pickRe-read this because a work friend is going to Norway next year and I remembered Bill Bryson going. Interesting to remember what traveling in Europe was like in the 90‘s.
Apologies for the bad highlighting. #europe #normandavies #history #europeanhistory #rewritinghistory
so-so"If we don't remember all that we want to forget, we are exposed to the danger of forgetting to forget certain things."
This one starts so promising but then it feels all over the place in terms of writing and ideas. The narrator arrives at an old-style grand hotel that seems to have lost its past glory and the story moves back and forth between the time of his stay in the hotel, and his memories with his former lover Clio.
It‘s late, but not too late for a discussion. We just read multiple variants of defining the “West” from the “East.” Many are shaped by the times themselves and can seem abnormally outdated. In fact, the whole idea of West and East seems outdated, but we keep defining it. It‘s currently 2025. How do you define West and East? Where do you draw that line when you hear these terms? #europe #normandavies #west #east #history #worldhistory #politics
bailedThis book gets high praise in the Netherlands but I didn‘t like it at all. A parade of northern African people travel between Amsterdam and Paris where all of them live and meet and tell stories. Because there are so many of them it all feels kind of disconnected . So after 50%, I bailed.
Thank you so much @MrsGagnonreads2024 ….I so look forward to reading this! And Tony‘s….the best!
Wishing you a Merry Christmas!
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I received my Jolabokaflod package today. Thank you @jdiehr and @MaleficentBookDragon !
Now the hard part is waiting to open it!!
