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เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 13 ต.ค. 2020
chaotic, anti-aesthetic reading diaries
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If we are always preparing to be happy, it is inevitable that we will never be so
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My Husband by Maud Ventura ★★★★★ I think I found my favorite lit fic of 2024!
realistic weekly reading vlog
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September 30-October 6, 2024 Books mentioned: One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle Love and Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch Sandwich by Catherine Newman The Decagon House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji The Unwedding by Ally Condie My Husband by Maud Ventura
Just talking together made me feel strangely at ease
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chaotic reading vlog feat. Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa
birthday reading vlog! feat. gifts from @thebookblah
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Thank you so much sissy!! Cheers to us, and to more years of books and friendship. (heart) (heart) (heart) Book mentioned: Almond by Sohn Won-Pyung
Once you've told a story so many times, it just becomes the truth
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When She Returned by Lucinda Berry book review
Every love story is worth writing, no matter how messy it might be
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Still Beating by Jennifer Hartmann book review
I know that you know I've been in love with you for forever. You don't have to pretend
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If He Had Been With Me by Laura Nowlins book review
It's a duty to suppress one's aversion and to endure-nothing else, just endure
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The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka book review/discussion "It was, on the contrary, a requirement of family duty to suppress one’s aversion and to endure-nothing else, just endure."
Love is not heavy and sad; not pitiful and tragic. Love is light - infinite and open
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I'm a Therapist, and My Patient is Going to be the Next School Shooter by Dr Harper (6 Patient Files That Will Keep You Up At Night). Non-spoiler book review of the start of a very entertaining series!
Bad things happen and they happen all the time
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The Butterfly Garden by Dot Hutchison; Appetite for Innocence by Lucinda Berry iPhone 6s Plus makeover
She was being [abused] by her own hand
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The Groomer by Jon Athan reading vlog and review (contains potential spoilers)
We were right for each other once. We might not be together forever, that's no tragedy
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Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro reading vlog (contains spoilers)
My home is no longer a comfort
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The Sister-in-Law by AJ Carter book review (contains spoilers)
It’s impossible to really hate someone if you don’t love them at least a little.
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Swear On This Life by Renee Carlino reading vlog (contains potential spoilers)
I suppose that if you speak long enough into the void, someone is bound to start listening
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I suppose that if you speak long enough into the void, someone is bound to start listening
First I have to get the thing I want, and maybe then I can figure out why I wanted it
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First I have to get the thing I want, and maybe then I can figure out why I wanted it
The right person fits into your life, not the other way around
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The right person fits into your life, not the other way around
The best way to be kind to someone is to meet them where they are
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The best way to be kind to someone is to meet them where they are
I had some wounds no amount of love would erase
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I had some wounds no amount of love would erase
Guilt was a tattoo that weighed two hundred pounds
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Guilt was a tattoo that weighed two hundred pounds
She alone had a touch of sadness about her
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She alone had a touch of sadness about her
There was something admirable in this kind of stupidity
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There was something admirable in this kind of stupidity
To be vulnerable is a strength most of us fear
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To be vulnerable is a strength most of us fear
Society doesn't let women make a fool of themselves like that. But men do it all the time
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Society doesn't let women make a fool of themselves like that. But men do it all the time
Funny how you don't realize what's missing until you've found it
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Funny how you don't realize what's missing until you've found it
In loneliness I have drifted this long way, alone
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In loneliness I have drifted this long way, alone
The art of gaslighting your pregnant wife
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The art of gaslighting your pregnant wife
Definitely made me hug my kids tighter, particularly chapter 3.
Chap 3 is a heartbreaker.
28:35 💯💯💯 hahahahaha such a winning quote pick, sis 😂
28:07 I am here for Gabgab drama, excuse me 🥰
27:00 Daniel Handler 👌 ASOUE is one of my important literary learning references in high school, sis. Much of my writing aspirations got impacted by these books 😍
21:50 The hype she's getting right now is soooo necessary and deserved, sis! For that album, admittedly It was so quick and easy to me to be partial in looping Dumb and Poetic 😂 Because it was a creative collab between Sabrina and also Julia Michaels who I also admire 🥰
16:51 🥰🥰🥰🥰 their sibling camaraderie is magically uplifting omgggg you are such an accomplished mother, sis!
