I wish I had this book in my early 40s so I could be forwarned about what to expect, know how to discuss symptoms with my doctor, and know how to deal with the transitional chaos and the flooding. I really wish I had known about the flooding ahead of time. Warning: surfing the crimson tide is one thing, but after years of the same waves there will come random flood tides. Be prepared: these will be super plus AND extra heavy overnight situations.
Also it's good to know someone who isn't afraid to call out bullshit on medical advice from celebrities or misogyny on the internet. Gwyneth knows what she did. Also Oprah, and Suzanne Somers. Dr. Jen has zero toleration for doctors who are ill-informed, fat-blaming, or otherwise unacceptable.
Since it wasn't written yet, I've been reading this after the fact, and it is still helpful in practical advice for dealing with my much-interrupted sleep at night, which of course I thought was just me.
And the science geek in me really loves that, when applicable, she includes racial and ethnic breakdowns of the studies, as well as including disparities in outcomes by demographics.
Read this and be well.
Somers spelling corrected 30Apr2922
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1 January 2024
Why, yes, I did reread it to go back over some material and take notes, because library copy.
I love these guys. Dunn captures the idiosyncrasies that make our pets beloved and exasperating. The people are nice, but when she draws the cats in pI love these guys. Dunn captures the idiosyncrasies that make our pets beloved and exasperating. The people are nice, but when she draws the cats in pajamas it makes me smile.
#52 in my 365 Kids Books challenge and multi-year effort to get Goodreads to fix the Top Readers, etc. lists. For a fuller explanation see my review f#52 in my 365 Kids Books challenge and multi-year effort to get Goodreads to fix the Top Readers, etc. lists. For a fuller explanation see my review for 101 Amazing Facts about Australia You can see all the books on their own shelf It seems unlikely that I will actually achieve 365 reviews of kids books this year, but I don't want to stop.
Another artist with a very simple, spare visual style, but warm. I like the way the story builds and resolves. Shout out to "brava," a tragically underutilized word. And while the unnecessarily gendering of things is my bête noir, if one is borrowing from a language which has grammatical gender, probably one should make sure the chosen word matches the chosen pronouns.
Special thanks to the library for their clever window display with directions to knock on the glass if you see something you like and then call the provided number and the librarian sitting near the window will check the book out to you and leave it on shelf right over there. Kitamura was new to me and I very happy introduction this was.
It's always interesting to see which period historical authors choose. Brave, determined women became the first of their sex to attend col07 June 2023
It's always interesting to see which period historical authors choose. Brave, determined women became the first of their sex to attend college, to organize for suffrage, to fight back against the Victorian view that ladies were a thing apart from women and that an interest in politics and social issues would make them into monsters.Who would know better than Victoria, whose many descendants can be found in the remaining royal families of Europe?
Ah, Vicky, I hope there is an afterlife with amusingly specific punishments for you and all the Phyllis Schlaflys following in your footsteps who've enjoyed careers based on screwing over other women. An eternity of men yelling at you to get in the kitchen and make them a sandwich, which they will never get as a punishment for being one of those men?
First, great story. Some mystery, some romance, some swashbuckling, some boarding-school story, but as if real sixteen -year-olds wer28 February, 2021
First, great story. Some mystery, some romance, some swashbuckling, some boarding-school story, but as if real sixteen -year-olds were in attendance, not the bizarre everyone -pair-off at eleven but no one actually has sex weirdness of Harry Potter, environmental concerns, and lots of other stuff, plus that's not all. There's a generous effort at modeling better options, whether it be recovering from trauma, or deciding what to be when you grow up, to not....
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27 December 2022
Now that I start Seasparrow without re-reading them all again, I rather wish I had finished writing this up.
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17 January 2023
Now I have come dull circle through the Graceling Realm. This is my favorite, not least of which, because it seems the ratio of female to male characters increases with each book. Also, foxen. Beautiful endpapers. My appreciation for art created by experienced artists has increased, so I would love for every book to have an exclusive piece of art on the cover, at least a few maps or something, AND original endpapers. It's the early Nancy Drew influence.
