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“I'd like to tell you it had belonged to my da or something, but my da was a sad bastard miner and couldn't play the arse-horn after a quart of beans and cabbage.”
― The Blacktongue Thief
― The Blacktongue Thief
“I had half a mind to drown myself then; but an odd wish to see the whole adventure out, a queer, impersonal, spectacular interest in myself, restrained me.”
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“Here I am in the company of the short term—a great talker and an excellent listener. Here I am again on a bunk bed—between one port and another.”
― Boulder
― Boulder
“The strength of my body has been reduced to my body alone; I can't seem to see it in the things I say or do or need anymore.”
― Boulder
― Boulder
“Empires preserve their power with the stories that they tell, but just as critical are the stories they don’t—the dark silences they impose, the pages they tear out.”
― The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
― The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
Matt’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Matt’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Favorite Genres
Art, Biography, Classics, Contemporary, Crime, Fantasy, Fiction, Gay and Lesbian, Historical fiction, History, Humor and Comedy, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Mystery, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Poetry, Psychology, Science, Science fiction, Self help, Suspense, Spirituality, Thriller, Travel, Young-adult, Weird Fiction, Speculative Fiction, and Lovecraftian
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