πŸ“šπŸ’¬ “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


πŸ“šπŸ’¬ " All the ways we cannot do something, all the ways we won’t be able to do somethingβ€”what 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


πŸ“šπŸ’¬ " 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 πŸ“š

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 πŸ“š

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.


πŸ“šπŸ’¬ “…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


πŸ“šπŸ’¬ “…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


πŸ“šπŸ’¬ “…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 πŸ“š

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.


πŸ“šπŸ’¬ “Results aren’t everything. Indeed, they better not be, because results always come laterβ€”and later is always too late.” Oliver Burkeman, Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals


πŸ“šπŸ’¬ " …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


πŸ“šπŸ’¬ " 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


πŸ“šπŸ’¬ “…if you’re procrastinating on something because you’re worried you won’t do a good enough job, you can relaxβ€”because 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


πŸ“šπŸ’¬ " 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 πŸ“š

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 πŸ“š


πŸ“šπŸ’¬ “… 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


πŸ“šπŸ’¬ “… 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 πŸ“š

I really enjoyed this! Sad boys falling in love in space.


Finished reading: Whiteout by Adriana Anders πŸ“š

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 πŸ“š

A wild premise deftly handled.


πŸ’¬πŸ“šπŸ“ “…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 πŸ“š

Lorraine Heath knows the job. Minerva Dodger is a delightful heroine.


Finished reading: Romancing the Beat by Gwen Hayes πŸ“š

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 πŸ“š

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.