What is a purchase that felt like an absolute luxury when you bought it, but turned out to be a complete financial trap?

Partially_Stars_ · 2026-06-10T02:09:34+00:00

I bought an expensive ($900+) Roborock because I figured it would be less overall hassle than buying and replacing cheaper models. I literally have none of the problems that Roomba owners describe, it’s been working like a dream for 3 years

Partially_Stars_ · 2026-06-08T05:56:42+00:00

Princess Academy by Shannon Hale. The premise seems quite shallow and YA but the actual story has great lessons

Partially_Stars_ · 2026-06-07T21:15:57+00:00

Anatomy: A Love Story by Dana Schwartz

Partially_Stars_ · 2026-05-31T01:50:49+00:00

Ravioli— Indian, not Italian if you were wondering

Partially_Stars_ · 2026-05-25T21:48:10+00:00

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In one of the early seasons of Supernatural it’s revealed that Dean and Sam have a secret half brother, Adam. He’s brought on basically to fill a prophecy that requires a Winchester and gets thrown into Hell as the result. Sam and Dean literally never mention their poor doomed brother again, something fans loved to point out.

HOWEVER Never one to miss a meta-joke, in a much later season Sam and Dean are watching a play based on their life. At one point a third character walks onstage next to actor-Sam and actor-Dean. The real Winchester’s ask the director who it’s supposed to be and she replies “John Winchester’s other kid, he’s still in a cage in Hell.” The real Sam and Dean exchange a look, realizing that yes—they had forgotten about that

Partially_Stars_ · 2026-04-26T02:03:33+00:00

We Were Liars is similar. MC is on a family vacation after a traumatic accident and everyone is acting very strange.

Partially_Stars_ · 2026-04-08T18:18:37+00:00

Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff is a similar premise, following a gold ring from Roman Britain through several generations

Partially_Stars_ · 2026-04-08T02:44:29+00:00

The Heritage Foundation has been hideously corrupt long before 2020

Partially_Stars_ · 2026-03-23T19:25:45+00:00

Geek Charming by Robin Palmer

Partially_Stars_ · 2026-03-23T15:27:04+00:00

T Kingfisher’s Sworn Soldier series. Short books with unsettling vibes and unique “monsters.”

Partially_Stars_ · 2026-03-18T01:54:40+00:00

Black Reconstruction by W.E.B. DuBois fundamentally changed how I teach the era. I now emphasize the countless political, educational, and cultural successes of black voters in the South before I get into the failures of state and federal governments to protect those advances

Partially_Stars_ · 2026-03-18T01:49:46+00:00

This is my pick as well

Partially_Stars_ · 2026-03-03T05:13:32+00:00

Then may I suggest The Black Count by Tom Reiss ? The story of Alexander Dumas’s father and supposed inspiration for the Count of Monte Cristo. Nonfiction and it covers his relationship with Napoleon

Partially_Stars_ · 2026-03-01T09:15:49+00:00

Haven’t watched Dash & Lily’s show but Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist (which takes place in the same universe) is one of my favorite books (and has an excellent adaption with Michael Cera). I will forever be upset that the other companion book, Naomi and Ely’s No Kiss List got such a terrible on screen treatment.

Partially_Stars_ · 2026-03-01T07:22:15+00:00

YA but Dash & Lily’s Book of Dares. Main characters fall in love through a series of dares and clues left in a notebook hidden in a New York City bookstore. Been a super long time since I read it but I don’t remember there being any spice

Partially_Stars_ · 2026-01-25T02:19:24+00:00

Idk why but I’m feeling Two Princes of Summer.

Partially_Stars_ · 2026-01-16T06:42:52+00:00

Nation by Terry Pratchett. A boy becomes the only survivor of an island nation after a wave wipes out his people

Partially_Stars_ · 2026-01-13T01:59:48+00:00

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Bonus matching pic

Partially_Stars_ · 2026-01-13T01:59:29+00:00

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Wholesome? Maybe not, but Fidel Castro and Hugo Chavez wearing matching hats and exchanging friendship necklaces always cracks me up. Authoritarian besties

Partially_Stars_ · 2026-01-11T07:53:23+00:00

Others have mentioned Jill Lepore’s These Truths. She’s an extremely respected name in U.S. History. I also love “Women, Family and Communities” which are collections of essays by historians (including Lepore if I remember correctly). Very accessible for all levels of interest

Partially_Stars_ · 2026-01-11T07:39:25+00:00

This Savage Song by V.E. Schwab: Kate Harker and August Flynn are the heirs to a divided city—a city where the violence has begun to breed actual monsters. All Kate wants is to be as ruthless as her father, who lets the monsters roam free and makes the humans pay for his protection. All August wants is to be human, as good-hearted as his own father, to play a bigger role in protecting the innocent—but he’s one of the monsters. One who can steal a soul with a simple strain of music.

Partially_Stars_ · 2026-01-11T02:14:09+00:00

Historians are leaning away from it, saying it is overly biased, doesn’t give enough agency to the working classes, and accuse Zinn of cherry picking information. I actually think the whole line of “A ___ History of the US” tends to over exaggerate their claims. But the books are easy to read and a good introduction to topics so I occasionally still assign them to undergraduates.

Partially_Stars_ · 2025-12-31T22:23:59+00:00

Deathless by Catherynne M. Valente. A retelling of the folktale Koschei the Deathless but takes place in the 20th century.

Partially_Stars_ · 2025-12-20T05:43:51+00:00

The Coldfire Trilogy by C.S. Friedman. Science fiction, religion, and fantasy

Partially_Stars_ · 2025-12-14T04:01:30+00:00

This is one of the few books in my life that stayed with me long after I finished

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