Philip (Piripi) McKibbin
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Philip (Piripi) McKibbin
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Writer, PhD candidate (SEI/USyd), teacher. 🤓 All about the Politics of Love! 🥝 - Māori (Kāi Tahu), Pākehā - based in 🐊🦘🕸️ …for now. Serves on NZ Peace Foundation council, @animalstudies committee. ❤️s colour! 🌈
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A cute gift from one of my kids! 😊
December 12, 2025 at 1:56 AM
December 12, 2025 at 1:53 AM
‘There is no Book Two.’ 🤣
December 11, 2025 at 4:51 AM
I read this on the recommendation of one of my kids. 🤓

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Five Feet Apart
In this moving story two teens fall in love with just o…
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December 6, 2025 at 9:49 AM
'Nothing is more precious to the thinking man than life itself; yet in spite of this, the greatest voluptuary is he who best practices the difficult art of making it pass quickly.' - Giacomo Casanova

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The Story of My Life
Seducer, gambler, necromancer, swindler, swashbuckler, …
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December 3, 2025 at 5:48 AM
‘The light, the sky, the people, insects, I love them all!’

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Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Vol. 4
A monk warns Nausicaä that omens of an apocalypse, Daik…
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November 30, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Funny little bug!
November 27, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Poor Teto! 😅
November 27, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Re-reading this series, because I love it! ✨

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Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Vol. 1
In a long-ago war, humankind set off a devastating ecol…
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November 26, 2025 at 11:38 PM
‘Westerners are amazed at the simplicity of Japanese rooms, perceiving in them no more than ashen walls bereft of ornament. Their reaction is understandable, but it betrays a failure to comprehend the mystery of shadows.’ - Jun’ichirō Tanizaki

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In Praise of Shadows
An essay on aesthetics by the Japanese novelist, this b…
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November 25, 2025 at 12:46 AM
I found a beautiful insect!
November 24, 2025 at 1:54 AM
‘[S]eeing and knowing love, whatever form it takes, is the meaning of love itself.’ - Shon Faye, 'Love in Exile'

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I really, really value this book. Some quotes below...

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Love in Exile
‘We ache for love, but love eludes us. Out of this cris…
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November 23, 2025 at 10:26 AM