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Mat

okwithmydecay@ramblingreaders.org

Joined 1 year, 3 months ago

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2025 Reading Goal

20% complete! Mat has read 3 of 15 books.

Sarah Knight: F**k No! (Paperback, 2019, Quercus) 3 stars

Review of 'F**k No!' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

Very much an airport impulse buy because the idea of buying a book on saying no at a period in my life when I wanted to be better at asserting my boundaries seemed ideal. It's an easy read and full of loads of examples on how to say no in situations though I am not sure it warranted a whole book on the subject. The writing style is very in your face and you'll either love or loathe it.

Bobette Buster: Do Listen (2018, Do Book Co.) 4 stars

Review of 'Do Listen' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

This book really resonated with me and got me thinking of the importance of listening to others, and not just friends but also people who have views different to you. The example of the black man who would befriend members of the Ku Klux Klan and often cause them to renounce their membership was so powerful. As was the section on the psychology of sound and voice which has since caused me to call or leave audio messages for friends on their birthdays.