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Kathy Najimy recommended Dear Mr. You in Books (curated)

 
Dear Mr. You
Dear Mr. You
Mary-Louise Parker | 2016 | Biography, Music & Dance
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"An extraordinary memoir by an extraordinary woman. Each chapter is composed to the men (real and imagined) in her life who feel at once brilliantly mythical, and painfully earthbound. There are letters to former lovers, briefly encountered heroes, fictional paramours, and family members, and like with Lena Dunham’s book, I’ll shuffle through and reread to laugh and weep as if it were at first time."

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Lie to Me
Lie to Me
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8.0 (1 Ratings)
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I enjoyed this book!

I wasn't sure what to expect but from pretty much the first chapter I was pulled into this story. The quirkiness of Ellie, the charm of Jack, the whole murder thing...I was hooked.

The characters grew on me as did the whole storyline.

Not something I would have normally picked up just from the cover, but something I did.
  
Modern Calligraphy and Hand Lettering by Lisa Engelbrecht
Genre: Calligraphy and craft
ISBN: 9781592536443
Published: September 1st 2010 by Quarry Books
Rating: 5

This book was absolutely amazing. I have loved calligraphy since I was eleven.

This book had everything: information on supplies and tools and instructions on how to build your own tools. There are chapters on different calligraphy styles, like classic calligraphy, vintage styled alphabets, raw dry-brush techniques, funky fun letters, calligraphy on fabric, urban-styled graffiti, flourishes, gothic, and mixed media pieces. Every chapter is exciting and inspiring, and each chapter will speak to a different person and hit on their personal style. I have to say the fabric section really made me want to dance and get out my sewing machine. There were example pieces, full alphabets, photographs, stroke-by-stroke instructions on certain alphabets, and ideas beyond belief. This book is enough to keep me busy for at least the next two decades…

I recommend this book to anyone interested in calligraphy, collage, mixed media, or anyone who loves hand-writing pieces of art (Yes there are still some of us who love hand-writing letters and love poems and posters. We're awesome.).
  
An Unkindness of Magicians
An Unkindness of Magicians
Kat Howard | 2017 | Science Fiction/Fantasy
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8.5 (2 Ratings)
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This book was framed very oddly in the way you jumped into the story without any background. This makes roughly half of the book difficult to follow. Once the character and situational background is revealed piece by piece you begin to understand the story. I get that I only truly understood the book over the course of the last chapter.

The story follows a female magician as she tries to find her way in the Unseen World. Along the way she encounters murder, manipulation and betrayal. Will she be able to escape her painful past? Will she survive the challenges ahead of her? Where does she belong?
  
Godblind (The Godblind Trilogy #1)
Godblind (The Godblind Trilogy #1)
Anna Stephens | 2017 | Science Fiction/Fantasy
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9.3 (3 Ratings)
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Well well well I'm mightily impressed Mrs Stephens. Mightily impressed. Easily up there on top as one of the best debuts I've read this year. Easily.

Great characters and plot work. A even balance between omg how cute (<i>that</i> chapter and holy shit how EVIL!

Evil being the overruling theme of this book with a great set of bad guys and an even greater set of good guys - let the Dancer's Light be upon you s'all I'm sayin'

Godblind had it's own flair for the dramatic and the quick switching between points of view gave the book it's own edge.

Can I have book 2 now?
  
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Yoshi (40 KP) rated Fairy Bad Day in Books

Oct 29, 2018  
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Fairy Bad Day
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2.0 (1 Ratings)
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First off, I always try to finish what I start, but this book just wasn't worth it. I only got 3/4 of the way through. <s>The LotR fanfiction I found was much more interesting.</s>

Anyways, this book has lots of flaws: Main character is too Mary-Sue-ish and whiny, one of the characters keeps spouting astrology BS every single chapter, too many cliches, and the author does not seem to understand that fey are more than just pixies.

Now, if you want a GOOD book involving fey that takes place in the modern-day, try The Iron King by Julie Kagawa, not this one.
  
How Not to Worry: The Remarkable Truth of How a Small Change Can Help You Stress Less and Enjoy Life More
How Not to Worry: The Remarkable Truth of How a Small Change Can Help You Stress Less and Enjoy Life More
Paul McGee | 2012 | Philosophy, Psychology & Social Sciences
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7.5 (2 Ratings)
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What a great book! I highly recommend it to people who struggle with anxiety and worry. I gave this book such a high rating as I was able to relate to it and I very much took to the dry, sarcastic humour of the author, I found myself laughing out loud on several occasions. I liked the activities that were included so you could turn the advice into something more practical to see if it works for you. The 'Hammock Time' was also very good I thought, it allowed self reflection at the end of each chapter. Overall, I was very impressed with this book.