alisarae's Reviews (1.65k)

Este livro conta das lendas do Zumbi de Palmares de forma cinematográfic -- cheio de aventuras fantásticas e fantasiosas, violência sangrenta, e vilões palermas. Aprendi sobre as lenda do Zumbi, mas confesso que gostaria de ter lido algo mais realista sobre a vida dele. A estrutura da escrita é descritiva, de contar uma história mesmo, e tem pouco diálogo entres as personagens. As cenas de luta e de capoeira são dramaticas e bem escritas. Assisti um video de capoeira no youtube pra pegar o ritmo dos berimbaus... ajudou na leitura além de ser muito legal assistir.

Talvez eu seja puritana mesmo rsrs, mas me supreendi com as várias cenas de violência sexual. Mesmo sendo uma realidade da época e até nos dias de hoje que precisa ser encarada, o público-alvo deste livro parece ser adolescentes que precisam de uma conversa mais guiada sobre esses assuntos, na minha opinião.

Enfim, que bom que este livro existe mas eu tava esperando mais.

This story perfectly captures the heartache of realizing you are leaving childhood behind and will never be able to go back, along with the sweetness of growing up and gaining new freedoms and experiences. It truly is bittersweet. The art is so cute, too <3

I've always enjoyed Murakami's nonfiction more than his fiction, and this collection of essays is a fascinating insight into his life as a novelist and Japanese perceptions of his work.

My favorite essay was "Regarding Schools." It is a critique of the societal problems that arise from an emphasis on efficiency over individual wellbeing. "When a lethal system that could destroy a country is managed by corporations that prioritize numbers and efficiency over anything else, and when this is led and supervised by a bureaucracy that is built on rote memorization and top-down decision making, one that lacks any sympathy toward humanity, then you can be sure that very serious risks will arise." Murakami was using the Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster as an example of a broader systemic problem in Japanese culture, one that quashes individual imagination and opens no space for questioning. The school system fuels this culture, and its malfeasance manifests in children, "the canaries in the coal mine," as Japan's world-renowned problem with ijime (barbaric bullying) and school truancy. I believe every country laments the defects in its educational system, but the canaries in the coal mine comment got me thinking about what the problems among American or Brazilian youth have to say about the society's systemic ills, and how the school system may be contributing to raising adults who perpetuate those problems.

The detailed look at his writing process was interesting. I always like learning about how other people work. He writes 1600 words a day in a stream of consciousness style; followed by 3 manuscript revisions: structural, scenes, and line work; then a complete rewrite of any scene his wife notes; followed by more line work; and then rewrites of any scene noted by his editor; followed by line edits on multiple printing proofs (he says he goes through 10 pencils in this stage). Quite frankly it sounds exhausting, but he claims to love tinkering. He also goes into his theory that smart people don't have the patience to become career novelists because they think too fast and reach the point too quickly; mediocre thinkers make good novelists because it takes a long time for them to reach a conclusion and they don't mind spending the time because that comes naturally. It's a theory, anyways.

I enjoyed his guiding mantra that writing should be an inherently enjoyable process. Write to please yourself and have fun; you will surely have critics no matter what, so you might as well have a good time while you are doing it.

I wasn't particularly inspired by this book.

It's fine? But not anything you will be making for friends (hence the Weekday warning), and a lot of the suggestions appear kind of randomly tossed together. I'm sure they taste fine, it just looks haphazard. For example: Cobb Salad Pizza is everything minus the bacon on a pizza, including the romaine. Suggested Combo No 3 is bread, marinated beans, avocado toast, kale salad with cranberries, and burrata.

At the end of the book is a chart for meal ideas, organized by type of dish x main ingredient. For example: soup x butternut squash. Not all of the suggestions are recipes in the book, but it's a useful way of thinking about what to make and how to put the recipes to use.

