#book club book

[creativelifebynherie]

A few months back, I started reading a book from my book club's list.

It became evident that I needed to reassess and identify the people with whom I could truly connect in my current proximity.

"Find Your People" by Jennie Allen is all about how today's world affects our relationships and why so many of us feel lonely even though we're surrounded by people.

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[lightthewaybackhome]

Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield My rating: 5 of 5 stars 2024 Book Club Read: I loved this book as much or more this time through than I did last time. It has so many wonderful elements to it. I noticed this time the drumbeat of "something was going to change", the mention of a changeling child, and how much the mysterious girl changed things for everyone, and ultimately for the better. I love the interwoven theme and I love the slight twist of grace on the old fairy tale idea of the changeling child. https://www.hearthkeeper.org/tenders/… 2023: I was a bit disappointed with the last Setterfield book I read. I mean, it's hard to follow the Thirteen Tale, but this book was much more what I was expecting. A slow burn, creepy, moving, and beautiful written. I loved that both the river and stories were a theme used over and over both directly and subtly. I loved that the river was both a friend and an enemy. I loved that the woman afraid to have a child overcame that fear. I loved the lost children finding a home, I love the broken parents being healed, I loved the themes and the supernatural elements. I loved the wetness of this book, the river touching every word, and of course, now I want a pig. View all my reviews

[wanologic]

sorry danny, sam will never think you’re cool

[soliusss]

Funniest thing I’ve seen on tiktok are those sigma male boys getting mad that American psycho was written by a gay man and going “well I like fight club better” buddy I’ve got some world ending devastating news for you

[communistkenobi]

I know this isn’t a novel observation but I’ve been reading a lot of articles about colonial and imperial policy (specifically demography history papers) & one pattern that keeps coming up is that colonial/imperial governments try to institute what can reasonably be described as “good” social policies in colonised places (like vaccine programs, funding for schools, etc, things that are associated with the smooth functioning of a state), and these are often rejected by local colonised governments and people because like obviously they don’t trust colonial/imperial administrators wanting to become involved with their healthcare or education. And what often ends up happening is this backlash against “progressive” policies because they’re being pushed by colonial governments, so you get shit like the Catholic Church running all the primary schools in Ireland because they refuse to open British-funded state schools, or people refusing to immunize their children because those “public goods” are (rationally & understandably) associated with things like US imperial population management programs. And then these colonial & imperial administrators turn around and say look! These people won’t even accept money for schools and vaccines! Look how backwards they are! And paint colonised populations as Great Rejectors of Democracy which western populations then readily eat up. Just a really horrendous feedback loop of misery that generates a lot of ‘secondary’ death and violence on top direct colonial oppression and plunder

[maxgicalgirl]

Being a “Fun Fact !” kind of autistic is all fun and games until you get halfway through sharing an interesting tidbit and realize that it probably wasn’t appropriate to share in polite company and now you have to deal with the consequences :(

[catbrarian]

cats and libraries ۫ ꣑ৎ

[vampbloodx]

What Is Goth?

-Aurelio Voltaire, 2004

[marlsswrites]

Regulus: Effie said she’s on her way.

James: How do you know?

Regulus: She… texted me?

James: Why would she text you? I’m her son?

Regulus: Yeah well I’m clearly her favourite.

James: How-

Regulus: Look *whips out phone* she has TWO hearts next to my name.

James: WHAT?

Regulus: See.

James: I only have ONE??

Regulus patting James on the back: Shhh, it’ll be okay.

[wilsonmybeloved]

heard we were fiddlestanning

you know the drill..

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[creativelifebynherie]

August is here and this is my next book read on my personal bookclub list this year! From now through September, I'll be leaning into this book for new ideas💡

[simplyjustagirlsblog]

[51llything]

what am i doing

and a few doodles but tumblr gave me attachment limits!! hooray!! (the posts' images will be scrambled if i added more than 5 images. why.) ↓↓

please ignore the tags..

[melodysbookhaven]

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father's day gift from matthew or something