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On the one hand, I truly am savoring/getting a lot out of this and chunks (of varying sizes and accompanied by differing levels of critical analysis) of the other works I'm reading. On the other, I haven't finished/reviewed a work in almost a week, and it's making me cranky.
— Dec 06, 2020 01:10PM
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The imposition of medical precautions led to rioting...They refused to obey orders forbidding them to gather in marketplaces and churches and to kiss supposedly miraculous icons in hopes of protection [from the bubonic plague].
— Dec 04, 2020 01:39PM
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Around half a book later, Catherine's finally becoming the Great (not like it wasn't interesting beforehand, but now she can deal with real country-building issues instead of pathetic relatives and their hanger-ons).
— Nov 30, 2020 11:47AM
