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message 51: by Yrinsyde (new)
Aug 23, 2025 02:11AM

Yrinsyde | 208 comments I read A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry recently, and it was great! It's set in a city by the sea somewhere in India.


message 52: by Lilisa (new)
Aug 23, 2025 04:25PM

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Yrinsyde wrote: "I read A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry recently, and it was great! It's set in a city by the sea somewhere in India."

Great you enjoyed it! It’s one of my all-time favorites.


message 53: by Lilisa (new)
Aug 23, 2025 04:27PM

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I was in Sri Lanka with Brotherless Night by V.V. Ganeshananthan. I definitely recommend it. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 54: by Andrea, Slow but steady (new)
Aug 24, 2025 12:43AM

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Ditto for A Fine Balance

I've also been in Sri Lanka, with a different take on the civil war, in Reef. Good book, but let down by its own brevity in that regard. But as I've said elsewhere, I read it for the food and there was plenty of that!

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Reef by Romesh Gunesekera


message 55: by Lilisa (new)
Aug 25, 2025 06:06PM

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I was in several countries - probably the longest in Egypt - so definitely around the world with Update: Reporting From an Ancient Land by Gayle Young who worked for CNN for many years. A great read and a unique framework for the book leveraging ancient history from 17 centuries ago - 5 stars! My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 56: by Andrea, Slow but steady (new)
Aug 28, 2025 09:05PM

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I was in Taiwan with The Fourth Daughter. This is the foodie novel I've been wanting to read lately - a chef, streetfood, night markets, an old family recipe book, YouTube/TikTok cooking posts... You name it! The family drama/romance behind it all was an enjoyable read, if a little predictable at times.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

The Fourth Daughter by Lyn Liao Butler


message 57: by Lilisa (new)
Sep 03, 2025 07:34PM

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I was in a few countries in the Middle East - Egypt, Syria, Turkey, etc. with The Patchwork Cloak of Kamal Bey: An East-West Memoir by John Zada. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


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