“My beloved wife, I suffered while I was writing these misnamed “sonnets; they hurt me and caused me grief, but the happiness I feel in offering them to you is vast as a savanna.” PABLO NERUDA (1959) XI “I…
“There was an increasing obsession with the problem of age and how to avoid it personally, through diet, exercise, chemical formulas, plastic surgery, moisturizing creams, psychological defences, and outright denial– as early and as long as possible”. Nobody prepared me to…
My country, Romania, is mentioned in the book written by Margaret Atwood “The handmaid’s tale”, due to the law adopted in 1967 that made all the abortions illegal. Because of this law, which was abolished only in 1989, many Romanian women…
“The baby is dead. It took only a few seconds. The doctor said he didn’t suffer. The broken body, surrounded by toys, was put inside a grey bag, which they zipped shut.” “The little girl was still alive when the ambulance…
When I found out about this book, I ordered it right away because, Hello!!! Sex and pictures!!! What else could I wish for? Joke aside, Philippe Brenot, the author of the book, is a famous psychiatrist, anthropologist, and the director of…
I read this book at the recommendation of my husband. He was excited about Tesla and the future of electric cars. After all, he owns an electric vehicle (no, it’s not a Tesla), so he was enthusiastic about this subject. Whenever I heard…
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