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GingerAntics
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Panpan

#JuileneOsborneMcKnight #TheStoryWeCarryInOurBones #ReadByTheAuthor #UnpopularOpinion #VERYUnpopularOpinion
Here goes nothing. Let‘s break some hearts!
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GingerAntics I should know better, by now, not to even bother with Irish-American versions of Irish history. These works are why I have never attempted my own manuscript of Irish history and never will. This is mostly mythology. She makes these claims that have little to no supporting evidence, but no footnotes or citations, so no way of checking her sources. This makes this book dubious as best and a racist at worst. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 1w
GingerAntics Unfortunately, we jump almost entirely from the mythological history to the famine - where she claims the English weren‘t as helpful as they could have been but Queen Victoria was great. I‘m going to need you to show your work on that, sweetie, because the math (and currently available sources) aren‘t mathing on that. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 1w
GingerAntics She claimed sectarian violence - namely The Troubles - was hundreds of years of violence, but fails to mention ALL of that violence stems from the English trying to capture Ireland as their own, while the Irish fought them off in favour of self governance (don‘t even get me started on her precious Catholic Church‘s role in that). Yeah, this was a uniquely Irish problem. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 1w
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GingerAntics One could definitely NOT ask India, Jamaica, Fiji, Trinidad and Tobago, the UAE, Malta, Kenya, Botswana, the Maldives, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Zambia, or any number of other former Colonies of the British empire about such things. This is Ireland‘s (and the Irish people‘s) failing. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 1w
GingerAntics Not having the Bible in public schools is a “modern tragedy?” Really? Gross. Someone is a good little minnow muncher. I went to catholic school too, and I don‘t see any need to force my beliefs on others. Please be a little more Irish and extend the same courtesy to others. Thanks. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 (edited) 1w
GingerAntics I‘m going to need to see some credentials and some citations, because the modern history of Ireland seems a little screwed, and none of my academic sources agree with her on many accounts. I‘m so glad she works at a Catholic college, but I am tremendously grateful I have never had to sit in one of her classes because I read more accurate accounts of Irish history in Middle School. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 1w
GingerAntics I can‘t imagine sitting through 13 weeks of this drivel with a grade on the line. FIN … or perhaps Le gach dea-ghuí would be more appropriate. 1w
GingerAntics I was once working on a paper in grad school where I found a scholarly paper claiming that the Irish people were now embracing Oliver Cromwell as a not so bad bloke… I had an Irish classmate who REALLY begged to differ and laughed at the paper because it was written by an English person and clearly had no clue what it was talking about. I thought of that paper when she talked about English aid during the famine. 🤣😂🤣 1w
Bookwomble Whoa! Sounds like an awful and biased account! Thanks for your review. 1w
GingerAntics @Bookwomble the bias is weird, too. Sometimes it is in the Irish people‘s favour, and other times it‘s in the English people‘s favour. It‘s really weird. 1w
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GingerAntics
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I‘m hoping this will be a nice pick me up to help me get my mind off of my total PTSD fueled day and that I get to essentially repeat it on Friday.
#JuileneOsborneMcKnight #TheStoryWeCarryInOurBones #ReadByTheAuthor

Texreader Good luck with the rest of your week! I can sympathize; I have a quite awful presentation tomorrow to a client‘s all-men board of directors about the conclusion of a sexual harassment investigation I completed. And it‘s got all the gory details. And I do recall this being an excellent book. I need to read it again, but not listen to it. 1w
GingerAntics @Texreader 🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️ oh my god, you definitely have a bad week ahead. Oof. I just have no words. I need a stiff drink just reading that description. You need a full on vacation and a mountain of books,.. oof hang in there. We‘re here for you if you need to scream or rage! 1w
GingerAntics @Texreader I know the solution to these situations is less men and more women, but just like they say if you need your doctor to take you seriously to take a man with you… I hope you have a guy on your side of the table. Even if he just sits next to you on his phone… maybe throw in a tisk or a head shake of disappointment every now and then to accentuate your points. Seriously, why are men so gross sometimes? I just don‘t get it. 1w
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Texreader @GingerAntics Today is over and fortunately the right decisions were made but this experience was horrible. Sadly the woman was more problematic than him. As the CEO he was responsible for her actions. She was a world-class manipulator and he fell for her and all her shenanigans. So I still have to clean up the mess they both have left behind. And I wanted to wish you best of luck on Friday. I sure hope you‘re doing ok. 1w
GingerAntics @Texreader oof, that is always hard! It so does not help other women who are not also shady in some way in these situations. I‘m glad they made the right decisions, though. Friday should be better than yesterday because I don‘t have to go to my old floor and the site of my PTSD! Fingers crossed. 1w
Texreader @GingerAntics yes 🤞🏻 And I agree, she is a perfect model for some men who think that‘s what all women are like. It‘s so sad. She called herself a princess in the workplace and she had everyone terrified of her. As secretary to the CEO she pretty much got her way for many years. And she felt protected from misconduct, even this time. They both think I‘m “on their side” because I‘ve been friends with them both but on Monday they‘ll find out. 😬 1w
GingerAntics 😳 Uh-Oh… wow. Okay. Monday it is. 1w
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Cuilin
HEART, BE AT PEACE. | DONAL. RYAN
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#CampLitsy25

@squirrelbrain @Megabooks @BarbaraBB

My nominations for camp Litsy. There were so many to choose from!!

