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EveHammond13

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21. George Saunders' Resistance Reading

Reply to TygrBright (Original post)

Sat Aug 10, 2019, 10:33 PM

Aug 2019

https://www.motherjones.com/media/2017/05/george-saunders-resistance-reading-donald-trump-lincoln/

We asked a range of authors and creative types to name books that bring solace or understanding in this age of rancor. More than two dozen responded. Here are some selections from George Saunders, who spent five years reading about the Civil War and Abraham Lincoln for his truly unique latest novel.

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Anton Chekhov’s short stories, just because, in dark times, it’s important for people in resistance to fortify themselves with beauty, if only to remind ourselves that kindness, nuance, and ambiguity are real things. In particular: the beautiful trilogy consisting of “The Man in a Case,” “Gooseberries,” and “About Love.“

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3:00 am thinking... [View all] TygrBright Aug 2019 OP

"Can we ever make this right again?" JoeOtterbein Aug 2019 #1

I don't think that really gets to the point jcgoldie Aug 2019 #9

Impeach TMFr ASAP and then... JoeOtterbein Aug 2019 #10

Thank you for your thoughts...you're far from alone. Karadeniz Aug 2019 #2

Exactly. You are far from alone. Rhiannon12866 Aug 2019 #3

Of course we will make it right again...the virgogal Aug 2019 #4

I think we are all asking the same question, Bright. brer cat Aug 2019 #5

You are far from alone and you have written an OP that is sure to resonate with many. nt Atticus Aug 2019 #6

I hear ya, but I can tell you one thing - cwydro Aug 2019 #7

I worry a great deal too lunatica Aug 2019 #8

I've found myself thinking back so often to Election Night 2008. BadgerMom Aug 2019 #11

+1000 ancianita Aug 2019 #20

Yes, post WWII has an answer bucolic_frolic Aug 2019 #12

I think your point is this: karma is a bitch FakeNoose Aug 2019 #13

Yes, just that. That's it. I see it in the darkness. n/t TygrBright Aug 2019 #14

No answers but thank you for sharing lunasun Aug 2019 #15

How does America heal from this? pecosbob Aug 2019 #16

.....quiet German city in 1938.... Dan Aug 2019 #17

Truth and Reconciliation Commission EveHammond13 Aug 2019 #18

Like you, l wrote something about my deepest fears of getting through this. But yours is better. ancianita Aug 2019 #19

George Saunders' Resistance Reading EveHammond13 Aug 2019 #21

People must have felt the same way coeur_de_lion Aug 2019 #22

At dawn, when we awaken as a people, we will realize PatrickforO Aug 2019 #23

Thank you for so eloquently speaking my thoughts, TygrBright... Hekate Aug 2019 #24