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Task #8: An #ownvoices book set in Oceania
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Piper wrote: "Two sources I've checked include Malaysia, which means The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo counts! It's in the fantasy genre, and looks like fun."I highly recommend The Ghost Bride, it's a wonderful book, however- Malaysia is considered part of Southeast Asia, not part of Oceania. I'm not sure what sites you found saying it is, but I every site I checked did not list Malaysia, and I checked about 20 different sites.
April wrote: "Piper wrote: "Two sources I've checked include Malaysia, which means The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo counts! It's in the fantasy genre, and looks like fun."I highly recommend The Ghost Bride, it..."
Malaysia isn't even really close to Oceania, maybe people are confusing it with the Melanesia region of Oceania? Guam is probably closest to Malaysia of any Oceanic country, and I have flown from Guam to KL and it was about 5 or 6 hours by plane.
I read Unpolished Gem, a memoir by a Vietnamese girl who immigrated to Australia. There are quite a few memoirs by immigrants to Australia, and any would work.
Melissa wrote: "The Dharma Punks is a graphic novel that fits the description of #own voices set in Oceania as the artist is a fifth generation Chinese Kiwi, just like his main character, and the s..."Thanks for the recommendation! I was struggling to find a graphic novel that fits this description.
I read The Things She's Seen by Ambelin and Ezekiel Kwaymullina for this challenge. It was a beautifully written book.
I read Mullumbimby by Melissa Lucashenko for this challenge. It is a story of aboriginal Goori people trying to reclaim their heritage. The author is an indigenous Australian. I found this book extraordinary. Highly recommend.
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This looks good. I'm going to read this one too.