Category: MENTAL HEALTH
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63th read: The Garden (Into Shadow Collection #1)
I picked up this collection since Lev Grossman (one of my favourites authors as a teenager) wrote one of the short stories in it, but I’m happy to discover some great new authors in the process. Each story is unrelated to the previous one, so you can start anywhere. TITLE: The Garden AUTHOR: Tomi Champion-Adeyemi…
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50th read: Pablo
J’ai tellement aimé Pomme-chéri, j’ai tout de suite acheté les autres livres de Lou de For-Bel (Pablo & Marc). C’était une superbe décision. (I liked Pomme-chéri so much, I immediately bought Lou de For-Bel’s other books (Pablo & Marc). It was a splendid decision.) TITLE: Pablo AUTHOR: Lou de For-Bel Released: 2021 Format: Kindle Pages:…
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46th read: It’s Lonely at the Centre of the Earth
If you’re Zoe Thorogood, do not read this review. I’m going to sound like yet another echo screaming: relatable! TITLE: It’s Lonely at the Centre of the Earth AUTHOR: Zoe Thorogood Released: 2022 Format: Paperback Pages: 120 Genres: Graphic Novel, Memoir, Nonfiction, Mental Health SYNOPSIS Cartoonist Zoe Thorogood records 6 months of her own life…
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18th read: All My Puny Sorrows
Tricky one. I almost grouped it with my flops, but I did enjoy some moments. I think it just came into my life at the wrong time. My main problems with this book are kind of personal. I could relate much more to Elf (the suicidal sister) than Yoli (the protagonist). This frustrated me beyond…
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10th read: My Mother, Munchausen’s and Me
First non-fiction of the year! I’m reading a few at the same time, but flew through this one. Memoirs that observe relationships between mother & daughter are engrossing to me, especially when those relationships are so flawed. TITLE: My Mother, Munchausen’s and Me AUTHOR: Helen Naylor Released: 2021 Format: Audiobook Pages: 276 Genres: Nonfiction, Memoir,…
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