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Bookworm game for nook4/28/2023 ![]() On second thought: I’m being uncharitably flippant with that commentary, because it has led to some interesting soul-searching. Right now, I’m nearly done with Chuck Klosterman’s But What If We’re Wrong? and, while I jokingly commented that it’s left me wondering “what’s north and what’s south, or if those cardinal directions even exist,” its initial shock value has since eroded and the book now feels like a pleasant brain teaser for the MENSA set. She is a voracious and judicious reader - I appreciate that she has opinions on things, including ones that occasionally run counter to predominantly held views, like her critique of Ann Patchett’s Commonwealth. (I also spend a lot of time reflecting on the cultural phenomena I’m consuming in my Weekend Vibes posts, under the #turbothot sections, but those are more off-the-cuff, half-formed musings than anything else.) If you’re looking for more book recommendations, check out the books section on Grace’s lovely blog, The Stripe. I recently organized my book round-ups and more literary-minded posts into a new Magpie Book Club category because I have started to receive so many inquiries and comments about what I’m reading, what you’re reading, and what these texts signify to us that I wanted to make them more discoverable, admittedly, in part, for my own convenience and vanity, as I will occasionally go back through these posts and contemplate revisions or cringe at observations or nod in assent at an opinion that has since calcified.
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