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🍵 Lots of nonfiction, literary fiction, poetry, classical literature, speculative fiction, magical realism, etc. English, French, and many translations.
📖 Beaucoup de non-fiction, de fiction littéraire, de poésie, de classiques, de spéculatif, de réalisme magique, etc. Lecture en anglais et en français, et beaucoup de traductions.
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"Shoshana Zuboff, named "the true prophet of the information age" by the Financial Times, has …
Was mentioned in the recent Philosophy Tube video essay. Am reading very slowly during Pomodoro breaks from exam prep.
Thyme Travellers collects fourteen of the Palestinian diaspora’s best voices in speculative fiction. Speculative fiction …
This would have made it on my TBR for the title alone, but also this looks rad as heck.
Suivez le fil de cette enquête où Alain Gravel nous emmène dans la tête de …
Je vole à travers les pages, le cœur un peu brisé.
Kinda wish this wasn't a library book because I want to keep it for all the citations in the back!
La théorie du manque de sérotonine est en train d’être complexifiée (voir… debunked)
Surprisingly, it’s likely inflammation. Undoubtedly, you’ve heard of inflammation. It’s what protects the body from infection. Immune cells called cytokines detect an injury or infection and sound an alarm. The alarm summons other immune cells to the site, and their influx cases the inflammation that we recognize as redness and swelling of superficial wounds. However, all parts of the body can inflame, even the brain. And when the brain inflames, it causes sickness behavior that makes us feel exhausted, antisocial and depressed. Sick at home. Alone in bed. Binge-watching Netflix. Sound familiar? Although no one likes being sick, these behaviors are quite prosocial because they isolate us from others and prevent the spread of infection. It’s the brain’s version of social distancing and a small price to pay for protecting others.
Je n'avais jamais vu le lien entre l'inflammation chronique et la fatigue/anxiété générale/dépression et honnêtement ça m'inquiète. À ajouter à la liste sans fin de trucs à vérifier/chercher.
No red flags so far, and I like the practical approach the author proposes, a kind of "let's get moving together" approach while also talking about the theories behind everything. While maybe a little less theoretical than I was hoping for, I like the clear language.
Too anxious to not be reading something, too anxious to read something not at least somewhat related to kinésiologie. Found this in the library. Will either hate it or love it, stay tuned!
I really liked the beginning, but I'm having trouble continuing. Will probably start it again next summer or whenever is the next time I have mental space for a nervewracking read.
This is definitely one of the more approachable zen books I've ever read, which I very much appreciate.
Sequel to A Memory Called Empire.
An alien armada lurks on the edges of …
I really enjoyed this one, I enjoyed it even more than the first book, which was also great!
Started this book this morning and devoured it in one fell swoop.
Really enjoyed this one, it had a lot of the same elements from the first book that I really liked.
I really hope there will be a fourth book?
Seeking uncanny, fun, experimental, creepy, sarcastic, playful, vulgar, inventive, sexual, weird, sweet, and evocative works, …
I've heard nothing but good things about this!
I will return to this, but at the moment have no idea where my old worn copy has wandered off to...
Describes the principles of wabi-sabi, a Japanese aesthetic associated with Japanese tea ceremonies and based …
Currently reading for the second time.
