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Posted by akon, Fri May-20-16 12:55 PM
but god of small things is a favourite. I havent read her novel, will check it out
anuratha i have never read, so this will be my first

>>every day is for the thief - Cole, Teju
>i prefer his non-fic to his fiction. this book has pretty
>sentences and some nice images, but overall went nowhere IMO
>and was boring

i like it so far. reminds me so much of growing up in nairobi. *down to the crime*

>>Thomas Jefferson dreams of Sally Hemings *from janey's
>>recommendation
>please DO NOT read this. there is so much other shit to read.
>it's just ridiculous that a book like this got published in
>2016.

haha, janey recommended it. Will read it to see what i think (and let you know!)

>>an atlas of impossible longing - Anuradha Roy

>>Salvage the bones - Ward
>INCREDIBLE. read Men We Reaped too. She is the best
>contemporary writer IMO

cool, added.

>LaValle is the fucn man. Haven't read this one, he also just
>released a new book The Ballad of Tom Black I need to get on.
>I recommend Slapboxing, The Ecstatic, and Big Machine to
>anyone who loves fiction

>>*I need some african writers*
>Dongola - Johnny Mad Dog

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