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When the frost is coming, she learned, the way to ripen tomatoes on the vine is to twist their roots. Pull until the earth cracks, until the spider-hairs below snap like cut strings. This tells the plant: Your end is near—save what you can.
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“In these families you created a large dark slash of grief and that, young Gary, never heals. It closes over, but it never heals. There is always a soft crater of agony in a family after that, a sinkhole spot that people flinch from.”
― The Mighty Red
― The Mighty Red
“The rough-cut men were preparing to eradicate one of the most nutritious plants on earth in favor of growing the sugar”
― The Mighty Red
― The Mighty Red
Jackie’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Jackie’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
13 books
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13 friends
2 books
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90 friends
92 books
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10 friends
167 books
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76 friends
13 books
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17 friends
54 books
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21 friends
113 books
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84 friends
58 books
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46 friends
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