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underground_bks
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This memoir astonished and altered me. Coming of age as an American Sikh in the aftermath of 9/11, Valarie Kaur‘s dedication to making a difference and her extraordinary courage in the face of hate crimes, police brutality, and sexual assault are made only more remarkable by her resilient compassion toward those who‘d harm her. Read this if you believe a better world takes both courage and kindness and you‘d like to become more of both.

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dariazeoli
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With all due respect, if you couldn‘t answer that question the first time, you shouldn‘t be running for the office you‘re running for. I don‘t want a president who panders to a base who can‘t accept an honest answer.

https://www.npr.org/2023/12/28/1221988690/nikki-haley-didnt-say-slavery-caused-t...

marleed That was shocking. What I used to believe to be true was that our national lawmakers understood history, the constitution, and were privy to real world situations in discrete ways that constituents didn‘t have access to. It was the job of the lawmaker to present truth and fact to his constituents even if that was not what the constituent wanted to hear. So wrong. Now lawmakers spew what they believe a constituent wants to hear as a truth. 3mo
Susanita “It was all about the government telling them what to do.” 🙄 3mo
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jack777
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Super fascinating look into a rather secluded country and even more secluded family. Followed North Korea in the news right up into 2019, so great catch up on current events.

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rabbitprincess
Three Fires: A Novel | Denise Mina
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Hm maybe a low Pick. I LOVE Denise Mina and will read pretty much anything she writes. I love the idea behind this and the choice of subject matter. It read very quickly, and the details are well chosen. But I feel I might have got more out of it if I knew even a tiny bit about Florence in that period. I certainly learned a fair bit; before this, I knew The Bonfire of the Vanities only as the title of the novel by Tom Wolfe.

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TheKidUpstairs
Three Fires: A Novel | Denise Mina
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Mehso-so

"Sparks from his fires still burn.
This world is the aftermath of Girolamo Savonarola."

The ending packs a punch, but on the whole I felt a bit let down by this one. It may be that my hopes were too high. It lacks the intense narrative drive that propelled Rizzio, instead meandering through the life of Savonarola. And taking such a path in a short novella means it really just skims along the surface. Parallels to today were intriguing, but...

TheKidUpstairs ...I think it would have landed better (for me) as either a fully fleshed out novel or a novella with a tighter focus. 7mo
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jlhammar
Three Fires: A Novel | Denise Mina
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Some Monday #bookmail! I really enjoyed Remote Sympathy so very excited for Chidgey‘s newest (though it sounds completely different). The Lyons was an impulse buy. A heartwarming bookish book set during the Blitz sounded worth a try. And I thought Rizzio was fantastic so can‘t wait to read tagged.

Aimeesue Looking forward to your review of the Lyons! Sounds right up my Britty alley, but I am wary of mediocre writing/ floppy plots lately. Hope you enjoy it! 7mo
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TheSpineView
Agenda 21 | Glenn Beck, Harriet Parke
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#Movie2BookRecs @Klou
Movie: V for Vendetta

Klou Great!! 8mo
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Amiable
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An account of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing that draws a straight line to the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection attempt at the U.S. Capitol. Toobin shows that in the nearly 30 years since the bombing, our country has taken a journey from nearly universal horror and condemnation of the actions of a right-wing extremist to wide embrace of a former (and running again) president who holds the same values. McVeigh —> Trump. God help us all.

#Nonfiction2023

JenReadsAlot I've been wanting to read this one. 9mo
Amiable @JenReadsAlot It‘s good. And also horrifying. 9mo
Riveted_Reader_Melissa Stacking, but scared… 😱! (edited) 9mo
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Amiable
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UGH. 😖😬

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bio_chem06
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Seemed a fitting choice under the current circumstances.

Amiable I‘m reading this right now, too. 9mo
bio_chem06 @Amiable it‘s incredible the fact that the others involved have been forgotten but Timothy McVeigh is always remembered. I do like the January 6th tie ins, just to remind us that domestic terrorism is alive & thriving 😭 9mo
Amiable @bio_chem06 I remember Terry Nichols. But I‘d forgotten that Michael Fortier was arrested, too. 9mo
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