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Presents a graphic novel adaptation of the famous novel, in which a unicorn, alone in an enchanted wood, discovers she …
Nestled among the glitz and glitter of Tinseltown is a testament to American elbow grease …
It's really actually all about woodworking. Like, tools, and wood, and setting up your wood shop.
I'm not interested (right now) in wood working.
Bailing out.
Holy crap, how much can life dish out at one person?
I don't know what it's like to lose a parent, or to have not one but a series of life threatening illnesses. But to watch Tig endure and survive and end up feeling, after everything, really happy in life, makes me feel like you can probably survive anything that doesn't kill you.
Preface: Don't read the views for this book.
Observations:
0. It's been almost exactly one year since the election. I was not prepared for how fresh the wounds still are while reliving the whole ordeal, nor for how emotional and drained I was by the end.
1. She's at least ten times the person I am. I'm not sure whether I have any hope or compassion left in me as far as our government and our democracy is concerned. But she seems to have it in droves despite possibly being the most openly vilified and wrongfully treated public figure in America.
2. This book is positively dripping with allusions and references to books. Novels, political works, poems, scripture. I don't know how she has time for it, but it's obvious she constantly seeks information and understanding and experiences outside her own, to understand history and policy, and to grow in …
Preface: Don't read the views for this book.
Observations:
0. It's been almost exactly one year since the election. I was not prepared for how fresh the wounds still are while reliving the whole ordeal, nor for how emotional and drained I was by the end.
1. She's at least ten times the person I am. I'm not sure whether I have any hope or compassion left in me as far as our government and our democracy is concerned. But she seems to have it in droves despite possibly being the most openly vilified and wrongfully treated public figure in America.
2. This book is positively dripping with allusions and references to books. Novels, political works, poems, scripture. I don't know how she has time for it, but it's obvious she constantly seeks information and understanding and experiences outside her own, to understand history and policy, and to grow in compassion. This is obviously in stark contrast to Donald Trump, who may or may not be actually illiterate, but who definitely appears to not think that other people are real or have feelings, or that consciousness exists anywhere but inside his own head.
3. Roughly the first third of the book is about her personal life and how much she loves her family, and is really quite sweet. Any one-star review that says this book is nothing but lies and excuses should be dismissed outright as, if not a lie, then as unfair and incomplete.
SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD STARR CARTER moves between two worlds: the poor black neighborhood where she lives and …
required reading.
"In July 2013, Oliver Sacks turned eighty and wrote [a] ... piece in The New …
Picked it up on impulse. Tiny little thing, more of a pamphlet than a book, comprising three essays he wrote as he was dying.
What I want to remember
+ The idea of a "periodic life" is neat: collecting an element, its periodic number equalling the collector's age, each year. Sometimes it's a small nugget of gold and sometimes it's a radioactive element in a lead container.
+ Sachs being happy, fit, active and spry into his 80s. Ceasing to care much about political or tedious things. "I'm closer to being a century old than anything else.." is a dose of perspective.
+ His phrasing when writing about wanting to have lived a "good and useful life" lines up nearly perfectly with the portion I'm currently reading of Mastering the Core Teachings the Buddha wherein it written that the point of living in the world and training in morality is …
Picked it up on impulse. Tiny little thing, more of a pamphlet than a book, comprising three essays he wrote as he was dying.
What I want to remember
+ The idea of a "periodic life" is neat: collecting an element, its periodic number equalling the collector's age, each year. Sometimes it's a small nugget of gold and sometimes it's a radioactive element in a lead container.
+ Sachs being happy, fit, active and spry into his 80s. Ceasing to care much about political or tedious things. "I'm closer to being a century old than anything else.." is a dose of perspective.
+ His phrasing when writing about wanting to have lived a "good and useful life" lines up nearly perfectly with the portion I'm currently reading of Mastering the Core Teachings the Buddha wherein it written that the point of living in the world and training in morality is to live a good and useful life. It's not necessarily Buddhist or even interesting to want to live a "good and useful life" but I wonder what he would have said if prompted to elaborate on how and why he wanted to do so.
Fictional Memoir. A Novel containing scattered facts which are interleaved into fictional stories creating a …
hilarious
Yep!
Andersen Gabrych, Pete Woods, Devin Grayson, Jae Lee, Nathan Massengill: Batman (2015)
"In this new edition of a classic Batman epic, a clash between Gotham City's underworld families erupts into a wave …
Did not finish
This was a selection for work bookclub that got canceled, and I forgot to get motivated to finish it.
You should learn a programming language every year, as recommended by The Pragmatic Programmer. But …
Did not finish.
Denver-devs bookclub selection. Got busy and dropped off.
I love the idea of this book though, and really enjoyed the exposure to different paradigms. I'd love to revisit it and finish it up some time.
Elizabeth Warren hates it when banks take advantage of people.
There may not be anybody who can be so folksy and charming while being so livid and full of fight.
The story was kind of boring, but I liked hearing her tell it. The last bit about the senate race was probably the most interesting part.
Bryan Cranston losing his virginity is the funniest and saddest thing.
In a profound work that pivots from the biggest questions about American history and ideals …
This was intense and extremely powerful. At a mere ~2 hour listen, I feel like it has tremendous re-read value. I can see myself picking it up again.
Why I picked it up
Danielle said she was re-reading it.
What I want to remember
- How dreadfully out of touch, sheltered, and privileged I am.
- The feelings of guilt and responsibility for my part in our nation's systemic racism.
- Maybe I should visit Paris.
Harrison Harrison, H2 to his mom, is a lonely teenager who's been terrified of the …
It was fine. A little formulaic, predictable. Appropriately so for young YA readers, I'd say. I'd recommend it to my little nephew in a heartbeat.
But enjoyable characters, and enjoyable writing. Enough so that I put one of Gregory's adult books on hold. I'd like to see what he does for a more mature audience.