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This book was something. Russian prison is something I haven‘t thought a lot about, but now I will never forget it. And I will always empty my bags before I travel. #NFN

We made it folks! Went slightly off course with this graphic novel I had to read my son who has been Turning Red obsessed lately 😍. Maybe I have 2 years left of correlated years to hours birthday challenges left in me, yet! Thanks to everyone who joined! And thanks for the birthday wishes! It really is a marvel that we get to exist at all and I‘m glad to have made it through another year. 🩷 #NFN #NonfictionNovember #36by36

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This was an amazing discovery. I‘m always in awe of writers who not only create works in different forms but can also do translations. From what I have discovered in other books, I‘m thinking Dante was not easy to translate.

Didn‘t make a #36by36 update yesterday, so here‘s a twofer. I finished The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows on Monday. Nick Allen would love this book. 🖊️ I am glad I read it and am actually surprised that these are not “actual” words because I have found myself relating to so many of these, some frighteningly specific to my own experience. I hope to own it at some point in print because a lot of these concepts deserve further introspection. ⬇️

This was a tough read, especially now, but I wasn‘t going to extend my hold after waiting for it since July. The whole book was interesting, but I preferred the parts that pertained to more modern medicine. I wish there was something about how to advocate for myself, my daughter, and my mother. #SheRead @Riveted_Reader_Melissa #36by36 @MatchlessMarie #NFN

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Initially doctors thought only men could have MS even though now we know women get it at much higher rates than men. In women it was just diagnosed as hysteria.

I made it out for two walks today and with this rage inducing listen I made really good time. Grrrr.

I wanted a quick audiobook to listen to this morning and decided to try this one by James Taylor. #TodayILearned how much his adolescence and family life shaped him and his music. I also had no clue about his close connection to the Beatles (I was born in a post-Beatles world). Very interesting. #NFN

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Yesterday I took a walk in the warm sunshine and listened to the post election Pantsuit Politics podcast. I wouldn‘t say I learned anything but I do think it had a good message about moving forward. So today‘s post is a quote not a new fact.

“Together is what we have.”

Thought I‘d be reading either a #NFN pick or cozy fantasy next. After that devastating election, though, the tagged book showed up in the mail and I decided to go all in on the dystopian outlook. No idea where this book is going, but I‘m here for the ride.

This quote really hit me, especially when I think of all the people who voted for Trump, and all the people who sat this election out. Being human rests on very little indeed😢

Happy Friday! Finished the last 1:10:00 of the tagged book to kick off #36by36. I‘m glad I read this rec. I related to it so much. If you‘re a fellow chronic overthinker, this book will make you feel less crazy.

Going to try to even out my reading by format Print/Kindle/Audio, but we will see how it goes, as I‘m a mood reader through and through 😅 #10BeforeTheEnd #NFN #ReadAway2024