#amanwithoutacountry — Public Fediverse posts
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“And on the subject of burning books: I want to congratulate librarians, not famous for their physical strength or their powerful political connections or their great wealth, who, all over this country, have staunchly resisted anti-democratic bullies who have tried to remove certain books from their shelves, and have refused to reveal to thought police the names of persons who have checked out those titles.
"So the America I loved still exists, if not in the White House or the Supreme Court or the Senate or the House of Representatives or the media. The America I love still exists at the front desks of our public libraries.”
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“And on the subject of burning books: I want to congratulate librarians, not famous for their physical strength or their powerful political connections or their great wealth, who, all over this country, have staunchly resisted anti-democratic bullies who have tried to remove certain books from their shelves, and have refused to reveal to thought police the names of persons who have checked out those titles.
"So the America I loved still exists, if not in the White House or the Supreme Court or the Senate or the House of Representatives or the media. The America I love still exists at the front desks of our public libraries.”
#KurtVonnegut #BOTD #AManWithoutACountry -
𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: "𝗔 𝗠𝗮𝗻 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆" 𝗯𝘆 𝗞𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗩𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗴𝘂𝘁 -
Vonnegut's sardonic charm and open-handed critical wit are turned all the way up in this brief collection of short essays and observations, personal curiosities and writing advice. Worth the stay!
#books #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread #kurtvonnegut #amanwithoutacountry #essays #observations #culturecriticism #memoir #writingadvice #potpourri
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TBR Pile: July Reads -
What I'm reading in July!
#literature #bookreviews #bookworm #tbrpile #tbrlist #edithwharton #summer #amandaleduc #disfigured #kurtvonnegut #amanwithoutacountry #noamchomsky #whatkindofcreaturesarewe #berlin #jasonlutes #wbyeats #thetower #williamteets #afterthefall #tolkien #lotr #jrrtolkien #thelordoftherings