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Just realized my nails match my bookmark…talk about accessorizing. 🤣

New episode just posted! This week we are discussing the much taught and discussed 1927 novel by Hermann Hesse, “Steppenwolf.“ Going in we didn't quite know what to expect but we both agreed we were pleasantly surprised by this enlightening, thought provoking, and surreal novel.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0u4zJHtj9d6cPjRoWQ2IAT

From the “pay what you wish” cart at the library. Going to give it to my dad.

This book has become very… necessary… in recent weeks. There has been a lot of talk about us reading this. We talked about ending our year with Free Will. It may be a good plan to start our year with this. We could start the first weekend of January (1/5/25). That would give everyone time to get their hands on a copy, as some of us are having a moment trying to get our hands on one. Thoughts? Prayers? Anyone you‘d like to smack upside the head?

My library was smart enough to purchase this book. Thanks to @kspenmoll for suggesting we read it.

#resistance

Five star read in December 2020, five star read now. 😠Highly recommend. Table of contents above. 😞

"The plain fact is that the planet does not need more successful people. But it does desperately need more peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers, and lovers of every kind. It needs people who live well in their places. It needs people of moral courage willing to join the fight to make the world habitable and humane. And these qualities have little to do with success as we have defined it.”

I found this book at an indie bookstore in Seattle. It has very blunt, direct language (no softness or beating around the bush), and lots of dark humor. The author talks about his patients, and what is like to care for the dying. He especially talks a lot about those who wish to die, because they are suffering so needlessly. He provided that service with compassion to many of them. Shown: if you know, you know. And you‘ll understand why I⬇️