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"I am reading this from Goodreads reading Challenge, 'swoony books'. I read Wuthering Heights and Sons and Lovers' at age 16 and that felt about as much swoony as I could cope with in a lifetime. I was gifted, 'Fifty Shades of Grey', so was compelled to read it, and I'm still horrified at the literary porn. And 'One Day', which is what this feels like...a fall in love with your best friend, but better." — Mar 01, 2026 09:36PM
"I am reading this from Goodreads reading Challenge, 'swoony books'. I read Wuthering Heights and Sons and Lovers' at age 16 and that felt about as much swoony as I could cope with in a lifetime. I was gifted, 'Fifty Shades of Grey', so was compelled to read it, and I'm still horrified at the literary porn. And 'One Day', which is what this feels like...a fall in love with your best friend, but better." — Mar 01, 2026 09:36PM
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