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Gleefulreader
An Untouched House | Willem Frederik Hermans
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A very short volume that challenges our perceptions of those we think of as “the good side” in World War II. The nameless narrator is fighting alongside Dutch partisans and others when he leaves the unit and ends up at a large empty house. He settles in and German troops arrive to billet there. Eventually they leave and the unit he was with returns and the novel descends into a climax of violence. (Cont‘d in comments.)

Gleefulreader It forces the reader to face the atrocities committed by the Allies and victors of World War II, and that the chaos and horrors of war leave no one unaffected - it is only that the victors who have the ability to sanitize their own actions. Deeply unsettling. 2d
Suet624 War is inhumane. 2d
BarbaraBB Great review 2d
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TrishB
Brotherless Night: A Novel | V. V. Ganeshananthan
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Had this on the pile since it won the Women‘s Prize last year. One of those where the hype just put me off at the time. Well, that serves me right doesn‘t it!
I loved it. So sad, so real and a vivid reminder of the impact these ongoing conflicts bring to day to day lives.

squirrelbrain Such a good book! 5d
Gissy So good, glean that it won the prize 👌 4d
TrishB @squirrelbrain it definitely is. 4d
TrishB @Gissy yes me too 👍🏻 4d
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Blueberry
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Eggs Excellent 👌🏼 6d
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Sleepswithbooks
Dispatches from the Edge | Anderson Cooper
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Completed ☑️

TheBookHippie Cute bunny! 7d
AmyG Speaking of bunnies….have a wonderful Easter holiday, my friend. 7d
Sleepswithbooks @AmyG Thank you my friend 🫶🏻 6d
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Sleepswithbooks
Dispatches from the Edge | Anderson Cooper

“ In disasters, in war, it isn‘t governments that help people, at least not early on. It‘s individuals: policeman, doctors, strangers, people who stand up when others sit down.” -Anderson Cooper

AmyG 🙌🏻 1w
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iaietta
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5-/5 ⭐️
Un romanzo struggente in cui non si capisce cosa sia realtà e cosa immaginazione
Una lettura che ti trasporta e ti lascia senza fiato

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NotCool
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There was something very claustrophobic about this book. Alefret is stuck in his body, in his prison, with his injuries, with Qhudur, in the political position he finds himself in, with the lies that have been told, with the state of the world, with his loses, with his morals. Alefret isn‘t a passive character but he does feel trapped.

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Eggs
Untitled | Unknown
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lil1inblue 💓 🙌 💓 3w
TheSpineView Truth! 3w
Eggs @lil1inblue ❤️❤️ 3w
Eggs @TheSpineView 🙌🏻🙌🏻 3w
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dabbe
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TheSpineView Great poem and such a great choice for the prompt! 3w
dabbe @TheSpineView ♥️🌺♥️ 3w
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