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Go Gentle

Maria Semple

'A fresh, flamboyantly witty voice' Helen Fielding, author of Bridget Jones's Diary Adora Hazzard has it all figured out. A Stoic philosopher and divorcee, she lives amongst friends and culture on New York's Upper West Side, and works for the ultra-wealthy and secretive Lockwood family as a private ethics tutor for their tween boys. Her main life hack - and the key to her own enviable happiness - is to desire only what you have. Everything else life throws at you? Don't just accept it; love it. Amor Fati. Adora believes it so deeply she has it tattooed on her wrist.When Adora meets Johnny, a handsome stranger at the ballet, she finds herself loving fate indeed. Soon, she's pulled into a world of secret rendezvous, black-market art deals and international intrigue. Driven by an unexpected and maddening desire, Adora risks reputation, job and hard-won serenity for the feelings Johnny has awoken in her.Go Gentle is a romance with wit, a page-turner of ideas, a globe-trotting mother-daughter story, all wrapped inside a mystery with a socko twist. Maria Semple has created another hilarious and unforgettable heroine.

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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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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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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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Daisy Jones and the Six meets Patricia Highsmith in this addictive, intense novel about the brutal and ferocious road to glory, from the award-winning author of My Husband. Ever since she was a child, Cléo, the French-American daughter of two academics, has had only one becoming a famous singer. Over the years, to everyone’s surprise but her own, she overcomes every obstacle and becomes a global superstar with millions of dollars, countless awards, and several Los Angeles villas to her name. But as any celebrity will tell you, getting to the top is one thing; staying there is another. Now thirty-three years old, Cléo is taking her first real vacation in years, on a remote island with no one else in sight. With the never-ending spin cycle of her life finally on pause and no paparazzi peeking out from behind the coconut palms, she can work on her fourth album in peace. Except that with so much time to think, she can’t help but ruminate on her past—including how, just six months earlier, things started to go very, very wrong . . . Taking place between New York, Paris, Los Angeles, and the South Pacific, How to Become a Celebrity is a brilliant sophomore novel from Maud Ventura that dives intoxicatingly deep into the machinations of one woman’s complicated mind, and her relentless pursuit of fame.

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The Quiet Tenant

Clémence Michallon

Aidan Thomas is a hard-working family man and a somewhat beloved figure in the small upstate New York town where he lives. He’s the kind of man who always lends a hand and has a good word for everyone. But Aidan has a dark secret he’s been keeping from everyone in town and those closest to him. He’s a kidnapper and serial killer. Aidan has murdered eight women and there’s a ninth he has earmarked for Rachel, imprisoned in a backyard shed, fearing for her life. When Aidan’s wife dies, he and his thirteen-year-old daughter Cecilia are forced to move. Aidan has no choice but to bring Rachel along, introducing her to Cecilia as a “family friend” who needs a place to stay. Aidan is betting on Rachel, after five years of captivity, being too brainwashed and fearful to attempt to escape. But Rachel is a fighter and survivor, and recognizes Cecilia might just be the lifeline she has waited for all these years. As Rachel tests the boundaries of her new living situation, she begins to form a tenuous connection with Cecilia. And when Emily, a local restaurant owner, develops a crush on the handsome widower, she finds herself drawn into Rachel and Cecilia’s orbit, coming dangerously close to discovering Aidan’s secret. Told through the perspectives of Rachel, Cecilia, and Emily, The Quiet Tenant explores the psychological impact of Aidan’s crimes on the women in his life—and the bonds between those women that give them the strength to fight back. Both a searing thriller and an astute study of trauma, survival, and the dynamics of power, The Quiet Tenant is an electrifying debut thriller by a major talent.

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Thoughts from 12% - parallels to Christianity?

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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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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