UNPOPULAR OPINION: I can‘t tell if Parker is a genius for making this all so complicated, or just horrible at telling a story in a coherent way. If your book needs a 22 page glossary that does little to clarify anything, and your reader can go from knowing what‘s going on to completely confused with the turn of a page, you‘ve done something VERY wrong.
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Okay, so even on hard I did better than on easy. It‘s the bleeding New England states. Why they bloody hell are they all so tiny?! Jesus people.

#TakeThreeThursday #TTT @dabbe @TheBookHippie

I did better the second time around on medium difficulty. That makes no bleeding sense to me, but sure why not.

#TakeThreeThursday #TTT @dabbe @TheBookHippie

Okay, so I knew I was going to suck at this, so I did the easy version. I identified all the states in 97 clicks! Yay me! I feel like this is good for my track record! lol
#TakeThreeThursday #TTT @dabbe @TheBookHippie

With its mixed reviews, I‘m starting this with a bit of trepidation.
#SarahAParker #WhenTheMoonHatched #audiobook

I loved this book. I loved the world. I loved the characters. I loved friends to lovers with the magical twist. I love how much Halla asks questions when she‘s nervous or uncomfortable. I love her Sarkis loves her from the beginning. This was such a joy to listen to. The narration was perfect. This will definitely be a go to feel good book. I already want to listen to it again.
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Started this while donating plasma today. I am so in love with this world and these characters.
#TKingfisher #Swordheart #audiobook

This is so heartbreaking. The intersections of race and orientation do so much to harm Broome and everyone like him. I just wanted to give him the love he wanted so many times in this book. The racism has to go. The homophobia has to go. Children, and all people, should be allowed to be themselves and loved for who they are.
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This collection is a pick, even though I averaged only 3/5 among all the stories. It‘s a great introduction to Poe which concludes in his more famous work. The narration is solid and clear. Definitely a Poe fan after reading this collection.
#EdgarAllanPoe #TheCompleteShortStories #TheRaven

The adventure of it was good. This was written by Steves when he was 23 and it reads just like a privileged 23 year old white man wrote it. It could be written by a well to do white college boy today. It made it really tough to get through, especially since poor Gene was so sick for most of the trip and Rick didn‘t even seem to care. I‘m actually surprised Gene and Rick are still friends after this trip.
#RickSteves #OnTheHippieTrail

This might be the first thing this man has said that is worth sharing.
#RickSteves #OnTheHippieTrail #audiobook #ReadByTheAuthor

Maybe it‘s me. Maybe it‘s the current situation. Maybe it‘s just the world of the 70s, but is this guy privileged talking about not worrying about spending money? His parents are at home on their boat in some islands, so he‘s definitely coming off as privileged. Maybe it‘s just me though. Arguing over paying $12 for a mink pelt? Naming it ring worm? He‘s… uh… interesting.
#RickSteves #OnTheHippieTrail #audiobook #ReadByTheAuthor

Today‘s first attempt at avoiding the football today.
#RickSteves #OnTheHippieTrail #audiobook #ReadByTheAuthor

I had two picks for this month as well. I didn‘t want to pit two spicy books against each other when my January AND February books are also two spicy books against each other, so I made one a wild card.
#AmyAward #TheCockDownTheBlock #EdgarAllanPoe #TheCompleteShortStories #TheRaven #ReadingBracket #BookBracket2025 #BookBracket #fiction

So, I switched one of my wild cards with this month‘s pick “The Ravine” because I didn‘t want to have to decide between it and my other pick from this month (Pageboy) immediately. It may still come to that, but I‘ll have had more time to process.
#WendyLower #TheRavine #ElliotPage #Pageboy #ReadingBracket #BookBracket2025 #BookBracket #nonfiction

I read a lot this month. Anything to avoid the 24/7 sports on TV.
#OctoberWrapUp #StoryGraph #WendyLower #TheRavine

This collection is a pick, even though I averaged only 3/5 among all the stories. It‘s a great introduction to Poe which concludes in his more famous work. The narration is solid and clear. Definitely a Poe fan after reading this collection.
#EdgarAllanPoe #TheCompleteShortStories #TheRaven #audiobook

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Iconic Poe. Loved the rhythm and the feel of this one so much.
#EdgarAllanPoe #TheRaven #NarrativePoem #Poem #poetry

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A slow descent into madness.
#EdgarAllanPoe #TheTellTaleHeart #shortstory

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A vain man who refuses to wear his glasses. His name says it all. Because of his vanity, he ends up marrying his great-great-grandmother. Couldn‘t stop laughing at him.
#EdgarAllanPoe #TheSpectacles #shortstory

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An ancient Egyptian mummy electrocuted back to life. They spoke to the mummy in Egyptian about all sorts of topics. Explores the idea that not everything was invented by Europeans.
#EdgarAllanPoe #SomeWordsWithAMummy #shortstory #sciencefiction #scifi

🤘🏻pick
Metaphysics with Poe? Poe‘s visit to the Dead Philosophers Society? The Dead Philosophers Society reads Poe? I don‘t know, this is definitely tied with The Masque of the Red Death. This definitely turns on all the brain cells and gets you thinking.
#EdgarAllanPoe #MesmericRevelation #shortstory #philosophy #metaphysics #deadphilosophersociety

🤘🏻pick
Poe‘s version of The Decameron, where the rich revellers are hunted down by the plague and killed. This is justice! Love it. This is my absolute favourite, by far, so far.
#EdgarAllanPoe #TheMasqueOfTheRedDeath #shortstory

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Intriguing look at how people deal with death and loss, and the different ways this managers in people‘s lives. Dramatic ending. Love when “verisimilitude” appears in a story.
#EdgarAllanPoe #TheFallOfTheHouseOfUsher #ShortStort

