Welcome to Hive Book Club Highlight #327
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Holiday season is here! we'd love to share your comfort-book to go. The one that accompany you when you want some comfort or familiarity.
What’s your ultimate comfort book—the one you turn to when you need a pick-me-up? What makes it so special?
Today we're highlighting some of these content that you might enjoy. Check them out & don't forget to engage.
@honeydue/benefit-of-the-doubt-sometimes-pays-off
But then fast forward a couple of years to this spring, I started watching the Netflix adaptation. I think Paul Mescal's a good actor. It's always some guy, isn't it? Anyway, the series wrecked me. It was fantastic. It did such a superb job of capturing what it is not only to be depressed, but to feel ashamed with yourself. It talked about some very interesting topics, questioning the lengths we're willing to go to letting people hurt and debase us just to feel something. Just to feel like we're wanted. What we're willing to put up with when we don't think we're worth all that much. I wrote about it here.
@riverflows/a-book-i-loved-as-a-teenager-john-wyndams-the-chrysalids
Like many teen books, The Chrysalids is a coming-of-age story—yet this one unfolds in an apocalyptic wasteland. The main character, David Storm, has telepathy, something he knows intuitively he must hide. He lives in a small farming community where any mutation - perhaps an extra toe on a newborn baby or extra ear on corn - is brutally and ruthlessly destroyed, no matter the argument against. It's a kind of extremism which sets the tone for David's - and others like him - suppress who you are, or die.
So, yeah, as the year is coming to an end and 2025 is already peeking from the corners, it’s safe to talk about one book that I feel every Hiver should read. Bear in mind that there is no book that I read and loved this year that I didn’t talk about, so it will more or less be me repeating it. So, to prevent a review all over again, I’ll make it three books that my beloved Hivers and Bibliophiles should add to their read list, and add the links to the actual review I made.
@gislandpoetic/resena-la-biblioteca-de-los
Today I share with you the review of one of the many books I have had the pleasure of reading. Always from a sincere aspiration that more people enjoy literature, because books give us the possibility to live millions of lives within the only one we have. Living those lives is a way to mock the limitation of time, because we are born to die, but the important thing is what we do with that sigh of life, with that little time we have to enjoy being alive.
@namiks/psylocke-first-impressions-a-pretty-stylish-first-volume
If there's a group of the superhero genre that I have absolutely zero interest in or knowledge of, it'd be the X-Men. It's a group that I've just never found to be appealing or to have particularly compelling stories. I understand that might seen a bit strange given I'm now reading a comic based on one of the characters, but I found that interest in the character specifically rather than the group itself. I had never actually heard of Psylocke prior to this, and I stumbled across the comic by browsing through some of the recent releases from Marvel. This is something I do relatively often to just see if something does manage to stand out from either Marvel or DC, despite not really being much of a fan of most things the two giants release. For the most part, I think I do prefer comics that are more about individual characters, or telling stories that do actually come to an end rather than trying to be part of a larger universe that just never seems to have any weight nor an ending. It's the universe side of things that certainly keeps me from reading some of the other comics from the two publishers. When I read a comic, I like when they have a start and a finish. And when those stories feel like they've resulted in telling a story that has resulted in some sort of growth for the character(s) featured. I don't have high expectations for Psylocke, particularly in this regard. But despite the preferences I have, if I have little else lined up, I'm more than happy to try giving something a bit out of my general preference a chance.
@oluchi31/fairydale-an-odd-yet-intriguing-gothic-romance-book-review-j4v
I was scouting for books and came across this book. It was of a genre I loved so much but hadn't explored in a while - Gothic romance. When I read the trigger warnings and saw everything the author listed there, found out I was comfortable with them, I was intrigued. I then read the first page and realized that reading this book didn't become only a priority. It became a necessity. I was really pumped to read this book and I did. A very lengthy book, but it was worth the while.
@eldiariodelys/review-the-spanish-love-deception-oror-resena-farsa-de-amor-a-la-espanola
The Spanish Love Deception is the first novel by Spanish writer Elena Armas✨ Published in 2022, it has managed to achieve fame among the reading community, especially those who love the love and enjoy romantic comedies. After reading it in just one day I understood the reason for its popularity. It contains several well-developed clichés, but also a good pace in the narrative that allows you to feel intrigued enough to continue to the end. It is a short book, with a simple plot, but it will surely entertain you for several hours.
@annacarstairs/books-i-am-leaving-this-year-2024
Hello dear Hive community, I hope you are doing well. Today I hope to share with you that many times in the world of reading things do not go as expected and that includes disappointed expectations, inopportune moments and books that are not for you, no doubt the saddest thing is to abandon a reading that you wanted to finish here I will tell you what I left this year.
@noemilunastorta/a-flicker-in-the-dark
Good evening Hivers how are you? Here I am again to review one of the books I've read lately, A flicker in the dark by Stacy Willingham. The book is a thriller genre and in my opinion it has a truly compelling and captivating team. The book opens with Chloe a psychotherapist and her conversation with a problematic teenager. Despite her job, Chloe still has many unresolved traumas and insecurities and strong fears from which she cannot heal, however she has a relationship with a wonderful man, a protective brother and an excellent job. Unfortunately, however, her past haunts her because she is the daughter of a well-known serial killer of teenagers and has learned since she was a child that monsters exist and that they can be the same ones that live near you and tuck you in.
@mandysmoon/eng-esp-my-opinion-about-catching-fire-mi-opinin-sobre-en-llamas--fvj
Katniss thinks that everything will finally return to relative normality, but soon she discovers something important: President Snow is not so happy, because it turns out that in the districts with fewer resources, Katniss' act was considered a rebellion against the Capitol, thus starting riots as part of an uprising. Snow evidently does not want the people to revolt, so he threatens Katniss with destroying her district and her family if she does not do something to calm the flames...
@wongi/book-review-confessions-of-an-alleged-good-girl--4x2
I just finished reading the book "Confessions of an Alleged Good Girl" by Joya Goffney and I'm still reeling from the experience. This book was a good read that tackled the complexities of growing up around African parents, faith, identity and sensitivity.
@isdarmady/book-review--stop-worrying-frank-j-bruno-phd
I found one of the good books to read for now. The bookshelf of a library is one of my favorite places because I found this book that looks very worn out because it is often read. In this era, many people need this book to read, it seems like I will buy it later. I think it is one of the books that can be read repeatedly when this heart is restless.
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