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This look at the rise of the Christian Right and its implications for society was an engrossing wake-up call but also a very tough read. In particular, the section on the use of corporal punishment, the infliction of pain upon children in order to compel unquestioning obedience, was searing and grim. Inextricably tied to the issue of women's freedom and children's rights, Christian nationalism is an all too real and terrifying force in America.

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Finished today for #AuthorAMonth May. I loved James & wanted to read more Everett & ended up with this one because it was available from my library. I don‘t read a lot of Westerns it‘s just not a genre I gravitate to, but Everett drew me in with his sly wit & dark humor that had me laughing while also wincing at the racism & ignorance of the MC, Curt Marder & other characters in the book. I did not love the ending.

This is the second book I‘ve read by Vlauntin. He writes so well about people who are struggling. This books focuses on three people, Freddie, who is struggling to make ends meet since his family left; Pauline, a nurse at the local hospital who also cares for her father; and Leroy, a war veteran whose never been the same since suffering a TBI while serving his country and whose medical care loosely ties things together.

This book was funny and weird and provocative and brilliant and completely bonkers. And I couldn‘t put it down. Percival Everett is an absolute gift to literature. #AuthorAMonth
 @Soubhiville

"The rhetoric of protest unsupported by the means of enforcement amounted to little more than bombast."

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Gary Younge giving a rousing argument for political engagement (instead of the history talk I was hoping for: but it was excellent anyway).

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“purified“ lol

Interesting food history book about New Jersey. Old pictures were great throughout!

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Well, this was one of the more unusual reading experiences I‘ve had! The main character‘s last name is Poitier, and his first name is Not Sidney. Much hilarity and clever dialogue ensues due to this unusual name. Not Sidney is Black, and is the victim of all kinds of racial prejudice - truly serious American societal issues - but somehow Percival Everett manages to write these scenes as humorous. Very skillful. ⬇️

Welp… I‘m not surprised that the first congress was as chaotic as the 119th congress is.

Despite the chaos of the first, almost everyone there (& I fully believe this) was genuine in their concern about building a great country; while our 119th congress…

One thing that really struck me was how prevalent tensions between North & South already were, & how critically the North‘s assent to the South in this time has shaped history up to this day.