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Peony is 3% done with How to Speak / How to Listen
“There is communication among brute animals in a wide variety of ways, but no conversation. There is even a sense in which any physical thing that sends a signal to another physical thing that receives it and responds to it in some way can be said to be in communication. But the sending and receiving of signals is not conversation, talk, or discussion.”
Feb 18, 2026 08:54PM Add a comment
How to Speak / How to Listen

Peony
Peony is 62% done with Elric of Melniboné (The Elric Saga, #1)
The one night stand sired twins…sure, sure. 🤦‍♀️ Right when I was beginning to forgive this story
Feb 10, 2026 10:14PM Add a comment
Elric of Melniboné (The Elric Saga, #1)

Peony
Peony is 52% done with Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Hand of the author, I’d bet :”/
Feb 08, 2026 09:18AM Add a comment
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

Peony
Peony is 52% done with Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Strange is… different. He was always odd, I suppose, but he forgot to be so for a while, and now it’s like he’s having a midlife crisis. And his wife’s personality has disappeared for so long that I nearly forgot she had one!
Feb 08, 2026 09:18AM Add a comment
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

Peony
Peony is 18% done with The Dragonbone Chair (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, #1)
A wee bit lost with all the names.
Feb 07, 2026 03:22PM Add a comment
The Dragonbone Chair (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, #1)

Peony
Peony is 36% done with Guards! Guards! (Discworld, #8; City Watch, #1)
Just clever enough to be enjoyable. Wish it were more clever
Jan 10, 2026 12:10PM Add a comment
Guards! Guards! (Discworld, #8; City Watch, #1)

Peony
Peony is 33% done with Guards! Guards! (Discworld, #8; City Watch, #1)
The writing is a little over the top for my tastes, but ive gotten used to it
Jan 10, 2026 11:55AM Add a comment
Guards! Guards! (Discworld, #8; City Watch, #1)

Peony
Peony is 20% done with Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Wait! It is a modern book? Holy smokes, it was giving the Hobbit!
Jan 04, 2026 03:31PM Add a comment
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

Peony
Peony is 20% done with Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
The worldbuilding feels too real. Trippy. Its very good. The lines are crafted wonderfully, and the jokes are subtle. The narration is magical. No racism, no toxic norms, with a sprinkle of surprisingly modern sensibilities.
Jan 04, 2026 03:30PM Add a comment
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

Peony
Peony is 67% done with The Conversation Code: How to Upgrade Your Social Skills and Your Life
75% of this book is: crack more jokes. Here’s how to crack jokes. Really, who would enjoy your company if you’re not being funny? Likeability = entertainment value
Dec 14, 2025 09:27PM Add a comment
The Conversation Code: How to Upgrade Your Social Skills and Your Life

Peony
Peony is 65% done with The Conversation Code: How to Upgrade Your Social Skills and Your Life
The writing is sometimes confusing, and I don’t think he’s an especially socially conscious, polite guy. A lot of these examples are hurtful and inauthentic.
Dec 14, 2025 09:18PM Add a comment
The Conversation Code: How to Upgrade Your Social Skills and Your Life

Peony
Peony is 54% done with The Conversation Code: How to Upgrade Your Social Skills and Your Life
Its good, i wish it was deeper into the emotional complexity of social acceptability, meanness, genuineness, and likeability though.
Dec 14, 2025 11:40AM Add a comment
The Conversation Code: How to Upgrade Your Social Skills and Your Life

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