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"Reading this for book club. I would not have chosen it as I HATE WWII books but I’m trying to keep an open mind. Lawthon is a good writer and the sections about her young single life are entertaining.
I’m alternating reading the book and listening to the audiobook because the book is SO LONG. But I just listened to a really brutal scene and I am considering if I want to read any more of this." — Dec 21, 2025 10:25AM
"Reading this for book club. I would not have chosen it as I HATE WWII books but I’m trying to keep an open mind. Lawthon is a good writer and the sections about her young single life are entertaining.
I’m alternating reading the book and listening to the audiobook because the book is SO LONG. But I just listened to a really brutal scene and I am considering if I want to read any more of this." — Dec 21, 2025 10:25AM
She, who believed it was her central and sole purpose in life to keep her children safe and happy, has had no choice but to face the fact that even if a person has tried the best she could to do those things, she may not succeed.
“Boys will be boys, that's what everyone always says. But no one ever mentions how girls have to be something other than themselves altogether.”
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“My left brain is doing the best job it can with the information it has to work with. I need to remember, however, that there are enormous gaps between what I know and what I think I know.”
― My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey
― My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey
“How to stop time: kiss.
How to travel in time: read.
How to escape time: music.
How to feel time: write.
How to release time: breathe.”
― Reasons to Stay Alive
How to travel in time: read.
How to escape time: music.
How to feel time: write.
How to release time: breathe.”
― Reasons to Stay Alive
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