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Wow. Just... Wow. This book was dark, unsettling, and dystopian. But it was also fascinating, philosophical, and deeply human. This is among the best speculative fiction I have ever read.

I really expected to love this book as I am a fan of the space program, but I found it to be a snoozer. There were some interesting antidotes, but, overall it felt disjointed and there was too many wives to keep straight. Loved all the photos.

A fascinating story of a woman lost in the shadow of a man's life story, a tale as old as time. Eileen O'Shaugnessy wrote a dystopian poem '1984' before her husband George's opus, went to Spain & helped order the republican fight leading to her facing death on both fascist + stalinist blacklists,+gave ideas toward Animal Farm, but is barely mentioned in Homage to Catalonia or biographies of Orwell. An excellent book that was compelling read.

I had a few choices on my shelves but ultimately decided on this one. When I‘ve finished reading it, I‘ll probably watch the movie.

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I‘m so excited to start this study in June. It‘s my #2025nfbookchallenge. I always start the year strong with whatever challenge I set for myself. Then comes March… I‘ve been struggling to finish my nonfiction choices, but I‘m pretty sure that won‘t be the case here. I loved the documentary which brought out some excellent discussions. #readmorebooks #nonfiction #spirituallife

I picked only paper editions for the #14books14weeks so my summer reading challenge to myself is to actually read my #ReadYourKindle books in June, July, and August (yeah, we'll see how that goes 😅)
I think this is some good midsummer reading here; a mix of the cozy and the queer (or the cozy and the weird, but that has no alliteration 😆)

@CBee

1) Yes, I'd say there are a few.

2) first to come to mind is Harry Potter, but for obvious reasons I'm not tagging it. My second choice is tagged.

#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView

A moving, inspiring life story of a brilliant woman. I‘m so glad I listened to the audiobook and heard not only her voice reading it but also her daughters Leila and Talia. Highly recommended.

A great read from my #14Books14Weeks stack. I‘ve wanted to read this for awhile and really enjoyed Atwood‘s take on The Odyssey. Thank you so much @BarbaraBB for sending me this copy! ♥️