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    simone reviewed...
    Apr 24, 2026
    You Better Be Lightning
    You Better Be LightningAndrea Gibson
    Enjoyment: Quality: Characters: Plot:

    I am by no means experienced enough to express an opinion about poetry in general or this collection in particular, so here are just a few excerpts that struck me.

    ¿ Spoiler ?

    THE YEAR OF NO GRUDGES, OR INSTEAD OF WRITING A FURIOUS TEXT, I TRY A POEM

    I know most people try hard to do good and find out too late they should have tried softer.

    TO WHOM IT DEFINITELY CON-CERNS,

    please accept this letter as formal notification that I am resigning from the position of My Own Worst Enemy.

    GOOD GRIEF

    Let your heart break so your spirit doesn't.

    THE CALL, OPTION 1

    I'll tell him karma is a hell of a feminist.

    CONSTELLATIONS REARRANGE THEMSELVES INTO A PROTEST SIGN

    Every uprising has the universe on their side. That's not a horizon. That's the earth drawing the Line.

    WELLNESS CHECK

    Is my attention on loving, or is my attention on who isn't loving me?

    WHAT SUCKS ABOUT THE AFTER-LIFER

    On Earth, everyone loved butterflies, but I trusted the caterpillars more. I trusted the ones who knew they were not done growing.

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  • Circe

    Circe

    Madeline Miller

    Excerpt&Thoughts 18% (page 61) | Chapter VI

    Even the most beautiful nymph is largely useless, and an ugly one would be nothing, less than nothing. She would never marry or produce children. She would be a burden to her family, a stain upon the face of the world. She would live in the shadows, scorned and reviled. But a monster,’ he said, ‘she always has a place. She may have all the glory her teeth can snatch. She will not be loved for it, but she will not be constrained either. So whatever foolish sorrow you harbour, forget it. I think it may be said that you improved her.’

    A powerful commentary on women’s socially imposed purpose, symbolising how deviation from female norms produces both marginalisation and autonomy.

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    simone commented...

    Goals for 2026

    • 10% nonfiction
    • 5% books 500+ pages
    • 12 classics
    • LEVEL UP a Badge for every Quest (currently 75 Books missing 😵‍💫)
    • Reading more genres and overall getting out of my comfort zone (Romance)
    • Reducing my rereading
    • Even more courage to DNF
    • Romance Genre: More M/M, FF,…; New authors; Independent authors; Trying to keep up with new releases

    Any suggestions for books? Would love to read some of your favourites 🫶