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I really like this author but this book wasn't as enjoyable to me as her others.
#AxeTheStacks
#AxeTheStacks
Wow, I was completely blown away.
I've always heard of bell hooks but this was the first book I've read by her. The language is simple, yet profound. Each sentence is carefully weighed. I want to give this book as a wedding present to all the couples I know. Romantic love is only a small piece of this book, though. Each chapter has a different focus area: spiritual, childhood, friendship, etc. But all types of love are connected, so if you learn how to love in one area, you are inevitably going to practice love in other areas as well. I'm certainly going to need to read this again.
Two thoughts that stuck with me:
1. All love is defined as helping someone along their spiritual journey.
2. Love is the only connection that lasts beyond the grave.
I've always heard of bell hooks but this was the first book I've read by her. The language is simple, yet profound. Each sentence is carefully weighed. I want to give this book as a wedding present to all the couples I know. Romantic love is only a small piece of this book, though. Each chapter has a different focus area: spiritual, childhood, friendship, etc. But all types of love are connected, so if you learn how to love in one area, you are inevitably going to practice love in other areas as well. I'm certainly going to need to read this again.
Two thoughts that stuck with me:
1. All love is defined as helping someone along their spiritual journey.
2. Love is the only connection that lasts beyond the grave.
I kept hoping the author would stop talking about fossils and talk more about the ecology, psychology, and sociology of whales, but I had misguided expectations. The author is a paleontologist, and even in the "present" and "future" sections of the book he focuses mostly on dead whales. The good news about global warming is that it looks like endangered whales will have a heftier food supply, so there's that.
#AxeTheStacks
#AxeTheStacks
I submit to you that these poems are actually flash fiction and abbreviated essays.
Jane Goodall's life and work is amazing. I didn't realize this book was geared towards children until close to the end--that explains all the animal sound effects throughout the audio haha.
I love Alexi Pappas and I was so excited to read her book. She did not disappoint me. Her language is deceptively simple, but each essay felt like a treasure trove of practical, hard-won nuggets of wisdom. Positive, optimistic, dreamy, encouraging, yet her feet stay utterly on the ground, it's magical. I would recommend this book to anyone who is contemplating a big goal or life change (esp teen girls). Alexi gives the best pep talks.
"...until the vision becomes the view."
"...until the vision becomes the view."
I was gripped by Tara Westover's story. Incredible. And uncomfortably familiar.
This was phenomenal. Even if you've seen the film, the book really brings it all to life.
The most shocking thing for me was that many of the people profiled in this book had had white collar jobs and bachelor's or even master's degrees. One was a VP at McDonald's. Another was a biology professor in California. The middle class is so fragile that a mid-life divorce or medical event, both quite normal, is enough for someone to slip downward. Without stronger national safety nets in place, it makes me uneasy to think about what kind of hellscape millennials will be facing as we enter our 60s and 70s. Even today there has been an explosion of alternative living communities, with millennials preemptively "opting out" of chasing the American dream. This was not addressed in the book, but I have no doubt that the trend will only increase going forward.
Pair with: [b:The Salt Path|38085814|The Salt Path|Raynor Winn|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1520119402l/38085814._SY75_.jpg|59753071].
The most shocking thing for me was that many of the people profiled in this book had had white collar jobs and bachelor's or even master's degrees. One was a VP at McDonald's. Another was a biology professor in California. The middle class is so fragile that a mid-life divorce or medical event, both quite normal, is enough for someone to slip downward. Without stronger national safety nets in place, it makes me uneasy to think about what kind of hellscape millennials will be facing as we enter our 60s and 70s. Even today there has been an explosion of alternative living communities, with millennials preemptively "opting out" of chasing the American dream. This was not addressed in the book, but I have no doubt that the trend will only increase going forward.
Pair with: [b:The Salt Path|38085814|The Salt Path|Raynor Winn|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1520119402l/38085814._SY75_.jpg|59753071].