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Every essay has wild examples of this, where it would just stretch so far away from the original point of the essay, then snap back all of a sudden. I only finished reading it because it was for a book club. I don't like to waste reading time on books I don't enjoy.

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metaphorically. She talks about many metaphorical applications of water. Then she seems to remember what her point was and mentions lynchings, and then goes back to the metaphor. It was like whiplash.

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There's a section where she talks about racist tendencies in movies about drowning where it's only white people who usually drown, who "get to" drown, and how it's a peaceful death versus violent ones. Then immediately follows this with how she (a white woman) feels like she's drowning

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horror. So, I guess I was disappointed at first, but I didn't like what I got even though I tried to switch gears. I thought the forced connections from personal stories to horror movies were, well, ridiculous in places.

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I struggled with this book. I suppose I imagined this differently, where a horror movie/element would be the main point of an essay, and some personal thoughts or stories or arguments would be added. Lisowski does this, but this book goes further into memoir than essays about

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vyhurz ✒️ @vyhurz.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

2026 Reading #booksky 💙📚 Book 33 Uncanny Valley Girls: Essays on Horror, Survival, and Love by Zefyr Lisowski Rating: ★★

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Incredibly captivating. I love the structure and how Lalami created such vivid lives in such short spaces.

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vyhurz ✒️ @vyhurz.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

2026 Reading #booksky 💙📚 Book 32 Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits by Laila Lalami Rating: ★★★★★

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2026 Reading #booksky 💙📚 Book 31 Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng Rating: ★★★

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vyhurz ✒️ @vyhurz.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

apparently i've really been into blue lol

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vyhurz ✒️ @vyhurz.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I've been making this style of earrings and loving it so much 💜 #beading

vyhurz ✒️ @vyhurz.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Recommend a movie to me where I just get to watch an actor(s) really act. They just get time to powerfully ACT. Something like 'Sophie's Choice' (which I've never seen but Meryl Streep is the standard.)

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have to make sense of it. That's why this is 4 stars for me, but it's probably my own flaw in being able to understand. However, I also think that's the point, to not quite understand sometimes. I will reread this at some point.

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before, except 'The Bluest Eye' over 15 years ago in college that I don't remember it at all. I listened to the audiobook, too, which is narrated by Morrison. I have to admit, there were times I didn't understand what was happening, or what had just happened. The story would press on, and I'd

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This book walks around you over and over again, dizzying you deeper into different characters' pasts and thoughts. When it reaches a climax, it's like you fall over, and then are pulled back up, and made dizzy again. I found myself entranced with Morrison's writing. I've never read her

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vyhurz ✒️ @vyhurz.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

2026 Reading #booksky 💙📚 Book 30 Beloved by Toni Morrison Rating: ★★★★

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I could not connect with this book on any level. I'm really disappointed.

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vyhurz ✒️ @vyhurz.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

2026 Reading #booksky 💙📚 #witchsky The Earth Path: Grounding Your Spirit in the Rhythms of Nature by Starhawk DNF 8%

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doubt to spending time with nature to the magick of prayer and magick in the Bible to community to sex magick and more. Yes, there’s a lot here, so he doesn’t go very deep into any of it. But if you think of it as an introductory guide, I find this to be an excellent book.

I gained a lot of knowledge, ideas, and inspiration from this book. As a Pagan and a witch, I felt close to Matthey’s viewpoint on several topics and ended up highlighting passages on nearly every page. He touches upon almost every aspect of magick and practice, from trusting your

vyhurz ✒️ @vyhurz.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

2026 Reading #booksky 💙📚 #witchsky Book 29 An Apostate’s Guide to Witchcraft: Finding Freedom Through Magic by Moss Matthey Rating: ★★★★

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complicated, and well-written. The layers of performativity and expectation for women throughout the novel become incredibly dense as it goes on. Those layers make women stressed out, miserable, confused, and sometimes just crazy. Full review on my review blog. Link in pinned post.

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vyhurz ✒️ @vyhurz.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

My head feels rattled by this book. There are many layers, and it’s pretty intense. I read it quickly, too. I’d like to go back and read more slowly again. The way the protagonist angered me, yet at the same time I felt like she was naive and I felt bad for her — these feelings made the book so

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vyhurz ✒️ @vyhurz.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

2026 Reading #booksky 💙📚 Book 28 Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke Rating: ★★★★

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She brings our focus to nature in each story. It's beautiful. More on my book review blog. Link below. Link in pinned post.

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Everything in these stories is alive. I could see it all from the people, to the furniture, to the landscape. The landscapes, too, are a character. Each story has amazing nature imagery. The author always takes time to describe something going on out there.

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The stories are captivating, tense, emotional, and most often feel complete. The characters are full people with quirks and charms, and described so well that you can clearly picture them. This is my biggest rave about Elliott's writing: her descriptions.

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2026 Reading #booksky 💙📚 #witchsky Book 27 Hellions by Julia Elliott Rating: ★★★★

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I extremely enjoyed this book! It was easy to read even though the subject matter is deep, sometimes intense. The author makes things easy to understand. It approaches psychism and spiritual practice in general from many different angles. Highly recommend. Full review on my blog. Link below.

2026 Reading #booksky 💙📚 #witchsky Book 26 Keys to Perception: A Practical Guide to Psychic Development by Ivo Dominguez Jr. Rating: ★★★★★

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