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okay, i lied. i had a flu relapse last night, which meant that i couldn't go see music & lyrics as planned (hey, i like hugh grant, okay?). so instead, i read this book, which i saw at barnes & noble a few weeks ago and found intriguing. my library got a copy the other day, so i checked it out. basically it's about frieda mintz, who has a one-day fling with a solider (it's 1917 or 18) who might be about to ship out to europe. from their encounter, she contracts a few "social diseases" and is essentially placed in this detention center with a bunch of other girls, in the name of keeping the soldiers protected from VD. lots of interesting historical details, and apparently this sort of thing actually happened, so that's educational. but it started out a bit on the slow side for me. still, overall i thought it was a good read.
okay, now i REALLY have to buckle down.
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