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What are you reading Chapter 4

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murphy said:
As someone who suffers from PTSD and has treatment for a long period of time....Is this book helpful?

I heard a therapist use the phrase 'Let it Go' with ex service men/women...and am practising use of that phrase
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Been a LOOOONG while since I've actually read his stuff. From memory, it's mostly informative about how trauma literally rewires the brain to function differently than a "standard" brain. Basically, how trauma affects every day functioning in ways we don't think about. I don't think it talks much about how to cope with it, but it gives information about the functioning of a "traumatized" brain.
 
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kleinenenten said:
Been a LOOOONG while since I've actually read his stuff. From memory, it's mostly informative about how trauma literally rewires the brain to function differently than a "standard" brain. Basically, how trauma affects every day functioning in ways we don't think about. I don't think it talks much about how to cope with it, but it gives information about the functioning of a "traumatized" brain.
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Ahh...neuro plasticity....brain mapping.
Good stuff.
You are what you think.
What you focus on becomes what you are.
So create new pathways to healthier thinking and living
 
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Piranesi - Susanna Clarke

I need to catch up on my reading goal for the year, so I picked something on the short side. It seemed like the kind of book where you should go in knowing as little as possible, so that's what I did. It's... interesting so far. Lots of mystery and questions. I'm curious to see where it ends up.

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Just finished reading a book called Navola . I've been a fan of Sci Fi by Paolo Bacciagalupi since hearing his short stories on the Escape Pod podcast. His post climate collapse novels The Wind-Up Girl and The Water Knife are both great. So I scooped up his latest , Navola, eagerly.

It was a different piece of work, being fantasy. And I thought it was wonderful. The setting is Inspired by Renaissance era Medici Italy, with all of its rivalries and intrigues. Everyone hides the truth from each other and tries to guess what others are hiding from them. It's a first person account of the son of the cities most powerful banker/schemer. But the son just wants to Pursue truth, beauty, and nature. It does not go easy for him. Also there is a Dragon eye.

Like a Clockwork Orange, or Neil Stephensons Anathem , Navola contains a lot of invented terminology ( All sounding Italian or Latin) So it can sometimes be hard to follow.

It started off as a pleasant read, but after some horrible twists, I found I couldn't put it down. Another recommendation from me.
 
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Frosteeman said:
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe - Douglas Adams

Still reading short books to help my chances of hitting my goal for the year. Also re-reading this one because, although there is evidence on Goodreads and StoryGraph that I read this 8 years ago, and even wrote a review, I can't remember a single thing about it.

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Been meaning to re-read this series again for a LONG time. I also quite recommend his Dirk Gently novels.
 
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The Book of Lost Things - John Connolly

I am a big fan of the cartoon Over the Garden Wall and I've been on a hunt for other things that kind of match its vibe. Several sources on the internet point to this book and say that it's so similar that Over the Garden Wall could almost be called a loose adaptation.

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Frosteeman said:
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe - Douglas Adams

Still reading short books to help my chances of hitting my goal for the year. Also re-reading this one because, although there is evidence on Goodreads and StoryGraph that I read this 8 years ago, and even wrote a review, I can't remember a single thing about it.

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Who can forget the galaxy's loudest rock band, Disaster Area? :D
 
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I used to read a lot of high Fantasy but was done with it after the Malazan series (of which I never finished Book 9, or started 10).

With all this Brandon Sanderson hype I started the Stormlight Archives with the Way of Kings. Dear me I was reminded why I gave up on the genre - 150 pages in and so much fluff writing and gimmicky fantasy tropes. No way I could do another 1000 pages, or indeed 10 000+ with the whole series.

So my friend recommended I try Red Rising. I've never read Sci Fi before. So far it's awesome!
 

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