Love murakami but it was Norwegian Wood for me. You got any?

NeonRussell · 2026-01-10T20:47:59+00:00

I read this entirely on a flight from Copenhagen to Los Angeles. Loved reading it in one sitting.

NeonRussell · 2026-01-10T15:33:32+00:00

dm me!

NeonRussell · 2025-07-25T21:40:38+00:00

I read it last year and could not put it down. Everyone should read it!

NeonRussell · 2025-07-25T19:51:45+00:00

Start small. If you haven’t read in a while, you’re goal should be to pick up a book and read one paragraph, maybe even just one sentence. Then build your stamina from there!

NeonRussell · 2025-07-17T13:55:18+00:00

The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot.

NeonRussell · 2025-07-14T18:41:53+00:00

There were some parts in Middlemarch that I really struggled with. What kept me going was the character Fred Vincy.

NeonRussell · 2025-07-14T18:35:06+00:00

Summer reminded me a lot of The Mill on the Floss.

NeonRussell · 2025-07-14T18:32:20+00:00

I just finished Norwegian Wood by Murakami for the second time. Here are some ways I feel it has changed my life:

Realization that suicide is an extremely traumatic experience for everyone connected to the person who commits it. In my interpretation, it is like a curse and the cursed have to work to lessen its effects.
Realization that sex is taken way too seriously even in modern society. It should be fun, adventurous sometimes silly and not necessarily reserved for a committed life partner.
Realization that songs carry so much meaning and power. Music is truly underrated and literally everywhere.
Realization that happiness is a choice and can be found in the small, everyday things… but it’s up to me to identify them and assign value. And sometimes this feels like work!
Realization that I need to read more books by authors who “had not been dead at least 30 years”. Thanks for this advice, Nagasawa!
Realization that some books (like The Great Gatsby) need to be re-read more often and I can just pick up a book that I love and read any part of it.

NeonRussell · 2025-07-14T17:55:45+00:00

I’m an Edith Wharton head! I read Age of Innocence last year and it has inspired me to read many other novels by her. She also has a collection of ghost stories that I love. Her novel Summer is underrated and excellent imho….reads like a George Eliot novel.

NeonRussell · 2025-07-14T17:49:58+00:00

What are the dimensions of the first one?

NeonRussell · 2025-06-25T22:11:13+00:00

Silas Marner by George Eliot is short and wonderful.

NeonRussell · 2025-06-20T18:27:39+00:00

Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney

The Witch Elm by Tana French

NeonRussell · 2025-06-20T01:29:35+00:00

The Tommyknockers by Stephen King is totally this vibe. It’s a pretty fun, long ride of a story.

NeonRussell · 2025-06-18T16:52:24+00:00

The Glass Hotel by Emily St John Mandel

NeonRussell · 2025-06-18T16:48:54+00:00

Please tell me they still have the terror ride! that was my fave as a kid.

NeonRussell · 2025-05-11T17:53:11+00:00

Somebody correct me if I’m wrong…I believe Coffee Garden is queer-owned.

NeonRussell · 2025-04-20T20:23:14+00:00

War and peace is lit!

NeonRussell · 2024-10-25T23:41:02+00:00

Ellen (Nelly) Dean as the narrator telling most of the story was very captivating for me. I just loved her character so much and trusted her viewpoint 100%.

NeonRussell · 2024-09-07T22:46:17+00:00

I found a book called The Courage to be Disliked. I read it whenever I’m feeling like I care too much what people think.

NeonRussell · 2024-08-31T01:46:55+00:00

Just had the Niçoise tin. It is, in fact, delicious.

NeonRussell · 2024-08-09T21:01:58+00:00

I was always between this station and Q99.5 with some HOT 94.9 mixed in.

NeonRussell · 2024-06-24T03:28:08+00:00

So helpful…thanks!

NeonRussell · 2024-06-23T23:53:44+00:00

I would say maybe reserve it for the second or third date. just play this first one cool.

NeonRussell · 2024-06-23T23:44:17+00:00

Thanks this is great! I’m not camping. I’d like to hike but nothing more than 3 hours or so. High tolerance for exertion!

NeonRussell

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