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“His brain sits before its cash register again, charging him for old shames as if he has not paid before”
― Less
― Less
“Beauty is rarely soft or consolatory. Quite the contrary. Genuine beauty is always quite alarming.”
― The Secret History
― The Secret History
“It's just a penis, right? Probably no worse for you than smoking.”
― When You Are Engulfed in Flames
― When You Are Engulfed in Flames
“To shut your eyes is to guess nothing of blindness. Beneath your world of skies and faces and buildings exists a rawer and older world, a place where surface planes disintegrate and sounds ribbon in shoals through the air.”
― All the Light We Cannot See
― All the Light We Cannot See
“The desire to describe voice, gesture, skin color, is a desire to eat, take over, make into part of the pattern. I am happy every time to see a writer fail at this. I am happy every time to see real personhood resist our tricks. I am happy to see bodies insist that they are not shut up in this book, they are elsewhere. The tomb is empty, rejoice, he is not here. •”
― Priestdaddy: A Memoir
― Priestdaddy: A Memoir
Peyton’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Peyton’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
696 books
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77 friends
185 books
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16 friends
365 books
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37 friends
493 books
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42 friends
485 books
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72 friends
137 books
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11 friends
80 books
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12 friends
260 books
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51 friends
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