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A few months ago, I discovered ASMR thanks to a try guys YouTube video. ASMR stands for Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response which gives on a tingling sensation. To my surprise I had been experiencing ASMR since I was young. The feeling I use to get when in the library, surrounded by the quiet noises, like a person walking down the columns, books being pulled from shelves or returned etc. I always loved when a person would read aloud in a hushed voice a story to me. That is my ultimate ASMR experience.    Now, Thanks to YouTube there are many book themed ASMR videos. From tapping and scratching books to library roleplaying. If this intrigues you, I strongly suggest going and checking out a few YouTube videos.  Below are a few of my personal favourites.  ASMR Rooms which features asmr based around Hogwarts and LOTR  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoXQCYOw5--9PlQ74JVIEmw Below is one of my faves. Ravenclaw is my house so I really like this vid...

Catch-22 has been one of those books that sat on my TBR pile for a while. I must admit it would have probably stayed there if not for the tv show. The show starred some big names like Hugh Laurie and George Clooney; it was a must for hubby and I to watch. After all, my husband medically retired from the Australian Defense Force, and this was a series about the insanity of war.    Picture from the tv series Catch-22  I remember my husband being frustrated and annoyed by Yossarian, while I found Yossarian to be a man struggling with situations he had no control over. This difference of opinion about the main character made me read Catch-22. From the very first page, you can see the differences between the book and the series. The book starts with Yossarian in the hospital already deployed. He had a pain in his stomach but not wanting to fly he deceives the doctors and nurses into thinking he is still sick. It is here, the reader, gets an idea of how much Yo...