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Reading in the Dark
Reading in the Dark | Seamus Deane
6 posts | 6 read | 22 to read
A young boy describes growing up amid the violence and tragedy of Northern Ireland during the 1940s and 1950s, detailing the deadly, unspoken betrayal born out of political enmity that shapes the lives of himself and his family
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Smangela
Reading in the Dark | Seamus Deane
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I need a book light.

My thoughts - I don‘t want anything outrageous and extravagant. But I‘d like something that is more eco friendly. My last one died and there is not way to replace the bulb or whatever and so it‘s just garbage now. It was also very difficult to turn the light on, like the switch required strength beyond what my page-turning fingers could handle.

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moarbookspleaze I love using a head lamp. Especially one that has a red light option. 7y
tricours Ive got a rechargeable one from B&N that works very well! 7y
tournevis The one sold by Moleskine is nice since it can serve as a bookmark too. There are cheaper off-brand versions of it as well. 7y
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LibrarianRyan I got a recharageable LED one at BN I love. It was like $30 but worth it. 7y
Smangela @LibrarianRyan @tricours so will the bulb burn out I wonder? Or is that impossible with the way it‘s made? 7y
Smangela @moarbookspleaze I NEVER thought of a headlamp one and I found one that goes over your ears - I‘m definitely interested in that! 7y
Smangela @tournevis I‘ve never see a bookmark one... off to google :) 7y
LibrarianRyan @Smangela led bulbs running 24 hours a day run for 2+ years. So your book light should run for almost ever. 7y
Smangela @LibrarianRyan that‘s amazing 😍😍😍 7y
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Suet624
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It's way down on the TBR and it's beat up which implies that I purchased this secondhand years ago. It received a 100% rating on Litsy so I think I'll move it up to the top of the pile. #Dontrememberbuyingthis #aprilbookshowers

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Karionie
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Beautiful and vivid and funny and sad. I loved the way this book tells its story in vignettes, and the mystery resolves into clarity as the nameless narrator ages. It's not great mystery. The revelations are not startling; they are merely the smoldering secrets that can destroy families from within. Very well- written and well worth a read.

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Johanna: "I‘m a history student and am reading this for university. It‘s about the partition of Ireland and tells the story of a boy coming of age in Northern Ireland. It‘s difficult to define 'history' - yesterday is already history and right now is only happening because of the past. I‘m surprised to see it hasn‘t taught us much. Some people just want to forget history. I think that‘s the worst thing you can do."

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