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White Nights

Fyodor Dostoevsky

White Nights is a short story by Fyodor Dostoevsky that was published in 1848. Set in St. Petersburg, it is the story of a young man fighting his inner restlessness. A light and tender narrative, it delves into the torment and guilt of unrequited love. Both protagonists suffer from a deep sense of alienation that initially brings them together. A blend of romanticism and realism, the story appeals gently to the senses and feelings.

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One Dark Window

Rachel Gillig

Elspeth needs a monster. The monster might be her. Elspeth Spindle needs more than luck to stay safe in the eerie, mist-locked kingdom of Blunder—she needs a monster. She calls him the Nightmare, an ancient, mercurial spirit trapped in her head. He protects her. He keeps her secrets. But nothing comes for free, especially magic. When Elspeth meets a mysterious highwayman on the forest road, her life takes a drastic turn. Thrust into a world of shadow and deception, she joins a dangerous quest to cure Blunder from the dark magic infecting it. And the highwayman? He just so happens to be the King’s nephew, Captain of the most dangerous men in Blunder…and guilty of high treason. Together they must gather twelve Providence Cards—the keys to the cure. But as the stakes heighten and their undeniable attraction intensifies, Elspeth is forced to face her darkest secret yet: the Nightmare is slowly taking over her mind. And she might not be able to stop him.

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Small Boat

Vincent Delecroix

In November 2021, an inflatable dinghy carrying migrants from France to the United Kingdom capsized in the Channel causing the death of 27 people on board. Despite receiving numerous calls for help, the French authorities wrongly told the migrants they were in British waters and had to call the British authorities for help. By the time rescue vessels arrived on the scene, all but two of the migrants had died. The narrator of Delecroix’s fictional account of the events is the woman who took the calls. Accused of failing in her duty, she refuses to be held more responsible than others for this disaster. Why should she be more responsible than the sea, than the war, than the crises behind these tragedies? A shocking, moral tale of our times, Small Boat reminds us of the power of fiction to illuminate our darkest crimes.

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marium

Thoughts from 18% (page 70)

“They have more character over there, and their character is essentially anarchistic. Fertile ground for us, the States-very good ground. The great Republic has the root of destructive matter in her. The collective temperament is lawless. Excellent. They may shoot us down, but—“ Why is this so funny 😭 lowkey sounds like America was always a gun-slinging chaotic country to Europeans

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The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea

Yukio Mishima

The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea tells the tale of a band of savage thirteen-year-old boys who reject the adult world as illusory, hypocritical and sentimental, and train themselves in a brutal callousness they call "objectivity." When the mother of one of them begins an affair with a ship's officer, he and his friends idealize the man at first; but it is not long before they conclude that he is in fact soft and romantic. They regard their disappointment in him as an act of betrayal on his part, and react violently.

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The Iliad

Homer

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AtlanticSelkie

Thoughts from 26% (page 197)

New drinking game! Take a shot every time the word “nipple” shows up.

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Red.Writes

Thoughts from 26% (page 197)

Every time I consume any type of media about the Trojan war I love Hector. First time actually reading the Iliad (Emily Wilson's translation), but I still love Hector most. My heart is already breaking 💔

I've also never despised Athena & Hera so much as I do reading this.

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cecilia7

Thoughts from 23% (page 139)

I can't help but feel sorry for Hector. What choice does he have? The foolish Paris is his brother, and the entire army relies on and trusts him. I enjoyed his scenes with his wife, Andromache, and his son; they were very sincere. Maybe I can read the Andromache by Euripides after this?

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Thoughts from 22%

FINALLY CHIRON MY POOKIE IS MENTIONED (song of achilles had so much of him)

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cecilia7

Thoughts from 23% (page 139)

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