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Piranesi by Susanna clarke

Forever envious of anyone who gets to read this magical mystical wonderful book for the first time.

@mouse

Apr 6, 2024

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Piranesi by susanna clarke

I have a few favourites that it’s impossible to choose one of all time, BUT this is the favourite that i’ve convinced the most people to read and been most successful in their responses to it. Just a perfect little experience of a book.

@mouse

Mar 1, 2024

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3 books!

Six deaths of the saint by Alix E Harrow-Really short, awesome storytelling and characters. Open water by Caleb A Nelson- beautiful prose and writing flow is seamless, best love story I ever read. Piranesi by Susanna Clarke- Main character is reminiscent of Aang trom Avatar the last airbender lol, his optimism and joyous perspective made me so happy. Would suggest to not read the synopsis and go in blind.

@productive_kite

Jan 2, 2025

Top Recs from @maggielena

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the joy of tacking a classic and realizing yes, It really is that good

This applies to popular works that are often recommended by others (for me: bell hooks’s work, Man’s Search for Meaning, Braiding Sweetgrass) but it also applies to the classics that people don’t necessarily recommend because they’re difficult— often assigned instead of recommended because they’re important— but their significance and perceived difficulty often overshadows the fact that yes, they’re actually really that fucking good. The works in this category that come to mind for me are Moby Dick and Le Samouraï. What are yours?

@maggielena

Oct 19, 2024

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Wings of Desire (1987)

Der Himmel uber Berlin. Slow cinema. Magical Realism. The actors that are cast as angels are entirely believable as angels. A beautiful yearning romance with not only a woman, but the human experience. Nick Cave is there. A New Year’s film, to me.

@maggielena

Sep 28, 2024

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Florence & The Machine

surprised no one else has mentioned her! Florence Welch has the voice, looks, and passion of a pre-raphaelite siren luring you into the ocean to drown because that’s how much she loves you.

@maggielena

Dec 23, 2024