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PellMell
 The Butterfly:

I read Tuesdays with Morrie recently. It was sad but also uplifting. 😊

I agree...It’s definitely one of my favorite books a recently read😊as well as When breath becomes air.

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penel VIP
 PellMell:

Thank you! I'm happy to be part of this club ^^  
I like the book so far, I must get my hands on the rest of them.

Really? I wasn’t aware of that. I have to look it up after I finish the book. Thanks for the info  ^^

You can find if in MDL database: https://kisskh.at/28097-kohi-ga-samenai-uchi-ni

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The Butterfly VIP

July was a slow reading month.   I found this book in my TBR bookcase, but as I started realized by my notes in it that I have read it before.  The author dropped French words in it and I had to look them up for translations and added those in the margins.  Since I had no memory of it, I read  her book again.   May Sarton was a novelist and poet.  She loved men and women, had a parrot for a pet, and socialized with a wide variety of people.  She wrote about her writing, other writers' works, friends, lovers, gardening, feminism, and her own philosophical thoughts.  Even though it was written in 1973, I still found it to be an interesting read, maybe more memorable this time? lol


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fiflydramalover VIP

hay hay~ July is on its way out and I finished a few books this month!

Yes I'm Flagging: Queer Flagging 101Archie Bongiovanni 
Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism
Amanda Montell 
That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a HumanKimberly Lemming
I am not actually flagging, but I have heard of flagging culture and was curious to know what it was all about. This was a super short read, and honestly felt more like picking up a zine, but it fulfilled my curiosity! If you've heard of the hanky code or cruising, this book is related to that. Another non-fic read for me! How unusual lol I've been slogging at this book for like maybe a year already. It was interesting and at times invoked some skepticism in me, but overall I left having learned a bit. Towards the end it was a bit repetitive, but I would recommend the first 2/3rds of so of the book if you're curious about cults or linguistics patterns. I picked this up because I was enchanted by the cover (I know,  I know). I haven't read the other books in the series and I skipped the first chapter, which helped. I did like parts of the characters, though the plot development felt like a D&D campaign with the way it jumped from place to place. Wasn't really my thing, but I could see it working better for someone else who does enjoy that style of pacing. 
The Witchboy series
Molly Knox Ostertag
Coming BackJessi Zabarsky
I finally finished books two and three of the Witchboy series, which I really loved! This could definitely do well with a book four, though that does not seem likely to appear any time soon >:(Another great graphic novel. I very much enjoyed this enchanted world and its largely metaphorical narrative. It would be worth rereading and if I ever catch it at the book store I may be tempted to get my own copy of it!
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Winter

[Personal tag for myself]

Top 10 THEN VS NOW

THEN 
[Till I was 18]
NOW
[Early 20s]


What's wild to me is that the years aren't too far off . . . and yet:
. . . zero overlap. Excuse you? And none from 'then' are on my shelf anymore . To be fair, I do still like Six of Crows and The Illuminae Files (I checked every series on that list before unhauling). I only got rid of them because I won't re-read them anymore. All of the beats I love in Six of Crows are already in works I have found since but also love more. Illuminae File because although it's multimedia format is part of its point, I now find that process a little tedious to read.

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August seems to be a slow month so far. I started re-reading Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata and I'm also making progress on 3 different self-help books. I don't think the self-help books are so... helpful. lol they are okay but I don't know why, I doubt they contain any new or groudbreaking information that might help me in the future.

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zoanna_mizert

nice

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Today I went to the book store and got 4 books! I will read them this month and into the next, hopefully.

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The Butterfly VIP
 YamaKen:

August seems to be a slow month so far. I started re-reading Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata and I'm also making progress on 3 different self-help books. I don't think the self-help books are so... helpful. lol they are okay but I don't know why, I doubt they contain any new or groudbreaking information that might help me in the future.

I read CSW last year.  My first by that author.  An interesting read.

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 The Butterfly:

I read CSW last year.  My first by that author.  An interesting read.

It really is interesting. I am going to slowly read her other books as well.

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penel VIP
 YamaKen:

Today I went to the book store and got 4 books! I will read them this month and into the next, hopefully.

I read Banana Yoshimoto's Kitchen years ago and found it very interesting and refreshingly unique at that time. Hope you like it too :)

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 penel:

I read Banana Yoshimoto's Kitchen years ago and found it very interesting and refreshingly unique at that time. Hope you like it too :)

I'm reading it now, 50 pages in. So far so good. I get the feeling it was groundbreaking back in the 1980s when it was released and is still relevant today. I kinda like it? We shall see until the end, I might finish it this week! ^^

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penel VIP
 YamaKen:

I'm reading it now, 50 pages in. So far so good. I get the feeling it was groundbreaking back in the 1980s when it was released and is still relevant today. I kinda like it? We shall see until the end, I might finish it this week! ^^

Agree with you on this. Back in the day it was groundbreaking, now not so much. I don't know if I'd enjoy it as much now.

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The Butterfly VIP

First book up was On Juneteenth.  The author wove American, Texan, and her family history in Texas together.   I thought she brought up interesting points how those in power shape our view of minority and marginalized groups even when the view is in error.  Good read.

Next up was The Correspondent.  The entire story was told through correspondence.  Some interesting elements, but I found the main character to be a bit pretentious.

Lastly, I bought The Essential Tao years ago on the Barnes and Noble sale table.  I did not take the time to study it, just took the cruising altitude view.   I did enjoy the butterfly dream though. 🦋😁

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