pickThis book of poems gathered in protest over Bush‘s war took me a long time to finish. It wasn‘t an easy read given how much worse things are now and how I could see how what he did lead us to where we are. But an excellent collection nonetheless.
I have not seen the adaptation, nor is this technically a song selection for #tuesdaytunes but rather a post to encourage you to read this incredible portrait of what warfare is really like. I think that it's very unfair to cast it as anti-war, as it is a realistic portrait of WWI trench warfare told in prose so evocative that it could have been published today. Magnificent!
PS-if you need a smile then watch the independent YouTube video (Cont)
Released in 1973, set during WW2, Carrie and her brother Nick are sent to a Welsh mining village amongst other child evacuees from London to avoid German bombings. Adventure, humour, emotions and morality feature during their time with the stern Mr Evans and his sister ‘Auntie Lou‘, their visits down to Druids Bottom and the friends they make there. The last chapter had me near to tears, I hope people still write kids books with such depth!
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I have read 2 of the 3 books in this trilogy of stand-alone stories and liked them both.
so-soThis fell a bit flat for me. The story is of the Berlin Wall - it goes up, dividing the city, and splitting Lisette, in the East, from her baby in hospital in the West. I wanted to read about 1960s Germany and I did get that in parts. Yet at least half the book goes back to Lisette‘s youth in WWII, which I didn‘t want. The writing struck me as very Kristin Hannah; if you enjoy her books, you‘ll likely enjoy this.
#weekendreads
📕Finish up Three Day Road for #OhCanada
📗Continue The Woods in Winter for #FurrowedMiddlebrowClub
📘Continue Nevada for #OffMyShelf “orange cover”
📙Maybe finish Civil to Strangers for #10beforetheEnd
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