the first time a book spoke directly to feelings i had but couldn’t verbalize. i had chills, i couldn’t believe it! her book Joy Comes in the Morning is equally brilliant. a tender story of fragile young love that perseveres despite everything stacked against them.
also The Jungle by Upton Sinclair radicalized me forever.
6d ago
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This book was the first thing I read that made me feel genuine emotion. It broke my heart and made me see books as truly invaluable. I guarantee you will not put this book down.
Feb 2, 2025
holy shit! this was my first book of 2024, and to say it had a big impact on me would be understating the situation dramatically.
picked it up while traveling and started reading on the train back, absolutely could not put it down. i had a delightful and new experience of finding sections of prose that resonated so strongly with me, i felt compelled to just stop and reread the lines a few times in place.
the characters manage to feel both intimately real and magically unreal, in a way that makes the book feel like a dream, familiar but hazy.
fair warning that reading this book is one of a handful of things that helped me realize i was a girl, ymmv
Feb 29, 2024
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Crying in H Mart I read it a few years ago and it has stuck with me. Absolutely beautiful and poignant. Highly recommend.
Just Kids was the book a bunch of my friends and I read in our early 20’s and in art school. Patti Smith is a legend, always and forever.
May 26, 2024
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Apr 8, 2025
i made strawberry shortcakes and three kinds of iced teas (ginger peach green tea, lemon black tea, and ginger hibiscus rooibos), and my roommate made bruschetta! then we played Rummy and 9-card Golf for like four hours. i’m so sleepy and content :)
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remember to thank your local bees, they are working so hard this season. nature’s essential workers
Apr 19, 2024