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so-so😊
Went to a used book sale
These were my finds
Going to another one with a friend at the end of the month
bailedWhen you consider how fascinating both the subject matter and the plot of this is, it's almost impossible to believe that this book would be boring. But it is.
pickThis novel ticks all my boxes; it grapples with an historical event in a way that leans heavily on facts but is nonetheless fictionalised and uses this to explore questions about a moment in time, social structures and values. There is a passage about the line between the facts of historical events, the truth about people‘s lives, and imagined realities which really nails it. A challenging read, it is engaging, thoughtful, and interrogative.
