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Taylor Swift by the Book: The Literature Behind the Lyrics, from Fairy Tales to Tortured Poets by Tiffany Tatreau, Rachel Feder

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informative fast-paced

5.0

I really love this deepdive into the literature and poetry references in Taylor Swift's songs. Highly recommend!
Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein

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informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

As someone who completed an interdisciplinary bachelor, this was a great read! It is very interesting how we as a society focus on specialisation and how the insides you can get from other domains are so useful.
Everything and the Moon by Julia Quinn

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fast-paced

1.25

Robert was too insufferable.
It was enjoyable but this man just did not listen to Victoria and it bothered me to no end.
Invisible Strings: 113 Poets Respond to the Songs of Taylor Swift by Kristie Frederick Daugherty, Kristie Frederick Daugherty

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slow-paced

3.0

Invisible Strings is a fun poetry bundle. There are some Taylor Swift inspired poems, but most of poems just weren't for me.

Ode to the Little Girl Singing Kareoke at My Nephew's Wedding Reception
This is the kind of poem I also expected in this bundle: poems inspired by people singing Taylor Swift music. Like here a young girl singing Would've Could've Should've while still having her girlhood 

My favs: 
Trans/ohm by Tommy Archuleta
amanda lovelace
In Wonderland, We're Surprised/Not Surprised to Learn the Chamomile Tea Tasted Bitter by Kelli Russell Agodon
The Lucky One by Diane Seuss
Espectacularistas by Rodrigo Toscano
Oceans apart by Leah Umansky
for a friend, considering leaving
Ode to the Little Girl Singing Kareoke at My Nephew's Wedding Reception 
Feminist, Queer, Crip by Alison Kafer

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informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

This was very insightful for me! The chapter on cyborgs and that it is not as innocent an idea was very interesting to me. As well as getting informed on the "Ashley procedure". Overall I learnt a lot especially that I still have a lot to learn about ableism.
DallerGut Dream Department Store by Mi-Ye Lee 이미예

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emotional hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

5.0

This book was so lovely! The world and the characters were very well crafted. I loved reading about all the different dreams and how they can help people. It was a light-hearted read but also had some very heartfelt moments that made me tear up.

The pets and their dreams 😭😭 Especially the pets missing their owners during the festive season. I always feel bad leaving my cat alone. I hope she has nice dreams.


Highly recommend!
The Christmas Tree Farm by Laurie Gilmore

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lighthearted fast-paced

3.75

This one was fun and I quite enjoyed it. Though I think the second one in the series is still my favorite 
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

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tense fast-paced

4.0

My first Agatha Christie and I really enjoyed it! It was a great whodunnit.

Although some descriptions of people of colour and Jews did feel very outdated and uncomfortable. Can we blame it on the time it was published?

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