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'Rules of Commuting' looks great - putting on my list!

Just wanted to say thank you for this blog. I believe you turned me on to Ruth Ozeki, I've read two of her books and now and enjoyed them immensely.

I'm writing up a post about what I've read so far this year and will be sure to give you a mention. Keep up the good work!

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Thank you so much! This made my day.

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I'm totally not ready for the Succession finale! Unscripted looks like a great read to fill the hole when the show is over :) Another similar rec I've seen popping up lately is Empire of Pain by Patrick Keefe...

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Empire of Pain is so well done.

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Sounds amazing! Thanks for the recs, and I will be adding Empire of Pain to my TBR too.

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I really enjoy my commute because I get to read, but unfortunately it's just not long enough. 20 mins on a train is just enough time to really settle into a book... but then it's over too quickly and work has to be begin.

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I have missed my stop more than once.

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You had me at the title!

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Katie Gutierrez's book is so good! (And I'm not generally a fan of true crime.) But I really came here to say I love your comment about a quirky group of people coming together--that's something I've realized recently I really like, too! I'd add Jesse Q. Sutanto's Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers in the category, too!

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I loved Vera Wong! One of the few books I've gotten through recently. It's one of my favorite tropes.

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Unscripted? I need to read this.

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SO JUICY.

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Getting the Redstone book 📕 thanks, Elizabeth!

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It's simultaneously gossipy and educational. I think you'll love it.

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More than you’ll ever know sounds amazing. Not a genre I would normally read, so thanks for the recommendation.

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Iona Iverson’s Rules of Commuting looks like something I’d want to pick up for travels. Would you say it’s funny?

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It has moments of humor but it's not funny. Does that make sense?

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I loved Rules for Commuting and would describe it as heartwarming. It’s a great book. Weirdly, it’s called The People on Platform Five here in Australia.

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