Paradais

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On this episode of Books, Baby! Jaime, Ian, Bev & Alo discuss the novel Paradais written by Mexican author Fernanda Melchor and translated to English by Sophie Hughes.  CONTENT WARNING: This episode discuses spoilers from the book and themes such as porn, graphic rape, sexual assault, sexual violence, antigay slurs, incest, murder and torture.  As promised in the episode, here are our favourite books translated to English:  Ian - Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor  Alonso - Lie with me by Philippe Besson  Jaime - Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto  Bev - Neapolitan novels by Elena Ferrante  In our next episode we will be discussing the 2022 Booker Prize winner novel The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka. We’d love to hear what you think of this episode and your thoughts on Paradais! So don’t forget to connect with us on Instagram! Books, Baby! - @booksbabypod  Jaime - @jaime.reads  Ian - @bookish_ian  Bev - @booksgonewilde  Alo - @books.swallows.universe

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On this episode of Books, Baby! Jaime, Ian, Bev & Alo discuss the novel Paradais written by Mexican author Fernanda Melchor and translated to English by Sophie Hughes. CONTENT WARNING: This episode discuses spoilers from the book and themes such as porn, graphic rape, sexual assault, sexual violence, antigay slurs, incest, murder and torture. As promised in the episode, here are our favourite books translated to English: Ian - Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor Alonso - Lie with me by Philippe Besson Jaime - Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto Bev - Neapolitan novels by Elena Ferrante In our next episode we will be discussing the 2022 Booker Prize winner novel The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka. We’d love to hear what you think of this episode and your thoughts on Paradais! So don’t forget to connect with us on Instagram! Books, Baby! - @booksbabypod Jaime - @jaime.reads Ian - @bookish_ian Bev - @booksgonewilde Alo - @books.swallows.universe

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