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A Study in Scarlet 123 pages: if you haven’t read it, it’s one of my favorite books. First in the Sherlock Holmes series, of course a series that has been made into other medias and remade so many times, but I feel it never does the books justice. The writing is good, the characters are amusing, it’s witty, I love it.
In Watermelon Sugar 138 pages: it’s a very bizarre and unique post-modern novel, it feels like abstract, free-verse poetry but is actually somewhat dystopian/post-apocalyptic in the way that 1984 is. The whole story takes place in a few days. There’s simple writing but made so universal and understandable that some things could allude to several meanings.
Wishful Drinking (Carrie Fisher’s!) 163 pages: I normally am not a huge memoir/autobiography fan, this one is such a treat though. Carrie Fisher’s wit, but she also touches on some darker subjects. Some funny little add ins like celebrity encounters and other information.
In Watermelon Sugar 138 pages: it’s a very bizarre and unique post-modern novel, it feels like abstract, free-verse poetry but is actually somewhat dystopian/post-apocalyptic in the way that 1984 is. The whole story takes place in a few days. There’s simple writing but made so universal and understandable that some things could allude to several meanings.
Wishful Drinking (Carrie Fisher’s!) 163 pages: I normally am not a huge memoir/autobiography fan, this one is such a treat though. Carrie Fisher’s wit, but she also touches on some darker subjects. Some funny little add ins like celebrity encounters and other information.
Jun 29, 2025
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📚It has like 80 pages.
The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman has like 10 pages or so.
In Watermelon Sugar by Richard Brautigan is also very short.
My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite.
Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu.
Animal by Lisa Taddeo.
The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman has like 10 pages or so.
In Watermelon Sugar by Richard Brautigan is also very short.
My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite.
Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu.
Animal by Lisa Taddeo.
Nov 28, 2024
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I answered someone’s ask with my favorite books but thought I would make a post with them, too. I’m a pretty strict book rater, so I don’t have a ton of five star books but I’m going to list a few of my favorites in a variety of genres in case you haven‘t read them yet. I’m going to link a couple that I especially loved:
Bluebeard by Kurt Vonnegut - This is one of those books that if I could read any book for the first time again, it would be this one.
We Are All the Same in the Dark by Julia Heaberlin - Such an amazing book, mystery/thriller/contemporary suspense. In Cold Blood by Truman Capote - This one is true crime and it kind of broke my heart but that’s also how you know the writer did a good job sometimes, especially with non-fiction.
Crush by Richard Siken - This one is one of my favorite poetry collections. I also love the collected poems of T.S. Eliot for poetry.
Gang Leader for a Day by Sudhir Venkatesh - The story of a young sociologist studying a Chicago gang from the inside. This is a very unique read. A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle - If you haven’t already read it, it’s such a good read. I know Sherlock Holmes is something that’s been re-adapted so many times in media but the actual books are so well-written, fun, witty.
And if you read one of these you totally have to come back and let me know what you thought!
We Are All the Same in the Dark by Julia Heaberlin - Such an amazing book, mystery/thriller/contemporary suspense. In Cold Blood by Truman Capote - This one is true crime and it kind of broke my heart but that’s also how you know the writer did a good job sometimes, especially with non-fiction.
Crush by Richard Siken - This one is one of my favorite poetry collections. I also love the collected poems of T.S. Eliot for poetry.
Gang Leader for a Day by Sudhir Venkatesh - The story of a young sociologist studying a Chicago gang from the inside. This is a very unique read. A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle - If you haven’t already read it, it’s such a good read. I know Sherlock Holmes is something that’s been re-adapted so many times in media but the actual books are so well-written, fun, witty.
And if you read one of these you totally have to come back and let me know what you thought!
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📚Foster by Claire Keegan (96 pages)
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan (118 pages)
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata (163 pages)
Imaginary Museums by Nicolette Polek (128 pages)
Bonus Rec (bc its a little over your page range but so worth the read): No One Belongs Here More Than You by Miranda July (205 pages)
Bonus Rec (bc its a little over your page range but so worth the read): No One Belongs Here More Than You by Miranda July (205 pages)
Jan 29, 2025
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🖥I know I’ve ranted about AI before but! Just saw another writer who was doing peer reviews as she was writing chapters with another person; until she found out the other person was using AI for their NOVEL! Blows my mind. She removed this person from her document and sent her a kind but straightforward message about how she won’t be working with her going forward due to the AI usage. I feel like using it for novel writing is one of the most insane uses because #1 this person told me that the AI generated parts of the work weren’t even as good as the other person’s normal writing was. #2 let’s say no one noticed and you published with the AI work, so you would be okay if the book did well but it wasn’t even truly your writing that people would be praising?? Not to mention of course the morality and environmental impact.
Also, I was shopping around today for a custom leather stamp to start stamping the leather journal covers I make. Thought I found someone to make it until they said to send the logo file over and they’ll send back AI created renderings of a mockup to approve. Now I am starting the search all over🙃
Also, I was shopping around today for a custom leather stamp to start stamping the leather journal covers I make. Thought I found someone to make it until they said to send the logo file over and they’ll send back AI created renderings of a mockup to approve. Now I am starting the search all over🙃
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Today was one of those bad days where it causes a headache and you feel exhausted from everything, but somehow a nice long walk outside made things seem a little better. Fresh air and thinking or daydreaming while listening to the sounds of outside.
I sometimes find myself taking for granted the place that I live, I work or I’m too tired and I use that as an excuse to not go outside more. Yet every time I get the chance to spend the time outside, I can’t say I ever regret it.
I’m going to make it a goal for myself to try and take a walk outside at least a few times a week.
I sometimes find myself taking for granted the place that I live, I work or I’m too tired and I use that as an excuse to not go outside more. Yet every time I get the chance to spend the time outside, I can’t say I ever regret it.
I’m going to make it a goal for myself to try and take a walk outside at least a few times a week.
