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jmcrookston, 7 months ago to random

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/11/30/trump-dictator-2024-election-robert-kagan/

"It is worth getting inside Trump’s head a bit and imagining his mood following an election victory. He will have spent the previous year, and more, fighting to stay out of jail, plagued by myriad persecutors and helpless to do what he likes to do best: exact revenge. Think of the fury that will have built up inside him, a fury that, from his point of view, he has worked hard to contain. ..."

lastrobot, 7 months ago to bookstodon

While I often use the local indie #bookshop, I also am often in remoter places with no bookshop (sob) So I am interested in online book sellers.
Who among the booklovers uses new-to-me Tertulia.com?
Is it even open to folks outside the US? I'd love to hear about anyone's experience/thoughts

Or alternatives you would recommend 🌞

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appassionato, 7 months ago to bookstodon

Breaking Twitter

BREAKING TWITTER takes readers inside the darkly comic battle between one of the most intriguing, polarizing, influential men of our time—Elon Musk—and the company that represents our culture’s dearest hope for a shared global conversation. (sic!)

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hawksquill, 9 months ago to bookstodon

Just started Tehanu by Ursula K. Le Guin. Apparently the later books of the #Earthsea cycle are disliked by fans. I am bewildered by that assessment. I can already tell this is an all-time favorite.

Everything from the prose to the characters feels more mature and meditative. Gender is also examined in a much more holistic and painful way. Several passages have already spoken to my soul in such a deep way that I know will remain with me for a long time

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So on tiktok there's been a viral sound saying "on average most people have around 15 books in their house". So, lemmy, how many books do YOU have in your house? Is that sound true?

I have way too damn many lol. probably at least 400

golgaloth, 10 months ago to bookstodon

But the Walaq did not need direct information.

Well, quite. (Dossouye: The Dancers of the Mulukau, Charles Saunders)

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ExcessivelyDiverting, 10 months ago to histodons

Why Do So Many Fictional Characters Go From Enemies to Lovers—And Can You Ever Expect To Do the Same?
https://www.wellandgood.com/enemies-to-lovers/

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