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Chloeeberlein

“Sometimes, the hardest stories to tell are the ones that need to be told the most.”

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Chloeeberlein

Jozef faces the challenges of living in a war-torn world. As he deals with fear and loss, he discovers the power of storytelling to heal and inspire. This moving story shows that even in tough times, sharing our experiences can help us find hope and strength.

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Chloeeberlein
Pickpick

This is a powerful tale about a boy named Jozef living in a war-torn world. As he struggles with fear and loss, Jozef learns the importance of storytelling as a way to cope with the horrors around him. The book beautifully combines adventure with deep emotions, showing how stories can help heal and give hope even in the darkest times. It's a touching read that encourages kids to find their own voice.

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breadnroses
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(2/2) Finally read this banger. Chapters 2 & 4 were on the additional course readings list for the CLR James seminar, but I decided to push through the whole thing since it was short enough & such a seminal revolutionary text.

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JenReadsAlot
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Pickpick

Interesting. I went down a rabbit hole of books after my trip to Berlin last month!

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keithmalek

Readers who enjoyed this might also enjoy "The Tunnels" by Greg Mitchell, and "Stasiland" by Anna Funder.

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charl08
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The goal: to educate the Censor inside every thinking human being. To train them to be their own Censor, but to not even suspect it, to not know.

dabbe #bestshirtever I need to find it and buy it! 🤩🤩🤩 (edited) 13mo
charl08 @dabbe there are so many to choose from... https://www.etsy.com/uk/market/i_read_banned_books 13mo
dabbe @charl08 Oh holy guacamole, Batman! I'm going on a shopping spree! (🤫, don't tell my husband!) 🤩🤩🤩 Thanks for the link! 🤗 13mo
charl08 @dabbe v😂👏👏 13mo
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charl08
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Many rumors are circulating about her, she's become a legend in Censorship! What degradation, from a censor to a poet! How shameful!

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Bookwomble
The ABC of Communism | Nikolai Bukharin, Evgenii Preobrazensky
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"It seems to me that all suicides in circumstances of hunger and need have the undoubted character of murder... The question of a right to suicide will only make sense in a future society where no material motives for suicide will exist. Only in a society that has guaranteed to all its members the means of existence will the question be appropriate.”

- Yevgeny Preobrazhensky, 1912

Bookwomble This is quoted in The War on Disabled People, but I wanted to attribute it to the actual author, Preobrazhensky. I don't know if it's in the book tagged in the main post, though.
Sorry it's rather dour for a Sunday evening (on my line of longitude). My reading is all over the place today.
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Daisey
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Published in 1957, this reads as an immediate view of the 1956 Hungarian revolution and flight of refugees. It‘s also completely a 1950s warning against communism. I was very much invested in the stories of these people who fought for and then fled their homeland.

🎧 I listened to the audio (a few hours while disking today) and found it bearable but not great.

#nonfiction #audiobook #FoodAndLit #Hungary
#BooksOnTheFarm

Texreader Excellent book. And tough work today!! 1y
Daisey @Texreader Agree about the book, but as for the work, this was the easiest job of the day and only one with AC. Plus, I got to listen to my book. 1y
Catsandbooks Fantastic! 🚜🇭🇺 1y
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