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The President and the Frog
The President and the Frog | Carolina De Robertis
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"From the acclaimed author of Cantoras comes a mystical and heartening tale about seeking justice and the power of memory In his modest home at the edge of town, the former President of a Latin American country receives a journalist in his iconic gardens to discuss his legacy and the dire circumstances that threaten democracy around the globe. Once known as the Poorest President in the World, his reputation is the stuff of myth: a former guerilla who was jailed for inciting revolution before becoming the face of justice, human rights, and selflessness within his nation. And yet, he is tempted to reveal a secret from his past: while he was imprisoned and held in solitary confinement-due to madness or in a surreal twist-he survived in part by conversing with the only creature who ever spoke back, a loud-mouth frog, about revolution, the quest for dignity, and what it means to love a country. As engrossing as it is innovative, The President and the Frog explores the resilience of the human spirit and what is possible when danger looms. Ferrying us between a grim jail cell and lush garden, De Robertis emphasizes that even the smallest voice can change the world. Vivid, heartfelt, and full of wit and humor, The President and the Frog reaches beyond all borders and dares us to be human in the face of chaos"--
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kelli7990
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Bailedbailed

Here‘s my review for a book I didn‘t finish. I had a feeling before I started reading this book that it wasn‘t going to be for me but I wanted to give it a fair chance. You never know if a book will be for you until you try reading it.

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kelli7990
The President and the Frog | Carolina De Robertis
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I also decided to start this book. I own a physical copy of this book that I won from a Goodreads giveaway but I‘m listening to it on audio. It‘s only 5 hours. I‘m feeling bored with this book but I‘ll stick with it for now.

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kelli7990
The President and the Frog | Carolina De Robertis
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Day 1 of the #wintergames photo challenge - Red Cover

Today, I‘m sharing this book with a red cover. I own a physical copy of it because it‘s a book I won from a Goodreads giveaway but I‘m going to listen to it on audio. I found the audiobook on Libby. I don‘t know if I‘m going to like it or not but the audiobook is only 5 hours. If I don‘t like this book, I‘ll DNF it and unhaul the book too.

#GhostsOfXmas

BookwormAHN Yay 🤍👻🤍 5mo
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shawnmooney
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ReadingEnvy
The President and the Frog | Carolina De Robertis
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Mehso-so

Carolina de Robertis writes about a retired president of an unnamed country (of course I assume Uruguay,) speaking to a Norwegian reporter about his history first as an insurgent, then as a prisoner, than as the poorest president in the world (as in he lived in his own home and did his own gardening.) ↘️

ReadingEnvy It's definitely a philosophical novel and the entire time he's trying not to tell the reporter about this frog that visited him when he was imprisoned, and... changed his life. They also discuss concern over the direction the USA has taken and what all of it means if you are paying attention.

I loved her novel Cantoras and it's a hard one to beat, but this is good for people who would welcome a quick philosophical or political read.
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bnp This is on my list, but one of many I haven't gotten to yet. 2y
bnp P.S. Listened to your most recent podcast yesterday & enjoyed your division with Paula. 2y
bnp Meant discussion 2y
ReadingEnvy @bnp thanks for listening! And if you haven't read Cantoras, I would read that one first. 2y
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Bookdragon217
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"I saw the gap between the world as it was, and the world as it should be. That gap was a wound. Suffering flowed from it...It was a lesion that has been opened on this continent in the days of the conquistadors..."

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