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oh no no, Delilah

October 1, 2025September 24, 2025 nesskingsley

It was an incredibly horny book that made me want to retreat into my skin like a turtle.

Tagged biblical fiction, books, Christian fiction, not my fav, reading, review5 Comments
ness talks books

so i spilled a box of peanuts in my bag – or the astronaut book you reallyshouldreadthankyou

September 14, 2025 nesskingsley

But you know who wouldn't spill peanuts into their bag? Michael Collins. 'cause he's competent as heck and went to the moon.

Tagged astronaut, books, mike collins, moon, nasa, planet, reading, science, spaceLeave a comment
undertones of war by Edmund blunden
books misc, ness talks books, reading log

the god of small DNFs | reading log #4

January 28, 2025December 6, 2025 nesskingsley

I've been reading nearly all my life, saving those few years when I was impossibly lazy and also under the age of four.

Tagged adventure, books, bookworm, reading, reading logLeave a comment
photo taken from a boat on the Lake District of a green hill
books misc, ness rambles

unconscious planetary suicide: losing eden by lucy jones

January 6, 2025January 1, 2025 nesskingsley

The politicisation of taking care of the world we live in is a great tragedy; it should be a natural priority to us. Taking care of it, takes care of us.

Tagged environment, losing eden, Lucy jones, natural world, nature, reading1 Comment
reading a book whilst sitting at a table with a cup of tea, a teapot, and a book on it
books misc, ness talks books

2024: book snapshots

December 31, 2024December 31, 2024 nesskingsley

Did it make me want to abandon the world to retreat to peaceful lands and a barren room with a cross and the ever present scent of feral cat pee? No. Did it plant a book idea in my brain? Oh yes, yes it did indeed.

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