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Judytudey

Avid lover of audiobooks and intersectional storytelling

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Spring 2025 Readalong
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Summer 2025 Readalong
Reading...On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
My Taste
The Once and Future Witches
Babel
The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club, #1)
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers, #1)
Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist

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  • On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
    Thoughts from 42% of the updated audiobook!

    Listening to the 2022 expanded audiobook with context and new lessons about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and it is pretty wild that he's speaking for 8 extra hours just off notes! This is really more like a HUGE podcast episode, and it's stacked with history and specifics about Putin's mythologizing of Russian/Ukrainian history. I realized I'm nearly halfway through and we haven't even gotten to the original essays yet! So, if you are looking to read/listen to this one, just know what you're getting into.

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  • On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
    Thoughts from 42% of the updated audiobook!

    Listening to the 2022 expanded audiobook with context and new lessons about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and it is pretty wild that he's speaking for 8 extra hours just off notes! This is really more like a HUGE podcast episode, and it's stacked with history and specifics about Putin's mythologizing of Russian/Ukrainian history. I realized I'm nearly halfway through and we haven't even gotten to the original essays yet! So, if you are looking to read/listen to this one, just know what you're getting into.

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    Atmosphere

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  • The Phoenix Keeper
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    Jun 17, 2025
    4.0
    Enjoyment: 4.0Quality: 3.5Characters: 4.0Plot: 4.0

    The plot is a little predictable, but overall, a delightful cozy lil fantasy zoo setting. Although the MC was sometimes infuriatingly/self-sabotagingly awkward, I do think that root of social anxiety was explored fairly well. As a certified anxious worrier myself, I felt deeply the constant thrums of what-if running through her mind. I also absolutely LOVE a kelpie, so that whole feature drew me in (maybe even more than the phoenixes). Beautiful depictions of friendship and community, too. A lovely read.

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    The Phoenix Keeper

    The Phoenix Keeper

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  • Someone You Can Build a Nest In
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    Jun 11, 2025
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    Enjoyment: 4.0Quality: 4.5Characters: 3.5Plot: 4.0

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    Someone You Can Build a Nest In

    Someone You Can Build a Nest In

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    My gal is STRESS EATING she really is me fr

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  • The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers, #1)
    Underhyped Delight

    This is such a quiet series, and I adore it.

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  • Someone You Can Build a Nest In
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    "Romance was awful. She couldn't even do something as simple as murdering rude people anymore" AMAZING

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  • Remarkably Bright Creatures
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