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Amanda Van Parys

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Amanda is Currently Reading

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A Resistance of Witches

by Morgan Ryan (Goodreads Author)

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Neuromancer (Sprawl, #1)

by William Gibson

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Amanda Van Parys said: " DNF @ 30%

Maybe I'm just dumb, but I had no idea what was happening in this book besides the basic premise. It was like things were happening to me instead of with me. The characters were going around and doing things and there was no very little expl ...more "

Apr 29, 2025 06:32AM · see review

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An Historical and Geographical Description of Formosa, an Island Subject to the Emperor of Japan. to Which Is Prefix'd, a Preface in Vindication of Himself from the Reflections of a Jesuit

by George Psalmanazar

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Amanda’s Quotes

“That’s why rich adults hate the sort of thing that Louisa paints on the walls of buildings, not because they love walls, but because they hate the fact that there are beautiful things that are free.”
― Fredrik Backman, My Friends

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“You can’t love someone out of addiction. All the oceans are the tears of those who have tried”
― Fredrik Backman, My Friends

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“Perhaps knowing that you are enough for one person goes a long way.”
― Fredrik Backman, My Friends

tags: being-enough, one-person, your-person

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“Imagination is a child’s only weapon.”
― Fredrik Backman, My Friends

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“Louisa is a teenager, the best kind of human. The evidence for this is very simple: little children think teenagers are the best humans, and teenagers think teenagers are the best humans, the only people who don’t think that teenagers are the best humans are adults. Which is obviously because adults are the worst kind of humans.”
― Fredrik Backman, My Friends

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Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge — 26808 members — last activity 1 hour, 29 min ago
An annual reading challenge to to help you stretch your reading limits and explore new voices, worlds, and genres! The challenge begins in January, bu ...more

The Ink to Film Book Club — 201 members — last activity Apr 12, 2024 02:10PM
A group where people can chat about books that have been made or are being made into films/TV. Discussions of past, future, or potential adaptations w ...more

Baby Nation — 48 members — last activity Jun 16, 2020 08:45AM
A place for Baby Bees to make recs, share reviews and discuss all things literature.

What's the Name of That Book??? — 119570 members — last activity 1 hour, 39 min ago
Can't remember the title of a book you read? Come search our bookshelves and discussion posts. If you don’t find it there, post a description on our U ...more

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A place to connect writers with beta readers. Sometimes writers get so involved in the plot they can't see the wood for the trees. Hang on a sec'--th ...more

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