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My only criticism so far and the most glaring and negative is the lack of background or folkloric context of early Northern European death rituals. I understand that there is a lack of written records and Christianization was a massively diverging force but not one monk in some monastery or a sister in a nunnery committed himself or herself to documenting local folklore or death rituals? Find that hard to believe.

I love this people, these families so much.

"Prayer, you know, you open your thoughts, and then you get a clear look at them. No point in trying to hide anything. There is great benefit in anything the L;ord asks of us, especially in prayer."

I can’t believe they nominated the third book in a series for the booker

This is so depressing.

these books are so gentle and kind

I want to finished most of, if not all of, this tonight. I was familiar with the bare minimum history of black bookstores (think pbs doc level) but the depth of surveillance and violence during the 60s was at once shocking but also not.

I am enjoying the challenge of finishing this in a week, and getting to the end of alloted section every day DOES feel good but also...this is a LOT of genre for a short litfic and long realistic fiction classics and nonfiction girlie,

it is best to read this book as if you have never heard of it before

After some reflections I think it is best to read this without all articles about this book and “feminist” dystopian fiction at the forefront of your mind. Not that this isn’t feminist, it is, but for myself, having too prior knowledge of book that has been filtered through theory prevents me from an authentic reading experience. When I ignore the marketing, I see its strengths more easily.

I don't like it and I regret not listening to my instinct. I forget that I know myself well.

adding all the books I am "currently" reading to shame myself into actually finishing them this month

Refreshing to read intelligently written new release nonfiction. A well articulated, well supported (so fat anyway) thesis, and no “hello fellow kids” attempt at writing a pop history, and no attempts to weave in any personal narrative. Strictly academic yet approachable.

No man is more dangerous the man who feels inherently owed “more”

I’m addicted to this books and physical have to stop myself from reading more