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Joyful: The Surprising Power of Ordinary Things to Create Extraordinary Happiness by Ingrid Fetell Lee

hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

3.75

This was at least 1-2 chapters too long and the links to joy felt increasingly tenuous (the last chapter on flowers felt extremely superfluous), also the longer it went on, the more…. pre-covid it felt? Idk how else to describe it, the conclusion especially felt like “yeah I guess worrying about not having enough joy in your life is a very 2018 vibe”

How to Cook a Wolf by M.F.K. Fisher

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funny informative inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

4.25

I liked this much more than I expected to, I now completely understand why this is a classic of food writing.

Cat + Gamer, Volume 6 by Wataru Nadatani

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3.0

I love this series but oh my god nothing ever happens

Furoshiki: And the Japanese Art of Gift Wrapping by Tomoko Kakita

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informative inspiring

5.0

What a beautiful little book this is! I wish we could post photos because I tried at least 6-7 of these styles and nearly all were successful — the few that weren’t was just a mismatch between the cloth and the object I was trying to wrap but the instructions were crystal clear (and there’s a link to video demonstrations as well).

Mr. Burns, a post-electric play by Anne Washburn

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challenging dark funny tense fast-paced

5.0

This was so funny and so horrible and horrifying at the same time.

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Good Wives: Image and Reality in the Lives of Women in Northern New England, 1650-1750 by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

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informative medium-paced

4.0

I wish there had been more about the women who were abducted and chose to stay but otherwise this was great, just a completely fascinating examination of basically every aspect of women’s lives, culled from an unbelievable amount of research

Cooking alla Giudia: A Celebration of the Jewish Food of Italy by Benedetta Jasmine Guetta

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informative

3.5

Informative but man I hate to see a cookbook that doesn’t tell you how long a dish will take to cook.

Kowloon Generic Romance, Vol. 8 by Jun Mayuzuki

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mysterious fast-paced

3.5

The Children of Húrin by J.R.R. Tolkien

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 11%.