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I really liked Badger. Learning more about Cyrus's brother. Evie's story is heartbreaking. I really don't like Sacha's character. She's just suddenly ok with being back in society after being on the run? Nope.
Just listened to this book via audible. The narration was fantastic and it is such a wonderfully written novel. I loved listening to it and knitting along to Jane's story. I hadn't read it since high school, and its always interesting to revisit a book and find how your own life journey can change how you experience a book.
Re-read because I rushed through it last time for book club. I enjoyed it so much more this time. The labyrinth, the mystery, the journals ... there was so much going on, but it was really beautiful and sad.
A social dystopia book in the genre of Brave New World and A Handmaid's Tale. Set in Sweden, it has a creepy premise: women who reach age 50 and men who reach age sixty and are single and childless are considered “dispensible.” They go live in the unit and are the subjects of scientific tests for the greater good and then also end up donating organs. Well written.
Pleasure/ pain balance info re dopamine was interesting. Taking a reset is sound advice. But there was some moralistic stuff in here that was not for me. Plus a lack of nuance about causes of obesity and some bs about how using antidepressants will make you be out of touch with your feelings. (Like, yes, for some people? Also life saving for others. She eventually says that she's glad they are available to prescribe at the very end of that section. It was weird. ) Anyway, just ok.
This book was crazy, but totally absorbing. Fictionalized history of polygamy in the mormon church and current polygamist sect intertwined together in a murder/mystery.
Love the mix of history, race, class and science. Really shines a light on the ethics (or lack thereof) in medicine over time.
Way too much god. Usually I can overlook but it was a lot of “higher power will care of you” stuff. Any of the good bits were just made cringe by the religiosity.
Fantastic in audiobook format. I really felt like he was telling me his story, and his impressions of celebrities are great.
I love thinking about our lives as “our story.” It has provoked a lot of thinking, even had me up in the middle of the night thinking about whether I am living a “good story.” Really hit the spot.
Fantastic to imagine this as the first true crime novel. The story is gripping – I had trouble putting it down.
2011: I'm not much for detective-type books, but this series has been terrific. This might have been my favorite.
Reread 2023: one of my favorite books.
❤️. Audiobook because her words in her voice are magic. I will be listening to this again because it perfectly fits this moment.
A dude centric preachy memoir with no citations. I love nature but this book is a big nope.
