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hermetic

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16. Oh gosh

Mon Dec 25, 2017, 12:11 PM

Dec 2017

I love animal tales. That one sounds great.

Author Jean-Christophe Rufin is one of the founders of Doctors Without Borders, The Red Collar is a slim novel that tells a deceptively simple story about a man and his dog. Inspired by a true story, the book is, at its heart, a painful and moving tale of the horrors of war, mistaken pride, and unbounded loyalty. There are three main human characters, but the thread that ties them together is Wilhelm, the dog whose dedication to his master, even in the face of indifference, is inspiring and heartbreaking.

I just gave my boyfriend a book of Conrad's stories. Is his bio interesting?

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Enjoying that, I take it? hermetic Dec 2017 #4

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Oh gosh hermetic Dec 2017 #16

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Void Moon hermetic Dec 2017 #18

Happy Christmas to all! Thank you for the weekly thread, hermetic. japple Dec 2017 #19

A very good day to you! hermetic Dec 2017 #20

Thanks, pal. Sounds great. I'll check it out. I was thinking of re-reading japple Dec 2017 #21

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Gotta tell you hermetic Dec 2017 #23

So glad he likes it PennyK Dec 2017 #24

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Did/do you like it? hermetic Dec 2017 #28

Yeah PoorMonger Dec 2017 #32

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Neat hermetic Dec 2017 #29

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I did not know this.. hermetic Dec 2017 #30