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"It took me a minute to get into it, but it reminds me of two different books I enjoy: a Sally Rooney book, where you’re told what the dialogue is, and Ocean Vuong’s Emperor of Gladness, where you dee rarely written but very common characters that can only written be someone up close." — Jun 05, 2026 07:08AM
"It took me a minute to get into it, but it reminds me of two different books I enjoy: a Sally Rooney book, where you’re told what the dialogue is, and Ocean Vuong’s Emperor of Gladness, where you dee rarely written but very common characters that can only written be someone up close." — Jun 05, 2026 07:08AM
I stood looking over my damaged home and tried to forget the sweetness of life on Earth.
I highlighted this line because it captured a real contradiction I feel all the time: we live such a wonderful but sometimes awful life.
“But who can say what's best? That's why you need to grab whatever chance you have of happiness where you find it, and not worry about other people too much. My experience tells me that we get no more than two or three such chances in a life time, and if we let them go, we regret it for the rest of our lives.”
― Norwegian Wood
― Norwegian Wood
“The oppressors do not favor promoting the community as a whole, but rather selected leaders.”
― Pedagogy of the Oppressed
― Pedagogy of the Oppressed
“Do anything, but let it produce joy.”
― Leaves of Grass
― Leaves of Grass
“Don't feel sorry for yourself. Only assholes do that.”
― Norwegian Wood
― Norwegian Wood
“Freeing yourself was one thing, claiming ownership of that freed self was another.”
― Beloved
― Beloved
Jack’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Jack’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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