Issue #51
Hi Page Turners,
Welcome to this week's RECAP. Happy Thursday! If your reading this today then your winning because guess what one more day until the weekend. 😆😆 What was your favourite moment of today and what is one chore you are dreading that you have to do on the weekend? One tip that helps me that has really worked with me is to make the chore fun. (I know your probably rolling your eyes) but it works. You need to do laundry, stick a podcast on in the background (and it will take your mind of the chore your doing) exercising be reminded of your 'why' which will motivate you and encouraged to do it.
Reading 📚
I finished reading Coming To Find You by Jane Corry. The latest thriller in her impressive catalogue. To be honest probably my least favourite I think because it was a slow burn. You have to read a while before you get gripped by it. Two timelines and a house which is its own character I would recommend. Full review here- https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6265111578?book_show_action=false
I also finished reading Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin. I honestly was looking forward to this especially with the acclaim it has got and literally was disappointed with it. I loved the starting especially with Sadie and Sam in the hospital and what the games mean to them after that I couldn't care enough about it. See my review here- https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6273143675?book_show_action=false
Did you read any books this week... or any of the above let me know below.
Articles of interest 📰
This week Indian farmers have taken their tractors to India's streets to demand government action over crop prices and regulations. It seems like striking is the only way voices have a chance of being heard it makes me wonder how much countries could save by avoiding these strikes and actually talking to those who are affected and set up a deal that benefits both parties.
As the chemical attacker was found in the River Thames this week another shocking figure came to light: about 30 bodies a year are pulled out of the Thames, and most of them don’t make the news. I don't think death's in general should be publicized or something to read as entertainment. But on the flip side are we not doing a disservice to those who died. To their stories, how they died, to the family and friends affected would it not raise more awareness of river death's and how to avoid it?
Not surprisingly; new figures show the UK entered recession in 2023 during the last couple of months. Whilst the government promised the growth of the economy yet again they failed to deliver. The recession was the product of high inflation and other factors. Here is an article with more info. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-52986863
I don't use social media much but I follow accounts that detail the ongoing war between Israel and Gaza and many times i have come across posts saying the social media platforms have temporarily suspended accounts or frozen accounts just because of highlighting and sharing information about the war. (Mainly Palestinian activists.) It is a systemic censorship and platforms such as X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook that claim freedom of speech, it is hypocritical and dangerous to erase these voices. Read more here- https://theconversation.com/social-media-users-say-their-palestine-content-is-is-being-shadow-banned-heres-how-to-know-if-its-happening-to-you-222575
Finally, I am reading more non-fiction and self-help (although I don't really like the term) books and this was a great video adding to my to be read list.
That's it for this week. I hope you enjoyed reading. Make sure you have subscribed because on Sunday the next issue will be delivered straight to your inbox so make sure to tell a friends/family and share this newsletter as it helps me a lot. Thank you for reading. 💌
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