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Cary Watson
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I work at the Toronto Public Library and have written a noir thriller/coming-of-age novel called THE SKELETON PALMS about the avarice and cruelty of a group of American billionaires. My YT book review channel is called Reading with Intent. Check it out!
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My new VLOG review of ONCE A JAILBIRD by Hans Fallada, a novel about an ex-con's attempts to survive German society in the 1930s. Fallada is one of the great, if neglected, German authors of the last century.
#hansfallada #germany #jennywilliams
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Once a Jailbird (1934) by Hans Fallada: A remorseless look at an ex-con's struggles in Germany.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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My new VLOG review of ONCE A JAILBIRD by Hans Fallada, a novel about an ex-con's attempts to survive German society in the 1930s. Fallada is one of the great, if neglected, German authors of the last century.
#hansfallada #germany #jennywilliams
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Once a Jailbird (1934) by Hans Fallada: A remorseless look at an ex-con's struggles in Germany.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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I wrote about a new Nazi party that seeks to criminalize all human virtue, and how that means that human virtue is the greatest weapon against the new Nazi project.

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The Crime of Human Virtue
Sometimes it really is as simple as good vs. evil. This is one of those times. Human virtue is our great crime against the fascist project; it's also our great weapon against it.
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October 12, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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My vlog review of THERE'S NO TURNING BACK by Alba de Cespedes, an unsparing look at the circumscribed lives of young women in 1930s Italy.
#Italian #italianfiction #albadecespedes
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There's No Turning Back (1938) by Alba de Cespedes: Unsparing look at young women's lives in Italy.
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October 11, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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My vlog review of THERE'S NO TURNING BACK by Alba de Cespedes, an unsparing look at the circumscribed lives of young women in 1930s Italy.
#Italian #italianfiction #albadecespedes
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There's No Turning Back (1938) by Alba de Cespedes: Unsparing look at young women's lives in Italy.
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October 11, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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My vlog review of MIAOW by Benito Perez Caldos, a darkly humorous study of a Spanish family struggling to get by in Madrid in the 19th century.
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Miaow (1888) by Benito Perez Caldos: Dark comedy about a struggling family in Madrid.
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September 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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A vlog review of ON THE PSYCHOLOGY OF MILITARY INCOMPETENCE by Norman Dixon. Although Dixon focuses on the military minds, his analysis also applies to minds on the far right. Want to better understand MAGA supporters and Trump? Start here.
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On the Psychology of Military Incompetence (1976) by Norman Dixon: Brilliant look at fascist minds
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September 26, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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My vlog review of DAYS WITHOUT END (2016) by Sebastian Barry. Two young Irish immigrants fleeing the Great Famine find even more suffering and violence in America. Outstanding prose takes the edge off the many scenes of violence and suffering.
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Days Without End (2016) by Sebastian Barry: A violent & poetic journey through 19th century America
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September 26, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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My vlog review of DAYS WITHOUT END (2016) by Sebastian Barry. Two young Irish immigrants fleeing the Great Famine find even more suffering and violence in America. Outstanding prose takes the edge off the many scenes of violence and suffering.
youtu.be/rWAIQMhMAC8?...
Days Without End (2016) by Sebastian Barry: A violent & poetic journey through 19th century America
YouTube video by Reading with Intent
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September 26, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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A vlog review of ON THE PSYCHOLOGY OF MILITARY INCOMPETENCE by Norman Dixon. Although Dixon focuses on the military minds, his analysis also applies to minds on the far right. Want to better understand MAGA supporters and Trump? Start here.
youtu.be/ZzHs12F304I?...
On the Psychology of Military Incompetence (1976) by Norman Dixon: Brilliant look at fascist minds
YouTube video by Reading with Intent
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September 26, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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My vlog review of MIAOW by Benito Perez Caldos, a darkly humorous study of a Spanish family struggling to get by in Madrid in the 19th century.
youtu.be/G9nrkjpF1uk?...
Miaow (1888) by Benito Perez Caldos: Dark comedy about a struggling family in Madrid.
YouTube video by Reading with Intent
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September 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Tylenol has just released a study connecting Donald Trump with adultery, lying, rape, and pedophilia.
September 26, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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My new vlog review is up: PERSPECTIVE(S) by Laurent Binet--historical fiction that packs in a murder mystery, a heist, romance, political intrigue, and debates about art into a tight, brilliant package. Superb.
@atahualpavasari.bsky.social #historicalfiction #florence
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Perspective(s) (2023) by Laurent Binet: Brilliant historical fiction set in Renaissance Florence.
