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i have to believe the resolution of my reading rut lies in murakami

i have no memory of reading this 4 years ago

oh. im not ready to part with this

fun & easy to read, perfect palette cleanser. I loved the way it dealt with time — the book was so in its 20s because it was worried about climate change and fascism and bodily changes YET it was so grounded in the present moment. Like sometimes your whole life is changing but you don’t even know until it hits you on some randomly at 2pm on a Tuesday.

Father zosima :(

after chapters 3,4,5 of book 5 my brain has been completely altered.

the best chapter of the book so far was my birthday YDAU! its a sign! I'm meant to finish it! not before I take another break tho

Finally moving forward with this again. It’s finally again

if I ever become rich I have to make sure I keep reading Tolstoy as to not be corrupted by earthly delights and the like

Ready to gnaw my hands off

July 7th - Winter B.S. 1960 — Tucson AZ one of the most beautiful chapters so far. Himself Senior’s words align perfectly with what Pemulis says earlier about the mechanics of repetition until the movement becomes your instinct and you perform without thinking. How long it takes for a body to get there. And the body betrays you! The lessons here about becoming Great in tennis apply to becoming great in anything.

I am going thruuu it … slowly. there is a lot to love and a lot that makes me ask: do I speak English? Is my English good enough for this? Is my concentration good enough for this?

دەبێ چەند کابووس وا ئێستا لە هەولێر روو بدەن و کەسیشمان ئاگای لێ نە؟ ئەو هەموو گەڕەکە .. ئەو هەموو ماڵە … ئەو هەموو صەموونخانە …

this is the best thing ive ever read its crazy