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cozycoffee

writer & adventurer who loves fantasy, sci-fi, and all the related genres đŸŒ»

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Classic Literature from the United States
Found Family in Fantasy
Cherry Blossom Festival 2026
My Taste
Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)
The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1)
Legends & Lattes (Legends & Lattes, #1)
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
Reading...
The Pumpkin Spice Café (Dream Harbor, #1)
44%
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers, #1)
48%

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  • The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself
    Thoughts from 4%

    Eventually you will see that the real cause of problems is not life itself, it’s the commotion the mind makes about life that really causes problems.

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    I can’t say I agree with the author here. In fact, I think this line is a gross oversimplification. While people can absolutely overthink things and make mountains out of molehills, the claim that the mind creates every problem is simply untrue. The world absolutely has problems, and pretending that it doesn’t isn’t a solution at all.

    I’m hoping the author meant something more along the lines of, “How we react to problems can potentially create more problems,” but that’s not what the writing is saying so far. I have a feeling that’s where it’s going, but we’ll see.

    I also can’t say I’m a fan of the preachy narration, but that’s a very minor point and easy to ignore so far.

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  • The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself
    cozycoffee
    Mar 30, 2026
    DNF
    1.0
    Enjoyment: 0.5Quality: 1.0Characters: Plot:
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    DNF’ed at 9%.

    I am not the target audience for this book. Phrases such as, “You will come to understand,” “Eventually you will come to see,” and “If your mind became your roommate, you wouldn’t last a day” were near-constant, and I disagreed with most of them.

    Perhaps others can get more from this book, but alas, that person is not me. 1 star.

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    Yesteryear

    Yesteryear

    Caro Claire Burke

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  • The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself
    Thoughts from 4%

    Eventually you will see that the real cause of problems is not life itself, it’s the commotion the mind makes about life that really causes problems.

    —

    I can’t say I agree with the author here. In fact, I think this line is a gross oversimplification. While people can absolutely overthink things and make mountains out of molehills, the claim that the mind creates every problem is simply untrue. The world absolutely has problems, and pretending that it doesn’t isn’t a solution at all.

    I’m hoping the author meant something more along the lines of, “How we react to problems can potentially create more problems,” but that’s not what the writing is saying so far. I have a feeling that’s where it’s going, but we’ll see.

    I also can’t say I’m a fan of the preachy narration, but that’s a very minor point and easy to ignore so far.

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    The Pumpkin Spice Café (Dream Harbor, #1)

    The Pumpkin Spice Café (Dream Harbor, #1)

    Laurie Gilmore

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

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

    Becky Chambers

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    The Pumpkin Spice Café (Dream Harbor, #1)

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  • A Tale for the Time Being
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    The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers, #1)

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

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    Becky Chambers

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  • The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers, #1)
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  • The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (The Hunger Games, #0)
    cozycoffee
    Mar 26, 2026
    4.0
    Enjoyment: 3.0Quality: 4.0Characters: 4.0Plot: 4.0
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    The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (The Hunger Games, #0)

    The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (The Hunger Games, #0)

    Suzanne Collins

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