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1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in History--and How It Shattered a Nation
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Palimpsest

Palimpsest

Catherynne M. Valente

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Ego Is the Enemy

Ego Is the Enemy

Ryan Holiday

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Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History

Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History

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astral.projection commented on monsterful_alex's review of Perspective(s)

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  • Perspective(s)
    monsterful_alex
    May 27, 2026
    5.0
    Enjoyment: 5.0Quality: 5.0Characters: 5.0Plot: 4.5
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    This was great fun - I love an epistolary novel, and it's especially fun to read one in the various voices that made up the elite of renaissance art and politics. The mystery is fun, but it's really just a pretext to explore a slice of 16th century Florence. Catty Cellini was a delight to read, as was the friendship between Vasari and Borghini (I chuckled at their 2-day hangover), and of course, the perspective of the Master himself - Michelangelo - reigns supreme. I'd recommend this to anyone who enjoys gossip, mystery and art, wrapped up in irreverent letters.

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  • Perspective(s)
    astral.projection
    Dec 26, 2025
    5.0
    Enjoyment: 5.0Quality: 5.0Characters: 5.0Plot: 5.0
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    READ THIS RIGHT NOW. A made up murder mystery, where the characters are all real historical figures (including Catherine de Medici and Michelangelo) writing letters to each other. There is zero narration after the first 3 pages; the story unfolds through the letters sent between the characters, and we play detective along with them to figure out who murdered Pontormo. BRILLIANT STUNNING INNOVATIVE

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    1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in History--and How It Shattered a Nation

    1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in History--and How It Shattered a Nation

    Andrew Ross Sorkin

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    astral.projection commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum

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  • Just sharing a little PB theme project

    As I'm currently drowning in study, I decided to take a break to tell you all about an event planning assignment I'm working on. I planned a monthly PageBound book club to discuss the quests and meet other Boundlings at my local library.

    As a part of the assignment I had to design promotional material. I chose to do a printed bookmark that would be slipped into the books that were a part of that season's quest line for customers to discover as they checked out books and I thought I'd share them in the comments just for fun!

    I really leaned into the whole adventure and summer vibe for the upcoming season and accidentally matched the new badge which I hadn't even seen until a few moments ago. Disclaimer: I'm not a graphic designer, just a girl who enjoys being creative and spent a STUPID amount of time in Canva messing around. Coincidentally, the day I learned you can be doing your work AND procrastinating at the same time. Who knew?

    The event was planned to be on the first of each month for a whole year and included fun things like a passport that you get stamped each time you come for the chance to win a year of Royalty at the year's end and a monthly giveaway of 3 months of Royalty as a lucky door prize for all who attend.

    Anyhow, I better get back to it.

    If you made it this far, I'd really appreciate some fun comments to come back to.

    So, what project are you currently working on? Study? Work? Something super fun and creative so I can sob into my keyboard as my jealousy consumes me?

    Note: I did seek permission from the PageBound Team to use their logo's for this.

    P.S: If you saw me try and post this yesterday and delete it twice because I couldn't get the images to work? No, you didn't.

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  • When We Lost Our Heads
    Louis’ love for Marie from 32% (page 139) mid chap 16
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    1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in History--and How It Shattered a Nation

    1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in History--and How It Shattered a Nation

    Andrew Ross Sorkin

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    A Master of Djinn (Dead Djinn Universe, #1)

    A Master of Djinn (Dead Djinn Universe, #1)

    P. Djèlí Clark

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  • Molka
    astral.projection
    May 27, 2026
    3.5
    Enjoyment: 3.5Quality: 4.0Characters: 2.5Plot: 3.5
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    While there's a lot that went right in Molka, there were a few things that missed the mark. The subject matter--illegal voyeurism, systemic dismissal of crimes against women--is both timely and handled well.

    However, the author made a grave error I often see in novels dealing with this subject matter: in an effort to drive home how cruelty towards women is still tolerated in today's society, the author made the men cartoonishly evil. This caricaturization has the opposite effect, rendering the entire situation farcical rather than infuriating.

    This book IS still infuriating; every woman will see a piece of their own story in one of Molka's women, and Kim does a great job exploring different facets of misogyny. Kim is much less successful in exploring why and how men behave this way, and the systems that enable their misogyny. The men are flat "boys will be boys" (yes literally they say this to each other) types and literally think to themselves "I am better than her because I am a man and she is a woman". A more nuanced and truthful look at misogynistic mindsets and systems would have shot this up to a 5 star read.**

    **disclaimer: I am completely ignorant of misogyny and feminism in Korea; if there is still a blatant "boys will be boys" culture there, and this book is accurately portraying this mindset, I apologize & stand corrected

    Overall, still a worthwhile read and an excellent female revenge story

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    A Master of Djinn (Dead Djinn Universe, #1)

    A Master of Djinn (Dead Djinn Universe, #1)

    P. Djèlí Clark

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    Thoughts from 81% (page 221)
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    Molka

    Molka

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    astral.projection commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum

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  • 📜 Recs for Ancient Greece & Mythology: Historical, Lyrical, Non-Fiction

    After picking up 🔗Papyrus recently, my childhood obsession with ancient Greece has come roaring back. It is now an adult sized special interest! 🏛️✨

    I've already grabbed a few things for my TBR: 🔗The Iliad 🔗The Odyssey 🔗Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes by Edith Hamilton Currently reading: 🔗Letters from a Stoic by Seneca

    But I feel like I'm still missing some good ones! I'd love recommendations that are: ✅ Non-fiction or primary historical sources ✅ Educational but not dry or textbook-y ✅ Lyrical and a joy to read ❌ Not looking for fictional retellings (as tempting as they are 😅)

    Think along the lines of histories, philosophy, archaeology-adjacent reads, or beautifully written scholarship. Basically: teach me things, but make it gorgeous.

    What am I missing? 👇

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    A Master of Djinn (Dead Djinn Universe, #1)

    A Master of Djinn (Dead Djinn Universe, #1)

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