Overall though, if you are looking for more vegetarian meals in your life, I would recommend [b:Milk Street Vegetables: 250 Bold, Simple Recipes for Every Season|57007712|Milk Street Vegetables 250 Bold, Simple Recipes for Every Season|Christopher Kimball|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1617652254l/57007712._SX50_.jpg|89199168] (more upscale) or [b:Moosewood Restaurant Daily Special: More Than 275 Recipes for Soups, Stews, Salads & Extras|198179|Moosewood Restaurant Daily Special More Than 275 Recipes for Soups, Stews, Salads & Extras|The Moosewood Collective|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1388464767l/198179._SX50_.jpg|191704] (soup & salad meal pairings).

I imagine this book is a smart satire for people in the xFA* world, and just plain odd for people who aren't. I liked it and found it funny, but a BFA is enough for me, thankyouverymuch!

My first time reading Othello. I read it while listening to the full cast performance by Naxos Audiobooks, which was phenomenal. I kept thinking about how amazong a modern broadway rewrite would be. i suppose that sentiment reflects on how great the story is to be able to weather so many years and still be something that we find interesting in today's times.

I listened to the LA Theater Works production while I read the script. It is slightly abriged. The acting is good.

The intricate power dynamics were the most interesting thing and added a lot of depth to the characters. The script I read had character notes when certain characters were introduced and I'm not sure if those are usually presented to the audience in some way when the play is performed--I felt they were absolutely essential to understand why key actions were taken, but they were not a part of the audio production.

This play undoubtedly influenced the popularization of the term witch hunt as it is used in politics. I want to learn more about McCarthyism and the fallout in contemporary politics (& Anerican religion). I can sense a lot of evangelical roots from that era but I don't see everything clearly yet.

The Beth Moore cocktail is a signature blend of honesty, earthiness, compassion, beauty, and tears of sorrow *and* laughter. What a gift her life is, and that she has shared so much of it so publicly.

Beth is a gifted storyteller. Her words are sharp and soft, piercing and healing. But maybe because our evangelical worlds overlap so much, I felt her story to my core. My heart broke for her struggles; I burned with outrage at the ways she was treated by Christian leaders (!) as lesser-than for her having an accent, for not having a seminary degree, for being damned if she did and double damned if she didn't, for being a woman; I marveled at the miracles of everyday life, at the miracles that took a lifetime; I laughed out loud at her family's hijinks and the many quirks of our broader Christian family. And I am so, so proud of her for not keeping her mouth shut. God, bless that woman.

Now, let's go pray down a vengeance psalm on everyone who has ever spoken ill of her ;)

This book is fine? Like meh? The recipes are good for meal prepping but I thought it would be heavier on the how-to side of prepping components. What I am looking for, which the book never promised tbf, is tips on how to freeze things properly, how to make sure your pre-sliced veggies don’t get slimy, meal charts (eg eat salads early in the week and soups later) and prep charts (“while the veggies are in the oven…”). Does anyone know of a good book that teaches these things? Girlfriend’s tip to “leave headspace in your mason jar when freezing liquids” ain’t gonna cut it lol.

There is a womderful guiding light for building meals buried in the middle of the book: a green, a grain, a bean, a sauce. I so wish the book was organized on that mantra. Pick 3 from each category and you got meals for a week! Alas, it was not to be…. But maybe I should work on building a Notion template based on this idea

I've absorbed a lot of teaching about prayer over the years, but my confidence in prayer is sadly shallow. I mean, not confidence that God hears, but in my confidence of how to pray, how to talk about it or teach it, or how to feel comfortable praying and that I am doing it in a good way. It's kind of amazing really, that I have all these doubts about it after all these years. I bet a lot of Christians do too, and maybe they are too timid or, more likely, don't know anyone who could honestly answer their questions and guide them, someone who they would like to emulate.

James Martin makes prayer sound so approachable, interesting and delightful. I really believe this book fulfills its promise to teach anyone to pray. JM goes over different prayer styles and traditions, and talks about some of the pros and cons people find with them. I'm sure you can find at least one style of prayer that is appealing and that feels freeing rather than droll and burdensome.

JM also talks about problems people have with prayer, setting appropriate expectations, and questions to ask to help you discern if you "heard" God speaking or if you are just hearing yourself think. This kind of guidance is truly priceless.