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I sincerely doubt I'll finish any more books this year so made my #roll100 list for 2025. Once again it's my entire ebook tbr, and currently only goes to 91! So my January rolls are a freebie space, Too Like the Lightning, and Walkaway.

All I managed this year for #roll100 was 6 read and another 3 started but not finished. So hoping for a bit better result in 2025 😅

Thanks for hosting @puddlejumper !

June was not a great reading month, so this is the best of the bunch. Another book I would not have discovered without the #1001books list.

Fifth candle of the #Hanukkahchallenge: Two heroines move in some strange parallel four hundreds years apart and tell a story, reveal the history of people, history of Jews.
I cannot be objective judging these stories, because at some point of my life I have experienced some measure of it all: the awfulness of being addressed "you, the Jewess", the heated discussion of rabbis and the scorching sun at Masada. #reread #iamthatjew

#poetrymatters #tree @TheSpineView
#wintergames2024 #xmaschacha @StayCurious

As you can see, plenty of insightful observations & wisdom offered here on behalf of Arendt. Highly relevant today, though I‘d be hard pressed to believe there would ever be a time when it isn‘t.

Freedom is in plurality. However, it requires relinquishing a degree of sovereignty. (Cliche freedom isn‘t free.)

I had to laugh when Stonebridge points out shouting “stupid” into the void of social media is not effective resistance. 😆

I suppose the fact that I have given this book a PICK says all that I need to say.

Okay, here‘s my complete #christmasbookhaul. Now, I realize the Mussolini book is a bit of a strange one. But I am currently reading Kaputt, set in WWII, and the main character (the author, Malaparte, as this book is written from his experiences) was an Italian reporter, and Il Duce is frequently referenced, and I realized I knew nothing about him. Also, it occurred to me that it would be informative of how a fascist dictator came into power.

This book holds a special place in my heart. It got me through the difficult time of when my father was dying. I‘m not sure how I would have been able to cope without it.

#MidwinterSolace #LitSolace

A reminder I need constantly 💙❄️💙

Don't forget, starts 1st January (tagged book)

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

5 ⭐. Nonfiction, religious, self-help.