I believe Anyone is capable of a shockingly brave act when there is no other choice.
I can’t believe Anyone is capable of rape and murder
Perhaps you should not assume I was offended 
I really don’t think “anyone” usually means what you say it means.
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Ooooh let’s nitpick this one too.
If there’s a 1% chance, then “a bunch” of people in 100 rando’s, is not the likely outcome. More likely, it’s just 1, 0, or a couple.
You are not allowed to say that you rounded. Even if you did, you won’t get to a bunch.
Whoa, got me!
Sounds like a RIP-off!
But, yeah, I’ll take my dollar, please.
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I said “horrendous things” without reference to any specific act or acts. My comment was about human nature in general, not these specific acts in particular.
People who don’t realize that they are capable of committing horrendous acts are deluding themselves.
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I have finished reading A History of Latin America. Informative, although towards the end it had a scathing critique of liberal economics which I’m not sure if I agree with.
I have finished my 30th book of the year, Under the Java Moon. It has become one of my favorites and tells the story of a family in the Dutch East Indies that gets separated during the Japanese Occupation. The author has recently moved into writing historical fiction and I hope she continues.
Just finished my third book by Omar El Akkad: One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This.
Powerful, disturbing read. Forced me to rethink my complacency on some issues.
An old review of his book is at the link below.
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I finished A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles as my last book of 2025. Starting 2026 with Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy.
It’s on my shelf - what did you think?
How would you genre it?
There is about a one year wait on the audio, e- and paper versions of this book at my local library. 
A Gentleman in Moscow is historical fiction.
I just torrented a copy but you do you I guess lol
I would be interested in your reaction to the book in due course. It is only a 3-4 hour read.
What I didn’t understand is why Omar moved to Oregon from Toronto and became a US citizen? Guessing he felt it was safer to be in the country with lots of missiles rather than in a defenceless one?
If you’re nice to the librarians, they’ll sometimes help you avoid the queue. My library is part of a network and normally, if there’s a local copy, the system won’t let you go elsewhere in the network. But they can get around that or try ILL.
Mt library system has reciprocal agreements with many other library systems. I have 9 different library cards in my Libby app.
At worst folks can buy the book. Omar would welcome the royalties I expect!
Oooo nice. I’m at 4 I think right now, though not through reciprocal agreements. Funnily enough, I think I use my local library the least on Libby.