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25 Sep-6 Oct 24 (audiobook)
Such a chore, but I felt I could not be too critical without pursuing it to the end. I wish I hadn‘t.
I quite liked magical realism at uni - Rushdie in particular but others also. Maybe I have lost my patience for it with age.
This book needed a brutal editor. It was repetitive to the point that it could have been a good short story or novella. But as is, was a bloated 700+ pages. I do not understand the acclaim.

LeeRHarry I picked this one up when I went to hear the author speak at the Melbourne Writers Festival - now I‘m not sure I‘m going to like it and it feels pretty intimidating. 6mo

mjtwo @LeeRHarry I think I am being harsh. I don‘t usually mind a long book but the audio seemed to go forever and was so slow and repetitive. I expect it may have been better in print, but it has been sitting on my shelf for a while and I was too intimidated by its girth. Curious to hear what others think. 6mo

dabbe #fanofthepan! #betterbooksahead 🙌🏻 6mo

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JenP

Praiseworthy | Alexis Wright

I am really trying to get through this. Trying being the key word here.

Tamra I hope it pays off. I understand it‘s a chunkster. 8mo

JenP @Tamra I hope it doesn‘t make the longlist for the booker so I can abandon it. I‘m sure it‘s very good but I think it does require a certain baseline knowledge of Australian politics and sociopolitical conflicts to truly appreciate. It‘s a very challenging book to read. Also satire isn‘t my favorite genre within literary fiction 8mo

Tamra @JenP hmmmmm, I might need to unstack it. 8mo

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JenP @Tamra it‘s just very dense and requires a significant amount of concentration. 8mo

squirrelbrain It‘s high up on the Booktubers‘ Booker predictions at the moment. I imagined it being more accessible, so I‘ll hang fire on starting it until I know if I ‘need‘ to. 😬 8mo

JenP @squirrelbrain yes, I am debating whether I want to put it on my prediction list but even though it‘s won lots of awards, that doesn‘t always match up with longlist nominees. 8mo

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Cosyreader

Future We Choose: Surviving the Climate Crisis | Christiana Figueres, Tom Rivett-Carnac

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Just finished listening to this so feeling inspired! I recently watched A Life on Our Planet which was devastating but optimistic. I‘ve been on the lookout for ideas on what changes to make, and this was a good starting point. I think my biggest challenge is spreading the word - I‘ve been vegan since Jan and my family haven‘t always been understanding 😕. I like the idea of being a “stubborn optimist” though! #climate #climatecrisis #vegan

Sace I was vegan for so many years and I really wish why I stopped. My husband and I are moving back into at least a meatless diet. Dairy is next (though we haven't had cow's milk in 15 years.) Recently I manged to start using reusable shopping bags. 4y

Sace *managed 4y

alisiakae I‘m reading this right now too. 4y

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Cosyreader @Sace I read when I started that many vegans go back due to pressure from family/friends and I understand why. Sometimes I just feel like a nuisance. That‘s really good progress though, even one meatless day a week makes a difference. Well done with the bags too, I‘d like to cut down on plastic. I‘ve started using period pants instead of pads and they‘re great 4y

Cosyreader @4thhouseontheleft nice! What do you think? 4y

Sace @Cosyreader the sad thing is that I did have support, it just got so damn hard. Cooking is not my thing and both my husband's job and mine got so time consuming and we started cooking less and doing more takeout. I'm at the time in my life that I wouldn't be needing period pants so I don't want to invest in them. My daughter loves hers though. (I realize how crappy I sound.) 4y

Cosyreader @Sace I get that, I‘m not a fan of cooking either. I like that there are now loads more alternatives and lots of “fake meat” available which makes things easier. More options on menus as well! That‘s okay, glad your daughter likes hers. I didn‘t think you sounded crappy at all 😊 4y

Chrissyreadit @Cosyreader any time you need or want encouragement about being vegan feel free to tag me! I‘m very realistic about how challenging it can be! I started as a vegetarian over 30 years ago because of my concern for the environment. Now, I add a lot of health info- one documentary that helped family members recently was The Game Changers. Forks Over Knives is great too. I do not share the animal ones because I am tired of hearing someone doesnt want 4y

