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Deblovestoread
Complicated Kindness | Miriam Toews
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#MondayMood

I have been pondering kindness lately. We‘ve all seen the quotes reminding us of the importance of kindness but I find most kindness to be superficial, at best. True kindness promotes inclusivity and diversity. Here‘s some info I found regarding the different types of kindness.

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Librarybelle Yes! Completely agree! 1d
AmyG Very true. Ah, selective kindness. I see that alot. 1d
dabbe That selective kindness really says a lot, doesn't it? I'd even add to that one I'd call “superiority kindness“: the kind of kindness where one “selects“ to be kind even if they think you're rude ... as if they're bestowing their overweening goodness over you. Quite fake, IMHO. My so-called #TOTD. 💜

L😍VE that you shared this. 💛🤎🧡
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lil1inblue @dabbe Ooh. Superiority kindness. Excellent word for it. And people also use it as a defense - they're so kind they can't possibly be at fault. 1d
Deblovestoread Nail on the head, my friend! 🎯 @dabbe 1d
dabbe @lil1inblue 🩵🎯🩵 1d
dabbe @Deblovestoread 💙✊🏻💙 1d
Suet624 This is perfect. Thank you for posting. 22h
AnnCrystal 💝🫂💝. 17h
AmyG Superiority kindness. I know someone who says the smarmiest things…and bam…says something not so kind or wants something from you. Well said @dabbe 52m
CBee @dabbe 🎯 35m
Amiable @dabbe “Superiority kindness” = absolutely perfect description! 3m
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vlwelser
Summer Sisters | Judy Blume
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Pickpick

I don't think I ever read this when it originally came out. Despite my love for Judy Blume. It's good. Definitely worth the hype.

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TheBookHippie I enjoyed my reread 💙🙃 2d
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1d
bookaholic1 Judy was my author to go to when I was in Jr High 1d
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DHill
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I first read this as a kid in the late 70‘s and remember only and exactly one line: I must, I must, I must increase my bust. 😂

The book is still charming and its themes still relevant.

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Clare-Dragonfly That‘s about all I remember too 😂 2d
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julieclair
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Pickpick

Perfectly captures the life of a 6th Grade girl in the 1970s. A walk down memory lane!

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Soubhiville
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Pickpick

I reread this for #AuthorAMonth. It held up to what I remember from my childhood read of it. I had forgotten that in addition to the main theme of puberty and friends at that age, Margaret is trying to decide if she is interested enough to join her father‘s Jewish faith or her mother‘s Christian one.

tpixie I had forgotten that part of the story as well. 4d
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Go as a River: A novel | Shelley Read
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"The landscapes of our youths create us, and we carry them within us, storied by all they gave and stole, in who we become."

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Blueberry
This Is Happiness | Niall Williams
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No pics. I'm laying in my bed reading the tagged book, enjoying its short snippets of humor. Ex. "The curate was as pale and thin as a communion wafer."
Trying to get over Covid with a Strawberry Acai Refresher at my side.

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May you recover swiftly 🙏🏼💝.
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MysticFaerie
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4⭐️/5⭐️

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bookandbedandtea
Mary Jane: a Novel | Jessica Anya Blau
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I'm in the middle of two books but do not expect to finish either tonight so here is my July roundup. Lots of good books this month; I think my favorite is Mary Jane.