and grow.

It was a short read, and it was published in the 70s, but those problems are what people have to handle nowadays too! I am in such a privileged situation but even if it was just a book. Those stories are real and happen all the time.

5/5 🌟

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Currently reading.

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3rd August 2022

Books of the last few months. Not all read. And not all I read are pictured. I also love reading PDF's on my phone.

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30th of June, 2022

<Multipla by Arya Black - Chosen one>

I'm ending the month by finishing "Multipla". It's a German book by a new author. It's about a dystopian world where everything is powered with cogwheels. The air is toxic hence the mask on the beautiful cover.

The main character, a young woman with a mutation, works as an antiquarian but soon her daily life changes when she accepts a job offer. With her talent she's the only one who can help.

I really liked that book. It's a great mix of suspenseful detective work, a bit of romance and a somehow awful outlook into the future.

It has an open ending and the author is working on the next book already!

Side note, I wasn't too sure which prompt of the challenge I should choose for the book, decided on "chosen one" to be able to read more books for the challenge.

I give it a 4,5 because I think the main character didn't always act accordingly and the language was sometimes inappropriate colloquial.

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THE STUDYBLR WITH KNIVES SERVER PRESENTS: the Summer Reading Challenge 2.0 ☀︎

when i posted the first summer reading challenge a year ago, i honestly never thought so many people would participate and so many more challenges would be put together and enjoyed in good company :") so thanks to everyone who's joined up till now, i'm so glad these are as fun to take on as they are to design! summer is just around the corner and we have a fresh hot sunny reading challenge ready for you! and if you want, you can also check out the 2022 pride reading challenge

RULES: -> please reblog this post if you’re participating -> for each of the prompts, read a book of your choice and cross the prompt out on the above template -> post your updates in the form of text posts, bookish photos, or anything else you come up with under the tag #studyblr w/knives reading challenge! -> the challenge will last from the 1st of june till the 30th of september, but feel free to finish it at your own pace

! be sure to hide any spoilers under the cut when posting updates/reviews, so people can avoid them if needed :)

as always, the prompts are transcribed below the cut and if you want to join the challenge on Storygraph as well, check out the notes of this post. if you have any questions, feel free to leave them in my inbox!

Welcome to another summer reading challenge! This year, the prompts are:

released in the last 6 months

by an author of colour

by an lgbtq+ author

adapted for TV or a movie

novella or graphic novel

antihero or chosen one

heist or magical quest

classic or retelling of a classic

longer than 400 pages

childhood favourite

nonlinear timeline

shorter than 300 pages

a book that’s been on your tbr for over a year

a book by an author if your nationality

main character of color

a book that was published the year you were born

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24th June 2022

I finally finished it last week!

I totally enjoyed the stories and I frequently wrote down quotes. I will share them later too!

Now I started a new book and will take part in a challenge!

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21st May 2022

Just read a few pages. It's progress which I'm proud of. I really enjoy this book (and this story)!

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31st March, 2022

What I need to read. I love immersing myself in books and I do this with marking quotes with my sticky notes and writing them down in this book which I use exclusively for quotes (of any kind).

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30th October, 2021

How I love my books. Not all are pictured. I bought more again. Reading more books of authors I don't know is so fascinating! Reading different books by one author is just as interesting too!

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19th August 2021

Again, it's a book by Haruki Murakami! I will read more of him in the near future too (because I still have a few books I wanna read at home)!

I love this cover, it's so pretty!

This one is again a collection of short stories. The German title translated (by me, no guarantee) is "How I saw the 100% Girl one morning in April".

I'm already on Story 3 and marked some phrases I enjoyed.

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1st August 2021

During July I finished "Blind Willow Sleeping Woman". It took me a while because I didn't read the book for like 2 weeks. I enjoyed the book overall a lot.

It taught me lots about people, Japan (like geography), their culture and left me with many thoughts.

July passed by way too fast. Again another month is approaching us.