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The book felt a little cathartic. I enjoyed hearing from other parents who struggle with many responsibilities including their kids. It helped me take a step back and think about what's important.

I've been cooking 1-2 recipes from this book each week for a couple months. Its a nice break from busily getting food on the table. Having tasty leftovers for work or another evening is an extra bonus. Recipes are very straightforward and not too demanding. It's good for beginners and more experienced cooks. Making a small change of thoughtfully preparing one meal a week may change your cooking habits more broadly.

This is a fun read. I saw it for the first time on my public library's new book shelf. The jacket made reference to Chabon's Mysteries of Pittsburgh, with aliens and nazis thrown in. The story telling was a bit like the Art Forger, and the Mysteries of Pittsburgh description was pretty apt too. It was time to read a fun book and this fit the bill.

I like self-help books. Money, health, raising kids. Good stuff. This book pretends to be a self-help book, and is fiction. It reminded me of the Stone Cutter and the Mountains Echoed. A sense of loss in the midst of a changing world. I'm looking forward to talking about it with my book club.

Lots to think about in this challenge to a personalized web experience. I have seen the author's TED talk, and brought this subject up to students in my classes. Why is it a big deal if the web morphs into a reflection of my interests? Is it because of the commercial factors? Is it more divisive political feelings? Is it a throwback to very partisan local newspapers? Maybe a little bit of each. Pariser has gotten me to think what it means to type thoughts and ideas on a computer and hope/expect people to read them vs. having actual conversations and being resilient to different points of view. I don't know - rambling now, but I'll keep this book in mind when thinking about privacy and where we might be headed with the personalized web of things.

Reads like a conversation with an old friend. I didn't realize she was a big history nerd. I appreciated how she stood up for her values in a way that was respectful to people who might have different views.

Some really goood essays. I jumped around a bit, but the things I read were very insightful.