#wordoftheday
“Allegorical figures were extremely popular at the time; actors and actresses representing Divine Justice, Holy Religion, and Saintly Sacrifice would declaim onstage and then fly straight up to heaven.”
#Italy #Jubilee #foodandlit @Catsandbooks
And after that it was repeated every five years. So, the older you get, the fitter you needed to be as a pharao. 𓁈𓁈𓁈
panIs it lyrical or narcissistic? Is the author a brave explorer or a refugee from Darwin‘s law? It feels like he is in love with listening to himself ramble his nihilistic monologue. However, not all readers have partaken of the substances that make philosophers and poets out of every fool.
pickThis highly readable book explores the final year of the Civil War up to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, tracing the origins of the Confederate spy network and its connection to superstar actor and future assassin John Wilkes Booth. I am not a Civil War buff but this really brought events to life in an engaging way, and related the truth behind the revisionist histories of later years.
pickNina Willner tells the incredible true story of two Jewish boys —one of them her father, Eddie —who miraculously escaped after 3 years in various Nazi death camps and found their way to rescue by a company of U.S. Army 3rd Armored Division tankers. It‘s a truly remarkable story of perseverance and the triumph of the human spirit in the face of inhumanity and depravity.
#NFN
#NonfictionNovember
These were also fantastic reads with Mom! The Immense World audio was marvelously narrated by the author; even through the science-heavy bits, his enthusiasm was engaging. Mom and I bring this one up a lot, and it was really fun to discuss the book as we read it.
Erik Larson is top-notch for making non-fiction feel like a thriller novel! This one isn‘t my favorite of his, but still compelling.
Lots of ongoing thoughts about all of these!
