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Certainly the most depth given to any of the plotlines in the games, but they could have fleshed out more of the non-game character backstories with all that space.

I don't remember what book gave me this recommendation, but I do like Bojack Horseman so I thought I'd give it a shot. Not really my type of thing anymore, definitely a 20 something's set of stories but some were good despite not being directed at me, and thus relatable. Not to say a book has to be relatable to be good but sometimes they're written just for a certain audience and that's ok. That certainly seems to be the focus here. For anyone else, it's a good collection but nothing too memorable after a week.

Much more an actual memoir about Kelly's life than a memoir about the Carlin household, yet Carlin does feature often since they come across as a very tight knit family. Very emotional and raw at times and absolutely refreshing next to other memoirs I have read.

A bit too YA for my tastes but a fun debut with a lighthearted magical story.

A cool concept but it wasn't really for me, although past me who was way into mermaids would have LOVED this. So there's definitely an audience this is for.

Definitely part of my reference guide for my personal practice

This is the sort of book that could only exist in the same world as social media. We need little blips of light in this chaotic world, but without social media having dragged us down this far, it wouldn't have been needed in this way. Very interesting read.

I'm so very glad this book finally came out and things seem to be looking up for Brosh. Her unique perspective on life as a millennial was sorely missed. This was also very much worth the wait (and weight, what heft). I am also amused at the feeling of accomplishment I have for having finished it in one sitting– not at all unusual for me with webcomic anthologies, but none I have gone through were this long or had quite as many written words outside of the comic itself. Nothing was lost with the length, though, and I still crave more from her mind. This is viscerally funny, keeping it moving while not glossing over the complete chaos and darker moments of life. At times she's harsher on her mind than she needs to be– sometimes we are all out of logic, and as creatives sometimes that's where the best stuff comes from, but all in all I'm glad we have her contributions to the written – and doodled – word.

Definitely the beginner witch book I will be recommending to others. I've read so many alleged beginner's guides and all of them felt unfinished or too heavy on one part of the craft. This one goes into all the areas pretty basically. Some of it veers into assuming the reader is a cis woman but otherwise it's a great read.

The technique sounds amazing but... I'm not sure if it was the edition the audiobook was done with, but it felt more like a sequel, collecting fanmail and responses from people who read the first book instead of actually discussing the technique itself. I will google for more info when I am done (I am halfway through the audiobook currently), but I was hoping the book would explain the Emotion Code itself.

World War Z is pretty entertaining, I had no idea how it was written and the full cast version I listened to was amazing. I was hesitant about Zombie Survival Guide since I recall so many people taking it as bible in case such an attack happened in real life, but the way it is written it is clear this type of zombie is reanimated from a virus, not supernatural means and therefore, while more realistic, is, for lack of a better phrase “not all zombies”. The last part about historical attacks throws the timeline out of whack in my opinion (how was this one instance if there are attacks throughout history) but a good read nonetheless.

The other books in this series are formulaic and crude (I know, a kids book but I think it's more about the sort of comedy it is) and maybe I just got used to it, but this one had a fun twist with the Princess and the fantasy setting that elevated them.

Reminded me a lot of the intro to basics witchcraft book. Not at all truly practical unless you already know where to get most of these ingredients. The informative parts beyond the spells themselves were nice but I felt a lot of them were lacking much needed depth to truly understand the reasoning behind certain aspects of witchcraft.

I figured there'd be more to it than just citing study after study.

Sometimes a book on TSG seems.... unpopular or uncared for and it's curious to find out if it's terrible or a diamond in the rough.

This is neither?

This seems like a new agey sort of The Emotional Code companion, slash beginner magic for non-witches or closeted witches. I am past this part of beginner magic/practical thinking phase. I listened to the Beginning the Little Work section after the first section turned into a list of correspondences for each of the cardinal directions that every other beginner magic book has listed before, and then figured nothing else would be of use to me.

One of my favorite webcomics. Amazing collection.

A very cool, cute, deep explanation of the basics of astrology without getting too new age-y or serious. Treats astrology like a mythology course which is an interesting but respectable way of seeing it.

Nice updated appendix of the most popular tarot deck. Would read more books on similar topics by this author!