When someone complains about having to cancel a wine subscription in order to “make ends meet”, you've already lost me.

October 17, 2020
March 13, 2022

This was my least favorite of the entire Ripley series. Too much exposition and too many unanswered questions. Even if considered separately from the original Ripley novel, I don't think this story stands on its own. Glad I finished the series, but disappointed that they declined in quality

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October 14, 2018

As usual, Thich Nhat Hanh provides calm, approachable wisdom and advice. Worth reading, and re-reading, whenever you need a spiritual pick me up.

May 24, 2019

I binge-read this one, and I did see the twist coming. Frankly, I don't understand how stupid a person could be to not notice their girlfriend is right in front of them. But I enjoyed it nonetheless.

October 6, 2021

Found the author's personality to be grating and self-obsessed. The book was less about living mindfully and more about the many ways in which the author was “not like other girls”.

December 8, 2019

Depressingly relatable, but not relatable enough for me to have truly enjoyed it. I kept reading in the same way people slow down when they see a car crash on the side of the road.

February 6, 2021

A decent book for someone entering the world of minimalism, but I gained nothing new from it. It would be better off as a longform blog post rather than as an entire book.

July 23, 2019

All I remember from this book is the sheer amount of bizarre vocabulary I had to look up (i.e soupçon)

September 1, 2019
July 28, 2019
September 19, 2020

“just stay at the center of the circle and let all things take their course.”

January 5, 2019

I enjoyed this, until I didn't. I wasn't expecting it to be a heartwarming, fluttery memoir - that's not what I mean by enjoyable. But I felt lost, the voice kept changing, and once I was lost I couldn't find my way back into the flow of reading.

October 14, 2020

Lighthearted and motivational.

December 6, 2020

Enjoyed the recipes in this book, and the refresher on the basic tenets of a healthy lifestyle (sleep, nutrition, movement). Nothing groundbreaking, just simple common sense.

September 1, 2019

Suspensful, creepy, and requires willing suspension of disbelief but all in all enjoyable.

April 14, 2021
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October 11, 2019

Samin Nosrat is a likeable narrator, and a good teacher. I learned a lot from this book, and I'd recommend it to anyone who wants to improve their cooking abilities.

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February 5, 2022