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Butterfinger
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The planning of the actual rescue mission of the prisoner of war camp was thoroughly and meticulously researched from several primary sources. A must-read for those who want to know more about World War II in the Pacific.

Many trigger warnings -violence, massacre, torture, starvation.

Very memorable moment was during the rescue - the POWs were so traumatized that they had to be persuaded to leave. It broke my heart.

#LitsyAtoZ @Texreader

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kricheal
Tree of Smoke: A Novel | Denis Johnson
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Starting this on audio #cloudlibrary

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DeeLew
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This book has been sitting on my shelf since 2018. I finally got around to reading it and I am sorry I waited so long. What an incredible story. I‘ve been struggling a bit with life in general and reading stories like this makes me realize how resilient the human spirit can be. I have lots of thoughts about this but I cannot articulate them properly.

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Darklunarose
The Cellist of Sarajevo | Steven Galloway
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Finally finished today. I have deliberately taken my time reading this as war is such a heavy topic for me. I did enjoy it, but was unaware of any controversy surrounding it until today when I was talking about it with my art therapist (who often asks me what I am reading and she looked the story up).

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ChaoticMissAdventures
Slaughterhouse-Five | Kurt Vonnegut
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“So it goes“

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

7/20
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OutAndAbout
The Cellist of Sarajevo | Steven Galloway
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A beautiful character study of how normal people navigate war. Heart wrenching yet hopeful.

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ChaoticMissAdventures
They Poured Fire on Us From the Sky: The True Story of Three Lost Boys from Sudan | Benjamin Ajak, Benson Deng, Alephonsion Deng, Judy A. Bernstein
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

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#20Covers

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elijah.reibin
Ground Zero | Alan Gratz
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Ground Zero, created by Alan Gratz follows two parallel stories that is framed around the 9/11 attack during and after the incident. In 2001, a young boy named Brandon is trapped within the World Trade Center, also known as the Twin Towers, after the terrorist attack happened and tries to survive. In 2019, an Afghan girl named Reshima faces consequences on the ongoing war in Afghanistan from the result of 9/11. Through both characters experiences,

elijah.reibin the book follows the theme terrorism, survival, war, and the risk of their own lives through global conflict. Both characters show how even in tough situations, the only way to survive is to face conflicts, and I highly recommended this book if you like how the main character struggles to overcome obstacles to keep themselves alive. In the photo, it has the recharge of the twin towers, but the symbol throughout the book is the dust on the (edited) 2w
elijah.reibin front of the page. Dust represents the aftermath of the destruction from the twin towers and the collapse of Afghanistan. The violence from Brandon‘s point of view represents the immediate chaos and the loss of purity, while Reshima‘s view on cruelty signifies the ongoing suffering and instability in her world after the 9/11 attack. Throughout the book, dust is the reminder of how the actions of one‘s enemies can affect the individual and society, 2w
elijah.reibin which lets us think of the outcome when violence can become a far-reaching problem. 2w
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BoleyBooks
Art of War | Sun Tzu
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Tackle the TBR 🤓📚
What are you reading?
#boleybooks #suntzu #ArtOfWar #taohandzhang #bookbeast #bookbuds #bookchat

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andrew61
Brotherless Night: A Novel | V. V. Ganeshananthan
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#12booksof2024 @andrew65
double from me for July " our fathers" by Rebecca Wait for August and Brotherless nights for July.
The latter was a harrowing story of the Sri Lankan civil war told through the voice of a young woman whose 4 brothers are affected in different ways by the conflict.
Our Fathers was a well told story a man coming back to a small Irish island whose arrival brings out ghosts within the community

Cathythoughts I have these stacked already 👍🏻 3w
Andrew65 Both look good reads. 3w
Tamra Our Fathers was a memorable read. 3w
Deblovestoread Excellent choices! Both books have stuck with me long after finishing them. 3w
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