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Letās talk about reading habits! How do you make reading a regular part of your day? Do you have little rituals that get you in the mood to read, or tricks to stay motivated even when life gets busy? For me personally, I really enjoy reading once I get started ā I can get completely absorbed and read for hours. But honestly, the hardest part is actually starting instead of scrolling on my phone. š Iāve been trying to build a habit of reading every evening, maybe with a cosy cup of tea or hot chocolate, but Iām not sure how to make it stick. I often end up scrolling on my phone instead ... Iād love to hear from you: how do you stay motivated? Do you have special routines or rituals that help you read regularly? Any tips or advice would be so appreciated!
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I have an insatiable craving for literature that is unapologetically queer. MINIMAL Highschool/religious trauma/unrequited push-and-pull plot. Give me passion, give me found family, give me "we're just people who happen to be queer and happy about it". I read "Detransition, baby" and "Stag Dance", the former fit the bill perfectly, the latter was cool too. 1/3 into Sunburn by Chloe Michelle Howarth right now, but it's not the confident queerness I'm looking for. I NEED MOREEE
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Adam Rutherford is effortlessly witty - its fun to giggle while reading nonfiction. This book managed to sequence a terrifyingly large and complex set of information in a way that made me understand and love DNA with little effort as a reader. Not only did I feel VERY smart while reading this book, but I gained foundational knowledge about our makeup that I find fascinating. I regurgitate it to anyone who will listen.
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Iām about halfway through and it might be that the font in this book is tiny and Iām dyslexic, but itās starting to feel like a slog. I wonāt give up on it, I just feel this isnāt going to be one I come back to
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I have an insatiable craving for literature that is unapologetically queer. MINIMAL Highschool/religious trauma/unrequited push-and-pull plot. Give me passion, give me found family, give me "we're just people who happen to be queer and happy about it". I read "Detransition, baby" and "Stag Dance", the former fit the bill perfectly, the latter was cool too. 1/3 into Sunburn by Chloe Michelle Howarth right now, but it's not the confident queerness I'm looking for. I NEED MOREEE
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books that feel like a cunty skinny cigarette
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moraloyster wants to read...
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
Bessel van der Kolk
moraloyster wants to read...
1984
George Orwell
moraloyster started reading...
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
Ocean Vuong
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East of Eden
John Steinbeck
moraloyster finished reading and wrote a review...
I see zoos differently, and famine, and the housing crisis. I see everything differently now. This book helped me process my guilt about war, infastructure, and the state of the ecosystem. I feel prepared to live in society. Even though this book did not teach me how to save the world, I have peace in knowing why everything is the way it is. You need to see the bars before you can break out of them, and such.
moraloyster wants to read...
I Who Have Never Known Men
Jacqueline Harpman
moraloyster finished reading and wrote a review...
I was recommending this book to people 5 chapters in, and I stand by that! I read this book with a small group of classmates soon after the 2024 election of Donald Trump. It was chilling to share such an uncanny book with like-minded and equally fearful people. I felt so seen by the author and the main character. The plot felt rushed in the final chapters, but it could have been setting up for the sequel (Parable of the Talents), which I haven't read yet.
moraloyster wants to read...
Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection
John Green