pick“Each of us is afraid. It‘s there in the way we hold our cups. It‘s in the way we look about us, squinting into the misty nooks of the bar to see what‘s hidden…….Tonight we‘re not drinking to forget, but to remember and dream. It‘s hope that makes us afraid and I remind myself that a man should be grateful for his fears, because it means he has something to lose and to win.”
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pickI‘ve spent my summer this year in Naples. ❤️ I bailed on My Brilliant Friend when it first came out, it wasn‘t the right time. I am so glad I gave it another chance. I‘ve not been this absorbed in a book series for years. I devoured it book after book and now I‘m walking around in a daze. Absolutely brilliant.
pickI‘ve read Baudolino a few years ago when I was younger. It was nice to listen to it again. It is still not an easy read/listening, but it was nice to hear the exploits of the notorious liar Baudolino again. And this way you get a funnier view of the story of Frederick Barbarossa (who is supposed to be sleeping at the Kyffhäuser in my home region) and the crusades.
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I forgot how much I really enjoy learning/reading about history. This was a true pleasure🤓🎧
I have been obsessed with Artemisia Gentileschi since reading the tagged and it is so interesting to see one of her paintings in real life.
Here is Susanna and the Elders
Finds from a while back from Marketown Book Swap.
pick4⭐️ Really enjoyed this book and I am kinda glad I read it after all the hype had died down to read it. Looking forward to the next book in the series. #2025 #fiction #historicalfiction #literary #friendship #comingofage
pickOh, Stella. This was an incredible read, fantastic storytelling and so well written and researched. I am drawn to stories like this, but even I was overwhelmed at times by the bleakness and trauma. Be warned - there are many triggers in this one. A powerful and intense book.
pickA low pick. I had trouble concentrating on this, which is probably a me problem. Ondaatje's writing is gorgeous. This is just a very quiet book. I was going to rewatch the movie once done reading it for the first time but the movie is almost 3 hours long!!
Glad I read it but I am unsure how much will stick with be beyond the bomb dismantling.
pickThis book is honestly beautiful and so well-crafted. It‘s a war novel. It‘s a romance. It‘s a mystery. You have damaged souls all circling each other, scared to get too close lest they detonate like the German mines that surround them. A lovely adventure to be on, this novel. I can‘t wait to watch the movie. 246/1,001 #1001Books
