What Are We Reading, Page 22
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1vwinsloe
I picked a light read from my TBR shelves. Atmosphere is titled "a love story," but I like to read about space and women astronauts so I hope to enjoy it.
2Citizenjoyce
>1 vwinsloe: I thought for sure I had read Atmosphere when I was reading others of her work, but I haven't indicated that. I'll have to check it out again (or for the first time).
I've almost finished And If I Perish: Frontline U.S. Army Nurses in World War II by Evelyn Monahan and Rosemary Neidel-Greenlee. It's a history of the Second World War in general and nurses in particular, and is wonderful. I've learned so much. I remember reading about Rommel and wondering why he was even mentioned since he fought in northern Africa, and we all knew the warring countries were Germany, Japan, Italy, Poland, Britain, France, and the US. It honestly didn't occur to me that World War meant the whole world was at war. I had the same feeling when I read about Australian women taken by Japan and used as comfort women. I didn't know Australia had anything to do with the war. I've always had a problem understanding the big picture, and this book does much to correct that, plus it gives a detailed view of women in war. I would recommend it to everyone for the courage and problem-solving abilities of these volunteers (even though, near the end of the war, Roosevelt wanted to mandate the draft for nurses).
Oh, another thing that flabbergasted me. I read that in Oran, Algeria US troops fought the French. What? Of course, when Germany conquered France, the German-controlled troops would fight for them. I didn't realize that had happened.
I've almost finished And If I Perish: Frontline U.S. Army Nurses in World War II by Evelyn Monahan and Rosemary Neidel-Greenlee. It's a history of the Second World War in general and nurses in particular, and is wonderful. I've learned so much. I remember reading about Rommel and wondering why he was even mentioned since he fought in northern Africa, and we all knew the warring countries were Germany, Japan, Italy, Poland, Britain, France, and the US. It honestly didn't occur to me that World War meant the whole world was at war. I had the same feeling when I read about Australian women taken by Japan and used as comfort women. I didn't know Australia had anything to do with the war. I've always had a problem understanding the big picture, and this book does much to correct that, plus it gives a detailed view of women in war. I would recommend it to everyone for the courage and problem-solving abilities of these volunteers (even though, near the end of the war, Roosevelt wanted to mandate the draft for nurses).
Oh, another thing that flabbergasted me. I read that in Oran, Algeria US troops fought the French. What? Of course, when Germany conquered France, the German-controlled troops would fight for them. I didn't realize that had happened.
3vwinsloe
Atmosphere was worth reading although it was a bit of a tearjerker romance. There was a subplot about the protagonist's sister and niece that kept me engaged.
And If I Perish sounds fantastic. I'm putting it on my list. Nurses always amaze me.
And If I Perish sounds fantastic. I'm putting it on my list. Nurses always amaze me.
4LynnB
I'm reading The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
5vwinsloe
>4 LynnB: I read that one and enjoyed it. Although I think that I liked Daisy Jones & The Six better.
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