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J.L.’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at J.L.’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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By Blood, by Salt (Land of Exile #1)
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A Haunt for Jackals (Land of Exile, #2)
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Andor and The Power of Patience
I could make a list as long as my arm of all the things the show Andor does right. Gosh, it does so, so many things right. It simply oozes with thought and care and precision. But as I settled contentedly (or, often as not, with tension) into each next episode, one word kept coming to mind.
Patience.
This show–these writers–have so much patience. And the result is gorgeous. Just as three hours o
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"suggested by youtuber "Hello future me"
I have thoroughly enjoyed reading this and recommend it wholeheartedly. This is slow, well told low fantasy with the focus on characters and their interactions in a world of politics and religion." Read more of this review » |
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"This was a spectacular read. The writing is immaculate. The characters are awesome, the world is well developed the politics and culture and the religion bursts from the seams here and create something INTENTIONAL and tense and addicting.
While Azetl" Read more of this review » |
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"A rich tapestry of fantasy
It took me awhile to get through this book one because I wanted to savor it and two because this isn't a book you can just rush through. It has a lot of layers and nuances to keep track of, all woven together to create a sol" Read more of this review » |
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"Absolute banger.
I love indie fantasy and can recommend a ton of them based on what traits, tropes, and styles the reader values. You like X? Here's a recommendation for Y. You like 1, 2, 3? Here's a tailored recommendation of 4, 5, 6. Ultimately, th" Read more of this review » |
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| I haven't the faintest idea how many times I've read this book. I couldn't possibly rate it objectively since these books live in my bones and run in my bloodstream. But I just finished reading this to my 7-year-old and my twin 5-year-olds, and it wa ...more | |
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| 3.5 stars. This was a read-aloud for my 4th and 6th grade boys. A story about a young girl, Oyuna, from the Mongolian Steppe and her beloved horse Bayan, full of danger, suffering, and struggle. My 10 year old especially liked it, and was very emotio ...more | |
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This is not 3 ambivalent stars. This is 3 stars of wildly mixed feelings. Wow, the way I go back and forth on these books, yet have kept reading them. I think this may be a good place to stop, since it is the last published volume, and I liked it more ...more |
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Read-aloud for my two oldest boys. Short, simple, and effective to its end. We studied WWII last year from a more military/U.S./Western perspective, and this year we are going over the history of different geographical areas. This was one of two book ...more |
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“I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.”
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“The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles, but to irrigate deserts.”
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“If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world.”
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“Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance, the only thing it cannot be is moderately important.”
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“From at least the age of six, romantic longing --Sechnsucht-- has played an unusually central part of my experience. Such longing is in itself the very reverse of wishful thinking: it is more like thoughtful wishing.”
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