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Beauty is a Wound

February 19, 2019April 28, 2019 ~ Kelly Dunagan ~ 3 Comments

Beauty is a Wound, Eka Kurniawan, 2002

  • Indonesia, #14
  • Borrowed from SF library
  • Read August 2017
  • Rating: 4.5/5
  • Recommended for: Anyone longing for a 100 Years of Solitude update written by Chuck Palahniuk
  • Content warning (after the jump): sexual assault

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This Earth of Mankind: That’s enough, thanks

July 16, 2018January 8, 2019 ~ Kelly Dunagan ~ 2 Comments

This Earth of Mankind, Pramoedya Ananta Toer, 1975

  • Indonesia, #9
  • Paperback (received as a gift)
  • Read May 2017
  • Rating: 3/5
  • Recommended for: guys who think #metoo is just a witch hunt

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