i've always been confused about why this book didn't turn into the one that gets quoted everywhere. the first essay, "heart museum" has impacted me so much that i always end up rereading around my birthday
Feb 11, 2024
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Mar 16, 2024
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This book was insanely hard for me to get my hands on. It is the first and last book I bought off Amazon was one by Durga Chew-Bose, a fellow Canadian who made me feel a little less homesick amidst UK living. Her style of writing reminds me of the dinner conversations I have with my sisters. The pages kept me company as I sat outside on the ground, locked out of my house. The fastest five hours of my life
Sep 18, 2024
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"They all crossed into forbidden territory. They all tampered with the laws that lay down who should be loved, and how. And how much."
beautiful book with beautiful writing, broke my heart a bit
Jan 27, 2024
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little fancy planners with excelent paper to write on, a kaweco sports filled with my summer-y ink and my beautiful blackwing pearl pencils, to use at work and at home
Feb 11, 2024
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it was so bad and soul sucking it will be really hard to top it off
Apr 27, 2024
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- fountain pens are clearly superior (the infinite inks! the ritual of cleaning them!), but i will settle for a uni jetstream in .5 (for ballpoints) or a uni signo in .038 (for gel)
- any nice pencil works, but my favorites are blackwing pearls (smooth and dark, but keeps the point) or any mitsubishi, with a nice pencil cap so you can throw in your bag in peace.
- for erasers: tombow mono or sakura foam. that's it.
- would try out which paper works better with what you choose, fountain pens are very inky and will be way better on soft smooth paper. i'am a tomoe river girl, but rhodia and several other brands do nice paper and you just have to touch to find out
Feb 12, 2024