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Leonard and Hungry Paul, by Rónán Hession (2019)
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Premise: Two friends who live the kind of quiet lives often looked down on manage a series of changes prompted by one‘s sister‘s marriage and the other‘s dipping tentative toes into the dating world.

Review: This is an absolutely delightful, big hug of a novel. ⬇️

A mind forever young / Voyaging through strange seas of thought alone. (Isaac Newton as described by William Wordsworth)

Calm yet powerful: explores introversion‘s undervalued strengths, why society celebrates charisma, and how solitude and introspection can fuel creativity and impact. Insightful, validating, and quietly empowering.

An in depth exploration on introversion in a world that currently values extroversion.

This was fascinating! A lot of information, along with personal anecdotes made this an interesting read. I wish I had found this book when I was in high school when I was absolutely convinced I was broken in some way, because I was so introverted. There‘s value in how we see the world. 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑

A book about nice people trying to make their way into the world. Leonard and Hungry Paul are two friends that live their lives in a simpler kind of way, they are not very experienced in the world, but they have a clarity about how they see it that benefits everyone in their lives and the reader. Very funny and easy read.

This was really interesting. It isn't just a self help book - there's a lot on the science of introversion, and how research suggests that it's hard-wired into people's brains, and telling introverts to 'just be more sociable' is unhelpful and damaging.

Books 9 & 10. Two funny and relaxing little reads with some great #bookblanket #readingblanket2025 #crochet color opportunities.
My squares are a bit crooked and wonky, but I‘m hoping that this year long project will help me improve my crocheting.
Plus , that 💩 will block right out. 😹😹😹

Rebecca the #booksnake is sporting 10 stripes now (I actually frogged her and started her body over and am much happier). This is everything I read in January.
#knittersoflitsy #bookspin #doublespin #christiescapers #AgathaChristieClubR3 #litsycrafters
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Good advice!