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RamsFan1963
Bombs Away: The Hot War | Harry Turtledove
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Somewhere to the south and east lay Hungnam, the North Korean port on the Sea of Japan.

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

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Purpleness
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Texreader This is a great quote 2w
TheBookHippie Yes!!! 2w
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Rome753
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The book greatly describes the early stages of the Korean War. A good part of the book focuses on soldiers caught up in the fighting, portraying many of the struggles of war endured. Other parts describe the geopolitics during the lead-up. Several prominent figures, such as MacArthur and Mao, are also examined. Definitely worth reading.

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readswellwithothers
Norwegian by Night | Derek Miller
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Well, this was much grittier than expected! Really well written and intense. The smatterings of charm and wit and humor were so well executed for a story that, overall, was not a light one. This had been on my TBR for a wicked long time and I went into it just trusting that I‘d put it on that (admittedly extensive) list for a reason. If you like a tidy ending and linear storytelling, skip it. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Robotswithpersonality
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Hoo boy. If you survived watching Red Sparrow, I think you can handle reading this book. That being said...
Lee gets full marks in writing quality for managing to
make an eminently readable book despite truly
harrowing subject matter. Recounting events surrounding Korean experience beginning in World War II and the Korean War, the tragic history of a split country is told here primarily by focusing on violence against women 1/?

Robotswithpersonality 2/? and the lengths women have to go to to make better lives for themselves. There are, suprise, surprise, two trickster figures (not mythological, there is NO fantasy element here) present in the narrative, who evoke admiration for their strength and cunning. While I can appreciate murderous vengeance, and am starting to think I need to look up more traditional spy novels, I also have to confirm yet again that I have a rough time 7mo
Robotswithpersonality 3/? with books heavily featuring themes of sexual assault and abuse. I think the choice to switch POVS for a couple of the 'lives' encountered added to the storytelling, and I can understand why the lives were not told in order. I can see some readers being baffled at the detour and length of the '7th life' but it adds to the overall story. I would happily read other works told in this format. I would consider reading from this author again, 7mo
Robotswithpersonality 4/4 as long as I was forewarned about how dark the premise/content might be.
⚠️child abuse, domestic abuse, SA, slavery, suicide
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Robotswithpersonality
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Today's 'scratched my brain just right' sentence. ☀️

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Rome753
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Next up for reading.

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The_Book_Ninja
The Manchurian Candidate | Richard Condon
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Bailedbailed

Im on a bad run: 2 bails in a row😩 30 pages in, I‘m wondering why the author seems to hate all of his characters. I Googled and it seems Condon liked to “rage” at politics, authority, military. This book is supposed to be satire. Fair enough. For me, it‘s a weird kind of satire, not being any colours of the “amusing” spectrum and it‘s full of obnoxious characters. It‘s verbose and dull. It spawned 2 films, which I haven‘t seen🤷🏻Bailed on p. 81

dabbe I never knew there was a book. I loved the movie with Angela Lansbury, though! #allhailthebail! #betterbooksahead 🙌🏻 8mo
The_Book_Ninja @dabbe I guess I need to watch it to see what happens! 8mo
dabbe @The_Book_Ninja Ooh, it\'s so worth it. 🤩 8mo
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RamsFan1963 @The_Book_Ninja Make sure you see the one with Lansbury, Sinatra and Laurence Harvey. The remake with Denzel Washington & Liev Schreiber isn't good at all. 8mo
The_Book_Ninja @RamsFan1963 I will👍🏼…the story was shaping up well, I just wasn‘t enjoying the writing. 8mo
Bookwomble I've never read the book (and never will given your review), but join in the chorus of approbation for the original movie 😊 8mo
The_Book_Ninja @Bookwomble Qb:50 to rent. My weekend is set 8mo
Bookwomble @The_Book_Ninja I hope that's a good investment! Having recommended it, I'd caution that I watched it on late night telly when I was about 10 and my dad was at the pub! But it obviously left an impression 😄 And it was Oscar nominated, so... 8mo
Bookwomble Did you get around to watching the film? 🎥 8mo
The_Book_Ninja @Bookwomble yes. It‘s a good story. Maybe I should have carried on with the book 🤷🏻 7mo
Bookwomble @The_Book_Ninja Life's too short to stick with books you aren't getting anything from. There's plenty more impatiently waiting for you! Glad you enjoyed the film 😊 7mo
The_Book_Ninja @Bookwomble 100% agreed Wombie! I was worried about a slump. But I‘m back on track and enjoying my current reads🙌🏼 7mo
Bookwomble @The_Book_Ninja It's a relief when that reading-flow returns 😌 7mo
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lil1inblue
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TheSpineView ❤️❤️❤️ 8mo
SamAnne Wow. 8mo
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DebinHawaii
The Manchurian Candidate | Richard Condon
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#ThreeLineThursday #TLT

I did pretty well with my score on this one & I loves me some good movie villains!😱

Favorites (Going with 6)
My Top 2:
-Mrs. John Iselin of The Manchurian Candidate was the perfect amount of cold cruel evil & I‘m a fan of the book & both movie versions (although the original was best).
-Dr. Hannibal Lecter of The Silence of the Lambs-both book & movie freaked me the heck out in the best way! 😱

Other Favorites: ⬇️

DebinHawaii -The Wicked Witch of the West 🧙
-Alex Forrest 🐰
-Jane Hudson 🤡
-Cruella Di Vil (She has her own song!) 🐶

Anyone want to play? Link to the quiz is on @Dabbe ‘s post. 🤗
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dabbe #yahooyou! Great choices, too. Thanks for playing and sharing! 💛💚💛 9mo
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