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BarbaraBB
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Panpan

To be honest I have no clue what I just read. The story is pretty clear but there‘s so much going on around it. In linguistics, in plot, in characters, in layers. Maybe it‘s good but it was hard to keep track and I lacked motivation towards the end.

squirrelbrain There must have been a reason why I kept borrowing this from the library, then sending it back unread….maybe I knew! 🤷‍♀️ 1mo
LeeRHarry Shame as it‘s a fabulous cover. 1mo
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Larkken 😆 I can relate. I bailed on this one. 1mo
BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain I think so! I wouldn‘t hurry if I were you! 1mo
BarbaraBB @LeeRHarry Yes! I was super attracted by that cover and title 🤷🏻‍♀️ 1mo
BarbaraBB @Larkken I‘m glad I‘m in good company 😀 1mo
Susanita Far more complicated than it needed to be and too strange. 1mo
BarbaraBB @Susanita Agree, it didn‘t improve the book 1mo
Megabooks Yikes! 1mo
TheKidUpstairs That\'s too bad, I was really intrigued by this one! I\'ll probably still give it a shot, but definitely a borrow not buy! 1mo
BarbaraBB @TheKidUpstairs I was super intrigued too and it is good, kind of. It just didn‘t really work for me but it could very well work for you. You‘re better with difficult reads! 1mo
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BarbaraBB
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#WhereAreYouMonday

I am in Bialowieza, a Polish village at the edge of the primeval forest and five miles from the Belarusian border.
I‘ve come here looking for Irena Rey!

Ruthiella Good luck! Don‘t get lost in the forest. 1mo
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JenniferEgnor
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Pickpick

When the Nazis launched an attack on education, libraries and books, the Polish people fought back. This is the story of young women who banded together, hiding and smuggling books in any way that they could, so that people could still read. Fascism tried to stamp out Jewish people and books once before. It is trying to stamp out other people and even more books again. This is a fictional book based on real events, but it should serve as a ⬇️

JenniferEgnor warning. Do not forget that when they ban and burn books, they will do the same to people. 2mo
TheBookHippie In my lifetime, this has been for me the most dangerous time to be Jewish. 2mo
JenniferEgnor @TheBookHippie one of my closest friends is Jewish and is sometimes afraid to tell her boss and co-workers, or wear her Star of David necklace over her shirt. When we used to escort together at clinic, the protesters would target her because of it, too. What a time we are living in. 2mo
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JenniferEgnor
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What might be for erased from the world‘s knowledge with the destruction of just a single book? And what of hundreds of books? Thousands of books?

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RaeLovesToRead
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Pickpick

This quoteable little gem was philosophical, convincing, well-characterised, and eccentric. I truly appreciated it.

It did, however, take me far too long to finish. I struggled to stay focused. My mind just kept wandering.

If you want to watch me say a variation of the above out loud, click on the link below 🤣🤣

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C-_WxKMoDHB/?igsh=anppNHlxM29rdGFn

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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