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rabbiaustinzoot
Dec 6, 20233 min read
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Review: Our Capacity for Compassion for Eventual Evil
It is no small feat to tell a story with a foregone conclusion. After all, much of what makes a story engaging is the anticipation of...
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rabbiaustinzoot
Sep 26, 20233 min read
With Robert Galbraith, Sometimes The Greatest Mystery Is How I’ll Feel After Buying A New Book
The first time I read The Cuckoo’s Calling, I didn’t know who wrote it. It was the debut novel by an unknown writer, Robert Galbraith,...
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rabbiaustinzoot
Sep 13, 20232 min read
The Personal Assistant: Sometimes Wanting to Know More Is Better Than Actually Knowing
If a book makes you want to keep reading to figure out what happens but massively underwhelms in the end, how do you evaluate its...
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rabbiaustinzoot
Jul 31, 20233 min read
Therapy is All the Rage...But Not All Mental Healthcare Is Created Equal
As our societal awareness of mental health has grown, so too has an industry focused on selling us the best ways to take care of our...
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rabbiaustinzoot
Jun 14, 20233 min read
The Counselors Review:
“You stand on the shoulders of giants.” This was a popular refrain in my youth group growing up, and I believed it. I looked up to and...
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rabbiaustinzoot
May 1, 20232 min read
Soundtracks Review: A Self-Help Book That Actually…Helps?
There are a LOT of self-help books out there. This does beg the question: if the books are any good, why do we need so many? It seems...
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rabbiaustinzoot
Apr 27, 20232 min read
Luckiest Girl Alive Review: A No-Longer Novel Idea
The trailer for the new Netflix movie Luckiest Girl Alive caught my attention. Mila Kunis is a favorite of mine, and a suspenseful drama...
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rabbiaustinzoot
Apr 18, 20232 min read
All Things Aside Review: Shlesinger's unique blend of comedy and social critique
During the hardest parts of the COVID shutdown, my wife and I watched a lot of stand-up comedy. There was something refreshing about...
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rabbiaustinzoot
Apr 3, 20232 min read
Brighter By The Day Book Review
Life’s too short to read bad books. And the old adage about “don’t judge a book by its cover” is a lot of phooey. Because you can usually...
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rabbiaustinzoot
Feb 23, 20232 min read
Radical Candor Book Review
Everything starts from a place of relationships. This is true in every industry, but is perhaps most often ignored in a business setting....
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rabbiaustinzoot
Feb 14, 20232 min read
Love Warrior Book Review
Books on personal growth are as popular as ever, likely because it is pretty darn difficult to be a human being in the modern world....
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rabbiaustinzoot
Jan 24, 20231 min read
Reminders of Him - Review
There’s a lot going on in the world. Sometimes you want the security of reading a book with the certainty that everything is going to be...
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rabbiaustinzoot
Jan 3, 20231 min read
Book Review: We Need New Stories
We’re not supposed to judge a book by its cover, but are we allowed to judge a book by its title? Because We Need New Stories, by Nesrine...
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