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Got a lil too scholarly and rambly for me at points. Some parts were hella interesting though. Just realizing what a philosophical concept debt is... crazy. Rec from mom. Took me ages to get through.

Kakuriyo, volume 2:
Another read from my TBR pile. It had been quite a while since I watched the anime and read the manga…so that it was refreshing to catch up with these characters again ☺️ Gotta get volume 3 next!

#manga #kakuriyo

The historical evidence is often murky Graeber quotes an absurd Babylonian text to show what he calls the paradox of debt: a way of thinking about money that strikes us as upside-down. Even as the contradiction vanishes, his book remains not just a folly but a serious folly.....
Full review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6472734584

This book follows a family helmed by a conservative Christian 7th Day Adventist father and his goes along wife and their kids, especially the youngest, Patsy. We see them across decades, through secrets and hypocrisies. I really liked this. I think this is Zevin‘s debut and I‘m not surprised it‘s good.

Beach vacation book #3

Grabbed this book while on a shopping spree at Chamblin Bookmine in Jacksonville, FL.

#nonfiction #finance #history #bookhaul

Attempting to read a physical book with a needy pug, who always wants to be in your business, is truly an accomplishment. 😂🖤

Spending some time this morning taste testing some books on my physical shelf that I‘m thinking might be a DNF & Donate. Normally I‘ll know within 100 pages is I want to read on, or give up. Next up: Mount Pleasant.

This is a book everyone should read! David Graeber dismantles the myth of barter so effectively that he makes it looks easy to unriddle centuries of lies about money. I‘m surprised this isn‘t on the top of the banned book list; the ideas are revolutionary and refreshing. But maybe most people aren‘t interested in reading a 500+ page book about money and debt (they should!). Worth it in every way!! 💰 💸

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This was first published in 2010 but was just re-released yesterday. Audio narration was excellent and the story had a lot going for it. Towards the middle it lost some of its charm but ultimately the book proved to be satisfying. The story of a family dealing with financial, emotional and spiritual challenges that continue to ripple over the decades. Writing was fresh & clever in some spots, but at other times it became more of a challenge.