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Robotswithpersonality
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Mehso-so

Conflicted. It's a recounting of real moments in the author's life, and it's not so much the moments themselves, but the way they were presented, selected, that rubbed me the wrong way. Decent writing, though sharp-edged, seemingly often aimed to shock. Some moments feel important to share, gain perspective on a woman's life, relatable experiences, but other moments, 1/2

Robotswithpersonality 2/2 just feels like the ugliness of a life was focused on more for the impact it would provide. I gather from the back pages these are mini-essays that for the most part appeared in other publications before they were collected here. I wonder if distributed as they were, they felt different.
⚠️SA, child abuse, racial slur in historical context
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Lcsmcat
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Pickpick

Definitely a #blameitonlitsy purchase, but one that‘s useful/appropriate for our times. Maybe Montaigne is the way to help us find our way back to each other. #litsyatoz #letterM

Tamra Oh, this is a good reminder to take my Montaigne off the shelf! I really enjoyed his essays and have meant to get back to them. The complete collection is perfect for dipping in & out. 1mo
Lcsmcat @Tamra Do you have a favorite translation or so you go back and forth? 1mo
Tamra @Lcsmcat my translation is by Donald Frame. The Complete Essays of Montaigne. I haven‘t read any others, but I‘d be interested. 1mo
Lcsmcat @Tamra My Kindle version is Cotten/Florin/Hazlitt. (It was cheap 😀) but I may invest in a paper copy a with a different translation. As tempting as it is to read it in French, I‘m not sure I‘m up to the archaic language! 1mo
Tamra @Lcsmcat oh, yes that would be difficult! Even reading it in translation requires concentration. 1mo
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Awk_Word_Smith
Coffee with Oscar Wilde | Merlin Holland
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😳😳😳

rachelk same 10mo
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TieDyeDude
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So many subcategories that could be their own lists! So, I'm just going to go off the top of my head:

1. Tears We Cannot Stop by Michael Eric Dyson

2. Into the Gray Zone by Adrian Owen

3. what if? by Randall Munroe

#tlt #threelistthursday @dabbe

dabbe I see more lists in the future! Thanks for sharing! 🤩😃🤩 12mo
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Awk_Word_Smith
Coffee with Oscar Wilde | Merlin Holland
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Water = Coffee. Coffee = Happiness. Water is essential to happiness.

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BarbaraBB
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Panpan

I managed to fit in one more book before New Year‘s Eve starts. But I was too impatient to fully appreciate this little book. 52 micro-memoirs, some gems (especially the ones about married life), some I glanced over before moving on. I‘m calling it quits, looking forward to a new reading year and beginning all those new reading challenges!

(Photo: Les Crosets, Switzerland)

Megabooks Gorgeous photo! They can‘t all be winners. 🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️ 1y
TrishB Enjoy your new year ❤️ 1y
Librarybelle Happy New Year! 1y
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Deblovestoread Happy New Year! 🥂🍾🎉 1y
Suet624 Happy New Year!!! 1y
LeahBergen Happy New Year! 🥳 1y
Reggie Happy New Year! 1y
BarbaraBB @TrishB @Librarybelle @Deblovestoread @Suet624 @LeahBergen @Reggie Happy new year my friends. I am a bit drunk right now 🥂 but do know that you really mean a lot to me, even though we‘ve never met 💜💜💜 ☮️ (edited) 1y
TrishB Happy new year 🥂🥂we will meet soon! 1y
Suet624 You mean a lot to me. So glad you‘re enjoying the bubbly. 1y
BarbaraBB @TrishB Looking forward to it already 🩵 1y
BarbaraBB @Suet624 Same here. Truly appreciate our friendship and interaction 🩵 1y
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CaseyTheCanadianLesbrarian
Dreaming of Ramadi in Detroit | Aisha Sabatini Sloan
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Pickpick

This essay collection alternately made me feel like it was making me smarter and like it was too smart for me. Sloan is a brilliant writer, whose logical links between seemingly disparate topics within one essay are superbly done. She writes about art, Blackness, family, place, and more. Kiese Laymon puts it better: "Innovative, inspiring, sobering, and absolutely terrifying while daring every other essayist in the country to catch up."

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britt_brooke
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Pickpick

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #Reread of a book I absolutely loved first time around. It didn‘t quite hold up, but was still enjoyable enough. I docked a star. Rather than calling it “micro-memoirs,” which I previously thought was so clever, it‘s really mostly personal essays. Kudos to marketing!

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fredthemoose
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Enjoying some beautiful weather, the garden, and a used bookstore pickup! 📚 🌞 🪴

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BekaReid
Create Dangerously | Albert Camus
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"Art cannot be a monologue."