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Lindy
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In my latest Friday Reads booktube episode: artisan cheese touring on Vancouver Island; Victoria gardens; and 6 books.

https://youtu.be/B4BlfSUOVi0

#trans authors #OzFiction #kidlit #memoir #Gaza

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Karisimo
Thunderstruck | Erik Larson
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Eggs Larson is a genius! 5h
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Lindy
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What are you willing to give up to alleviate someone else‘s suffering? […] the prevailing answer echoing from the mouths of so many of one‘s own neighbours is: Nothing at all.

Leftcoastzen Got to get to this one. 14h
Lindy @Leftcoastzen It‘s essential 13h
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Lindy
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How does one finish the sentence: “It is unfortunate that tens of thousands of children are dead, but…”

Cathythoughts 💔 13h
Lindy @Cathythoughts The content of this book broke my heart over and over. 5h
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Lindy
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The literary critic Northrop Frye once said all art is metaphor & a metaphor is the grammatical definition of insanity. What art does is meet us at the site of our insanity, our derangement, the plainly irrational mechanics of what it means to be human.

TheBookHippie I‘ve seen two Banksy exhibits. So cool. 14h
Lindy @TheBookHippie Cool and subversive 😎 13h
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Owls31092
Short History of Byzantium | John Julius Norwich
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When I read “short histories,” I expect something for beginners, but John Julius Norwich gives us a lot of detail to read in this story. I can‘t wait to read the three volume work and see what more details Norwich can find.

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merelybookish
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Blame it on an upcoming trip to London, but this royal history about Richard II & Henry IV from the Women's Prize Nonfiction Longlist piqued my interest. Also helped that I've read the Shakespeare plays about these kings. At 20+ hours, it was a commitment. My interest waned near the end. But I was immersed for the first 3/4. War, intrigue, rebellion. Nothing was stable for long. Castor is THOROUGH & has a soft spot for Henry IV & his father 👇

merelybookish John of Ghent. I saw one review that described it as a well researched history with soap opera style. That feels generous. It is dishy at times but you never forget this is serious history full of dates, names, and events. Glad I read it but happy to be done. Time to re-read some Shakespeare! 18h
squirrelbrain Great review and I agree with you. I‘d never have picked it up if it wasn‘t for the WPNF and I liked it, but was glad when I finished it! 13h
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Tkgbjenn1
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Panpan

It read too much like a textbook to hold my interest.

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Leniverse
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Viking poo 💩

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rachelsbrittain
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Pickpick

This nonfiction book about women working in propoganda during WWII focuses on the work of 4 remarkable women, including a journalist, an immigrant, and famous German actress Marlene Dietrich. They did remarkable work at home and overseas, often going up against sexism within their own ranks, to help bring an end to the war. A fascinating read.

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