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“I would go so far as to say that the natural, proper, fitting shape of the novel might be that of a sack, a bag. A book holds words. Words hold things. They bear meanings. A novel is a medicine bundle, holding things in a particular, powerful relation to one another and to us.“

One of the most soulful, connecting and real books I've read in a long time
I could feel the author connect with me
Reading this was a much needed wake up call when we tend to lose ourselves in cyclic mundane routines. It's a book I will probably re read again.

#SpringSkies Day 4: Perhaps when one is in the presence of absence, one is essentially #Lost. Paired with non-alcoholic strawberry mojito, just the way I like it. 💕💕💕

So many subcategories that could be their own lists! So, I'm just going to go off the top of my head:

1. Tears We Cannot Stop by Michael Eric Dyson

2. Into the Gray Zone by Adrian Owen

3. what if? by Randall Munroe

#tlt #threelistthursday @dabbe

Reading Guns made me furious. Furious because I live in a country where it's so easy for things like this to happen, furious because they happen with obscene regularity, furious because we have become numb and inured to it, and furious because our legislators refuse to pass laws that would decrease the likelihood of things like this continuing to happen. Read Guns, and you can be furious too. 5/5

#LuckyInLove Day 28: This is a #LongDistanceLove of sorts for a poet in exile away from his home country. Paired with fresh guacamole straight from the avocado and mixed in front of you. Absolutely special.

The first two-thirds of this book outlined the problems of democracy, and to be honest, it was a little boring at times. However, the last third of the book explored the solutions to the problems, and I found it fascinating. This book also introduced me to the ideas put forth by James S. Fishkin, and now I'm looking forward to reading his books as well.

#2024Book8

Audiobook for January. Not sure what to think, but it was much more on the conspiracy than I wanted, but it was interesting learning about the three secretive nondisclosure global groups of power players and discussions of historical development and international policy. Some quasi-espionage investigative journalism stories included. It was both super detailed with lists of members and big picture, without really providing needed clarity.

(Continued)...become a relative concept. This means that the great challenges of our day--climate change, banking crises, the euro crisis, economic crises, offshore fraud, migration, overpopulation--can no longer be dealt with adequately by national governments.