Dana's Updates en-US Sun, 13 Apr 2025 00:41:20 -0700 60 Dana's Updates 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg UserStatus1044682571 Sun, 13 Apr 2025 00:41:20 -0700 <![CDATA[ Dana is 71% done with The Language of Flowers ]]> The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh Dana is 71% done with <a href="/book/show/34120272-the-language-of-flowers">The Language of Flowers</a>. ]]> UserStatus1044681633 Sun, 13 Apr 2025 00:36:36 -0700 <![CDATA[ Dana is 66% done with The Language of Flowers ]]> The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh Dana is 66% done with <a href="/book/show/34120272-the-language-of-flowers">The Language of Flowers</a>. ]]> ReadStatus9302251767 Sat, 12 Apr 2025 19:32:54 -0700 <![CDATA[Dana started reading 'The Language of Flowers']]> /review/show/4794083131 The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh Dana started reading The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
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Dana liked Beth Gould's review of The Let Them Theory:
The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins
"Let ME be done with this book. No honestly it was good, but I found myself saying well obviously every time I read a page. But I do kind of think that’s the point. Nothing in this book is truly groundbreaking, but sometimes things are so obvious but we forget to put them in place. 3 stars because I truly think this could help the right person. "
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Dana liked Lucy Dwyer's review of The Let Them Theory:
The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins
"thank u mel "
]]> Review7476873343 Fri, 11 Apr 2025 21:26:32 -0700 <![CDATA[Dana added 'Grief Is the Thing with Feathers']]> /review/show/7476873343 Grief Is the Thing with Feathers by Max Porter Dana gave 5 stars to Grief Is the Thing with Feathers (Hardcover) by Max Porter
This book broke my heart into pieces .. Here’s some of the lines that did that .. :

BOYS
“There’s a feather on my pillow.
Pillows are made of feathers, go to sleep.
It’s a big, black feather.
Come and sleep in my bed.
There’s a feather on your pillow too.
Let’s leave the feathers where they are and sleep on the floor.�

DAD
“She was not busy dying, and there is no detritus of care, she was simply busy living. and then she was gone.�

“I will stop finding her hairs.
I will stop hearing her breathing.�

DAD
“Many people said ‘You need time�, when what we needed was washing powder, nit shampoo, football stickers, batteries, bows, arrows, bows, arrows.�

BOYS
“We used to think she would turn up one day and say it had all been a test.�

“We were careful to age her, never trap her. Careful to name her Granny, when Dad became Grandpa.�

DAD
“and their voice was the life and song of their mother. Unfinished. Beautiful. Everything.� ]]> Review7481032106 Fri, 11 Apr 2025 16:59:38 -0700 <![CDATA[Dana added 'Digital Minimalism']]> /review/show/7481032106 Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport Dana gave 4 stars to Digital Minimalism (Paperback) by Cal Newport
I’ve deleted social media years ago. I only kept one, Instagram, as it revolved mostly around photography which was one of my interests at the time. Moreover, I wanted to keep one platform where I can still connect with friends & acquaintances. Unfortunately, during the last couple of years, where it was sold to Meta, I found that it became more and more addicting. It introduced multiple features that are similar to other platforms. I find myself doom scrolling which really is bad for my mental health and well being. Which is why I have to take digital declutters every now and then. I keep using my phone and reply to messages. People who are close to me and need to contact me have my number. Anything else is just for entertainment. It’s really eye opening when you realize that. Everything this book is mentioning isn’t necessarily ground breaking, but it acts as a great reminder and has some good examples on how to apply digital minimalism into our lives. ]]> Review7479025559 Thu, 10 Apr 2025 20:31:08 -0700 <![CDATA[Dana added 'The Guest List']]> /review/show/7479025559 The Guest List by Lucy Foley Dana gave 2 stars to The Guest List (Hardcover) by Lucy Foley
There’s not one like-able character in this book. I wasn’t really interested in anything going on, thus I wasn’t necessarily shocked towards the end. I just wanted to finish the book. I also was kind of irritated with the back and forth between the characters� povs. ]]> Review7476865319 Thu, 10 Apr 2025 16:21:49 -0700 <![CDATA[Dana added 'The Honeymoon Crashers']]> /review/show/7476865319 The Honeymoon Crashers by Christina Lauren Dana gave 5 stars to The Honeymoon Crashers (Unhoneymooners, #1.5) by Christina Lauren
How come I just got to know that this exists .. I loved “The Unhoneymooners!� This is the perfect sequel. It has the same essence and magic. I didn’t want it to end! Kudos to the voice actors. They did a great job!

(Update after writing that I came to know that the writer is a zionist 💔 agh .. not going to support her anymore since she supports genocide) ]]> ReadStatus9291886829 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 20:27:25 -0700 <![CDATA[Dana is currently reading 'Grief Is the Thing with Feathers']]> /review/show/7476873343 Grief Is the Thing with Feathers by Max Porter Dana is currently reading Grief Is the Thing with Feathers by Max Porter
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