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brandanadei commented on moski's review of Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert
iām speechless. this book is just amazing, it is triumph and celebration and song. everyone go read it right now! seriously, go! right now!!!
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Hey everyone!! So I am a little bored and aim currently listening to Michael Jackson on repeat, thatās why i suddenly wondered what your favorite song right now is. I just need to expand my music taste a littleš (Ps I know this has nothing to do with books, but I just need recommendationsš« ) Also I would be SO happy if there was a Pagebound version for movies/series and musicš„¹ But anyways I would really love to hear your music style and recommendations š Thank you!š
(Edited: thank you all so much for so many amazing recommendations! I have now discovered so many amazing artists and their music! Im definitely going to do this againā¤ļøš. Also because you all gave me so many recs I will now list my top 5 songs right now under this message)
Top 5
- Origami by the rare occasions
- Hotel room by Ax and the hatchemen
- Cruisinā by Samking
- Brain damage by joywave
- Brazil by Declan McKenna Hope you like the songs and thank you again!š§ā¤ļø
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A selection of contemporary titles exploring the decay, despair, and trauma of the reconstructed American South. Come for the atmospheric settings, stay for the commentary on the legacy of the South's oft-romanticized past.
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Shark Heart
Emily Habeck
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normally, seeing the words "a love story" on the cover of a book would immediately make me push it to the side and dig through my stack to find something else more my speed. i hate to be that person, but books that center love and romance are not my speed, and i usually do not enjoy them much despite my best efforts to do so
shark heart is a story that narrates the beauty of loving unconditionally, of loving though you are losing yourself, and of loving knowing that it will only cause you pain. i was beyond moved reading this, shed tears, and stared blankly at a wall after finishing the book.
this is set in a world where human-to-animal transmutations are common enough that there are (what i believe to be) the equivalent of palliative care facilities to ease the ailing through their journies. as someone who watched multiple family members suffer through terminal diagnoses, the description of illnesses reminded me starkly of fighting that losing battle, of fighting so bravely against something that you know will consume you in the end. this aspect of the book was by far the most impactful for me, and i thought habeck did a phenomenal job of capturing the reality of terminal illness for both the person with the illness, and the loved ones around them.
heartbreaking as this book was, there was so much love woven into the story, of all different kinds. love between mother and daughter. love between two lovers. the unrequited love of someone that just wants good things for her. the enduring love of a child groomed into believing she doesn't deserve better. the love between two friends. the love one has for life, and all the beauty it has to offer.
this is the kind of book that i fear i will carry in my heart for the rest of my life.
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DELIGHTFUL. The pace is slow and meandering, the narrator goes on many a winding tangent that seems random and sometimes kind of bullshit, but every line is just brimming with unspoken tension. Iām kind of in awe of how this book operates, it never says the thing that itās really about, it never puts to words what is happening in the background, but by god can you feel it in literally every sentence. I have a particular fondness and fascination with the tragedy of inaction, and I adored the way this was written. Faith in lit fic restored.
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0brandanadei commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum
Hey everyone!! So I am a little bored and aim currently listening to Michael Jackson on repeat, thatās why i suddenly wondered what your favorite song right now is. I just need to expand my music taste a littleš (Ps I know this has nothing to do with books, but I just need recommendationsš« ) Also I would be SO happy if there was a Pagebound version for movies/series and musicš„¹ But anyways I would really love to hear your music style and recommendations š Thank you!š
(Edited: thank you all so much for so many amazing recommendations! I have now discovered so many amazing artists and their music! Im definitely going to do this againā¤ļøš. Also because you all gave me so many recs I will now list my top 5 songs right now under this message)
Top 5
- Origami by the rare occasions
- Hotel room by Ax and the hatchemen
- Cruisinā by Samking
- Brain damage by joywave
- Brazil by Declan McKenna Hope you like the songs and thank you again!š§ā¤ļø
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Yesteryear
Caro Claire Burke
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Clementine is one year old and just starting solids? You can start purees at 6 months. By one year, they should be eating plenty of solids. It's not always a nutritional thing either, eating solids helps develop jaw and tongue strength and dexterity to help with talking.
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