pick“We haunt them. They want to kill us but we will not die.”
“He‘s saying, it‘s a choice between life and death. But really, what Mariam is pointing out is - there‘s a third way. You can be a ghost.”
One of the most beautiful novels I‘ve read.
pickLast book of 2025.
There are no recordings of Leonard Cohen's concerts for IDF troops in Israel during the Yom Kippur War. Friedman interviewed witnesses and combed through interviews and Cohen's numerous notebooks to reconstruct his time with Israeli soldiers. The result is a fascinating story that is worth reading not only for music lovers but also for those interested in Israeli history.
pickMurray travels to Israel a number of times after the October 7th attack and tries to make sense of it all. He‘s very detailed in what he sees and doesn‘t mince words when he wants to make his opinion known. Murray is very clear about which side he supports in this conflict and he‘s very clear why. This is a very captivating even if sometimes difficult read. #Hanukkahchallenge #imthatjew
pickOk. I Love. This. Woman! What a badass💞
Took me a while to finish because I didn't want to miss a word--about her life, the history, the information. It put so much of what's happening today in the Middle East into context that it really is a must read.
90/80
#ReadingMyTBR #Read2025 @DieAReader
pickA woman moves to Israel as a young wife, but divorces soon after and ends up with a complete sense of insecurity, loneliness and fear that she‘ll never have another chance to become a wife and a mother. She rediscovers herself through a very structured religious practice - the study of Talmud. It‘s a personal and captivating narrative with links to Talmudic texts. #Hanukkahchallenge #imthatjew #told_by_a_woman
I intended to take a nonfiction break; apparently I'm not 😂🤷🏻♀️
pickSo quick to read and so difficult to stomach. Another timely look at war on Gaza, this time a graphic novel.
I live here, so why you following me?
Mr. Master Race, but still no GED
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Fear in your flesh, you so scared to be replaced
Think you a future billionaire, but your future's being erased
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Death Cult Zombie by Genesis Owusu
https://youtu.be/vFT7fZA3ybw
#tuesdaytunes
