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I officially put this book on my TBR in 2020, but it still took a bit to get to it. I‘m honestly glad I read it at this point. Before Covid, I don‘t think I would have really appreciated it, and now I can compare the whole book to recent experience. I also want to research a bit more about its symbolism in relation to world events when it was written.

Photo: My view between fields along the Missouri River. #BooksOnTheFarm

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Although I don‘t normally read memoirs, even from authors whose fiction I enjoy, I was quite enthralled by this #translated #memoir about Ditlevsen‘s life in Copenhagen. It was really interesting to hear about life in Copenhagen during the 1930-50s and Ditlevsen is a very talented writer. I would really like to check out her other works that are being translated to English.

This book by Shusaku Endo did not impact me as strongly as his book Silence, but it was a very thoughtful book. It considers spiritual questions through the stories of four Japanese tourists visiting the Ganges River in India.

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I finally finished Love in the Time of Cholera, and throughout I needed the advice to just “keep calm and carry on.” This is not my idea of a great love story, and many times I set it down and waited a while before picking it up again. Yet, when I read the final pages today, I can‘t quite say I hated how it all came together either. I do wish the parrot had been in the whole story. 🦜

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This book is amazingly descriptive, bringing the reader right into the lives Gervaise and her family. The first half was fascinating to listen to and then as things really began to spiral downward it became an increasingly more difficult listen. There‘s so much pain and misery in the lives of these people that Zola so unflinchingly describes.

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I‘m not quite sure what to think of this one. I was often lost as to who was supposed to be telling the story as well as being unsure of exactly what was real and what wasn‘t. Yet, I was caught up in the truly horrible events and fascinated by how they were described, so that I just kept listening. I couldn‘t easily find a print copy, but I want to see the incredibly long sentences to consider an aspect of the writing I mostly missed on audio.

I finished this #audiobook a few days ago, but I didn‘t have time to make beef empanadas until today. I enjoyed a few of the stories, but most of them were not for me and I‘ll admit I was a bit lost in several. “Death and the Compass” remained my favorite. The empanadas, on the other hand were fairly simple and delicious.

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I started this novella last night with supper and finished it this morning. It‘s a story of justice turned to revenge that gets completely out of control. Martin Luther even makes an appearance to condemn and then assist the main character. I found it a bit ridiculous but with an interesting ending.

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This is a powerful book about the harsh reality of war and the way in which it impacts young soldiers. It will be one I‘ll continue to think about as I read other stories that speak of war with a lighter touch.

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Today is a virtual snow day so I had time this morning for a few pages of my book with breakfast before online classes. I‘ve had this book on my TBR for a while, and it is completely living up to my expectations. I‘m about halfway through, and it clearly describes the horror endured as well as the camaraderie of soldiers at the front.

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