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23 Things I’m Thankful For

by brisaramirezMay 4, 2017May 15, 2017

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Using this old photo to reflect on my time on bookstagram so far. It's been nearly three years since I started this page, hoping to learn to voice my opinions on books and to have a place to connect with other book lovers. It's been such a great experience in so many ways, and I've truly grown so much.

Violeta by Isabel Allende is about the life of a Chilean woman who is born in 1920 and lives 100 years. Thank you to @netgalley and @penguinrandomhouse for providing me a digital advanced copy.

2021 was a roller coaster in so many ways. I look back on this past year, and it honestly feels like it was five years long. But I got through it. I read 53 books. I found doctors that care. I increased my meds. I cut down my work. And I continued to survive.

This week I published a reading recap on my blog! It lists my favorite fiction, nonfiction, and poetry books that I read this year (because I feel weird listing poetry with either of those). You can also find a list featuring all my 5-star reads and one featuring every book I read this year.

Pachinko by Min Jin Lee follows a Korean family over the course of about 70 years and several generations as they struggle to survive, to provide for themselves, and to better the lives of their children. Primarily following Sunja, who moves to Japan after getting pregnant by one man and marrying another, this story truly showcases how strongly we can be impacted by our family's past and struggles.

I really went through it a couple weeks ago, with a pretty bad flare/migraine/dissociation episode knocking me out for a while and making it nearly impossible for me to get up for a few days. I'm doing much, much better now, for which I'm extremely grateful. But each time I go through these types of experiences, I'm reminded of my body's limitations. And when the pain affects my cognitive skills, I almost stop feeling like a person.

Last week I met my reading goal for the year! I've now read 50 books in 2021, which seemed like such a big goal at the beginning of the year. With all the health stuff I've had this year, I've had much more downtime than I'd originally expected and was able to meet my goal two months early. That doesn't mean I'm going to stop reading, of course. I'm still doing so much reading, but it's kind of nice to just wait and see what number of books I end up reading, without worrying too much about the number at this point.

Fall is probably my favorite season of all! Sure, my hands get super dry, and my joints start hurting as soon as the weather gets under 80 degrees Fahrenheit, but for the most part, fall is just such a vibe. It's cool, the clothes is cozy, hot chocolate is in, and it's Gilmore girls season! What else could a girl want? Oh, right. A good book to read while sipping said hot chocolate in that cozy outfit.

Black Girl Unlimited by Echo Brown follows the childhood of Echo, a young quantum wizard growing up in the East side of Cleveland in the 90s. Largely based on the author's life, with an element of magical realism, we follow along as Echo learns various lessons of wizard training in the midst of a strenuous home life. Constantly trying to overcome her circumstances and surroundings weighs on Echo, and she is at times unsure of how she will carry forward.

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