Chrissyreadit To feel guilty and won‘t watch it (it just makes me dislike the person- so you know it‘s wrong and hurtful but you do it anyway bothers me). I‘m not sure what your income is- but The Hungry Root is great for fast, fresh and delicious- you choose what food and diet you want. Also, there are a handful of go to dishes I‘m learning even now to use on days I can‘t cook. And Beyond Meat and Impossible burgers are hits- expensive but my kids friends 4y

Chrissyreadit Love to eat over and eat them- ( we have two friends that also quarentine and we keep a social bubble together) Again, feel free to reach out any time! 4y

Cosyreader @Chrissyreadit thank you so much! I reached a stage where I was getting overwhelmed and anxious after watching graphic footage of factory farms and slaughterhouses and any time I tried saying something I was accused of trying to “convert” my family like it was a religion. I don‘t have vegan friends so it can be lonely but I‘m in a few Facebook groups which helps. My mum is doing Veganuary with me so I‘m excited about that! 4y

Chrissyreadit What is veganuary? 4y

Cosyreader @Chrissyreadit I plan on putting on Cowspiracy for my parents plus Forks over Knives and The Game Changers. I want to watch Dominion, Land of Hope and Glory and Earthlings but I‘m quite nervous because I know they‘ll be upsetting. I know what you mean, I get frustrated about the hypocrisy, especially because my family love dogs. 4y

Cosyreader @Chrissyreadit Veganuary is where people try being vegan for a month and it‘s how I started last year. It‘s run by a charity who work with food manufacturers to get more plant based options and I‘m really excited this year because there‘ll be so many more things to try! There‘s a site where you can sign up and do the challenge and they send emails every day which really helped me stay motivated and informed 4y

Chrissyreadit Nice!!! I love that! 4y

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MargaretPinardAuthor

Salt the Snow | Carrie Callaghan

We could use some snow at the moment! Finding it hard to focus on reading still, while Rome burns on my doorstep...did get my 3 written pages in though late last night, though my eyes felt like they were rolling back in my head and I may have dreamt through some of the dialogue...
#differentplanet #climatecrisis #pdx #motherearthfightsback #smokegetsinyourlungs #prayforrain

Deblovestoread I‘m in Albany. The detestation to our state is heartbreaking! Stay safe! 5y

MargaretPinardAuthor Thanks @Kdgordon88 you too. 5y

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MargaretPinardAuthor

Red Sky at Morning: A Novel | Richard Bradford

Wildfires in Oregon and Washington—all around me. I keep trying to do my #smallbiz thing but look up and see the sky burning 🥺🥺🥺

#bigfireseverywhere #climatecrisis #pdx #pnwonderland #morningroutine #redskymorning

AmyG Same here in CO. Stay safe. 5y

PurpleTulipGirl Yesterday was awful here on the coast, with smoke from a fire in Washington blowing directly over us. The sky is much clearer today, but it still smells like smoke. 5y

Cinfhen Terrible 😢stay safe and you as well @AmyG 5y

AmyG @Cinfhen Thank you. We had snow so hopefully that helped. 5y

MargaretPinardAuthor @PurpleTulipGirl yes, the wind was converging else, wasn‘t it?? But at least it cleared the smoke trough pretty quickly. Otherwise I think we would have had a lot of health risks 😳😰hoping for rain 🌧 5y

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MargaretPinardAuthor

Status Anxiety | Alain de Botton

The price we have paid for expecting to be so much more than our #ancestors is a perpetual #anxiety that we are far from being all we might be.

I struggle with #deBotton‘s #structure every time I‘m intrigued by his thesis, but this time I finally pushed through/was in the right frame of mind to plough through the weird #d paragraphs and absorb the message.
A very important one about why we are unhappy—also perhaps a way out of #climatecrisis?!

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MargaretPinardAuthor

Earth Calling: A Climate Change Handbook for the 21st Century | Ellen Gunter, Ted Carter

Beans and greens as I contemplate a list of all the ways we‘re screwing up our home—literally my list of social changes I want to be part of making happen.

#buckleupbuttercup #climatecrisis #changeyourhabits #changeyourleaders

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