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Giovanni's Room

Giovanni's Room

Powerful, consuming love

Book Review, Library, Wisdom, BookCaren MartineauFebruary 23, 2023Fiction, LGBTQ, Classic, Black Culture, Grief

How To Die

How To Die

New translation of a timeless classic

Library, Book Review, Book, WisdomCaren MartineauFebruary 1, 2023philosophy, Classic, Princeton University Press, Stoic, James Romm, Non Fiction

The Death of Ivan Illyich

The Death of Ivan Illyich

Novella offers much to consider. Especially for death workers, it’s a must read!

Wisdom, Library, BookCaren MartineauOctober 3, 2022Author, Grief, Classic, Novel, Tolstoy, Masterpiece