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Short Review: The House at the End of the World by Dean Koontz

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This book had the potential to be great. It was too wordy in the beginning and rushed at the end. The information about the "threat" was given in these weird scientific journal entries and also too wordy. I had high hopes for this one but it just fell flat.

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How to have a conversation about a topic you’re not interested in or don’t know anything about:

Listen to what the other person has to say about the topic.

Ask a question about what they said. Asking them to clarify or explain something you don’t understand is great, but any question will do. All else fails, ask them to explain what they like about some part of the topic.

Listen to their responses and go back to step 2.

Do this until 5-15 minutes has passed, then change the subject to a topic of your interest, unless you are actually interested in learning more on this subject, in which case, go on for as long as you like.

Sometimes, they will say something like “I’m sorry to blather on about [topic].” This is an attempt at a conversational dismount. You can either say “no, it was fascinating, thanks” and then bring up your own topic, or you can say “no, it’s fascinating, please keep going” if you want to keep hearing about their topic. Note the tense difference (past -> moving on, present -> keep going).

I just thought I’d write a script for this, because someone who can’t / won’t do this came up in a Captain Awkward column, and listening about topics you have no interest in is a really useful skill to have and not often explicitly taught, particularly to boys and men.

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This is really helpful advice for people with adhd/autism because we’re often not great at social skills and holding conversations

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Finally getting around to reading The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave. What would you do if your significant other vanished into thin air only leaving behind a cryptic note and a moody teenage daughter? 🤔😒😭🙃 . . . #bookworm #bookstagram #bibliophile #ilovereading #blackgirlsreadtoo #booknerd https://www.instagram.com/p/Cb8NdarJnQaxiYJgLhuV0Rv06CdJtbw2p-OKpM0/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Review: I'm a Therapist, and My Patient is Going to be the Next School Shooter: 6 Patient Files That Will Keep You Up At Night by Dr. Harper

I discovered this book through a book club group on Facebook. It is presented as a series of patient case files from the desk of psychiatrist Dr. Harper. Each case file contains important information regarding patient #220. According to Dr. Harper, each patient is dangerous, but patient #220 caused catastrophic damage to someone's life.

This was an easy read and sort of entertaining. I didn't feel like the case files sounded professional. Maybe the author wanted the story to sound informal. I really wanted to love this book. Aside from a few suspenseful scenes, I just didn't feel anything. I want to read the second book in the series, but it won't happen very soon.

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4/5: This book was an easy read. It could be kind of repetitive at times, but I know that's because the story was being told from multiple p

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Binti: Home Review

The second book in the Binti series, Binti: Home gives readers a look at life for Binti and Okwu at Oomza University a year after the events that took place in the first book, Binti. Our main character is a master harmonizer and she’s celebrated for bringing peace to two warring planets. Binti is also trying to adjust to her new physical changes. Her hair now consists of okuoko and they appear to react to the connection she now shares with Okwu. She begins experiencing bouts of extreme anger and decides to go home to her family and complete her pilgrimage.

Things don’t go exactly as planned, and I liked that. Binti is visited by her paternal grandmother and learns so much about herself. I believe it’s common for many families to avoid contact, for whatever reason, with some family members. But we never consider how this will effect future generations.

Unfortunately, before Binti can learn more she has to rush back home. The book ends on a cliffhanger and I can not wait to get my hands on the third and final book in the series Binti: The Night Masquerade.

What I love most about these books is the worldbuilding. Oomza University and its students sound fascinating. Okorafor keeps Himba traditions alive within Binti’s family and community even though the world around them had changed drastically. I wonder what traditions from this era will be carried on into the future?

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