Sari's 2019 Book Challenge

[S]

1/1 philosophy of minimalism. Can't say I agreed with everything he said (particularly when he was speaking about human tendencies in general), but it was interesting to read a minimalism book about a guy who gave zero fs, and found a way to also include fight club references. 2.6*

[S]

1/5?
Russian part true. More philosophy than useful info. Fun, but just ok. 3.3

[S]

1/10
Not really helpful, but aninteresting pov about what it like to have anxiety (& depression, but mostly anxiety)

[S]

1/11 Galloway 3.6* the encouragement is nice. End of book all just testimonials. Lots of drops for his products. R/w intervals in as few as5 sec. who knew? Claims that few injuries prevent running... dunno. Glad he's good, but overgeneralized. So many people were first time runners - no previous running injuries - of course they're going to improve in leaps & bounds. Hopeful about reframing expectations & possibly getting back to running. Distance if possible, but I'll take what I can get

[S]

1/12 3*
Experiences weren't believable, like when books are written by people who have been there. The psych sessions were annoying, but I think that's in their nature -- so maybe that was believable. Ending was... what I feel adults would want the ending to be. I don't know a better way to put that. Really disliked the narrator. Not worst, but far from great.

[S]

Hoarder in you (before vacay)4* zasio
Practical info.

[S]

2/7) I hate fairyland 4
I'm glad the series ended, honestly. It was a fun ride, although I never loved it quite the way others did. I don't think I would have ended it quite the same way, but it's over now, and I can appreciate the concept as a whole.

[S]

2/? Wednesday?
Introverted doodles book thing

[S]

2/23 Sunday
Everything retirement planning book, harrington
Began useful info - 401k, 403b, the usual. Then living will and whatnot. Ok. Then commune? Then nutrition advice? Really? Why is a cpa giving me nutrition advice? Ended with matinee special type recommendations. Overall, it started out good s but for real weird real quick.2*

[S]

3/7 binary star
Audiobook. Not for everyone. Toxic relationship between an anorexic girl with astronomy on the mind & alcoholic trust fund baby guy. I found it interesting -- in that I have never read something quite like it. As if their personal issues aren't the focus, but rather how they interplay into this dumpsterfire codependent/ abusive relationship. Strange but genuine. 4*

[S]

3/14 audio
4.1* mostly good. It's music. It's poetry it's lyrical trauma. It's dark, emotional & honest. Probably not for everyone, but it's not supposed to be.

[S]

3/16 2.2*
- tab won't exchange cheese for guacamole. Sour cream, ditto.
Don't gaze at candles. Or Quit all exercise (running, lifting), ex yoga. Not well cited, at all. Could've used a references page for all the books, videos listed. Websites useful.
Like that geared to aa reader. First. Covered enviro, health& ethical reasons (mostly ethical). Other food options. No recipes. Mostly just personal anecdotes. I HATE how he would slam meatless mondays & meatless til 6, because that's a half measure, & folks should go veg, but then admit & rationalize eating fish & chicken (& note other celebrities that do the same). It just makes him sound like a hypocrite & defeats the purpose.

[S]

3/18 4.3*
I really enjoyed this. Teen sci-fi horror. If it was an original idea, I'd give it a 5. As it is, it was quite enjoyable. The beginning better than end, but whatever.

[S]

3/19
4.7*
This was good. Didn't love the narrators voice, but was done well. The perspectives. Of the girl of omniscient flashbacks to before. Sharing perspectives of husband & how hard it was on him. Of the cruelty of staff team/ “direct care” / nutritionist (firm?). Of their reports of progress (treatment plan update). So many angles. Maybe upbeat ish, but perhaps a book like this needs to feel hopeful in the despair. Anxiety around food & weight gain.

[S]

3/20 pointless, but easy to read. I liked the formatting (generally one idea per page), but the ideas themselves were mostly subpar. Lots of stuff about herbs & essential oils, hiring a medium for a seance, lots of meditation/ spiritual stuff of questionable value and often repeated just phrased differently. Don’t use energy on earth day, but throw your sheets and blankets in dryer before bed. Sex. Discover angels
Everything isn’t worthless. Walking, stretching, annual checkups, vitamins/ cooking, make a budget, drop toxic relationships, write, organize photos, hike, volunteer, etc.
but you have to read about absolute nonsense repeated over & over to get to anything useful. Skip it. 1.8*

[Susan]

I love that: Pointless, but easy to read. Ha, ha

[S]

3/21
I read this once a year. Generally when I'm depressed. Even this isn't making me feel less worse right now. I really should just buy the d*mn thing, but I'm afraid to have it in the house.