Yay!! I’m so glad you enjoyed How To Say Babylon. Her poetry background really shines in her writing. I really appreciated how much it taught me about Jamaica and Rastafarian culture. I’m currently pushing through Birnam Wood right now for a buddy read. It is very exposition heavy.
Thank you for your recommendation! How To Say Babylon was so informative, touching, and well written. Just all around amazing. Good luck with Birnam Wood! There is some payoff to the exposition but I was annoyed how much work I had to put in to get to the end.
Sunds like a wonderful visit with family. I love to read on an airplane - nothing to do but read! No distractions :) Re: The Myth of Normal - as someone with a serious chronic illness, that kind of thinking is a slippery slope and can led to blaming the patient for a disease that is completely beyond their control. Glad you pointed that out. I agree - it IS irresponsible! Oh, no - you read a plane crash book while on a plane?? Yikes! I've heard good things about Birnum Wood. How to Say Babylon sounds great! Lots of books finished for a family week!
I was so excited to read since I went without children on the plane for the first time in 8 years! It was great to get through a few books but I might have been a little more critical with all that time to sit with the books 😬 I think The Myth of Normal had some important points about looking at health more holistically but overall I was not happy with how things were presented.
Aghhh, Birnam Wood is waiting for me on my shelf! I was hoping it would have some clever Shakespeare references too...no?? Hmm. PS I was just visiting Bellingham, WA, and there was development inside an arboretum that was called Birnam Wood... 😁 Glad you had a good visit!
I would love to know what you think of Birnam Wood! It was a little slow going at first for me but I was on an airplane so maybe everything felt slow 😅
How to Say Babylon is sooo good! I loved it and I immediately got her poetry collection after reading it! It sounds like you had a wonderful visit...but why would you read Drowning on a plane??????
Welcome back! I'm glad your trip was a fulfilling time of connecting. I, too, read Drowning just before a long-haul flight. An unwise decision. 😅 Just added Babylon to my never-ending list but won't be picking up The Myth of Normal. Not a fan of self-help books to begin with and this sounds infuriating as I suffer with multiple chronic illnesses (and had a happy childhood). Thank you!
Yes! I dislike self-help usually and as someone with an autoimmune disease it was annoying to feel like I was being told I should just do some mental work to fix it. I did agree with some of his points that doctors should look at health holistically because there are factors in someone's history and environment that can be contributing to their illnesses but he went overboard. You understand my pain on reading Drowning before a flight 😅 It was really bad timing on my part
@savagereads Autoimmune diseases are tough. Living with them makes us qualified experts! I get the holistic vantage points and learning is always a good thing. But this sounds outside my realm. Next flight my book choices will be terra ferma. 😀 I found myself scrutinizing the cabin crew and plane seams a little more than usual!
Yay!! I’m so glad you enjoyed How To Say Babylon. Her poetry background really shines in her writing. I really appreciated how much it taught me about Jamaica and Rastafarian culture.
I’m currently pushing through Birnam Wood right now for a buddy read. It is very exposition heavy.
Thank you for your recommendation! How To Say Babylon was so informative, touching, and well written. Just all around amazing.
Good luck with Birnam Wood! There is some payoff to the exposition but I was annoyed how much work I had to put in to get to the end.
Sunds like a wonderful visit with family. I love to read on an airplane - nothing to do but read! No distractions :) Re: The Myth of Normal - as someone with a serious chronic illness, that kind of thinking is a slippery slope and can led to blaming the patient for a disease that is completely beyond their control. Glad you pointed that out. I agree - it IS irresponsible! Oh, no - you read a plane crash book while on a plane?? Yikes! I've heard good things about Birnum Wood. How to Say Babylon sounds great! Lots of books finished for a family week!
I was so excited to read since I went without children on the plane for the first time in 8 years! It was great to get through a few books but I might have been a little more critical with all that time to sit with the books 😬 I think The Myth of Normal had some important points about looking at health more holistically but overall I was not happy with how things were presented.
@@savagereads Ah, yes - plane travel after your kids are grown is entirely different - lots of reading time :)
Aghhh, Birnam Wood is waiting for me on my shelf! I was hoping it would have some clever Shakespeare references too...no?? Hmm. PS I was just visiting Bellingham, WA, and there was development inside an arboretum that was called Birnam Wood... 😁 Glad you had a good visit!
Thanks! That sounds cool! I would love to hear what you think of Birnam Wood 😊
Thank you Hannah!
Thanks to you!
You are very brave to read that book before a flight! I need to get to Birnam Wood. It’s on my kindle being neglected.
I would love to know what you think of Birnam Wood! It was a little slow going at first for me but I was on an airplane so maybe everything felt slow 😅
How to Say Babylon is sooo good! I loved it and I immediately got her poetry collection after reading it!
It sounds like you had a wonderful visit...but why would you read Drowning on a plane??????
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I usually just read what is next on my list and it aligned poorly with my trip 😅 I should think things through before jumping into books 😂
Welcome back! I'm glad your trip was a fulfilling time of connecting.
I, too, read Drowning just before a long-haul flight. An unwise decision. 😅
Just added Babylon to my never-ending list but won't be picking up The Myth of Normal. Not a fan of self-help books to begin with and this sounds infuriating as I suffer with multiple chronic illnesses (and had a happy childhood).
Thank you!
Yes! I dislike self-help usually and as someone with an autoimmune disease it was annoying to feel like I was being told I should just do some mental work to fix it. I did agree with some of his points that doctors should look at health holistically because there are factors in someone's history and environment that can be contributing to their illnesses but he went overboard.
You understand my pain on reading Drowning before a flight 😅 It was really bad timing on my part
@savagereads Autoimmune diseases are tough. Living with them makes us qualified experts! I get the holistic vantage points and learning is always a good thing. But this sounds outside my realm.
Next flight my book choices will be terra ferma. 😀 I found myself scrutinizing the cabin crew and plane seams a little more than usual!