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20260522 : 11 hrs , 10.

20260521
sybil is hilarious. also this book is written in letter or email format , thought it would takr a lot longer to get into this , & i stand corrected.

20260516 : 14 hrs , 32.

20260515 : 6 hrs , 36.

20260515 : an outline of current & upcoming reads. 🐋

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–> "the vulnerables" by sigrid nunez

–> "there are rivers in the sky" by elif shafak

–> "overdue" by stephanie perkins (my queen)

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–> "the correspondent" by virginia evans

–> "water moon" by samantha soto yambao

–> "figuring" by maria popova

–> "the heaven & earth grocery store" by james mcbride

–> "whereabouts" by jhumpa lahiri

20260513 : pgs. 85-90 are my saving grace (conservation lens). genuinely , thank you.

currently , this and katabasis have been returned. poppy war will be back in 1 month (rip so long pls be ready sooner...) + katabasis is 3 weeks.

20260505 : 5 hrs , 36.

20260505 : virtually no boats for 4 hours.

20260422 : this is going to be a great field season for reading.

20260420 : 6 hrs , 20.

on a roll 🤝💥

20260420 : 3 hrs , 13.

to distract myself from not having access today , i listen to historical sci-fi reimaginings. r.f. kuang's world-building is a force to be reckoned with.

i like the way the author thinks , it speaks to my brain very well. there are some books that do so in such a way that its transporting into the realm i wish to live. note to buy a copy in the future if possible , i want to break this down as much as i can.

20260405 : 10 hrs , 15 min.

dollar-tree ver. of car detailing 🤝 uninterrupted audiobook time.

(granted i started at 54% when i got to the car but—)

20260402 : 3 hrs , 10 min.

20260326 : 16 hrs , 46.

20260322 : 9 hrs , 20.
will be finding another time. or an online copy.

20260321 : 7 hrs , 22 min.
can i make it through 14.5 hrs before the audio is returned at 2pm tomorrow ? 🤨🫡

20260312 : slow and steady progress.

20260304 : 11 hrs.

20260302 : 8 hrs , 20 min.

20260302 : 9 hrs , 46 min.

i started this 13hr book with a little under 2 days before it's returned. the absolute fight-or-flight response when i'm on a deadline , in any capacity , both mystifies and intrigues. also : lisa see's novels are incredible. this story ... wow.

20260301 : 7 hrs , 4 min.