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vacation book haul
The books I bought on vacation this year… Hamlet by William Shakespeare Lost Horizon by James HiltonPhenomenal Woman by Maya AngelouLeaves of Grass by Walt WhitmanScum by Isaac Bashevis SingerUnder the Dome by Stephen King The Jungle by Upton SinclairThe Saturday Evening Girls Club by Jane HealeyRestoration by Olaf Olafsson There’s so many things about…
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birthday books
Late birthday book haul 📚💖🎉 Thank you to my generous, amazing siblings for getting me the books I desperately wanted (like a child) for my birthday. I don’t love doing gifts anymore as an adult, so when I try to tell my friends and family that I don’t want something and they insist on getting…
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vacation reading
I was totally feeling a travel memoir to start before going on vacation. Being in the woods always makes me stop more often and look at what’s around me. It makes me think and ponder about life, identity. My reading during vacation has varied since I started fucking off to the woods. Before I started…
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June Wrap-up
📚June Wrap-up📚 A good reading month for me, but not the best since I’ve been so busy with our new pup. Maybe once he’s a little older I’ll have more time to read. Hopefully, because staying up at night and being more sleep deprived is not the best way to get my reading in. My…
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read slowly
Read slowly, enjoy the moments in front of you – this is my current mantra. I’ve been reading this book for a few days – I’m on page 55, whereas just a couple weeks ago I’d have read those first 55 pages the night I opened the book. I’m reading much slower than I have…
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the wild truth by Carine McCandless
The Wild Truth by Carine McCandless – Review and Thoughts “That’s the purity of nature. It may be harsh in its honesty, but it never lies to you.” Chris McCandless, via Carine McCandless After helping Jon Krakauer with bestseller Into the Wild, Carine McCandless had more to say about her and her famous late brother,…
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can’t hurt me by david goggins
Can’t Hurt Me by David Goggins Review Goggins had a traumatic childhood. But he didn’t let that make him become a statistic. Goggins did (and has continued doing) the complete opposite. Goggins became a Navy SEAL, went to Army Ranger school, became an ultra marathoner, completed Badwater, and more. “Not all physical and mental limitations are…
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currently reading 6.14
I’m currently reading World of Wonders by Robertson Davies and taking a lot longer than I expected. I’m on page 58 of 300-some pages, whereas The Manticore took me about 36 hours to read. On top of that, I’ve barely worked on reviews for the last 4 or 5 books. Maybe it’s less than that,…
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the archive of the forgotten by aj hackwith
The Archive of the Unwritten by AJ Hackwith **review contains spoilers for Hell’s Library #1 – The Library of the Unwritten Hell’s librarians have changed around since hundreds of unwritten books were burned when Claire, Brevity, and Hero saved Hell’s Library from Andras. The Library of the Unwritten as well as the Arcane Wing are…
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finding the motivation to work on reviews
All day I was planning on catching up on my reviews and posting. I only have 4 books I need to review 🙄 and who knows how many other posts I have planned and saved but still need to edit my crazy thoughts [that no one else possibly even understands] and run-on sentences. What I…
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