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TieDyeDude
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A middle-aged couple face the horrors of nuclear war in this sweet, but devastating adult picture book. A mis/under informed husband tries to man-splain away his worries while his caring but oblivious wife absent-mindedly goes along with his plans. Feels freshly relevant in our age of misinformation, as this couple could only operate with the information they had available, while so many today operate only with the info they choose to accept.

AlaMich I remember that in Olde Tymes, you disagreed with someone about opinions regarding the facts. But at least everyone was working with the SAME set of facts. 1mo
willaful My husband and I were just talking about this, though we're more familiar with the film and soundtrack album. He was drawing similar parallels. 1mo
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julesG
When the Wind Blows (UK) | Raymond Briggs
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#BookMail from yesterday

This story had been on my mind for quite a while, but I never knew what the title was until @Bookwomble posted about it.

Bookwomble I'd say, "enjoy," but it's not that kind of book, so I'll say, "I hope you appreciate it." ? 1mo
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Sleepswithbooks
Swan Song | Robert R. McCammon
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What a BAT-TASTIC 🦇Surprise @AmyG !!!! This was so unexpected and was waiting for me after my colonoscopy 😃😃😃 Thank you!! Yes - Buddy Read Friend 💛 Thank you for always lighting up my heart, as well as my mailbox 🤗

#Friends #Litsylove #BuddyRead #BookLover #MailboxSurprise

AmyG Happy Halloween! You are so welcome. Hope the colonoscopy went well. Good fun! 🤣 2mo
Sleepswithbooks @AmyG - It was great - I‘m going to reschedule another one each month just for the fun of it. 2mo
AmyG I especially like the drink. I‘ve never run so fast!! 2mo
Sleepswithbooks @AmyG 😂😂🏃🏽‍♀️💨 2mo
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Shezareadingrainbowkid
Last | Hanna Jameson
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This book was interesting and definitely intriguing. The narration differed between chapters despite it all being portrayed as a written history of the events of the world by one author. It was a different take on the post apocalyptic world than I‘ve read before & I enjoyed this new take (for me). Makes me think more about what it would be like to be in a hotel when th world ended as we knew it. Overall entertaining read, but will not read again

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Bookwomble
When the Wind Blows (UK) | Raymond Briggs
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Briggs's humour is dark! Jim and Hilda are following the actual advice given to the British public by the government in the event of a nuclear war. That they follow it with the expectation they will survive is part of the humour, the pathos and the tragedy. Jim and Hilda are rather hapless with their malaprops, their vague understanding of global politics, and frequent mixing up of their WWII blitz experience with their present situation. ⬇️

Bookwomble They're a sweet couple, which makes their naïve optimism in the face of their slow deaths from radiation poisoning the more sad, and terrifying. 5☢️ 3mo
julesG Is it possible that there was a film made from this book? If so, I've definitely seen the film as a pre-teen and have forever been wondering what it was called. 3mo
Bookwomble @julesG Yes, it was made into an animated film in 1986. John Mills and Peggy Ashcroft voiced the main parts, and David Bowie did the theme song (sadly, one of his awful '80s efforts!). I hope it wasn't too scary for you as a pre-teen! It scared the bejayzus it of me as an adult! 🤯 3mo
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julesG It definitely left an impression. 3mo
TieDyeDude Oh wow, I just put this on hold! For a while, I was fascinated with Cold War rhetoric (still am, really), but I hadn\'t heard of this. I\'m intrigued. 3mo
Bookwomble @TieDyeDude I\'m confident you\'ll find it a worthwhile read. It was cited by an MP in the British Parliament during a debate about unilateral disarmament as an accurate depiction of the effects of a nuclear strike. (edited) 3mo
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Bookwomble
When the Wind Blows (UK) | Raymond Briggs
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ShyBookOwl That line, paired with that eerie image... surreal! 3mo
Bookwomble @ShyBookOwl Yeah, the first line is the last thing anyone else says to either Jim or Hilda, which I don't think was an accident. 3mo
ShyBookOwl @Bookwomble that definitely seems intentional. 3mo
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Bookwomble
When the Wind Blows (UK) | Raymond Briggs
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Having just read two novels set in the post-apocalypse, Raymond Briggs's graphic novel is set during one, this of the nuclear kind & focusing on the absurdity of naïve Hilda & Jim Bloggs following the government's advice on "surviving" a nuclear attack by painting their windows white & huddling under a bomb shelter made out of a door.
Loved for his kids books The Snowman & Fungus the Bogeyman, this is mordant adult humour of the blackest sort. ?

LiteraryinPA Yikes! 3mo
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keithmalek
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...American behavior because they have too much information."

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Blueberry
On the Beach | Nevil Shute
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I haven't decided how many stars I want to give this. Somewhere between 3-5. I want to see how long it stays with me. The ending hits hard even though you know what's coming. Maybe because the characters are mostly ignoring? or disbelieving of what is going to happen.

Teresereading I loved it, very evocative 6mo
BarbaraBB I felt like @Teresereading and loved it. Though I was very young when I read it and the Cold War was still on! 6mo
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Blueberry
On the Beach | Nevil Shute
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MrsMalaprop What a book. I read this as a kid and it haunted me for years. 6mo
Blueberry @MrsMalaprop I just finished. I am horrified you read this as a child. It is so relevant to today. 6mo
MrsMalaprop @Blueberry Reckon I was about 12. My mum exposed me to a lot of literature and film that may not have been age appropriate 😬. 6mo
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