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Twice as many people as last time. This is about 1/20 of the people.

#nokings

Audio. This was an interesting story. Given in context of the time it was written, Nazi‘s and fascism was on the rise and Americans weren‘t quite aware of it.
The premise of the story is promising, where the execution didn‘t come through. Didn‘t keep my attention. Story was difficult to keep with; so many characters and disjointed side scenes. The number of times the characters stated, “but it can‘t happen here”, was crazy. That carried the book.

Finished my 4th book of the 24-hour readathon. I'm glad I read this, but this political satire is alarmingly realistic and scary. I wonder if Sinclair Lewis had a crystal ball to look into the future or if human nature just that predictable... @DeweysReadathon #readathon #deweyoct #litsylovereads

Almost halfway thru the 24-hour readathon. Wish I would have completed more books by now, but I did get to go on a lengthy #audiowalk . @DeweysReadathon #readathon #deweyoct

Oh, yes it could. It almost did, and it still might.

When I placed my book down the pages flopped over my book light and turned it into a glowing book! It gave off such a serene vibe I just had to capture the moment...

So what would a imitation celluloid ivory tower look like, I wonder?...

"Heaven's kitchen sink"... I like that♡

It's kinda creeping me out how spot on this 1935 book is to what is happening right now...

That mind blowing moment when life imitates art... Yikes!

When your lap needs to be big enough for both your loves♡

Isn't that interesting...

We‘re heading to dystopias today.

1. Nope! I was supposed to be doing a reread with my youngest sister of The Handmaid‘s Tale this year, but it‘s feeling a little too real right now.
2. Tagged, and not strictly dystopian, but there‘s an uncomfortable level of prescience in this one.
3. Hope. For the hope of people who fight back against terrible odds, the hope of turning a country to empathy and community.

Don‘t forget to tag me! #sundayfunday

Day 2 #7days7covers #covercrush

We had a fun day checking out two different bookstores today. This was Renaissance Books in the Mitchell Airport. The other was Boswell Books in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The tagged book was one of my purchases. #airportfinds #mitchellairport #usedbooks

“NOW is a fact that cannot be dodged.”

#QuotsyMar19 #procrastinate @TK-421

The back cover. Starts out as a usual satirical novel but becomes more and more chilling as the president sets up an amateur militia of people who feel powerless and give them the power to torture anyone they disagree with, send them to concentration camps and burn books. Doremus initially writes articles for them under duress, but then becomes a resistance fighter. This is terrifying because it seems real.

An alarming, eerily timeless look at how fascism could take hold in America. The book details the chillingly realistic rise of a president who becomes a dictator to “save the nation from welfare cheats, sex, crime, and a liberal press.” Sound familiar? Written during the Great Depression, but incredibly relevant to what is happening in America today. 4.5 stars.

Well. Damn.

It took 6 weeks, but I‘m glad to have read this. And I‘m SO glad I‘m finished. Too relevant. Can‘t wait to get to something light and not so much like the world we live in right now.

1. I always love Anne Hutchinson references. I have a fascination with her.
2. Apparently wanting to move to Canada when crazy leaders come to power in the US is not a new thing 😂😂
3. I feel like I‘m reading a work of fiction about our current times. It‘s making me 😳😳😳

WOW! What a gripping, terrifying book! I read it as a cautionary tale of what could happen. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. I wonder if this has ever been made into a movie?

“He simply could not believe that this comic tyranny could endure. “

This is a good book, but it is a difficult read. I keep finding myself wanting to take breaks from it. It certainly feels very modern!

I can‘t wait to start this! Someone on here recommended this, but I am ashamed to say I can‘t remember who. Curling up with this, my Mickie D‘s tea and the high school football game on in the background. Go, Dragons!!

Only a few chapters in. Already it's too relatable.

I mostly tolerated required reading in HS until I can get my hands on A Stephen King or Dean Koontz book. In college as political science major I had to read It Can‘t Happen Here. It‘s now one of my favorites and scarily timely. Once Lewis got into a public fight with an author who he accused of plagiarism and got slapped many times. He also attempted to run away when he was 13 to join the Spanish America war but dad caught him. #agameoffavorites

This book felt like a rollercoaster. The first 100 or so pages were difficult to read. The vocabulary is, naturally, a little out of date and the story moved slowly. However, the book really takes off around page 133. The pacing greatly improves and you‘re filled with a lot of complicated emotions while reading it. It‘s definitely worth dedicating yourself to getting through the slow parts.

I‘m getting some long distance love from my girl Gravy. It‘s hard to concentrate with this intense staring.

#dogsoflitsy

Oh good. It only took 133 pages before the book turned from painful reminder to a fictional story.

Seriously though, this book is fairly terrifying.

Errggg....man, this cuts pretty close to home.

It was a town of perhaps ten thousand souls, inhabiting about twenty thousand bodies.

So I started this book recently.. Oh my, is the narrator sassy!

#BookNBrunch! Brunch on a Thursday? Why not? 😊 A yummy fried egg sandwich with 3 melted cheeses, on toasted peasant bread, and a cup of vanilla caramel coffee. Mmmmm! 😋 P.S. Check out the fog! I‘m tempted to go for a walk to admire and photograph it...just a little worried about getting run over due to the low visibility, lol.

Seems like a very timely book and Kindle version on sale today 2/17/18 for 1.99. Just snapped one up.

Oops, too late!
#DearMrPresident #Fiercefeb
@Cinfhen @batsy

I bailed I didn‘t like this

2017 #164

I just made a best of page in my journal. These are the ones I gave ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ratings this year. The colors are format and where they came from. They are in order by finished date.

Well, that was dark. Written in 1935, this novel imagines the rise of fascism in the United States, and challenges the notion that such totalitarianism is for other countries and couldn't happen here. As a cautionary tale, this is frighteningly prescient. As a novel, especially in terms of structure and tone, it‘s kind of a mess. Whether or not you should read it, sort of depends on which of those you are looking for.

I‘m only two chapters in and already, this is hitting way too close to home.

Best of the Left Podcast put this book on my radar after including clips from Ideas from the CBC's American Fascism episode (listen here: http://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/american-fascism-it-can-t-happen-here-1.3824591) on their Understanding Authoritarianism episode. Eight months into the nascent apocalypse, which books are helping you cope with Trump's America lately?

Political satire published way back in 1935 and terrifyingly relevant today. It took a while to hook me but I really enjoyed it once I got into it.

:: sigh :: ETA San Diego CVA vigil photo.

What I had to put up with while trying to finish this book. Lots of bits seemed eerily prophetic of things that are happening today. So much that if I attend a protest I may make a sign with a picture of this cover and writing "NOT AN INSTRUCTION BOOK." #catsoflitsy

I'm almost done with this book, and this is how I picture Emma Jessup.

Just starting a new book. This seems creepily modern.

Well this makes reading a bit difficult. #catsoflitsy

Pancakes time! 🥞☕️#tea