Anyway, I hope the dedicatee appreciates how special this book is, even if Seasparrow becomes my favorite when I read it next. The seriess'arc goes to a good (both interesting and thought provoking) place.
On a side note, Cashore comes up with fabulous plots, characters interactions, and I look forward to reading everything else she writes. This is the pinnacle of the series, at least until I re-read Seasparrow.
Yesterday (Nov 27) I was amazed that I hadn't read Miracle many times. But today I have no trouble believing it. "Miracle" I remembered only a few aspYesterday (Nov 27) I was amazed that I hadn't read Miracle many times. But today I have no trouble believing it. "Miracle" I remembered only a few aspects of, forgetting most of the plot. "All About Emily" and "Inn" same. "All Seated on the Ground" I had confused with something else entirely. The only thing that my memory seems really valid on is how great these are: Willis is great at screwball comedy, at poignant drama, at empathy, really.
I figure it can go immediately on the Beloved shelf since I've read much of it already. But the newer material is really good, too!
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Even though I have only managed to finish the introduction in a week of picking this up, and then having to do, or look up, something or speak to someone because the holidays are like that, I have managed to read several of the stories she lists in the beginning. Just now I finished Saywr's "The Necklace of Pearls," which doesn't have its own entry in GR, and thus, doesn't get its own review blurb.
I often look for notes about how the artist created the illustrations for a picture book. The first Mr. Panda didn't include one, so I skipped to the I often look for notes about how the artist created the illustrations for a picture book. The first Mr. Panda didn't include one, so I skipped to the last one in the stack. It said Antony works with pencils and graphite sticks. "Because of his red-green color blindness, Steve Antony usually sticks to a limited or abstract color palette." The strong black and white choices appeal to me, but it never would have crossed my mind that there would be anything more to it than an aesthetic choice. How cool is it that an award-winning illustrator mentions his color blindness in a note? Black and white with touches of other colors is just cool looking, as in Olivia or Jenny and the Cat Club: A Collection of Favorite Stories about Jenny Linsky.
Some years are just more horrible than others, from the personal to the planetwide. Where the book of dares turned the Christmas season from bad to beSome years are just more horrible than others, from the personal to the planetwide. Where the book of dares turned the Christmas season from bad to best for two people, here there's been a year full of suck for Lily's family. And so, there is a lot of effort put into making the holidays better, because people need a break from misery. Sometimes it all feels like too much, and maybe a day off will help. And sometimes it takes a lot of effort but the effort to make joy is its own reward. Maybe thereal Christmas miracle is that so many people put in so much effort to be of good cheer, despite all the valid reasons not too.
Or maybe that's just the lesson I needed this year.
I'm glad Milan found a way to write historical stories that also acknowledge the existence of non-white people in Victorian Britain. Plus I enjoy the I'm glad Milan found a way to write historical stories that also acknowledge the existence of non-white people in Victorian Britain. Plus I enjoy the Author's Notes with some of the research she did on various topics.
Sometimes I need a book with a guaranteed happy ending, and romance is a safe bet. But where many in the genre are entertaining, and many also include interesting period detail, few are entertaining and historically educational, and psychologically insightful. Possibly it's just wishful thinking, but each one of Milan's books leaves me feeling better educated on random topics (what I invariably enjoyed in Dick Francis' mysteries) and also, better clue-in to how humans work. Truly enriching on multiple levels.
#17 in my 365 Kids Books challenge and request to GoodReads that the Top Readers, etc. lists be fixed. For a full explanation see my review for 101 Am#17 in my 365 Kids Books challenge and request to GoodReads that the Top Readers, etc. lists be fixed. For a full explanation see my review for 101 Amazing Facts about Australia You can see all the books on their own shelf.
I don't think that supposedly repeating paragraph has gone untinkered with a single time (not counting the book number). The ADHD or something else in my brain finds it very hard not to keep tweaking.
