Read Around the World Challenge | Books From Central Asia Reading Vlog

Hello! Part 3 of my Read Around the World Challenge! This time I am reading Books from Central Asia. I had much fun filming this reading vlog as well as making central asian food and lots of spice tea! I read a novel from Afghanistan, a novella from Uzbekistan, an epic Kazakhstan book, a short story from kyrgyzstan and some non fiction on the Armenian Genocide. This two week reading vlog was super cosy.
Read Around the World Challenge Google Sheet
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Help Afghan Refugees
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www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/
Books Mentioned
Sparks Like Stars by Nadia Hashimi
The Dead Wander in the Desert by Rollan Seisenbeyev
The Dead Lake by Hamid Ismailov
Jamila by Chingiz Aitmatov
Armenia: The Burning Tigris by Peter Balakian
0:00 - Intro
6:56 - Going Shopping
9:47 - Afghanistan: Sparks Like Stars by Nadia Hashimi
16:34 - Tea Break 1
18:35 - Kazakhstan: The Dead Wander in the Desert by Rollan Seisenbeyev
27:40 - Plov
31:23 - Uzbekistan & Kyrgyzstan
40:09 - Tea Break 2
41:38 - Armenia: The Burning Tigris by Peter Balakian
46:37 - Outro

[@readingintothevoid2930]

Oh nice! I just commented on another of your videos about making a Google sheet and now I see you have. Thank you!

[@RoisinsReading]

You’re welcome!

[@illustratorsam]

I’m just now coming around to this Vlog-I love the tea pairings & cooking! I don’t think I’ve read a single book from the Central Asia region. 😭

[@RoisinsReading]

Thank you! Central Asia is the one I've found the least for, aside from Afghanistan which was mostly diasporic writing. It is a very sparsely populated area

[@iuniaichim5876]

Amazing video❤️❤️

[@RoisinsReading]

Thank you!

[@tajammulhussain4003]

Elaichi is so expensive...Afghani green tea is quite famous, elaichi gives it a special taste... it's too bad you didn't find the book by nadia hashimi beautiful...maybe you should do a video on authors you have always loved reading e.g. Hilary Mantel, Yaa Gyasi

[@RoisinsReading]

Thanks you, I've not actually read any of Yaa Gyasi's books yet, I always mean to but I haven't read them!

[@tajammulhussain4003]

@@RoisinsReading that was unexpected, I think you have mentioned her homegoing in many videos, it might not be you...but I gathered she was one of your favorites

[@RoisinsReading]

It's been in a few TBRs but I haven't got round to it yet