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Rachel.Rencher
Brittle Joints | Maria Sweeney
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Pickpick

This was a beautifully illustrated memoir that dives into the reality of living in a world that was created without you in mind. A world that doesn't care to understand or accommodate your pain in a way that makes any sense at all. The wonderful feeling when you're surrounded by people who help lift the burden and discover life's small joys with you.

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mandarchy
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Pickpick

I'm not a very good listener and bought the print edition so I could follow along or reread a little. I'm getting the reading bug back little by little, but it's slow. I found Case's stories relatable and close to home. The stories could have stood on their own with fewer metaphors and similes. #tacoma

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Chelsea.Poole
Ambition Monster: A Memoir | Jennifer Romolini
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Mehso-so

One I should have skipped. Romolini claims to be a workaholic in this, which may be true, but it didn‘t seem that way to me, as the reader. She discusses issues at work and how she doesn‘t get along with certain coworkers in the fashion/trend-making publication she works for. Then goes on to discuss starting a family. I can‘t recommend, but it wasn‘t horrible. Just didn‘t add much to the genre which has plenty of these types, often done better.

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monalyisha
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Halfway through 2025 round-up!

I‘ve had a super strong non-fic year. I‘ve read so much that I‘ve loved. 36% of my books have been NF. Here are my favorites:

1. Giving Up the Ghost by Hilary Mantel
2. Eight Bears by Gloria Dickie
3. Bite by Bite by Aimee Nezhukumatathil
4. The Witching Year by Diana Helmuth
5. The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green (audio)

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Amiable Thank you for the NF recommendations! These are all new to me. 2w
Scochrane26 I loved the John Green book, will have to look into the others. I tend to listen to NF in my commute. 2w
monalyisha @Scochrane26 I usually do the same! It used to be the only way I consumed nonfic, really. I surprised myself by reading so many of these in print! 2w
monalyisha @Amiable You‘re welcome! I know you‘re always on the hunt. 😉 2w
monalyisha @Scochrane26 Bite by Bite has gorgeous illustrations, so I‘d recommend trying to see if you can snag a print copy to flip through, too! And the Hilary Mantel would be challenging for me, personally, as an audiobook, I think, just because so much of its beauty is in the prose. When I need to focus on the words, on a sentence by sentence level, it helps me to be able to see and to hold it. 2w
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Deblovestoread
Fearless and Free: A Memoir | Josephine Baker
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@GingerAntics

Saw your post. My favorite sign from the first go round.

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JenniferEgnor
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This was a moving, tragic and powerful memoir. Nearly every page is a gut punch. From a young age, Dr. Amani knew she wanted to break the norms and do something extraordinary with her life. She became educated in the medical field and immediately threw herself into the pain of others, believing she could make a difference. With bombs all around, continuous strikes, shrapnel, gunfire and collapsing buildings, she continued to show up and⬇️

JenniferEgnor fight not only to save lives, but to fight for a democracy in the country she loved, Syria. Against all the odds, she pushed through. Despite having to leave Syria to survive, she is still doing her life‘s work. This memoir is a reminder of just how privileged so many of us are—that everything can be stripped in a moment‘s time, and most importantly, to fight back. America is fading. Don‘t let it happen without one hell of a fight. 3w
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JenniferEgnor
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I am not hopeless. I know that human beings are capable of changing history. I believe in the ability of people in democracies to change government policies and to help others elsewhere through humanitarian gestures if their governments won‘t. We can all do our part. My colleagues and I in The Cave never faltered or wondered, What difference can one person make? Every helping hand is precious. Individual efforts can snowball into ⬇️

JenniferEgnor group efforts. And group efforts can change the world. 3w
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KCofKaysville
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Starting a book that looks good. Actually two books in one. Seems quite amusing so far as they look for a rental house in Vermont.

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Nebklvr
Fearless and Free: A Memoir | Josephine Baker
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If you are looking for a linear narrative, you won‘t find it here. These sparkling vignettes told by a generous, sparkling, and restless soul are beautiful to behold while sometimes feeling hard to follow. May she rest in love and beauty.