Tsundoku finished reading Bird by bird by Anne Lamott
Anne Lamott gives her perspective on the art and work of writing. The title comes …
Checked it out again, had to rush through
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Tsundoku started reading Matrix by Lauren Groff
Cast out of the royal court by Eleanor of Aquitaine, deemed too coarse and rough-hewn …
Grabbed this on a whim on libby (no I have not replaced my library card yet, hopefully this weekend) because I really liked Groff's "Fates and Furies" and I thought "You know what I need a little spinach in my reading diet" (as in: literary fiction to chew on). I like what I've read so far. But if you hate looking up words to find out the reason you don't know them is they're archaic and no longer used, you may want to try a different Groff book. Like "Fates and Furies", that's modern.
Tsundoku stopped reading Bird by bird by Anne Lamott
Anne Lamott gives her perspective on the art and work of writing. The title comes …
I like this book but I'm having problems with my library card, so I should probably assume I can't finish it before I have to return it. I'll read it another time
Tsundoku finished reading I Think Our Son Is Gay 05 by Okura
Tomoko is no stranger to change. With two boys in high school and a husband …
A+ touching manga
Tsundoku wants to read I Think Our Son Is Gay 05 by Okura
Tomoko is no stranger to change. With two boys in high school and a husband …
There was a LONG hold list for this one. But I just got my (digital) copy. I don't want this series to end!!!!!
Tsundoku finished reading The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate by Ted Chiang
This story concerns a Baghdad merchant. Mr. Chiang says the story was inspired in part …
Listened to the Levar Burton Reads Podcast verison of this.
Tsundoku stopped reading Dark Archives by Megan Rosenbloom
There are books out there, some shelved unwittingly next to ordinary texts, that are bound …
Need to return to library. It's probably a fine book but it didn't grab me. Maybe another time
Tsundoku commented on Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (Dover Thrift Editions)
One of the most universally loved and admired English novels, Pride and Prejudice, was penned …
Had to find a different way to continue this book after the substack stopped updating.
Today's emailed section started with THAT scene (chapter 34) and I wish I had made popcorn this morning.
Tsundoku reviewed Lab Girl by Hope Jahren
An illuminating debut memoir of a woman in science; a moving portrait of a longtime …
Unexpected representation in the ECT field
5 stars
Content warning Mental Health issues, sexism, post-partum issues (Ableism in reviewer's life also mentioned)
Though I don't mention it much on this site (because it doesn't really come up) I get ECTs fairly frequently, and they affect how I read (as ECTs affect memory, basically I try to either reach a good pause point or finish a piece of media a few days before one)
but at first I was charmed. In a chapter where she mentions having to fill medications in a hospital (A stressful environment) she mentioned having to do it for the ECT clinic as well (basically the special anesthesia ) and she was so tremendously not a jerk about it--she got it. And that part ALONE meant so much to me, because as part of my university accommodations I had to discuss WHY I was gone so much. And you could see it change each professor's view (at best, there's some stories that piss me off I'm not sharing) as I became "the Crazy one".
but also Jahren gets pregnant--you may not know this, but there are SO many medications you aren't allowed to take once you know you're pregnant. And so she was dealing with manic depressive episodes without any mood stabilizers. and since she got worse while pregnant, she had to undergo an ECT treatment, which, like my initial "season" left her with virtually no memories of that time.
I don't think the ECTs were the point of the book (I think the point was the beautiful observations about plants), but having this representation meant so much to me
Tsundoku finished reading Anne of West Philly by Ivy Noelle Weir
READ IT
Tsundoku finished reading Sensory: Life on the Spectrum by Rebecca Ollerton
A colorful and eclectic comics anthology exploring a wide range of autistic experiences—from diagnosis journeys …
I think this is worth a read if your library has it. Allistic (Non-Autistic) people will learn things, hell, I'm autistic and I still learned stuff.
Tsundoku rated Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands: 5 stars
Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton
Before there was Kate Beaton, New York Times bestselling cartoonist of Hark A Vagrant fame, there was Katie Beaton of …
Tsundoku reviewed My Brain Is Different by MONZUSU
This intimate manga anthology is about the struggles and triumphs of individuals learning to navigate …
An anthology of Neuro-divergent people in Japan; if you are Neurodiverse, you can probably relate to this even if you have never lived in Japan
5 stars
Content warning CW: Suicidal Ideation, Suicide Attempts (no successful attempts), bullying by both teacher and peers, take care of yourself reading this
Basically, the only reason I am not giving 5 stars is I would have felt a trigger warning at the beginning of the book (if I find out there was one and I simply didn't see it I will update this) would have been a REALLY good idea. This is an extremely dark anthology. I recommend it, but read with care--I had to take several breaks reading this.
I will say, the people in this book are ultimately hopeful that things ARE improving / will improve.
I am jealous that Japan seems to have better occupational therapy than the place I tried lol.
Tsundoku commented on The Three pillars of Zen by Roshi Philip
Okay admittedly my last Zen book was by a different author, but it seems I may have assumed some things incorrectly: Like breathing is COMPLETELY through the nose. Pretty sure if I were doing this at a temple or retreat, I would have irritated everyone else until this moment. lol
Tsundoku finished reading The God of Arepo by Reimena Yee
Temples are built for gods. Knowing this a farmer builds a small temple to see …
Read this as it's been nominated for an Ignatz. I still want to read one other nominee, but it's certainly good enough that it deserves to win imo