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Bec is Currently Reading

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The Book of Guilt

by Catherine Chidgey (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: 2026, audio-book, fiction, currently-reading, dystopian, historical-fiction

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Under the Frangipani

by Mia Couto

bookshelves: 2026, fiction, translated, currently-reading

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Mar 30, 2026 02:06AM

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The Lake House

by Kate Morton (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: 2026, audio-book, fiction, currently-reading

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Mar 27, 2026 12:31AM

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Bec’s Quotes

“No surprise. Idiots make it into every company. They tend to interview well.”
― Bonnie Garmus, Lessons in Chemistry

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“I had made the very common mistake of thinking that marriage was a mode of absolute commonality and a breaking down of all boundaries, instead of understanding it simply as a pact between two people willing to be the guardians of each other’s solitude.”
― Valeria Luiselli, Lost Children Archive

tags: marriage, solitude

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“Do you know what this is?" the girl bellowed slowly.
"No," I said. She seemed genuinely pleased.
"These are the deeds of our Savior. The word of our Lord."
"Oh, Lenin's collected works," I said. "Which volume?”
― Miroslav Penkov, East of the West: A Country in Stories

tags: humour

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“May I suggest that, for the next few days at least, you do not underestimate the bigotry of zealots”
― Jane Higgins, Glimpse

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“Everyone scoffed when the governor first announced plans for an amusement park that could gently end children’s pain—roller coasters capable of lulling their passengers into unconsciousness before stopping their hearts.”
― Sequoia Nagamatsu, How High We Go in the Dark

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