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  • The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
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    slow, boring, navel gazy. lacks warmth which i suppose is part of the vibe of this book but i don't like it. i like stories to have some hope and joy and community and not be designed to induce depression the premise is very interesting and i think this would play out better as a movie or something, this book is just insufferable

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    I am very close to DNF-ing this book. The pacing is so slow and I'm not connecting with Addie. Anyone have spoiler free motivation for this book? ⚠️ Spoilers may be in comments for those wanting to read this book!

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  • The Sapling Cage (Daughters of the Empty Throne, #1)
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  • The Sapling Cage (Daughters of the Empty Throne, #1)
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  • How to Watch Basketball Like a Genius: What Game Designers, Economists, Ballet Choreographers, and Theoretical Astrophysicists Reveal About the Greatest Game on Earth
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    How to Watch Basketball Like A Genius surveyed the history of basketball and broke down the mechanics of jumpshots and fluidity of passing by interviewing with expert scientists, whose work we get a glimpse into (the author always relating it back to basketball or some past NBA finals moment that we all surely remember I guess). Mixed in with these conversations are goofy biographical moments from basketball greats and side characters, as well as the authors own philosophical musings on ... whatever 🤣 While obstensibly organized into neat chapters on three pointers, assists, defense ... within each section you will find a meandering narrative but, it works, and mirrors the complex path of creation that basketball itself took over the 100 years of its existence. I learned how different the game was fifty years ago and how basic rules had implemented after passionate debate or seasons with disastrously boring metagames. Even though basketball was first invented by one man, many many people lead to its final form and the series of trials and testing that the rules have undergone mirror the scientific fields of the physicists, astronomers, chemists interviewed in the book. The book shows how basketball inspires people from many walks of life, and is relatable to their own work and complex problems. This eclectic nonfiction was not was I was expecting, but a fun read.

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  • Worth Fighting For (Meant to Be, #5)
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    Enjoyment: 5.0Quality: 4.0Characters: 4.5Plot: 2.5
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    pflanzen DNF'd a book

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    Wuthering Heights

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    pflanzen set their yearly reading goal to 300

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    pflanzen's 2025 Reading Challenge

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    The Chinese Groove
    She Who Knows (She Who Knows #1)
    Model Home
    How to Watch Basketball Like a Genius: What Game Designers, Economists, Ballet Choreographers, and Theoretical Astrophysicists Reveal About the Greatest Game on Earth
    Worth Fighting For (Meant to Be, #5)
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