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On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century | Timothy Snyder

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Timely? You bet!

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Dilara

Fontamara | Ignazio Silone

I read all my #10BeforeTheEnd books, with a couple of swaps... I thought I would not get the tagged book on time, but I did, and finished it on Boxing Day 😁
Pictured is my Christmas book haul 🌲

Thank you @ChaoticMissAdventures for hosting this challenge 💙

Suet624 Congrats. It‘s so gratifying to finish the challenge. 2w

Dilara @Suet624 Thank you! 2w

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Dilara

Fontamara | Ignazio Silone

The cafoni (peasants) of Fontamara, a village in Abruzzo, #Italy are poor and exploited, but things are going to get much worse. They have being tricked into giving up their sole access to water (a stream needed for irrigation) by the local podestà, and their rights, such as they are, are disappearing with Mussolini's rise to power. Serious politics told with humour. ⬇
#FoodandLit @Texreader @Butterfinger @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick

Dilara ⬇Think Marcel Pagnol, but in Italy, and more straightforwardly political.
Also, the parallels with the current rise of illiberal regimes are clear.
A great find, and I'll be looking for the other books in the trilogy.

Pic of a stream in the Abruzzo National Park by Lucius, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Jean de Florette and Manon of the Springs: Two Novels

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AnnCrystal 🤩🏞️💝. 2w

Texreader Sounds like an amazing book 2w

Dilara @Texreader It is quite good! 2w

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UnderworldAmusements

Might is Right: The Authoritative Edition | Ragnar Redbeard, Arthur Desmond

So, you want to buy that lovable but prickly misanthrope in your family tree a gift? You've come to the right place! But if you want to make sure your curious sundry or callous broadside arrives in time for the big day, it's time.

Stop procrastinating. Order today to receive it before Xmas❗

Thatbooknerd

On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century | Timothy Snyder

Link to listen: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-rachel-maddow-show/id294055449?i=10007...

AmyG I saw this last night. Scary and amazing. 4w

Leftcoastzen I went to the podcast right away . 2 of my favorite people assess this mess ! Vital information! Thanks for posting! 4w

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Dilara

Fontamara | Ignazio Silone

Yesterday, I went with my less-than enthusiastic SO to a pub-type quiz about #Italy. We realised there that it was all done on mobile phones, & ours were too old for it. We teamed up with someone we knew with the right gear & came 3rd🎉😁 We could have been 1st or 2nd if not for some technical issues... We received a gift voucher for a local Italian deli, and we got to eat some delicious vegetarian appetizers.
#FoodandLit
@Catsandbooks @Texreader

Dilara Pic is screenshot of the event's page on their website: we couldn't take a decent picture when we were there b/c of the low light.

Tagged is the book I was planning on borrowing from the library & starting this week as one of my #10BeforeTheEnd, but it's been taken off the shelves, so I'l have to buy it... (edited) 1mo

AnnCrystal 🆒👏🏼🥳👍🏼💝...I would be terrible at this, I freeze up with quizzes, trivia, and tests 😳🥺😶‍🌫️🤗. 1mo

Dilara @AnnCrystal I'm the same if I have to give the answer aloud, but I'm OK with ticking boxes or writing down an answer when the stakes are low 😊 1mo

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AnnCrystal @Dilara 👏🏼🥳👌🏼💝. 1mo

Bookwormjillk Love it! 1mo

Ruthiella Congrats! 👏👏👏 1mo

Texreader How very cool!!! 1mo

PaperbackPirate 🎉🎉🎉 1mo

Dilara @Bookwormjillk @Ruthiella @Texreader @PaperbackPirate Thank you all! 😁 1mo

AshleyHoss820 Fun!! 1mo

Dilara @AshleyHoss820 It definitely was! 1mo

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MissHel

On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century | Timothy Snyder

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Ooooooof. I‘ve been chipping at this extremely small book for the majority of the year. I‘d read a section, get depressed, put it aside, pick it up two months later. It‘s very powerful. It‘s very important. #bookspinbingo

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