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My Favourite Books That Helped Me Live Better with Chronic Illness

This post may contain affiliate links. I have read voraciously for pleasure since I was a child. Somewhere along the way, I discovered that books can also educate, support, and help you figure out how to live in this world. This can be extra helpful when you live with a chronic illness and are flailing…

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Book Review: Errant Gods (Blood of the Isir)

It’s not often that you read a book in which a character has rheumatoid arthritis (RA). I don’t recall such a character ever being the hero of any story. Errant Gods, the first book in the Blood of the Isir series by Erik Henry Vick, changes all of that. Hank Jensen used to be a…

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Rediscovery

image credit: Darius Sankowski Seven or eight years ago, I stopped being able to read regular books. My neck and shoulders couldn’t handle holding the book or the looking down part. Before that, and for as long as I can remember, I carried a book with me wherever I’d go. Reading was my first love….

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Books That Changed Who I Am

Updated September 26, 2024 In September of 1973, I was 11 years old and admitted to the only rehab hospital in Denmark that handled kids with arthritis (and kids and adults with any other rehabilitation needs). To say that it was an awful place is an understatement, but there weren’t any other options. I cried…

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a reader's rant about Angels & Demoins and other Dan Brown books

Angels & Demons: A Reader’s Rant

Updated March 15, 2021 Normally, the rule here on The Seated View is that I don’t diss authors. It’s a professional courtesy writer-to-writer, keeping critique constructive while refraining from pointing and laughing. Today, I… well, I won’t go as far as breaking my promise to be civil, but I am going to be opinionated. Luckily,…

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Red-tiled roofs of white cottages peek up over the grass on dunes. There's An inset bok: "Review - A strand of pearls play a significant role in this book and I couldn’t help but feel that the book itself is akin to a strand of pearls." 5 stars

Lene’s Bookshelf: A Review of Leeway Cottage

Updated September 19, 2024 I just finished reading Leeway Cottage by Beth Gutcheon. I heard about it some place I can’t remember and given the theme of Denmark during World War II, I naturally had to read it. Unfortunately, the English audiobbok version is only available in abridged format, so my take on it will…

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