I can't get behind the science, not that I know anything about science. But the philosophy is fun!I can't get behind the science, not that I know anything about science. But the philosophy is fun!...more
I love this book and I'll give it four stars. But it's not for the reasons you think it is. I love it because it makes me think about myself. I love iI love this book and I'll give it four stars. But it's not for the reasons you think it is. I love it because it makes me think about myself. I love it because Jerry Spinelli has a few phrases here and there that pluck my literary chord. I love it because it taught me new ways to be myself. But I don't love Stargirl the girl. I feel sorry for her in a way. I can't tell where the lines are supposed to be drawn. Where is self and where is relationship? Where is give and where is take? I'm supposed to want her to touch me and to stare into my eyes and sing me a song and make me a better person. But I don't want those things. I don't think emulating Stargirl is the way to go. She's perfect.
I love this book so much. Exactly what I needed at exactly the right time in my life. It took me about three months to finish (I've seen other reviewsI love this book so much. Exactly what I needed at exactly the right time in my life. It took me about three months to finish (I've seen other reviews with about the same timeline) and I think it's because it takes time and commitment and thought and effort and guts to tell the truth about yourself. That's what this book asks you to do. And it so fucking awesome that I hardly have a way to express the amount of gratitude I have for Kathryn, my girlfriends who read I with me, and myself for doing the work. This book is a life-changer if you want it to be. Five stars!...more
What i read was just ok. Couldn't finish it. Though, to be fair, I probably would've finished it if it weren't for the fact that it was a bookshelf boWhat i read was just ok. Couldn't finish it. Though, to be fair, I probably would've finished it if it weren't for the fact that it was a bookshelf book at our New Years vacation spot and I have to give it back. Then again, I might not have started it if it weren't for the fact that we were on vacation... Do do do do....more
I'm totally freaking surprised that I liked this book as much as I did. I did not expect to like it. I'd hoped to, but I certainly didn't expect it. TI'm totally freaking surprised that I liked this book as much as I did. I did not expect to like it. I'd hoped to, but I certainly didn't expect it. The writing is average, the twists are predictable, she calls the NC Mountains "Appalachia" (yes, I know that's what YOU call the NC mountains, but nobody from the NC Mountains calls the NC Mountains "Appalachia"), and knitting is kinda, like, soooo 5 years ago. But like this book, I did! 300+ pages of depression and recovery bring me to tears and fill me with joy, I guess. I think, too, that as I was reading it, I knew that I'd recover faster than she did. That made me very happy to be me--I've had my personal tragedy and now I know the moves to combat the assholes. I think so anyway. Let's not test the theory....more
Up until page 131, I kinda hated this book and wanted to die a slow, boring death. Yeah yeah, I exaggerate. But anyway, those last 2 stories were absoUp until page 131, I kinda hated this book and wanted to die a slow, boring death. Yeah yeah, I exaggerate. But anyway, those last 2 stories were absolutely phenomenal. Adorable and lovely; I kinda cried a little. Yeah yeah, I'm sentimental....more
There's a red and blue and black and yellow bird on the cover of this book. But the insides are black and white which is more reflective of my memory.There's a red and blue and black and yellow bird on the cover of this book. But the insides are black and white which is more reflective of my memory. I shall write some poetry now and it will be very very good undoubtedly. ...more
This is the kinda o' shit that pisses me off. I mean, the play itself was fine--too many stage directions, but otherwise fine--but the CONTENT, motherThis is the kinda o' shit that pisses me off. I mean, the play itself was fine--too many stage directions, but otherwise fine--but the CONTENT, motherfucker. Seriously, this is the kind o' shit that pisses me off! Dudes, I love Hillary Clinton. I fucking love her; I voted for her and I would do so again and again and again and I think she's awesome and totally rocks and etc and etc. But what I hate is the idea that women have to act like men to make it in a man's world. What I hate is fucking cheaters. What I hate is that womanliness and femininity aren't valued as traits we should MODEL to make change--that they are instead, traits meant to be kept in privacy. That shit's bullshit. Serious goddamn bullshit. I mean I am pissed that Hillary's generation felt like they had to go to masculine extremes to get anything REAL accomplished. I'm pissed that Bill Fucking Clinton recovered from bj's and cigars yet Monica Fucking Lewinsky had to move on to NutriSystem commercials before moving on to ultimate nothingness. I'm even pissed that I'm swearing so goddamn much and how ironic that kinda is. I'm pissed that I'm totally sick of this shit but too lazy to affect any real change. I mean, I'm not even sure I could exemplify femininity if I tried--but that's a whole other round of complaining......more
I liked this book just fine. It is, evidently, a sequel to Blood Sucking Fiends which I haven't read. Oops.I liked this book just fine. It is, evidently, a sequel to Blood Sucking Fiends which I haven't read. Oops....more
This book is best when read one word at a time. Read it in summer; you'll know what I mean.This book is best when read one word at a time. Read it in summer; you'll know what I mean....more
I can see how this book would inspire one to travel. It's colorful and amazing and adventurous and sentimental!!! However, I'm NOT inspired to travel.I can see how this book would inspire one to travel. It's colorful and amazing and adventurous and sentimental!!! However, I'm NOT inspired to travel. I'm not built for it--too afraid, too uptight. I think it takes unbridled bravery to set foot somewhere you don't speak the language, to risk being taken advantage of, to risk getting mugged, to risk being misunderstood and lost. I think I would have to carry an iv bag of anti-anxiety meds. It's just not for me.
I'm inspired, instead, to smile and cry. To love and to feel gratitude. It makes me want to do better things in the world (what doesn't...?) and to live like I'm rich. It makes me want to hug my family and to ship food to Africa. It makes me offer blessings of equanimity upon my two exes and to extend daisy chains of joy to future love.
I'm happier now--n spite of the fact that I would be scared out of my mind to make my way through the streets of the world......more
I really like Trickster stories. Partially because my parents read me the Brer Rabbit stories all the time when I was little. Partially because my firI really like Trickster stories. Partially because my parents read me the Brer Rabbit stories all the time when I was little. Partially because my first job out of college was stage managing an Anansi play at Virginia Stage Company. Partially because I spent years reading Charles de Lint. Partially because I really like animals. So anyway, that being said, my love of trickster stories, plus extremely low expectations when I started reading Coyote Blue made me like this a lot.
I'm sure I have more to say, about not being afraid, and about loving fully, and about being nice to ants, but it's all still swimming around in my head, waiting to be processed later....more
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