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n @falsedmitry.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

my phone having a normal time, i see

notification on my phone: can't install contacts. try again, and if it still doesn't work, see common ways to fix the problem.

n @falsedmitry.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

bone of my bone - johanna van veen didn't really care for this one, the plot & characters both felt half-baked. very AO3 (derogatory). find it hilarious this has two separate trigger warnings for christianity, but absolutely no forewarning of the numerous explicit (if tamely written) sex scenes.

me holding a paperback copy of the book. the cover illustration depicts a nun in bloodied clothes holding a golden and jewel encrusted skull on a red pillow

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n @falsedmitry.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

rebecca - daphne du maurier SO good. been vaguely on my to-read list for a while bc of the reputation, but i'd felt reluctant bc it's so often branded as a romance, when it's a v rich psychosexual bourgeois gender horror. daphne du maurier, i owe you an apology. i was not familiar with your game.

my e-reader showing the cover of the book, with a stylised drawing of some azelias that doesn't really come out well in the black and white of my e-reader

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n @falsedmitry.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

which Extremely Online wikipedia editor is responsible for this

screenshot of the wikipedia page for peas, showing a picture of several open pods of peas. the picture is captioned "peas are stored in the pod"

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n @falsedmitry.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

happy 9/11 to all who celebrate

a four panel haus of decline comic.

1) two women are talking. one says, "it's weird how 9/11 became a national holiday." the other responds, "oh no! that means..."

2) jack skellington, from the nightmare before christmas, approaches a door in a tree shaped like the twin towers

3) he steps into a plane full of panicked passengers, singing, "what's this?"

4) the plane flies towards the twin towers, still both intact. jack is still singing, "what's this?"

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n @falsedmitry.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

between two fires - christopher buelhman weird & unsettling & creepy! i enjoyed this, v different to anything else i've read recently, altho christianity is a big plot feature which some might dislike/get lost in

my e-reader, showing the cover of the book. it has an illustration of a skeleton in armour

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n @falsedmitry.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

another cool thing we saw was the etruscan arch in perugia. built in the 3rd century BC, it was restored by augustus (yes, that one, the first roman emperor) in 40BC. you can still clearly read the inscription 'augusta perusia' above the arch. just incredibly cool to see something so old!!!

zoomed in shot of the etruscan arch in perugia, with the aforementioned inscription at the top of the arch. above the arc, in the wall above, are some decorative stones showing alternating circles and doric columns

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n @falsedmitry.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

when we were away, we visited a loom studio/museum. they still produce fabric on jacquard looms with punch cards in the afternoon, but in the morning the place is open to look around. so cool & interesting, & we got to see the looms in action, as well as fabric they'd woven.

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n @falsedmitry.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

you weren't meant to be human - andrew joseph white fell v flat for me. neither as gory nor body horror-y as anticipated. i feel like there's a bit of a trend in horror rn for authors to be working out their personal trauma in books, which makes for effective prose if you share that experience...

a paperback copy of the book. embossed worms wind their way around the all caps white text of the title.

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n @falsedmitry.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

when you belatedly get around to seeing the odyssey & matt damon says, "our age of bronze is collapsing"

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n @falsedmitry.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

my phone camera did some even gnarlier stuff to my more zoomed in ones as the moon started to move away!

eclipse partially covered in cloud, with some strong contrast between black and slightly grey-yellow cloud

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n @falsedmitry.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

okay posted too soon. did glimpse it through the clouds

the eclipse, barely visible through cloud

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n @falsedmitry.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

so blessed to witness such a beautiful eclipse

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n @falsedmitry.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

between two rivers - moudhy al-rashid i loved this! v strong narrative voice that i don't think will vibe with all. also not a comprehensive history of mesapotamia. but i found it a vibrant read that really touches on the marvel & confusion of studying the past. lowkey want to learn cuniform now.

my e-reader, showing the cover of the book. the title appears across a stylised illustration of rivers.

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n @falsedmitry.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

the last song of penelope - claire north this final book in the trilogy felt a little more hemmed in by the source material, a little too stretched in the gap between the source text & the retelling. but still an entertaining read!

a hardback copy of the book. the cover is a deep green, with white grecian-style silhouettes of a woman and a man.

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n @falsedmitry.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

a short stay in hell - steven l peck guess this is what happens when someone with no interesting thoughts or emotions tries to write something deep & profound? find the praise for this absolutely baffling, i found it intensely flat & underdeveloped

me holding a paperback copy of the book. the cover illustration shows a man falling between two long shelves of books.

