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cbabe

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5. Sacrament/Susan Straight

Sun Mar 22, 2026, 12:02 PM

Mar 22

A mess of a novel as if she threw in everything including the kitchen sink (not a joke) but it doesn’t mix well.

Nurses and Covid, immigrants, teens and remote learning, ranch guys chasing a runaway bull, super hot climate change, cops on motorcycles chasing rich kids on super bikes kinda mad max style.

Couldn’t settle into a read since the narrative flipped every few pages.

Anyone else’s take?

Special note:

https://truthout.org/articles/with-gazas-libraries-in-ruins-palestinians-fight-to-preserve-historical-memory/

With Gaza’s Libraries in Ruins, Palestinians Fight to Preserve Historical Memory

More than 87 public libraries and archives in Gaza have been partially or completely destroyed by Israel’s genocide.

By Eman Abu Zayed , TRUTHOUT
Published March 22, 2026

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