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Hi there! I'm Nelly 👋 I like reading multiple books at the same time, learning how to make things and occasionally writing about what's on my mind. Currently working on designing a tool for presentations at Pitch.

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Some of the books I read recently and am still thinking about.

Elixir

Kapka Kassabova

Journey through Bulgarian mountains and their people, pondering plants and their healing, mythical and historical powers.

Elixir

Kapka Kassabova

Journey through Bulgarian mountains and their people, pondering plants and their healing, mythical and historical powers.

Elixir

Kapka Kassabova

Journey through Bulgarian mountains and their people, pondering plants and their healing, mythical and historical powers.

Critical Data Literacies

Luci Pangrazio, Neil Salwyn

Deep dive into datafication and ways of understanding and thinking critically about data-centric practices.

Critical Data Literacies

Luci Pangrazio, Neil Salwyn

Deep dive into datafication and ways of understanding and thinking critically about data-centric practices.

Critical Data Literacies

Luci Pangrazio, Neil Salwyn

Deep dive into datafication and ways of understanding and thinking critically about data-centric practices.

Seek You

Kristen Radke

Graphic essay pondering different aspects of loneliness and isolation in modern America.

Seek You

Kristen Radke

Graphic essay pondering different aspects of loneliness and isolation in modern America.

Seek You

Kristen Radke

Graphic essay pondering different aspects of loneliness and isolation in modern America.

Watership Down

Richard Adams

An epic adventure tale told from the perspective of actual rabbits.

Watership Down

Richard Adams

An epic adventure tale told from the perspective of actual rabbits.

Watership Down

Richard Adams

Graphic novel tracing back the stories of a migrant family looking for belonging in Canada after escaping Hungary.

Mäander

Vinz Schwarzbauer

Graphic novel tracing back the stories of a migrant family looking for belonging in Canada after escaping Hungary.

Mäander

Vinz Schwarzbauer

Graphic novel tracing back the stories of a migrant family looking for belonging in Canada after escaping Hungary.

Mäander

Vinz Schwarzbauer

Graphic novel tracing back the stories of a migrant family looking for belonging in Canada after escaping Hungary.

Silence of Color

Narine Abagryan

Vivid descriptions and moving characters inhabit this book, centered all around seeing beauty in the unlikeliest places.

Silence of Color

Narine Abagryan

Vivid descriptions and moving characters inhabit this book, centered all around seeing beauty in the unlikeliest places.

Silence of Color

Narine Abagryan

Vivid pictures and moving characters inhabit this book, centered all around seeing beauty in the unlikeliest places.

Breasts and Eggs

Mieko Kawakami

A moving recollection of the summer of three women grappling with each other and themselves.

Breasts and Eggs

Mieko Kawakami

A moving recollection of the summer of three women grappling with each other and themselves.

Breasts and Eggs

Mieko Kawakami

A moving recollection of the summer of three women grappling with each other and themselves.

Humankind

Rutger Bregman

I love the reframing of human nature this book gave me - a hopeful and realistic view instead of doomy misconceptions.

Humankind

Rutger Bregman

I love the reframing of human nature this book gave me - a hopeful and realistic view instead of doomy misconceptions.

Humankind

Rutger Bregman

I love the reframing of human nature this book gave me - a hopeful and realistic view instead of doomy misconceptions.

Tomorrow, tomorrow, and tomorrow

Gabrielle Zevin

A super immersive novel exploring relationships entangled between love, work, and creativity.

Tomorrow, tomorrow, and tomorrow

Gabrielle Zevin

A super immersive novel exploring relationships entangled between love, work, and creativity.

Tomorrow, tomorrow, and tomorrow

Gabrielle Zevin

A super immersive novel exploring relationships entangled between love, work, and creativity.

Ways of Being

James Bridle

Fascinating take on questioning the kinds of intelligence we model AI after, and considering non-human examples.

Ways of Being

James Bridle

Fascinating take on questioning the kinds of intelligence we model AI after, and considering non-human examples.

Ways of Being

James Bridle

Fascinating take on questioning the kinds of intelligence we model AI after, and considering non-human examples.

Eloquence of the Sardine

Bill François

Weaving together personal stories, legends and scientific facts, this book dives deep into the rich underwater life.

Eloquence of the Sardine

Bill François

Weaving together personal stories, legends and scientific facts, this book dives deep into the rich underwater life.

Eloquence of the Sardine

Bill François

Weaving together personal stories, legends and scientific facts, this book dives deep into the rich underwater life.

