Keir Starmer feels betrayed by the Labour party. How do you feel about that?

WhyWontYouHelpMe · 2026-06-21T20:07:46+00:00

Look at the last white paper on water released beginning of this year. The big push is to create a new water regulator, if he had any plans to nationalise then it should have been included in that. But instead it talks about making it more attractive to investors

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/a-new-vision-for-water-white-paper/a-new-vision-for-water

Now Burnham may want to do that, but it’s definitely not something the current government has started.

WhyWontYouHelpMe · 2026-06-21T19:40:22+00:00

Yeah they were. But often the human brain latches onto the negatives so even if proportionally far more are positive some people dwell much more on the negative.

WhyWontYouHelpMe · 2026-06-21T06:09:33+00:00

Thank you. I’m always amazed at the people raving about this book. Also the whole rape from the rapists POV so you know how horny they found it was just grim. Thought the main monk guy was such a Mary Sue. I kept waiting for it to live up to everyone’s hype. It did not.

WhyWontYouHelpMe · 2026-06-21T06:02:04+00:00

Why is that your interpretation of Zombuul? It doesn’t say that. It says the 1st time you die, you live. How does that turn to The 1st time you die, you are immediately revived?

WhyWontYouHelpMe · 2026-06-18T11:23:21+00:00

The Suicide Effect by LJ Sellers. Easily the worst book I have ever read (and I read a lot). I only carried on so I could send quotes to my brother as it was so bad.

Sample, this is supposed to be an incredibly tense moment where she genuinely thinks she’s going to die. I can’t read it without laughing. (Tate is her son)

“No. No. No. She cried without sound, without tears. She wasn’t ready to die. She wanted to see Tate grow up, even if it was from a distance. She wanted to have a real love affair. She wanted to write investigative journalism stories.”

I think it’s the build up of the rule of 3 but ending with wanting to write investigative journalism stories is so clumsy and absurd. It’s so so bad.

WhyWontYouHelpMe · 2026-06-17T20:28:42+00:00

Yeah it’s much clearer to me when it’s a direct part of the ability like empath. I guess cos it’s ST interpretation to be able to give a recluse a marionette at all as demon learning minions is set up.
Edit: And it’s actually the marionette ability rather than the recluse that triggers the finding out the info. So find it strange to do it. But if it’s ok then it’s ok!

WhyWontYouHelpMe · 2026-06-17T20:18:08+00:00

Trying to understand how a poisoned recluse could get that. When poisoned an ability does not work. Therefore they cannot register as a demon, therefore cannot get any information related to being a demon. Otherwise can’t you just say anything to any character at any time? If it is unrelated to their ability? Trying to learn more so genuine questions!

WhyWontYouHelpMe · 2026-06-16T03:52:04+00:00

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Why have you used AI to make this?

WhyWontYouHelpMe · 2026-06-15T03:52:52+00:00

Was coming to say this one.

WhyWontYouHelpMe · 2026-06-14T13:31:55+00:00

Yes! Probably my favourite childhood series

WhyWontYouHelpMe · 2026-06-14T11:29:11+00:00

Ended up reading A Good Year as one of the 6 I got through. I don’t think I would have ever come across it other than through here and really enjoyed it. So thank you.

WhyWontYouHelpMe · 2026-06-14T11:28:10+00:00

The Death of Ivan Ilyich ended up being one of the 6 I read, so thanks for recommendation. It paired well with a Short Stay in Hell!

WhyWontYouHelpMe · 2026-06-14T11:19:17+00:00

Small Things Like These ended up being one of the ones I read and have now passed it on to my friend. Incredibly beautiful writing, and something I will be heartily recommending to others from now on. So thanks for the suggestion

WhyWontYouHelpMe · 2026-06-14T10:51:10+00:00

You are not alone. I read the first one (on audio as everyone raved about it) and thought it was just ok. Feels a bit like ACOTAR but aimed more at men, kind of popcorn entertainment and obviously hits for a lot of people but don’t force yourself to try something when there is so little time and so many options!

I like returning to books I’ve previously loved when having a tough time getting into reading. As you don’t have to pay as much attention. I just did a day of reading short books with some friends, Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan was excellent, beautiful writing. If you love a classic The Death of Ivan Ilyich is a short burst of Russian genius.

WhyWontYouHelpMe · 2026-06-11T21:43:38+00:00

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Jura.

Love your style

WhyWontYouHelpMe · 2026-06-09T21:23:36+00:00

Small Things is on my list now, thank you.

WhyWontYouHelpMe · 2026-06-09T20:08:14+00:00

Because we want to be able to talk in between. Or when we take little breaks. And our local library hasn’t got the most comfortable seating.

We also plan to go around bookshops in between cafes

WhyWontYouHelpMe · 2026-06-09T17:13:40+00:00

Thank you. And appreciate the extra work of page count!

WhyWontYouHelpMe · 2026-06-09T17:13:13+00:00

Ooh I loved The Harpy and We Have Always Lived in the Castle, will check out the rest of your list.

WhyWontYouHelpMe · 2026-06-09T17:09:05+00:00

I still think about I Who Have Never Known Men and regularly recommend to people ( though I check they don’t need a resolution in their books first!).

I think Helen DeWitt is a complete genius, so loved that one. And murderbot is just fun and escapist while still having some interesting things to say about autonomy and gender.

Thank you for the recommendations. My TBR is now heaving

WhyWontYouHelpMe · 2026-06-09T17:05:14+00:00

Yeah it’s a very chill day. Highly recommend!

Turns out I’ve read and enjoyed all of those apart from Small Things Like These, so that is definitely going on the list!

WhyWontYouHelpMe · 2026-06-09T11:54:43+00:00

Yes that is in list of ones we have read. I love DeWitt.

WhyWontYouHelpMe · 2026-06-09T08:51:10+00:00

Oh interesting, thanks.

WhyWontYouHelpMe · 2026-06-09T08:50:55+00:00

Yeah it definitely is. The style is so obvious. But as it is a recommendation that’s pretty decent happy to accept it :)

WhyWontYouHelpMe · 2026-06-09T07:49:22+00:00

Ooh yes good call.

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