Fiction

mentalsolstice

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48. Yes, move it up!

Reply to Zoomie1986 (Reply #45)

Sun Aug 4, 2024, 06:41 PM

Aug 2024

Many sections could’ve been a book in its own right. Parts of it are tragic and brutal, yet many parts are LOL funny 😄. As well, I like a book that takes me to a different time and country, and I come away with a knowledge I didn’t have before, and yet is entertaining.

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