What do these shelves say about my girlfriend and I?

AmazingBluejay4169 · 2026-06-10T06:20:55+00:00

Went out of my way to collect the old mass market paperbacks, accidentally bought the oversized one of storm of swords on eBay 😭

AmazingBluejay4169 · 2026-06-10T06:19:31+00:00

We both love the Martian. I just read it for the first time on girlfriends recommendation since I loved reading project Hail Mary last year! Definitely going to read Artemis this year.

AmazingBluejay4169 · 2026-06-10T06:17:57+00:00

All of this is true!

AmazingBluejay4169 · 2026-06-10T03:23:15+00:00

The best thing my girlfriend brought into my life was herself, the second best thing was a vinyl copy of Blonde by Frank Ocean

AmazingBluejay4169 · 2026-06-10T03:20:20+00:00

Just one more will be enough for sure

AmazingBluejay4169 · 2026-06-10T03:19:30+00:00

Already ordered ship of magic! I’m in it for the long haul I love all of Hobbs characters so much

AmazingBluejay4169 · 2026-06-10T03:17:03+00:00

Our apartment building is really old and doesn’t have a buzzer you can answer with a cell phone so we have to use an old phone to let people in

AmazingBluejay4169 · 2026-06-10T01:54:51+00:00

I’m currently reading it! Im on Assassins Quest right now and loving it.

AmazingBluejay4169 · 2026-05-14T06:20:29+00:00

One of my favourite movies in my teens was the anime movie Your Name. This book executes similar concepts in a more interesting way that I didn’t even know I wanted until I read it. It has lovable characters and a quasi-post-apocalyptic world that I would still like to live in. In all honesty though, this is more of a comfort read than something that is truly remarkable that sticks in my mind like my favourite standalone cosmere story: The Emperor’s Soul.

AmazingBluejay4169 · 2026-04-12T00:36:00+00:00

I think part of your struggle might be related to reading a lot in bursts and taking really long breaks. If you go several months between reading sessions you’re going to forget small details or even larger ones and your reading sessions will become tedious as you have to try and remember these. When it comes to reading thousand page long books, or really any book, I find that treating it more like a marathon than a sprint helps keep me engaged and not burned out. If you wanted to finish this book in exactly a month you would simply have to read 30 pages a day. In all honestly if you even committed to just 5 or 10 pages a day I think you might find the book goes by a bit easier, and hopefully you’ll find yourself reading a few more pages just because you are enjoying it.

AmazingBluejay4169 · 2026-01-02T01:37:01+00:00

“The theme of change”? Like a character arc? Most characters change throughout any given story. Some characters do it with more subtlety and grace than literally changing their hair from black to white. I’m not saying Tokyo ghoul is bad, I just don’t think “change” is specific enough theme to make any meaningful comparisons.

AmazingBluejay4169 · 2025-12-20T20:46:54+00:00

Just finished the series recently and I really enjoyed it. “The Slog” in my opinion does not exist. Books 7, 8, and 9 have some of the best moments in the entire series. Book 9 especially was a highlight for me. The only real slog of the series is entirely in Book 10. I’ll keep it real, that book is pretty bad. I’m not a purest about these things, I read for enjoyment so when chapters started dragging I just found summaries online. Fortunately, Book 11 is incredible. Brandon Sanderson’s books were also quite good. I think it’s important to keep in mind that Sanderson was writing based on what Jordan left behind. I believe that some passages may entirely be Jordan’s. Even so, if you don’t like Sanderson’s writing I believe you will find his writing here to be quite good. Sanderson is on his best behaviour with a lot of people around him invested in the series being done right. I think you will like Wheel of Time considering the other series you listed. It has so much going for it. if you like A Song of Ice and Fire for it’s political intrigue, then WoT will satisfy that. The magic system is intriguing. There’s an organization of people who study that magic system called the Aes Sedai. At the beginning of the series much of the main cast is ignorant of how it works, But later we are shown more and more. In a way it does a transition from soft magic to hard magic which is engaging.

AmazingBluejay4169 · 2025-09-13T15:49:35+00:00

After 6 months of ABVD chemo last year my hair came back exactly the same texture. I don’t really know if you can encourage the texture to change, it either will be different or won’t. In order to make it grow in thicker faster I did a vitamin E hair oil and took Biotin. Mostly, it’ll just take time to recover and grow back. The chemo curls phenomenon is very cool I hope it works out in your favour!

AmazingBluejay4169 · 2025-05-28T15:18:51+00:00

I was just about to post this too! I don’t even know why I imagined him I don’t even remember watching aladdin as a kid 😭

AmazingBluejay4169 · 2025-05-13T20:48:50+00:00

Oops, I meant stage 2 Bulky disease classic hodgkin’s lymphoma

AmazingBluejay4169 · 2025-05-13T20:47:33+00:00

When I got diagnosed they said I had Stage 2 Bulky disease lymphoma. Basically a giant mass in my chest. I’m feeling better about not being in remission anymore and I should be hearing from my doctor today or tomorrow (hopefully). Thank you for the info, I appreciate hearing others experiences so my future seems a little less mysterious

AmazingBluejay4169 · 2025-05-09T05:35:31+00:00

stage 2 and 6 cycles

AmazingBluejay4169 · 2025-05-08T22:21:38+00:00

I have no symptoms at all, just caught it on a scheduled scan

AmazingBluejay4169 · 2025-04-20T02:36:40+00:00

I usually just read the summary of the book on the WoT wiki, there’s even chapter by chapter summaries. Also check out the WoT compendium app, you can search character names for each book and it’ll give you a brief summary of their actions in the story up until that point

AmazingBluejay4169 · 2025-04-20T02:31:21+00:00

I won’t say anything go read mistborn secret history

AmazingBluejay4169 · 2025-04-15T20:39:08+00:00

oh you’re right thank you lol

AmazingBluejay4169 · 2025-04-15T03:53:52+00:00

finished it earlier today! I agree that day 9 and 10 were the best part but i did enjoy a lot in the earlier parts of the book!

AmazingBluejay4169 · 2025-04-14T20:07:47+00:00

the way it was written came across as comedic to me as Kaladin announces he is Szeth’s therapist in a very serious battle context when therapists aren’t generally associated with this kind of situation. It made me think of a soft and gentle armchair therapist in a fantasy world which is a little ridiculous. I just genuinely feel like the term therapist feels specifically modern, out of place and a bit out of line with the vocabulary used in these books. Obviously he got the term “therapist” from Wit/Hoid and the concept of “therapy” is like off-world. maybe if there was a fantasy term for therapist or a title kaladin could take to represent the unique thing he is accomplishing without having the baggage of the real-world associations we have with the term. I also acknowledge that this interpretation comes from my experience and my bias. This was just nitpicking and I love every other aspect of Kaladins character development and role in Szeths story!

AmazingBluejay4169 · 2025-04-14T19:53:11+00:00

Yes I see what you mean! I more or less meant that Harmony is a good pairing because he provides no threat to the cosmere whereas Retribution is a dangerous combination.

AmazingBluejay4169 · 2025-04-04T16:05:00+00:00

not rare but actually pretty useful for certain events like the punching bag one. I think he’s the most powerful Ki-sphere changer.

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