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Ohhh, and of course a baby had to die because this is Steinbeck.

Also, the chapter where the dogs see St. Francis ... so good. I don't even know how to describe it to someone who hasn't read the book. Such a great payoff moment.

Yeah, I'm not gonna finish reading the last novella in this collection. I did enjoy the first two.

Just finished the 1st of 3 novellas in this book, "The Gentleman from Peru." I'm not sure how to rate it. I liked it. It definitely fits into that novella length. The ending left me both satisfied and dissatisfied for the characters. I don't know if that makes sense. As usual, beautiful, lucid prose from Aciman. The closest genre I would pick is "fantasy realism."

Sad sad sad. I love it.

I recently finished reading a collection of religious poems. Written in Pali and translated into English, the Therigatha "Poems of the Elder Nuns". I really enjoyed this perspective of ancient female monastics. Translation by Thanissaro Bhikkhu. Link: https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/KN...

IDK why the priests were so mean and refused to baptize poor little Rachel. Annoyed for her.

I'm really hoping that a certain character is OK...

The story is picking up. I liked a surprise reveal in this section. I'm starting to have a soft spot for these monks!

I really enjoyed the first section.

I am morbidly curious to know out what other horrible things are in store for the characters of Steinbeck's epic western. I feel like the content I have read so far could easily be 2 shorter books if it were split apart, both with complete and compelling narratives.

**CONTENT NOTE** Racism, Misogyny (Steinbeck really seems to have a problem with Asian Americans and frankly it is bizarre)

Really enjoying this so far. A nice, light read. A good mix of action and character development set in the Star Wars universe. The romantic parts are well written...nothing very "spicy" though as this is still Disney(tm) Star Wars. Make sure you are familiar with the Original Trilogy (Star Wars a New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi) as these films form the background of the story.

loving it...a fast and easy read for me