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Midnight Transformations
Before reading The Midnight Library as part of Brandy Clark's book club, I spent quite a bit of time thinking about regret. Both the concept of regrets and the specific instances themselves plagued my mind regularly. Like I'm sure many of us do, as time travel is such a prevalent ideal in our culture, I sometimes think about the top moments or actions I would go back and change if given the chance. The funny thing people don't realize is that we are constantly time traveling, and maybe that's the problem. We're always rapidly moving forward, into the future, whether we like it or not, while simultaneously traveling to the past in our minds while visiting memories, sometimes we even become stuck there. Either direction one goes, too far in the future or the past, the outcome is essentially the same: time spent not being present in the current moment. In other words: time we'll never get back spent not living our lives.
By Hailey Marchand-Nazzaro2 years ago in BookClub
Ain't No Monologue Like A Vagina Monologue
The script became the play that became a book, or a playbook, or generations of unspoken thoughts and feelings that needed to 'scream-yell-and-tell' like there was no tomorrow because there wouldn’t be. Not without us and our vaginas. Yep, vaginas. But such awful things happened to them. And kept on happening to them. And a massive silent public didn’t seem too outwardly bothered enough.
By The Dani Writer2 years ago in BookClub
The Lorax
I am an environmentalist. I have been since I was a child. While others had stickers of cartoon characters on their notebooks., I had national park and endangered species stickers on mine. I read all I could about animals and worried about pollution. I also hugged trees.
By Traci E. Langston2 years ago in BookClub
The Transformative Power of Literature
The world of literature possesses a remarkable capacity that extends beyond the boundaries of time and place, providing readers with an extraordinary opportunity to submerge themselves in a diverse array of worlds, both familiar and foreign. Through the pages of books, individuals are granted a unique chance to inhabit the lives of a myriad of characters, thus gaining insight into their distinct perspectives.
By Norma Kaufman2 years ago in BookClub
Dune is Not About Oil
The prompt for the Book Club challenge is funny because it was David Lynch’s 1984 adaptation that introduced me to Dune. Dune was one of my favorite movies as a kid. It was one of my top picks at the library, besides all the Star Trek and Universal monster movies I could get my hands on. My love for the Dune universe grew in the 90s, with the books from Brian Herbert. Despite this, I would not read the first novel until 2017. Why, I am unsure. Since then I have dove as deep into the Dune universe as I can. I still have not finished the original series, due to a combination of work and school. Well, also after acquiring a copy of the encyclopedia, I decided I wanted to have the time to sit and read the series with that as my companion. Because if Dune does nothing else, it raises a lot of questions for the reader. Both in and out of the universe.
By Atomic Historian2 years ago in BookClub
The Moral Labyrinth: A Journey Through “Crime and Punishment”
Reading "Crime and Punishment" by Fyodor Dostoevsky was a transformative experience for me, largely because it engages deeply with fundamental human questions—of morality, justice, and the internal conflicts that define us. Originally published in 1866, the novel plunges into the psyche of Raskolnikov, a young, impoverished student in St. Petersburg, who convinces himself that he is an extraordinary man, above conventional ethics and laws. This delusion drives him to murder an old pawnbroker, an act that becomes the catalyst for a grueling journey through guilt, torment, and eventual spiritual awakening.
By Stevie Johnson2 years ago in BookClub
Growing up
Bear with me, please. I will tell you about the book that started it all. But if I merely ripped the wrapping off my story and laid it on the table, it would be incomplete. I would have shown you my after picture, with no image of how I was before. So permit me to start a while back with the author - and work my way forward.
By Pitt Griffin2 years ago in BookClub
The five people you'll meet in heaven
I personally don’t believe in a Judeo-Christian version of the afterlife. So no, no heaven for me. I also don’t believe in reincarnation or purgatory or the bardo, or anything like that. I believe in ghosts and have tried to meet many, but I failed.
By Neil Marathe2 years ago in BookClub
Anarchy in west Africa
Just like a popular adage posits, experience is the best teacher. Books are better educators. Making a quick reminisce to my high school days, my literature teacher introduced a Novel entitled FACELESS by AMMA DARKO a Ghanaian author this book exposed the evil activities in the western part of Africa especially in Ghana as at 2014. The main theme of this book tells about poverty and violence that compelled children into streetism that is engaging in vices such as prostitution, theft, etc This story began with little Fofo of 14 years who often sleeps on the streets of Agbogbloshie a popular Ghanaian market The market was popularly referred to sodom and Gomorrah,due to the evil activities been carried out by residents of the area . Fofo gradually joined other adult to watch pornography And drink alchohol . Just like the wishes of every street children, she alway dream of living in a convenient apartment as seen in most wealthy homes . However, a notorious street lord called Poison attempted rapping fofo but she excaped the abuse and ran to her best friends house Odarley. The Next day,Upon visiting her mother (maa Tsuru) , she was informed about her elder sister(Baby T) death and how poison threatened to kill her too if she dares to expose his crime. Fofo mourned Baby T bitterly in silence maa tsuru advised Fofo to Escape for her safety. The story behind baby T ‘s death was manslaughter she was beaten to death and her naked body was dumped at the open market square. This tragedy led Fofo into a cry for Justice and vengeance for the death of Baby T . Fofo luckily came in contact with a group of journalists and human rights activists running a documentation NGO called MUTE in Ghana. In Conclusion,the organization took up the matter, uncovered the information about the fate of homeless children on the street . The principal offenders were discovered and made to face the Law accordingly.
By Gift Omono2 years ago in BookClub
