WWW Wednesday 24-Apr-2024

Good day, Homo sapiens!  Welcome to this week’s WWW Wednesday hosted by Sam from Taking On A World of Words.

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All you have to do is answer the following questions:

What did you recently finish reading?
What are you currently reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?

Recently Finished

Material World by Ed Conway – ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Under the Udala Trees by Chinelo Okparanta – ⭐⭐⭐

Currently Reading

Reading Next

judgementattokyo

Have you read these books? What are you reading?

Quote of the Week

Once the rain is over, an umbrella becomes a burden to everyone. That’s how loyalty ends when benefits stop.

~ Anonymous

 

WWW Wednesday 17-Apr-2024

Good day, Homo sapiens!  Welcome to this week’s WWW Wednesday hosted by Sam from Taking On A World of Words.

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All you have to do is answer the following questions:

What did you recently finish reading?
What are you currently reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?

Recently Finished

A Short Stay in Hell by Steven L. Peck – ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Saving Noah by Lucinda Berry – ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Currently Reading

Reading Next

iwhohaveneverknownmen

How was you reading week?

WWW Wednesday 10-Apr-2024

Hello, Homo sapiens!  Welcome to this week’s WWW Wednesday hosted by Sam from Taking On A World of Words.

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All you have to do is answer the following questions:

What did you recently finish reading?
What are you currently reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?

Recently Finished

I, Pencil by Leonard E. Read – ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Watergate: A New History by Garrett M. Graff – ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Currently Reading

Reading Next

savingnoah

How was your reading week?

WWW Wednesday 03-Apr-2024

Hello, April! Hello, Homo sapiens!  Welcome to this week’s WWW Wednesday hosted by Sam from Taking On A World of Words.

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All you have to do is answer the following questions:

What did you recently finish reading?
What are you currently reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?

Recently Finished

thepalefacedlie

The Pale-Faced Lie by David Crow – ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Currently Reading

watergate

Reading Next

materialworld

What are you reading?

WWW Wednesday 27-Mar-2024

Hi there, Homo sapiens!  Welcome to another week of WWW Wednesday hosted by Sam from Taking On A World of Words.

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All you have to do is answer the following questions:

What did you recently finish reading?
What are you currently reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?

Recently Finished

The Lies of the Ajungo (Forever Desert #1) by Moses Ose Utomi – ⭐⭐⭐⭐

The Truth of the Aleke (Forever Desert #2) by Moses Ose Utomi – ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Currently Reading

Reading Next

materialworld

What are you reading?

Quote of the Week

Don’t wait around for other people to be happy for you. Any happiness you get you’ve got to make yourself.

~ Alice Walker

WWW Wednesday 20-Mar-2024

Good day, Homo sapiens!  Welcome to this week’s WWW Wednesday hosted by Sam from Taking On A World of Words.

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All you have to do is answer the following questions:

What did you recently finish reading?
What are you currently reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?

Recently Finished

The Silent Brother by Simon Van der Velde – ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Madame Restell by Jennifer Wright – ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Currently Reading

Reading Next

Have you read any of these books? What are you reading?

Quote of the Week

The older you get the more you realize that kindness is synonymous with happiness.

~ Lionel Barrymore

WWW Wednesday 13-Mar-2024

Hi there, Homo sapiens!  Welcome to this week’s WWW Wednesday hosted by Sam from Taking On A World of Words.

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All you have to do is answer the following questions:

What did you recently finish reading?
What are you currently reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?

Recently Finished

cobaltred

Cobalt Red by Siddharth Kara – ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Currently Reading

Reading Next

How was your reading week?

Quote of the Week

The truth is that falling hurts. The dare is to keep being brave and feel your way back up.

~ Brené Brown

WWW Wednesday 06-Mar-2024

Hi there, Homo sapiens!  Welcome to March’s first WWW Wednesday hosted by Sam from Taking On A World of Words. It has been another slow reading week for me because work is getting busier but I hope I can catch up with my reading this coming Ramadan where working time is reduced to just six hours a day. Woohoo!

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All you have to do is answer the following questions:

What did you recently finish reading?
What are you currently reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?

Recently Finished

medea

Medea by Eilish Quin – ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Currently Reading

cobaltred

Reading Next

What are you reading?

Quote of the Week

Beware of overconcern for money, or position, or glory. Someday you will meet a man who cares for none of these things. Then you will know how poor you are.

~ Rudyard Kipling

WWW Wednesday 28-Feb-2024

Hello there, Homo sapiens!  Welcome to this week’s WWW Wednesday hosted by Sam from Taking On A World of Words.

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All you have to do is answer the following questions:

What did you recently finish reading?
What are you currently reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?

Recently Finished

thewomen

The Women by Kristin Hannah – ⭐⭐⭐

Currently Reading

Reading Next

watergate

How was your reading week?

