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In a world full of checkpoints and controls, can love and hope defy the borders? A searing, timely...
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Mary Oliver was awarded the National Book Award for New and Selected Poems, Volume One. Since its...
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In So You Want to Talk About Race, editor-at-large of the Establishment Ijeoma Oluo offers a...
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Chandler Baker and Wesley King
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A witty and thought-provoking YA love story set during the COVID-19 quarantine, written by two NYT...
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Hazel (2934 KP) rated The Stable Boy of Auschwitz [Audiobook] in Books
Mar 26, 2023
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Each book I have read about the Holocaust and World War II has provided another piece of history I was not fully aware of and The Stable Boy of Auschwitz is no different. It charts the remarkable life of Henry Oster before, during and after the war.
It is, as you can imagine, a very difficult book to read/listen to but it is also very powerful and inspirational and shows one boy's exceptional journey of survival from freedom, to the ghetto, to Auschwitz, on the forced marches, to Buchenwald and, finally, freedom again and is a story that should be shared as all survivors accounts should be.
I must thank Bookouture Audio and NetGalley for enabling me to listen to and share my thoughts of The Stable Boy of Auschwitz and for continuing to ensure that these stories continue to be published so they are not forgotten.
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A vivid, bold and compelling new novel of female friendship and what it means to be a young woman,...
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2470 KP) rated The Dangers of Candy Canes in Books
Dec 9, 2023
As with the books, this story is very funny. Jaine can't resist temptation, and spends time talking about her need to lose weight while eating Christmas candy. A sub-plot about Jaine volunteering with a group that mentors underprivileged girls almost slows the story down at times. In fact, it makes the ultimate climax seem a little abrupt. But Jaine is a charming character and I love spending time with her. The other characters are interesting as well. And several red herrings keep this story interesting and fun until the end.
NOTE: This story was originally released as part of the anthology Candy Cane Murder. If you’ve already read that book, you don’t need to get this story a second time.