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From the US. Living in the UK. Used to review under the name Lollygagger. (Learn more about this Cannonballer: ASKReviews' Quick Questions interview - as Lollygagger.)

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Burned. Out.

Can’t Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation by Anne Helen Petersen

July 24, 2022 by ASKReviews Leave a Comment

Best for: All of us, collectively, as a society, who are fed up with the expectations that we just work work work. In a nutshell: Author Petersen explores how the Millennial generation has been put into basically a really shit situation. Worth quoting: “This isn’t a personal problem. It’s a societal one — and it will not be cured by productivity apps, or a bullet journal, or face mask skin treatments, or overnight fucking oats.” “Just because middle-class parents decided that a certain style of […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: Anne Helen Petersen, sociology

ASKReviews's CBR14 Review No:32 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: Anne Helen Petersen, sociology ·
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Some Good Tips

Buy Yourself the Fucking Lilies: And Other Rituals to Fix Your Life From Someone Who’s Been There by Tara Schuster

July 23, 2022 by ASKReviews Leave a Comment

Best for: Anyone looking for some ideas for how to take better care of themselves. In a nutshell: Writer Schuster had a bit of a rough childhood, and so has been essentially exploring how to parent herself, and grow into the person she wants to be. Worth quoting: ‘Life is not always a list of problems to be solved; sometimes it’s actually made up of fun and ease and beauty and laughter.’ ‘There is no special prize at the end of life for “the busiest.”’ […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: Personal Growth, Tara Schuster

ASKReviews's CBR14 Review No:31 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: Personal Growth, Tara Schuster ·
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Definitely Not For Me

My Life At The Edge of Stardom by Mary Lynn Rajskub

July 20, 2022 by ASKReviews Leave a Comment

Best for: Not people who like the author, as I think this might lead them to not… In a nutshell: Actor and comedian Rajskub shares stories of her life before and during her time as a fairly well-known actor. Worth quoting: N/A (Audio book) Why I chose it: Celebrity memoir read by the author. One of my favorite genres. Review: Do you ever read a book that you think you’ll enjoy and just … not connect with it at all? That was my experience with […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir Tagged With: Mary Lynn Rajskub

ASKReviews's CBR14 Review No:30 · Genres: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir · Tags: Mary Lynn Rajskub ·
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Fine-Ish

The Little Book of Big Ethical Questions by Susan Liautaud

June 29, 2022 by ASKReviews Leave a Comment

Best for: People looking for some conversation-starting ethical starting points. In a nutshell: Ethics professional Liautaud explores a bunch of questions and what the ‘right’ thing might be to do in each. Worth quoting: “So I try my best to be careful about making choices that affect the people who will be living with them.” Why I chose it: I like accessible pop philosophy books. Review: And yet … I need to stop buying pop philosophy books. I’m almost always disappointed. (Except How to Be […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: Ethics, Susan Liautaud

ASKReviews's CBR14 Review No:29 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: Ethics, Susan Liautaud ·
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Devoured In a Day

The Island by Ragnar Jónasson

June 29, 2022 by ASKReviews Leave a Comment

Best for: Fans of Icelandic crime books. In a nutshell: Ten years ago, a woman died. Someone went to jail for that murder. Ten years later, friends get together to commemorate the death, and another person dies. This time, the friends are literally on a deserted island, so … it’s gotta be one of them. Right? Worth quoting: N/A Why I chose it: This is the second in the Hidden Iceland series. I enjoyed the first one. Plus at this point I’ll read basically anything […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: Iceland, Icelandic Noir, Ragnar Jónasson

ASKReviews's CBR14 Review No:28 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: Iceland, Icelandic Noir, Ragnar Jónasson ·
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Hopefully Good for Mothers

I’ll Show Myself Out: Essays on Midlife & Motherhood by Jessi Klein

June 29, 2022 by ASKReviews Leave a Comment

Best for: New moms looking for some solidarity. In a nutshell: Author Jessi Klein shares brutally honest stories from her life raising a tiny human as an older mother. Worth quoting: If I’d had a hard copy I’d probably have underlined a bunch, but it was an audio book, so I didn’t capture any. Why I chose it: I generally like her stuff. Review: I don’t have kids, and I’m not having kids. So this book is not for me, and my review should be […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir Tagged With: essays, Jessi Klein

ASKReviews's CBR14 Review No:27 · Genres: Biography/Memoir · Tags: essays, Jessi Klein ·
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