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Rebecca’s 2024 Year in Books
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Rebecca Rijsdijk
Goodreads Author
Born
in Netherlands
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Yrsa Daley Ward, Charles Bukowski, Sylvia Plath, Audre Lorde, Claudia
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Member Since
July 2010
URL
https://www.goodreads.com/rebeccarijsdijk
More books by Rebecca Rijsdijk…
I Dream of Pine Trees
i dream of pine trees and sea salt bruised knees in the grass i dream of campfires and listening to summer rain i dream of moonlight and stardust i still hear my mother’s favourite song echoing in dusty corners of my mind i came here to build a home with you i say from the…
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This book enraged me. I've never experienced such conflicted emotions about a fictional story before ; that's the genius of Rebecca Kuang. First, let's get the obvious stuff out of the way : the prose is sharp and engaging, " Read more of this review » |
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“And sometimes
when she does remember,
she calls me her little angel
and she knows where she is
and everything is all right
for a second or a minute
and then we cry;
she for the life that she lost
I for the woman I only know about
through the stories of her children.”
― Portraits of Girls I never Met
when she does remember,
she calls me her little angel
and she knows where she is
and everything is all right
for a second or a minute
and then we cry;
she for the life that she lost
I for the woman I only know about
through the stories of her children.”
― Portraits of Girls I never Met
“She rode toward the sunset
in her fathers worn down car.
A breeze picked up strands of her hair
through the open window
while a cigarette burned between her lips.
He told her stories of honey and milk
as he replaced the grass with mud.”
― Portraits of Girls I never Met
in her fathers worn down car.
A breeze picked up strands of her hair
through the open window
while a cigarette burned between her lips.
He told her stories of honey and milk
as he replaced the grass with mud.”
― Portraits of Girls I never Met
“[...]the only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes “Awww!”
― On the Road
― On the Road
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