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LisaM

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2. I just read an excellent book about modern Ireland.

Reply to hermetic (Original post)

Mon Jan 26, 2026, 02:45 PM

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It's called 'We Don't Know Ourselves" by Fintan O'Toole.

I also just re-read "Cat's Cradle" (Vonnegut) yesterday. Lots of humor in both books, which I appreciate, even when the subject matter is more ambiguous.

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