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“Love is like the sea. It's a moving thing, but still and all, it takes its shape from the shore it meets, and it's different with every shore.”
― Their Eyes Were Watching God
― Their Eyes Were Watching God
“Freeing yourself was one thing, claiming ownership of that freed self was another.”
― Beloved
― Beloved
“The truth is that the new conception of raunch culture as a path to liberation rather than oppression is a convenient (and lucrative) fantasy with nothing to back it up.
Or, as Susan Brownmiller put it when I asked her what she made of all this, “You think you’re being brave, you think you’re being sexy, you think you’re transcending feminism. But that’s bullshit.”
― Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture
Or, as Susan Brownmiller put it when I asked her what she made of all this, “You think you’re being brave, you think you’re being sexy, you think you’re transcending feminism. But that’s bullshit.”
― Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture
“I find this a fascinating phenomenon: the ability we have to manipulate ourselves so that the foundation of our beliefs is never shaken.”
― The Elegance of the Hedgehog
― The Elegance of the Hedgehog
“When God had made The Man, he made him out of stuff that sung all the time and glittered all over. Some angels got jealous and chopped him into millions of pieces, but still he glittered and hummed. So they beat him down to nothing but sparks but each little spark had a shine and a song. So they covered each one over with mud. And the lonesomeness in the sparks make them hunt for one another.”
― Their Eyes Were Watching God
― Their Eyes Were Watching God
Kel’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Kel’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
239 books
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14 friends
860 books
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24 friends
297 books
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10 friends
1,283 books
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11 friends
136 books
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21 friends
88 books
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4 friends
67 books
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565 friends
57 books
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21 friends
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Favorite Genres
Adult Fiction, Biography, Book Club, Chick-lit, Classics, Contemporary, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical fiction, History, Humor and Comedy, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Music, Mystery, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Poetry, Politics, Psychology, Religion, Romance, Science, Suspense, Spirituality, Thriller, Travel, Young-adult, and War
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