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* I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem, by Maryse Condé
This is awesome. Well paced and hard-hitting.
* The Diary of a Young Girl, by Anne Frank
I’m reading the definitive edition.
* Tao Te Ching: A Book about the Way and the Power of the Way, by Lao Tzu, Ursula K. Le Guin, J.P. Seaton
In my head, Tao Te Ching was an intimidating, dense philosophical tome. In reality, it’s a short collection of minimalist poems on a few reoccurring themes that induces way less head scratching than Zen koans. I’m enjoying the Le Guin’s commentary too.
* The Case for Sanctions Against Israel, by Audrea Lim (Editor)
This collection features very diverse contributors and touches on a variety of topics, from personal testimonies of the life under apartheid regime, to details of specific boycott/divestment efforts, to parallels with South Africa, to specific themes such as pinkwashing or the whitewashing “Brand Israel” propaganda campaign.
* Hebrejky. Biblické matky, démonky, královny i milenky, by Jan Fingerland
A sort of an (incomplete) encyclopaedia of women in the Bible, discusses various interpretations of the characters, from various traditions in Judaism to modern anthropology. I read a few pages here and there on the phone, when I don’t have any other book with me, such as yesterday on a train.
Finished:
**Our Share of Night, by Mariana Enríquez**
The Order, a secret society of wealthy Argentinian occultists, seeks means to preserve their consciousness after death. To accomplish this, they need a medium with the ability to summon the Darkness, a malevolent force that carries the secret of immortality. The current medium marries the daughter of the Order’s leader, and that child exhibits talents of a medium. The couple decides to protect their child from the order. Where it focuses on the conflict between the Order and the child’s parents, and the child’s growing powers, it’s fast paced and interesting. In between, it gets rather tedious. Overall, a good read.
Started:
**North Woods, by Daniel Mason**
Stories of people and families who live in a small house in the woods of Masschusetts over the centuries. This seems to be on everyone’s best of the year lists. Well written and paced.