15:00 I LOOOOOOOVEEE THEM. The word adorable is insufficient, sis, your children are perfect!!!! 💕💕💕 And the introductions 💯 I've been meaning to ask for so long! Helloooooo Yanyan and Gabgab 🥳 (proofread my spelling sis, I beg haha)
13:06 high-five! Yay, wonderful to hear that you also like epistolary writing approach in stories like this! ❤
11:35 waaaaaiiit she is this interested in reading so early? your daughter is incredibly advanced, sis!!! 🤩
9:19 whoaaaa what a very meta reference! that's so intriguing 😆 or was it a deceptive way to stir our speculations 😏
4:05 omg, I'm with you sis, the lowkey nonchalance in such a definitive moment of one's life is indeed quite unrealistic of a YA character depiction 😂
1:15 so understandable waaaah 😢 utilizing imperfections like this as something to insert plot development make me struggle so hard in connecting with characters too 😅
1:48 😍 such a meaningful selection, this evokes a vivid perspective of Japanese literature's tranquility yes
but sis your running number of read books for this year so far is also already very good, i am SOOO jealous 😂
i'm glad that there are a lot of 5 stars this year too!!!
3:49 A confession sis: because of the book title I've been honestly so tempted to buy this for so long but.. Idk, something was holding me back? 😅 so your review sort of confirms...hahaha thank you for the review 😊
hehe yes sis i think it's missing something...
2:45 Right??? She's growing up so rapidly 💯 So lovely to see her being so wonderful at the beginning of the video too 🥰
one day i'll look back on my videos and miss how little they were!
1:03 OMG sis idk how even here we're sort of aligning 😂 I am also recently very troubled because of hairfall 😅 sharing something to you on IG 😅
thanks for sharing the link sis <3
I love ur content style sm! I've always wanted to post stuff like this aha but I'm too scared
go do it!! it's really freeing to just post whatever you want xD Tag me when you do, I wanna watch it !
16:51 Yay, same sis, we absolutely resonate similarly here. This was when I'm like... ok my peak thoughtprovoking, box, ticked 😂
15:45 You are excellent for grasping the intention of this book sis. Thank you so much for giving this a chance. I hope this sends my admiration to you: parenthood must be indescribably hard but you are acing this. You are a wonderful mother to your children, sis. 🎉💕
thank you so much for the appreciation sis <3 hehe and of course, I trust your recs, I think we tend to like the same things.
13:30 Right??? I was sooo surprised at this part of the storytelling grabe 😅
11:31 YOUR FAMILY IS MAGICAL 💕💕💕 Such precious moments always unfailingly heartwarming
haha the kids need their playtime before bed xD
10:09 I SQUEALED OMGGGGG SHE IS PERFECT, SIS ❤ SO INTELLIGENT AND LOVELY AHHHH. You raised her so beautifully!
she's growing up so fast huhuhu
9:38 Thank you so much for reading this part sis. The reason I was thinking of you during this and the earlier chapters is because it talked of 'Endings' and remember when you talked about how endings that are so cleanly tied arent always your thing... So I kept thinking of you because wow, this story aligns with endings being a mix of tragic and happy. And then it concerns mother and child relationship, something you have mastery of 💕
aww thank you for remembering that about me sis, the ending was just right. <3 also, yes I loveeee the mother and child part <3
9:21 Now it's making perfect sense why your book reviews are superb sis. Psych major indeed 💯
8:55 LOUDER YAASSSS SEPTEMBER IS INDEED OUR MONTH HAHAHAHA 👏👏👏 Virgos Representation 🤩🥰
8:18 HAHAHAHAHA OO SIS! 😂 Intentional that's why I had you open it last because spoiler dun sa journaling book eh hahaha
kaya pala!! hahaha
6:36 I am already smiling so hard watching you from the beginning as you unbox but your giddiness here made me extra happy 🥰 Sis I bought this because I am this desparate to get insight about your journaling hahaha and also...the book cover design floral pattern is close to something you like? This is the book I was referring to when I say lonely and exhausting? That's writing. Most of the time. But I hope this can be healing for you even for some moments. ❤
haha soooo i've read the first pages of the journal and I'm so intimidated to start!! but I will. Thank you, I'm sure it will be cathartic <3
4:13 I will always be grateful sis that you endured giving this genre a chance 😂 I know how difficult it is to read genres we are not fond of. Thank you.
