{"id":13462,"date":"2020-09-25T15:11:46","date_gmt":"2020-09-25T19:11:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=13462"},"modified":"2026-09-10T18:15:57","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T22:15:57","slug":"the-pursuit-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/13462","title":{"rendered":"The Pursuit Of…"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Pursuit Of…<\/a><\/em> (2018) Courtney Milan<\/a><\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>Set in the United States in 1781 – 1784<\/p>\n

At Yorktown John Hunter almost kills a British soldier–but instead ends up giving him his coat so he can escape. When told he’d repay the kindness, John things nothing of it. People say lots of things, and they almost never follow through to assist an ex-slave.<\/p>\n

But Henry does show up. And then proceeds to talk.<\/p>\n

And talk.<\/p>\n

And talk.<\/p>\n

And talk.<\/p>\n

He glanced at Henry and finally spoke. \u201cDo you ever get tired of talking?\u201d he demanded. <\/p>\n

Henry gave him a delightful smile. \u201cYou lasted so long! Twelve entire days\u2014 really, I\u2019m so impressed! That was excellent. Utterly excellent!\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Not quite what I was wanting, but not NOT what I was wanting either.<\/p>\n

Published by Courtney Milan
\nRating: 7.5\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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