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"I am liking some parts (good writing, nice flow and compelling symbolism), this book also feels very racist (even for its time), not sure I will finish, I find the racism takes away a lot." — Jul 07, 2026 08:42AM
"I am liking some parts (good writing, nice flow and compelling symbolism), this book also feels very racist (even for its time), not sure I will finish, I find the racism takes away a lot." — Jul 07, 2026 08:42AM
The body was a cage, and inside that cage was something which looked, listened, feared, thought, and marveled; that something, that remainder left over after the body had been accounted for, was the soul.
“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.”
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“We were young, and we had no need for prophecies. Just living was itself an act of prophecy.”
― The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
― The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
“He carried her boxes of books from the back of his car and said proudly: The weight of your brain.”
― Beautiful World, Where Are You
― Beautiful World, Where Are You
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