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	The Grip of It 3.16 avg rating — 14,754 ratings — published 2017 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Empty Theatre: or, The Lives of King Ludwig II of Bavaria and Empress Sisi of Austria (Queen of Hungary), Cousins, in Their Pursuit of Connection and Beauty... 3.90 avg rating — 1,469 ratings — published 2023 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	False Bingo: Stories 3.67 avg rating — 560 ratings — published 2019 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Only Wife 3.82 avg rating — 425 ratings — published 2012 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Small Odysseys: Selected Shorts Presents 35 New Stories by Hannah Tinti (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) (Foreword), Rabih Alameddine 3.83 avg rating — 270 ratings — published 2022 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Different Bed Every Time 3.61 avg rating — 188 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	First Year : an mlp anthology by Mud Luscious Press (Editor), P.H. Madore (Goodreads Author), Colin Bassett 4.38 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	These Strangers She'd Invited In 4.05 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Heaven Gone 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2009	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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El Licancabur tiene su historia, todos los cerros la tienen

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Quotes by Jac Jemc (?)

“The inability to trust ourselves is the most menacing danger.”
― Jac Jemc, The Grip of It

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“What role were we playing? The ghosts or the haunted?”
― Jac Jemc, The Grip of It

tags: ghosts, haunted

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“When I was a child, I feared the day I would identify what I wanted to do. What I wanted was to stay free. The worst nightmare appeared to be recognizing how you wanted the world to change.”
― Jac Jemc, The Grip of It

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Polls

March 2018 - Horror

The Murders of Molly Southbourne by Tade Thompson, 128p

8 votes, 32.0%

The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black, 419p

6 votes, 24.0%

The Grip of It by Jac Jemc, 272p

6 votes, 24.0%

The Child Thief by Brom, 476p

5 votes, 20.0%

25 total votes

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