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I really enjoyed this, although it‘s not going to make my favourites of the year. Set initially in the 80s we follow a group of high-school students, and their drama teacher, who is known to ‘misbehave‘ with students as they stage a play of The Diary of Anne Frank.

We then rejoin them as Trump takes power to see how what happened back then has affected all their lives. I did struggle to figure out who was who in the first half, as there ⬇️

I read this awhile ago. I had to look at reviews to remind myself of what happened, despite the fact that I enjoyed the book. It definitely had a shade of Trust Exercise, but it was so much more. Using a high school play of The Diary of Anne Frank in the 1980‘s and then moving forward to follow the actors in 2016, witnessing similar examples of inhumanity, it was well done. Is Anne Frank correct to believe that people are really good at heart?

I‘m sad I have to get out of bed, move into this extremely cold day, and leave this book behind. I‘ve moved into the later years of these characters and really interested to see who they are now.

#unpopularopinion While this was a propulsive read and I flew through it, I found the characters to be one dimensional caricatures which really made it difficult for me to connect. #toblonglist

I‘d completely forgotten about this so it was a lovely surprise today Cindy @Cinfhen ❤️😘

Hubby has his eye on the sweets already, and the hand cream smells delicious. (I‘ve just run out too, so perfect timing!)

@TrishB - this will come to you once I‘ve read it, but January is fairly well ‘booked up‘ with books already so it may not be immediately. 😁

#bookmail This is a completely #blameitonlitsy purchase!

"We don‘t need the Nazis to destroy us; we‘re destroying ourselves”. Otto Frank said it in WWII, but it is as true in America in 2016, when Trump gets elected. It‘s the central message of this book, that is centred around Anne Frank‘s diary. The first half is set in the 80s, when the diary is turned into a high school play by the kind of sexist teacher that was quite normal in the 80s. We follow all cast members. ⬇️⬇️

#WeeklyForecast 51/22

Four books I can‘t wait to read! I am in the middle of The Book of Goose and enjoying it. I hope to finish it soon but of course there is the soccer finals later today.

Three more days of work and then I have time off until the end of the year. Plenty of time to read these beauties and some more that I‘ll take with me on a vacation across Germany and Switzerland to France where we‘ll be skiing for a week 🙏

From the #ToB23 longlist and how I wish this book was moving on. Spring 1982 - a group of HS theatre kids ( think Breakfast Club) lead by a charismatic drama teacher are cast in the school production of Anne Frank (already im hooked!!) The teacher is “known” by students & faculty to behave “questionably” but it‘s the 80‘s and nobody speaks up - it‘s dismissed as flamboyant/ eccentric/ theatrical. Fast forward 2016 - think Trump & #MeToo 👇🏽

This book has ALL the potential to be my FAVORITE read of 2022!!!! Loving it 😎#PoolSideReads

#NextUp #HighExpectations 🤞🏽

I loved the multiple ways this book linked past and present. Similarly to the ways we as individuals do and don‘t move forward and evolve, the same is true for us as a collective. I also loved the way Langer used theater to show the ways we blur the lines between what is real and not, and how we can fail to grasp the reality of situations right in front of us. A great book. #ToB2023

The last book I finished for #novelNovember. I didn‘t get as many books read as I had hoped because Covid finally caught up to me.
This book was a pick for me. All the characters are flawed in some way and I liked getting their backstories as teens and then finding them again as adults. At times it dragged a bit, but was compelled to keep reading. New author for me too with a backlist @Cinfhen @Megabooks @squirrelbrain @Andrew65

This is one of the most brilliant books I‘ve read this year! I‘m still thinking about his chessboard plot and the subtle ways he moved characters to great reveals. 5⭐️

Kids gather for a 1982 production of The Diary of Anne Frank. The parts they play and the twisted drama teacher end up having a far-reaching affect on their adult lives. Fast forward to 2016 and they‘re still playing roles in their adult lives only the stakes are much higher! #tob

If you‘ve seen my posts today, you know I‘ve been struggling to find an #audiobook to listen to, and I‘ve finally found a winner from the #toblonglist! This story starts in a Chicago high school around a 1980s production of the Diary of Anne Frank but later flashes forward to now. I‘m two hours in and loving the way he‘s setting up the characters and their relationships. @Cinfhen I think you‘re going to be glad you ordered this!

You guys….I caved!!! Target has BOGO 50% off on all books today!!! 🤭🤗🤓😜I only bought two because @Megabooks already shared that Search is available on Audible 😉and honestly, I need to SLOW DOWN!!!!