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YA and paranoia, mainly. Can't Speak French™ but pretend to flip through the odd French book. Just moved here, so disregard dates on any reviews before April 2024, look at my Top Recents list instead: ramblingreaders.org/list/256/s/top-recents masto: eldritch.cafe/@pootriarch
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emmadilemma wants to read Beach Blanket Babylon by Janet Lynn
emmadilemma commented on Falling Felines and Fundamental Physics by Gregory J. Gbur
The question of how falling cats land on their feet has long intrigued humans. In …
emmadilemma rated Around the World in 80 Trains: 4 stars
Around the World in 80 Trains by Monisha Rajesh
When Monisha Rajesh announced plans to circumnavigate the globe in eighty train journeys, she was met with wide-eyed disbelief. But …
emmadilemma wants to read Cultish by Amanda Montell
Cultish by Amanda Montell
The author of the widely praised Wordslut analyzes the social science of cult influence: how cultish groups from Jonestown and …
emmadilemma started reading Falling Felines and Fundamental Physics by Gregory J. Gbur
Falling Felines and Fundamental Physics by Gregory J. Gbur
The question of how falling cats land on their feet has long intrigued humans. In this playful and eye-opening history, …
emmadilemma started reading The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes
The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes
Seventeen-year-old Yamilet Flores prefers drawing attention for her killer eyeliner, not for being the new kid at a mostly white, …
emmadilemma wants to read Falling Felines and Fundamental Physics by Gregory J. Gbur
Falling Felines and Fundamental Physics by Gregory J. Gbur
The question of how falling cats land on their feet has long intrigued humans. In this playful and eye-opening history, …
emmadilemma replied to Stephen Leader's status
@Stephenleader@sfba.social we're all trained to appreciate fast and easy in these times, as much fast and as much easy as one can afford. it does take a bit to turn the dial down. she finds all the right people, all the right quotes, to make one consider just how laudable of goals they are or are not, and to come along on her journey. which let's be honest, not one of us would have gotten out of the first chapter, we'd have scuppered off and gone home. which is the point.
emmadilemma replied to Stephen Leader's status
@Stephenleader@sfba.social @pootriarch@eldritch.cafe i'm just in the middle with a week left on my loan, but luckily it doesn't look like there's a hold queue. it's a remarkable— journey? work?— yes to all the words. up to now, southeast asia and north america; tibet must be later
When Monisha Rajesh announced plans to circumnavigate the globe in eighty train journeys, she was …
— He had eight wives, right? — Six. — And did he kill them all? — No, a good way to remember is 'divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived'. It's about the only thing I remember from A-level history.
— Around the World in 80 Trains by Monisha Rajesh (49%)
it turns out i accidentally learnt a bit of history at the 'six' musical. the right slogan, anyway.
emmadilemma rated Spellbook of the Lost and Found: 3 stars
Spellbook of the Lost and Found by Moïra Fowley-Doyle
Olive, Rose, Laurel, Ivy, Hazel, Rowan. Six teenagers, connected in ways they could never have imagined.
Olive, Rose, Laurel, Ivy, Hazel, Rowan. Six teenagers, connected in ways they could never have …
Mags says this development used to be trees. Oak Road. They named it for the trees they felled to build it and now nobody lives here except rats.
— Spellbook of the Lost and Found by Moïra Fowley-Doyle (53%)
I lived in such a development for a while. On a hillside where butterfly habitat was flattened, the streets were named to mock them. Mission Blue, Swallowtail, Callippe.
emmadilemma rated Life would be perfect if I lived in that house: 2 stars
When Monisha Rajesh announced plans to circumnavigate the globe in eighty train journeys, she was …
In the same way that some travellers are drawn to collecting postcards, coins, stamps or beer bottles from other countries, I am obsessed with fast-food outlets, particularly KFC and McDonald's, which always feature appropriated versions of classic items — like India's Chicken Maharaja Mac, and France's Le Croque McDo.
— Around the World in 80 Trains by Monisha Rajesh (15%)