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Tbh I will most likely read all the books recommended to me, but these are the 12 I‘ve absolutely committed to read this year. Thanks for the recommendations! I look forward to an interesting (looking at you out of left field bored gay werewolf) and challenging (looking at you Rilke) year. 😄 #12bookchallenge #12challenge
Thanks again @Soubhiville for encouragement

@Soubhiville did this last year and it looked like fun so I‘m joining in this year. I‘ll take 6 recs from here and 6 from other socials. I can‘t guarantee consistency (may read a couple a month, may read one a month and then forget until end of year and scramble lol) but I will read all 12. So let the recs come in! What book have you loved that you think I should read this year - fiction and nonfiction alike - all recs welcome. 😃 #12challenge

This was interesting. I think that I am already at a “medium chill” stage (pretty much happy with the status quo), and some people are like that, but it‘s not something that the author feels will really take off with most people. The author initially talks about how Western society became so materialistic... cont in comments...

#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView

1. Yes, which I've accomplished by gradually cutting down the number of people I buy presents for by about 90%. 😁

2. White Noise (the grocery store scene)

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Interesting old take on new technology taking over. Social media and electronics being ingrained in your brain younger so the brain learns to require it. It was the lack premise of plot and character dialogue that flatlined it for me. Kept looking for it to choose a line and go. Loved the premise, though these kids lingo is barely understandable. Even if it‘s an award winner.

Hey Everyone!! I went from being and English major to being kinda obsessed with computers so this Amazon pick got me also. It‘s over 500 pages so it will take me a while.

Everything is happening quicker, everyone needs more of it, and it all needs to be at the cheapest price point for the consumer. Something has to give. We can't accelerate to satisfy our needs this quickly without someone bearing the brunt. We want immediate gratification because of our endemic short-termism, which leaves us on a collision course with the rest of humanity and the planet. There is no equilibrium in this hyper-acceleration.

There were a lot of statistics in this book, most of them were no surprise if you‘re even remotely familiar with the topic. But I would have liked more research (maybe it just hasn‘t been done) on ways to counteract the negative impacts of this Disney Princess pink explosion culture the book focuses on. I thought the author had a limited view of feminism or maybe it‘s changed that much since publication. I liked the personal sections the best.