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The Happiness Trap: How to Stop Struggling and Start Living: A Guide to ACT by Russ Harris
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
this is the only "self help" book that ever really felt like it acknowledged how difficult living really is and offered effective strategies for living with life anyway. highly recommend to anyone who feels like they are struggling with themselves and where they are in life
Quantum Supremacy: How the Quantum Computer Revolution Will Change Everything by Michio Kaku
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
3.25
I've read a few of Dr. Kaku's books now, and if the other two I read were explorations of a single course of a multi-course meal, this one feels more like a themed charcuterie board. Lotta brief dives into many different topics that can and will be affected as quantum computers become more and more powerful and reliable. An interesting read for sure
The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary
emotional
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Reread this one completely by accident when I was proctoring a math competition at work and had nothing else to do. Our tutoring center has a little library of books in the front and this book was one I remembered reading and liking when I was in elementary.
Still adorable, quick to get through
Still adorable, quick to get through
Homecoming by Kate Morton
challenging
dark
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
sad
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This book is heavy, but it is so much more than that. It's family, it's generational trauma, it's a literary fiction novel that wraps around a fictional true crime book about a cold case that was never solved, it's realizing that decisions made decades ago that were never forgiven were more nuanced than was given credit for, it's reconnecting, it's love when you're doing the best that you can, it's secrets, it's pain, but ultimately it's so so beautiful
Content Warnings
Graphic: Miscarriage, Murder, Grief, Death of parent, Child death, and Death
Moderate: Infertility, Suicide, Abandonment, Pregnancy, Infidelity, and Mental illness
Minor: Abortion