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Made it to Part II.

Weirdly, I finished Part I and had a moment where it FELT like the book was finished (even though I knew I was only halfway through) and I actually missed Don Quixote and Sancho Panza. What a great relief to know I had another 500 pgs or so to go of their (mis)adventures.

AI recommended this book to me after my venting about some of the things being published today lol. It's on kindle unlimited so I thought, why not? We'll see how it goes. I'm in that stage where I am juggling multiple books at the same time each week. It's like being at university again.

This is my next nonfiction read after Carl Sagan's The Demon-Haunted World. Loving this book so far and I've only finished chapter one.

I don't know why I am taking so long to read and eventually finish this book. 😂

This is the second time I'm reading this book. There are things I read in this book that have stayed with me strongly over the years. This is one of those books I think everyone should read. And, it is very readable. This book is quite captivating and Carl Sagan is a great writer. For whatever reason, this book feels like a breath of fresh air.

Hawthorn has a Preface in the beginning about "the unprecedented excitement of the respectable community" reaction to his sketch of the Custom House. Reading it wondering what all the fuss about over this sketch made it more interesting for sure. Not sure what the fuss was about. Glad he kept it "without changing a word". Also, I just love how defiant Hester is: making her A and clothing gorgeous even in prison.