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A Very Sleep-deprived Assessment of “The Rainbow Troops,” or, Adventures in Toddler Jet Lag

March 23, 2019March 23, 2019 ~ Kelly Dunagan ~ 9 Comments

The Rainbow Troops, Andrea Hirata, 2005

  • Indonesia, #16
  • Kindle edition, $10.00 from Amazon
  • Read July 2017
  • Rating: 4/5
  • Recommended for: Bad news bears

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It’s been a long time since I wrote a blog post. Frankly it’s been a while since I read anything that wasn’t by NK Jemisin or Stephen King. But I still have all these books from Southeast Asia that I’ve read and haven’t written about, so I jumped back in with quick takes on a whole bunch of books from the Philippines, including this fantastic buddy-cop serial killer mystery starring two Jesuit priests.
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