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Finished:
**War and Peace, by Leo Tolstoy**
Man that took forever.
Started:
**The Picture of Dorian Gray, by Oscar Wilde**
The Cloisters, by Katy Hays
Happily surprised by this one! Picked it up as a recommended read on Libby and I got through 90 pages in one sitting.
* The Sorrows of Young Werther, by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The over the top romanticism is amusing, albeit a bit silly in retrospect.
* Israel and Palestine: Reappraisals, Revisions, Refutations, by Avi Shlaim
A very good overview of existing sources (from Israeli archives, Arabic publications and others). Starts with Balfour Declaration and goes into topics such as relations with Syria or Jordan in the first half.
Finished:
And The Band Played On (Randy Shilts). Great read that offers a truly on-the-ground look at the early years of the AIDS crisis. Some chapters literally feel like being punched in the gut.
One Day (David Nichols). An okay read that has an interesting theme of the impact people can have on each other’s lives.
Freezing Order (Bill Browder). Great read that highlights the financial crimes of Putin and the sheer lengths he will go to in order to cover them up.
Started:
Heartstopper-Volume Two (Alice Oseman). Only started.
How They Broke Britain (James O’Brien). Audiobook. Just over halfway. Great listen so far that serves almost like a rap sheet of the people responsible for the current state of British politics and society.