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“Rest assured, she [Gertrude Bell] told Jafar al-Askari, soon to be appointed Prime Minister of the new country of Iraq, that complete independence is what we [the British] ultimately wish to give.’ ‘My lady,’ he replied, ‘complete independence is never given—always taken.’”

Now that I’ve reached the history of the 13th century, it’s easy to see where George RR Martin got a lot of his inspiration from. How did I not realize the Dothraki are literally just Mongols? 😂

I love that it took me 150 pages to realize every chapter is called “road to” or “road of” 😂 how did I not notice this sooner?

I feel guilty bc so far I lowkey hate this book and I thought I would love it. Very disappointed so far :(

The human mind and body are absolutely amazing. I cannot believe the narrator survived these living conditions for so long.

I love reading memoirs in French. I’m learning about Moroccan history, and everything is new to me. Really enjoying this

I will finish this

J’en ai marre de ce livre 😒
But I have to finish it.

Enjoying this. Maybe Jane Austen will be the theme until Valentine’s Day lol

The characters in this book are the most original I have ever read. Like, I feel like these must be based on real people because how can each one be so unique? I just love this book

Well, I definitely won’t finish this before the school year starts but I have to say I’m enjoying every bit of it anyway

This is becoming one of my all time favorite books tbh

I cannot believe how engrossed I am in this story. I usually have a hard time with Mr. Dickens but I’m in love with this character.

Milton has drawn many comparison between Nazism and McCarthyism. The parallels between McCarthy and the current administration in the US are stark as well.