Melanie

Some good exercises for *everyone* but a decent, very accessible read about hypermobility issues. They cover more than physical therapy/movement pieces, which I initially thought it was. I appreciate the tone, so much of what I read about hypermobility is a chore to get through dismal or very clinical text.

This one has some info I definitely need to go back and consume visually. Some things seems outside the reach of possibility but I appreciate the extra validation on Buy Nothing and the benefits of it. Definitely had me thinking differently at some points, in terms of not just a platform/tool, but a “project”. I'm curious how many things are actually true outside the Bainbridge community (some of the recycling possibilities). Some privilege is evident, but I didn't feel there was anything condescending in this book like I've experienced in some others. The bits about ecology and sustainability hadn't really occurred to me before the read, and that resonates highly with my values, so I appreciated the inclusion.

This definitely did not strike me as impactfully as 4 agreements did. I'm trying to decide how much it might be from taking it in audiobook format, but I struggled to be interested and get through this one. The idea of self government makes sense but definitely didn't help my enjoyment or taking in of the information since I don't like politics, hah.

Kinda painful. She starts out sounding like she's got some message, but ultimately it's at least half wordy CV. She comes across as quite pleased with herself without acknowledging privilege.

While she seemingly advocates for tech life balance, she also advocates for people to post more baby pictures so she can feel better about how many she posts. There's some interesting data drops, but despite her resume I'm not convinced she's the expert on the topic I'd want to take advice from. “I just started a production company! Time to post a baby photo!” What?

The only reason I finished reading it is because Goodreads doesn't handle DNF shelving well. She dreams of transparency on the internet, everyone going by real names with the hypothesis this would stop trolling. And oh by the way, I know this meme!

Yep..still one of my favorite books. Sure it's a kid's book, but it's got great imagery and reminds me of good perspective in life.