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Karyl is Currently Reading

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The Magician's Book: A Skeptic's Adventures in Narnia

by Laura Miller (Goodreads Author)

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The Unruly Heart of Miss Darcy by Erin Edwards

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Kitty seemed to shine light into rooms I had not even realised were lacking it. I’d walked the corridors for as long as I’d known how and crawled them before I was steady on my feet, but they had never been missing anything until Kitty ...more

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Karyl’s Quotes

“Rape, Boylan pointed out, is the only crime in which the victim is presumed to be lying.”
― Jon Krakauer, Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town

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“Most women are all too familiar with men like Calvin Smith. Men whose sense of prerogative renders them deaf when women say, “No thanks,” “Not interested,” or even “Fuck off, creep.”
― Jon Krakauer, Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town

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“It’s the police, for the most part, who decide whether a suspect should be arrested, and prosecutors who ultimately determine whether a conviction should be pursued.”
― Jon Krakauer, Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town

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“Lady Danbury shushed him with a wave of her hand. “How many great mysteries are there in life, really?” No one answered, so Colin guessed, “Forty-two?”
― Julia Quinn, Romancing Mister Bridgerton

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“Surprisingly, once she started working with professional counselors and advocates, Natasha’s opinion about the desirability of reporting rapes to the police changed. Her colleagues pointed out that for some victims of sexual assault, engaging with the criminal justice system could traumatize them severely all over again, so the staff at SFTS didn’t necessarily recommend it. Her colleagues definitely urged every victim to get counseling, however.”
― Jon Krakauer, Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town

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