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Iām about a third of the way into this book about a dystopian Ireland, and it is gripping. Itās not āaction packedā and yet every moment has me on edge. To call it āa book for our timesā isnāt doing it justice.
Jun 22, 2025
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šok it took me two months to finish it but this book is genuinely unlike anything else iāve read. itās a fairytale about the planned economy! itās somehow both an empathetic work of fiction and an in-depth examination of an era and its ideology. plus the sentences are so intensely rich and beautiful. anyway its not for everyone but it was really for me.
Mar 18, 2025
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Just finishing up, itās remarkably dense, but I donāt think Iāve found a work of theory as of late that is both incredibly graspable and topical, thereās some interesting thoughts about prose poetry and the role of literature in the 21st century I keep thinking about. it wears its Jameson influence on its sleeve but itās worth picking up
Feb 28, 2024
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Lower east side, 2006. written long enough ago now that it feels nostalgicā¦ like the cell phones are still being snapped shut. Apparently audiobook is narrated by bobby cannavale. keith mcnally included in acknowledgements. 8/10
Mar 10, 2024
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š¦Iām not a parent and do not plan to be. Kids can wear me out fast with their high energy and noise level; it leaves me very over-stimulated. But itās pretty extreme when people say they āhate kidsā and I often feel itās a reflection of their childhood and beliefs around how kids āshould be.ā That they were expected to be quiet, obedient, and out of the way by their parents when they were little.
Itās fucking hard to be a kid. Youāre dealing with a rapidly-changing body and underdeveloped brain, managed by flawed adults who are enforcing boundaries that you do not understand. Itās confusing and hard to manage your feelings and honestly just a lot.
People are impatient with kids when theyāre brand new to the world and figuring it all out, and this is a time kids need a friend the most. Children can also be teachers to adults with how they are less habituated to the world. They teach us how to be free and open-hearted and silly and imaginative.
A good practice is to be kinder and gentler with kids. If that feels difficult, start with gentleness toward your inner child. Maybe thatās the child in your life that needs your attention and kindness most.
Itās fucking hard to be a kid. Youāre dealing with a rapidly-changing body and underdeveloped brain, managed by flawed adults who are enforcing boundaries that you do not understand. Itās confusing and hard to manage your feelings and honestly just a lot.
People are impatient with kids when theyāre brand new to the world and figuring it all out, and this is a time kids need a friend the most. Children can also be teachers to adults with how they are less habituated to the world. They teach us how to be free and open-hearted and silly and imaginative.
A good practice is to be kinder and gentler with kids. If that feels difficult, start with gentleness toward your inner child. Maybe thatās the child in your life that needs your attention and kindness most.
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I meant to post this yesterday. Absolutely beautiful morning for walk.
This morning is also beautiful but in a spring rain kind of way.
This morning is also beautiful but in a spring rain kind of way.
Mar 23, 2025