i didn't need to endure it sis, I was enjoying myself!! haha <3
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SIS 🎉 Also, wow your shelves here as your backdrop... MAJESTIC 🤩
thank you sis!! i kinda have to maintain it though, I'm starting to put things in it that's just clutter haha
Forever thank you for hearing me out till the last page ..goodbless your heart, Shy Keenan
5:53 wow, being a brilliant standalone despite it being a part of a series, is a great mark of a book's excellence! 🎉
yes, i love interconnected standalones <3
3:39 *high five* because saaaame, sis. In fact, this, i resonate harder in terms of action in movies lol 😂 when it becomee overwhelming... my brain just 😂😢
0:43 why are you so skilled in presenting plot pitch in a very compelling way? 🤩
haha it was actually part of the blurb -- which gagged me !!
the title of the book has flawlessly intrigued me for quite some time now but your review absolutely makes me wanna buy it 🥲 thanks for the good review!
this is another unhinged woman + unreliable narrator + obsession book which is so on brand for me hahaha
2:42 this sounds a lot like the brand of thought-provoking I am absolutely crazy about 😂
1:28 whoa whoa whoa you make me crave this book so hard, sis 😮
i hope you find time to read it sis, i really enjoyed it haha
Why r u ripping pages of a book lol
Getting over the fear head on haha
I am incredibly happy this is a 5 stars for you yayyyy 😍🤩
yes, i'm so glad ! such a great reading experience
10:20 LOUDER SIS!!!!! I think us bookworms all have bits of dream and desire to write a book every now and then 😂 We love stories that much and I think it's beautiful. When one day you will decide to write a book, I will be your reader ❤
haha omg!!! one day sis!! one day <3 heheheh, also thank you for sending me the links to your works <3
7:05 YOUR PERCEPTION IS EXCELLENT! 🎉 This is one of my favorite feelings in reading sis and one of my barometers for brilliant impressive reads - when a book absolutely wrecks all my assumptions in a satisfying way 💯 I'm delighted you felt this way about this story too
yes sis i love it when my assumptions are wrong, but i felt like i've learned and not punched with a cheap shot haha
sis i'm curious: how do you feel about movie adaptations of books? because... i watched the film adaptation of this novel when I was a teenager lmaooo and even blogged about my review of it but it was purely out of my movie experience because there was no available book copiee back then that i could read 😢 but i think based on your recommendation i would really love to read this too 🤩
oh no!! i have not watched the movie, but I'd probably skip it since you did not like it. </3
11:14 I ASPIRE TO BE LIKE THIS SIS ❤💯 I am sooo envious of this healthy reading practice 😅 Ughhhh how to kill all the self guilt of DNFing 😢
I jump to the final chapter and read that sis! It reduces the guilt somewhat hahaha
4:36 yikes, perhaps this is why i'm quite scared of romantasy sis tbh 😢 the expectations are double edged because two genree are being challenged 😂 waaaah, glad this still delivered the romance aspect to you tho
truee! in general I don't think romantasy is for me. :-(
1:02 OMGGGGG the Taylor Swift vibe reference is truly convincing me how you were really in the kilig feels earlier legit 🥰💯
8:34 wow the two couples being a little polar opposite parallels - and also what you've selected as the character you were the most interested in because of the marriage fallout - it wouldve been a great comparative exploration analysis of relationship dynamics if the plot was executed well no?
yes, sayang talaga, it was watered down by the sheer amount of characters... haha.
7:18 honestly sis, this trope... is already like the third time i'm hearing in a novel and... 😅 part of me is kind of suspecting if this was a self-insert of some sorts by authors lol because i'm worried it's already becoming a stereotype? 😂
hahah i know , i think authors just really like writing about writers :-)
2:51 we love self-discoveriee yayyyyyy and what a great pick to emphasize your point 🤩 thid Agatha Christie book is timelessly iconic for a reason 💯
i should read more agatha christies!!
1:33 Ouch yassss the decrease ot tabs from the typical speaks volumes about how subpar the experience had been 🥲 a sad occurence but your son was sooo quick to still lighten up and cheer the atmosphere 🥰🙏 thank you to him ❤
3:55 Waaaaahhhh an excellent tease now I am 200% intrigued. Even more that Neal Shusterman is one of your faves sis, 🤩🤩🤩 Marking this so hard for when I finally break my book buying ban 😂