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D. H. Jonathan: The Girl Who Stopped Wearing Clothes (Paperback) No rating

Dani Keaton, the once reluctant public nudist for Dr. Slater's sociology study on reactions to …

It was good. Interesting to see the perspective of a man doing the same thing from the previous book.

Only thing I didn't like about the book is that it was trying to tell 3 stories at once, and I feel like it got lost sometimes. I liked the ideas it explores though. It is a good read.

finished reading Conform by Ariel Sullivan (Conform, #1)

Ariel Sullivan: Conform (Hardcover, 2025, Random House Publishing Group) No rating

A lifelong outcast, twenty-seven-year-old Emeline spends her days alone, sorting ancient art for destruction. Centuries …

Wow, not much to say on this but wow the ending of that got pretty crazy and I am still not sure what to believe about it. I think I really enjoyed the book though. I would be interested in reading the sequel

Ichirō Kishimi, Fumitake Koga: The courage to be disliked (2018, Atria Books)

"The Courage to Be Disliked, already an enormous bestseller in Asia with more than 3.5 …

The way to live

The Courage to Be Disliked really just gave shape to ideas I already believed, but in a way that made them easier to understand and live by. The dialogue between the philosopher and the youth walks through Adlerian psychology step by step, and I liked how each idea built on the last. It gave me a clearer way to think about things like separating my own tasks from others’ and seeing all relationships as equal, or “horizontal.” Those concepts weren’t new to me, but the book helped me see why they matter and how they connect to personal freedom. I did find myself skimming here and there, but mostly because I was excited to see what came next.

More than anything, the book left me feeling both validated and motivated. It reminded me that it’s okay not to chase approval—that what matters is contributing and living by my values, not …