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Stunning memoir. Absolutely immersive. Precise and heartbreaking writing by and about a woman who suffered her whole life and ultimately caused others to as well. Felt like a thrill and a privilege to live in the honest minutia of a real daily life in 1920s-50s Copenhagen, a world that was entirely unfamiliar to me previously. Bleak yet somehow sharply funny and delightful too!
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I forgot how good a good short story is!! The ones in this collection make me feel very melancholic and yearnful
Mar 18, 2024
NYC, drama, hope and wistfulness in one majestically written Magnus opum. Whole life story of four friends and their entanglements. First book that actually shook me to tears and laughter. Cannnot recommend enough.
Those characters stayed with me for a very long time.
Apr 15, 2024
A delightful little book about a little girl spending her summer on a Finnish island with her grandmother in the aftermath of her mother’s death. Really profound, easy to read book about death, love, family nature, and the beauty of being alive despite the horrors told from a six-year old‘s perspective.
I’ve really never read anything else like it and think about it all the time. Bonus: the author, Tove Jansson, also created Moomins!
Jul 3, 2024
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you need an account but soo many treasures. old scanned newspapers - search for people, buildings, events of the past, etc. found out that my grandma apparently crashed into a parked cop car in NJ in the 50s lol. so many ridiculous vintage advertisements on each page too
Feb 4, 2024
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hear me out…i drink, but i don’t want to have alcohol every day. yet most evenings after work i crave a cold bitter refreshing relaxing transition back into regular life. aka a beer. i realized that what i’m craving isn’t even the buzz, just that ritual and the flavor i associate with it. soda is too sweet and hop water isn’t harsh enough. this brand is by far the closest i’ve found to the actual beer taste, though it’s not perfect. but totally suffices as an alternative 2 or 3 times a week.
Mar 28, 2024
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a very embarrassing question…can someone explain the like system? why are some stars black and others white or yellow? why are there some big ol single stars and some have several lil guys? what does it mean or does it mean nothing at all?? lol I’m mortified to ask this but will feel unmoored until I understand
Feb 23, 2024