a girl in a coma, with nothing else better to occupy her time, retraces her memories to understand why her sister murdered their entire family. If you check out any of the books, please heed their trigger warnings! and re-discovering them again, when the time is right and the stars have aligned, is nothing short of wonderful. more than that, i loved them! there are books you can’t get through because they really aren’t for you, and then there are books you stumbled upon when it wasn’t the right time. i wasn’t afraid (okay, maybe i was a little scared) to try reading books i couldn’t get through before too-some books deserve second chances-and i managed to this time. reading what other people like even when they aren’t my cup of tea. it’s an obvious tip, one i really should have employed years ago, but i’ve always had an issue re: picking up books that actually interest me vs.
stine-i started the month with a taste for horror), and i’ve adopted a new reading principle: to read whatever i want to. This was such a delightful month! i had a reading slump that began in march (or was it february? i should have kept a diary), and i’m happy to say i’ve gotten back into the swing of things! i eased myself back into reading by starting off with a middle grade book (it was r.l. (until now, my family and i all think the hotel-who had hosted the tour-should have bought him a bottle of water too, given as they’d included a snack (a hot dog that wasn’t a hot dog) and water for the people taking the tour. he recognized my family and my stepdad paid for his drink. i was stocking up on snacks and masks he only brought with him a bottle of water, and he stood directly in front of me at the line for the cashier. we bumped into him again at a mini-market after the tour. He must’ve heard our conversation, because out of nowhere, he clarified he was fifty-five. my mom thought he was just old, but i was positive he was a vampire. we took a historical tour bus in bogor, something i had never done before, and our tour guide was an old man who spoke with so much certainty that my mom and i were certain he’d been there himself he talked about the pool parties in the 18th century like he was present to see the dutch cannonball into (what is now known as) the oldest swimming pool in bogor. i can’t say for sure whether i was successful, but the month kicked off with a trip to bali, and shortly after my return, i took another trip to bogor! lovely were the people in bali, and lovely were the sights to see in bogor. I wanted to savour the saturday night of summer (as august is its sunday night and yes, i am stating this now, and i am still planning on repeating it for august’s wrap-up!) the best i could. i wanted to include comics, as well as music and poetry, but the length already more closely resembles an amateur's attempt at an editorial piece than a wrap-up written by someone who actually knows what they're doing-so maybe next time. In an attempt to forge a time capsule of the things i enjoy, here is my first try: a recap of my july! includes: a personal recap, books, and films/shows.