started listening - The Secret Garden (Complete audiobook with rain) - Down To Sleep
by Frances Hodgson Burnett. 2 stars.
[re-read] Illness is all in your head which can be overcome through fresh air & mental fortitude. Fuck that shit ... Surprised it didn't trigger me on my first read (4 stars)!
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finished reading The Hobbit 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
by JRR Tolkien.
[re-read] The dwarves are dead weight - it's all Bilbo and Gandalf. Gollum really gets a raw deal in the riddle game.
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video: The Night the Moon Descended — A Quiet Fairy Tale for Sleep https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLimIK76eCo&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #FairyTale #SleepStory #BedtimeStories #Lullaby #DreamyNights
video: The Night the Moon Descended — A Quiet Fairy Tale for Sleep https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLimIK76eCo&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #FairyTale #SleepStory #BedtimeStories #Lullaby #DreamyNights
The Night the Moon Descended — A Quiet Fairy Tale for Sleep https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLimIK76eCo&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #FairyTale #SleepStory #BedtimeStories #CalmNights #Folklore
The Night the Moon Descended — A Quiet Fairy Tale for Sleep https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLimIK76eCo&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #FairyTale #SleepStory #BedtimeStories #CalmNights #Folklore
video: The Candle of Luck | A Quiet Fairy Tale for Sleep https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6dDyhUy19s&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #FairyTale #SleepStory #Meditation #Mindfulness #Relaxation
The Miller and His Shadow: A New Fable About the Cost of Greed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpVVi0oHUCM&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #FairyTale #BrothersGrimm #FolkStory #SleepStory #NighttimeReading
finished reading Contact 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
by Carl Sagan.
A message from outer space is detected, and humanity sets about decoding it, then attempts to make contact with the originators. Delves into the nexus of science & religion, the complexity of international collaboration, and the social upheaval of such a paradigm-shifting discovery. Some excruciating elite-level gaslighting. Surprising ending!
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finished reading The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑
by Robert Louis Stevenson.
When our baser urges are allowed to run free, they end up dominating. Disturbing, even if the 'science' is a bit amusing.
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started listening - Pride and Prejudice Audiobook (Part 1) - Down To Sleep #122
by Jane Austen. 4.5 stars.
Long-time viewer (BBC only, thank you), but first-time reader (well, listener), and it did not disappoint. If anything the Bennetts are even nuttier. Love Lizzie's snark, and the frission with D'Arcy is frustratingly delectable. Really doesn't work as a #SleepStory though!
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Review of "Pride and Prejudice" (4.5 stars): Frustratingly delectable frission
finished reading Howl’s Moving Castle 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑
A young woman gets caught up in magical machinations and is turned old & fabulously crotchety. Great characters and vibe but I lost track of the plot a bit (disclaimer: listened to this as a sleep story), and wasn't really into the romantic ending.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8eOjQ3JrXk&list=PLp6dwtXsi8Pu6G7MT4ajMGB1YrumzQRZ9
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started listening - The Little Prince (Audiobook with Rain Sounds) - Down To Sleep #123
I don't get it. Too obscure for a #SleepStory.
Review of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Oz, #1)" (2.5 stars): A colourful little jaunt
"The Silmarillion" JRR Tolkien. 3.5 stars. Biblically dull in parts, making for a perfect sleep story. But some chapters were great standalone stories full of action & high drama. Otherwise, only for world-building nerds.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pQ-yRQ8_dw8&list=PLp6dwtXsi8Ps6A3vWuaOA9JFOULn-WLzI&index=3&pp=iAQB
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https://wyrms.de/user/wildwoila/review/64599/s/partly-biblically-dull-partly-high-drama#anchor-64599
"Coraline" Neil Gaiman. 4 stars. A girl is trapped in a mirror world inhabited by doppelgangers with black buttons for eyes. Can she escape becoming a meal for its architect? Creepy! But excellent. Too much tension for a #SleepStory.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yYoEeGYxCzQ
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https://wyrms.de/user/wildwoila/review/64260/s/excellently-creepy#anchor-64260
"A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning" Lemony Snicket. 3 stars. A dark children's story about three orphans who get farmed out to their evil & conniving relative, who has eyes only for their fortune. The baddies are over-the-top, and the good adults frustratingly disregard the children's inadequate cries for help. Some questionable plot points.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eosuq1lqrg4
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https://wyrms.de/user/wildwoila/review/60604/s/a-dark-childrens-story#anchor-60604
This #SleepStory has been superb at getting me off on my afternoon nap. A bunch of letters that #Tolkien wrote as Father #Christmas to his children. (John's Sleep Stories also has a great version of The #Silmarillion, which is a much better way to take it in than actually reading the blighter. And some excellent Sagan content.)
I think I’ll make a clip of the flowers and stream walkabout.
Also, who knew there are 19 species of fireflies? 🕊️💕
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #sleepstory
Cabin in the Smoky Mountains | Cozy Bedtime Story Trailer youtube.com/shorts/pDESvSm… via @YouTube
