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Holy trinity?

Can we normalize saying we love a book without remembering anything about it.

best dedication 😆

On page 450. I keep telling myself this book is a marathon not a sprint. 

Favorite characters are Syl and Witt. I want more Szeth but he hasn't been in it in a while 

Favorite quote from the end of part I
 "as he settled down on the ground to plan, he felt that tiny warmth burning steadily within him. It was the warm of decisions made and purpose seized. It was responsibility."

Kaladin sets a great example for people struggling with depression. It helps to do something

Cosmere

No matter how isolated you are and how lonely you feel, if you do your work truly and conscientiously, unknown allies will come and seek you.

Hello guys, what's your favourite book from Ben Kane and why?

Anybody reading Ben Kane books?

My Book collection

A literary sanctuary

The Dry

Will grow.

What should I read to pull myself from reading slump

Book

I honestly love reading. And it would be wonderful to have good company in my surrounding. So if I get bored of my book, I can annoy you 😂

UK 32M & Actively Looking 😊

Good Evening.

Just came here for friends

Just finished reading the fellowship of the ring! Understandable why it's considered a classic after all. Now it's time to actually get to the second book in the trilogy!

Fellowship of the Ring: Done

Who read this?

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Just finished Juliette by Marquis de sade and thought it was enjoyable. Any other fans out there? I've started Justine and finished up 120 days. 120 days was decent, apparently a chicken heavy diet is beneficial for taste and texture.

Anyone sade fans

Intro

Time for a nice sit down and catch up on some stories 💯

Reading time

Found a couple old books I've forgotten about in a box that was in my closet. I'm definitely reading these again lol

Old books

I have had the pleasure to read Edward Saïd's Orientalism recently and wanted to share some thoughts, especially during these trying times. 

Orientalism isn’t just something that lives in old colonial paintings or dusty archives. It’s alive in how people talk about travel. In how certain countries are framed as “mystical,” “chaotic,” or “spiritual,” while others get to be “modern” and “complex.” It’s in how some cultures are reduced to vibes and aesthetics, while others are allowed full interiority.
What stays with me most is this: Orientalism isn’t only about misrepresentation. It is who gets to define whom, who gets flattened into symbols, and who gets to be a full, contradictory human being.
As someone who lives between languages and cultures, I feel this constantly.

I see it when people romanticize poverty as “authentic.”
When migration stories are inspirational until they become inconvenient.
When Asian, Middle Eastern, or African identities are treated like costumes you can put on for a trip or a photo , but not realities with histories and grief. 


I also notice how Orientalism has evolved. It’s subtler now. Softer. Wrapped in “curiosity” and “wellness” and travel content. It doesn’t always look like domination anymore : in fact, sometimes it looks like admiration. But admiration that doesn’t listen is still extraction.

And here’s the uncomfortable part: even well-meaning people participate in it. Sometimes without realizing. Sometimes because it’s easier to consume a culture than to sit with its politics. Easier to enjoy the food and the scenery than to learn the history. Easier to exoticize than to engage.
I don’t think the answer is guilt.
I think the answer is attention.
Attention to voices from within, not just interpretations from outside.
Attention to how we talk about places and people when they’re not in the room.

For me, studying languages has been one small way of resisting flattening. Every language forces you to slow down. To accept that some ideas don’t translate cleanly. That meaning is relational. That you don’t get to own someone else’s story just because you visited their country.

Said wrote about structures of knowledge. But what I carry from him is something quieter: a reminder to stay critical of the frames I inherit.

Not every difference is an invitation to project fantasies.

Sometimes the most radical thing is simply to listen , and let people be complicated.

What’s something you’ve noticed about how cultures get simplified?

On Orientalism(Saïd)

Godly Versions

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Blessing:May you be an elevated holy swan who only sees and speaks about each one’s specialities.
At the confluence age, each child definitely receives one or another virtue through this knowledge. Therefore, become a holy swan and see and speak about each one’s specialities. Whenever you look at or listen to others’ defects, you should understand that it is not their defects but your own because you all belong to the one Father, one family and are beads of one rosary. Just as you do not want to make your weaknesses known to others, in the same way, do not speak about the weaknesses of others. A holy swan means one who picks up specialities and finishes weaknesses.

Om Shanti 🕊☀. Good Morning. 🇲🇰

I love having chat with smart people 🫦🖤🖤

Rearranging the shelves

What book are you reading today?

After reading Kafka's Letter to my father

Give me your fav book title. What do people read nowadays?

Going through my old books… , is any good recommendations you guys have for me? 
This is my taste kinda thing 🙈
I love old classics👌

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The way Kafka shows how our worth is tied to our usefulness is honestly brutal. Looking back at the story, the real tragedy isn't Gregor’s transformation at all. It’s the way his family changes, stripping away their own humanity once he’s no longer 'useful' to them.

Sooo I think I’ll venture into this one finally 😬

Lights Out

evening

Current read: Empire of the Damned

What are you reading right now?

whos into reading romantsy here? Drop some suggestions

The list keeps getting longer 🤦🏻‍♀️

Books are happiness

Honestly this is a shot in the dark but I was wondering if anyone would be interested in doing an online book club where maybe we have a group chat and read the same books at the same time and talk about them? If you’re interested let me know! And let me know what genres you’re into because I’m pretty flexible and open to different genres. Just thought it would be a fun idea to make some book loving friends!

Online Book Club?

A Boo community for meeting other Books enthusiasts.

Books Community

Holy trinity?

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best dedication 😆

Cosmere

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Anybody reading Ben Kane books?

Life.

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Some dates are with books and silence💫

A Story From My Dad

Favorite book?

What's your dream first date?