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roxdub

Joined 1 year, 1 month ago

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Reader, writer. Liseuse, écriveuse.

Reading a mix of French and English books, mostly fiction, some classics and poetry, Canadian contemporary, sci-fi, socialist, and more.

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Sleeping Car Porter (2022, Coach House Books)

2023 Reading Goal

33% complete! roxdub has read 10 of 30 books.

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roxdub started reading Sleeping Car Porter by Suzette Mayr

Sleeping Car Porter by Suzette Mayr

roxdub finished reading Cher connard by Virginie Despentes

Cher connard (French language, 2022, Éditions Grasset)

Cher connard by Virginie Despentes

roxdub wants to read Son of Elsewhere by Elamin Abdelmahmoud

No cover — Son of Elsewhere (2022, Random House Publishing Group)

Son of Elsewhere by Elamin Abdelmahmoud

roxdub wants to read How to Stand up to a Dictator by Maria Ressa

How to Stand up to a Dictator (2022, HarperCollins Publishers)

How to Stand up to a Dictator by Maria Ressa

roxdub started reading Cher connard by Virginie Despentes

Cher connard by Virginie Despentes

roxdub finished reading Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

Klara and the Sun (Hardcover, 2021, Faber & Faber)

Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

From her place in the store, Klara, an Artificial Friend with outstanding observational qualities, watches carefully the behavior of those …

roxdub finished reading Les ombres blanches

Les ombres blanches (French language, 2022)

roxdub finished reading If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English by Noor Naga

If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English (Paperback, 2022, Graywolf Press)

If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English by Noor Naga

roxdub started reading If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English by Noor Naga

If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English by Noor Naga

roxdub wants to read Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

Small Things Like These (2021, Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated)

Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

Shortlisted for the 2022 Booker Prize

"A hypnotic and electrifying Irish tale that transcends country, transcends time." —Lily King, New …

roxdub finished reading The World We Make by N. K. Jemisin

The World We Make (Hardcover, 2022, Little, Brown Book Group Limited)

A great sequel to The City we Became. I preferred the first book of this duology, but the author has a great rationale for why this ambitious project got cut short - COVID and real life politics changed her momentum on this story. I remain very attached to this tale, its characters who are city avatars, and cinematographic writing.