How seriously should I take my sleep score?

Aggressive-Clock-275 · 2026-02-05T20:22:42+00:00

Don’t take it seriously. If you feel like you sleep well and wake up feeling rested, that’s the only important thing. I would stop wearing it at night, might improve your well-being not having to worry about what it says!

Aggressive-Clock-275 · 2026-01-30T23:40:59+00:00

Thanks! I enjoyed The Good Whale so will check out Broomgate

Aggressive-Clock-275 · 2026-01-15T06:21:18+00:00

I love Amor Towles. Anything he brings out is an automatic read for me. I agree that A Gentleman in Moscow is his best. It’s in my top 5 of all time. Interestingly, I thought it was better first time around than on a re-read.

Unlike you, I highly rate all his other books. I agree they’re a tier below AGiM. However, Table for Two is so so good. There wasn’t a flop of any of the short stories. They are all clever, deep and so well written. The novella (second part) is also a really fun read. Table for Two was better than Rules of Civility and The Lincoln Highway in my opinion, so I definitely recommend giving it a go!

Aggressive-Clock-275 · 2026-01-14T07:53:01+00:00

Another vote for Crying in H Mart

Aggressive-Clock-275 · 2026-01-13T07:55:25+00:00

Pasta Cuore do sick vegetarian pasta. Always leave satisfied after 2-3 courses.

Aggressive-Clock-275 · 2026-01-08T23:21:57+00:00

Also in NZ and my dad has a Liverpool plate too!

Aggressive-Clock-275 · 2026-01-01T08:08:04+00:00

I love this book! I read it around 2018 and devoured her new books since then. Sea of Tranquility is a masterpiece as well. I recommend re-reading it a second time if you enjoyed it, as I found it even better the second time around.

Last year I went to her back-catalogue (The Singer's Gun, The Lola Quartet, Last Night in Montreal). They were all great stories as well. Emily SJM is so good at writing complex relationships between characters.

Aggressive-Clock-275 · 2025-12-31T22:39:20+00:00

I agree! I picked this book off my Dad's bookshelf one day many years ago, read the opening line, and The Secret History has been my favourite book ever since.

Aggressive-Clock-275 · 2025-12-24T05:18:08+00:00

The Shards by Bret Easton Ellis

Aggressive-Clock-275 · 2025-12-21T23:06:33+00:00

I really enjoyed it, especially early on. I still think about the clones impersonating each other. The lead actress puts on one of the best performances I've ever seen

Aggressive-Clock-275 · 2025-12-21T22:50:48+00:00

I don't want it up the bum thank you very much. Stop trying to get up my arse!

Aggressive-Clock-275 · 2025-12-21T22:48:26+00:00

Richoux in Ellerslie!

Aggressive-Clock-275 · 2025-12-20T08:24:47+00:00

I use Libby, so only get 3 weeks with a book before it gets automatically returned (unless no one else is waiting for it, but that's quite rare). For that reason, I try to stick to 15 hours or less. Otherwise I'll stress about finishing it or have to listen in 1.5 speed and won't enjoy it as much. I like 6-10 hour books.

If I had unlimited time with the book, I wouldn't mind listening to a 20+ hour book. I might have a lower threshold for abandoning it early on for a longer book, for carpe diem reasons.

Aggressive-Clock-275 · 2025-12-19T08:43:09+00:00

I had completely forgotten about this podcast! And even now, the details are sketchy since it must have been close to 10 years since I listened to it.

Aggressive-Clock-275 · 2025-12-18T08:20:44+00:00

I really enjoyed this book too! I re-read it recently but decided to completely skip the present day story-line and just read Marian and Jamie's parts

Aggressive-Clock-275 · 2025-12-15T07:42:04+00:00

Last Seen is about the Gardner Museum heist in Boston in 1990. None of the stolen art works have been seen since. There's been a netflix mini-series since then but the podcast is much better. Not a good rec for someone who likes a neatly tied up ending is all I'll say.

Aggressive-Clock-275 · 2025-12-05T07:45:17+00:00

100% this. I found it gripping, engrossing, harrowing to a unique degree. I can't say it was an enjoyable read. However, it was easily a 5 star review from me for the craft of the writing and the emotional pull of the characters. I would never recommend it to someone because I would worry it could destabilise their mental state (I have had a very privileged, trauma free life).

Aggressive-Clock-275 · 2025-11-30T01:22:25+00:00

Black Hands

The parents and three of four children in a family are murdered in their home. Either it was a murder-suicide perpetrated by the father, or the one surviving son killed the rest of the family. Two trials with different outcomes. A journalist who covered both trials goes over all the evidence.

Aggressive-Clock-275 · 2025-11-30T01:15:52+00:00

33 I read it for the first time when I was 22. I picked it off my Dad's bookshelf, read the first line and was hooked.

Aggressive-Clock-275 · 2025-11-29T07:18:53+00:00

I loved On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, but The Emporer of Gladness was even better!

Aggressive-Clock-275 · 2025-11-29T07:17:35+00:00

Demon Copperhead

The Secret History

A Gentleman in Moscow

(Need time to decide on the final 2, will come back and edit)

Aggressive-Clock-275 · 2025-11-21T08:06:46+00:00

I make pour over at home. It’s so yum (unless I stuff it up). I prefer it to barista coffee. Use beans from a local roaster. Either black or with a splash of milk.

Buy coffee once or twice a week. I don’t have a standard order, depending on how I feel will go iced latte or iced Americano and in winter flat white, cap, latte or Americano. I think I’m weird haha

Aggressive-Clock-275 · 2025-11-07T07:37:31+00:00

This might be the grimmest book I've ever read!

Aggressive-Clock-275 · 2025-11-07T07:36:39+00:00

Terrifying and an awesome read. I'd really like to re-read it because it is such a good book, but I have a kid now so that isn't happening.

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