karigan
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The challenge is to cultivate our inherent capacity for gift economies without the catalyst of catastrophe.
something i like about this book is that the author kind of predicts where we will have learned gift economics from & then gently pushes us past that every couple pages. the conversations in the forum will be like
ā¢30%: i know gift economies from hurricane cleanup - forum post ā¢35%: āwe cannot wait for hurricanes to experience thisā - author
this is just an example (of a post i both made & comments i saw in other posts) but itās like that for lots of ideas over the course of the first 35%, at least for me. she seems to know where we will logically go & continues to gently say ābut thatās not enough - why would we stop thereā at every turn. just a really good handle on predicting the cultural touchstones & basics we will turn to next. really really cool
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Work Won't Love You Back: How Devotion to Our Jobs Keeps Us Exploited, Exhausted, and Alone
Sarah Jaffe
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Work Won't Love You Back: How Devotion to Our Jobs Keeps Us Exploited, Exhausted, and Alone
Sarah Jaffe
3karigan commented on Avalon's review of I Who Have Never Known Men
I Who Have Never Known Men is layered in ambiguity yet creates such deep meaning if you let it. This book can be interpreted and debated in so many ways while being true at its core about what it offers: A chance to really think about what it means to be Human.
This was everything I wanted Camus's The Stranger to be and more. Don't expect distinct answers, don't expect an elaborate plot - I believe this book's 'dystopia' here is only a tool in which to ask questions.
A despondent, compelling story that somehow still manages to highlight grace and individual power where you initially believe there to be none. One of my top books of this year.
7karigan commented on ChaosReader's update
Post from the Something Wicked This Way Comes forum
I was kind of shocked to see that Iām almost halfway through the book because it seems like weāre still setting the story up. This last chapter is where the first truly interesting things happen outside of introducing who is who and what is what.
That being said, I am intrigued. I think itās more so because of the vibes than because of the actually story but Iām still enjoying this! Bradbury is great at descriptive imagery and Iām excited to see what else happens to Jim & Will.
0karigan commented on marissa's review of The Dance of Anger: A Woman's Guide to Changing the Patterns of Intimate Relationships
One of those rare self-help books that actually feels both validating and actionable. Harriet Lerner has this engaging, clear way of explaining how anger isnāt something to avoid or shut down, but a signal pointing to what needs to change. I loved how she breaks down common relationship patterns, especially the ones women are taught to fall into, and shows practical, doable ways to respond differently without feeling like you have to transform overnight. Itās empowering without being preachy, honest without being harsh, and full of insights that feel immediately relevant. I'll probably be thinking about the learnings for a long time and incorporating them to my life when I can.
1karigan commented on robyn00's review of A Curse for True Love (Once Upon a Broken Heart, #3)
This is where Stephanie Garber and I part ways.
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karigan commented on astral.projection's review of Users
Imagine if the worst guy in Palo Alto got his MFA at Iowa and wrote a 270 page dream sequence inspired by dystopian VR and youād get Users.
Idk if it was the author or the main character who descended into madness, maybe both, but the plot was definitely lost at some point and incomprehensible rambling took over whatever shred of profundity existed before the ~60% mark.
What started as an intriguing, cleverly written story about a middle aged man writing scripts for VR experiences somehow turned into pretentious gibberish. Honestly donāt know what to say about this one, I am intrigued to see how others interpreted this (particularly the ending) and the first half was definitely worth my time, so Iām not like mad at Users but I am shaking my head and giving it a little side eye
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The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World
Robin Wall Kimmerer
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āEating with the seasons is a way of honoring abundance. By going to meet it when and where it arrives. A world of produce houses and grocery stores enables the practice of having what you want and when you want itā
My mom once said to me, "I only eat food that comes from the store, not from the ground." When the shock subsided and I could finally form words again, I asked, genuinely curious, where she thought the food from the store came from. She told me that she knows it comes from the ground but she doesn't have to see it so it's different. Different in the same way that people couldn't fathom killing a cow but would happily eat a burger. (I'm not judging, nor am I absolved of the hypocrisy - I eat fish). But the point is we are so far removed from reality that we could never even fathom not having our favorite foods available every single day of the year. And yet there is still such a terrible scarcity mindset. "If I don't buy it now, if I don't have it now, I may never get the opportunity to again!" This way of life carries over into every aspect of our lives and creates an atmosphere of constantly living for the future rather than living for what we currently have.
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