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I just love how I can pull moments from the movies while reading. Gives me a richer experience and a better context especially with all the terminologies being thrown around immediately. So far book is really good. The world building and the politics around it are exciting. I hope to finish at least the first three of the Dune book franchise before Villeneuve’s Dune 3 comes out!!!

CATHERINE JESUS CHRIST THE BITCH IS CRAZY I CANNOT STAND HER

For Talata Book Club’s January theme: Food. RIP Clinton you’re one of the goats when it comes to food writing 🙏🏽

It’s funny hahahaha if Ricky Lee is not so much of an introvert I bet he’ll be a good stand up comedian

Currently in Chapter 10. My god, the prose. I'm so glad this book is my introduction to Vietnamese Lit.

Reading this for our book club with the theme Horror. I really wanted to read something that is 1) not about ghosts and is 2) not written by Stephen King. Turns out Richard Bachman IS Stephen King. I guess you cannot escape the man when you talk about Horror lit. Hope it's good since it's my first time reading horror!

My first read for the book club I recently joined (and co-founded!) hope this is good

Of course.

Books on love usually repel me after 5 pages but so far this is actually nice.

Actually surprised by how much I enjoyed this. I also really appreciate the appendix - from how to appreciate art to the timeline of movements and artists.

I’m only 23 pages in and I am already completely enthralled. I can’t wait to devour this entire book!!!

I’m only 23 pages in and I am already completely enthralled. I can’t wait to devour this entire book!!!

It’s so wild to me that despite the events documented about DPRK the rest of the world’s decision makers seem to had a tacit agreement not to intervene. They are probably all Aquariuses.

Looking to enter my soft girl era this year and this book may help me grow a heart hahahahaha

Recommended by my sister. Hope this is a good one.

I’m probably not part of this book’s target audience hahahaha it’s too sappy for me. Soft girls will definitely eat this book.

Maybe this book will help me become more understanding of Trump voters.

My boyfriend told me I should learn how to cook (he cooks for me a lot and I haven’t cooked anything for him). Hoping this book interests me enough that I’ll finally be into cooking (also a way to procrastinate the actual need for me to cook).

All I can think of is how much of the book has been diluted in the series. I love the series so much that I decided to read the book but damn the book is way way better. Toranaga is much more cunning, Gyoko more instrumental in the scheme of things, and Anjin-san’s depiction more colorful. Can’t wait to finish the book.

My boss said this is his favorite book. Got curious so here we are.

This is one of those books that I read because I want to know more about the person who recommended it to me than I want to know what the book is about. Lol.

I don't know what I was expecting, but it's so revealing to learn that all newsrooms are the same – even that of The New York Times. Their reporters have the same woes as my colleagues and me, editors and publishers are engaged in the same political power play, etc. I guess the difference is how each institution deals with these problems. Clearly, NYT is both proud and humble enough to rise above these struggles.

Hope this book can help me develop an aversion to anything fast food

I'm so close to finishing this book but cannot find the motivation to read on because I've watched NONE of the movies he's talking about in the last parts lol. But his prose is immaculate, so I'll try to push through and finish it today hahahaha

Just finished reading Bolisay's review of Norte. Wow. This guy is so good it's almost depressing. I'm guilty of invoking Dostoevsky in my own review (ish) and he was spot on with everything he said about that. Thanks for the education. This book is already amazing and I'm just two or three reviews in.

Also, agree with Ang Nawawala hahahahaha

It’s already past 2am and my eyes are beginning to dry out. I need to sleep first.