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Reflections on Oliver Sacks’ Gratitude: Life, Death, and Appreciation

August 16, 2025August 12, 2025 Gazedreamer

I’m recording a few thoughts on the book Gratitude by Oliver Sacks. Gratitude is the last book Oliver Sacks published, I believe. It’s a very short book—the audiobook version is only about 36 minutes long. This book was written after … Continue reading Reflections on Oliver Sacks’ Gratitude: Life, Death, and Appreciation

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Review of Rabbit: The Autobiography of Ms. Pat

October 16, 2021October 14, 2021 Gazedreamer

Why I Chose this Book I had never heard of Ms. Pat before, but one day as I was scrolling through the radio show The Breakfast Club’s interviews, I saw an interview of comedian Ms. Pat, aka Patricia Williams. The … Continue reading Review of Rabbit: The Autobiography of Ms. Pat

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Review of Blankets by Craig Thompson

September 15, 2018September 9, 2018 Gazedreamer

Why I Chose this Book I’ve been picking up more graphic novels recently. I decided to find some of the “best” graphic novels and read one or two from that list. On one list I found was Blankets by Craig … Continue reading Review of Blankets by Craig Thompson

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Two Dope Queens, Soo Many White Guys

Review of You Can’t Touch My Hair And Other Things I Still Have to Explain by Phoebe Robinson

February 4, 2017February 2, 2017 Gazedreamer

Why I Chose this Book I was at my local public library doing some work and reading. After I had finished reading a book at the time, I got up to take a bathroom break. On my way to the … Continue reading Review of You Can’t Touch My Hair And Other Things I Still Have to Explain by Phoebe Robinson

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Stephen King, On Writing, Memoir

Why I Started Reading Stephen King Books

October 18, 2015October 18, 2015 Gazedreamer

Who hasn’t heard of Stephen King? I had never read any of King’s books, but I knew he wrote horror stories and people liked them. I would later be impressed by both how many of his books were made into … Continue reading Why I Started Reading Stephen King Books

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