Books
ππ¬ “Disability describes a condition that is both more othered from and profoundly closer to one’s body than any other political condition that I can think of.” Johanna Hedva, How to Tell When We Will Die: On Pain, Disability, and Doom
ππ¬ " All the ways we cannot do something, all the ways we won’t be able to do somethingβwhat sort of political dreams can come from this as a starting place?" Johanna Hedva, How to Tell When We Will Die: On Pain, Disability, and Doom
ππ¬ " What about stories that are enlivened, vivified, not despite illness and disability but because of them?" Johanna Hedva, How to Tell When We Will Die: On Pain, Disability, and Doom
Finished reading: Like No Other Lover by Julie Anne Long π
So great. Julie Anne Long is excellent both at the plot level and at the prose level.
Finished reading: Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman π
As great as everyone says. It’s striking how much chronic illness and grad school prepped me for accepting rather than struggling with the ideas here. This is a perfect book to read when you’re in your 40s.
ππ¬ “…having large amounts of time but no opportunity to use it collaboratively isn’t just useless but actively unpleasant…” Oliver Burkeman, Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
ππ¬ “…the presence of problems in your life… isn’t an impediment to a meaningful existence, but the very substance of one.” Oliver Burkeman, Forty Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
ππ¬ “…reading Is the sort of activity that largely operates according to its own schedule.” Oliver Burkeman, Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
Finished reading: The Perils of Pleasure by Julie Anne Long π
A book with an awesome heroine and a delightful hero. Julie Anne Long is new to me and seems bound to become one of my favorite historic romance authors.
ππ¬ “Results aren’t everything. Indeed, they better not be, because results always come laterβand later is always too late.” Oliver Burkeman, Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
ππ¬ " …a good hobby probably should feel a little embarrassing; that’s a sign you’re doing it for its own sake rather than for some socially sanctioned outcome." Oliver Burkeman, Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
ππ¬ " In order to most fully inhabit the only life you ever get, you have to refrain from using every spare hour for personal growth." Oliver Burkeman, Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
ππ¬ “…if you’re procrastinating on something because you’re worried you won’t do a good enough job, you can relaxβbecause judged by the flawless standards of your imagination, you definitely won’t do a good enough job. So you might as well make a start.” Oliver Burkeman, Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
ππ¬ " The real measure of any time management technique is whether or not it helps you neglect the right things." Oliver Burkeman, Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
Finished reading: Full Speed to a Crash Landing by Beth Revis π
The first novella in a series of three. At first I thought it might not be the right moment for me to read this, but I’m glad I stuck with it. The payoff is great.
Finished reading: Dark Russian Angel by Odette Stone π
ππ¬ “… there’s no reason to believe you’ll ever feel ‘on top of things,’ or make time for everything that matters, simply by getting more done.” Oliver Burkeman, Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
ππ¬ “… once you become convinced that something you’ve been attempting is impossible, it’s a lot harder to keep on berating yourself for failing.” Oliver Burkeman, Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
Finished reading: Winter’s Orbit by Everina Maxwell π
I really enjoyed this! Sad boys falling in love in space.
Finished reading: Whiteout by Adriana Anders π
Like if The Thing, that Antarctica episode of The X-Files, and a Michael Crichton book all had a baby with a romance novel. So, you know, pretty great.
Finished reading: The Earl Takes All by Lorraine Heath π
A wild premise deftly handled.
π¬ππ “…a story’s as much house or garden as song.” Jane Alison, Meander, Spiral, Explode: Design and Pattern in Narrative
Finished reading: Falling Into Bed with a Duke by Lorraine Heath π
Lorraine Heath knows the job. Minerva Dodger is a delightful heroine.
Finished reading: Romancing the Beat by Gwen Hayes π
A very useful and straightforward book about romance novel structure.
Finished reading: The Heroine’s Journey: For Readers, Writers, and Fans of Pop Culture by Gail Carriger π
This is a great book about story structure that helped me understand, among other things, why Jean-Luc Picard is my favorite Star Trek captain.