If Kara was hot up here, it must‘ve been hell down in the packed square. All of Nau Fruma was on a labor strike, and from her vantage point, the protesters looked like a single living organism—angry, undulating.
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The #OhCanada book pick for our September/October read. All are welcome to join this bi-monthly read where we explore different Canadian authors and discuss at the end of the read.
Sorry for just a small post on this - August has been quite busy here.
pickThis turned out to be so much more than I expected. Caveat: I've never seen the film. Yes, there is a romance, but that's not the whole story. The writing is beautiful, but fairly dense - this is not an easy beach read. Nor is the subject matter feel-good fluff. Perseverance is rewarded, this was, for me, an incredible reading experience. I learnt so much, I FELT so much...just wonderful!
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From at erinreadstheworld on Instagram. I‘m going to post each page for those of you not on instagram. This is the sixth (and last) page of 6. For those of you on Instagram, here‘s the link:
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Links to books above are tagged below in the comments.
But love, in its mystery, has its own power. It alone gives us meaning that endures. It alone allows us to embrace and cherish life. Love has power both to resist in our nature what we know we much resist, and to affirm what we know we must affirm. And love, as the poets remind us, is eternal.
To survive as a human being is possible only through love. And, when Thanatos is ascendant, the instinct must be to reach out to those we love, to see in them all the diversity, pity, and pathos of the human. And to recognise love in the lives of others—even those with whom we are in conflict—love that is like our own.
pickThis book was given to me by someone very dear. He wrote this inscription on the title page:
“I had the chance to read this when God‘s Chosen People were trying to fulfil their messianic delusions. It is relevant now more than ever. May you continue to find a life of love and meaning.”
I am so grateful this book fell into my hands when it did. Chris Hedges is a striking writer, and a perspective well worth listening to.
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Not his finest, and Nurse Barkley can best be described as male wish fulfilment. There are better WWI novels but this always makes the list. Sigh.
pickHedges in this book, exposes the underbelly of war by revealing its futility, reckless abandon, and senseless destruction. There is no real point to it. A few soulless ghouls may profit, but the vast majority are left with broken and devastated lives. Peace, love, diplomacy, and a respect for humanity offer simple, powerful alternatives to the problems manufactured by the power-hungry.
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