May 18
NNIR 02 - Ooh, look at this!
Books Read
Everything You Ever Wanted by Luiza Sauma
In Watermelon Sugar by Richard Brautigan
The Neverending Story by Michael
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Hello, friends.
This blog is a record of a reading life.
A public notebook about the experience of moving through books and what lingers afterward. The reading will range widely, from thoughtful and demanding works to what I like to call candy bar books.
Think of it less as a review site and more as an ongoing conversation with books.
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Apr 14
NNIR 01 - Reset Reading Month
Sometimes, you stop eating vegetables and have doughnuts for dinner.
In March, I read four books in the less-than-critical-thinking category.
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Apr 09
In Watermelon Sugar by Richard Brautigan
Photo PSA: I use the Nashville Public Library like a credit card with no limit. I get more mileage out
4 min read
Apr 07
Everything You Ever Wanted by Luiza Sauma
Recently, I came across a book on YouTube called Everything You Ever Wanted. Readers on YouTube were recommending this in
4 min read
Mar 28
Temporary Lift of Book-Buying Ban
At the end of last year, I put a book-buying ban on myself. No one else. Myself. In the third
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Mar 05
Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum
New genre unlocked!
I just finished Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum, and I think I may have
3 min read
Feb 27
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy is the second book in Becky Chambers’ Monk and Robot duology, which begins with A
3 min read
Feb 21
Most Ardently by Gabe Cole Novoa
I just finished Most Ardently by Gabe Cole Novoa, and it was exactly the kind of book I needed right
3 min read
Feb 20
The Rum Diary by Hunter S. Thompson
I finished The Rum Diary about ten minutes ago, and I’m still not entirely sure what I just read.
2 min read
Feb 12
Typhoid Mary by Anthony Bourdain
Typhoid Mary — by Anthony Bourdain
I recently finished Typhoid Mary by Anthony Bourdain. I am a huge fan of Bourdain&
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Feb 05
Severance by Ling Ma
Book Notes
* Title: Severance
* Author: Ling Ma
* Finished: January 2026
* First Reaction: Mixed, but lingering
* Would I Recommend It?: To
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Nov 04
Todos Lost Fantasmas De Esta Casa/All the Ghosts in This House
Todos Los Fantasmas De Esta Casa/All the Ghosts in This House by Frydha Victoria and translated by J. Allen
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