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Mai anh Nguyen

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Mai anh Nguyen

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  • The Great GatsbyPositive Sentiment
    The Great Gatsby

    F. Scott Fitzgerald

    Mai loved The Great Gatsby, praising its captivating story and memorable characters.

  • The Catcher in the RyeNegative Sentiment
    The Catcher in the Rye

    J. D. Salinger

    Mai found Catcher in the Rye disappointing, saying it lacked depth and relatable characters.

  • The overstoryPositive Sentiment
    The overstory

    Richard Powers

    Mai is currently reading Overstory and loves trees.

  • Liber null & psychonautPositive Sentiment
    Liber null & psychonaut

    Peter J. Carroll

    Mai found the book at the Boulder Bookstore and purchased it after the 6th time picking it up, glad it's recommended.

  • On Earth We're Briefly GorgeousPositive Sentiment
    On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

    Ocean Vuong

    Mai is savoring On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, finding the lyrical paragraphs delightful and continuously drawn to the words.

  • The Great GatsbyPositive Sentiment
    The Great Gatsby

    F. Scott Fitzgerald

    Mai enjoyed The Great Gatsby, appreciating the rich character development and impactful themes.

  • To Kill a MockingbirdPositive Sentiment
    To Kill a Mockingbird

    Harper Lee

    Mai also mentioned To Kill a Mockingbird as a powerful and thought-provoking read.

  • RecursionPositive Sentiment
    Recursion

    Blake Crouch

    Mai enjoys reading Blake Crouch's Recursion as she loves scifi.

  • Dark matterNeutral Sentiment
    Dark matter

    Blake Crouch

    Mai notices others have been reading Dark Matter by Blake Crouch recently.

  • Liber null & psychonautNeutral Sentiment
    Liber null & psychonaut

    Peter J. Carroll

    Mai mentioned a link about tsundoku, the art of buying books and never reading them.

  • My Side of the MountainPositive Sentiment
    My Side of the Mountain

    Jean Craighead George

    Mai mentioned My Side of the Mountain as one of her favorites from her younger days.

  • Maniac MageeNeutral Sentiment
    Maniac Magee

    Jerry Spinelli

    Mai mentions Maniac Magee as another book that comes to mind.

  • Abridged VersionPositive Sentiment
    Abridged Version

    Hymns Ancient and Modern

    Mai didn't realize it was the abridged version, but it won her over with the farm aesthetic.

  • FiccionesPositive Sentiment
    Ficciones

    Jorge Luis Borges

    Mai thinks Ficciones by Jorge Luis Borges is SO GOOD

  • A Guide to the Good LifePositive Sentiment
    A Guide to the Good Life

    William B. Irvine

    Mai enjoyed Guide to the Good Life for its modern approach to stoicism, recommended after <@U03G0E9F5>'s labshare.

  • Hidden figuresPositive Sentiment
    Hidden figures

    Margot Lee Shetterly

    Mai just bought Figuring and is enraptured after finishing the first chapter.

  • Digital MinimalismNeutral Sentiment
    Digital Minimalism

    Cal Newport

    Mai is considering buying Digital Minimalism due to the long library waitlist.

  • The power of nowPositive Sentiment
    The power of now

    Eckhart Tolle

    Mai enjoyed reading The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle, finding it enlightening and inspiring.

  • Animal FarmNeutral Sentiment
    Animal Farm

    Odyr

    Mai hasn't read Animal Farm yet, but is considering the graphic novel version.

  • Life on MarsPositive Sentiment
    Life on Mars

    Tracy K. Smith

    Mai highly recommends Life on Mars, a sci-fi poetry that won the Pulitzer Prize.

  • The Book of Unknown AmericansNeutral Sentiment
    The Book of Unknown Americans

    Cristina Henriquez

    Mai is starting to read a book related to stoicism and has been getting into the topic lately.

  • The sound and fury. FaulknerPositive Sentiment
    The sound and fury. Faulkner

    William Faulkner

    Mai visited the Faulkner House Bookstore where William Faulkner lived and wrote The Sound and the Fury.

  • Liber null & psychonautPositive Sentiment
    Liber null & psychonaut

    Peter J. Carroll

    Mai is excited to see how the story unfolds with various characters introduced in the intro.

  • Automatic BossladyNeutral Sentiment
    Automatic Bosslady

    Heather Isenberg

    Mai mentioned Bosslady in comparison to Tina Fey.