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Nothing Much Happens: Calming stories to soothe your mind and help you sleep by Kathryn Nicolai
monstrouscosmos's review against another edition
there were people waiting on the hold to come thru with the library, and I just much prefer the podcast! so it was time to call it. definitely a fun listen! it's just not the format I've come to love.
chramies's review against another edition
relaxing
slow-paced
4.0
I followed this podcast for a while but these days prefer to chill out with ambient music, finding I don't need the stories so much. The village of Nothing Much - which seems to be a sizeable town really, as it has quite a few amenities you wouldn't find in most villages - has a varied cast of characters although it took me a while to realise there were multiple viewpoint characters, even if Marmalade and Crumb's human (who seems to now have got herself a fella. Changes the dynamic) is possibly the main PoV.
Certain people have pointed out that it is all a bit middle-class, people are either too apparently well-off for the jobs they do or they seem to have no visible means of support, and there's a completely unresolved sense that everyone is minding everyone else's business, which can be good - you have a support network - or bad. Also I keep wondering about the geography of the place. Where exactly is it? I'm assuming it's the USA and going for somewhere in the American Northwest (Oregon or Washington State, up that way) or else to the east of the Great Lakes. Did it send me to sleep? Yes, like the music of The Enid (post-prog-rock from the 1970s and '80s) and like them, in a good way.
Certain people have pointed out that it is all a bit middle-class, people are either too apparently well-off for the jobs they do or they seem to have no visible means of support, and there's a completely unresolved sense that everyone is minding everyone else's business, which can be good - you have a support network - or bad. Also I keep wondering about the geography of the place. Where exactly is it? I'm assuming it's the USA and going for somewhere in the American Northwest (Oregon or Washington State, up that way) or else to the east of the Great Lakes. Did it send me to sleep? Yes, like the music of The Enid (post-prog-rock from the 1970s and '80s) and like them, in a good way.
haniaaaa's review against another edition
nie wiem jak to ocenić. czasem słucham do snu, przyjemne opowiadania które chyba spełniają swoją rolę bo w końcu usypiam przez co niestety nic równiez nie pamietam
zoediane's review against another edition
4.0
Beautiful. This book is filled with lovely stories for when your brain is a little bit too awake to fall asleep. It's calming and descriptive and just makes you feel relaxed. The illustrations are really pretty and I loved the added extra information and recipes.
terrapoetic's review against another edition
3.0
Sleeping is a modern superpower. Stories are old magic.
sarahfett's review against another edition
5.0
I've been a fan of the author's podcast by the same name since soon after it started, and it's been a big help for my insomniac tendencies. This book is just as lovely as the podcast. The stories are indeed cozy and calming and sometimes a bit nostalgic or magical. The illustrations reflect this feeling perfectly. I received a digital ARC from NetGalley, but I loved the book so much that I pre-ordered a copy and it has taken up permanent residence on my nightstand.
rwyrde's review against another edition
5.0
Absolutely delightful! Such sweet and soothing stories from the town of Nothing Much read in Kathryn's wonderful voice. Worth every penny of buying both the paper and audio versions