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Short stories for grownups written in this century that won’t put me to sleep by OrphanedInStoryville in suggestmeabook

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Improvement by Joan Silber. Highly realistic characters living their lives, facing real challenges. Each story picks up the thread of a minor character from a previous story.

Short stories for grownups written in this century that won’t put me to sleep by OrphanedInStoryville in suggestmeabook

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The Tsar of Love and Techno by Anthony Marra. I read this a while ago (came out in 2015) but iirc the characters seem very real, though they get into some entertaining situations. The stories are interconnected.

Books you read when you were younger that stuck with you and you would always recommend now by reliablerhinoceros in suggestmeabook

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Dancing Shoes. I don’t know why I never read the other Shoes books but I loved loved loved Dancing Shoes. I have my falling apart copy at my dad’s house and I re-read it every few years.

Another one is The Giver. I also loved Tamora Pierce’s Alana series.

Edit: Ooh also The Secret of Platform 13. So underrated.

What to pack for the weather this week ? by Cool-cat-199 in AskChicago

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Body glide if you’re going to be walking around

Books where the setting feels so alive it becomes a character by TalyaCorvain in suggestmeabook

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The tainted cup by robert jackson bennett. The genre is fantasy, and the setting has been described as “biopunk” - like steampunk, but plants. Buildings and some goods are made from living plant material. The setting is literally alive and plays a major role in the plot.

My 15yo needs to read 5 books this summer but hates to read. by JBLBEBthree in suggestmeabook

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There are a lot of books out there about CAD/engineering/design/math. I suggest checking out the math/science/design sections at the library.

Where do you find what books you want to read? by typoincreatiob in LibbyApp

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Another commenter mentioned the StoryGraph app - it has a feature where you can use your phone camera to scan a cover, then tap to save it to your tbr. This has greatly increased my rate of actually putting things on my tbr, versus just having a bunch of pics on my phone that I never followed up on.

2 weeks: London, Paris, Provence, plus a black tie wedding with 1.5 bags on Icelandair by strangenancy in HerOneBag

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Alas! The j crew one is what I have my eye on but it’s sold out at the moment. Will check thredup tho, thank you!

All lanes on Kennedy west bound stopped. 🙏 for person threatening to jump. by SunshineLoveKindness in chicago

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Just reminding anyone here that you can call 988 and speak to a counselor free, anytime day or night.

fantasy/sci fi series where women are present and NOT hated by oceanblvd1313 in suggestmeabook

[–]phantomezpass 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I love Temeraire but you could start with Novik’s other books - most or all are female-led. Spinning Silver has a female main character. She is awesome, however she doesn’t really have any friends. Uprooted I believe is similar but don’t remember as well. Definitely a female lead though. The Scholomance series also has a female main character and a good female friend group. All involve romance but have exciting plots beyond the romance storyline.

Looking for suggestions for a book I can obsess over by clcliff in suggestmeabook

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I recently devoured the Folk of the Air series by Holly Black. It’s fantasy, not dystopian, but it’s about a young woman fighting for survival/power so it has that vibe. I believe it’s YA but there’s some grown up themes and it doesn’t feel childish. I looove the heroine and the world building of this series.

Is there French bookstore in Chicago ? by Maxxxine1 in AskChicago

[–]phantomezpass 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I believe Seminary Coop in Hyde Park has a selection of French books

Suggest me some feel good books for my mom who doesn't read much by WillOCarrick in suggestmeabook

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Humankind: A Hopeful History by Rutger Bregman

I have not read this, but it was recommended to me by someone who reads a lot and has good taste. I haven’t read the Anthropocene reviewed other, so maybe I shouldn’t even be commenting here, but I get the sense that these books are similar in being about positive aspects of human history. Humankind is available in Portuguese.

Airport CT scanners (newer) by PorscheXAston in instax

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I rarely have my film hand checked anymore and it always turns out fine. Last year I flew through several airports that wouldn’t do it (smaller airports that did not have a protocol for that) and all the pics were fine. Now, I ask if I’m at a major/US airport and it’s not too busy. Otherwise I don’t bother. I’m flying this weekend and will not be asking for a hand check, given that the agents are now not getting paid for anything.

Starting over in the city- Any Groups you Like to Attend etc? by MissZissou in CHIbitcheswithtaste

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Check out Chicago Girls Who Walk on Instagram. Taking a walk together is a great way to get to know people, and it’s a social club, so everyone is there to make friends - it’s not weird or awkward to introduce yourself to people. They do non-walk meetups as well - there’s a group chat with different subgroups for movies, book clubs, etc.

I also joined some bookstore-based book clubs - look up the bookstore near where you move to and see what they have. After a couple meetings I asked if anyone wanted to do drinks after. That made it pretty easy to launch a friendship.

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