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Comment on Ferrante Fever by Rebecca H.
https://ofbooksandbikes.com/2020/12/19/ferrante-fever/#comment-114803
Sun, 20 Dec 2020 16:18:31 +0000https://ofbooksandbikes.com/?p=5321#comment-114803In reply to lauratfrey.
I’m glad to hear you were into the last two as well as the second one! The Ferrante Letters is great—academic but not too difficult and personal as well.
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Comment on Ferrante Fever by lauratfrey
https://ofbooksandbikes.com/2020/12/19/ferrante-fever/#comment-114797
Sun, 20 Dec 2020 15:26:51 +0000https://ofbooksandbikes.com/?p=5321#comment-114797I had a similar experience, I had a hard time getting into My Brilliant Friend, waited a year or so, then I binged the last three! I’d never heard of The Ferrent Letters, might check that out.
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Comment on 10 Great Indie Press Releases for Summer (Book Riot) by Rebecca H.
https://ofbooksandbikes.com/2020/08/22/10-great-indie-press-releases-for-summer-book-riot/#comment-112556
Wed, 09 Dec 2020 15:43:20 +0000https://ofbooksandbikes.com/?p=5307#comment-112556In reply to Arti.
Yes! I’ve read so many good books by Asian American women (Nicole Chung and Cathy Park Hong come to mind right away). I have a copy of Two Trees Make a Forest but haven’t gotten there yet. How to Pronounce Knife sounds interesting!
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Comment on Fall 2020 Reading by Rebecca H.
https://ofbooksandbikes.com/2020/12/08/fall-2020-reading/#comment-112555
Wed, 09 Dec 2020 15:41:35 +0000https://ofbooksandbikes.com/?p=5312#comment-112555In reply to Heather.
Oh, yes, those books are both great. I think anyone interested in reading about books and art would enjoy them.
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Comment on Fall 2020 Reading by Heather
https://ofbooksandbikes.com/2020/12/08/fall-2020-reading/#comment-112420
Wed, 09 Dec 2020 01:47:56 +0000https://ofbooksandbikes.com/?p=5312#comment-112420So many essay collections here that sound interesting! I hadn’t heard of The Word Pretty or Index Cards before now, but I think I would enjoy reading both of them.
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Comment on 10 Great Indie Press Releases for Summer (Book Riot) by Arti
https://ofbooksandbikes.com/2020/08/22/10-great-indie-press-releases-for-summer-book-riot/#comment-112379
Tue, 08 Dec 2020 20:59:58 +0000https://ofbooksandbikes.com/?p=5307#comment-112379In reply to Rebecca H..
Since I’m a contributor to Asian American Press, I pay much attention to Asian American writers, most of them are North American born or came here while young, so they write in English. Not women in translation, but still a wonderful source of literary talents. And I’m glad to note that some are right here in my country Canada. I’ve reviewed Jessica J. Lee’s nature writing/memoir Two Trees Make a Forest, and just a week ago, the 2020 Giller Prize winner Souvankham Thammavongsa’s short story collection: How to Pronounce Knife. She was born in a Lao refugee camp in Thailand, learned English when her family was sponsored to come to Canada. Amazing story.
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Comment on 10 Great Indie Press Releases for Summer (Book Riot) by Rebecca H.
https://ofbooksandbikes.com/2020/08/22/10-great-indie-press-releases-for-summer-book-riot/#comment-112367
Tue, 08 Dec 2020 19:48:29 +0000https://ofbooksandbikes.com/?p=5307#comment-112367In reply to Arti.
I’m sorry I missed this Arti! I’ve basically ignored my blog all fall. I’ve fallen in love with Japanese and Korean women writers — so much good stuff!
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Comment on 10 Great Indie Press Releases for Summer (Book Riot) by Arti
https://ofbooksandbikes.com/2020/08/22/10-great-indie-press-releases-for-summer-book-riot/#comment-93971
Wed, 02 Sep 2020 14:40:01 +0000https://ofbooksandbikes.com/?p=5307#comment-93971Hi there Rebecca, long time. I’ve come to this post late, but glad to see you’ve given us some Asian women writers in translation to explore. 🙂
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Comment on Keeping Track of Books and Reading by Rebecca H.
https://ofbooksandbikes.com/2020/08/16/keeping-track-of-books-and-reading/#comment-91133
Wed, 19 Aug 2020 20:43:42 +0000https://ofbooksandbikes.com/?p=5295#comment-91133In reply to erewhom.
Yes, I tried adding notes for awhile, but I’m not on my laptop enough to make it work. If I could add notes from the app, that would be awesome.
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Comment on Keeping Track of Books and Reading by erewhom
https://ofbooksandbikes.com/2020/08/16/keeping-track-of-books-and-reading/#comment-91041
Wed, 19 Aug 2020 13:14:44 +0000https://ofbooksandbikes.com/?p=5295#comment-91041I use GR’s notes field to record why I might be interested in a book. It’s not sortable, alas, and it’s not accessible from the mobile version that I can tell.
