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HippiesPJparty

HippiesPJparty

Joined February 2019

Depressing books make me happy.
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A man to slay dragons by Meagan McKinney
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A man to slay dragons | Meagan McKinney
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Found this at a thrift store today :) It's been years since I read a romance novel.

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Crome Yellow | Aldous Aldous Huxley
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Oh, don't you just feel a little destitute when a book ends with the hero so miserable and unrealized.

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Crome Yellow | Aldous Aldous Huxley
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Sorry it's a little dim. I really felt a little disturbed when I read this page to think about all the cultures and practices and just simple joys that people used to have that are lost to more rigid, oppressive, social expectations. How people are so often shamed out of the things that make humans free. I haven't devoured a book like this in years, but Crome yellow is just so artistic and thoughtful and deep. If

Bklover You‘re right- it‘s sad. Makes you wonder how many of these traditions are just lost. 6y
HippiesPJparty @Bklover Yes! And what the world would be like if they hadn't been. 6y
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This book gives a pretty accurate example of how propaganda works and who it works for. It's also pretty funny, orginal, fast paced, and not a bad story either. I had a lot of fun reading this book. Highly recommend!

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Inferno | Dante
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The only book to ever give me nightmares. Its so old and yet still so terrifying and it's message has not been lost.

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This book is packed with documents and real stories of the crazy, dark things the CIA did to test radiation and how the atom bomb was created. Sometimes all the dates and numbers can bog the book down a little, but that's just the cold, hard evidence. It's arranged perfectly and is absolutely jaw dropping. It's pretty hard to even see the world the same after reading this.

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Descent of Man: Stories | T. Coraghessan Boyle
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I forget the name of the painting on the cover, but I always get lost looking at it. This book is so trippy and dark and skillfully written. One of my favorites.

HippiesPJparty Yes!! Awesome thank you! I want others to be able to look at it in more detail. :D 6y
Graywacke It‘s such a curiosity, that painting. 6y
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HippiesPJparty It has so many little details the longer you look at it, the stranger it gets. 6y
Graywacke Since i‘m just noticing, welcome to Litsy. Great first post, on 1984. 6y
Graywacke Something for new littens: (from @RaimeyGallant a great one to follow) https://raimeygallant.com/tag/litsy/ 6y
HippiesPJparty Awesome just followed!! Thanks for the suggestion! 6y
RaimeyGallant And welcome to Litsy from me too! #LitsyWelcomeWagon Some of us put together Litsy tips to help new Littens navigate the site. It's the link in my bio on my page in case you need it. Or if you prefer how-to videos, @chelleo put some together at the link in her bio. @LitsyWelcomeWagon 6y
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Gods Without Men | Hari Kunzru

We like to believe bad things only happen to bad people...

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1984 | George Orwell
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This was the book that made me the cynical, overly analytical person I am today. The more time goes by, the more it feels like we're living in an Orwellian society. More than that, though, it seems we almost always have.

PurpleyPumpkin Welcome to Litsy! It‘s a great community and I hope you enjoy it here. Looking forward to seeing more of your posts!👍🏽😉 6y
HippiesPJparty @PurpleyPumpkin Thank you so much!! I'm really loving this app already. :D 6y
PurpleyPumpkin Good to hear! It‘s always nice to welcome new Littens. 😊 6y
Eggbeater Thoughtful post! This book is on my TBR. Welcome to Litsy! 🐙 6y
CoffeeNBooks Great book! Welcome to Litsy! 📚 6y
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