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n @falsedmitry.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

a matter of death and life - andrey kurkov v short - i read this in about an hour while waiting for some painkillers to kick in. it was okay, tho the momentum of the story kind of sputters out in the final third. dark, detached, absurd, impersonal.

me holding a paperback copy of the book. the cover is illustrated with two revolvers, one pointing down with the trigger styled to look like a sad face; the other pointing up with the trigger as a happy face

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n @falsedmitry.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

a beast slinks towards beijing - alice evelyn yang what if the real monster was the intergenerational trauma we endured along the way? found the start slow - the initial perspective character has a p detached voice, but it picks up. not a light read, esp the historical timelines

me holding a paperback copy of the book. the cover is painting of an ominous looking white rodent amidst some flowers

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n @falsedmitry.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

wildfire smoke has made the sky all stripey

the sky. the sun is trying to shine through some cloud. beneath the cloud, there's a layer of smoke, which looks like grey and faintly orange stripes

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n @falsedmitry.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

my ideal baguette javelin would be something like this from our local bakery

a long, thin, crusty baguette with pointed ends, held aloft in front of a large, leafy plant

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n @falsedmitry.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

who's afraid of gender? - judith butler holy shit, a (relatively) accessible work by butler an overview of anti-gender discourse & its origins, w analysis that pushes deeper & in some interesting angles in places. not one for those who struggle with academic writing, but worth a read if you don't.

my e-book showing the cover of the book, which displays the title and author's name in large letters

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n @falsedmitry.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

war and peace - leo tolstoy FINALLY FUCKING DID IT LADS. ONLY TOOK ME NINE MONTHS, BUT I FUCKING DID IT!

me, holding a paperback copy of war and peace. the book is tilted so you can see how thick the spine is. it's chunky as hell.

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n @falsedmitry.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

normal people - sally rooney this felt exactly like being back at uni. excruciating but exquisitely crafted.

cover of the digital version of the book. there is an illustration of two people embracing in a sardine tin.

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n @falsedmitry.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

lucky day - chuck tingle struggled with the start, but felt it picked up about halfway through. this book is about nihilism & is almost as subtle as a sledgehammer, which... well, it's a tingler, so hardly unexpected, but a little heavy handed for me in places. still a fun, if gruesome, read

me, holding the book. the cover is a very gruesome version of the two kings from a pack of playing cards

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n @falsedmitry.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

decomposition book - sarah van os apparently this is popular on booktok & uh. that tracks. v pop culture heavy. finished it quickly & it was v frenetic, but neither parts of the story left any real emotional impact on me.

me, holding a paperback copy of the book. the cover is lavender, with a distorted picture of a forest down the middle.

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n @falsedmitry.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

house of odysseus - claire north just a good fun series, innit. enjoyed the drama of this a bit more than the first of the series & i found the battle of wits with menelaus delightful. big fuck you to men who think they're The Shit.

me, holding a copy of the book. the cover is blue, with white silhouettes of grecian women

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n @falsedmitry.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

when you're up all night fighting in other people's mentions

photo of a shop sign that reads 'beef king'

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n @falsedmitry.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

me & my fellow queers showing up to the function

a bag of sweets, labelled mixed oddfellows

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n @falsedmitry.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

model home - rivers solomon fucking hell. probably one of the most viscerally upsetting books i have ever read, i ugly cried for like an hour straight finishing it. an astounding snapshot of how it feels to become broken by abuse. serious tw for racism & csa, among other things.

me, holding a paperback copy of the book. the cover depicts a large isolated house, with a large spider on the roof

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n @falsedmitry.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

slaughterhouse five - kurt vonnegut a re-read. this time, i found myself feeling q sad that this implied notion that war is horrendous has just evaporated in recent years. i don't love this book, but i read it at such a formative time in my life that it always occupies a special place. so it goes

me, holding a paperback of the book. the cover is all black, except for the title: the word 'slaughterhouse' in small white capitals, and large number 5, in yellow

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n @falsedmitry.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

ithaca - claire north i'm a complete sucker for mythology retellings that are actually about the awfulness of patriarchy, so obviously i enjoyed this. such a deep & smouldering rage about the subordination of women! looking forward to reading the rest of the series.

my hand holding a hardback copy of the book. the cover is orange, with a white silhouette of a woman in grecian dress reclined on a chair and weaving threads

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n @falsedmitry.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

lmao. can't believe starmer's finally done one thing i respect

screenshot of the guardian politics live from 12:45, which reads "Keir Starmer refused to have a meeting with Wes Streeting after cabinet, Sam Coates from Sky News reports.

