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A great set of essays from a brilliant voice. They made me think, laugh, and shake with anger. Wonderful on #audio, read by the author. 6 bingoes for November, not terrible for a busy month. @TheAromaofBooks

banned books read in 2023

5⭐️ I really enjoyed this #reread and still felt horrified by Kate‘s experience at the Oil Sands in Alberta. #2025 #bookreview #nonfiction #memoir #graphicnovel #bookclub

When the final report of the Commission of investigation into Mother and Baby Homes was published in 2020 it caused an outcry, because of its assessment that those who bore the greatest responsibility for the horror and cruelty experienced by so many women and their children were not officials of the Catholic Church and the state, but the women's families instead.

About to start watching Ecrire la vie, a documentary about highschoolers' reception of Annie Ernaux's work by scriptwriter and director Claire Simon, before it disappears from the TV replay platform. It's supposed to be good 😁
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This reading is inspired by The Book of Lost Names that piqued my interest in the people who forged documents in WWII. Shout out to @Offmybookshelf for finding this book and passing it on to me ❤️

How do you accurately review a book like this? It‘s an important book to have around for the person and to the intended audience. I had a hard time doing this book in long stints.

She [Clair's mother] has built her sense of herself through these stories and at this stage - she's over ninety... questions aren't helpful. I ask them anyway, my sceptical, disenchanting questions. I go further and I actually check facts... Sometimes I come back to her with evidence that proves that what she remembers or what she heard can't have happened that way. She is never pleased about this. Yet she keeps feeding me stories.

Here's my #20ThingsAboutMe for #AuldLangSpine @Itchyfeetreader @monalyisha
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