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Motherest

by Kristen Iskandrian

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Apr 26, 2026 10:02PM

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A Promised Land

by Barack Obama (Goodreads Author)

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"barack read Life of Pi to his daughters so basically i'm an obama by virtue of us all having one of the same favorite books" — 12 hours, 7 min ago

Apr 20, 2026 05:35PM

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Aesop’s Fables

by Aesop

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Sydney’s Notes & Highlights

Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond

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Poverty is traumatic, and since society isn’t investing in its treatment, poor people often have their own ways of coping with their pain.

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The Merge

by Grace Walker

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Ninth House (Alex Stern, #1)

by Leigh Bardugo

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Sydney’s Quotes

“Under the right circumstances, anything can be made into something sinister.”
― Laila Lalami, The Dream Hotel

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“Isolation is the opposite of salvation.”
― Laila Lalami, The Dream Hotel

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“Being smart is the worst thing one can be in modern society. All it ever means is more work.”
― Fredrik Backman, The Answer Is No

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“Don’t look on the internet for someone who is exactly like you. Look for someone who isn’t. Love is not to never fight. Love is always making up.”
― Fredrik Backman, The Answer Is No

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“Freedom is not a blank slate, she wants to tell them. Freedom is teeming, and complicated, and yes — risky. And it can only be written in the company of others.”
― Laila Lalami, The Dream Hotel

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