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As beautiful as it is broken (wherein I get a little bit personal after a hiatus)

September 30, 2017 by denesteak 6 Comments

To say that this has been a difficult year would be an understatement. For Americans, no matter what one’s political affiliation is, it is clear to see that the rampant gas-lighting the current administration is putting us through is not normal. The word “fact” seems to have completely undergone a change in meaning, so much so that statements from politicians are view with the default setting of “definitely a lie.” Putting aside that I wake up every morning with a sense of impending dread that […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction, Romance Tagged With: america, cbr9, Immigration, Non-Fiction, Race, Tell Me How It Ends, Valeria Luiselli

denesteak's CBR9 Review No:8 · Genres: Non-Fiction, Romance · Tags: america, cbr9, Immigration, Non-Fiction, Race, Tell Me How It Ends, Valeria Luiselli ·
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