This is rather a shorter return to a book than usual, but 2020 dragged on interminably, and the Autumn was several decades worth of news, all on its own. But also, I am enamored of Bear and Mouse, their tiny little lives, and the lovely art. Denton [three hour digression on my part, starting with the question " MacDonald Denton, or just Denton for the last name? and continuing through entries on all the Wyeth-connected artists in Wikipedia which brought on quite a bit of rage at how dismissive the entries on the women were, compared to the men, and the repeated theme of "didn't paint again til the children were grown" or similar in relation to marriage, which diminished the women's work while enabling the men to do more].
Denton's art is focused with enough detail to make close consideration particularly fun. It is visually and emotionally warm, and it adds a welcome dimension to Becker's straightforward, sly humor. Charming book.
Maddeningly I know I only recently wrote the blurb below, but I don't know when because I didn't date it and somehow never before noticed t26 May 2021
Maddeningly I know I only recently wrote the blurb below, but I don't know when because I didn't date it and somehow never before noticed that there isn't an obvious published or last updated or some such date that I can find.
Anyway, since I am finally getting around to all the books in the series a re-read seemed appropriate as a refresher. And also, I wanted to take the taste of another, very different but displeasing book out of my mouth, as it were.
This fit the bill rather well. Having seen the same characters rather later in their lives, it was fun going back to a very sweet beginning.
I don't think I've ever mentioned how charming it is that Thomas thanks her readers in her acknowledgments. Obviously, the pleasure is all mine. But it's a lovely thing to do, nonetheless. A counter example to those authors who behave badly.
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I started to feel bad that I couldn't remember this better after only a couple of months. Then I realized I was off by a year. So, not as obviously losing my mind. One unexpected way in which reading is good for memory.
Hornby's monthly column for the Believer is amusing but also more true to the experience of being a reader than the usual review. I enjoy following thHornby's monthly column for the Believer is amusing but also more true to the experience of being a reader than the usual review. I enjoy following the lists of what he's acquired, and what he's actually read, and seeing when he gets to things. As well, he reveals just a bit about his normal life, and how it gets in the way of his reading. Finally, there's the really interesting aspect of how all this combines, at what sort of reading continuity and bizarre juxtapositions come up.
Using books to raise topics with children has never especially appealed to me, but for those who do want an entree into a conversation about death andUsing books to raise topics with children has never especially appealed to me, but for those who do want an entree into a conversation about death and grief, this would be a good one. It is a warm and quiet book, not at all creepy. Sweet, really, about missing someone, feeling as if they're still right there, and eventually, letting go and letting someone new in.
Lovely, even if you've never had the bittersweet pleasure of being haunted by your own beloved cat.
Wow, I had a really amazing haul from the library today. Disproportionately delightful stack of books. I don't know if I could choose a favorite one fWow, I had a really amazing haul from the library today. Disproportionately delightful stack of books. I don't know if I could choose a favorite one from the group, but I will point out that this one has flaps as well as a keen sense of humor. Charming. Unconditional love and acceptance can't appear in too many books.
25 June 2022 My original Date Finished was 19 January 2001, improbable since the book was published in 2019. So I'm making a guess there. Pity I didn't25 June 2022 My original Date Finished was 19 January 2001, improbable since the book was published in 2019. So I'm making a guess there. Pity I didn't put it at the top of the review as a check on typos. Time to create a new habit of always dating the reviews.
Still loving the retro illustration style; so exuberant!
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19 January 2019
In the background of one of the pictures there is a character who looked rather familiar, like one of Miroslav Sasek's bits in This is London.
According to the note on the dust jacket, the illustrator is a fan of 50s and 60s picture books.
#73 in my 365 Kids Books challenge. For a fuller explanation see my review for 101 Amazing Facts about Australia You can see all the books on their ow#73 in my 365 Kids Books challenge. For a fuller explanation see my review for 101 Amazing Facts about Australia You can see all the books on their own shelf.
Starting a binge on Polly Dunbar, because simple and lovely. Good dog.
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