If people can be less cruel to rats, if it even crosses their minds to be less cruel to a rat, then things are heading in a good direction. Not just good for rats, maybe also good for humans. “If man can be taught to respect the home of the worm,” wrote the nineteenth-century historian Léon Ménabréa, “how much more ought he to regard that of his fellow man.”

A little dull in parts but definitely an interesting look at an area of study I knew absolutely nothing about. I would read anything by Mary Roach, to be honest.

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Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel

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challenging emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

5.0

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101 Places Not to See Before You Die by Catherine Price

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adventurous funny informative

3.0

Get in Trouble by Kelly Link

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adventurous dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

3.5

I felt like this was a solid 50/50 split between amazing examples of magical realism and examples of how NOT to do magical realism.

The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 7%.

I forgot how slow Ishiguro's books are.

Dark Tourist: Essays by Hasanthika Sirisena

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challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

3.75

the first half was good, but I think the second half of essays belong in another, much more academic book. or perhaps on lithub. either way, I really struggled with them, probably because I am not an art student.

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