Ruth MottramJun 25, 2023

Reading #Slaughterhouse5 on the beach in #Copenhagen, where we've taken refuge from the #heat is a bit of a mindbender, must be said...

Perhaps #Europe needs these kind of reminders though, our lives are maybe too comfortable?
#Drought #ClimateDiary #Ukraine
#SummerReading #SummerReadingChallenge

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Attached: 1 image Well. That's my summer reading sorted. How's everyone else doing? #SummerReading #Bookstodon #Shelfie #summerReadingChallenge

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Show threadRuth MottramJun 26, 2023

I fell down a bit of a #wikipedia rabbit hole reading up on #Dresden after finishing #Slaughterhouse5 yesterday. I'd always assumed the #Firestorm was almost accidental, but they knew *exactly* what they were doing.

And they'd already practiced on #Hamburg.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombing_of_Hamburg_in_World_War_II

Bombing of Hamburg in World War II - Wikipedia

Show threadAlex Vierod 🌳🛰️
@Ruth_Mottram One of the world's saddest songs, Adagio in Gm was reconstructed from burnt remnants picked from the rubble of Dresden library after the atrocities that were committed.
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Show threadRuth MottramJun 26, 2023
@AlexV I must look it up!
Show threadAlex Vierod 🌳🛰️Jun 26, 2023
@Ruth_Mottram Have to say that when I look this up now it turns up all kinds of accusations of fraud, so that may be a romantic tale not reality, it's a nice piece but it's origins seem to be contested!
Show threadAlex Vierod 🌳🛰️Jun 26, 2023
@Ruth_Mottram https://youtu.be/GTFF91CElP4
Adagio in G Minor

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