Wes Streeting tried to see Keir Starmer after cabinet.

But Starmer said in Cabinet that he won’t discuss the elections or his leadership, and that he will only speak to cabinet ministers about that individually.

Then after the meeting he refused to see Streeting one on one."

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n @falsedmitry.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

john swinney please show up to holyrood like this on monday. please.

michael scott saying "i declare independence"

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n @falsedmitry.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

barrowbeck - andrew michael hurley not at all what i expected - more a collection of slightly eerie short stories than anything more coherent. as with any collection, some i enjoyed more than others. i do kinda wish there had been more historical ones given the way this collection is described.

my hand holding a paperback copy of the book. the cover is white, illustrated with half a human silhouette in red, with lots of spikes erupting from the arms and head

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n @falsedmitry.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

tonight's dinner: shrimp tacos, with mango avocado salsa

my hand, holding a small corn tortilla loaded with shrimp and a chunky salsa

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n @falsedmitry.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

fundamentally - nussaibah younis there were parts of this that were kind of interesting, but overall the book felt undeveloped: it's aiming for complexity, but misses in the execution. the writing style was waaay too pulpy/wannabe edgy romcom for me, & it made the beginning especially a huge slog.

my e-reader showing the cover of the book.

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n @falsedmitry.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

if you like roasted cauliflower & tahini, this is a great recipe (tho no zaatar. we use regular cauliflower, not just romanesco, & the pomegranate is optional but a delicious addition)

a recipe for roasted cauliflower with tahini and pomegranate.

ingredients:

cauliflower, cut into 5cm florets
olive oil
ground cumin
ground allspice
pomegranate seeds
sea salt & freshly cracked black pepper
tahini dressing (made from tahini, lemon juice, water & garlic)

method:

heat the oven to 200 celcius (180 fan/gas 6)

place the cauliflower florets on a baking tray. drizzle with olive oil, 1tsp each cumin & allspice, salt and pepper. cook for 20-30 minutes, until the cauliflower is tender but firm. leave to cool.

make the sauce, by whisking together 75g tahini, with 4tbsp lemon juice, 100ml water, and one crushed garlic clove.

once the cauliflower is room temp, dress with the sauce and pomegranate seeds.

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n @falsedmitry.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

this is how you lose the time war - amal el-mohtar & max gladstone MEH. don't get the hype. it's a cool concept, but i found the execution mid, predictable, & a lowkey tedious read.

me, holding a copy of the book. the cover is light blue with one red and one blue bird on the cover

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n @falsedmitry.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

"bluesky is broken" sure, whatever, but personally i think social media sites telling us that posting & viewing takes is verboten is actually kind of an improvement

a blank following feed with a red bar across the top reading "! forbidden"

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n @falsedmitry.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

i have seen a few people share this, not just on bluesky, so just an FYI: the money for this goes to SUTR, a front campaign for the SWP

screenshot of a post saying 'order your stop reform UK campaign pack here'

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n @falsedmitry.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

a spring edition to the soup thread: wild garlic

a bowl of wild garlic soup, topped with a swirl of cream

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n @falsedmitry.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

your party, & particularly your party scotland, really is the gift that keeps on giving

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n @falsedmitry.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

feet of clay - terry pratchett the watch books are not my favourite, but discworld is always fun & this was no different. a silly philosophical murder mystery.

my e-reader showing the. over of the book, depicting a golem and a female dwarf

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n @falsedmitry.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

william - mason coile meh. a book club read. interesting premise - an AI horror - but this fell so flat for me. the themes & characters both felt really underdeveloped & i saw the plot twist coming a mile off.

the cover of the book. it's black, depicting two doors slightly ajar to reveal a silhouette standing behind them.

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n @falsedmitry.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

a map of absence - ed. atef alshaer a short anthology of palestinian writing on the nabka, incl poetry & prose. broad in the authors it includes, tho i think the downside is that many pieces are excerpts of longer pieces or poems. a good starting if you want to find more palestinan authors to read.

my e-reader showing the cover of the book, which includes what looks like a photograph of an old building

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n @falsedmitry.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

selfie - will storr DNF. i tend to dislike pop psychology books so was already skeptical. quit halfway through; the chapter on humanistic psychology is based on so many false assertions, it pissed me off & made me doubt everything i'd read before (which already felt very over simplified).

me holding a copy of the book. it's a hardback with a metallic silver jacket. the title and author name are embossed on the cover, barely visible

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