Uploaded February 2019 | Updated September 2026, 13 hours ago
Keep your goals low, and your expectations even lower.
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Keep your goals low, and your expectations even lower.
[Other Places to Find Me]
Contact form: debokic.com
Twitter: okidoki_boki
Instagram: okidokiboki
![microbe poop, real housewives, and nonfiction angst: a very 2020 q & a
very saturday november 7 2020 energy in here
📚 the books! (links are bookshop affiliate links) 📚
Chemical Bonds, by Harry Gray - https://bookshop.org/a/6319/9780935702354
The Emperor of All Maladies, by Siddhartha Mukherjee - https://bookshop.org/a/6319/9781439170915
✨ other stuff mentioned ✨
microbe poops! - https://youtu.be/G2oRwfyyQgg
hydras! - https://youtu.be/jnD_YitEk5M
🤓 Nonfiction Book Club 🤓
The End of Everything (astrophysically speaking) by Katie Mack - https://bookshop.org/a/6319/9781982103545
livestream chat: November 14, 2020 5 pm ET
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/okidoki_boki
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Newsletter: https://okidokiboki.substack.com/
host - Crash Course Organic Chemistry: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8dPuuaLjXtONguuhLdVmq0HTKS0jksS4
writer - Journey to the Microcosmos: https://www.youtube.com/microcosmos
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![The Priory of the Orange Tree, by Samantha Shannon | BOOK REVIEW
I read The Priory of the Orange Tree, and unfortunately, I did not like it. And I also dont know how to pronounce priory. (On the bright side, I only say priory three times in this video.)
The Priory of the Orange Tree - https://amzn.to/31ud9FC
(Note: the above is am Amazon affiliate link. If you click it, I may receive a commission based on purchases)
Princess Bari review (mentioned in video) - https://youtu.be/TdcEjcx_jhk
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![The Booktube Booker Book Tag
call me by the correct tag name
(in lieu of me actually saying it correctly)
Original Tag from The Poptimist - https://youtu.be/md8SJg6OOuc
[Works Mentioned]
The Count of Monte Cristo, by Alexandre Dumas (translated by Robin Buss)
Bad Blood, by John Carreyrou
The Duke I Tempted, by Scarlett Peckham
Nijigahara Holograph, by Inio Asano
The Hazel Wood, by Melissa Albert (cover illustrated by Jim Tierney)
Severance, by Ling Ma (cover illustrated by Rodrigo Corral)
Everything by Alyssa Cole
[Booktube things mentioned]
ChapterStackss Booktubers Dont Review Adult Books?! - https://youtu.be/5l6q0IcAOwg
Emma Tobias - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM9DiowX7v4JHWjQ6Y520Qg
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![Recent Science Reads | NOT MY THESIS #25
If youre looking for some interesting science articles, here are five suggestions from my recent reading.
[ARTICLES MENTIONED]
The Geeks Who Put a Stop to Pennsylvanias Partisan Gerrymandering (Wired, by Issie Lapowsky) - https://goo.gl/wgYSXE
The Cells that Eat, Regurgitate, and Eat your Tattoos Again (NYTimes, by Steph Yin) - https://goo.gl/swd9CP
Women are Reinventing the Long-Despised Speculum (The Atlantic, by Daniela Blei) - https://goo.gl/TjByqD
Heres How the Scientists Running for Office are Doing (The Atlantic, by Ed Yong) - https://goo.gl/SehUPr
Devastating but Essential: The Many Uses of Venom (Undark, by Elizabeth Svoboda) - https://goo.gl/8UZ6Yx
[Also Mentioned]
STEM Syllabus: Sexual Harassment in STEM - https://youtu.be/deag8h9lh6I
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![I need your help! | 2020 Reading Goals
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![The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas | BOOK REVIEW
“How did I escape? With difficulty. How did I plan this moment? With pleasure.”
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![The Books I Bought in 2017
My first ever, sort of book haul. I made a video a while ago talking a bit about why I dont usually watch or make book hauls, but I wanted to hold myself accountable to some of the book-buying goals I explained in that video.
Links to reviews and wrap-ups where I discussed some of these books below!
My book haul discussion video: https://youtu.be/ xee9Wrgso
Brookline Booksmith: www.brooklinebooksmith.com
Ideas for supporting your local library:
https://bookriot.com/2017/04/12/17-ways-to-support-your-local-library/
https://bookriot.com/2017/02/06/7-ways-to-support-your-local-library-right-now/
[Books Mentioned]
Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen
-Read Before Buying-
The Thief, by Megan Whalen Turner
Graceling, by Kristin Cashore
Jane, Unlimited, by Kristin Cashore (REVIEW: https://youtu.be/V11ZBoh4u1U)
Gone Girl, by Gillian Flynn
The Vegetarian, by Han Kang (REVIEW: https://youtu.be/Ogt1_5zF6rk)
The Making of Asian America, by Erika J. Lee (REVIEW: https://youtu.be/8evjUmJatT4)
-Read After Buying-
Antony and Cleopatra, by William Shakespeare (MAY 2017 WRAP-UP: https://youtu.be/qAGWG5ZMl0U)
Unf*ck Your Habitat, by Rachel Hoffman (REVIEW: https://youtu.be/xOVbeiJ-wIc)
Better Presentations, by Jonathan Schwabish (NOT MY THESIS: https://youtu.be/TqaQ7OGj0ng)
Science Blogging: The Essential Guide, edited by
Christie Wilcox Bethany Brookshire Jason G. Goldman (NOT MY THESIS: https://youtu.be/TqaQ7OGj0ng)
Superficial, by Andy Cohen (AUGUST 2017 WRAP-UP: https://youtu.be/xzAfeMoTHE0)
-Unread-
On the Origin of Species, by Charles Darwin
Tipping the Velvet, by Sarah Waters
The Scientific Literature: A Guided Tour: Edited by Joseph E. Harmon and Alan G. Gross
The Gene, by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Alexander Hamilton, by Ron Chernow
Making Faces, by Kevin Aucoin
The Tigers Daughter, by K. Arsenault Rivera
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![2017 Goals | TOP 5 WEDNESDAY
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![The Vegetarian, by Han Kang | REVIEW/DISCUSSION
I finally got over my angst regarding literary fiction and read The Vegetarian, written by Han Kang and translated by Deborah Smith.
Review features topics like:
I think I get literary fiction now?
The male gaze
Food choices
Depression
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