Quote of the Week

We all need the pendulum swing of snatching spaces of solitude and serving tables of sociability. In fact, the more plugged in and connected we are, the more we need to unplug and disconnect. A world of presence needs a time of absence.

~ Leonard Sweet

WWW Wednesday 21-Feb-2024

Good day, Homo sapiens!  Welcome to this week’s WWW Wednesday hosted by Sam from Taking On A World of Words.

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All you have to do is answer the following questions:

What did you recently finish reading?
What are you currently reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?

Recently Finished

Chip War by Chris Miller – ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

The Power of Trees by Peter Wohlleben – ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Currently Reading

Reading Next

cobaltred

What are you reading?

Quote of the Week

The best people possess a feeling for beauty, the courage to take risks, the discipline to tell the truth, the capacity for sacrifice. Ironically, their virtues make them vulnerable; they are often wounded, sometimes destroyed.

~ Ernest Hemingway

WWW Wednesday 14-Feb-2024

Hi there, Homo sapiens!  Happy Valentine’s Day! Welcome to this week’s WWW Wednesday hosted by Sam from Taking On A World of Words.

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All you have to do is answer the following questions:

What did you recently finish reading?
What are you currently reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?

Recently Finished

killersoftheflowermoon

Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann – ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Currently Reading

Reading Next

How was your reading week?

Quote of the Week

The greatest hazard of all, losing one’s self, can occur very quietly in the world, as if it were nothing at all. No other loss can occur so quietly; any other loss — an arm, a leg, five dollars, a wife, etc. — is sure to be noticed.

~ Søren Kierkegaard

WWW Wednesday 07-Feb-2024

Good day, Homo sapiens!  It’s February! Welcome to the first WWW Wednesday post of the month hosted by Sam from Taking On A World of Words.

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All you have to do is answer the following questions:

What did you recently finish reading?
What are you currently reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?

Recently Finished

The Butchering Art by Lindsey Fitzharris – ⭐⭐⭐⭐

First They Killed My Father (Daughter of Cambodia #1) – ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Currently Reading

Reading Next

thepoweroftrees

What are you reading?

Quote of the Week

You could die right now. Let this fact guide the rest of your life.

~ Marcus Aurelius

WWW Wednesday 31-Jan-2024

Hello there, Homo sapiens!  It’s the end of the month and it’s the final WWW Wednesday post for January, of course hosted by Sam from Taking On A World of Words.

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All you have to do is answer the following questions:

What did you recently finish reading?
What are you currently reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?

Recently Finished

thereturn

The Return by Hisham Matar – ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Currently Reading

Reading Next

killersoftheflowermoon

How was your reading week? Any new favorites?

My Top Reads of 2023

2023 has been an amazing year of reading and I managed to read 111 books. Here are the books that has given me all the feels, my top reads for 2023.

Have you read any of these books? Do they belong to your top reads as well? Feel free to share!

WWW Wednesday 24-Jan-2024

Hi there, Homo sapiens!  I hope everyone’s doing well.

Welcome to this week’s WWW Wednesday hosted by Sam from Taking On A World of Words.

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All you have to do is answer the following questions:

What did you recently finish reading?
What are you currently reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?

Recently Finished

The Storm We Made by Vanessa Chan – ⭐⭐⭐

The Goodbye Cat by Hiro Arikawa – ⭐⭐⭐

Nothing to Envy by Barbara Demick – ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Currently Reading

thereturn

Reading Next

How was your reading week?

Quote of the Week

The best portion of a good man’s life is his little, nameless unremembered acts of kindness and love.

~ William Wordsworth

WWW Wednesday 17-Jan-2023

Hello, Homo sapiens!  Welcome to this week’s WWW Wednesday hosted by Sam from Taking On A World of Words.

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All you have to do is answer the following questions:

What did you recently finish reading?
What are you currently reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?

Recently Finished

An Odyssey: A Father, A Son and an Epic by Daniel Mendelsohn – ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

The Killing Fields of Cambodia by Sokphal Din – ⭐⭐⭐

Currently Reading

Reading Next

allthesinnersbleed

How’s your reading week shaping up?

Quote of the Week

The key to good decision making is not knowledge. It is understanding. We are swimming in the former. We are desperately lacking in the latter.

~ Malcolm Gladwell

WWW Wednesday 10-Jan-2024

Hello, Homo sapiens!  Welcome to another WWW Wednesday hosted by Sam from Taking On A World of Words.

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All you have to do is answer the following questions:

What did you recently finish reading?
What are you currently reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?

Recently Finished

behindthebeautifulforecers

Beyond the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo – ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Currently Reading

Reading Next

How was your reading week?

Quote of the Week

The one thing that you have that nobody else has is you. Your voice, your mind, your story, your vision. So write and draw and build and play and dance and live only as you can.