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September 11, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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My new vlog review is up: PERSPECTIVE(S) by Laurent Binet--historical fiction that packs in a murder mystery, a heist, romance, political intrigue, and debates about art into a tight, brilliant package. Superb.
@atahualpavasari.bsky.social #historicalfiction #florence
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Perspective(s) (2023) by Laurent Binet: Brilliant historical fiction set in Renaissance Florence.
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September 11, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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My vlog review of THE CAULDRON (1967) by Zeno, a novel about a platoon fighting at Arnhem during Operation Market Garden. Readable, but the author's backstory (a career criminal who fought at Arnhem) is more interesting than the novel.
#secondworldwar #zeno #arnhem
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The Cauldron (1967) by Zeno: A novelistic, platoon-level look at Operation Market Garden.
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September 1, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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My vlog review of CHERI (1920) and its sequel THE END OF CHERI (1926) by Colette, a claustrophobic study of lives obsessed with beauty and sensuality, and the sudden end of the Belle Epoque.
#frenchliterature #fiction #colette
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Cheri (1920) and The End of Cheri (1926) by Colette: The Belle Epoque turns out to be not so belle.
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September 1, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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My vlog review of THE CAULDRON (1967) by Zeno, a novel about a platoon fighting at Arnhem during Operation Market Garden. Readable, but the author's backstory (a career criminal who fought at Arnhem) is more interesting than the novel.
#secondworldwar #zeno #arnhem
youtu.be/tbe_uhGPc9A?...
The Cauldron (1967) by Zeno: A novelistic, platoon-level look at Operation Market Garden.
YouTube video by Reading with Intent
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September 1, 2025 at 5:37 PM
skeletonpalms.bsky.social
My vlog review of CHERI (1920) and its sequel THE END OF CHERI (1926) by Colette, a claustrophobic study of lives obsessed with beauty and sensuality, and the sudden end of the Belle Epoque.
#frenchliterature #fiction #colette
youtu.be/KqRUHGOPSfI?...
Cheri (1920) and The End of Cheri (1926) by Colette: The Belle Epoque turns out to be not so belle.
YouTube video by Reading with Intent
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September 1, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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My vlog review of THE PYTHON PROJECT by Victor Canning, one of the many British adventure/thriller writers of the 60s and 70s who have been mostly forgotten. Dated in parts, of course, but still entertaining.
#fiction #thriller
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The Python Project (1967) by Victor Canning: A rattling good yarn.
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August 16, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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In was inevitable: I end up doing a VLOG about my own mystery/thriller, THE SKELETON PALMS (2021). Please enjoy the blatant self-promotion.
#fiction #thriller #theskeletonpalms
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The Skeleton Palms (2021) by Cary Watson: I finally get around to talking about my own novel.
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August 16, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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In was inevitable: I end up doing a VLOG about my own mystery/thriller, THE SKELETON PALMS (2021). Please enjoy the blatant self-promotion.
#fiction #thriller #theskeletonpalms
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The Skeleton Palms (2021) by Cary Watson: I finally get around to talking about my own novel.
YouTube video by Reading with Intent
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August 16, 2025 at 7:20 PM
skeletonpalms.bsky.social
My vlog review of THE PYTHON PROJECT by Victor Canning, one of the many British adventure/thriller writers of the 60s and 70s who have been mostly forgotten. Dated in parts, of course, but still entertaining.
#fiction #thriller
youtu.be/tmvIsicO0r4?...
The Python Project (1967) by Victor Canning: A rattling good yarn.
YouTube video by Reading with Intent
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August 16, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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New vlog review of ONCE WAS WILLEM by M.R. Carey, a superb horror/fantasy novel that slyly reimagines The Magnificent Seven in 12th century England.
#horrorfiction #fantasyfiction @orbitbooks.bsky.social
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Once Was Willem (2025) by M.R. Carey: Superb fantasy/horror set in 12th century England.
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July 29, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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New vlog review of ONCE WAS WILLEM by M.R. Carey, a superb horror/fantasy novel that slyly reimagines The Magnificent Seven in 12th century England.
#horrorfiction #fantasyfiction @orbitbooks.bsky.social
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Once Was Willem (2025) by M.R. Carey: Superb fantasy/horror set in 12th century England.
YouTube video by Reading with Intent
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July 29, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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My vlog review of CROOKED CROSS (1934) by Sally Carson, a prescient look at the rise of Nazism as seen through the disentegration of a Bavarian over six months in 1933. A forgotten, but powerful novel.
#fascism #persephonebook #sallycarson
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Crooked Cross (1934) by Sally Carson: A forgotten, but powerful, novel about the rise of Nazism
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July 21, 2025 at 11:30 PM