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Alva’s Notes & Highlights

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Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen
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Made a stupid remark—why not kill myself? Missed the bus—better put an end to it all.
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“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
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“So many books, so little time.”
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Classics, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical fiction, Humor and Comedy, Mystery, Paranormal, Philosophy, Romance, Science fiction, Suspense, Thriller, Young-adult, feminism, and german-literature


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