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furyofvissarionThe Happiness Project: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun - Gretchen Rubin. Rubin, a very privileged white woman living on the Upper East Side in Manhattan, wants to find out how to maximize her happiness, so embarks on a year-long project to test common maxims about happiness (including looking at the science behind this stuff). This book is actually really interesting, and while some of Rubin's privilege comes leaking through in eye-rolling ways, I do think there are solid tips here and a lot of food for thought. Of course, ideally I would be referring to this book frequently, or would've taken notes (instead I borrowed the ebook from the library) -- but I do remember finding this v. readable & engaging, despite going into it w/a fair amount of skepticism.
Harry Potter à l'école des sorciers - J. K. Rowling. I reread this in French, yes, to try to maintain my wavering level of the language. My understanding wasn't perfect, but was more than adequate to follow the story & to enjoy it. I will say that Harry, Hogwarts, the whole boarding school ecosystem, etc. did seem much more annoying this time around!
A History of Franco-German Relations in Europe: From "Hereditary Enemies" to Partners - Edited by Carine Germond and Henning Türk. Oh gosh, seriously, I read this almost a year ago & didn't take notes. I do remember that it was quite interesting, & the short pithy chapters made it easy to read. This was sort of half straight-up interest, half sticking my toe into research for something I might never write (too bad I didn't actually take any notes, then, isn't it...).
Harry Potter à l'école des sorciers - J. K. Rowling. I reread this in French, yes, to try to maintain my wavering level of the language. My understanding wasn't perfect, but was more than adequate to follow the story & to enjoy it. I will say that Harry, Hogwarts, the whole boarding school ecosystem, etc. did seem much more annoying this time around!
A History of Franco-German Relations in Europe: From "Hereditary Enemies" to Partners - Edited by Carine Germond and Henning Türk. Oh gosh, seriously, I read this almost a year ago & didn't take notes. I do remember that it was quite interesting, & the short pithy chapters made it easy to read. This was sort of half straight-up interest, half sticking my toe into research for something I might never write (too bad I didn't actually take any notes, then, isn't it...).