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Over the last few years I have stopped reading about WWII because it‘s been so overwhelming. This one was interesting but a hard read. The author discusses some of the early history that lead to the Holocaust, the propaganda, the acceptance of many as the Nazi party pushed its agenda forward. He discusses that it‘s impossible for any one person to be an expert in the Holocaust because it covers so many areas, regions, counties of Europe.

What‘s there to say that hasn‘t been already said about this book. James Baldwin is one of my favorite people (he‘s one of the first people that I started to listen to his old interviews when I started my antiracism journey). His writing is so powerful & plays such an important role in American fiction.

It is an astonishing fact that, in 1914 & 1915, as Europe approached & then began a devastating war, the married, 60+ British Prime Minister was so besotted with a 27 year old society girl that he wrote letters to her during cabinet meetings that contained state secrets along side gushing professions of love & sent her top secret documents. This book is a fictionalised account of the relationship & of the government‘s conduct of the war. ⬇️

A group of bandits takes in a nun and gets more than they bargained for... This was a fast-paced story with interesting characters. I would have liked to read more of their adventures by the end, the world had a fascinating history. And the writing was funnier than I expected
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“Highsmithian” says a blurb about this book. But that‘s way too much praise. Characters were caricatures in this book, no comparison to Patricia Highsmith‘s.

A woman in her 80s and a boy of 8 years old trying to destroy each other in a luxury hotel in Egypt during the pandemic. Too far fetched to my taste. The ending was far fetched too but I liked that twist the best.

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Top row: currently reading.
Middle & Last row: finished books
My first week of summer vacation -tons of reading time!
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Well my July #Bookspin list is easy. I really need to dig in on #14Books14Weeks and could really do with catching up on #Roll100

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This wasn‘t the book I wanted it to be. I wanted more about the anger that ignited women, driving them to become fire breathing creatures. What I got was a sad and confused young narrator and a story involving dragons that managed to be kind of boring and repetitive. I had really been looking forward to this one.
#14books14weeks. Book 7