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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" — Apr 30, 2026 07:39AM

Apr 20, 2026 05:35PM

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Aesop’s Fables

by Aesop

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Sydney’s Notes & Highlights

Book cover for Toxic Prey (Lucas Davenport, #34, Letty Davenport, #3)

Toxic Prey (Lucas Davenport, #34, Letty Davenport, #3) by John Sandford

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All the people on earth are going to die unless the global warming is stopped. It’s too late for any conventional methods,”

The Merge

by Grace Walker

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Ninth House (Alex Stern, #1)

by Leigh Bardugo

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Sydney’s Quotes

“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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“Under the right circumstances, anything can be made into something sinister.”
― 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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“In any case, crime is relative — its boundaries shifting in service of the people in power.”
― Laila Lalami, The Dream Hotel

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“Nonetheless, it is better to feel hopeful and optimistic about one’s life on earth while engaged in the never-ending struggle to pay rent, than to feel despondent and depressed while engaged in the same non-optional struggle anyway.”
― Sally Rooney, Intermezzo

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