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Barbara’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Barbara’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Barbara Robson
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in Australia
November 16
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"A pair of protagonists who are thick as planks made this tough going. Lame and overly impressed with its own attempt at cleverness, with not even the pretense of higher themes or artful prose to elevate the experience."
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"I enjoyed “The Woman in the Library” and I adore the brilliant meta fiction by Anthony Horowitz & Joel Dicker.
So, i was intrigued to discover this meta fiction. However, it’s the lowest rating I’ve given any book this year. It was so predictable. Bu" Read more of this review » |
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| This book started out promisingly: two authors, one a crime writer the other with a more literary bent, each a character in the fiction worn by the other. I thought it was going to be a playful or philosophical take on a murder mystery. But by the 40 ...more | |
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“everyone tells a story about themselves inside their own head. Always. All the time. That story makes you what you are. We build ourselves out of that story.”
― The Name of the Wind
― The Name of the Wind
“All stories are true,” Skarpi said. “But this one really happened,”
― The Name of the Wind
― The Name of the Wind
“a healthy mind tells itself flattering lies.”
― Barking Up the Wrong Tree: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong
― Barking Up the Wrong Tree: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong
“As my mother once said: The boys throw stones at the frogs in jest.
But the frogs die in earnest.”
― The Female Man
But the frogs die in earnest.”
― The Female Man
“Mentoring a young person is four times more predictive of happiness than your health or how much money you make.”
― Barking Up the Wrong Tree: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong
― Barking Up the Wrong Tree: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong
