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Christmas is on the horizon, and we want to keep it Christmas-themed for the entire month. So, as a start, this week we’re starting with
What is your favorite Christmas book and why it resonates with you?
There’s no minimum of words, so feel free to tell us about it.
This isn’t a contest but a weekly prompt that will happen every Monday 😊 as perhaps throughout the week, you have finished reading a book and wanted to share a particular experience when you finished reading a book. Let us know if you make one! There might be some tips along the way 😊
Today we're highlighting some of these content that you might enjoy. Check them out & don't forget to engage.
@kathajimenezr/review-a-life-of-purpose-by-rick-warren-eng-esp-39v
Hello my people of Hive Book Club, today I want to share with you this book that I am already half way through and my soul is sinking into it because it is showing me the path that I have been looking for and that today brings me closer to the plan that God has prepared for me.This book is showing me that each one of us is a unique piece, with irregular edges and bright colours. Just as each piece has a specific place in the puzzle, we too have a special place in God's plan. Our purpose is to find that place, to fit in and contribute to creating a beautiful and complete picture.
@generp/a-book-recommendation-verity-eng-esp
Lowen decides to keep the manuscript hidden from Jeremy, knowing its contents would devastate the already grieving father. But as Lowen's feelings for Jeremy begin to intensify, she recognizes all the ways she could benefit if he were to read his wife's words. After all, no matter how devoted Jeremy is to his injured wife, a truth this horrifying would make it impossible for him to continue to love her.
@jessuses1381/review-human-acts-or-the-banned-story-that-survived-censorship-eng-esp
Hello everyone dear fellow reading lovers, I hope you are doing great today...I want to share with you today my thoughts on a rather unique book. Today I will talk about Human Acts by Han Kang.... this is a story about humanity, resilience and suffering. It is set against the painful backdrop of the 1980's Gwangju uprising in South Korea...this book grabs you from the very beginning, immersing you in the raw weight of its subject matter as it unravels a web of interconnected perspectives, each specific character carrying a unique burden of pain, anger or lingering memories born out of this tragic time in South Korean history. One of the most interesting elements this novel has is how this story is told...the manner is brutally honest, not giving you unnecessary embellishments... this author's prose is somewhat poetic, highlighting the horror of the events, while allowing all of us, the readers, to fill in the emotional gaps...her narrative is striking, not giving you explicit details, but conveying simplicity and a restraint that allows us, the readers, to confront what is the lack of humanity behind every action.
@teknon/mia-sosas-the-wedding-crasher
Solange Pereira is a romance fanatic. The kind of person who blushes at everything romance. She has just ditched Washington DC for greener pastures, which leaves her in a not so exciting position of helping her wedding planner cousin plan a wedding for a random couple, or so she thinks.
@estilodereba/review-of-a-controversial-novel
Anastasia Steele, better known to her friends as Ana, has to go interview Christian Grey for her college newspaper on behalf of her best friend and roommate, Katherine Kavanagh, because she has a cold. From the very first moment there is a strong chemistry between the protagonists of the story. Ana is innocent and curious. Christian, on the other hand, is more complex: controlling, charismatic and enigmatic. One of the phrases Ana said to Mr. Grey during the interview was: You sound like a control freak. This remark describes this character perfectly and it is a bit funny that she is so candid with someone she barely knows.
@victor2356/airport-77-book-review-espeng
Once again, evil, intrigue and theft conspire in this work by Michael Scheff and David Spector to the delight and entertainment of the most avid reader, both of them present us with a story that traps us as a huge Boing 747 airplane flies through the air.
@justfavour/book-review-anowa-by-ama
Over the years, African women authors have made sign I contributions to the field of literature. Writers like Lila Momple, Zoe Wicomb, Ba Mariama, and Nawal El Sadawi, among others, have used their works to explore issues of culture, identity, and social injustice against women. Of all these authors, one I am particularly familiar with is Nawal El Sadawi, an Egyptian author whose work frequently addresses women’s rights and social injustice, particularly in the Arab world. A very good example of this is God Dies by the Nile. In this post, I'll be reviewing a book similar to this: Anowa by Ama Ata Aidoo, a Ghanaian author. I haven’t read a Ghanaian book in a while, this one really stood out for me.
@isdarmady/book-review--the-naked-traveler
One of the best selLer novels that inspired many people at that time. The Naked Traveler by Trinity. The author is named 'Trinity' who is a woman who has a lot of traveling experience and then she pours all her experiences into several novels. One of them is the book I read.This book tells about Trinity's experience in deepening her hobby, which is traveling to various countries and new places that she has never visited before. Trinity pours out all the stories from the happy, sad, amazing, to the bitter and terrifying experiences during her trip.
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