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The Weaverbirds: Eyes are not like guns OR nipples, pick another metaphor please

August 1, 2018April 28, 2019 ~ Kelly Dunagan ~ 3 Comments

The Weaverbirds, Y.B. Mangunwijaya, 1981

  • Indonesia, #10
  • Kindle, $10 on Amazon.com
  • Read June 2017
  • Rating: 2.5/5
  • Recommended for: boring people

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Sitti Nurbaya: stupid teenagers

April 30, 2018April 30, 2018 ~ Kelly Dunagan ~ 2 Comments

Sitti Nurbaya: A Love Unrealized, Marah Rusli, 1922

  • Indonesia, #6
  • Kindle edition, $10
  • Read May 2017
  • Rating: 2.5/5
  • Recommended for: poet laureates of adolescent angst

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Telesa: The Covenant Keeper (Boy meets girl meets fa’afafine)

December 21, 2016January 4, 2017 ~ Kelly Dunagan ~ 1 Comment

Telesa: The Covenant Keeper, Lani Wendt Young, 2011

  • Samoa, #4
  • Kindle, $2.99
  • Read December 2015
  • Rating: 3/5
  • Recommended for: Harry Potter/Insurgent crossover fanfic authors

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The Thorn Birds

June 5, 2015April 28, 2019 ~ Kelly Dunagan ~ 2 Comments

The Thorn Birds, Colleen McCullough, 1977

  • Australia, #15
  • Kindle, £2.99 from Amazon
  • Read June 2014
  • Rating: 1/5
  • Recommended for: Lapsed Catholics and hysterical neo-Victorians

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