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"...was there any point in being alive without helping one another? Was it possible to carry on along through all the years, the decades, through an entire life, without once being brave enough to go against what was there and yet call yourself a christian, and face yourself in the mirror?"
I enjoyed this beautifully written short book. I'm not sure how to accurately describe it, but somehow the writing felt calm and peaceful. I had to keep remind...read more
I enjoyed this beautifully written short book. I'm not sure how to accurately describe it, but somehow the writing felt calm and peaceful. I had to keep remind...read more
"Ai o Cillian Murphy vai entrar num filme que é a adaptação de um livro com bués boas reviews, baseado em factos reais e chocantes de um escândalo que aconteceu na Irlanda nos anos 80? Take my money". E sim, a Bertrand took my money e eu papei o livro em 1 dia porque guess what? O livro tem menos de 100 páginas. Eu papei o livro e fiquei sem saber muito bem o que pensar. Senti que estive o tempo todo à espera de um clímax que nunca aconteceu. Que...read more
Based on a human injustice that I was horrified to find out was still occurring in my 20s. Written beautifully in a tone that was low key, quiet even, which made the revelation so very loud
Christmas Eve as a day of reckoning. Not something I'd considered before, but this is what Bill Furlong finds as he goes out delivering coal on a snowy 1985 winter morning. What he finds is more than he had bargained for.
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