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Brooke said:
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I'll be teaching this book this semester, so I reread it, as it's been many years since I last had (in college). It's still a tight, powerful novel, that I think should be a must-read for anyone. It is short and to the point, but that concise nature
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see how they maneuvered together in the rhythmic grind of a daily routine. She did not want to be in an unbalanced relationship ever again—but right now she needed Joe, she knew that. However, her fragility and his protection did not a
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“As the sign of a deeper truth, metaphor was close to sacrament. Because the vastness and richness of reality cannot be expressed by the overt sense of a statement alone.”
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“Only where there is disillusionment and depression and sorrow does happiness arise; without the despair of loss, there is no hope.”
― Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
― Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
“Maybe there is a beast… maybe it's only us.”
― Lord of the Flies
― Lord of the Flies
“Anyone can love a thing because. That's as easy as putting a penny in your pocket.
But to love something despite. To know the flaws and love them too. That is rare and pure and perfect.”
― The Wise Man's Fear
But to love something despite. To know the flaws and love them too. That is rare and pure and perfect.”
― The Wise Man's Fear
“To survive, you must tell stories.”
― The Island of the Day Before
― The Island of the Day Before
Brooke’s 2025 Year in Books
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