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Joel’s favorite books

The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss The Shack by William Paul Young The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Quiet by Susan Cain Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson The Martian by Andy Weir Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson
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The Way of Kings
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by Brandon Sanderson (Goodreads Author)
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Disquiet Gods
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Christopher Ruocchio
“Memory betrays most people. It fades, leaving them with dull, soft impressions of a life more like a dream than history.”
― Christopher Ruocchio, Empire of Silence
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“Good times become good memories, but bad times become good lessons.”
― Uncle Iroh
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“Focus blurs, Gibson used to say. Focus blinds. You must take in all of a thing by seeing the totality of it, not by focusing on minutiae. This is as important for a ruler as it is for a painter.”
― Christopher Ruocchio, Empire of Silence
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