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Abigail

by Magda Szabó

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Ashley said: " making a conjecture that magda szabo will be another new favourite author of mine "

Mar 01, 2026 06:20PM · see review

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Between Us

by Mhairi McFarlane (Goodreads Author)

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Ashley said: " continuing my mhairi mcfarlaneathon with my fav dawn <3 "

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A Little Life

by Hanya Yanagihara (Goodreads Author)

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Ashley said: " WE'RE BACK!! gonna tackle this mammoth for real but with NAT to kick off our 2026 rebrand project!! with lots of tears!!

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brief dnf—will revisit next year (maybe with someone else??)

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I'M SORRY I'M PUTTING EVERYTHING ON MY CURRENTLY READING CAUSE I NEE ...more "

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"i haven’t cried yet" — Sep 03, 2025 04:30PM

Jan 09, 2026 07:46PM · see review

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“I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of any thing than of a book! -- When I have a house of my own, I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library.”
― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

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“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

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“Perhaps home is not a place but simply an irrevocable condition.”
― James Baldwin, Giovanni’s Room

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“I am a dreamer. I know so little of real life that I just can’t help re-living such moments as these in my dreams, for such moments are something I have very rarely experienced. I am going to dream about you the whole night, the whole week, the whole year.”
― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, White Nights

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“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
― Maya Angelou

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