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this read ripped my heart out and put it back into my chest one size bigger
Jan 24, 2024
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This one isnt that long but it took me months because some of the grief and experiences he writes about are so raw and his writing would leave me so breathless I would have to keep taking breaks and have to set the book down for a few days. Never read anything so heartbreaking and beautiful at the same time.
Jul 1, 2024
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i actually haven’t read any of his work from this decade yet, but based on his other stuff i’m assuming that his time is a mother collection is beautiful and has important things to say about queerness, war & diaspora. or daniel mason’s novel north woods - an epistolary eulogy for ecosystems we’ll never get back, with suCH beautiful imagery and interwoven symbolism. it verbalised a lot of my grief & longing & frustration, which i think are feelings i share with just about everyone
Jul 15, 2024
this is a book adaptation of Vuong's poem of the same name and it is so damn good. its a beautiful reflection on the authors life as a gay, Vietnamese-American living in America, dealing with the difficulties of growing up, falling in love, dealing with the consequences of the war in Vietnam, and loss, all written as a letter to Vuong's mother, who will never be able to read it.
another rec, if you're even remotely invested in environmental writing, I really recommend you read Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin W. Kimmerer. my favorite book of all time. it is a mix of indigenous and scientific perspectives and its done so beautifully
May 13, 2024
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would have saved me so much trouble……
Feb 3, 2024
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like just a few - your best friend’s, partner’s
it feels cool and is actually practical (even life-saving)
Feb 2, 2024
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its literally just having fun, while you do all the things you’ve been setting aside for the last month
and then you can treat yourself to a nice non alcoholic drink and a movie!! (today was coconut water and mai mai miracle)
Jan 29, 2024