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An escapism read at it's finest during a time we need it most. Indulge in the effervescence of Shangri-La (not Rick's house). Doesn't hurt that every edition of the novel has different, but uniquely excellent cover artwork.
Jan 22, 2024
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Beautifully written, the world and characters feel shrouded in mystery which is great for a reading slump because you’re immediately intrigued. An older couple in an Arthurian Britain embark on a journey to find their son. This one really hit me emotionally and I found myself thinking about it for weeks afterwards.
Apr 18, 2024
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I found this book on the shelf of a small lake cabin my family used to stay in sometimes (smells like moth balls, canoe paddles as decor, bunk beds) and devoured it during our stay. This book is slow in the way that Green Card (1990) is slow. The tension builds to a romantic crescendo later in the book and you’re like oh my god!!! Nevil Shute was an Australian author better known for his nuclear apocalypse novel On the Beach that scared the shit out of me in middle school. I recommend A Town Like Alice to people as the best novel you’ve never heard of with the caveat that it was published in 1950 and has an unmistakably colonial perspective. Read it if you loved Atonement.
Feb 22, 2022
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“There is a moment of dumb dismay, and the wanderings must begin again; the painful explaining away of facts, the feverish raking up of illusions, the cultivation of a fresh crop of lies in the sweat of one’s brow, to sustain life, to make it supportable, to make it fair, so as to hand intact to another generation of blind wanderers the charming legend of a heartless country, of a promised land, all flowers and blessings…”
It’s from The Return - Joseph Conrad. I’m still a hard line natalist… but just barely
Feb 23, 2024
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Slowly converting my entire footwear rotation to shoes that don’t tie.
if dog = need shoe
Bonus: traction that Merrell is known for, and always included in sales.
Jan 29, 2024
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great name. better cocktails. a must stop in Chicago.
Jul 2, 2024
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Buy the stuff, post the thing, share the whatever. Hard enough to put yourself out there, don’t discourage people from doing it again.
Feb 3, 2024