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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.

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

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.

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)

Titles tagged below!

@GingerAntics

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

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⬇️

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 ⬇️

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.

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.