Jennifer Shepard

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Jennifer is Currently Reading

Jennifer Shepard is currently reading

The Nights Are Quiet in Tehran

by Shida Bazyar

bookshelves: currently-reading, booker-prize, iran

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Apr 06, 2026 09:40PM

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Underland: A Deep Time Journey

by Robert Macfarlane (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading, nature

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Apr 05, 2026 07:55AM

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Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1)

by Hilary Mantel

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Reading for the 3rd time

read in February 2013

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Jan 20, 2026 05:03AM

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“We wear clothes, and speak, and create civilizations, and believe we are more than wolves. But inside us there is a word we cannot pronounce and that is who we are.”
― Anthony Marra, A Constellation of Vital Phenomena

tags: civilization, humanity, self

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“Life is fleeting. Don't waste a single moment of your precious life. Wake up now! And now! And now!”
― Ruth Ozeki, A Tale for the Time Being

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“Blue Team! It's what's for breakfast!”
― Rebecca Stead, Liar & Spy

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