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Originally posted by well-tempered gardener:
About a third of the way through it. Interesting in ways I wasn't expecting.

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Originally posted by rustyfingers:

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Originally posted by piqué:
Just finished reading "Paris in the Present Tense," the new Mark Helprin novel. It was a gift from the author. He thought it might be meaningful to me because of the musical themes in it. It is a profound and beautiful book that I am sure I will reread. And I almost never do that.

I haven't read this one but I love his writing.

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Originally posted by jon-nyc:
Yeah, but what are you reading?

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Originally posted by Nina:
I just blasted my way through "Educated," a memoir of a woman who grew up in a doomsday prepper family in Idaho. I found it fascinating and infuriating. I don't want to include any spoilers, because there are plenty of twists and turns. There were times when I got so angry I wanted to throw the book across the room. (Full disclosure, I was reading it on a kindle ).

It's a really fascinating look at what it's like to grow up being told that "everyone" is out to get you, and no one can be trusted outside the family. It really outlines how a family can descend into what I would describe as willful ignorance, and the power of a cult leader (in this case, the father).