~ Neil Gaiman

WWW Wednesday 03-Jan-2024

Hi there, Homo sapiens!  Welcome to my first WWW Wednesday post for 2024 hosted by Sam from Taking On A World of Words. I hope you all enjoyed the holidays and I’m wishing you all a wonderful new year ahead! Let’s get started, shall we?

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All you have to do is answer the following questions:

What did you recently finish reading?
What are you currently reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?

Recently Finished

The Little Liar by Mitch Albom – ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe – ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Currently Reading

behindthebeautifulforecers

Reading Next

anodyssey

How was your reading week? Any reading goals for 2024? Happy reading!

WWW Wednesday 27-Dec-2023

Good day, Homo sapiens!  Welcome to this year’s final WWW Wednesday post hosted by Sam from Taking On A World of Words. It’s been another good year of reading for me and I hope for all of you, too! So here’s my last set of books for 2023…

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All you have to do is answer the following questions:

What did you recently finish reading?
What are you currently reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?

Recently Finished

Spilled Milk by K.L. Randis – ⭐⭐⭐

When We Cease to Understand the World by Benjamin Labatut – ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Currently Reading

Reading Next

Happy reading and see you in 2024, Homo sapiens! Happy new year!

WWW Wednesday 20-Dec-2023

Good day, Homo sapiens!  Welcome to another WWW Wednesday post hosted by Sam from Taking On A World of Words.

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All you have to do is answer the following questions:

What did you recently finish reading?
What are you currently reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?

Recently Finished

Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H – ⭐⭐⭐

We Crossed the Bridge and It Trembled by Wendy Pearlman – ⭐⭐⭐

Currently Reading

Reading Next

How was your reading week?

WWW Wednesday 13-Dec-2023

Good day, Homo sapiens!  Welcome to another WWW Wednesday post hosted by Sam from Taking On A World of Words.

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All you have to do is answer the following questions:

What did you recently finish reading?
What are you currently reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?

Recently Finished

The Sun Does Shine by Anthony Ray Hinton – ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Water by John Boyne – ⭐⭐⭐⭐

The Lemon Tree by Sandy Tolan – ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Currently Reading

Reading Next

whenweceasetounderstandtheworld

What are you reading?

WWW Wednesday 06-Dec-2023

Hello there, Homo sapiens! Hello, December! It’s the last month of the year! Welcome to this week’s WWW Wednesday post hosted by Sam from Taking On A World of Words.

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All you have to do is answer the following questions:

What did you recently finish reading?
What are you currently reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?

Recently Finished

thenaziconspiracy

The Nazi Conspiracy by Brad Meltzer – ⭐⭐⭐

Currently Reading

Reading Next

hijbabutchblues

How was you reading week?

Quote of the Week

The rain will stop, the night will end, the hurt will fade. Hope is never so lost that it can’t be found.

~ Ernest Hemingway

WWW Wednesday 29-Nov-2023

Hello there, Homo sapiens! Welcome to this week’s WWW Wednesday post hosted by Sam from Taking On A World of Words.

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All you have to do is answer the following questions:

What did you recently finish reading?
What are you currently reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?

Recently Finished

themanylivesofmamalove

The Many Lives of Mama Love by Lara Love Hardin – ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Currently Reading

Reading Next

thesundoesshine

What are you reading?

Quote of the Week

You’ll never have to negotiate your way into a heart that wants you there.

~ Laila Zouaki

WWW Wednesday 22-Nov-2023

Hello there, Homo sapiens! Welcome to another WWW Wednesday post hosted by Sam from Taking On A World of Words.

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All you have to do is answer the following questions:

What did you recently finish reading?
What are you currently reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?

Recently Finished

The Woman in Me by Britney Spears – ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson – ⭐⭐⭐⭐

System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries #7) by Martha Wells – ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Currently Reading

thelemontree

Reading Next

How was your reading week?

WWW Wednesday 15-Nov-2023

Hello there, Homo sapiens! Welcome to this week’s WWW Wednesday post hosted by Sam from Taking On A World of Words.

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All you have to do is answer the following questions:

What did you recently finish reading?
What are you currently reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?

Recently Finished

The Henna Artist (The Jaipur Trilogy #1) by Alka Joshi – ⭐⭐⭐⭐

The Truth About Grace (Pecan Man #2) by Cassie Dandridge Selleck – ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Currently Reading

Reading Next

systemcollapse

Have you read any of these books? What do you think about it?

Quote of the Week

There are three methods to gaining wisdom. The first is reflection, which is the highest. The second is limitation, which is the easiest. The third is experience, which is the bitterest.

~Confucius

WWW Wednesday 08-Nov-2023

Hello there, Homo sapiens! Welcome to another WWW Wednesday post hosted by Sam from Taking On A World of Words.

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All you have to do is answer the following questions:

What did you recently finish reading?
What are you currently reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?

Recently Finished

yellowcrocus

Yellow Crocus by Laila Ibrahim – ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Currently Reading

Reading Next

How was your reading week?