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This was a trip! I mean, cats do tend to get their way, one way or another, but this is impressive! He‘s turned into a full on murderer, even serial killer, because of a black cat.
This one is DARK.
#EdgarAllanPoe #TheBlackCat #ShortStort

🤘🏻pick
What a great adventure. It‘s like The Christmas Carol for Halloween.
#EdgarAllanPoe #TheAngelOfOdd #ShortStort

The perfect book to listen to tonight during the baseball game.
#EdgarAllanPoe #TheCompleteShortStories #audiobook #halloween #Samhain #WorldSeries

Happy Samhain everyone.
#Samhain #Halloween #TurningOfTheWheel #CelticNewYear #FireFestival

THE OFFICIAL INEFFABLE GRAPHIC NOVEL IS HERE!!! So many mixed feelings about this, but it is, admittedly, fun to unpack everything.
#GoodOmensOfficalAndIneffableGraphicNovel #GraphicNovel #GoodOmens #TerryPratchett #ColleenDoran #official #ineffable

A truly beautiful book. This is a stunningly wonderful work of scholarship. The photograph around which the book is centred is utterly heartbreaking, and a real human look into what is often forgotten amongst the unfathomable horror of the holocaust. A breathtaking look at what history scholarship can and should be.
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I‘m really enjoying this so far. Such wonderful and vital historical work done with this book.
#WenddyLower #TheRavine #audiobook #WOMENALSOKNOWHISTORY

This book is so cute, and such a quick read. It‘s cheerful and inclusive. The illustrations are fun and engaging (and sometimes downright funny). This is such a great book for everyone. I firmly believe everyone knows a they, but might not be a safe person to know about it. This book is definitely a step toward that safety and inclusivity everyone needs.
#StuartGetty #BrookeThyng #HowToTheyThem #nonbinary #genderfluid #inclusive #LGBTQIA+

I felt so seen reading this! I relate to so much of it, and even managed to find words for certain experiences I‘ve never been able to describe. From the discomfort of tights and dresses, and not liking them letting down our mothers to the let down and struggle of puberty. I know some people felt this book was disjointed and confusing. This is what the inside of my head is like, so this made total sense to me.
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That moment when you‘ve been looking for the words to describe this weird feeling and doesn‘t make sense, but does, that doesn‘t make sense to other people who have never felt it. 🤯🤯🤯 Thanks Elliot.
#ElliotPage #Pageboy #audiobook #ReadsByTheAuthor #nonbinary

This feels right.
#ElliotPage #Pageboy #audiobook #ReadByTheAuthor

4.5⭐️
Definitely uplifting for the vast majority of us. The truth about the history of the SAT and ACT were shocking. I think there is still a certain privilege to his claims because not everyone has the ability to just move out change jobs. I think he does acknowledge some of this, but just barely.
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Fingers crossed this isn‘t insufferable!
#RichKarlgaard #LateBloomers #audiobook

10% in and this is beyond insufferable. Tell me you‘re a privileged white man without telling me you‘re a privileged white man. Face book is a catastrophe, but you still have stock in it (so you‘re still profiting off of the catastrophe). You wrote this book while J&J was swamped by lawsuits over harm done, but you cite them as how this catastrophe should be handled.
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This isn‘t starting well. You see this catastrophe at Facebook, but you STILL have stock in Facebook. 🙄 So I guess it‘s not so bad to you after all.
#RogerMcNamee #Zucked #audiobook #ReadByTheAuthor

I just want to hug Brian so bad!!!
#BrianBroome #PunchMeUpToTheGods #audiobook

I am way late to this game, but here we go.
#BrianBroome #PunchMeUpToTheGods #audiobook

If all christians were like Pope Francis, they would not have to proselytise. If all people were like Pope Francis, we wouldn‘t have wars, abused children, hunger, or poverty. I am baffled that this man was so controversial as a pope when all he preached was what Jesus preached. He had love and compassion for all. What a sorry state we live in that love and compassion are controversial.
#PopeFrancis #Hope #autobiography

Not sure why I‘m here… but here it goes.
#PopeFrancis #Hope #autobiography

A better title for this book would be “Why I Needed to Find Reasons to Stay Alive.” There was one section of reasons, but they were from twitter so it was annoying. This isn‘t what I was hoping it would be when I started, but it was pretty good anyway. I think the title is just a bit of a misrepresentation. I would have chosen to read this on more of a high than a low, personally; but your mileage may vary.
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I guess this is happening today.
#MattHaig #ReasonsToStayAlive #audiobook #ReadByTheAuthor

I have some questions. Very thought provoking theory. I look forward to discussing this with my philosophy group.

What a wonderful, heart warming, and encouraging read. It‘s so wonderful to hear her voice, especially toward the end when she talked about the greatest adventure there could possibly have was finding out what came after death. Listening, it‘s hard not to find oneself suddenly hoping for a better future for the world and all its inhabitants, no matter how bleak things may feel. This is definitely going to be a go to, feel good book.

A great beginners guide. Not a huge fan of the outdated use of “codependent” or that healing comes from forgiveness, but it I do like the emphasis on letting go of shame. My only real question is how do people keep all of this information in their heads at once? This is definitely a work in progress for me. The box set is great. It‘s nice having a good set to go along with the book.
#StephanieCaponi #GuidedTarot #tarot #psychology #history

This is so cute! The interesting quandaries about veganism really just kicked it up even more. So funny. I absolutely adored the high school bullies getting what was coming to them, too!
#AmyAward #TheCockDownTheBlock #audiobook

This is all @julesG fault!
#AmyAward #TheCockDownTheBlock #audiobook #LitsyMadeMeDoIt