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The Count of Monte Cristo

by Alexandre Dumas

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"30-ish chapters in and I got deep into a long reading slump before I picked the book again after so long. I can't lie about being bored in chapters where Albert and Franz were first introduced, especially when I read long narratives about the masquerades and theater scenes all felt dull to me, and I couldn't quite see the point of why they were described in such detail. But I’m back on track now (or so I hope)." — Apr 11, 2025 11:52PM

Apr 11, 2025 11:52PM

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The Power of the Dog by Thomas Savage

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“I would tell you, Peter, never to mind what people say. People can never know the heart of another.” “I’ll never mind what people say.” “And Peter, please don’t say it quite like that. Most who don’t mind—most of them grow hard, get hard. ...more

This conversation between a father and his son hit too close to home... I found that most fathers (including my own) are hardly expresses how they felt toward their children. To see Johnny saying "I love you" to his son Peter makes me teared up a bit.