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Bear’s favorite books

Lady of the Lake by Andrzej Sapkowski The Secret History by Donna Tartt Just Kids by Patti Smith The Hogfather by Terry Pratchett A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry The Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell The Lords of the North (The Last Kingdom Series, Book 3) by Bernard Cornwell The Pale Horseman by Bernard Cornwell Looking for Alaska by John Green The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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Bear’s Quotes

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
“This was love: a string of coincidences that gathered significance and became miracles.”
― Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Half of a Yellow Sun
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Biography, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical fiction, History, Non-fiction, Poetry, and Thriller


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