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Started reading Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi today. I’m only like 50 pages in but it’s so whimsical and imaginative, I feel as though it will break my heart by the end. This also feels like a book I’m going to read to my kids one day during bedtime. Loving it so far!
Jan 13, 2025
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when I visited my friend Nico’s house last winter, they gave me their own copy of ‘The Remains of the day‘ presenting it as a book that changed their way of seeing life.
To be honest it is a very powerful and lovely novel, the characters feel very real but also very dreamlike, all of them are described with their own set of traits which makes this short novel a very nice time. it took a while for me to finish it but it’s very light. I wasn’t very familiar with Ishiguro’s work but this was a great introduction.
To be honest it is a very powerful and lovely novel, the characters feel very real but also very dreamlike, all of them are described with their own set of traits which makes this short novel a very nice time. it took a while for me to finish it but it’s very light. I wasn’t very familiar with Ishiguro’s work but this was a great introduction.
Mar 22, 2024
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🪡cozy & warm yet heartbreaking. one of the reviews puts it perfectly: the writing is deceptively simple yet refuses to let go of you. One of those books that (for me) feel nostalgic even on the first read
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Murakami this murakami that, banana yoshimoto is where it’s at. Granted this is the only work of hers I’ve read so far but I absolutely loved it. It was my in-flight entertainment on the way to Japan and I got so emotional that I didn’t mind the turbulence. I‘ve read a few works from Japanese authors but this one is my favorite.
Nov 24, 2024
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⏰I wake up to my initial alarm, then immediately set another alarm for 30 minutes after that. For those 30 minutes, I can do anything I want except look at my phone. This is my first week test running this but for the few days I’ve done this I’ve had a full and productive morning and end up using my phone less in general.
10/10 would recommend
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Jan 13, 2025
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📕i’ve got this little red book that i carry around on me always that is an old vintage hardcover converted into a journal. any time i find myself feeling something unpleasant, getting a cool sticker, seeing a great movie, or just wanting to write i go straight to my little red book. growing up, i was never taught to express my emotions but 24 years later and a lot of life experience has taught me that it‘s okay to do so and you should have a space to do that safely. i hope you all find your little red books
Dec 29, 2024
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🩻recently, my girlfriend left for a study abroad and most of my ffriends are on holiday break away from NY. therefore, i have just been in this cycle of working and eating and sleeping. these past few days, i've made it my mission to get something done before i leave for work. whether that is taking out the trash or getting a croissant, i just have to have done an activity that requires me to leave my bed before my next shift. who'd-a-thunkit, i actually feel a little bit better every time i do this! i feel like i am making sense of the time that i have and i find great pride in being intentional about my joy. to more days like these, my lovelies
Jan 2, 2025