Suet624 These look great!!! 2w
squirrelbrain Great choices! ❤️ 2w
Amiable I‘m reading “Dream Count” right now —love Adichie! 2w
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Cuilin @Amiable I love Adichie too. 2w
BarbaraBB A new Ryan, I had no idea! And Allende, wow!
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Deblovestoread Great choices! 2w
Megabooks That Deviants cover is drawing me in. Love some good queer lit! 2w
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mobill76
A Bit on the Side | William Trevor

I feel too much I think. I'm easily shamed; easily hurt. So I go nuclear quickly in confrontations. I do know better. I'm learning not to resist; to let it go. William Trevor is my soundtrack. He sees the things that move me. He sounds like my own thoughts. Although his plots can be unnerving, his understanding of his characters is comforting. There won't be a happy ending, but there will be an ending. And I will understand.

Trashcanman Which of his works would you recommend a person to start with? Always here if you need or want to talk. 2w
mobill76 If you like George Eliot; if you like D.H. Lawrence; then I think you'll get Trevor immediately. I started with "Lucy Gault". It destroyed me. His short stories are good, too, but I like the heartbreaking payoff of a larger investment. Thank you, TCM. 2w
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PaperbackPirate
Forty-seven Roses | Peter Sheridan
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In March I reached 40,000 Litfluence and celebrated my 7th Litsyversary!
Thank you everyone for being the reason I love this community!

Ruthiella Congratulations! 👏👏👏 3w
BookwormAHN Congratulations 🎆 3w
AnnCrystal Congrats and Happy Litsyversary! This community is truly magical 📚💝. 3w
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Jari-chan Congratulations! 3w
Bookwormjillk 🎉🎉🎉 3w
Gissy Congratulations 📚🎉👏👏👏👏👏Happy Litsyversary 🥳🎉📚🎉📚 3w
Mollyanna Woohoo! Congrats. 3w
kspenmoll Happy Litsyversary! Congrats!!!🎊🎈 3w
LeeRHarry Woohoo! 🎉 3w
PuddleJumper Awesome! Congrats! 🎉🎉 3w
Librarybelle Congratulations! 3w
marleed Congratulations! 3w
TheBookgeekFrau Congratulations!! 3w
Deblovestoread 🎉🎉🎉🎉 3w
dabbe #yahooyou! 🤩🙌🏻🤩 3w
PaperbackPirate Thank you @Ruthiella ! 🙌 3w
PaperbackPirate Thank you @BookwormAHN ! 📚 3w
PaperbackPirate Thank you @AnnCrystal ! I agree! 🙌 3w
PaperbackPirate Thank you @Jari-chan ! 📚 3w
PaperbackPirate Thank you @Gissy ! 🥰 3w
PaperbackPirate Thank you @Mollyanna ! 🤩 3w
PaperbackPirate Thank you @kspenmoll ! 🤩 3w
PaperbackPirate Thank you @LeeRHarry ! 🙌 3w
PaperbackPirate Thank you @PuddleJumper ! 📚 3w
PaperbackPirate Thank you @Librarybelle ! 📚 3w
PaperbackPirate Thank you @marleed ! 📚 3w
PaperbackPirate 🤩📚💙🙌 @dabbe 3w
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JenlovesJT47
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Read these to Jace just in time for #foodandlit and St. Patrick‘s Day. The tagged book was really funny, and the one about St. Patrick himself was very informative for a children‘s book. Thanks for the recommendations @TheBookHippie ! 🤗

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#Ireland
#childrensbooks
#StPatricksDay

TheBookHippie Yay!!!!! ☘️🍀☘️🍀☘️🍀☘️🍀 1mo
Catsandbooks Wonderful! 🇮🇪💚🍀 1mo
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TheKidUpstairs
Dubliners | James Joyce
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Happy St Paddy's Day! ☘️☘️☘️

I started my day with a couple stories from the tagged while drinking tea my parents brought back from their last trip to Ireland 🇮🇪 before jumping into the kitchen to bake soda bread to go with tonight's dinner. Next, on to Dublin Coddle while the music plays! If you're looking for a playlist today, I love this one: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0GpyyMiGai1OHwfmkSEG6c?si=P7_wQtDjQ_mvsSdrPqua...

Deblovestoread Bread looks amazing! 1mo
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Texreader I love soda bread! I need to make some too!! 1mo
sarahbarnes Very cool! 🍀 1mo
Leftcoastzen Soda bread ! 👏👏👏👏 1mo
Catsandbooks Yum! 🇮🇪 1mo
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bibliothecarivs
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Pickpick

★★★★★

? Through Irish Eyes: A Visual Companion to Angela McCourt"s Ireland by David Pritchard, forward by Malachy McCourt

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Bookwormjillk
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Got up early to make Irish breakfast tea and scones from the tagged cookbook. So good, but with 3 sticks of butter most of these will be going in the freezer to be eaten slowly. #FoodAndLit #Ireland

Texreader Mmmm! 😋 1mo
LiseWorks I love scones 1mo
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Catsandbooks Yum! 🇮🇪 1mo
kspenmoll I admire your restraint re: scones!!!!! 1mo
Bookwormjillk @kspenmoll restraint might not be the best word but some did make it to the freezer 🤣 1mo
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LiseWorks
Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha | Roddy Doyle
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Another book read for #FoodandLit Ireland. This was an audiobook, told in the first person almost Luke a bibliography by a 10 year old.It was funny, and boy, could I relate to this era of growing up with no video games and being free to play outside.A little bit crude.Then it took a little turn, and it also made me cry.If you listen to this book, you have to make sure to remember the decade it was.I totally got it as it was my decade to grow up in

DieAReader 🎉🎉🎉 1mo
BarbaraBB I read this in the 90s and never forgot it. So sad. Glad it still has that effect 1mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1mo
Catsandbooks 👍🏼🇮🇪 1mo
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