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Review "Less Is More: How Degrowth Will Save the World"
by Jason Hickel

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An author I care for often tells me "Less yields more".

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EstelleLiterature's review of Less Is More
5/5: An author I care for often tells me "Less yields more." A recent setback has revealed to me what his words really mean: in a personal setting, material excess blocks our spiritual path, curbs our...
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January 31, 2026 at 3:14 PM
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Review 'The Little Prince' by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

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Saint-Exupéry was a daring person who always lived on Life's edge.

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EstelleLiterature's review of The Little Prince
5/5: Saint-Exupéry was a daring person who always lived on Life's edge. His solo fights, at high risk and high speed, do not capture this man's spirit, born to fly. His risk appetite tainted his love ...
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January 30, 2026 at 6:10 AM
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Review "Blindness" by José Saramago

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What marked me the most in this book is his use of contrasts and their power.

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EstelleLiterature's review of Blindness
5/5: This book, too, was recommended to me by the same person who lived in Spain and recommended me Dona Perfecta by Galdos. Saramago's wife is Spanish and I find he's Portugal's Zola, but this work o...
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January 29, 2026 at 6:12 AM
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Review 'To Kill a Mockingbird' by Harper Lee

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In showing the harms of prejudice, this book no doubt resonates with Hugo's three major works.

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EstelleLiterature's review of To Kill a Mockingbird
5/5: In showing the harms of prejudice, this book no doubt resonates with Hugo's three major works: The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Toilers of the Sea, and Les Miserables. For respect toward readers ...
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January 28, 2026 at 6:58 AM
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Review 'J'accuse' by Emile Zola

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5/5: Comfort, complaisance, conformity come with their existential price: boredom, stagnation, itchiness. A desire to rebel. In a bourgeois society, the desired rebellion reduces to debauchery. Zola, ...
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January 26, 2026 at 6:49 PM
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Review 'World War 2: Heroes: Jean Moulin & The French Resistance Forces in WWII (World War 2, World War II, WWII, WW2, Jean Moulin, French Resistance Book 1)' By Ryan Jenkins

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5/5: This book showed me a side of Moulin I didn't know. When we think of great activists, we often forget they also have a humane side that push them to act in first place. If you can surmount the to...
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January 26, 2026 at 7:01 AM
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Review 'Germinal' by Emile Zola

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EstelleLiterature's review of Germinal
5/5: Emile Zola wrote this book a year after his mother died, the woman most important in his life; since his father abandoned him, his mother made all sorts of sacrifices to raise Emile and nurture h...
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January 25, 2026 at 2:47 PM
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Review 'The Hunchback of Notre-Dame' by Victor Hugo

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The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
This extraordinary historical French gothic novel, set …
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January 25, 2026 at 12:40 PM
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Into Thin Air by Jon Krakaeur #Books #BookLover #ReadersCommunity #BookSky #litfic

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4/5: This is the second book I've read by the same author. Whereas for his "Into the Wild" I gave five stars, for this book I'm giving four. Please allow me to first state the positive sides of this...
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January 25, 2026 at 7:21 AM
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Review 'Jurassic Park' by Michael Crichton #litfic

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EstelleLiterature's review of Jurassic Park (Jurassic Park, #1)
5/5: I read this book as a teenager and set it aside as unreal. Then during Covid, as a new generation vaccines were being churned out weekly, I pulled out this book and reread it: this time it felt r...
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January 16, 2026 at 6:34 AM
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Review 'The Horse Whisperer' by Nicholas Evans #litfic

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5/5: For me, in this poignant love story, what moved me the most is not the love between Tom and Annie, but the love between Grace and Pilgrim. Tom's inner conflict is no doubt touching, his self-sacr...
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January 16, 2026 at 6:33 AM
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Review 'Les Miserables' by Victor Hugo #litfic

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EstelleLiterature's review of Les Misérables
5/5: The 'unknown author' of this translation is Charles Edwin Wilbour: the American lawyer who translated Hugo's work the same year it was published in French. I chose this translation as my hommage ...
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January 16, 2026 at 6:28 AM
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Review 'The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway

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EstelleLiterature's review of The Old Man and the Sea
5/5: As per Hemingway's journal on writing, this book was born directly from his fishing experiences in Cuba. One can see that "The Old Man" is Hemingway himself, with his inner conflicts about the "T...
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January 7, 2026 at 6:37 PM
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Review 'A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches' by Martin Luther King Jr

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5/5: I've read his inspirational autobiography several times, particularly at moments of difficulties. After a recent setback, I read again "The Strength to Love" and "A Testament of Hope." MLK's mast...
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January 7, 2026 at 6:37 PM
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Review 'L'oeuvre' by Emile Zola

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EstelleLiterature's review of L'Œuvre (Les Rougon-Macquart, #14)
5/5: This book, whose English translation is 'The Masterpiece', cost Zola his relation with his childhood friend Cezanne; it shows how art can destroy what it's supposed to create. This book also reve...
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January 7, 2026 at 6:35 PM
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3/5: I rarely give 3 star ratings. I had to do this for this book for the following reason. The original work of Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince, ends with the author's longing for the little prince'...
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January 4, 2026 at 3:58 PM
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Review ' Fundamentals of Conservation Biology' by Malcolm L. Hunter Jr.

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5/5: A good book on conservation: the chapter "Human Factors" is great.
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January 4, 2026 at 3:58 PM
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Review ' The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change' by Stephen R. Covey

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5/5: I first read this book fifteen years ago. I loved it then. Since then, a lot has happened in my life, so I read this book again to see if I react to it the same way. I didn't. I still agree with...
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January 4, 2026 at 3:57 PM
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Review 'The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron' by Bethany McLean, Peter Elkind

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5/5: If you can ignore this book's sarcastic tone, you can see its jewels. While financial traders played their games with leverage, the energy traders palyed theirs with the basics: the books! Manipu...
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January 4, 2026 at 3:57 PM
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Review 'Short Stories from Rabindranath Tagore'
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5/5: Although Tagore is best known for his "Home and the World" and "Geetanjali", I find this collection of short stories more humanizing. Each story captures a side of the human spirit that can be la...
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January 4, 2026 at 3:56 PM
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“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”

It costs a lot less to house people.
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
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August 12, 2025 at 4:32 AM
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🌳Review 'Into the Wild' by J. Krakaeur
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5/5: In this book, the author has struck a healthy balance between Christopher's sense of adventure and reckless foolhardiness. The writing is simple, beautiful, poignant; it leaves you torn between j...
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December 25, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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I wondered if books written by AI-computer programs would replace alive authors. No fear: for a piece of writing to be called 'art', there has to be something new and original in it. The cells of a computer can't create something new and original; they regurgitate what's fed to them.
December 21, 2025 at 10:16 AM