Podcast: Ep. 42: Do Light Reads Carry Any Weight? (Theme: Light Reads)

6th May 2020 | Podcast Episodes | 0 comments

On this journey, I’m joined by Safiya as we discuss

  • What makes a book a “light read”? Does this reflect on quality?
  • Do we find more light books in some cultures or regions than others?
  • Is escapism a desirable purpose in reading “light” books?

 


Amina’s choices

  • Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
  • The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary-Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
  • Aya de Yopougon (Eng.: Aya of Yop City) by Marguerite Abouet and Clément Oubrerie

 

Safiya’s choices

  • The Little Prince (Le petit prince) by Antoine de St-Exupéry
  • The Daevabad trilogy by S. A. Chakraborty
  • Love from A to Z by S. K. Ali

 

Reader-submitted book suggestions

  • Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor – Dayana, @dayanreads
  • Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga – Aeesha, @thatothernigeriangirl
  • salt. by Nayyirah Waheed – Bayan
  • La boîte à merveilles (Eng. title: Pandora’s Box) by Ahmed Sefrioui – Ilham, @ilhamreads
  • Ayesha at Last by Uzma Jalaluddin – Zainub, @zainub.reads

Other books mentioned

  • Love in a Headscarf by Shelina Zahra Janmohamed
  • If I Should Speak by Umm Zakiyyah

 

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