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txwhitedove

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19. On Friday finished reading historical fiction by Colson Whitehead,
Mon Nov 13, 2023, 12:56 PM
Nov 2023
The Underground Railroad. I first wondered why he won a Pulitzer Prize for this book. By the end, I could not stop thinking about it. Realized that while I was frustrated at so much poetic and historical license being taken because events researched were not factually true. The point was the life experience through eyes of those who lived it, which was all too true. Excellent, unforgettable.

Just finished Cat Sitter Among the Pigeons / Blaize Clement. Always a good story, funny and insightful, while learning about short hair cats and koi fish this time.

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