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“Carney disapproved of criminals who bragged about their cleverness, crowed over the stupidity of their marks, whose paranoia stemmed not from caution but from an outsize sense of their importance.”
― Harlem Shuffle
― Harlem Shuffle
“Dallas appealed to Wren for the reasons some people disliked it. At first glance unspecialized, covered with characterless concrete, flat, and landlocked, the city felt big enough to disappear in but not big enough to get lost in.”
― Shark Heart
― Shark Heart
“Everyone had secret corners and alleys that no one else saw -- what mattered were your major streets and boulevards, the stuff that showed up on other people's maps of you.”
― Harlem Shuffle
― Harlem Shuffle
“Suffering has been stronger than all other teaching, and has taught me to understand what your heart used to be. I have been bent and broken, but - I hope - into a better shape.”
― Great Expectations
― Great Expectations
“All the times she has brushed against death, she's never given much thought to what might come after. Now she considers it. She supposes there will be nothing. She supposes each of us destroys the world. We close our eyes and snuff out all that has existed, all that will ever be.”
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LJ’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at LJ’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
740 books
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1,098 friends
592 books
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19 friends
629 books
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1,254 friends
1,046 books
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8 friends
89 books
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13 books
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6 friends
55 books
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3 friends
3 books
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