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Every time someone mentions Severance, I’m always thinking about this book by Ling Ma. It’s incredible, I finished it in one day, I was anxious the entire time.
Mar 3, 2025
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same vein as cherimae (can’t tag for some reason lol), this book was really an experiment in empathy and forgiving for a first-gen immigrant. also talks a lot about contemporary workplace politics and just the monotony of modern life but I found it to be optimistic ultimately. Very well written and you can finish it in like 3 days.
Mar 10, 2024
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For weeks after I finished this book for the first time I would think about it every five minutes. I’d be walking around the city and everything/everyone would be glaringly vibrant, beauty and ugliness coexisting and screaming. Everything pulsated with life in an almost uncomfortable way. She’s a freaky genius. This book honestly changed the way I see the world.
Mar 8, 2023
It’s short, I read it in one sitting and it seasoned the next few days. Everything felt off, like there were undercurrents you couldn’t see
Apr 15, 2025
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I’m too dear with lovely things. I keep the brooch my 2nd grade teacher gave me in a box, safe, and because of this I’ve never worn something I really like! I recently decided I needed to wear my brooch with the sweater I finished knitting this weekend. It made it feel even more special. :)
Feb 26, 2025
Mar 23, 2025
The contrast Between the bright green of new growth and the darker old scales of a cedar tree leaves
I was talking to a friend who’s visiting home after being abroad and we both agree that not seeing familiar trees fills you with a certain longing/loneliness. I love western red cedars!
Mar 19, 2025