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Perfect day for it . . . #blueskies #runforthekids #runforthekids2018 #run #runningoutside #5k #geelong #foreshore #start #finish #breakfast
October reads. Smashing it #bookstagram #reading #october #book #bookchallenge #bookdiary #library #racism #feminism #lgbtqiaplus #auslit #queerlit #memoir #activism #queerstories #maevemarsden #marawilson #whereaminow #clementineford #boyswillbeboys #ijeomaoluo #soyouwanttotalkaboutrace #goingclear #lawrencewright #themartian #andyweir #spacereadathon #jmbooklist #jmbooklist2018
Book 50 of 2018 (hit my goal for the year!💪🏻) 👍 Finished October 31 I'd been meaning to read this for a while. I picked it up as part of @booksandquills space readathon challenge. I kind of wish I had read this before I saw the movie, only because the bulk of the story is being told in the voice of Watney so I was generally getting the story from Matt Damon 🙄 I think that's what made me find him kind of irritating ¯\_(ツ)_/ ¯ The events of the book follow a reasonably predictable pattern of - oh no disaster! Impossible odds. Overcome with some plucky ingenuity. Repeat. Obviously requires suspension of disbelief but the science/technology felt real enough to be legit which allowed me to be dragged along with the adventure. It seemed pretty clear how it was going to end, even so it had me emotionally invested enough that I teared up at the end. An interesting and exciting sci-fi adventure for a fun quick read. #bookstagram #reading #book #review #themartian #andyweir #spacereadathon #library #supportyourlibrary #jmbooklist #jmbooklist2018
Book 49 of 2018 👍 Finished October 23 This definitely has given me a slightly different perspective re Scientology. I'm still sceptical but I guess not any more or less sceptical than I am of other organised religion. I think it raises some really interesting ideas about how we define religion and why some are seen as more acceptable than others. This book gives an overview, from the beginnings of L Ron Hubbard's life (a pretty unhappy, somewhat sketchy and mostly fairly unpleasant guy - especially to his wives) to the start of his investigations that grew into Scientology, to it's current situation (definitely feels like the current leadership is less authentic and more concerned with gaining power, and some of what's going on is truly cultish and horrifying). The exploration of the strong ties to Hollywood and celebrity was very interesting. Tom Cruise is a weird dude. I actually came away from reading this maybe more accepting of Scientology as a religion. It seems that it may have been built on true believers rather than as a scam or con from the very beginning. Really, the systems are not any more or less ridiculous than other religions, it's just newer. Having said that, it's not a ringing endorsement. So much horror has been done in the name of religion. Like many other powerful human organisations, there seems to have been many perversions of power throughout, by Hubbard and beyond. I think it doesn't excuse Scientology, it condemns all organised religion, certainly when it is perverted by humans just looking for power. #bookstagram #reading #book #review #goingclear #scientologyhollywoodandtheprisonofbelief #scientology #lawrencewright #jmbooklist #jmbooklist2018
Book 48 of 2018 👍 Finished October 17 A wide ranging mix of voices and stories that aim to broaden the sometimes limited stories lgbtq plus folk are encouraged to tell. I was excited to recognise a lot of the writers and even more excited to be introduced to a whole lot more diverse Aussie writers to check out. #bookstagram #reading #book #review #queerstories #maevemarsden #queerlit #lgbtqiaplus #ownvoices #auslit #jmbooklist #jmbooklist2018
This might be the most delicious toastie I've ever eaten #breakfasttoastie #toastie #vegielife #vegie #vegetarian #egg #haloumi #avocado #bbqsauce #chutney #mayfield #newcastle #zaaki #zaakiespresso #cafe
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