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Gersande La Flèche

gersande@millefeuilles.cloud

Joined 3 years, 2 months ago

Why can't I read all these books!? 🍋‍🟩

🍵 Lots of nonfiction, literary fiction, poetry, classical literature, speculative fiction, magical realism, etc.

📖 Beaucoup de non-fiction et de fiction, de poésie, des classiques, du spéculatif, du réalisme magique, etc.

💬 they/them ; iel/lo 💻 blog: blog.gersande.com 💌 Find me on fedi @silvan.cloud/@gersande or bsky

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started reading Les fiancées de l'hivers by Christelle Dabos (La passe miroir, #1)

Christelle Dabos: Les fiancées de l'hivers (Paperback, 2009, Galimar jeunesse)

Sous son écharpe élimée et ses lunettes de myope, Ophélie cache des dons singuliers : …

Ça fait un bout que j'avais envie fortement de le relire. Je me souviens super bien du débout mais pas tellement de la fin. Allons-y, lecture rigolote ()? de voyage!

started reading Dropping Ashes on the Buddha by Zen Master Seung Sahn

Zen Master Seung Sahn: Dropping Ashes on the Buddha (Paperback, 1994, Grove Press) No rating

Cannot find my other book on Zen. Found this book. I have no memory of this book. There is handwriting in this book that may indicate my father bought this book in '98. How is it in my apartment? Interesting how books wander.

started reading Doppelganger by Naomi Klein

Naomi Klein: Doppelganger (2023, Farrar, Straus & Giroux)

What if you woke up one morning and found you’d acquired another self—a double who …

My hold at the library just came through so I guess I'm throwing out my "currently reading" and TBR/PAL pile and diving into this while I have this.

started reading Un si fragile vernis d'humanité by Michel Terestchenko

Michel Terestchenko: Un si fragile vernis d'humanité (Paperback, French language, 2007, Découverte) No rating

On a pu espérer, un temps, que les monstruosités de la Seconde Guerre mondiale étaient …

Ce livre traine sur mon bureau depuis des mois et j'hésite continuellement de le ranger dans ma bibliothèque. Essayons.

wants to read Straw Dogs: Thoughts on Humans and Other Animals by John N. Gray

John N. Gray: Straw Dogs: Thoughts on Humans and Other Animals (2003) No rating

Straw Dogs is a work of philosophy, which sets out to challenge our most cherished …

I've received a recommendation from a friend for this book, though the rec also came with some warnings that sometimes Gray goes off the rails in ways that don't seem completely reasonable. But that the book was still worth reading, so throwing it on the TBR.