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  • Bobita
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    Best literary fiction to get someone back into reading?

    I’m trying to help my friend get back into reading, so we have a mini “book club” with us two.

    She says she likes to read about “real life”, no fantasy or things like that. This sounds like literary fiction to me.

    Does anyone have recommendations for lit fic to get someone back into reading, as well as makes for a good discussion?

    Edit: she also said fiction and she liked Crying in Hmart

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  • The Great Alone
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    Am I missing something here? Everyone on booktok everyone said that they were sobbing in this book… is the emotional part coming later? Am I not connecting with the book the way one is supposed to or intended by the author?

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  • Goddess of the River
    Thoughts from 12% - parallels to Christianity?

    After learning it took Ganga three days to come into human form, I’m officially struck by the Hindu/Christian parallels. It’s fascinating how the same iconography and symbolism shows up across cultures and religions, would be very curious if anyone else knows if these patterns show up in other traditions as well!

    • Ganga takes 3 days to transform -> Jesus rose on the 3rd day (transformation)
    • Vishnu takes mortal form as a commoner baby -> God becoming human as a commoner baby
    • all the gods so far becoming human -> Christian God becoming human
    • the river parting to allow safe passage -> Moses parting the red sea
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    Thoughts from 15% (page 45, end of Ch5) - her one request
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  • Goddess of the River
    Thoughts from 12% (page 46) - end of chap 5 - You would expect more feminine rage
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  • Goddess of the River
    Thoughts from 12% - parallels to Christianity?

    After learning it took Ganga three days to come into human form, I’m officially struck by the Hindu/Christian parallels. It’s fascinating how the same iconography and symbolism shows up across cultures and religions, would be very curious if anyone else knows if these patterns show up in other traditions as well!

    • Ganga takes 3 days to transform -> Jesus rose on the 3rd day (transformation)
    • Vishnu takes mortal form as a commoner baby -> God becoming human as a commoner baby
    • all the gods so far becoming human -> Christian God becoming human
    • the river parting to allow safe passage -> Moses parting the red sea
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  • Goddess of the River
    Thoughts from 8% (page 32)

    After reading chapter two and seeing Ganga describe the arrival of humans and the impact they had on the world, I'm reminded of the ongoing issue of pollution in the Ganges. Obviously there are multiple sources that contribute to water pollution, but one I learned about a while back and ended up recalling while reading this chapter was the disposal of flowers from temples and mosques and how a local company called Phool is doing their best to help address this issue. I've linked a few sources below, including a video and podcast interview, if anyone is interested in learning more.

    United Nations Global Climate Change Action Awards, Phool | India

    Business Insider YouTube, How India's Perfumers Recreate The Smell Of Rain On Earth | Still Standing

    Insights by Stanford Business, Profile of Purpose: Flowers in the River

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    From ch 3 (differences from the source material)
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