Diversity Spotlight Thursday is a weekly meme hosted by Aimal @ Bookshelves and Paperbacks. Every week, you come up with one book in each of three different categories:
– a diverse book you have read and enjoyed
– a diverse book on your TBR
– a diverse book that has not yet been released
You can check out Aimal’s announcement post for more information.
Don’t forget to leave a link to your own post in the comments and take some time to check out other people’s posts! 🙂
A diverse book I have read and enjoyed
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini 
Khaled Hosseini is just such a fantastic writer and storyteller. I have already featured A Thousand Splendid Suns in one of my posts here and I can’t wait to finally get around to reading his other novel And The Mountains Echoed.
compelling quote:
“I wondered if that was how forgiveness budded; not with the fanfare of epiphany, but with pain gathering its things, packing up, and slipping away unannounced in the middle of the night.”
A diverse book on my TBR
Life Of Pi by Yann Martel
Still haven’t read this one. I’ve seen some underwhelmed reviews in the meantime, but we’ll see…
compelling quote:
“It is true that those we meet can change us, sometimes so profoundly that we are not the same afterwards, even unto our names.”
A diverse book that has not yet been released
Swing Time by Zadie Smith 
Zadie Smith is without a doubt an important voice of our time. So go put this on your to-read list.
Expected publication: November 15th 2016.
compelling description:
“Dazzlingly energetic and deeply human, Swing Time is a story about friendship and music and stubborn roots, about how we are shaped by these things and how we can survive them. Moving from North-West London to West Africa, it is an exuberant dance to the music of time.”
Especially with the recent discussion about the need for more diversity in literature, I think this is a brilliant meme. Let’s broaden our horizons together and read more diversely! If you participate in the meme, leave me a link to your post in the comments or just tell me about some diverse book you have read or want to read 🙂
#WeNeedDiverseBooks
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Khaled Hosseini’s been on my TBR for a looooong time. I already bought some of his books!
Life of Pi was absolutely amaaaaazing, I believe I even handed it 5 stars. Have you seen the movie? I thought it was alright, but the book’s better ^^.
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A thousand splendid suns is great 😉
And I’m glad to hear that! I saw some not-so-enthusiastic review recently, so it’s a relief to hear you loved it! And I haven’t seen the movie either yet – I think I want to read the book first 🙂
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I happen to have a hardback copy of that one :D. I thought it was magical, but yes, definitely read the book first 😉
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I have had Life of Pi on my Kindle staring at me forever! I need to just commit. I am always hearing such wonderful things 🙂 I still need to read The Kite Runner as well. Wow, I am slacking now that I think about it..
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I know the feeling! I always feel like I am so behind on my reading, especially because my to-read list just keeps growing and growing!
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It is a never ending battle 😉
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Truer words have never been spoken.
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Swing Time seems so good! Haven’t read any of those 😦
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So now you have new books to read 😛 😀
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I loved Life of Pi when I read it years ago. It’s one that I’d like to re-read sometime.
I also loved The Kite Runner, and would love to get the chance to read one of his other books.
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You should – A Thousand Splendid Suns is truly fantastic! 🙂
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Great picks! Life of Pi is really one of my favorite all time books. It takes a bit to get into, but it’s just pretty wonderful once you get invested. The language is beautiful. I featured Swing Time on my Diversity Spotlight a few weeks ago…I still haven’t read White Teeth, so I might use that to bide my time until it comes out. 🙂
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It’s great to hear that! I saw some underwhelmed and not so happy reviews of life of pi recently, so that made me a bit nervous, but now you’re the second person who tells me it’s wonderful 🙂
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I’ve read the first two. I found Hosseini gripping, Martel not so much but certainly colourful (as was the movie).
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I hope you enjoy Life of Pi when you get to reading it! I really like it, it was a very gripping novel! 🙂
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Thank you! It’s so good to hear that, I’ve seen some underwhelmed reviews in the meantime, so I was a bit scared already but now quite a few people have told me they loved it here! 🙂
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I think the book is a hit or miss with people, either they really liked it or hated it. I personally thought it was an eye opening read into a culture I don’t know a lot about, which I love learning so it really sat well with me.
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It sounds great – I’m really optimistic I’ll like this now! 🙂
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The Kite Runner keeps popping into my life at the most challenging times. I find that once it appears I don’t have time to read it, and it frequently alludes my grasp. Perhaps now it will finally be read? I’ve almost *only* heard great things!
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Ah, I have books like that on my to-read list as well. I hope you’ll finally get to the Kite Runner now and I can’t wait to hear your thoughts when you do 🙂
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Thanks!
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