The Ministry for the Future

Kim Stanley Robinson

Partly terrifyling, partly utopian description of our near future, looking for ways out of the climate catastrophe.

The Ministry for the Future

Kim Stanley Robinson

Partly terrifyling, partly utopian description of our near future, looking for ways out of the climate catastrophe.

The Ministry for the Future

Kim Stanley Robinson

Partly terrifyling, partly utopian description of our near future, looking for ways out of the climate catastrophe.

A Field Guide to Getting Lost

Rebecca Solnit

The book meanders through topics and stories, all around getting yourself lost in nature and in the world surrounding you.

A Field Guide to Getting Lost

Rebecca Solnit

The book meanders through topics and stories, all around getting yourself lost in nature and in the world surrounding you.

A Field Guide to Getting Lost

Rebecca Solnit

A book meandering through topics and stories, all around getting yourself lost in nature and in the world surrounding you.

The Soul of an Octopus

Sy Montgomery

A personal account of getting to know and understand the complex being of an octopus.

The Soul of an Octopus

Sy Montgomery

A personal account of getting to know and understand the complex being of an octopus.

The Soul of an Octopus

Sy Montgomery

A personal account of getting to know and understand the complex being of an octopus.

Atomic Habits

James Clear

Practical guide on how to make habits stick (or break) and the science behind them.

Atomic Habits

James Clear

Practical guide on how to make habits stick (or break) and the science behind them.

Atomic Habits

James Clear

Practical guide on how to make habits stick (or break) and the science behind them.

How Buildings Learn

Stewart Brand

Really fascinating read about the way buildings change throughout their lives.

How Buildings Learn

Stewart Brand

Really fascinating read about the way buildings change throughout their lives.

How Buildings Learn

Stewart Brand

Really fascinating read about the way buildings change throughout their lives.

A Pattern Language

Christopher Alexander

A whimsical description of best-case-scenario building.

A Pattern Language

Christopher Alexander

A whimsical description of best-case-scenario building.

A Pattern Language

Christopher Alexander

A whimsical description of best-case-scenario building.

Time Shelter

Georgi Gospodinov

Half novel, half poetry, half autobiography.

Time Shelter

Georgi Gospodinov

Half novel, half poetry, half autobiography.

Time Shelter

Georgi Gospodinov

Half novel, half poetry, half autobiography.

To The Lake

Kapka Kassabova

A novel written like a travel journal about the complicated dynamic of the Balkans.

To The Lake

Kapka Kassabova

A novel written like a travel journal about the complicated dynamic of the Balkans.

To The Lake

Kapka Kassabova

A novel written like a travel journal about the complicated dynamic of the Balkans.

Dune

Frank Herbert

My escape into the sci-fi during winter lockdown. Read 5 out of 6 books and can only say - it gets wilder and weirder with every one.

Dune

Frank Herbert

My escape into the sci-fi during winter lockdown. Read 5 out of 6 books and can only say - it gets wilder and weirder with every one.

Dune

Frank Herbert

My escape into the sci-fi during winter lockdown. Read 5 out of 6 books and can only say - it gets wilder and weirder with every one.

Why Fish Don't Exist

Lulu Miller

My absolute favourite from the past few years.

Why Fish Don't Exist

Lulu Miller

My absolute favourite from the past few years.

Why Fish Don't Exist

Lulu Miller

My absolute favourite from the past few years.

Anthropocene Reviewed

John Green

Lovely collection of essays written in the form of 5-star reviews.

Anthropocene Reviewed

John Green

Lovely collection of essays written in the form of 5-star reviews.

Anthropocene Reviewed

John Green

Lovely collection of essays written in the form of 5-star reviews.

Rückwärtsland

Henning Wagenbreth

Beautiful comic book exploring what happens when you wish to turn back time.

Rückwärtsland

Henning Wagenbreth

Beautiful comic book exploring what happens when you wish to turn back time.

Rückwärtsland

Henning Wagenbreth

Beautiful comic book exploring what happens when you wish to turn back time.

The Man Who Lied to His Laptop

Clifford Nass

This book really shaped my understanding of how people actually treat their digital devices and how much we imbue them with sentience.

Goodreads

The Man Who Lied to His Laptop

Clifford Nass

This book really shaped my understanding of how people actually treat their digital devices and how much we imbue them with sentience.

Goodreads

The Man Who Lied to His Laptop

Clifford Nass

This book really shaped my understanding of how people actually treat their digital devices and how much we imbue them with sentience.

Goodreads

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